Steam rune | OSRS Index

Steam rune



Released							13 June 2005 (Update)
Members							Yes
Quest item							No

Properties

Tradeable							Yes
Equipable							No
Stackable							Yes
Noteable							No
Options							Drop
Examine							A combined Water and Fire Rune.

Values

Value							20 coins
High alch							12 coins
Low alch							8 coins
Weight							0 kg

Grand Exchange

Exchange							93 coins (info)
Buy limit							18,000
Daily volume							2,410,357

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Advanced data

Item ID							4694
Link							MOID

Steam runes are combination runes. They can be used as one fire rune and one water rune. Thus, any spell requiring one fire rune, one water rune, or both will spend only one steam rune.

They can be created with the Runecraft skill or purchased with Pizazz points from the Mage Training Arena.

When equipped, the twinflame staff, steam battlestaff and mystic steam staff provide an unlimited number of steam runes.

Runecraft info

At 19 Runecraft or higher, they can be crafted in either of two ways:

Bringing pure essence, fire runes, and a fire talisman to the Water Altar (for 9.5 Runecraft experience per rune)
Bringing pure essence, water runes, and a water talisman to the Fire Altar (for 10.0 Runecraft experience per rune)

You may wear a tiara to enter and use the altar, but the other element must be a talisman when crafting combination runes. Clicking on the altar or using a pure essence on it will produce normal runes. To prevent creating the wrong runes, make sure you are using the complementary rune on the altar. For example, at the Fire Altar use the water runes on the altar.

Combinations have a 50% success rate (or 100%, if the player is wearing a binding necklace), and the talisman is consumed in the process (unless the player uses the Lunar spell Magic Imbue). The elemental talisman will also not work in place of talismans when crafting the runes.

Water Altar

Requirements
Skill	Level	XP
Runecraft	19 ^(b)	9.3
Members	Ticks	1 (0.6s)
Tools	Facilities	Water Altar

Materials
Item		Quantity	Cost
	Pure essence	1	2
	Fire rune	1	5
	Fire talisman^{[r 1]}	1	4,550
Total cost			4,557
	Steam rune	1^{[r 2]}	93
Profit			−4,464
Profit after GE Tax			−4,465

^ Not needed when using Magic Imbue.
^ 50% chance of success per essence, or
100% chance of success when wearing a Binding necklace.

Requirements
Skill	Level	XP
Runecraft	19 ^(b)	13.9
Members	Ticks	1 (0.6s)
Tools	Facilities	Water Altar

Materials
Item		Quantity	Cost
	Daeyalt essence	1	N/A
	Fire rune	1	5
	Fire talisman^{[r 1]}	1	4,550
Total cost			4,555
	Steam rune	1^{[r 2]}	93
Profit			−4,462
Profit after GE Tax			−4,463

^ Not needed when using Magic Imbue.
^ 50% chance of success per essence, or
100% chance of success when wearing a Binding necklace.

Requirements
Skill	Level	XP
Runecraft	27 ^(nb)	9.3
Accessible only in the Guardians of the Rift minigame.
Members	Ticks	1 (0.6s)
Tools	Facilities	Water Altar

Materials
Item		Quantity	Cost
	Guardian essence	1	N/A
	Fire rune	1	5
	Fire talisman^{[r 1]}	1	4,550
Total cost			4,555
	Steam rune	1^{[r 2]}	93
	Polyelemental guardian stone	1^{[r 3]}	N/A
Profit			−4,462
Profit after GE Tax			−4,463

^ Not needed when using Magic Imbue.
^ 50% chance of success per essence, or
100% chance of success when wearing a Binding necklace.
^ Only if successfully crafted a rune.

Requirements
Skill	Level	XP
Runecraft	60 ^(nb)	9.3
Started Desert Treasure II - The Fallen Empire
Members	Ticks	1 (0.6s)
Tools	Facilities	Water Altar

Materials
Item		Quantity	Cost
	Pure essence	1	2
	Fire rune	1	5
	Fire talisman^{[r 1]}	1	4,550
	Twisted extract	1	6,000
Total cost			10,557
	Steam rune	61^{[r 2]}	5,673
Profit			−4,884
Profit after GE Tax			−4,945

^ Not needed when using Magic Imbue.
^ 50% chance of success per essence, or
100% chance of success when wearing a Binding necklace.
The additional 60 runes from the extract are not affected by Raiments of the Eye or skill level.

