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Runecrafting allows a player to create the runes required for casting magic in RuneScape
. This skill is not available in Runescape Classic. Runecrafting can be one of the most profitable skills in Runescape, despite being relatively hard to train.

As players progress in the skill they can create rarer and more valuable runes. Non-members are limited to the elemental, body, and mind runes. Members can also craft cosmic, chaos, nature, law, and death runes. Runecrafting is a very difficult skill to gain experience in, as the runecrafting altars are a long distance away from a bank. The use of teleportation and a high agility level help to speed up this difficult skill.

Essence

Essences are acquired by mining rocks in a special place in the mountains which can only be accessed by magic. To get access to this area players will need to complete the Rune Mysteries quest. Occasionionally essence can also be obtained by killing certain slayer monsters. Unlike crafted runes, essences are not stackable.

Talismans

There is a different talisman (and tiara) for each type of rune you can make. Those for low-level runes are dropped by monsters, but higher-level ones, such as the law talisman, can only be acquired by completing a quest. A talisman can be used as a kind of compass, giving the direction of the corresponding altar ruins. Upon placing the talisman on the altar ruins, the player is transported to the location of a rejuvenated altar. Using this altar will transform all rune essences the player is holding into runes of that type. Right-click on the NPC(Examples - Aurbury, in the Varrock rune shop or Seridor, in the Wizard's Tower)and select "Teleport".

The function of a talisman can also be transferred onto a tiara (crafted from silver) by using it at a runecrafting altar. After this enchanting process, the tiara can be worn to get access to the runecrafting altar without the talisman, freeing up an inventory slot. The act of binding a talisman to a tiara provides the same runecrafting experience as runecrafting five essences of the same rune type. If you have spare talismans, it appears to be most efficient to wear the plain tiara, take the talisman and essences, and then craft runes and one tiara on each run.

Creating multiple runes

When creating Runes (also known as "Runestones"), players receive a certain amount of experience. When a player has enough experience as a runecrafter they can create multiple runes from one rune essence. For example, at level 1 players can only craft 1 air rune per essence, whereas at level 11 players can craft two per essence, and so on. However players only gain experience for the amount of essence crafted, not the number of runes.

Combination runes

Members can make Combination runes, which can be used instead of two Elemental runes:

Lava runes (earth and fire)
Dust (earth and air)
Mud (earth and water)
Mist (air and water)
Smoke (fire and air)
Steam (water and fire)

These runes are made using a talisman with a different Runecrafting altar (the talisman will disappear). It is possible to fail to produce Combination runes, but the necklace of binding gives 100% chance of success.

The Abyssal Space

Members also have access to The Abyssal Space. This is a faster but more dangerous path to all the runecrafting altars. The entrance to Abyssal Space (aka The Abyss) is located north of Edgeville in level 4-6 wilderness. To use the Abyss, a player must complete a small mini-quest for a Zamorak mage, found north of Edgeville. In the Abyss, players can also obtain four sizes of pouches to hold essences. There are many monsters located in the Abyss, varying in level from 43 to 81. The Abyss, however, is not a good place to train, as the monsters only give 1/3 the normal experience. It should be noted that when you enter the abyss, players are immediately "skulled", meaning that if they die, players will lose everything they hold and wield.

List of craftable runes

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