Runecrafting is a skill which allows the player to craft runes using Rune Essence and Pure Essence, as well as Magicequipment from runes and logs. Runes can be used in Magic for casting spells, or in Herblore for making potions. All Runecrafting actions takes 2 seconds. Purchasing the Expanded Knowledge god upgrade reduces this time by 15% to 1.7 seconds.
Further reductions in interval are possible in the Throne of the Herald Expansion, including the Elite Pillar of Expertise for a 3% interval reduction, Harold for a 2% interval reduction, and the Eagle + Crow synergy for a 10% interval reduction. Additionally, the Cool Winds Gloves provide a 0.1 second interval reduction. Altogether, this can reduce the runecrafting interval to a minimum of 1.3 seconds.
The amount of runes created per action increases with the Mastery level of the runes being created. This can be increased by an additional 5 with the 95% Mastery pool checkpoint, or 2 if using the Crow familiar. Elemental Potions can be used to provide a 5-50% chance to obtain 2-8 additional random elemental runes each time runes are crafted, where the chance and amount runes given increases with the tier of the potion used.
Raising Runecrafting to Level 99 will unlock the Runecrafting Skillcape for purchase from the Shop. Equipping the Runecrafting Skillcape provides a +15% chance to double items in Runecrafting and increases the number of runes per craft by 5. The Superior Runecrafting Skillcape becomes available at Level 120, improving on the previous cape's bonuses by providing a +25% chance to Double Items in Runecrafting, +10% rune preservation, and 8 additional runes per craft.
-5% Rune Costs for this item if it's Equipment or a Weapon (Cannot be reduced below 1).
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2 Runes Produced per Runecraft.
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-5% Rune Costs for this item if it's Equipment or a Weapon (Cannot be reduced below 1).
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3 Runes Produced per Runecraft. -5% Rune Costs for this item if it's Equipment or a Weapon (Cannot be reduced below 1).
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-5% Rune Costs for this item if it's Equipment or a Weapon (Cannot be reduced below 1).
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4 Runes Produced per Runecraft.
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-5% Rune Costs for this item if it's Equipment or a Weapon (Cannot be reduced below 1).
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5 Runes Produced per Runecraft. -5% Rune Costs for this item if it's Equipment or a Weapon (Cannot be reduced below 1).
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-5% Rune Costs for this item if it's Equipment or a Weapon (Cannot be reduced below 1).
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6 Runes Produced per Runecraft.
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-5% Rune Costs for this item if it's Equipment or a Weapon (Cannot be reduced below 1).
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7 Runes Produced per Runecraft. -5% Rune Costs for this item if it's Equipment or a Weapon (Cannot be reduced below 1).
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11 Runes Produced per Runecraft. -15% Rune Costs for this item if it's Equipment or a Weapon (Cannot be reduced below 1).
Mastery Pool Checkpoints
Pool %
Pool XP
Bonus
10%
6,950,000 xp
+5% Runecrafting Mastery XP for Melvor Realm only
25%
17,375,000 xp
+150% base Runecrafting Skill XP when making Runes
50%
34,750,000 xp
+10% chance to preserve resources in Runecrafting for Melvor Realm only
95%
66,025,000 xp
+5 base primary resource quantity gained in Runecrafting for Standard Runes nodes +5 base primary resource quantity gained in Runecrafting for Combination Runes nodes
Total Mastery Pool XP
69,500,000
Skillcapes
Regular Skillcape
The Runecrafting Skillcape is the skillcape for the Runecrafting skill. It can be purchased for 1,000,000 from the Shop once the player reaches Level 99 in the Runecrafting skill. The Runecrafting Skillcape offers the following benefits when worn:
+15% Chance to Double Items in Runecrafting and +5 additional quantity of Runes gained in Runecrafting (Cannot be doubled)
Superior Skillcape
The Superior Runecrafting Skillcape is the superior skillcape for the Runecrafting skill. It can be purchased for 10,000,000 from the Shop once the player reaches Level 120 in the Runecrafting skill. Level 120 can only be reached if the player owns the Throne of the Herald expansion. Likewise, the superior skillcape can only be purchased if the player owns this expansion. The superior skillcape offers the following benefits when worn:
+25% Chance to Double Items in Runecrafting, +8 additional quantity of Runes gained in Runecrafting (Cannot be doubled), and +10% Rune Preservation
Pet
The pet can be unlocked by doing any Runecrafting action.
+20% chance to preserve resources in Runecrafting when making Abyssal Runes +20% chance to preserve resources in Runecrafting when making Abyssal Combo Runes +20% chance to preserve resources in Cooking for Abyssal Realm only
-15% Runecrafting Mastery XP for Abyssal Realm only +3 additional quantity of primary resource gained in Runecrafting for Abyssal Runes nodes (Cannot be doubled)
Skill boosts are special enhancements that improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the player's skills. These boosts can come from a variety of sources such as equipment, potions, pets, and masteries. Global boosts are boosts which apply across all skills. A boost can be assumed to be for the listed skill only, unless specifically stated it is a global boost. Boosts help the player to progress faster and achieve higher levels of mastery in each skill. The following are some common types of skill boosts and what they do:
Increased Skill XP: Increases the amount of experience points (XP) gained.
Decreased Skill Interval: Reduces the time it takes to complete skilling actions, allowing the player to perform more actions in a given period.
Preservation Chance: Increases the likelihood that resources or items used during skill actions are not consumed.
Increased Chance to Double Items: Gives a higher chance of receiving double the items or resources when performing skill-related actions.
Increased Mastery XP: Enhances the rate at which mastery XP is gained for a skill.
For more information on general skill boosts that apply to all skills, refer to the Skill Boosts page.