Death rune

Death rune
Released							24 May 2001 (Update)
Members							No
Quest item							No
Properties
Tradeable							Yes
Equipable							No
Stackable							Yes
Noteable							No
Options							Drop
Examine							Used for medium level missile spells.
Values
Value							180 coins
High alch							108 coins
Low alch							72 coins
Weight							0 kg
Respawn time							200 ticks (120 seconds)
Grand Exchange
Exchange							185 coins (info)
Buy limit							25,000
Daily volume							46,141,076
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Advanced data
Item ID							560
Link							MOID

Death runes are one of the runes used to cast spells in the Magic skill. They are required to cast medium-level missile spells, like Wind Blast, Water Blast, Earth Blast, and Fire Blast. Members with 65 Runecraft and who have completed Mourning's End Part II can craft death runes at the Death Altar by using pure essence on it, with each essence yielding one death rune. Each death rune yields 10 Runecraft experience. Players with 99 Runecraft will always craft two death runes per essence. Crafting death runes from essence is a requirement for the Hard Ardougne Diary.

Death runes can be bought from most Magic shops. Several monsters, such as ankou, nechryael, and dark beasts, commonly drop death runes. They can also be found in the Barrows Chest with at least 631^[1] rewards potential.

Players can exchange any cat that is not a kitten with the civilians in West Ardougne for 100 death runes, or 200 if they have completed the easy Ardougne diary.

Barbarian Assault uses a unique variant of death runes that are untradeable and have an alchemy value of 0 to prevent potential exploits. Nightmare Zone also uses a variant, also being untradeable and having an alchemy value of 0, in addition to being unusable for non-combat spells.

Requirements

Skill		Level	XP
Runecraft		65 (b)	10
2 runes per essence after level 99.
Members		Ticks	1 (0.6s)
Tools		Facilities	Death Altar

Materials

Item		Quantity	Cost
	Pure essence	1	2
Total cost			2
	Death rune	1	185
Profit			183
Profit after GE Tax			180

Requirements

Skill		Level	XP
Runecraft		65 (b)	15
2 runes per essence after level 99.
Members		Ticks	1 (0.6s)
Tools		Facilities	Death Altar

Materials

Item		Quantity	Cost
	Daeyalt essence	1	N/A
Total cost			0
	Death rune	1	185
Profit			185
Profit after GE Tax			182

Requirements

Skill		Level	XP
Runecraft		65 (b)	10
2 runes per essence after level 99. Accessible only in the Guardians of the Rift minigame.
Members		Ticks	1 (0.6s)
Tools	None	Facilities	Death Altar

Materials

Item		Quantity	Cost
	Guardian essence	1	N/A
Total cost			0
	Death rune	1	185
	Catalytic guardian stone	1	N/A
Profit			185
Profit after GE Tax			182

Requirements

Skill		Level	XP
Runecraft		65 (b)	10
Started Desert Treasure II - The Fallen Empire
Members		Ticks	1 (0.6s)
Tools		Facilities	Death Altar

Materials

Item		Quantity	Cost
	Pure essence	1	2
	Mangled extract	1	12,000
Total cost			12,002
	Death rune	61[r 1]	11,285
Profit			−717
Profit after GE Tax			−900

1. ^ The additional 60 runes from the extract are not affected by Raiments of the Eye or skill level.

The following money making guide is available for Death rune:

