Clue scroll (elite)

Clue scroll (elite)
Released	12 June 2014 (Update)
Members	Yes
Quest item	No
Properties
Tradeable	No
Equipable	No
Stackable	No
Noteable	No
Options	Read, Check steps, Drop
Examine	A clue!; Sherlock: A clue suggested by (Player's Name)!
Values
Value	20 coins
High alch	12 coins
Low alch	8 coins
Weight	0.02 kg
Advanced data
Item ID	N/A

This article has a strategy guide.

All information on mechanics and strategy will be on this page.

A clue scroll (elite) is the second highest tier of Treasure Trail. It can be between 5 and 7 steps long, and rewards an elite reward casket upon completion.

As for all tiers of clue scrolls, only one elite clue scroll can be held, kept in death's office or stored in a bank at one time.

After completing 200 elite clues, the player will be awarded a heavy casket. Elite clue scrolls are a random drop from a large variety of high-levelled monsters, implings, raids rewards, and skilling clues such as clue nests, clue bottles, and clue geodes.

Clue scrolls are the start of a treasure trail — a treasure hunt that sends players hunting all around Gielinor and other realms. At the end of the hunt, players receive a reward of items randomly selected from a specific list, with the possibility of receiving rare and valuable items. Elite clue scrolls are usually long and complex, and take significant effort to be completed — though not more so than their master-tier counterparts. These clue scrolls have a greater list of requirements with respect to quests and item possession (for ironmen). For this reason, many players prefer to complete easy, medium, or hard clues, instead. Venturing into the Wilderness may be required in order to complete the steps, whilst coordinate clues will require the player to fight an Armadylean guard or a Bandosian guard.

Unless the clue scroll is an item kept on death or it is protected by a clue box, dying beyond level 20 Wilderness will cause the clue scroll to be destroyed, regardless of the cause of death. Players may find it beneficial to carry a Wilderness sword to cut webs, royal seed pod/teleport crystal and/or an explorer's ring, as clue scrolls are always kept above these items; these will be lost upon death, but replacements are easily and freely obtainable. In the typical case of death, the unprotected clue will stay on the ground for up to 1 hour, including PvP deaths below level 20 Wilderness; the same rules apply for reward caskets. The only exception is in the case of death to a monster in the Wilderness below level 20, the clue will always be protected.

Completion of Elite Combat Achievements gives a 5% increased chance to receive an elite clue scroll from all sources, excluding implings.

An elite clue scroll can be given to Watson along with an easy, medium, and hard clue scroll to receive a master clue scroll.

Types of clues

Note that it is possible to receive the same clue more than once.

Requirements

Skill requirements

Some clues will require items that have a certain skill requirement in order to wear, wield or access. The table below shows the highest skill requirement, in order to complete every elite clue. Quest skill requirements are not noted in this table. Sherlock may also give you skill challenges which require certain skill levels to complete. Temporary skill boosts can be used for most non-combat skill challenges.

Skill level	Details
70 ^{(not boostable)}	Required to wield a black salamander.
70 ^(boostable)	Required to complete Recipe for Disaster to wear Barrows gloves.
63 ^(boostable)	Required to craft a green d'hide body for Sherlock.
66 ^{(not boostable)}	Required to activate Chivalry for Sherlock.
60 ^(boostable)	Required to light yew logs for Sherlock.
82 ^(boostable)	Required to access the fishing platform.
68 ^(boostable)	Required to catch a mottled eel for Sherlock
70 ^(boostable)	Required to create a yew longbow for Sherlock.
70 ^{(not boostable)}	Required to wield a black salamander.
60 ^{(not boostable)}	Required to activate Chivalry for Sherlock.
70 ^{(not boostable)}	Required to wear black dragonhide armour and wield a black salamander.
59 ^(boostable)	Required to runecraft double cosmic runes for Sherlock.
65 ^(boostable)	Required to kill a dust devil for Sherlock.
50 ^(boostable)	Required to equip granite shield.
72 ^(boostable)	Required to picklock the Ardougne Castle Chest for Sherlock.
+ 130 ^{(not boostable)} OR 99 ^{(not boostable)} OR 99 ^{(not boostable)}	Required to access Warriors' Guild.

Quest requirements

Some clues require access to areas or NPCs which may require quests. Some only require to start the quest in order to gain access.