Fire Altar

Requirements
Skill	Level	XP
Runecraft	19 ^(b)	10
Members	Ticks	1 (0.6s)
Tools	Facilities	Fire Altar

Materials
Item		Quantity	Cost
	Pure essence	1	2
	Water rune	1	5
	Water talisman^{[r 1]}	1	275
Total cost			282
	Steam rune	1^{[r 2]}	93
Profit			−189
Profit after GE Tax			−190

^ Not needed when using Magic Imbue.
^ 50% chance of success per essence, or
100% chance of success when wearing a Binding necklace.

Requirements
Skill	Level	XP
Runecraft	19 ^(b)	15
Members	Ticks	1 (0.6s)
Tools	Facilities	Fire Altar

Materials
Item		Quantity	Cost
	Daeyalt essence	1	N/A
	Water rune	1	5
	Water talisman^{[r 1]}	1	275
Total cost			280
	Steam rune	1^{[r 2]}	93
Profit			−187
Profit after GE Tax			−188

^ Not needed when using Magic Imbue.
^ 50% chance of success per essence, or
100% chance of success when wearing a Binding necklace.

Requirements
Skill	Level	XP
Runecraft	27 ^(nb)	10
Accessible only in the Guardians of the Rift minigame.
Members	Ticks	1 (0.6s)
Tools	Facilities	Fire Altar

Materials
Item		Quantity	Cost
	Guardian essence	1	N/A
	Water rune	1	5
	Water talisman^{[r 1]}	1	275
Total cost			280
	Steam rune	1^{[r 2]}	93
	Polyelemental guardian stone	1^{[r 3]}	N/A
Profit			−187
Profit after GE Tax			−188

^ Not needed when using Magic Imbue.
^ 50% chance of success per essence, or
100% chance of success when wearing a Binding necklace.
^ Only if successfully crafted a rune.

Requirements
Skill	Level	XP
Runecraft	60 ^(nb)	10
Started Desert Treasure II - The Fallen Empire
Members	Ticks	1 (0.6s)
Tools	Facilities	Fire Altar

Materials
Item		Quantity	Cost
	Pure essence	1	2
	Water rune	1	5
	Water talisman^{[r 1]}	1	275
	Twisted extract	1	6,000
Total cost			6,282
	Steam rune	61^{[r 2]}	5,673
Profit			−609
Profit after GE Tax			−670

^ Not needed when using Magic Imbue.
^ 50% chance of success per essence, or
100% chance of success when wearing a Binding necklace.
The additional 60 runes from the extract are not affected by Raiments of the Eye or skill level.

Money making

The following money making guide is available for Steam rune:

Method	Hourly profit	Skills
Crafting steam runes	1,388,660	19 (85+ recommended for Colossal pouch) 82 for Magic Imbue 70 ^[boostable] recommended for Revitalisation pool 60+ recommended for run regeneration

Spells requiring both water and fire runes

Spell		Magic		Runes	Type	Spellbook
Spell		Lvl	Exp	Runes	Type	Spellbook
	Kourend Castle Teleport	48	58	¹ ¹ ²	Teleport		Standard
	Ape Atoll Teleport	64	74	² ² ² ¹	Teleport		Standard
	Bake Pie	65	60	⁵ ⁴ ¹	Utility		Lunar
	Humidify	68	65	¹ ³ ¹	Utility		Lunar
	Magic Imbue	82	86	⁷ ⁷ ²	Utility		Lunar

Item sources

Source	Level	Quantity	Rarity	League region
Killerwatt	55	2	2/140
Waterfiend	115	40–60	2/128
Essence impling	42; 52	4	1/100
Brutal green dragon	227	37	6/128
Essence impling jar	N/A	4	1/100
Cave kraken	127	7	6/200
The Whisperer	587; 791; 1146	466; 700	8/100
Chest (Ancient Vault) Shadow quartz	N/A	500	1/5	&

Rewards Guardian (Mage Training Arena)

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

Item	Telekinetic	Alchemist	Enchantment	Graveyard
Steam rune	1	1	15	1

Changes

Date	Changes
14 September 2022 (Update)	The item's Grand Exchange buy limit was increased from 10,000 to 15,000.
24 April 2007 (Update)	The item was graphically updated.

Gallery (historical)



13 June 2005 ⁠– 24 April 2007	30 April 2007 ⁠– present

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Source site	Old School RuneScape Wiki
Canonical source	Steam rune
Content license	CC BY-NC-SA 3.0
License status	declared
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