White candle

"Candle" redirects here. For other uses, see Candle (disambiguation).

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White candle
Release																				27 February 2002 (Update)
Members																				No
Quest item																				No
Properties
Tradeable																				Yes
Equipable																				No
Stackable																				No
Disassembly																				Yes
Noteable																				Yes
Destroy																				Drop
Examine																				A candle.
Options
Backpack																				Light
Values
Value																				30 coins
High alch																				18 coins
Low alch																				12 coins
On death																				Reclaimable Value: 405 Reclaim: 100
Weight																				0.028 kg
Grand Exchange
Exchange																				405 coins (info)
Buy limit																				100
Volume																				2,734
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Advanced data
Item ID																				36
Links																				MRID • recipe

A white candle is a Firemaking item which can be lit with a tinderbox to create a white candle (lit). There is also a black candle used during Merlin's Crystal, obtained from the Candle-maker in Catherby.

A lit candle is a basic light source, and at least 3 lit candles must be carried in the inventory for maximum brightness (although 1 would be sufficient to prevent any "skittering insects" from attacking). Lit candles stay lit normally, but can be put out by the "Extinguish" or "Drop" option, or inadvertently by slipping on a stepping stone and falling into water, or swamp gas explosions.

Players who enter the Lumbridge Swamp Caves with candles should be careful, as they will ignite swamp gas in two areas in the caves: a northwestern area, just north of the Lumbridge Swamp entrance, and a semi-enclosed patch in the south (identifiable by scorch marks on the ground and white smoke coming from walls, black patches on the minimap; blue gas vents in the rest of the cave are perfectly safe).

The explosion will extinguish all lit candles, deal damage equal to about 11%–20% of players' maximum life points (taking less percentage damage at higher levels), and leave them at the mercy of whatever lurks in the dark until the candle is relit. Players receive the warning "Your candle flares brightly!" and have a few seconds to put it out before damage is taken, but they are prevented from putting it out or dropping it (which automatically puts it out if done in a dark area) themselves if they do not have any other light source.

One can put a candle in an empty candle lantern to prevent this from happening. As the two areas contains little of interest, players can opt to take other paths to reach the eastern parts of the caves instead; the southern patch is small enough such that players could simply run across during the warning period without the gas exploding.

Candles need to be extinguished before they can be traded or sold.

Firemaking info

Candle
Level required					1
Firemaking XP					0 xp
Type					Light source
Required tool					Tinderbox

Uses

Candles are used:

• to enter dark dungeons like the Lumbridge Cellar cave.
• to make origami balloons, which is possible after Enlightened Journey.
• for various quests, such as Enlightened Journey and Enakhra's Lament.
• as an ingredient in restoring Hallowed Lanterns.
• as a material in various Construction Contracts.

Products

For an exhaustive list of all products, see here.

Product		Members	Using	Skills	Experience	Materials	GE price
	1 × Candle lantern (white)		N/A	None	None	1 ×  Candle lantern (empty) 1 ×  White candle	3,370
	1 × Gold candlesticks		Hammer(tb), Saw(tb), Lamp space	57	46	6 ×  Gold bar 6 ×  White candle	N/A
	1 × Golden candle		Monument (Paterdomus)	None	None	1 ×  White candle	N/A
	1 × Hallowed lantern		Archaeologist's tools(tb), Archaeologist's workbench	42	1,073.3	1 ×  Hallowed lantern (damaged) 20 ×  Third Age iron 24 ×  Keramos 1 ×  White candle	N/A
	1 × Origami balloon		N/A	36	35.8	1 ×  Balloon structure 1 ×  White candle	N/A
	1 × Origami balloon		N/A	36	35.8	1 ×  Papyrus 1 ×  Ball of wool 1 ×  White candle	N/A
	1 × Steel candlesticks		Hammer(tb), Saw(tb), Lamp space	53	124	6 ×  Steel bar 6 ×  White candle	N/A
	1 × White candle (lit)		Tinderbox(tb)	1	0	1 ×  White candle	N/A

Item sources

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

Source	Level	Quantity	Rarity
Giant skeleton (Tarn's Lair)	84	1	5/128
Skeleton (Tarn's Lair) High level	77; 79	1	5/128
Cave bug Level 6	6	1	5/128
Candles (Entrana)	20	1	Always

Shop locations

Selecting 'Buy 4 White Candle' will get a fork handle which is a play on words, as "fork handle" and "four candle" sound similar.

† Denotes discontinued or seasonal shops that stocked White candle. For help, see the FAQ.

Seller	Location	Number in stock	Price sold at	Price bought at	Members
Candle seller †	Lumbridge Swamp, near the entrance to the Lumbridge Swamp Caves	∞	1,000	N/A
Candle-maker Shop: Candle Shop	Catherby	500	30	9
Gunslik Shop: Gunslik's Assorted Items	Keldagrim	500	30	9
Jiminua Shop: Jiminua's Jungle Store	Tai Bwo Wannai	500	30	9
Obli Shop: Obli's General Store	Shilo Village	500	30	9
Sigmund The Merchant Shop: Sigmund the Merchant (shop)	Rellekka	500	30	9
General store assistant Shop: Survival Shop	Anachronia	500	30	9
Jossik Shop: The Lighthouse Store	Lighthouse	500	30	9
Candle-maker Zeeva Shop: Wendle's Wicks	Wendlewick	500	30	9

Spawns

There are no unlit white candle spawns, but there are lit white candle spawns. See White candle (lit) § Spawns for more information.

Disassembly

White candle
Disassembly category					Default
Disassembly XP					0.1
Item quantity required					1
Material chance
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%
Material count					1
Simple parts					99/100
Variable components					1/100
Advanced data
Raw category					default
Item level (for junk chance)					1
Estimated cost
Parsed					405
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Achievements

• Handles for Forks ( 5) – Attempt to purchase four candles from a candle seller.

Update history

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!

• hidden 7 August 2023 (Update):
  • Made available in free-to-play.

• hidden 16 November 2020 (Update):
  • Candle Shop's stock for white candles was increased from 10 to 500, and increased in price from 3 to 30.

• hidden 30 March 2020 (Update):
  • Item name updated from "Candle" to "White candle".

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

Trivia

• Clicking on the option to buy 4 candles from any store will result in the purchase of a fork handle and will deplete the stock by 4 candles. It is a play on words, as "fork handle" and "four candle" sound similar. This is a reference to a classic UK TV comedy sketch from "The Two Ronnies".