Quest	Details
Another Slice of H.A.M.	Gives access to Ambassador Alvijar.
Beneath Cursed Sands (partial completion)	Gives access to Necropolis.
Cabin Fever	Gives access to Mos Le'Harmless and its nearby cave.
Darkness of Hallowvale (started)	Gives access to Meiyerditch.
Death to the Dorgeshuun	Gives access to Dorgesh-Kaan.
Desert Treasure I (partial completion)	Gives access to the Shadow Dungeon.
Dragon Slayer II (partial completion)	Gives access to Lithkren.
Eagles' Peak	Required to catch a carnivorous chinchompa for Sherlock.
Elemental Workshop II	Required to wield the mind shield.
Fairytale II - Cure a Queen (partial completion)	Gives access to fairy rings.
The Fremennik Exiles (partial completion)	Gives access to the Island of Stone.
The Fremennik Isles	Gives access to Neitiznot and Jatizso; required to wear helm of neitiznot.
The Great Brain Robbery (partial completion)	Gives access to Harmony Island.
Haunted Mine	Gives access to Tarn's Lair.
The Heart of Darkness (partial completion)	Gives access to Ruins of Tapoyauik.
Heroes' Quest	Gives access to the Heroes' Guild and required to wield dragon battleaxe.
Horror from the Deep	Required to equip a filled god book.
In Aid of the Myreque	Gives Access to Burgh de Rott.
Jungle Potion	Gives access to the Hardwood Grove.
Legends' Quest	Gives access to the Kharazi Jungle, Legends' Guild and cape of legends.
Lunar Diplomacy	Gives access to Lunar Isle and Pirates' Cove.
Making Friends with My Arm (partial completion)	Gives access to Weiss.
Mourning's End Part I (started)	Gives access to Lletya and mourner gear.
Monkey Madness I	Gives access to Crash Island and Ape Atoll.
Plague City (partial completion)	Gives access to West Ardougne.
Priest in Peril	Gives access to Canifis.
Recipe for Disaster	Required to wear Barrows gloves.
Regicide (started)	Gives access to Tirannwn. Highly recommended to complete the quest, as travelling becomes easier with using a charter ship to Port Tyras.
Shilo Village	Gives access to Shilo Village.
Sins of the Father (partial completion)	Required to unlock music track Lament for the Hallowed.
The Slug Menace	Required to wear proselyte hauberk.
Song of the Elves	Gives access to Prifddinas.
Spirits of the Elid	Gives access to the crack west of Nardah.
Swan Song	Gives access to the Piscatoris Fishing Colony.
Troll Romance (partial completion)	Gives access to Trollweiss Mountain.
Troll Stronghold (partial completion)	Gives access to Trollheim.
Underground Pass	Gives access to Tirannwn.

Music requirements

Music Track	Unlock location	Notes
Lament for the Hallowed	Darkmeyer	Requires partial completion of Sins of the Father to travel to Icyene Graveyard.
The Pharaoh	Sophanem	Unlocks during Beneath Cursed Sands

Item requirements

'Minimum level requirements' indicates the level required to equip all items on the list in order to complete their respective clue steps.

Any quantities below indicate how many of each item is required to fill all available elite STASH units.

Minimum level requirements
70 Attack	50 Strength	70 Ranged	70 Magic
60 Defence		60 Prayer
Items required
2 × Amulet of glory	Barrows gloves	Black d'hide chaps	Black d'hide vambraces
Black salamander	Blue d'hide vambraces	Bob shirt	Cape of legends
File:Castle wars bracelet.pngCastle wars bracelet	Climbing boots	Combat bracelet	Dragon battleaxe
Dragon boots^{[n 1]}	Dragon med helm	Dragon necklace	2 × Dragon spear
Dragonstone amulet	Dragonstone ring	Any full god book	Granite shield
Helm of neitiznot	Any rune heraldic helm	Lava battlestaff	Magic longbow
Mind shield	Any god mitre	Mystic robe bottom	Pirate bandana
Proselyte hauberk	Red d'hide chaps	Ring of forging	Rolling pin
Rune boots	Rune crossbow	Rune kiteshield	Rune longsword
Rune plateskirt	Seercull	Splitbark body	Splitbark legs
Spotted cape	Pyromancer robe	Farmer's strawhat	Shayzien body (5)
Any Sunfire fanatic armour piece

^ The Dragon boots (g) and Primordial boots can also be stored and used for this clue step.

Possible rewards

The average loot roll is worth 85,590.00. On average, elite clues are worth 427,953.00.

As well as the unique Treasure Trails rewards shown below, players may also receive a variety of other items. A more detailed overview of all possible rewards can be found at reward casket (elite).

