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'''Runes''' are small, weightless, magical stones with symbols on them representing various elements. Players need the right combinations of runes to cast [[spells]] using the [[Magic]] [[skill]].

Runes can either be bought from the various [[Magic shops]] found throughout ''[[Old School RuneScape]]'', created from [[rune essence]], [[pure essence]], or [[daeyalt essence]] through the [[Runecraft]] skill, procured from drops by killing [[monster]]s, or picked up from various [[item spawn|spawn]]s on the ground.

[[Elemental staves]] (the [[staff of earth]], the [[staff of air]], the [[staff of fire]], and the [[staff of water]]) provide an unlimited amount of runes of their stated type to cast spells while wielding them.

==Free-to-play runes==
All players can use the runes listed below, though [[free players]] can only craft runes up to [[body rune]]s (using the Runecraft skill). The two free-to-play Magic stores (in [[Varrock]] and [[Port Sarim]]) only sell the basic elemental runes, chaos runes, and death runes.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
!colspan=2|Rune!!Use
!Runecraft
!Level
!GE price
|-
|{{plinkt|Air rune}}||Used to cast air missiles and one of the four basic elemental runes.
|{{Members|no}}
|1
|{{Coins|{{GEP|Air rune}}}}
|-
|{{plinkt|Mind rune}}||Used to cast basic missile spells (Wind, Water, Earth and Fire Strike).
|{{Members|no}}
|2
|{{Coins|{{GEP|Mind rune}}}}
|-
|{{plinkt|Water rune}}||Used to cast water missiles and one of the four basic elemental runes.
|{{Members|no}}
|5
|{{Coins|{{GEP|Water rune}}}}
|-
|{{plinkt|Earth rune}}||Used to cast earth missiles and one of the four basic elemental runes.
|{{Members|no}}
|9
|{{Coins|{{GEP|Earth rune}}}}
|-
|{{plinkt|Fire rune}}||Used to cast fire missiles and one of the four basic elemental runes.
|{{Members|no}}
|14
|{{Coins|{{GEP|Fire rune}}}}
|-
|{{plinkt|Body rune}}||Used to cast low level curse spells.
|{{Members|no}}
|20
|{{Coins|{{GEP|Body rune}}}}
|-
|{{plinkt|Cosmic rune}}||Used for item enchanting spells ([[jewellery]], crossbow [[bolts]], and orbs).
|{{Members|yes}}
|27
|{{Coins|{{GEP|Cosmic rune}}}}
|-
|{{plinkt|Chaos rune}}||Used to cast low level missile spells (Wind, Water, Earth and Fire Bolt) as well as [[Crumble Undead]].
|{{Members|yes}}
|35
|{{Coins|{{GEP|Chaos rune}}}}
|-
|{{plinkt|Nature rune}}||Used for transmutation spells such as Low and High Level [[Alchemy spells|Alchemy]] and [[Superheat Item]], as well as [[Bind]]ing.
|{{Members|yes}}
|44
|{{Coins|{{GEP|Nature rune}}}}
|-
|{{plinkt|Law rune}}||Used to cast [[teleportation]] spells and [[Telekinetic Grab]].
|{{Members|yes}}
|54
|{{Coins|{{GEP|Law rune}}}}
|-
|{{plinkt|Death rune}}||Used to cast medium level missile spells (Wind, Water, Earth and Fire Blast).
|{{Members|yes}}
|65
|{{Coins|{{GEP|Death rune}}}}
|}

==Members runes==
The [[Wizards' Guild]] located in [[Yanille]] has the cheapest [[Magic shop]]s available to members. Located on its upper floors, it sells every rune except astral, cosmic, wrath, and combination runes.

Only members can use the runes listed below.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
!colspan=2|Rune!!Use
!Level
!GE price
|-
|{{plinkt|Sunfire rune}}||Used as replacement of Fire Runes.
|13
|{{Coins|{{GEP|Sunfire rune}}}}
|-
|{{plinkt|Astral rune}}||Used to cast [[Lunar spells]]. [[Lunar Diplomacy]] is required to craft and use these runes.
|40
|{{Coins|{{GEP|Astral rune}}}}
|-
|{{plinkt|Blood rune}}||Used to cast high level missile spells (Wind, Water, Earth and Fire Wave).
|77
|{{Coins|{{GEP|Blood rune}}}}
|-
|{{plinkt|Soul rune}}||Used to cast high level [[curse spells]], [[Teleportation#Teleother|teleport-other spells]] and some more spells.
|90
|{{Coins|{{GEP|Soul rune}}}}
|-
|{{plinkt|Wrath rune}}||Used to cast very high level missile spells (Wind, Water, Earth and Fire Surge).
|95
|{{Coins|{{GEP|Wrath rune}}}}
|}

