Scar essence mine

Scar essence mine
Released		27 September 2023 (Update)
Members		Yes
Location		The Scar (Abyssal Space)
League region		Desert✓
Requirements		Partial completion of Desert Treasure II and 64
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Type		mine

The Scar essence mine is an area within the Scar where combinations of essence, runes, and flesh are mined and processed into pure essence or runic extracts. It becomes accessible after partial completion of Desert Treasure II, up to the point where players visit the Scar and disturb all three passages. Players with level 64 Mining can speak to Hagus to receive permission to use the mine.

The mine can be reached by entering the Scar via the Catalytic Guardian in the Temple of the Eye or, once unlocked by the scarred tablet, teleporting via the ring of shadows. Once in the Scar the mine can be entered by heading east and jumping past the two stepping stones going towards the three nearby tunnels, and then heading south jumping past a third stepping stone to the south and entering the passage.

The mine primarily caters to high-levelled ironmen players, as no profit is made from high-level extracts. The extracts created by the Ventriculus allow players to craft runes in much greater amounts than normal, making it ideal for accumulating large stacks of commonly-used runes such as chaos, death, blood, and soul runes.

Players obtain tainted essence chunks by mining various sized amalgamations within the Scar Essence Mine. This activity requires the use of a pickaxe. Tainted essence chunks cannot be used directly for Runecrafting and must first be processed.

Tainted essence chunks are then deposited into ventriculus openings around the mine. Each chunk provides five tainted essence. The extract orifice then allows players the choice to refine tainted essence into either pure essence or into specialized Runecraft extracts. The Ventriculus can hold up to 500,000 tainted essence chunks at once and each unit can be processed individually.

Pure essence can be extracted free of charge, but Hagus charges for runic extracts. Coins to pay for the service must be deposited into Hagus' coffer, the amount charged varying depending on the type of extract. Two tainted essence chunks are required for each pure essence, and one tainted essence chunk is required for each runic extract.

Extract		Cost (coins)	Cost per rune	Bonus runes (per essence)	Craftable runes
	Warped	1,250	5	250	Air, Mind, Water, Earth, Fire, Body
	Twisted	6,000	100	60	Mist, Dust, Mud, Smoke, Steam, Lava, Cosmic, Chaos, Sunfire
	Mangled	12,000	200	60	Nature, Law, Astral, Death
	Scarred	24,000	400	60	Blood, Soul, Aether, Wrath

The table below compares the cost of crafting runes via the Scar essence mine to the cost of purchasing runes from shops. The table assumes purchasing rune packs when available, and buying the full shop stock.

• Concept art for various features of the Scar essence mine, by Mod Jerv.
• Gameplay Loop Chart from OSRS Blog Post!