Image	Name
	Dragon ornament kits
	Infinity colour kits
	Fury ornament kit
	Musketeer outfit
	Dragon cane
	Briefcase
	Sagacious spectacles
	Gilded equipment
	Top hat
	Monocle
	Big pirate hat
	Deerstalker
	Metal dragon masks
	Lava dragon mask
	Black d'hide trimmed armour
	Black d'hide gold-trimmed armour
	Rangers' tunic
	3rd age cloak/3rd age weapons (along with all other 3rd age items excluding tools)
	Afro
	Katana
	Royal set
	Kourend city scarves
	Blacksmith's helm
	Bucket helm
	Ranger gloves
	Holy wraps
	Ring of nature
	Dark tuxedo outfit
	Light tuxedo outfit
	Rangers' tights
	Uri's hat
	Fremennik kilt
	Heavy casket
	Giant boot

Item sources

The below rates have rarities provided by Jagex.^[1]

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Changes

Date	Changes
[[{{#explode:6 March 2024\| \|0}} {{#explode:6 March 2024\| \|1}}]] [[{{#explode:6 March 2024\| \|2}}]] (update)	Clue Scrolls dropped by a player now last one hour on the ground rather than two minutes. This does not change existing behaviour for Clue Scrolls dropped by NPCs or other entities. Additionally, you are now told if you would have gotten a clue but didn't because you already have one.
[[{{#explode:17 February 2021\| \|0}} {{#explode:17 February 2021\| \|1}}]] [[{{#explode:17 February 2021\| \|2}}]] (update)	Two new elite Treasure Trail steps were added.
[[{{#explode:11 April 2019\| \|0}} {{#explode:11 April 2019\| \|1}}]] [[{{#explode:11 April 2019\| \|2}}]] (update)	The item was graphically updated.
[[{{#explode:13 July 2017\| \|0}} {{#explode:13 July 2017\| \|1}}]] [[{{#explode:13 July 2017\| \|2}}]] (update)	Possible amount of steps changed from 9-12 to 5-7.
[[{{#explode:9 March 2017\| \|0}} {{#explode:9 March 2017\| \|1}}]] [[{{#explode:9 March 2017\| \|2}}]] (update)	The item's value was increased from 1 to 20.
[[{{#explode:21 April 2016\| \|0}} {{#explode:21 April 2016\| \|1}}]] [[{{#explode:21 April 2016\| \|2}}]] (update \| poll)	Elite clue scrolls have been added to dragon impling drop tables.
[[{{#explode:24 September 2015\| \|0}} {{#explode:24 September 2015\| \|1}}]] [[{{#explode:24 September 2015\| \|2}}]] (update)	Typo fixed on an elite clue scroll.
[[{{#explode:2 July 2015\| \|0}} {{#explode:2 July 2015\| \|1}}]] [[{{#explode:2 July 2015\| \|2}}]] (update \| poll)	All clue scrolls now have a right-click 'Check steps' option that will allow you to see exactly how many steps you have completed so far.
[[{{#explode:18 June 2015\| \|0}} {{#explode:18 June 2015\| \|1}}]] [[{{#explode:18 June 2015\| \|2}}]] (update \| poll)	You will now be able to have up to one clue scroll of each tier and will be able to complete clue scrolls of different tiers simultaneously.
[[{{#explode:14 May 2015\| \|0}} {{#explode:14 May 2015\| \|1}}]] [[{{#explode:14 May 2015\| \|2}}]] (update)	Clue scroll stages no longer increase when bouncing different clue scrolls.
[[{{#explode:12 March 2015\| \|0}} {{#explode:12 March 2015\| \|1}}]] [[{{#explode:12 March 2015\| \|2}}]] (update)	Crafting anything with leather no longer completes an elite skill challenge.
[[{{#explode:29 January 2015\| \|0}} {{#explode:29 January 2015\| \|1}}]] [[{{#explode:29 January 2015\| \|2}}]] (update)	The spelling of 'Lathas' in an elite clue challenge has now been fixed.
[[{{#explode:6 November 2014\| \|0}} {{#explode:6 November 2014\| \|1}}]] [[{{#explode:6 November 2014\| \|2}}]] (update)	Fixed a typo on an elite clue scroll.

Gallery (historical)



12 June 2014 – 11 April 2019	11 April 2019 – present

Trivia

After the update of 18 June 2015 it is now possible to have one clue scroll of each tier at a time, while previously the player could not get any clue scroll at all until completing or dropping the current one.
Upon release, elite treasure trails were 9-12 steps long. Due to complaints about the substantial jump in the number of steps required, it was changed to 5-7 steps in an update on 13 July 2017.
The cryptic clue "Green is the colour of my death as the winter-guise, I swoop towards the ground." is part of the lyrics to the song December Flower by In Flames.

References

^ Jagex. Mod Tide's Twitter account. 24 May 2019. Archived from the original on 24 May 2019. Mod Tide: "I know its been a while since the clue expansion but here is the information on clue scroll drop rates and loot chances! If anything changes I will keep you posted."

[1] The Dragon boots (g) and Primordial boots can also be stored and used for this clue step.

[Clue_rates_tweet-2] Jagex. Mod Tide's Twitter account. 24 May 2019. Archived from the original on 24 May 2019. Mod Tide: "I know its been a while since the clue expansion but here is the information on clue scroll drop rates and loot chances! If anything changes I will keep you posted."

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Clue scroll (elite)

Contents

Types of clues