Spell		Magic		Runes	Type	Spellbook
		Lvl	Exp
	Wind Blast	41	25.5	3 1	Combat		Standard
	Water Blast	47	28.5	3 3 1	Combat		Standard
	Iban Blast	50	30	5 1 +	Combat		Standard
	Magic Dart	50	30	1 4 +	Combat		Standard
	Dark Lure	50	60	1 1	Combat		Arceuus
	Smoke Rush	50	30	1 1 2 2	Combat		Ancient
	Shadow Rush	52	31	1 2 2 1	Combat		Ancient
	Earth Blast	53	31.5	3 4 1	Combat		Standard
	Blood Rush	56	33	1 2 2	Combat		Ancient
	Skeletal Grasp	56	33	8 1	Combat		Arceuus
	Resurrect Superior Ghost	57	70	10 1 5	Combat		Arceuus
	Resurrect Superior Skeleton	57	70	10 1 5	Combat		Arceuus
	Resurrect Superior Zombie	57	70	10 1 5	Combat		Arceuus
	Ice Rush	58	34	2 2 2	Combat		Ancient
	Fire Blast	59	34.5	4 5 1	Combat		Standard
	Smoke Burst	62	36	2 2 4 2	Combat		Ancient
	Shadow Burst	64	37	1 4 2 2	Combat		Ancient
	Lesser Corruption	64	75	1 2	Combat		Arceuus
	Blood Burst	68	39	2 4 2	Combat		Ancient
	Ice Burst	70	40	4 4 2	Combat		Ancient
	Smoke Blitz	74	42	2 2 2 2	Combat		Ancient
	Shadow Blitz	76	43	2 2 2 2	Combat		Ancient
	Death Charge	80	90	1 1 1	Utility		Arceuus
	Blood Blitz	80	45	4 2	Combat		Ancient
	Ice Blitz	82	46	3 2 2	Combat		Ancient
	Tele Block	85	80	1 1 1	Combat		Standard
	Teleport to Target	85	45	1 1 1	Teleport	All spellbooks
	Smoke Barrage	86	48	4 4 2 4	Combat		Ancient
	Enchant Crossbow Bolt (Onyx)	87	97	20 1 1 10	Utility		Standard
	Shadow Barrage	88	48	4 2 4 3	Combat		Ancient
	Blood Barrage	92	51	4 4 1	Combat		Ancient
	Vengeance Other	93	108	10 3 2	Combat		Lunar
	Ice Barrage	94	52	6 2 4	Combat		Ancient
	Vengeance	94	112	10 4 2	Combat		Lunar

Staff		Magic lvl	Runes
	Trident of the seas	75	5 1 1 10 +
	Trident of the seas (e)	75	5 1 1 10 +
	Trident of the swamp	78	5 1 1 1 +
	Trident of the swamp (e)	78	5 1 1 1 +
	Eye of ayak	83	1 2 +

Item		Members	Skills	XP	Materials
	Onyx bolts (e) × 10		87	97	10 × Onyx bolts 20 × Fire rune 1 × Death rune 1 × Cosmic rune
	Onyx dragon bolts (e) × 10		87	97	10 × Onyx dragon bolts 20 × Fire rune 1 × Death rune 1 × Cosmic rune
	Rune case (High catalytic)		41 90	247 25	2 × Teak plank 2 × Molten glass 1 × Blood rune 1 × Death rune 1 × Law rune 1 × Soul rune
	Trident of the seas (full)		None	None	2,500 × Death rune 2,500 × Chaos rune 12,500 × Fire rune 25,000 × Coins 1 × Uncharged trident