===Combination runes===
{{Main|Combination rune}}These runes are [[members]] only, and act as one of each of their composite runes.
{| class="wikitable"
!colspan=2|Rune
!Combination
!Level
!GE price
|-
|{{plinkt|Mist rune}}
|{{Plink|Air rune}}<br/>{{Plink|Water rune}}
|style="text-align: center;"|6
|{{Coins|{{GEP|Mist rune}}}}
|-
|{{plinkt|Dust rune}}
|{{Plink|Air rune}}<br/>{{Plink|Earth rune}}
|style="text-align: center;"|10
|{{Coins|{{GEP|Dust rune}}}}
|-
|{{plinkt|Mud rune}}
|{{Plink|Water rune}}<br/>{{Plink|Earth rune}}
|style="text-align: center;"|13
|{{Coins|{{GEP|Mud rune}}}}
|-
|{{plinkt|Smoke rune}}
|{{Plink|Air rune}}<br/>{{Plink|Fire rune}}
|style="text-align: center;"|15
|{{Coins|{{GEP|Smoke rune}}}}
|-
|{{plinkt|Steam rune}}
|{{Plink|Water rune}}<br/>{{Plink|Fire rune}}
|style="text-align: center;"|19
|{{Coins|{{GEP|Steam rune}}}}
|-
|{{plinkt|Lava rune}}
|{{Plink|Earth rune}}<br/>{{Plink|Fire rune}}
|style="text-align: center;"|23
|{{Coins|{{GEP|Lava rune}}}}
|}

==Obtaining runes==
===Monster drops===
Many monsters drop runes in RuneScape, but some more than others. These are some of the most notable and easy.
*Level 7 and 20 [[Dark wizard]]s south of [[Varrock]], south of [[Taverley]], and in [[Draynor Village]]
*[[Wizard]]s in the [[Wizards' Tower]] south of [[Draynor Village]]
*Elemental mages south of [[Falador]]
*[[Chaos druid]]s in [[Taverley Dungeon]] and [[Edgeville Dungeon]]
*[[Flesh Crawler]]s in 2nd floor of the [[Stronghold of Security]]
*[[Zombie (common)]] in 2nd floor of the Stronghold of Security
*[[Infernal Mage]]s in the [[Slayer Tower]]
*[[Hill Giants]] in the [[Giants' Plateau]]. Note that the giants are level 28, but even novice players can gain runes from them. There’s usually one or two high-level characters fighting the giants. When a one of these players kills a giant, the giant will occasionally drop a rare rune-such as a law, nature, cosmic or death rune. If your character can’t go head-to-head with giants, just activate sprint, grab the rune, and retreat to the entrance of the plateau. The giants won’t follow you past the edge of the plateau, so it’s a good spot to heal in-between rune drops. Bones to bananas is good for this; there’s plenty of bones around, and your character can transmute them directly into bananas.

===Runecraft===
{{Main|Runecraft}}
[[Runecraft]] is the skill of crafting runes from [[rune essence]]. Through this skill, players can create their own runes for use in [[Magic]].

