Aether rune

Aether rune
Released							14 May 2025 (Update)
Members							Yes
Quest item							No
Properties
Tradeable							Yes
Bankable							Yes
Equipable							No
Stackable							Yes
Noteable							No
Options							Drop
Examine							A combined cosmic and soul rune.
Values
Value							300 coins
High alch							180 coins
Low alch							120 coins
Weight							0 kg
Grand Exchange
Exchange							775 coins (info)
Buy limit							25,000
Daily volume							5,311,077
View real-time prices
Loading...
Advanced data
Item ID							30843
Link							MOID

Aether runes are combination runes that count as two separate runes: one cosmic rune and one soul rune. Thus, any spell requiring one cosmic rune, one soul rune, or both will spend only one aether rune.

Aether runes can be used to cast Death Charge, Dark Demonbane, and summon thralls with just four runes (aether, blood, death, and fire runes), meaning the divine rune pouch can hold all runes required for these three spells.

Aether runes are also required to create radiant oathplate armour: 2,500 runes are comsumed for each armour piece converted, requiring a total of 7,500 aether runes to create a full set of radiant oathplate armour.

They can be created with level 90 Runecraft using an aether catalyst.

Compared to using soul and cosmic runes separately, using a single aether rune costs 270 more.

As the true Soul Altar and soul talisman are not currently accessible, crafting aether runes require the use of Magic Imbue to bypass the talisman requirement. As such, players must bring pure essence, soul runes, and aether catalysts to the Cosmic Altar (for 20.0 Runecraft experience per rune), and then use the soul runes on the altar.

Any bonuses that increase aether rune output will increase the input cost of aether catalysts. This means that using Raiments of the Eye or scarred extracts to increase the yield of aether runes will still require one catalyst per rune crafted. However, using these bonuses will reduce the number of soul runes needed to craft aether runes.

Crafting combination runes has a 50% success rate, which is increased to 100% while wearing a binding necklace. Should the player choose not to use a binding necklace, failed aether runes will not consume any aether catalysts or scarred extracts, though the soul runes and essences will still be destroyed like any other combination rune.

Requirements

Skill		Level	XP
Runecraft		90 (b)	20
Members		Ticks	1 (0.6s)
Tools		Facilities	Cosmic Altar

Materials

Item		Quantity	Cost
	Pure essence	1	2
	Soul rune	1	381
	Aether catalyst	1	344
Total cost			727
	Aether rune	1[r 1]	775
Profit			48
Profit after GE Tax			33

1. ^ 50% chance of success per essence, or
   100% chance of success when wearing a Binding necklace.

Requirements

Skill		Level	XP
Runecraft		90 (b)	30
Members		Ticks	1 (0.6s)
Tools		Facilities	Cosmic Altar

Materials

Item		Quantity	Cost
	Daeyalt essence	1	N/A
	Soul rune	1	381
	Aether catalyst	1	344
Total cost			725
	Aether rune	1[r 1]	775
Profit			50
Profit after GE Tax			35

1. ^ 50% chance of success per essence, or
   100% chance of success when wearing a Binding necklace.

Requirements

Skill		Level	XP
Runecraft		90 (nb)	20
Accessible only in the Guardians of the Rift minigame.
Members		Ticks	1 (0.6s)
Tools		Facilities	Cosmic Altar

Materials

Item		Quantity	Cost
	Guardian essence	1	N/A
	Soul rune	1	381
	Aether catalyst	1	344
Total cost			725
	Aether rune	1[r 1]	775
	Polycatalytic guardian stone	1[r 2]	N/A
Profit			50
Profit after GE Tax			35

1. ^ 50% chance of success per essence, or
   100% chance of success when wearing a Binding necklace.
2. ^ Only if successfully crafted a rune.

Requirements

Skill		Level	XP
Runecraft		90 (b)	20
Started Desert Treasure II - The Fallen Empire
Members		Ticks	1 (0.6s)
Tools		Facilities	Cosmic Altar

Materials

Item		Quantity	Cost
	Pure essence	1	2
	Soul rune	1	381
	Aether catalyst	61	20,984
	Scarred extract	1	24,000
Total cost			45,367
	Aether rune	61[r 1]	47,275
Profit			1,908
Profit after GE Tax			993

1. ^ 50% chance of success per essence, or
   100% chance of success when wearing a Binding necklace.

Spell		Magic		Runes	Type	Spellbook
		Lvl	XP
	Mark of Darkness	59	70	1 1	Combat		Arceuus
	Enchant Crossbow Bolt (Dragonstone)	68	78	15 1 1 10	Utility		Standard
	Ward of Arceuus	73	83	1 2 4	Combat		Arceuus
	Lvl-7 Enchant	93	110	20 1 20	Utility		Standard

Item		Members	Skills	XP	Materials
	Radiant oathplate chest		None	None	1 × Oathplate chest 1 × Purifying sigil 2,500 × Aether rune
	Radiant oathplate helm		None	None	1 × Oathplate helm 1 × Purifying sigil 2,500 × Aether rune
	Radiant oathplate legs		None	None	1 × Oathplate legs 1 × Purifying sigil 2,500 × Aether rune
	Radiant slayer helmet		None	None	1 × Oathplate slayer helmet 1 × Purifying sigil 2,500 × Aether rune
	Radiant slayer helmet (i)		None	None	1 × Oathplate slayer helmet (i) 1 × Purifying sigil 2,500 × Aether rune

The following money making guides are available for Aether rune:

Method	Hourly profit	Skills
Crafting aether runes using scarred extract	3,334,526	90 (99 recommended) 82 66 recommended 75 or 80 recommended
Crafting aether runes	1,361,409	90 (99 recommended) 82 66 recommended 99 recommended 80 (99 recommended)

• Initial model ideas for the aether rune, by Mod West; the symbols were based on what appeared when he googled “aether”.
• Exploration of a "wheel" motif and use of dual toned variants.
• 
  Early concept of the aether rune made as a joke.

• Aether refers to a hypothetical element which was used to explain the propagation of light and gravity in the vacuum of space. In Greek mythology, Aether is a primordial god who is a personification of the upper sky; the word itself (αἰθήρ) in Ancient Greek also means "pure, fresh air" or "clear sky".
• Attempting to create aether runes by using a Cosmic rune on the Soul Altar in Arceuus yields the chatbox message: There is a faint resonance, but nothing interesting happens.
• Using an Aether catalyst on the Soul Altar in Arceuus yields the chatbox message: The catalyst doesn't react. Maybe it needs some place a bit more out there...