Death rune

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This article is about the rune. For other uses, see Death rune (disambiguation).

The official world for RC Running & ZMI Altar is world 36 (P2P).

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Death rune
Release	24 May 2001 (Update)
Members	No
Quest item	No
Properties
Tradeable	Yes
Equipable	No
Stackable	Yes
Disassembly	Yes
Destroy	Drop
Values
Value	310 coins
High alch	62 coins
Low alch	41 coins
On death	Reclaimable Reclaim: 43 Sacrifice: 172
Weight	0 kg
Examine
A medium level catalytic rune.
Grand Exchange
Exchange	291 coins (info)
Buy limit	25,000
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Advanced data
Item ID	560
Links	MRID • recipe
FAQ • doc

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Death runes are used in great amounts by mages that cast Ancient Magicks, as they are needed to cast the different varieties of the rush and burst combat spells. Death runes are also needed to cast the level 85 spell Teleport Block, the only free-to-play spell which requires death runes. Members can create death runes using the Runecrafting skill at level 65 at the Death altar in the Temple of Light after completing the quest Mourning's End Part II.

Crafting them gives 10 experience per essence (or 0.2 experience per essence in Daemonheim, 20 at the Ourania Runecrafting Altar, 25 through the Abyss and 35 through the Abyss with a Demonic skull). These are the most powerful rune stocked in any store in free-to-play.

Price / Experience comparison
Grand Exchange price		GP / Exp (per essence)
Nature rune	408	45.3
Law rune	241	25.4
Death rune	291	29.1
Blood rune	1,306	124.4
Soul rune	4,146	376.9

Adult cats can be exchanged for 100 death runes with a Civilian in West Ardougne or 200 death runes while possessing the Ardougne cloak 1 or better (Works even if it is still in the bank).

250 Death runes (along with 750 Air runes) can also be obtained from any Slayer Master for 35 Slayer points after completing the Smoking Kills quest.

Crafting multiple death runes

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

Multiplier		GE Price
1x	65	291

Spells

Free spells

All players can cast these spells.

Spell		Members	Level	Runes	Spellbook	Spell type
	Teleport Block	No	85	111	Normal	Combat

Member spells

Only members can cast these spells:

Spell		Members	Level	Runes	Spellbook	Spell type
	Slayer Dart	Yes	50	13 Slayer staff, Staff of Light, Staff of darkness, or Abyssal wand	Normal	Combat
	Vengeance Other	Yes	93	3310	Lunar Daemonheim	Combat
	Vengeance Group	Yes	95	3411	Lunar Daemonheim	Combat
	Vengeance	Yes	94	2410	Lunar Daemonheim	Combat
	Animate Dead	Yes	84	6151530	Ancient	Combat
	Enchant Crossbow Bolt (Onyx)	Yes	87 (90 for ascendri bolts)	1120	Normal	Skilling
	Enchant Bakriminel Bolt (Onyx)	Yes	98	11120	Normal	Skilling
	Enchant Bakriminel Bolt (Hydrix)	Yes	99	11120	Normal	Skilling
	Smoke Rush	Yes	50	13	Ancient	Combat
	Shadow Rush	Yes	52	13	Ancient	Combat
	Ice Rush	Yes	58	13	Ancient	Combat
	Ice Burst	Yes	70	24	Ancient	Combat
	Shadow Burst	Yes	64	24	Ancient	Combat
	Blood Burst	Yes	68	24	Ancient	Combat
	Smoke Burst	Yes	62	24	Ancient	Combat
	Blood Rush	Yes	56	13	Ancient	Combat

Removed spells

Spell		Members	Level	Runes	Spellbook	Spell type
	Bounty Teleport	Yes	32	111	All	Teleport
	Iban Blast (historical)	Yes	50	15	Normal	Combat

