Mysterious emblem

Mysterious emblem was removed after an update.

As the contents of this page no longer exist in Old School RuneScape, this article is preserved for historical purposes.

This article is about emblems purchased from the Emblem Trader. For the old version of this item, see archaic emblem.

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Mysterious emblem (tier 1)
Released							17 October 2019 (Update)
Removal							23 April 2020 (Update)
Members							Yes
Quest item							No
Properties
Tradeable							Yes
Equipable							No
Stackable							No
Noteable							No
Options							Destroy
Destroy							The Emblem Trader in Edgeville may want this.
Examine							An emblem of ancient times, now superseded.
Values
Value							4,500 coins
Alchemy							Not alchemisable
Weight							0.1 kg
Advanced data
Item ID							24277

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SMW Subobject for Tier 1Examine: An emblem of ancient times, now superseded.Is members only: trueIs variant of: Mysterious emblemWeight: 0.100Uses infobox: ItemImage: File:Mysterious emblem (tier 1).pngItem name: Mysterious emblem (tier 1)Value: 4500Version anchor: Tier 1Release date: 17 October 2019Item ID: 24277

SMW Subobject for Tier 2Examine: An emblem of ancient times, now superseded.Is members only: trueIs variant of: Mysterious emblemWeight: 0.100Uses infobox: ItemImage: File:Mysterious emblem (tier 2).pngItem name: Mysterious emblem (tier 2)Value: 9000Version anchor: Tier 2Release date: 17 October 2019Item ID: 24279

SMW Subobject for Tier 5Examine: An emblem of ancient times, now superseded.Is members only: trueIs variant of: Mysterious emblemWeight: 0.100Uses infobox: ItemImage: File:Mysterious emblem (tier 5).pngItem name: Mysterious emblem (tier 5)Value: 72000Version anchor: Tier 5Release date: 17 October 2019Item ID: 24285

SMW Subobject for Tier 3Examine: An emblem of ancient times, now superseded.Is members only: trueIs variant of: Mysterious emblemWeight: 0.100Uses infobox: ItemImage: File:Mysterious emblem (tier 3).pngItem name: Mysterious emblem (tier 3)Value: 18000Version anchor: Tier 3Release date: 17 October 2019Item ID: 24281

SMW Subobject for Tier 4Examine: An emblem of ancient times, now superseded.Is members only: trueIs variant of: Mysterious emblemWeight: 0.100Uses infobox: ItemImage: File:Mysterious emblem (tier 4).pngItem name: Mysterious emblem (tier 4)Value: 36000Version anchor: Tier 4Release date: 17 October 2019Item ID: 24283

A mysterious emblem was an item that was purchasable from the Emblem Trader, which a player could upgrade by killing the player's assigned target on the official Bounty Hunter world whilst having a mysterious emblem in their inventory. However, their opponent must also have had a mysterious emblem of the same tier in order for it to be upgraded. If a player is holding multiple emblems, only the highest tier emblem will be upgraded.

Emblems were always lost upon death; players were willing to risk their emblem to either receive an emblem in another player's possession or to upgrade their own. For example, if a player was killed and had a tier 4 emblem in their inventory, the target's emblem will be destroyed upon death, and the victor's emblem would have been upgraded to tier 5.

Players were not able to drop Mysterious emblems. Unlike most items, mysterious emblems had a seven second timer before being destroyed, in order to prevent players from destroying them mid-combat to deny their killer the emblem as loot.

Tiers

There were five tiers of emblem with increasing values. Once a mysterious emblem was purchased, players were able to upgrade the emblem or sell it back to the Emblem Trader for the same amount of coins. Players couldn't buy a tier 5 emblem; they were obtainable only by upgrading a tier 4 emblem.

The price of a mysterious emblem depended on its tier:

Emblem		Buy price	Sell price
	Tier 1	75,000	75,000
	Tier 2	150,000	150,000
	Tier 3	300,000	300,000
	Tier 4	600,000	600,000
	Tier 5	N/A	1,200,000

Changes

Date	Changes
[[{{#explode:23 April 2020| |0}} {{#explode:23 April 2020| |1}}]] [[{{#explode:23 April 2020| |2}}]] (update)	The Return of Bounty Hunter Update removed Mysterious emblems. All tiers of the mysterious emblem had their values changed to 1. The "Destroy" option was replaced with a "Drop" option.
[[{{#explode:17 October 2019| |0}} {{#explode:17 October 2019| |1}}]] [[{{#explode:17 October 2019| |2}}]] (update)	All existing mysterious emblems prior to this update were converted into archaic emblems. Mysterious emblems now exist up to tier 5 and are purchased from the Emblem Trader. Mysterious emblems can no longer be received as drops from NPCs.
[[{{#explode:13 June 2019| |0}} {{#explode:13 June 2019| |1}}]] [[{{#explode:13 June 2019| |2}}]] (update)	Tier 10 mysterious emblems are now tradeable on the Grand Exchange.
[[{{#explode:29 November 2018| |0}} {{#explode:29 November 2018| |1}}]] [[{{#explode:29 November 2018| |2}}]] (update)	Emblems may now be received as a drop from other players only if the killer has an emblem in their inventory. Emblems now also have a seven second timer to destroy to prevent players from destroying it mid-combat out of spite.
[[{{#explode:2 March 2017| |0}} {{#explode:2 March 2017| |1}}]] [[{{#explode:2 March 2017| |2}}]] (update | poll)	Mysterious emblems were made more common from monsters. Previously, they had a 1/12 drop rate from bosses and 1/50 from demi-bosses. Tier 1 emblems were also made tradeable on the Grand Exchange.

Trivia

• The tier 1 emblem bears a striking resemblance to the Ancient statuette from RuneScape 3.
• Attempting to destroy a mysterious emblem while in combat will yield a message reading "Trying to destroy your stuff?" along with a 7 second cooldown, identical to the message displayed when attempting to teleport in Deadman Mode.