Air rune

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Description: Crafting air runes (high level)
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Air rune

Release																				4 January 2001 (Update)
Members																				No
Quest item																				No
Properties
Tradeable																				Yes
Equipable																				No
Stackable																				Yes
Disassembly																				Yes
Destroy																				Drop
Actions ^[?]
Backpack																				Drop
Values
Value																				17 coins Cash out: 2 coins
High alch																				3 coins
Low alch																				2 coins
On death																				Always kept outside dangerous area
Weight																				0 kg
Examine
One of the four basic elemental runes. Used in Magic (1).
Grand Exchange
Exchange																				27 coins (info)
Buy limit																				25,000
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Advanced data
Item ID																				556
Links																				MRID • recipe

Air runes are one of the four basic elemental runes. They are the most basic and most common runes in RuneScape. All players with a Runecrafting level of 1 can craft air runes at the Air altar west of Varrock. Crafting air runes provides 5 Runecrafting experience per rune essence or pure essence used.

Information[edit | edit source]

Air runes are used in most missile spells as well as most teleportation spells. They are used very often, so players should have a large supply of air runes at hand if practising magic, or a staff of air to have an infinite supply. Air staves can be bought from Zaff's Superior Spellcasting in Varrock or from the Grand Exchange.

Prayer urns (impious, accursed and infernal) can be finished by adding an air rune to them.

Air runes can be combined with water runes to make mist runes, with earth runes to make dust runes, and with fire runes to make smoke runes.

The magic tutor in Lumbridge formerly supplied players with 30 air runes and 30 mind runes, provided that players had no runes in their inventory or bank, and it has been 30 minutes since they last claimed items from either the magic or ranged tutor, though this feature has since been removed. Now, all players can obtain 30 air and mind runes that Aubury of Varrock and Carwen Essencebinder in Burthorpe samples instead; after a half hour, one can re-obtain all 30 air and mind runes.

Instruments that provides unlimited air rune to all players when equipped are: staff of air, air battlestaff, mystic air staff, avernic wand, tower mindspike, mindspike, bat staff, staff of limitless air, elemental battlestaff, and Armadyl battlestaff.

Air runes can sometimes be found inside barrels.

The maximum likely limit for crafting air runes in one air altar visit is 3058. This would be achieved by having 99 Runecrafting (giving a 10x bonus) and carrying 103 essence to craft (23 in the normal inventory, 48 in the 5 sizes of Runecrafting pouch, 20 with an abyssal titan and 12 in the infinity ethereal outfit) and a full set of wicked robes, which grants 175 essence per day (which can be withdrawn from the hood once your inventory is emptied). Whilst wearing an explorer's ring this can be increased, it has a 1 in 10 chance of creating an extra rune per essence. It is possible that a few extra air runes could be gained from the use of the explorer's ring.

Crafting multiple air runes[edit | edit source]

For more information about Runecrafting multiples, see crafting multiple runes.

Multiplier		GE Price
1x	1	27
2x	11	54
3x	22	81
4x	33	108
5x	44	135
6x	55	162
7x	66	189
8x	77	216
9x	88	243
10x	99	270

Spells[edit | edit source]

Air runes are needed in a large number of spells, as shown in the list below, for this reason many mages will use a staff of air, Caitlin's staff, Mindspike (air),air battlestaff, mystic air staff, bat staff or Armadyl battlestaff instead of air runes (in order of accuracy).

Free spells[edit | edit source]

All players can cast these spells.

	Level	Runes	Spellbook	Spell type
Air Blast	41	³	Normal, Daemonheim	Combat
Air Bolt	17	²	Normal, Daemonheim, Good magic	Combat
Air Strike	1	¹	Normal, Daemonheim	Combat
Earth Blast	53	³³	Normal, Daemonheim	Combat
Earth Bolt	29	²²	Normal, Daemonheim	Combat
Earth Strike	9	¹¹	Normal, Daemonheim	Combat
Falador Teleport	37	¹¹³	Normal	Teleport
Fire Blast	59	³³	Normal, Daemonheim	Combat
Fire Bolt	35	²²	Normal, Daemonheim	Combat
Fire Strike	13	¹¹	Normal, Daemonheim	Combat
Lumbridge Teleport	31	¹¹³	Normal	Teleport
Lvl-2 Enchant	27	¹³	Normal	Skilling
Taverley Teleport	19	¹¹³	Normal	Teleport
Telekinetic Grab	33	¹¹	Normal	Skilling
Varrock Teleport	25	¹¹³	Normal	Teleport
Water Blast	47	³³	Normal, Daemonheim	Combat
Water Bolt	23	²²	Normal, Daemonheim	Combat
Water Strike	5	¹¹	Normal, Daemonheim	Combat

