Dust rune

Dust rune
Released							13 June 2005 (Update)
Members							Yes
Quest item							No
Properties
Tradeable							Yes
Equipable							No
Stackable							Yes
Noteable							No
Options							Drop
Examine							A combined Air and Earth Rune.
Values
Value							20 coins
High alch							12 coins
Low alch							8 coins
Weight							0 kg
Grand Exchange
Exchange							9 coins (info)
Buy limit							18,000
Daily volume							6,787,802
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Advanced data
Item ID							4696

Dust runes are combination runes. They count as two separate runes: one earth rune and one air rune. Thus, any spell requiring one earth rune, one air rune, or both will spend only one dust rune.

They can be created with the Runecraft skill or purchased with Pizazz points from the Mage Training Arena.

When equipped, the dust battlestaff and mystic dust staff provide an unlimited number of dust runes.

Runecraft info

At 10 Runecraft or higher, they can be crafted in either of two ways:

• Bringing pure essence, earth runes, and an earth talisman to the Air Altar (for 8.3 Runecraft experience per rune)
• Bringing pure essence, air runes, and an air talisman to the Earth Altar (for 9.0 Runecraft experience per rune)

You may wear a tiara to enter and use the altar, but the other element must be a talisman when crafting combination runes. Clicking on the altar or using a pure essence on it will produce normal runes. To prevent creating the wrong runes, make sure you are using the complementary rune on the altar. For example, at the Earth Altar use the air runes on the altar.

Combinations have a 50% success rate (or 100%, if the player is wearing a binding necklace), and the talisman is consumed in the process (unless the player uses the Lunar spell Magic Imbue). The elemental talisman will also not work in place of talismans when crafting the runes.

Air Altar

Requirements

Skill		Level	XP
Runecraft		10 (b)	8.3
Members		Ticks	1 (0.6s)
Tools		Facilities	Air Altar

Materials

Item		Quantity	Cost
	Pure essence	1	1
	Earth rune	1	5
	Earth talisman	1	240
Total cost			246
	Dust rune	1	9
Profit			−237

Requirements

Skill		Level	XP
Runecraft		10 (b)	12.4
Members		Ticks	1 (0.6s)
Tools		Facilities	Air Altar

Materials

Item		Quantity	Cost
	Daeyalt essence	1	N/A
	Earth rune	1	5
	Earth talisman	1	240
Total cost			245
	Dust rune	1	9
Profit			−236

Requirements

Skill		Level	XP
Runecraft		27 (nb)	8.3
Accessible only in the Guardians of the Rift minigame.
Members		Ticks	1 (0.6s)
Tools		Facilities	Air Altar

Materials

Item		Quantity	Cost
	Guardian essence	1	N/A
	Earth rune	1	5
	Earth talisman	1	240
Total cost			245
	Dust rune	1	9
	Polyelemental guardian stone	1	N/A
Profit			−236

Earth Altar

Requirements

Skill		Level	XP
Runecraft		10 (b)	9
Members		Ticks	1 (0.6s)
Tools		Facilities	Earth Altar

Materials

Item		Quantity	Cost
	Pure essence	1	1
	Air rune	1	5
	Air talisman	1	110
Total cost			116
	Dust rune	1	9
Profit			−107

Requirements

Skill		Level	XP
Runecraft		10 (b)	13.5
Members		Ticks	1 (0.6s)
Tools		Facilities	Earth Altar

Materials

Item		Quantity	Cost
	Daeyalt essence	1	N/A
	Air rune	1	5
	Air talisman	1	110
Total cost			115
	Dust rune	1	9
Profit			−106

Requirements

Skill		Level	XP
Runecraft		27 (nb)	9
Accessible only in the Guardians of the Rift minigame.
Members		Ticks	1 (0.6s)
Tools		Facilities	Earth Altar

Materials

Item		Quantity	Cost
	Guardian essence	1	N/A
	Air rune	1	5
	Air talisman	1	110
Total cost			115
	Dust rune	1	9
	Polyelemental guardian stone	1	N/A
Profit			−106

More dust runes can be crafted with Twisted extract.

Spells requiring both air and earth runes

Spell		Magic		Runes	Type	Spellbook
		Lvl	Exp
	Earth Strike	9	9.5	1 2 1	Combat		Standard
	Earth Bolt	29	19.5	2 3 1	Combat		Standard
	Lumbridge Teleport	31	41	3 1 1	Teleport		Standard
	Crumble Undead	39	24.5	2 2 1	Combat		Standard
	Teleport to House	40	30	1 1 1	Teleport		Standard
	Earth Blast	53	31.5	3 4 1	Combat		Standard
	Earth Wave	70	40	5 7 1	Combat		Standard
	Earth Surge	90	48.5	7 10 1	Combat		Standard

Item sources

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Rewards Guardian (Mage Training Arena)

Dust Runes can be bought for pizzaz points awarded from participating in the rooms in the Mage Training Arena.

Item	Telekinetic	Alchemist	Enchantment	Graveyard
Dust rune	1	1	15	1

Changes

Date	Changes
[[{{#explode:14 September 2022| |0}} {{#explode:14 September 2022| |1}}]] [[{{#explode:14 September 2022| |2}}]] (update)	The item's Grand Exchange buy limit was increased from 10,000 to 15,000.
[[{{#explode:30 April 2007| |0}} {{#explode:30 April 2007| |1}}]] [[{{#explode:30 April 2007| |2}}]] (update)	The item's inventory sprite was changed again.
[[{{#explode:24 April 2007| |0}} {{#explode:24 April 2007| |1}}]] [[{{#explode:24 April 2007| |2}}]] (update)	The item was graphically updated.

Gallery (historical)

13 June 2005 ⁠– 24 April 2007	24 April 2007 ⁠– present