Black candle

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Black candle
Release	27 February 2002 (Update)
Members	Yes
Quest item	Merlin's Crystal
Properties
Tradeable	No
Equipable	No
Stackable	No
Disassembly	Yes
Destroy	Drop
Actions
Backpack	Light
Values
Value	3 coins
High alch	1 coin
Low alch	1 coin
On death	Reclaimable Reclaim: 1 Sacrifice: 4
Weight	0.028 kg
Examine
A spooky candle.
Advanced data
Item ID	38
Links	MRID • recipe
FAQ • doc

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A black candle is a Firemaking item which is used during Merlin's Crystal. It can be lit with a tinderbox to create a lit black candle. The black candle can be obtained by trading a bucket of wax with the Catherby Candle-maker. The bucket of wax is obtained from one of the beehives west of Catherby by spraying the beehive with insect repellent and using a bucket on it. This item cannot be substituted with a standard white candle for Construction in a player-owned house.

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Item	Skills	Materials	GE price
Origami balloon	36	1 × Balloon structure 1 × Black candle	N/A
Origami balloon	36	1 × Papyrus 1 × Ball of wool 1 × Black candle	N/A

Store locations

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Seller	Location	Cost	Currency	Base stock	Members?
Candle Shop	Catherby	3	Coins	10

Disassembly

Disassembly category	Default disassembly items
Disassembly XP	0.1
Item quantity required	1
Material count	1
Base junk chance	?  98.9% Your actual junk chance depends on your junk chance reduction researched. See the table below for all values, and Junk for more information. Reduction Junk chance None 1 98.9% 1 34 98.0 2 49 96.0 3 64 94.0 4 69 92.0 5 78 90.0 6 83 87.1 7 91 85.1 8 95 82.1 9 105 79.2
Possible materials
Often
Simple parts	99/100
Rarely
Variable components	1/100

Update history

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• patch 25 February 2009 (Update):
  • Black candles are no longer visible in the player stock for the candle seller as they are untradeable.

• update 27 February 2002 (Update):
  • Added to game.

Trivia

• Black candles are considered to be unlucky by the candle maker.
• After the quest it is possible to buy black candles from the candle maker for 3 coins each, as he claims that the player "started a trend" with the black candles, and has begun selling them, despite being considered unlucky.