Member spells[edit | edit source]

Only members can cast these spells:

	Level	Runes	Spellbook	Spell type
Air Surge	81	⁵	Normal, Daemonheim	Combat
Air Wave	62	⁴	Normal, Daemonheim	Combat
Camelot Teleport	45	¹⁵	Normal	Teleport
Charge Air Orb	66	³³⁰¹	Normal	Skilling
Dareeyak Teleport	78	²³²	Ancient	Teleport
Divine Storm	60	⁵	Normal	Combat
Earth Surge	90	⁵⁵	Normal, Daemonheim	Combat
Earth Wave	70	⁴⁴	Normal, Daemonheim	Combat
Enchant Bakriminel Bolt (Emerald)	93	¹¹¹³	Normal	Skilling
Enchant Bakriminel Bolt (Opal)	89	¹¹²	Normal	Skilling
Enchant Crossbow Bolt (Emerald)	27	¹¹³	Normal	Skilling
Enchant Crossbow Bolt (Opal)	4	¹²	Normal	Skilling
Fire Surge	95	⁵⁵	Normal, Daemonheim	Combat
Fire Wave	75	⁴⁴	Normal, Daemonheim	Combat
House Teleport	40	¹¹¹	Normal	Teleport
Intercept	77	²²³	Ancient	Combat
NPC Contact	67	¹¹²	Lunar	Skilling
Opal Aurora	75	¹³	Ancient	Combat
Paddewwa Teleport	54	²¹¹	Ancient	Teleport
Slayer Dart	50	¹³ Slayer staff, Staff of Light, Staff of darkness, or Abyssal wand	Normal	Combat
Smoke Barrage	86	²⁵	Ancient	Combat
Smoke Blitz	74	¹⁵	Ancient	Combat
Smoke Burst	62	²⁴	Ancient	Combat
Smoke Cloud	74	⁵⁵⁵¹⁰	Ancient	Combat
Smoke Rush	50	¹³	Ancient	Combat
South Falador Teleport	72	¹²²	Lunar	Teleport
South Feldip Hills Teleport	10	¹¹¹	Normal	Teleport
Spin Flax	81	²¹⁵	Lunar	Skilling
Superglass Make	77	²⁶¹⁰	Lunar	Skilling
Trap Telekinesis	97	¹²⁵	Lunar	Skilling
Water Surge	85	⁵⁵	Normal, Daemonheim	Combat
Water Wave	65	⁴⁴	Normal, Daemonheim	Combat

Removed spells[edit | edit source]

	Level	Runes	Spellbook	Spell type
Bounty Locate	32	¹¹¹	Normal	Teleport
Charge (spell)	80	³³³	Normal	Combat
Chill bolt	1 GoodMagic	²¹	Good magic	Combat
Claws of Guthix	60	²¹⁴	Normal	Combat
Crumble Undead	39	¹²²	Normal	Combat
Elemental bolt	9 EvilMagic	¹¹¹¹	Evil magic	Combat
Flames of Zamorak	60	²⁴¹	Normal	Combat
Saradomin Strike	60	²²⁴	Normal	Combat
Shock bolt	4 EvilMagic	²¹	Evil magic	Combat
Wind Rush	1	²	Normal	Combat

Products[edit | edit source]

This is an auto-generated list (update now), and shows the first 100 items alphabetically. For all items, click here.