Source	Level	Quantity	Rarity	League region
Thug	10	2	1/128
Brine rat	70	7	18/128
Feral Vampyre	61–130	2	10/128
Green dragon Wilderness Slayer Cave	88	15	1/128
Jelly Regular	78	5	3/128
Jelly Wilderness Slayer Cave	78	15	3/64
Moss giant Regular	42; 48	3	1/128
Black Knight Titan	120	2	1/128	N/A
Infernal Mage	66	7	18/128
Lesser demon Regular	82; 87; 94	3	3/128
Lesser demon Wilderness Slayer Cave	94	10	3/39
Lesser demon Wilderness Slayer Cave	94	30	1/39
Giant Mole	230	50	3/131
Ice warrior	57	2	3/128
Kalphite Queen	333	150	6/126
Pyrefiend	43; 48	3	3/128
Greater demon Regular	92; 100; 101; 113	5	3/128
Greater demon Wilderness Slayer Cave	104	5	5/41
Greater demon Wilderness Slayer Cave	104	15	2/41
Earth warrior	51	2	4/128
Hellhound Regular	122	10	6/50
Hellhound Regular	122	20	3/50
Hellhound Regular	122	50	1/50
Harpie Bug Swarm	46	3	3/128
Ankou Regular	75; 82; 86; 95	10	10/100
Ankou Wilderness Slayer Cave	98	15	3/92
Ankou Wilderness Slayer Cave	98	17	3/92
Nechryael	115	5	6/116
Nechryael	115	10	6/116
Kalphite Soldier	85	3	3/128
Otherworldly being	64	2	4/128
Black demon Wilderness Slayer Cave	188	5	8/74
Dark beast	182	20	8/128
Bronze dragon Standard	131; 143	25	1/128
Gargoyle	111	15	5/128
Skeletal Wyvern	140	40	4/128
Crystal chest	N/A	10	12/128
Shadow warrior	48	2	4/128
Ice giant Regular	53	3	1/128
Ice giant Wilderness Slayer Cave	67	5	3/62
Ice giant Wilderness Slayer Cave	67	3	1/62
Jungle horror	70	1	5/129
Black dragon Wilderness Slayer Cave	247	10	8/128
Killerwatt	55	2	3/140
Red dragon	152	5	3/128
Waterfiend	115	23	5/128
Hero	80	2	8/128
Ice troll	120; 121; 123; 124	15	1/128
Zamorak wizard	65	45	6/128
Essence impling	42; 52	13	1/100
Vyrewatch	87–125	4–12	10/96
Dagannoth Prime	303	25–85	2/128
Muddy chest	N/A	5	Always
Chewed bones	N/A	8–15	18/128
TzHaar-Mej	103	2	2/128
Bandit Level 22	22	2	2/128
Bandit Level 130	130	4	2/143
Bandit (Bandit Camp)	57; 74	2	3/128
Air elemental	34	1	4/128
Saradomin wizard	108	45	6/128
Hill Giant	28	2	1/128
Skeleton brute	132	5	5/128
Vampyre Juvinate	N/A	10	8/256
Earth elemental Regular	35	1	4/128
Water elemental	34	1	4/128
K'ril Tsutsaroth	650	120–125	8/127
Balfrug Kreeyath	151	5–10	8/127
Spiritual mage	120; 121; 123; 182	15	8/128
Spiritual mage Zaros	182	25	4/128
Wallasalki	98	1–10	10/128
Essence impling jar	N/A	13	1/100
Tyras guard	110	5	3/128
Chaos dwarf	48	3	1/128
Zakl'n Gritch	142	5–10	8/127
Tstanon Karlak	145	5–10	8/127
Cave kraken	127	30	16/200
Kraken	291	150	10/128
Reward casket (medium) Standard	N/A	10–20	10/341
Reward casket (medium) Entrana	N/A	10–20	1/17
Lava dragon	252	20	5/128
Callisto	470	700	7/126
Vet'ion	454	700	7/126
Venenatis	464	700	7/126
Scorpia	225	100–150	8/128
Nex	1001	85–986	Common
Reward casket (elite)	N/A	50–75	1/32.3
Lundail Easy Wilderness diary	N/A	40	1/7
Lundail Medium Wilderness diary	N/A	80	1/7
Lundail Hard Wilderness diary	N/A	120	1/7
Lundail Elite Wilderness diary	N/A	200	1/7
Professor Imblewyn	N/A	7–13	23/1,152
Frost dragon	202	20–30	5/130	N/A
Chest (Dorgesh-Kaan Average) Oldak's house	52	2–4	1/20
Corporeal Beast	785	300	22/512
Fire elemental	35	1	4/128
Chest (Rogues' Castle) Medium Wilderness Diary	84	50	1/66
Chest (Rogues' Castle) Hard Wilderness Diary	84	62	1/66
Angry barbarian spirit	166	5	5/128
Berserk barbarian spirit	166	5	5/128
Enraged barbarian spirit	166	5	5/128