Products

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
Ascendri bolts (e) × 10	90	10 × Ascendri bolts 20 × Fire rune 1 × Death rune 1 × Cosmic rune	95,400
Hydrix bakriminel bolts (e) × 10	99	10 × Hydrix bakriminel bolts 1 × Cosmic rune 1 × Blood rune 1 × Death rune 20 × Fire rune	130,170
Onyx bakriminel bolts (e) × 10	98	10 × Onyx bakriminel bolts 1 × Cosmic rune 1 × Blood rune 1 × Death rune 20 × Fire rune	113,100
Onyx bolts (e) × 10	87	10 × Onyx bolts 20 × Fire rune 1 × Death rune 1 × Cosmic rune	75,670
Praetorian hood	114	1 × Praetorian hood (damaged) 36 × Ancient vis 48 × Samite silk 40 × Zarosian insignia 30 × Death rune	N/A
Praetorian robes	114	1 × Praetorian robes (damaged) 30 × Ancient vis 54 × Samite silk 40 × Zarosian insignia 50 × Death rune	N/A
Praetorian staff	114	1 × Praetorian staff (damaged) 36 × Imperial steel 58 × Ancient vis 30 × Zarosian insignia 100 × Death rune	N/A

Locations

Store locations

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

Seller	Location	Cost	Currency	Base stock	Members?
Ali's Discount Wares	Al Kharid	310	Coins	100
Aubury's Rune Shop (New Varrock)	New Varrock	310	Zemomark	10
Aubury's Rune Shop	Varrock	310	Coins	10
Baba Yaga's Magic Shop	Lunar Isle	310	Coins	300
Battle Runes	Wilderness	310	Coins	100
Betty's Magic Emporium	Port Sarim	310	Coins	10
Carwen Essencebinder Magical Runes Shop	Burthorpe	310	Coins	10
Lundail's Arena-side Rune Shop	Mage arena bank	310	Coins	300
Magic Guild Store - Runes and Staves	Wizards' Guild	310	Coins	1,000
Rune Shop (Anachronia)	Anachronia	310	Coins	10
TzHaar-Mej-Roh's Rune Store	TzHaar City	465	Tokkul	100
Void Knight Magic Store	Void Knights' Outpost	310	Coins	100

Item spawns

• West of the gnome glider in Feldip Hills

Drop sources

This is an auto-generated list (update now). For all sources of this item, see here (include RDT). For help, see the FAQ.

Showing 100 out of 165 sources.