Item

Skills

Materials

GE price

Accursed urn (r)

26

1 ×		Accursed urn (nr)
1 ×		Air rune

N/A

Air orb

66

1 ×		Unpowered orb
30 ×		Air rune
3 ×		Cosmic rune

606

Amulet of defence

27

1 ×		Emerald amulet
1 ×		Cosmic rune
3 ×		Air rune

5,849

Amulet of nature

27

1 ×		Pre-nature amulet
1 ×		Cosmic rune
3 ×		Air rune

N/A

Binding necklace

27

1 ×		Emerald necklace
1 ×		Cosmic rune
3 ×		Air rune

1,560

Binding necklace

29
27

1 ×		Emerald
1 ×		Gold bar
1 ×		Cosmic rune
3 ×		Air rune

1,560

Botanist's amulet (new)

27

1 ×		Jade amulet
1 ×		Cosmic rune
3 ×		Air rune

10,043

Bowstring × 5

81

5 ×		Flax
5 ×		Air rune
1 ×		Astral rune
2 ×		Nature rune

2,005

Camelot teleport (item)

45

1 ×		Soft clay
5 ×		Air rune
1 ×		Law rune

7,366

Castle wars brace (3)

27

1 ×		Emerald bracelet
1 ×		Cosmic rune
3 ×		Air rune

2,070

Dareeyak teleport (item)

78

1 ×		Soft clay
2 ×		Law rune
3 ×		Fire rune
2 ×		Air rune

3,228

Elemental balance 1

37

500 ×		Air rune
500 ×		Water rune
500 ×		Earth rune
500 ×		Fire rune

N/A

Elemental balance 2

57

1,000 ×		Air rune
1,000 ×		Water rune
1,000 ×		Earth rune
1,000 ×		Fire rune

N/A

Elemental balance 3

77

2,000 ×		Air rune
2,000 ×		Water rune
2,000 ×		Earth rune
2,000 ×		Fire rune

N/A

Emerald bakriminel bolts (e) × 10

93

10 ×		Emerald bakriminel bolts
1 ×		Cosmic rune
1 ×		Blood rune
1 ×		Nature rune
3 ×		Air rune

21,560

Emerald bolts (e) × 10

27

10 ×		Emerald bolts
3 ×		Air rune
1 ×		Nature rune
1 ×		Cosmic rune

1,680

Enchant emerald

27

1 ×		Soft clay
3 ×		Air rune
1 ×		Cosmic rune

1,589

Enchanted sickle emerald (b)

27

1 ×		Silver sickle emerald (b)
1 ×		Cosmic rune
3 ×		Air rune

N/A

Enchanted sickle emerald (b)

47
27

1 ×		Silver bar
1 ×		Emerald
1 ×		Cosmic rune
3 ×		Air rune

N/A

Falador teleport (item)

37

1 ×		Soft clay
1 ×		Law rune
3 ×		Air rune
1 ×		Water rune

7,079

Flamtaer bracelet (new)

27

1 ×		Jade bracelet
1 ×		Cosmic rune
3 ×		Air rune

7,637

Impious urn (r)

2

1 ×		Impious urn (nr)
1 ×		Air rune

N/A

Infernal urn (r)

62

1 ×		Infernal urn (nr)
1 ×		Air rune

N/A

Ivandis flail

47
27

3 ×		Silver bar
2 ×		Mithril bar
1 ×		Sapphire
1 ×		Emerald
2 ×		Cosmic rune
3 ×		Air rune
1 ×		Water rune

N/A

Lumbridge teleport (item)

31

1 ×		Soft clay
1 ×		Law rune
3 ×		Air rune
1 ×		Earth rune

8,309

Opal bakriminel bolts (e) × 10

89

10 ×		Opal bakriminel bolts
1 ×		Cosmic rune
1 ×		Blood rune
2 ×		Air rune

23,910

Opal bolts (e) × 10

4

10 ×		Opal bolts
2 ×		Air rune
1 ×		Cosmic rune

380

Paddewwa teleport (item)

54

1 ×		Soft clay
2 ×		Law rune
1 ×		Fire rune
1 ×		Air rune

2,332

Polar habitat

67

1,000 ×		Air rune
1,000 ×		Water rune
1 ×		Bagged evergreen

N/A

Ring of duelling (8)

27

1 ×		Emerald ring
1 ×		Cosmic rune
3 ×		Air rune

4,813

Ring of respawn (new)

