Medium Desert achievements

For an overview of all Desert achievements, see Desert achievements.

Medium Desert
Release date	2 November 2020 (Update)
Type	Subcategory
Parent	Area Tasks
Achievements total	11
RuneScore total	110
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Medium Desert is an achievements subcategory of the Area Tasks category. Prior to the release of this subcategory the achievements were part of the former Desert subcategory within the Exploration category.

Requirements

Requirements

Skill requirements are not boostable unless marked with a [B] for boostable. Eagles' Peak The Feud Spirits of the Elid A Fairy Tale II - Cure a Queen (Started) Missing My Mummy 45 Prayer 3 Defence 35 Woodcutting 25 Summoning 45 Mining 33 Crafting 49 Farming 57 Herblore 30 Agility 37 Ranged 19 Strength Ironmen: The following are not required if you obtain a mith grapple as a drop instead: 59 Fletching 30 Smithing

Items required

Items from the tool belt are not listed unless they do not work or are not automatically added. Crossbow (Not required if the Lumbridge hidey-hole has been constructed) Mith grapple (Not required if the Lumbridge hidey-hole has been constructed) Dramen staff or equivalent (If required to access fairy rings) Pyramid top (acquired through walkthrough) Molten glass Clean harralander Pouch (Summoning) 51 spirit shards Blue charm Potato cactus (possible to obtain one during walkthrough) Rope (Obtainable during achievement) (3 potions of dye / 3 cowhides / 3 snake skins / 3 wolf skins / 3 sheep shears if no option for achievement 2) Ironmen: The following are not required if you obtain a mith grapple as a drop instead: 1 Mithril bar 1 Mithril bolt 1 Rope

Achievements in this subcategory

There are 11 achievements in this subcategory (showing 11).

#	Name	Members	Description	Requirements	Notes
1	Faster than a Speeding Bullet	Yes	Ride an eagle to the desert (use a rope on Desert Eagle).	Eagles' Peak	Ride an eagle to the desert by using a rope on the Desert eagle inside the Eagles' Peak Dungeon.	10
2	So Su Me	Yes	Solve an easy runedoku casket (Choose "examine lock" option rather than force or pick lock).	The Feud	Solve an easy Runedoku casket by choosing the "examine lock" option rather than force or pick lock. If either the force or pick lock option is chosen, the player will have to wait till daily reset to try again.	10
3	A Bridge Not Far	Yes	Cross the River Lum using a crossbow.	8 Agility 19 Strength 37 Ranged Ironmen: The following are not required if you obtain a mith grapple as a drop instead: 59 Fletching [B] 30 Smithing [B]	Cross the River Lum using a crossbow. The shortcut from Lumbridge Swamp to Al Kharid is located south of the Lumbridge cemetery. Click grapple on the strong tree on the Lumbridge side of the river.	10
4	Heathen Idle	Yes	Pray at the Elidinis statuette in Nardah.	Spirits of the Elid	Pray at the Elidinis Statuette in Nardah after the Spirits of the Elid quest.	10
5	Away with the Kalphites	Yes	Travel to the fairy ring near the Kalphite Lair.	A Fairy Tale II - Cure a Queen (partial)	Travel to the Fairy ring that is located near the Kalphite Hive, by using the Fairy ring code BIQ.	10
6	All Square	Yes	Sell a pyramid top to Simon.	30 Agility	Sell a pyramid top to Simon, which can be obtained by completing the Agility Pyramid, and chosing the 'Climb Climbing rocks' option on the west side of the doorway before finishing the course.	10
7	Goat Harralander?	Yes	Create a vial of combat potion from scratch in Nardah after killing a goat from the desert.	36 Herblore 33 Crafting Spirits of the Elid	Make a combat potion from scratch inside Nardah. Kill a goat south-west from Nardah and pickup its goat horn. Go to the fountain in the center of the city. Craft a vial from molten glass and then fill the vial from the fountain. Add harralander to the vial, grind your goat horn and finally add it to the unfinished potion.	10
8	Taken for Granite	Yes	Mine granite at the quarry south of the Bandit Camp.	45 Mining	Mine granite at the desert quarry south of the Bandit Camp.	10
9	Unbeetleable	Yes	Create a spirit kalphite pouch at the obelisk south west of Pollnivneach.	25 Summoning	Create a spirit kalphite pouch at the obelisk south-west of Pollnivneach across the river. In case you cannot locate it, it is actually on the opposite bank of the T.A.R.D.I.S. icy patch in the desert. The Obelisk is underground so you have to look out for a Desert Ladder to climb down. Alternatively, you can create the pouch at the obelisk inside Psamtik's shop in Menaphos for this achievement to be recognised. The pouch can be made with a blue charm, a pouch, 51 spirit shards, and a potato cactus.	10
10	An Teak	Yes	Attempt to cut a log from the teak tree near the Ruins of Uzer.	35 Woodcutting	Cut a log from the teak tree near the Ruins of Uzer.	10
11	Overcut	Yes	Boost your stats at Amascut's altar.	45 Prayer Missing My Mummy	Boost their stats at the Amascut's altar, which is located inside the Uzer Mastaba south of Uzer.	10

