Branching crystal

Branching crystal
Release date	24 August 2015 (Update)
Members	Yes
level	80
XP	240
Equipment XP	28.32
Logs	Crystal fragment
level	Cannot be grown
Examine	A tree like structure made from elven crystal.
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Branching crystals are found on Tarddiad, where they can be chopped for 240 Woodcutting experience per successful action.

A good location for chopping branching crystals is at the very south-eastern corner of Tarddiad, east of the building containing two crystal shapeshifters. This spot contains three branching crystals that are closely located to one another. Be sure to toggle off the crystal shapeshifters' aggression with Angof before cutting here.

Wearing pieces of the crystal armour or the attuned crystal armour increases the maximum number of crystal fragments players can obtain per successful cut by one for each piece worn. Players wanting to collect enough crystal fragments for a full set of attuned crystal armour should buy a full set of crystal armour in order to maximise the average amount of crystal fragments they can obtain.

With 99 Woodcutting, a crystal hatchet, a legendary lumberjack aura, a dose of perfect juju woodcutting potion, the 30 minute +2 Woodcutting boost from a God banner, and two beaver familiars, a player can chop around 350 crystal fragments per hour. With a full set of crystal armour or attuned crystal armour along with these conditions, a player can chop around 800 crystal fragments per hour.

Update history

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• patch 1 September 2015 (Update):
  • Reduced the size of branching crystal tree stumps to avoid briefly trapping unaware adventurers.

• update 24 August 2015 (Update):
  • Added to game.