27

1 ×		Jade ring
1 ×		Cosmic rune
3 ×		Air rune

10,213

Rune case 1

41

2 ×		Teak plank
2 ×		Molten glass
1 ×		Air rune
1 ×		Water rune
1 ×		Earth rune
1 ×		Fire rune

N/A

South falador teleport (item)

72

1 ×		Soft clay
1 ×		Law rune
2 ×		Astral rune
2 ×		Air rune

2,876

Teleport to house

40

1 ×		Soft clay
1 ×		Law rune
1 ×		Air rune
1 ×		Earth rune

6,950

Traveller's necklace (new)

27

1 ×		Jade necklace
1 ×		Cosmic rune
3 ×		Air rune

10,963

Varrock teleport (item)

25

1 ×		Soft clay
1 ×		Law rune
3 ×		Air rune
1 ×		Fire rune

6,957

Drop sources[edit | edit source]

For an exhaustive list of all known sources for this item, see here.

Showing 100 out of 119 sources.

Source	Level	Quantity	Rarity
Air elemental	44	15; 20	Common
Air wizard	16	4–10	19/20
Ancient mage	103	150; 250	Common
Bandit Brawler Melee	112	10	Uncommon
Barrel (Viyeldi caves)	N/A	1–11	Uncommon
Black dragon	100	75	1/128
Blood reaver	108; 124	150; 250	Uncommon
Brine rat	49	18	Uncommon
Casket (CS Week)	N/A	150	Common
Casket (CS Week)	N/A	300	Common
Cave goblin (monster)	1	2–7	Uncommon
Chaos druid warrior	65	12; 36	Common
Chaos druid	32	9–36	Common
Chaos dwarf hand cannoneer	70; 101	24	Common
Chaos dwarf	28; 45; 47; 84; 101; 108	12; 24	2/64
Chaos dwogre	92; 98	24	Uncommon
Chest (Oldak)		10–19	84.69/1400
Cockroach drone	4	1–7	11/128
Colonel Radick	23	8	Uncommon
Corpse archer	18	12	3/128
Corpse mage	21	18	10/384^{[f 1]}
Corpse spider	4	10	8/195^{[f 1]}
Crawling corpse torso	9	10	Uncommon
Crystal chest Taverley	N/A	200	Common
Dagon'hai Monk	77	10; 18; 36	Common
Dark wizard High level	30; 35; 37	10; 18	Uncommon
Dark wizard Low level	22; 30; 33	10; 18	Uncommon
Dragith Nurn	26	18	1/128
Dung kalphite	N/A	5	Common
Earth warrior (elite)	88	45	Rare
Eclectic impling jar	N/A	30–60	1/10
Eclectic impling	50	30–60	1/10
Elite Dark Mage	98	11–40	Common
Elite Dark Warrior	98	40	Common
Elite Khazard guard	77; 84	4–10	Common
Essence impling jar		30	1/10
Essence impling	42	30	1/10
Exiled kalphite soldier	84	30–88	Common
Fire spirit (item) phoenix	N/A	220	1080/10004
Fire spirit (item) normal	N/A	5–220	Common
Giant Oyster	N/A	150	Common
Giant Oyster	N/A	300	Common
Giant ant worker	49	3–48	Common
Giant skeleton (Shadow Dungeon)	84	30	Uncommon
Giant spider	2; 33; 39	4–6	3/128
Goblin guard (Observatory)	28	2–7	2/128
Goblin Common	2; 4; 5; 11	2–7	2/128
Greater reborn mage	82	75	Common
Guard (Ardougne)	18	6	Uncommon
Guard (Edgeville)	35	6	Uncommon
Guard (Falador)	16; 18	6	Uncommon
Guard (Varrock)	25	6	Uncommon
Guard Normal		6	Uncommon
Guthix wizard	105; 119	60; 189	Uncommon
Icefiend	35	1–5	Rare
Imp herald	98	5	Common
Imp	5	5	Common
Infernal Mage (elite)	82	10; 18	Uncommon
Infernal Mage	72	10; 18	4/128
Kalphite Guardian	72	50	Uncommon
Kalphite Soldier	65	15; 27–29	Common
Kalphite Worker	58	11–19	Common
Killerwatt	61	5	Common
Lesser reborn mage	68	50	Common
Magic Stall		1	Common^{[f 1]}
Moss giant	24; 51	18	Uncommon
Mountain troll (well)	8	2–7	Common
Necromancer (monster)	39	10; 18	Common
Pirate	26; 29; 32	10	Common
Port Sarim guard	18	6	Uncommon
Reward casket (easy)	Easy	150	Common
Reward casket (medium)	Medium	300	Common
Rogue	9	8	Rare
Sandy Casket (red)	N/A	150	Common
Sandy Casket (red)	N/A	300	Unknown
Sandy Casket	N/A	150	Common
Sandy Casket	N/A	300	Unknown
Saradomin wizard	98	60; 189	Uncommon
Security casket (CS Week)	N/A	150	Unknown
Shadow warrior	65	45	Uncommon
Skeletal Wyvern	109	10–64	6/128
Skeletal miner	49	15	Uncommon
Skeleton (Draynor Manor)	11	12	Common
Skeleton (Lumbridge Catacombs)	15	12	5/128
Skeleton (Tarn's Lair) Levels 45 72 and 77	45; 72; 77	9	Uncommon
Skeleton Mage Waterfall	19	12	Common
Skeleton fremennik	23; 28; 30	60	Common
Skeleton Unarmed	15; 16; 43; 46; 47; 49	12	Common
Skeleton Armed	32; 51; 53; 54; 58	15	Common
Skoblin	19	12	Uncommon
Soldier (Yanille)	32	8	Uncommon
Spectral attendant	70	5	Uncommon
Spectral cultivator	70	5	Unknown
Spectral worshipper	70	5	Unknown
Spellwisp	18	5; 12	Common
Tower guard	23	8	Uncommon
Troll shaman	1	1–5	Common
Tutab's Magical Market		1	Common^{[f 1]}
TzHaar-Mej	86	10–80	6/128
Undead Lumberjack	54; 64; 74; 78; 86; 97; 101; 108; 119	13	Uncommon

