Trailblazer League (2020)/Areas/Kharidian Desert

The Kharidian Desert Area covers the entirety of the Kharidian Desert. Underground areas and instanced areas with an entrance in the area are also included. Access to Misthalin north of Al-Kharid and south of Varrock is restricted and prevented through the use of magical barriers.

Overview of area

Notable settlements

• Bandit Camp
• Bebadin Camp
• Desert Mining Camp
• Menaphos
• Nardah
• Pollnivneach
• Ruins of Uzer
• Sophanem

Restricted travel

The following travel options are restricted unless the appropriate area is unlocked:

• The gate east of Lumbridge leading to Al-Kharid
• The grapple shortcut across the river Lum to al-Kharid
• The stepping stone south of Lumbridge swamp leading to the Kharidian Desert

Notable combat-related activities

• Bandits
• Kalphite Queen
• Smoke Dungeon

Notable non-combat activities

• Agility Pyramid
• Mage Training Arena
• Elidinis Statuette in Nardah
• Pollnivneach Blackjacking
• Pollnivneach house portal
• Pollnivneach Rooftop Course
• Pyramid Plunder
• Fire Altar
• Mining in the Bandit Camp Quarry
• Sandstorm Machine
• Sorceress's Garden
• Zahur's Herblore Services

Notable shops

• Blackjack seller
• Rewards Guardian
• Ali's Discount Wares.
• Shantay Pass Shop
• Nardah Hunter Shop.

Slayer tasks added

Unlocking the Kharidian Desert will add the following tasks to your slayer list:

• Bandit
• Dust devil
• Kalphite
• Lizard
• Pyrefiend
• Scabarite (after completing Contact!)

Unlocks

The following quests and achievement diary tasks are automatically completed after unlocking the area.

Quests

• Desert Treasure I
  • The Dig Site
  • Temple of Ikov
  • The Tourist Trap
  • Troll Stronghold
    • Death Plateau
  • Priest in Peril
  • Waterfall Quest

Achievement diary tasks

Automatically completed diary tasks upon area unlock

	Desert Diary
Easy Tasks	None
Medium Tasks	Travel to the Desert via the Eagle transport system
Hard Tasks	Slay a dust devil in the desert cave with a Slayer Helmet equipped Refill your waterskins in the Desert using Lunar spells
Elite Tasks	Bake a wild pie at the Nardah clay oven Speak to the Kq head in your POH

Notable drops

These items are highlighted as key drops from the area which are affected by the boosted drop rate granted by passive relics at tier 3 and tier 5.

	Item	Source	Base Rarity	Relic Tier 4 Rarity	Relic Tier 6 Rarity
File:Pharaoh's sceptre.png	Pharaoh's sceptre	Pyramid plunder	1/1,000	1/500	1/333
	Dragon chainbody	Kalphite Queen	1/128	1/64	1/42
	Dragon chainbody	Dust devil	1/32,768	1/16,384	1/10,922
	Dragon 2h sword	Kalphite Queen	1/256	1/128	1/85
	Dust battlestaff	Dust devil	1/4,000	1/2,000	1/1,333