Rewards

Speak to Zahur, who is located in the herb shop in the south-east corner of Nardah, to claim the rewards for the medium achievement set:

• An antique lamp granting 8,000 experience (in the skill of choice of level 43 or higher)
• 10–4,096 coins per achievement
• Desert amulet 2, which, in addition to Desert amulet 1's bonuses, grants the following bonuses:

Reward	When worn	When operated	At all times
Desert amulet 1	Successfully cutting a Kharidian cactus gives 2 units of water		Mage Training Arena prices are lowered by 2% Sparkly dung kalphites drop double loot A bag of lost items can be claimed once per day from any rug merchant
Desert amulet 2	Reduced failure rate at the Agility Pyramid	Unlimited teleports to Nardah Convert 50 soda ash to molten glass per day, while in the desert	A second teak tree appears near Uzer Mage Training Arena discount increased to 5% Goats have a chance to drop noted desert goat horns 20 potato cactus can be claimed once per day from the Weird Old Man (worth 29,260) The Sceptre of the gods now has a charge cap of 20 charges.
Desert amulet 3	Keris has improved passives against Kalphites and Scabarites Hit chance bonus increased to 25% from 15% Chance of triple damage increased to 5% from 2.5%	100 soda ash can be converted per day	Mage Training Arena discount increased to 10% 30 potato cactus can be claimed once per day from the Weird Old Man (worth 43,890) The Al Kharid and Menaphos cactus patches are now disease-free and always give double cactus spines and potato cacti when harvested Double charges provided when recharging pharaoh's sceptres and the sceptre of the gods Reduced chance of mummies and scarab swarms spawning in Pyramid Plunder The Desert Phoenix can be continuously auto-pickpocketed The Sceptre of the gods now has a charge cap of 60 charges.
Desert amulet 4	Ability to reroll the Dominion Tower's reward chest 20% chance to create a 4-dose super antifire instead of 3-dose, while in the desert	150 soda ash can be converted per day Unlimited teleport to the Ruins of Uzer	Two phoenix feathers plucked at once from the Desert Phoenix The Clay golem will enhance the ancient staff, making it a tier 75 weapon with a prayer bonus Access to the Sophanem red sandstone mine, providing an additional 25 red sandstone per day Aligra Nite in the Quarry will buy granite for 20% of the Grand Exchange value 40 potato cactus can be claimed once per day from the Weird Old Man (worth 58,520) Pyramid tops will now sell for 10,000 at Simon Templeton The ability to see Mune in the Kharidian desert on Mondays and sometimes on Saturdays and/or Sundays if all Desert achievements have been completed and all the rewards have been claimed

Update history

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• update 2 November 2020 (Update):
  • Added to game.