Source	Level	Quantity	Rarity	Members
Air elemental	44	1	Uncommon
Angry barbarian spirit	106	5	5/128
Ankou (elite)	72	10	Uncommon
Ankou	60; 61; 63	10	9/128	N/A
Armoured zombie	42; 46; 84; 86; 91	3	1/128	N/A
Augmented Sunspear (magic)	N/A	15	Common	N/A
Augmented Sunspear (melee)	N/A	15	Common	N/A
Augmented Sunspear (ranged)	N/A	15	Common	N/A
Bandit (Kharidian Desert Bandit Camp)	54	2	Uncommon
Bandit (Pollnivneach)	53	2	Uncommon
Bandit (Wilderness)	18	2	Rare
Barrows	N/A	15	4/40	N/A
Barrows	N/A	70–1,190	Common	N/A
Berserk barbarian spirit	106	5	Uncommon
Black Knight Titan	28	2	Unknown	N/A
Black Knight	30	2	2/128
Black key black	N/A	Unknown	Rare	N/A
Black key brown	N/A	Unknown	Rare	N/A
Black key crimson	N/A	Unknown	Rare	N/A
Black key purple	N/A	18	Rare	N/A
Black key red	N/A	Unknown	Rare	N/A
Bladed muspah	150	20	Common
Brine rat	49	7	Common
Bronze dragon	86	25; 45	3/512
Brutish jadinko	91	3	Uncommon
Casket (CS Week)	N/A	30	Uncommon	N/A
Chaos Elemental P2P	?	100–226	Rare	N/A
Chaos Giant	126	35–50	1/25
Chaos dwarf hand cannoneer	70; 101	3	1/132	N/A
Chaos dwarf	28; 45; 47; 84; 101; 108	3; 6	1/128	N/A
Chaos dwogre	92; 98	6	Uncommon	N/A
Chest (Oldak)	52	2–4	65/1400	N/A
Chest (Rogues' Castle, Ground floor)	N/A	3–5	2/128	N/A
Chewed bones	N/A	8–15	Common	N/A
Columbarium	N/A	8–15	Common	N/A
Crystal chest Taverley	N/A	50	Common	N/A
Cyclops	57; 63; 68; 91	2	Rare	N/A
Dagannoth Prime	303	71–92	Common
Dark beast (elite)	114	30	Uncommon
Dark beast	105	10	5/64
Death rune pile	N/A	100	Always	N/A
Desert strykewyrm	103	15	Uncommon
Earth elemental	44	1	Uncommon	N/A
Earth warrior (elite)	88	2	Uncommon
Earth warrior	78	2	4/128
Elf	85	2	Common	N/A
Elite Black Knight	100	1–3	Uncommon
Elite Dark Mage	98	3–6	Rare
Enraged barbarian spirit	106	5	Uncommon
Essence impling jar	?	13	Rare	N/A
Essence impling	42	13	Rare	N/A
Exiled Kalphite Queen	356	161–200	Uncommon	N/A
Feral vampyre	61	2	6/128	N/A
Ferocious barbarian spirit	106	6–9	Uncommon
Fire elemental	44	1	Uncommon
Fire spirit (item) normal	N/A	2–8	Rare	N/A
Force muspah	150	20	Uncommon
Former vampyre	N/A	15	Rare	N/A
Frost dragon	112	10; 15	Uncommon
Ganodermic runt	112	5–6	Uncommon	N/A
Giant Oyster	N/A	30	Common	N/A
Giant ant worker	49	2–10	Uncommon
Glacor	112	32–50	Uncommon
Gnoeals	70	1–4	Common
Gnome Restaurant	N/A	7–13	Uncommon	N/A
Greater reborn mage	82	1	Uncommon
Grifolapine	103	8–13	Uncommon	N/A
Grifolaroo	107	4–10	Uncommon	N/A
Grotworm	63	10	4/100
Guthix wizard	105; 119	15; 45	Uncommon	N/A
Harold	98	5	Random
Harpie Bug Swarm (elite)	72	3	Uncommon
Harpie Bug Swarm	63	3	Uncommon
Hero	80	2	Uncommon	N/A
Hill giant	44	2	Rare
Ice giant	51	2–4	Rare
Ice strykewyrm	106	20	Common
Ice troll	84; 89	15	Common	N/A
Igneous TzekHaar-Hur	140	10–15	Unknown	N/A
Imperial mage akh	130	20	Uncommon
Imperial ranger akh	130	20	Uncommon
Imperial warrior akh	130	20	Uncommon
Infernal Mage (elite)	82	7; 30; 60	Common
Infernal Mage	72	7	17/128	N/A
Ivory Bre'egth (cursed)	82	4	Uncommon
Ivory Gromblod (cursed)	82	4	Common
Ivory Shredflesh (cursed)	82	4	Common
Jungle strykewyrm	93	10	Uncommon
Kalphite Guardian	72	18; 28; 45	Uncommon
Kalphite Queen	333	100–150	Common	N/A
Kalphite Soldier	65	3–12	Uncommon
King Black Dragon	276	50	Common
Lesser demon (Demon Flash Mobs)	109	10–20	Uncommon
Lesser demon	70	10–20	4/128	N/A
Lesser reborn mage	68	1	Unknown
Living rock protector	92	3–10	Uncommon
Living rock striker	92	3–8	Uncommon
Moss giant	24; 51	1; 3	Rare	N/A
Nechryael (elite)	106	5; 10; 50; 100; 150	Common
Nechryael	96	5; 10	13/128

Disassembly

Death rune
Disassembly category	Runes and talismans
Disassembly XP	1.9
Item quantity required	50
Material count	8
Base junk chance	?  28.5% 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 28.5% 1 34 28.3 2 49 27.7 3 64 27.1 4 69 26.6 5 78 26.0 6 83 25.1 7 91 24.6 8 95 23.7 9 105 22.8
Common materials
Magic parts	85/100
Uncommon materials
Crafted parts	13/100
Rare materials
Powerful components	2/100

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!

• update 24 May 2001 (Update):
  • Added to game.

Trivia

• The most death runes required for a spell are 15, for the Animate Dead spell.
• The picture on a death rune shows a skull & X, which is most likely meant to imitate the jolly roger or more commonly known as the skull & crossbones.
• Death was rolling a death rune with his fingers in 2009 Hallowe'en event. This may be a reference to Pirates of the Caribbean, when Jack did this with one of the cursed Aztec gold coins while in skeletal form.
• Prior to the Evolution of Combat update, death runes were used in Blast spells, Surge spells, Blitz spells and Barrage spells. The removal of their usage in these spells caused a dramatic fall in their Grand Exchange price.
• Although Death runes have no use in Dungeoneering for free players following the Evolution of Combat, they can still be runecrafted and can even be found in the starting room.
• In the German version of RuneScape, they're called "afterlife runes".