Mind rune
This copy was last processed on . The copied wiki revision is dated .
| Mind rune | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Released | 4 January 2001 (Update) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Members | No | ||||||||||||||||||
| Quest item | No | ||||||||||||||||||
| Properties | |||||||||||||||||||
| Tradeable | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||
| Equipable | No | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stackable | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||
| Noteable | No | ||||||||||||||||||
| Options | Drop | ||||||||||||||||||
| Examine | Used for basic level missile spells. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Values | |||||||||||||||||||
| Value | 3 coins | ||||||||||||||||||
| High alch | 1 coin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Low alch | 1 coin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 0 kg | ||||||||||||||||||
| Respawn time | 100 ticks (60 seconds) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Grand Exchange | |||||||||||||||||||
| Exchange | 3 coins (info) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Buy limit | 18,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Daily volume | 36,849,696 | ||||||||||||||||||
Loading... | |||||||||||||||||||
| Advanced data | |||||||||||||||||||
| Item ID | 558 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Link | MOID | ||||||||||||||||||
The mind rune is used for the strike spells including Wind Strike, Water Strike, Earth Strike, and Fire Strike, as well as the Magic Dart spell.
Mind runes are craftable at level 2 Runecraft. Crafting mind runes provides 5.5 Runecraft experience per rune or pure essence used. Using mind cores in place of essences will yield an increased amount of mind runes. Members can also use Warped extracts to increase the quantity of crafted mind runes by 250 per pure essence, requiring partial completion of Desert Treasure II - The Fallen Empire and access to the Scar essence mine.
The Mind Altar is located north of Falador, in between Goblin Village and Ice Mountain, very near to the Wilderness. The Arceuus spellbook teleport to the Mind Altar can be used in conjunction with rings of dueling and essence pouches to achieve approximately 30k experience to upwards of 43k experience per hour at level 99 when crafting mind runes.
If you have no mind runes in your bank or inventory, and you have not dropped any right under you, you can obtain 30 new ones from the magic tutor in Lumbridge along with 30 air runes. Mind runes can be purchased from a myriad of shops, such as Betty in Port Sarim, the Void Knight Magic Store on Pest Control Island, or from Aubury just south of Varrock east bank in Aubury's Rune Shop.
There is a Falador Diary task in the hard section to craft 140 Mind runes at the same time. This requires level 56 Runecraft.
Runecraft info
| Skill | Level | XP | |
|---|---|---|---|
 Runecraft | 2 (b) | 5.5 | |
| More runes per essence every 14th level. | |||
| Members |  | Ticks | 1 (0.6s) |
| Tools |   | Facilities | Mind Altar |
| Item | Quantity | Cost | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Rune essence | 1 | 11 |
| Total cost | 11 | ||
 | Mind rune | 1 | 3 |
| Profit | −8 | ||
| Profit after GE Tax | −8 | ||
| Skill | Level | XP | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Runecraft | 2 (b) | 5.5 | |
| More runes per essence every 14th level. | |||
| Members |  | Ticks | 1 (0.6s) |
| Tools | | Facilities | Mind Altar |
| Item | Quantity | Cost | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Pure essence | 1 | 2 |
| Total cost | 2 | ||
| Mind rune | 1 | 3 |
| Profit | 1 | ||
| Profit after GE Tax | 1 | ||
| Skill | Level | XP | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Runecraft | 2 (b) | 8.2 | |
| More runes per essence every 14th level. | |||
| Members | | Ticks | 1 (0.6s) |
| Tools | | Facilities | Mind Altar |
| Item | Quantity | Cost | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Daeyalt essence | 1 | N/A |
| Total cost | 0 | ||
| Mind rune | 1 | 3 |
| Profit | 3 | ||
| Profit after GE Tax | 3 | ||
| Skill | Level | XP | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Runecraft | 27 (nb) | 5.5 | |
| More runes per essence every 14th level. Accessible only in the Guardians of the Rift minigame. | |||
| Members | | Ticks | 1 (0.6s) |
| Tools | None | Facilities | Mind Altar |
| Item | Quantity | Cost | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Guardian essence | 1 | N/A |
| Total cost | 0 | ||
| Mind rune | 1 | 3 |
 | Catalytic guardian stone | 1 | N/A |
| Profit | 3 | ||
| Profit after GE Tax | 3 | ||
| Skill | Level | XP | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Runecraft | 2 (b) | 55 | |
| More runes per core every 14th level. | |||
| Members | | Ticks | 1 (0.6s) |
| Tools | | Facilities | Mind Altar |
| Skill | Level | XP | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Runecraft | 60 (nb) | 5.5 | |
| Started Desert Treasure II - The Fallen Empire | |||
| Members | | Ticks | 1 (0.6s) |
| Tools | | Facilities | Mind Altar |
| Item | Quantity | Cost | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pure essence | 1 | 2 |
 | Warped extract | 1 | 1,250 |
| Total cost | 1,252 | ||
| Mind rune | 255[r 1] | 765 |
| Profit | −487 | ||
| Profit after GE Tax | −487 | ||
- ^ Raiments of the Eye will not multiply the additional 250 runes from the extract.
