Koschei's needle

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Koschei's needle
Release																				30 March 2020 (Update)
Members																				Yes
Quest item																				Yes
Properties
Tradeable																				No
Equipable																				No
Stackable																				No
Disassembly																				No
Destroy																				Are you sure? You can reclaim this from the Wise Old Man in Draynor Village.
Examine																				A magical needle once owned by the Fremennik known as Koschei the Deathless.
Options
Backpack																				Destroy
Values
Value																				1 coin
Alchemy																				Not alchemisable
On death																				Always kept
Weight																				0.01 kg
Advanced data
Item ID																				49625
Links																				MRID • recipe

Koschei's needle is a relic component once owned by Koschei the Deathless. It can be obtained by completing the Wise Am the Music Man collection. Returning Koschei's needle to Koschei the Deathless (or Kharshai after completing the miniquest Koschei's Troubles) will give players Koschei's Death Egg which is used to unlock the Deathless relic power.

If lost, it can be reclaimed from Wise Old Man in Draynor Village by asking about archaeology collection rewards, unless Swan Song has been progressed to the point, he is standing outside the Piscatoris Fishing Colony, as he will then not talk about Archaeology collections, or anything else except the quest, and does not appear at Draynor Village at this time.

When asked about archaeology rewards, the Wise Old Man tells players he collected this to use for his gramophone.

Exchange

In order to reach Koschei, the player must have started the miniquest Koschei's Troubles, which requires Ritual of the Mahjarrat and Blood Runs Deep to be completed. Otherwise, the player will not be allowed into the basement.

Giving Koschei's needle to Koschei during his brief appearance in Blood Runs Deep will not work. Neither will giving the needle to Kharshai when he is standing on the Rellekka Hunter area (where Children of Mah begins).

Products

For an exhaustive list of all products, see here.

Product		Members	Using	Skills	Experience	Materials	GE price
	1 × Koschei's Death Egg		Koschei the Deathless, Kharshai	None	None	1 ×  Koschei's needle	N/A

Item sources

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

Source	Level	Quantity	Rarity
Wise Am the Music Man First completion	91	1	Always

Update history

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• update 30 March 2020 (Update):
  • Added to game.

Trivia

• It is a reference to the needle from Russian folklore in which Koschei would keep his soul.
• When the Wise Old Man tells players about the needle and how he used it, he references the Queen song Who Wants To Live Forever.