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d There is further information on this drop; see the associated page for details.

Store locations[edit | edit source]

This is an auto-generated list (update now). For a full list, see here. For help, see the FAQ.

Seller	Location	Cost	Currency	Base stock
Ali's Discount Wares	Al Kharid	17	Coins	300
Aubury's Rune Shop (New Varrock)	New Varrock	Free sample	-	15
Aubury's Rune Shop (New Varrock)	? (edit)	17	Zemomark	300
Aubury's Rune Shop	Varrock	Free sample	-	30
Aubury's Rune Shop	? (edit)	17	Coins	300
Baba Yaga's Magic Shop	Lunar Isle	17	Coins	1,000
Battle Runes	Wilderness	17	Coins	1,000
Betty's Magic Emporium	Port Sarim	17	Coins	300
Burthorpe Guard Quartermaster	Burthorpe Troll Cave	17	Coins	20
Carwen Essencebinder Magical Runes Shop	Burthorpe	Free sample	-	30
Carwen Essencebinder Magical Runes Shop	? (edit)	17	Coins	300
Lundail's Arena-side Rune Shop	Mage arena bank	17	Coins	1,000
Magic Guild Store - Runes and Staves	Wizards' Guild	17	Coins	1,000
Rune Shop (Anachronia)	Anachronia	17	Coins	300
Tutab's Magical Market	Ape Atoll	17	Coins	1,000
TzHaar-Mej-Roh's Rune Store	TzHaar City	26	Tokkul	1,000
Void Knight Magic Store	Void Knights' Outpost	17	Coins	1,000

Item spawns[edit | edit source]

Disassembly[edit | edit source]

Air rune

Disassembly category

Runes and talismans

Disassembly XP

0.1

Item quantity required

50

Material count

8

Base junk chance

98.9%

Common materials

Magic parts

85/100

Uncommon materials

Crafted parts

13/100

Rare materials

Powerful components

2/100

Update history[edit | edit source]

This information has been compiled as part of the update history project. Some updates may not be included—see here for how to help out!

update 4 January 2001 (Update):
- Added to game.