===Rogue Trader===
{{Main|Rogue Trader}}
Runes can be obtained by completing [[Ali Morrisane]]'s [[Rogue Trader]] minigame, which players may complete after finishing [[The Feud]] quest. After completing the minigame, players are able to obtain runes for a cheaper price. Unlike most shops, prices here stay the same while you are buying or selling runes.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
!colspan=2|Rune!!Price sold at!!Price bought at
|-
|{{plinkt|Air rune}}||{{Coins|4}}||{{Coins|2}}
|-
|{{plinkt|Mind rune}}||{{Coins|3}}||{{Coins|1}}
|-
|{{plinkt|Water rune}}||{{Coins|4}}||{{Coins|2}}
|-
|{{plinkt|Earth rune}}||{{Coins|4}}||{{Coins|2}}
|-
|{{plinkt|Fire rune}}||{{Coins|4}}||{{Coins|2}}
|-
|{{plinkt|Body rune}}||{{Coins|3}}||{{Coins|1}}
|-
|{{plinkt|Cosmic rune}}||{{Coins|62}}||{{Coins|25}}
|-
|{{plinkt|Chaos rune}}||{{Coins|112}}||{{Coins|45}}
|-
|{{plinkt|Nature rune}}||{{Coins|225}}||{{Coins|90}}
|-
|{{plinkt|Law rune}}||{{Coins|300}}||{{Coins|120}}
|-
|{{plinkt|Death rune}}||{{Coins|225}}||{{Coins|90}}
|-
|{{plinkt|Blood rune}}||{{Coins|500}}||{{Coins|200}}
|-
|{{plinkt|Soul rune}}||{{Coins|300}}||{{Coins|150}}
|}

===Rune shops===
There are several [[Magic shops]] around ''RuneScape'' that sell runes. These are identified with the flame [[icon]] [[File:Magic shop icon.png]] on the [[map]]. Shop names in ''italics'' are members-only. Note wrath runes can not be bought from shops anywhere.
{| class="wikitable"
!Shop!!Location!!Runes Sold!!Notes
|-
|[[Aubury's Rune Shop|Aubury]]||South-east [[Varrock]]||Air, Water, Earth, Fire, Mind, Chaos, Death||Often frequented by players and [[bot]]s, so its stock is frequently low.
|-
|[[Betty's Magic Emporium|Betty]]||[[Port Sarim]]||Air, Water, Earth, Fire, Mind, Chaos, Death||
|-
|[[Ali's Discount Wares.#Runes|''Ali Morrisane'']]||[[Al Kharid]]||All except Astral||Requires completion of [[The Feud]] and [[Rogue Trader]]
|-
|[[Magic Guild Store - Runes and Staves|''Magic Guild'']]||[[Yanille]]||All except Astral and Cosmic||66 Magic required to enter the Magic Guild (can be boosted)
|-
|[[Baba Yaga's Magic Shop|''Baba Yaga'']]||[[Lunar Isle]]||All except Cosmic||Must have started the [[Lunar Diplomacy]] quest. Currently the only shop to sell Astral runes.
|-
|[[Mage Training Arena#Rewards|''Mage Training Arena'']]||North of [[Emir's Arena]]||All except Astral||Uses [[Pizazz points]] instead of [[coins]] as currency.
|-
|[[Lundail's Arena-side Rune Shop|''Mage Arena'']]||Level 50-55 [[Wilderness]]||All except Astral and Soul||Located in the mage bank, a non-Wilderness area.
|-
|[[Battle Runes|''Mage of Zamorak'']]||Level 5 [[Wilderness]], north of [[Edgeville]]||All except Astral and Cosmic and Nature||
|-
|[[Tutab's Magical Market|''Ape Atoll'']]||[[Ape Atoll]]||Air, Water, Earth, Fire, Law||Requires completion of [[Monkey Madness II]] or a [[Greegree]] to access.
|-
|[[Void Knight Magic Store|''Pest Control'']]||[[Void Knights' Outpost]]||Air, Water, Earth, Fire, Mind, Chaos, Death||
|-
|[[Amlodd's Magical Supplies|''Amlodd's Magical Supplies'']]||North-west [[Prifddinas]]||All except Astral and Soul||Requires Completion of [[Song of the Elves]]
|-
|[[TzHaar-Mej-Roh's Rune Store|''TzHaar-Mej-Roh's Rune Store'']]||[[Mor Ul Rek]]||Air, Water, Earth, Fire, Mind, Body, Chaos, Death||Runes can only be bought with the [[Tokkul]] currency. Players often sell chaos runes here to get 300000 [[Tokkul]] to buy an uncut onyx from the [[TzHaar-Hur-Lek's Ore and Gem Store|Ore and Gem Store]].
|-
|[[Thyria's Wares|''Thyria's Wares'']]||[[Arceuus]]||Air, Water, Earth, Fire, Mind, Body, Chaos, Death||
|}

===Barrows===
{{Main|Barrows}}
The [[Barrows]] minigame provides large amounts of catalytic runes (mind, chaos, death, and blood) from the chest, though very high combat skills are required in order to be successful at the Barrows.

{{Runes}}