Ferocious barbarian spirit	166	5–9	8/128
Skeleton heavy	130	5	5/128
Skeleton hero	146	5	5/128
Skeleton thug	130	5	5/128
Skeleton warlord	132	5	5/128
Zulrah	725	250	2 × 12/249
Professor Onglewip	N/A	7–13	23/1,152	&
Black Knight	33	2	2/128
Barbarian Assault/Gambles Medium	N/A	250–300	1/32
Liam	N/A	10	8/256
Miala	N/A	10	8/256
Verak	N/A	10	8/256
Cerberus	318	100	3/130
Abyssal Sire	350	330–370	5/139
Zombie (Tarn's Lair) Medium level	61–80	4	3/128
Lizardman shaman	150	20–30	25/500
Tortured gorilla	141; 142	10–20	69/1,000
Demonic gorilla	275	50–75	35/500
Brutal blue dragon	271	11	8/128
Brutal black dragon	318	75	7/128
Brutal red dragon	289	25	8/128
Warped Jelly	112	15	3/128
Greater Nechryael Regular	200	23	12/128
Greater Nechryael Wilderness Slayer Cave	200	23	12/112
Skotizo	321	500	7/100
Brassican Mage	140	5–24	5/50
Ancient Wizard	98; 112	5–24	5/50
Benjamin	N/A	10	8/256
Rune dragon	380	50–100	7/127	&
Reward casket (master)	N/A	100–200	1/30.3
Night beast	374	20	3 × 8/128
Flaming pyrelord	97	3	3 × 3/128
Malevolent Mage	162	7	3 × 18/128
Marble gargoyle	349	15	3 × 5/128
Nechryarch Normal	300	5	3 × 6/116
Nechryarch Normal	300	10	3 × 6/116
Nechryarch Greater	300	23	3 × 12/128
Vitreous Jelly	206	5	3 × 3/128
Obor Members	106	2	1/135
Obor Free-to-play	106	2	1/135
Zamorak crafter	19	3	2/70
Adamant dragon	338	30–60	7/110	&
Armoured zombie (Zemouregal's Base)	82	4–10	1/128
Spitting Wyvern	139	15	4/123
Ancient Wyvern	210	47–53	4/132
Taloned Wyvern	147	15	4/123
Long-tailed Wyvern	152	15	4/123
Lobstrosity	68	10	5/118
Grotesque Guardians		90–130	2 × 5/142
Revenant dragon	135	30–60	1/19.9
Revenant hellhound	90	30–60	1/38.34
Revenant ork	105	30–60	1/29.04
Revenant pyrefiend	52	30–60	1/81.81
Revenant dark beast	120	30–60	1/24.75
Revenant hobgoblin	60	30–60	1/72.29
Revenant knight	126	30–60	1/21.29
Revenant imp	7	30–60	1/605
Revenant demon	98	30–60	1/35.01
Revenant goblin	15	30–60	1/345.56
Revenant cyclops	82	30–60	1/42.38
Ogress Shaman	82	8–15	6/116
Ogress Warrior	82	8–15	6/116
Vorkath Post-quest	732	200–300	2 × 6/150
Vitreous Warped Jelly	241	15	3 × 3/128
Bryophyta Members	128	3	1/128
Bryophyta Free-to-play	128	3	1/128
Former Vampyre	N/A	10	8/256
Drake	192	20–40	10/93
Hydra	194	30–60	9/128
Alchemical Hydra	426	150–300	2 × 6/101
The Mimic Elite	N/A	120–600	243/1,250; 257/1,320
The Mimic Master	N/A	100–600	221/1,140; 233/1,200
Elf (Thieving)	85	2	8/128
Zalcano	336	201–832	1/36
Sarachnis	318	80–100	5/100
Temple Spider	75	10–15	2/100
Undead Druid	105	20–30	3/100
Grubby Chest	N/A	200	10/100
Chest (Barrows)	N/A	70–83	7 × 125/1,012
Elven Crystal Chest	N/A	50–100	17/256
Reward Chest (The Gauntlet) Regular	N/A	100–160	2 × 1/24
Reward Chest (The Gauntlet) Corrupted	N/A	125–175	3 × 1/24
Basilisk Knight	204	10–25	3/52
Basilisk Sentinel	358	10–25	3 × 3/52
The Nightmare	814	7–176	4/100
Monumental chest	N/A	500–600	3 × 1/30
Pyrelord	60	5	3/128
Infernal pyrelord	134	5	3 × 3/128
Phosani's Nightmare	1024	165–305	4/100
Vyrewatch Sentinel	151	6–10	10/93
Vyre	82	2	8/132
Coffin (Hallowed Sepulchre) Mid	66	60–100	1/10
Chest (Rogues' Castle, inside)	N/A	3–5	2/128
Guardian Drake	376	20–40	3 × 10/93
Colossal Hydra	309	30–60	3 × 9/128
Strange shrine	N/A	0–421	1/9
Hallowed sack	N/A	60–100	1/10
Dark Chest	28	200–400	27/600
Chest (Isle of Souls Dungeon)	28	1–2	20/200
Necromancer (Great Kourend)	68	4–8	2/65