Trivia[edit | edit source]

The most air runes required for a spell are 30, for the Charge Air Orb spell.
As of 1 October 2022, 18,459,664,275 air runes were owned by active players.^[1]

References[edit | edit source]

^ Jagex. Mod Sponge's Twitter account. 1 October 2022. (Archived from the original on 21 October 2022.) Mod Sponge: "Stat of the day: The elemental rune with the highest quantity in-game is... Earth Rune." ... "Air: 18,459,664,275"

[_dropref_-1] There is further information on this drop; see the associated page for details.

[2] Jagex. Mod Sponge's Twitter account. 1 October 2022. (Archived from the original on 21 October 2022.) Mod Sponge: "Stat of the day: The elemental rune with the highest quantity in-game is... Earth Rune." ... "Air: 18,459,664,275"

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v • d • e RS3 Sample items
Alison Elmshaper's Flying Arrow Fletching Shop	Bowstring Feather Bronze arrowheads
Aubury's Rune Shop	Air rune Mind rune
Ayleth Beaststalker's Hunting Supplies Shop	Bird snare
Bob's Brilliant Axes	Bronze pickaxe Bronze hatchet Bronze battleaxe ^(Off-hand) Bronze throwing axe ^(Off-hand)
Burthorpe Guard Quartermaster	Bronze sword Chargebow
Carwen Essencebinder Magical Runes Shop	Air talisman Mind talisman Air rune Mind rune
Gnome Shopkeeper's Armoury	Bronze sword ^(Off-hand) Chargebow Staff
Head Farmer Jones's Farming Shop	Raw potato Potato seed
Hunting Supplies (Rellekka, Feldip)	Noose wand Bird snare
Jack Oval's Crafting Shop	Thread Bucket Empty pot Fishing bait
Lowe's Archery Emporium	Bronze arrow Shortbow Shieldbow Bronze javelin Bronze bolts
Lumbridge Fishing Supplies	Small fishing net Crayfish cage
Lumbridge General Store	Tinderbox Hammer Bronze dagger ^(Off-hand)
Mess Sergeant Ramsey's Cooking Supplies Shop	Pie dish Empty pot
Nicholas Angle's Fishing Shop	Thread Bucket Empty pot Fishing bait
Pikkupstix's Summoning Shop	Pouch Gold charm Wolf bones Spirit shards
Poletax's Herblore Shop	Vial of water Grimy guam Eye of newt
Slayer Equipment	Spiked gauntlets
Varrock Sword Shop	Bronze dagger ^(Off-hand) Bronze sword ^(Off-hand) Bronze longsword ^(Off-hand)

v • d • e RS3 Mod Ryan trading sequence
NPCs and items	Treasure map Wizard Rinsit Travelling merchant Empty pot Pot lid Air rune Quintessence
Sequence items	Rusty chest Magical feather Ancient scroll Pot of souls
Reward	Exhausted Resting

Air rune

Contents

Information[edit | edit source]

Crafting multiple air runes[edit | edit source]

Spells[edit | edit source]

Free spells[edit | edit source]

Member spells[edit | edit source]

Removed spells[edit | edit source]

Products[edit | edit source]

Drop sources[edit | edit source]

Store locations[edit | edit source]

Item spawns[edit | edit source]

Disassembly[edit | edit source]

Update history[edit | edit source]

Trivia[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

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Multiplier		GE Price
1x	1	27
2x	11	54
3x	22	81
4x	33	108
5x	44	135
6x	55	162
7x	66	189
8x	77	216
9x	88	243
10x	99	270

Multiplier		GE Price
1x	1	27
2x	11	54
3x	22	81
4x	33	108
5x	44	135
6x	55	162
7x	66	189
8x	77	216
9x	88	243
10x	99	270

Air rune

Information[edit | edit source]

Crafting multiple air runes[edit | edit source]

Spells[edit | edit source]

Free spells[edit | edit source]

Member spells[edit | edit source]

Removed spells[edit | edit source]

Products[edit | edit source]

Drop sources[edit | edit source]

Store locations[edit | edit source]

Item spawns[edit | edit source]

Disassembly[edit | edit source]

Update history[edit | edit source]

Trivia[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

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Multiplier		GE Price
1x	1	27
2x	11	54
3x	22	81
4x	33	108
5x	44	135
6x	55	162
7x	66	189
8x	77	216
9x	88	243
10x	99	270