Spells requiring mind runes
| Spell |  Magic
|
Runes | Type | Spellbook | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lvl | Exp | ||||||
 |
Wind Strike | 1 | 5.5 | 1 1
|
Combat |  |
Standard |
 |
Water Strike | 5 | 7.5 | 1 1 1
|
Combat | |
Standard |
 |
Enchant Crossbow Bolt (Sapphire) |
7 | 17.5 | 1 1 1 10
|
Utility | |
Standard |
 |
Earth Strike | 9 | 9.5 | 1 2 1
|
Combat | |
Standard |
 |
Fire Strike | 13 | 11.5 | 2 3 1
|
Combat | |
Standard |
 |
Mind Altar Teleport | 28 | 22 | 1 2
|
Teleport |  |
Arceuus |
 |
Resurrect Lesser Ghost | 38 | 55 | 10 1 5
|
Combat | |
Arceuus |
 |
Resurrect Lesser Skeleton | 38 | 55 | 10 1 5
|
Combat | |
Arceuus |
 |
Resurrect Lesser Zombie | 38 | 55 | 10 1 5
|
Combat | |
Arceuus |
 |
Monster Inspect | 42 | 30.5 | 2 2
|
Utility | |
Standard |
 |
Magic Dart | 50 | 30 | 1 4 +
|
Combat | |
Standard |
 |
Monster Examine | 66 | 61 | 1 1 1
|
Combat |  |
Lunar |
Products
| Item | Members | Skills | XP | Materials | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Mind altar teleport (tablet) | |
|
|
|
 | Sapphire bolts (e) × 10 | |
|
|
|
 | Sapphire dragon bolts (e) × 10 | |
|
|
|
Item sources
Shop locations
| Seller | Location | Number in stock | Restock time | Price sold at | Price bought at | Change Per | Members | League region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aubury's Rune Shop. | Varrock | 5,000 | 6s |  3 |  1 | 0.1% | |  |
| Betty's Magic Emporium | Port Sarim | 5,000 | 6s | 3 | 1 | 0.1% | |  |
| Magic Guild Store (Runes and Staves) | Wizards' Guild | 5,000 | 6s | 3 | 1 | 0.1% | |  |
| Baba Yaga's Magic Shop. (post-quest) | Lunar Isle | 5,000 | 6s | 3 | 1 | 0.1% | |  |
| Baba Yaga's Magic Shop. | Lunar Isle | 5,000 | 6s | 3 | 1 | 0.1% | | |
| Lundail's Arena-side Rune Shop. | Mage Arena | 140 | 30s | 3 | 1 | 0.1% | |  |
| Void Knight Magic Store | Void Knights' Outpost | 5,000 | 6s | 3 | 1 | 0.1% | | |
| Ali's Discount Wares. (Catalytic runes) | Al Kharid | 100 | 30s | 3 | 1 | 0.0% | |  (Rune shop&) |
| TzHaar-Mej-Roh's Rune Store | Mor Ul Rek | 5,000 | 12s |  4 |  0 | 2.0% | |  |
| TzHaar-Mej-Roh's Rune Store (Karamja gloves) | Mor Ul Rek | 5,000 | 12s |  3 | 1 | 2.0% | | |
| Battle Runes (Enter the Abyss) | Wilderness | 1,000 | 6s | 3 | 1 | 0.2% | | |
| Battle Runes | Wilderness | 100 | 6s | 3 | 1 | 3.0% | | |
| Regath's Wares | Arceuus | 300 | 6s |  4 | 1 | 1.0% | |  |
| Thyria's Wares | Arceuus | 5,000 | 6s | 3 | 1 | 0.1% | | |
| Amlodd's Magical Supplies | Prifddinas | 5,000 | 6s | 3 | 1 | 0.1% | |  |
| The Runic Emporium | Cam Torum | 3,000 | 6s | 3 | 1 | 0.1% | |  |
| Tal Teklan Rune Shop | Tal Teklan | 3,000 | 6s | 3 | 1 | 0.1% | | |
Item spawns
| Location | Members | Spawns | Map | League region |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lumbridge Castle (ground floor) | | 1 | Show map | Misthalin✓ |
| Wilderness - Dark Warriors' Fortress | | 1 | Show map | Wilderness✓ |
| Varrock Sewers | | 1 | Show map | Misthalin✓ |
| Wilderness - Bone Yard | | 1 | Show map | Wilderness✓ |
| Moss giants west of Ralos' Rise | | 3 | Show map | Varlamore✓ |
Changes
| Date | Changes |
|---|---|
| 29 May 2025 (Update) |
Mind runes have been exempted from the Grand Exchange convenience fee. |
| 14 September 2022 (Update) |
The item's Grand Exchange buy limit was increased from 12,000 to 18,000. |
| 13 June 2005 (Update) |
The item was graphically updated for a second time. |
| 1 June 2005 |
The item was graphically updated. |
| 29 November 2004 – 17 January 2005 |
The item's examine was changed from "Used for low level missile spells." to "Used for basic level missile spells." |
Gallery (historical)
.png)
.png)
Trivia
- Mind runes in Barbarian Assault alch for 0 coins.
| Elemental | |
|---|---|
| Catalytic | |
| Combination | |
| Other | |
.png){kind=link}
.png){kind=link}