Ancient chest	N/A	1–3,640	2 × 1/33
Araxyte Level 96	96	20–25	5/127
Araxyte Level 146	146	40–50	5/127
Black Chest (red)	N/A	10–29	4.4/140.98
Black Chest (brown)	N/A	10–29	4.4/141.02
Black Chest (crimson)	N/A	10–29	4.4/141.07
Black Chest (black)	N/A	10–29	4.4/141.11
Black Chest (purple)	N/A	10–29	4.4/141.15
Silver Chest (red)	N/A	10–30	9/152.39
Silver Chest (brown)	N/A	10–30	9/152.46
Silver Chest (crimson)	N/A	10–30	9/152.53
Silver Chest (black)	N/A	10–30	9/152.6
Silver Chest (purple)	N/A	10–30	9/152.67
Gold Chest (red)	N/A	10–29	9/143.91
Gold Chest (crimson)	N/A	10–29	9/144.08
Gold Chest (brown)	N/A	10–29	9/143.99
Gold Chest (black)	N/A	10–29	9/144.18
Gold Chest (purple)	N/A	10–29	9/144.28
Revenant maledictus	397	30–60	1/19.9
Rewards Guardian	N/A	5–120	10/140; 10/125
Intricate pouch	N/A	150–200	5/45
Cache of runes	N/A	500–1,000	6/30
Cache of runes	N/A	1,000–1,500	3/30
Cache of runes	N/A	3,000	1/30
Chest (Tombs of Amascut)	N/A	57–2,564	3 × 1/27
The Whisperer	587; 791; 1146	466; 700	8/100
Phantom Muspah	741	428	2 × 10/235
Artio	320	220	7/128
Calvar'ion	264	120	7/128
Spindel	302	220	7/128
Cyclops (Ardougne Zoo)	56	2	1/128
Mutated Terrorbird	178	15–20	3 × 3/64
Mutated Tortoise	247	15–20	3 × 3/64
Warped Tortoise	121	15–20	3/64
Warped Terrorbird	96; 138	15–20	3/64
Scurrius MVP	200; 250	40–90	3/100
Scurrius non-MVP	200; 250	30–50	3/33
Araxxor	890	250	5/115
Sulphur Nagua	98	40–60	1/128
Rewards Chest (Fortis Colosseum) Wave 2	N/A	150	1/7
Rewards Chest (Fortis Colosseum) Wave 3	N/A	150	9/70
Rewards Chest (Fortis Colosseum) Wave 4	N/A	150	5,535/43,400
Rewards Chest (Fortis Colosseum) Wave 7	N/A	250	756/45,920
Rewards Chest (Fortis Colosseum) Wave 8	N/A	300	1,876/114,240
Rewards Chest (Fortis Colosseum) Wave 9	N/A	250	3,180/21,600
Rewards Chest (Fortis Colosseum) Wave 9	N/A	300	424/21,600
Rewards Chest (Fortis Colosseum) Wave 10	N/A	300	2,340/16,000
Rewards Chest (Fortis Colosseum) Wave 11	N/A	300	360/2,080
Zombie Pirate's Locker	N/A	60–180	4/173
Zombie pirate Diary	22; 28; 34	30–90	4/378
Zombie pirate Regular	22; 28; 34	30–90	4/1,260
The Hueycoatl	642	22–450	3/68
Dreadborn Araxyte	281	40–50	3 × 5/127
Amoxliatl Post-quest		20–40	2 × 4/58	N/A
Frost Nagua	104	10–30	2/34
Chilled jelly	112	15	3/128
Armoured zombie (Zemouregal's Fort)	105	6–14	1/128	&&&
Moss Giant (Iorwerth Dungeon)	84	10–20	1/128
Doom of Mokhaiotl	558–908	50–70	5/104
Eldric the Ice King	350	150–300	2 × 2/56
Branda the Fire Queen	350	150–300	2 × 2/55
Pygmy kraken	93	20–25	10/108	N/A
Chest (Obor's lair)	N/A	40–79	10/118
Chest (Bryophyta's lair) Members	N/A	100	5/118
Chest (Bryophyta's lair) Free-to-play	N/A	100	6/118
Elder custodian stalker	142	40–50	6/124
Earthen Nagua	128	8–13	2/32
Ancient Custodian	239	40–50	3 × 6/124
Juvenile custodian stalker	93	10–26	10/160
Mature custodian stalker	117	25–40	6/107
Strange creature (Shadows of Custodia)	93	10–26	10/160
Death rune pile	N/A	100	Always	N/A
Lava Strykewyrm	116	5–10	6/128	N/A
Magma strykewyrm	249	5–10	3 × 6/128	N/A
Reinforced chest	76	5–10	3/60	N/A
Bull shark	65	20–30	5/100	N/A
Tiger shark	125	20–30	5/100	N/A
Spined kraken	128	35–50	10/109	N/A
Vitreous Chilled Jelly	241	15	3 × 3/128
Armoured kraken	180	40–65	10/119	N/A
Vampyre kraken	211	50–75	10/120	N/A
Veiled kraken	210	50–75	8/272	N/A
Mad Angel	270; 588	40–50	8/150	N/A

