Dense essence block

Dense essence block
Released							7 January 2016 (Update)
Members							Yes
Quest item							No
Properties
Tradeable							No
Bankable							No
Equipable							No
Stackable							No
Noteable							No
Options							Drop
Examine							Magical pressures have warped it into an incredibly dense material.
Values
Value							30 coins
High alch							18 coins
Low alch							12 coins
Weight							0.028 kg
Advanced data
Item ID							13445
Link							MOID

A dense essence block is a raw material used in the Runecraft skill to make blood runes, soul runes, and Arceuus spellbook teleport tablets. They can be obtained by mining the dense runestone at the dense essence mine north-east of Arceuus.

Dense essence blocks can be infused with dark power at the Dark Altar found north-west of the dense runestone mines, turning every dense essence block in the player's inventory into a dark essence block. One Prayer point is drained for each block converted, however players can still convert blocks with 0 Prayer points remaining.

The dark essence blocks can then be crushed with a chisel to turn into dark essence fragments. These dark essence fragments can then be used for runecrafting blood and soul runes. Alternatively, the dark essence blocks can be brought to the lectern located in the Ouditor's house in Arceuus to create teleport tablets.

Dense essence blocks and dark essence fragments cannot be banked, however dark essence blocks can.

Players cannot get the rock golem pet while mining dense essence blocks.

The only way of obtaining dense essence blocks is to mine them at the dense essence mine, located in northern Arceuus. Both a pickaxe and chisel are required.

Mining and Crafting levels of at least 38 are required to mine dense essence blocks, granting 8 Crafting and 12 Mining experience per block mined.

After completion of the medium tasks in the Kourend & Kebos Diary, players have a 5% chance to mine two dense essence blocks at once. No additional experience is awarded for the extra block.

Players will always get dense essence blocks every nine ticks, regardless of the pickaxe used. Having a high Mining level is slightly advantageous when mining the essence, as the chance of the runestone not depleting scales between 85% and 90% from 38 to 99 mining.

v t e Mining
Mining rocks and sources	Ore rocks Copper (vein) Tin (vein) Blurite Iron (vein) Daeyalt Elemental Silver Lead Coal (vein) Gold (vein) Mithril (vein) Lunar Lovakite Adamantite (vein) Nickel Runite Other Rune Essence Clay (vein) Rock Limestone Barronite Magical Ash Ore vein Dense runestone Sandstone Gem Granite Daeyalt Essence Soft clay Ancient essence Amethyst Crashed Star Basalt rock Efh salt rocks Te salt rocks Urt salt rocks Salax salt deposit Amalgamation Rubium rocks(deposit) Sunstone rocks(monolith)
Ores	Copper Tin Blurite Iron Daeyalt Elemental Silver Lead Coal Gold ('perfect') Blasted Mithril Lunar Lovakite Adamantite Nickel Runite
Fragments	Iron Silver Coal Gold Mithril Adamantite Runite
Salts	Basalt Efh salt Te salt Urt salt Salax salt
Gems	Opal Jade Red topaz Sapphire Emerald Ruby Diamond
Other mineables	Rune essence Clay Soft clay Rock Chocolate chunks Limestone Barronite shards Barronite deposit Pay-dirt Unidentified minerals Soda ash Volcanic ash Sandstone Granite Pure essence Dense essence block Daeyalt shard Volcanic sulphur Ancient essence Amethyst Stardust Sunstone Tainted essence chunk Rubium splinters Rubium geode Clue geode
Pickaxes	Bronze Iron Steel Black Mithril Adamant Rune Dragon (upgraded) • (or) Infernal 3rd age Crystal
Mining enhancers	Celestial ring Celestial signet Mining cape Mining gloves Standard Superior Expert Varrock armour 1 2 3 4
Historical	Copper Tin Adamantite Blurite Iron Silver Coal Gold Mithril Runite Gem Clay Chocolate deposit Exploding Rock

v t e Runecraft
Runic altars	Elemental Air Water Earth Fire Catalytic Mind Body Cosmic Chaos Astral Nature Law Death Blood (Kourend) Soul Wrath Ourania
Talismans	Elemental Air Water Earth Fire Elemental Catalytic Mind Body Cosmic Chaos Nature Law Death Blood Wrath Catalytic Soul (unobtainable)
Tiaras	Elemental Air Water Earth Fire Elemental Catalytic Mind Body Cosmic Chaos Nature Law Death Blood Wrath Catalytic Astral (unobtainable) Soul (unobtainable)
Pouches	Small Medium Large Giant Colossal
Essence	Rune Pure Dense Dark (fragments) Daeyalt (shards) Guardian Mind core Body core Chaos core Blood essence
Extracts	Warped Twisted Mangled Scarred
Abyss rifts	Air Mind Water Earth Fire Body Cosmic Chaos Nature Law Death Blood Soul
Quests	Rune Mysteries Enter the Abyss Temple of the Eye
Raiments of the Eye	Hat (red)(blue)(green) Top (red)(blue)(green) Robe (red)(blue)(green) Boots
Other	Mysterious ruins Guardians of the Rift