Light orb

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Light orb
Released20 March 2007 (Update)
MembersYes
Quest itemNo
Properties
TradeableYes
EquipableNo
StackableNo
NoteableYes
OptionsDrop
ExamineA component of cave goblin Magic.
Values
Value350 coins
High alch210 coins
Low alch140 coins
Weight0.001 kg
Grand Exchange
Exchange646 coins (info)
Buy limit10,000
Daily volume21,018
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Advanced data
Item ID10973
LinkMOID
A broken lamp in Dorgesh-Kaan.
A map of all possible broken lamp locations that require a new Light orb to grant experience.

Light orbs can be used to fix magical lamps in Dorgesh-Kaan. Level 52 Crafting and Firemaking is needed to fix a lamp, giving 500 Crafting experience and 500 Firemaking experience. When a player has replaced 50 light orbs they will receive the message "You have replaced 50 orbs and have gained extra experience." The bonus received is 2,500 Crafting and Firemaking experience. This can be repeated indefinitely. Broken lamps are found on all three floors. The large street lamps throughout Dorgesh-Kaan never need replacing. Broken lamps can be hard to distinguish from a distance. There are always ten broken lamps, and once one is fixed, a new one will break. Broken lamps are unique to each player and are the same for the player no matter what world the player is on.

In addition to attaching cave goblin wire to empty light orbs via the Crafting skill (requires 87 Crafting, granting 104 experience), complete light orbs are sometimes obtained from Dorgesh-Kaan Average Chests, specifically from the chest on the 2nd floor in Oldak's house. Empty orbs are obtained by looting a chest only slightly more frequently than completed light orbs.

A light orb is needed for a Sherlock elite clue scroll step, and one must be crafted for a master clue scroll.

Fixing lamps

Fixing the lamps throughout Dorgesh-Kaan gives roughly 130,000 Crafting experience and 100,000 Firemaking experience per hour. However, reaching this rate will require being familiar with the locations of the lamps throughout Dorgesh-Kaan and the fastest ways to reach them. While still learning, players should expect as low as 90,000 Crafting experience per hour. Additionally, if players have not completed the Elite Lumbridge & Draynor Diary, their experience rates will be reduced because it will take twice as long to thieve the wire.

To start, players should take an inventory of empty light orbs to the wire machine. Either craft the empty light orbs ahead of time or take an inventory of molten glass and craft it while running to the wire machine. Once there, fill all of the light orbs with cave wire. Then, either work clockwise or counterclockwise around the city fixing lamps. After fixing a lamp at the bank, grab more items from the bank and start again. Every time the player fixes a lamp, the game will indicate where a nearby broken lamp is. Because only one lamp location is given, players should also keep an eye out for other nearby lamps that can also be repaired and prioritise lamps in an order that requires the least amount of backtracking. Whenever there are no nearby lamps, using a Dorgesh-kaan sphere to teleport to a random location in the city can help to reach another broken lamp quickly.

Note: which exact lamps require fixing at any given time are tracked per player, not per world, so world-hopping does not work to try to find closer lamps to fix. The RuneLite plugin "Dorgesh-Kaan lamps" will point the player to the closest lamps to fix and is recommended.

Example setup

100

Experience

Fixing broken lamp
Level requiredFiremaking 52 Crafting 52
Firemaking XP500 xp
Crafting XP500 xp
Uses itemLight orb
FacilityBroken lamp
TypeOther
Required toolNone

Creation

Requirements
SkillLevelXP
Crafting Crafting87 (b)104
Members
Ticks0 (0s)
Materials
ItemQuantityCost
Empty light orb1N/A
Cave goblin wire11,550
Total cost1,550
Light orb1646
Profit−904
Profit after GE Tax−916

Item sources

Shop locations

SellerLocationNumber
in stock
Restock
time
Price
sold at
Price
bought at
Change
Per
MembersLeague region
Miltog's LampsDorgesh-Kaan01m 525 1403.0%MembersMisthalin

Treasure Trails

  • Fixing a magical lamp in Dorgesh-Kaan with a light orb is required to complete a elite clue scroll skill challenge assigned by Sherlock.
  • Crafting a light orb in the Dorgesh-Kaan bank is required to complete a master clue scroll skill challenge assigned by Sherlock.

Changes

Date Changes
8 May 2024
(Update)
  • Replacing a light orb now grants 50% of the firemaking xp as crafting xp instead, with the addition of it now requiring the same crafting level.
  • Counter added to track how many light orbs you've replaced.
  • Bonus XP is now granted every 50 light orbs instead of 100.
  • Added an indicator that will show you where the closest broken light orb is when repairing one, if there is one nearby.

Source

Content from the Old School RuneScape Wiki (operated by Weird Gloop), licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0.

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