Seller	Location	Number in stock	Restock time	Price sold at	Price bought at	Change Per	Members	League region
Aubury's Rune Shop.	Varrock	250	9s	180	108	0.1%
Betty's Magic Emporium	Port Sarim	250	9s	180	108	0.1%
Magic Guild Store (Runes and Staves)	Wizards' Guild	250	9s	180	108	0.1%
Baba Yaga's Magic Shop. (post-quest)	Lunar Isle	250	9s	180	99	0.1%
Baba Yaga's Magic Shop.	Lunar Isle	250	9s	180	99	0.1%
Lundail's Arena-side Rune Shop.	Mage Arena	250	9s	180	108	0.1%
Void Knight Magic Store	Void Knights' Outpost	250	9s	180	108	0.1%
Ali's Discount Wares. (Catalytic runes)	Al Kharid	100	30s	225	90	0.0%		(Rune shop&)
TzHaar-Mej-Roh's Rune Store	Mor Ul Rek	2,500	1m 3s	270	27	2.0%
TzHaar-Mej-Roh's Rune Store (Karamja gloves)	Mor Ul Rek	2,500	1m 3s	234	63	2.0%
Battle Runes (Enter the Abyss)	Wilderness	500	6s	180	99	0.2%
Battle Runes	Wilderness	50	30s	234	72	3.0%
Thyria's Wares	Arceuus	250	9s	180	108	0.1%
Amlodd's Magical Supplies	Prifddinas	250	9s	180	99	0.1%
The Runic Emporium	Cam Torum	500	12s	180	99	0.1%
Tal Teklan Rune Shop	Tal Teklan	100	12s	180	99	0.1%
Durrik's Goods	Deepfin Mine	200	1m	450	27	2.0%		N/A

Death Runes can be bought for pizzaz points awarded from participating in the rooms in the Mage Training Arena.

Item	Telekinetic	Alchemist	Enchantment	Graveyard
Death rune	2	1	20	1

Location	Members	Spawns	Map	League region
Feldip Hills - west of the gnome glider		1	Show map	Kandarin✓

29 March 2004 – 1 June 2005	1 June 2005 – 13 June 2005	13 June 2005 – present