Water rune

Water rune
Released							4 January 2001 (Update)
Members							No
Quest item							No
Properties
Tradeable							Yes
Equipable							No
Stackable							Yes
Noteable							No
Options							Drop
Examine							One of the 4 basic elemental Runes.
Values
Value							4 coins
High alch							2 coins
Low alch							1 coin
Weight							0 kg
Respawn time							100 ticks (60 seconds)
Grand Exchange
Exchange							5 coins (info)
Buy limit							50,000
Daily volume							64,946,823
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Advanced data
Item ID							555

The Water rune is one of the 4 basic elemental runes that are used in a variety of spells. They are sold at all magic shops, including Aubury's Rune Shop and Betty's Magic Emporium. A staff of water, water battlestaff, mud battlestaff, mist battlestaff, Kodai wand, or Tome of water can be equipped to provide unlimited water runes. Water runes are used in conjunction with body runes and earth runes to cast the Confuse, Weaken, and Curse spells, often regarded as an inexpensive source of Magic experience.

Players with at least 5 Runecraft can craft their own water runes by using a rune essence or a pure essence with the Water Altar, south of Lumbridge in the swamps, earning 6 Runecraft experience each. Each essence yields one water rune, two at level 19, three at level 38, four at level 57, five at level 76, and six at level 95. Water runes are also commonly dropped by many monsters around the world.

They can also be purchased from the Nightmare Zone, using 25 reward points.

Runecraft info

Requirements

Skill		Level	XP
Runecraft		5 (b)	6
More runes per essence every 19th level.
Members		Ticks	1 (0.6s)
Tools		Facilities	Water Altar

Materials

Item		Quantity	Cost
	Rune essence	1	11
Total cost			11
	Water rune	1	5
Profit			−6

Requirements

Skill		Level	XP
Runecraft		5 (b)	6
More runes per essence every 19th level.
Members		Ticks	1 (0.6s)
Tools		Facilities	Water Altar

Materials

Item		Quantity	Cost
	Pure essence	1	1
Total cost			1
	Water rune	1	5
Profit			4

Requirements

Skill		Level	XP
Runecraft		5 (b)	9
More runes per essence every 19th level.
Members		Ticks	1 (0.6s)
Tools		Facilities	Water Altar

Materials

Item		Quantity	Cost
	Daeyalt essence	1	N/A
Total cost			0
	Water rune	1	5
Profit			5

Requirements

Skill		Level	XP
Runecraft		27 (nb)	6
More runes per essence every 19th level. Accessible only in the Guardians of the Rift minigame.
Members		Ticks	1 (0.6s)
Tools	None	Facilities	Water Altar

Materials

Item		Quantity	Cost
	Guardian essence	1	N/A
Total cost			0
	Water rune	1	5
	Elemental guardian stone	1	N/A
Profit			5

More water runes can be crafted with Warped extract.

Spells requiring water runes

Spell		Magic		Runes	Type	Spellbook
		Lvl	Exp
	Confuse	3	13	2 3 1	Combat		Standard
	Water Strike	5	7.5	1 1 1	Combat		Standard
	Lvl-1 Enchant	7	17.5	1 1	Utility		Standard
	Enchant Crossbow Bolt (Sapphire)	7	17.5	1 1 1 10File:Sapphire bolts.png	Utility		Standard
	Weaken	11	21	2 3 1	Combat		Standard
	Bones to Bananas	15	25	2 2 1	Utility		Standard
	Draynor Manor Teleport	17	16	1 1 1	Teleport		Arceuus
	Curse	19	29	3 2 1	Combat		Standard
	Bind	20	30	3 3 2	Combat		Standard
	Water Bolt	23	16.5	2 2 1	Combat		Standard
	Enchant Crossbow Bolt (Pearl)	24	29	2 1 10File:Pearl bolts.png	Utility		Standard
	Falador Teleport	37	47	3 1 1	Teleport		Standard
	Water Blast	47	28.5	3 3 1	Combat		Standard
	Kourend Castle Teleport	48	58	1 1 2	Teleport		Standard
	Snare	50	60	4 4 3	Combat		Standard
	Ardougne Teleport	51	61	2 2	Teleport		Standard
	Charge Water Orb	56	56	30 3 1	Utility		Standard
	Ice Rush	58	34	2 2 2	Combat		Ancient
	Bones to Peaches	60	65	2 4 2	Utility		Standard
	Ape Atoll Teleport	64	74	2 2 2 1	Teleport		Standard
	Water Wave	65	37.5	5 7 1	Combat		Standard
	Bake Pie	65	60	5 4 1	Utility		Lunar
	Vulnerability	66	76	5 5 1	Combat		Standard
	Lvl-5 Enchant	68	78	15 15 1	Utility		Standard
	Humidify	68	65	1 3 1	Utility		Lunar
	Ice Burst	70	40	4 4 2	Combat		Ancient
	Lassar Teleport	72	82	4 2	Teleport		Ancient
	Waterbirth Teleport	72	71	1 2 1	Teleport		Lunar
	Tele Group Waterbirth	73	72	5 2 1	Teleport		Lunar
	Enfeeble	73	83	8 8 1	Combat		Standard
	Khazard Teleport	78	80	4 2 2	Teleport		Lunar
	Tele Group Khazard	79	81	8 2 2	Teleport		Lunar
	Entangle	79	89	5 5 4	Combat		Standard
	Stun	80	90	12 12 1	Combat		Standard
	String Jewellery	80	83	10 5 2	Utility		Lunar
	Stat Restore Pot Share	81	84	10 10 2	Combat		Lunar
	Magic Imbue	82	86	7 7 2	Utility		Lunar
	Teleother Falador	82	92	1 1 1	Teleport		Standard
	Ice Blitz	82	46	3 2 2	Combat		Ancient
	Boost Potion Share	84	88	12 10 3	Combat		Lunar
	Water Surge	85	46.5	7 10 1	Combat		Standard
	Fishing Guild Teleport	85	89	10 3 3	Teleport		Lunar
	Tele Group Fishing Guild	86	90	14 3 3	Teleport		Lunar
	Catherby Teleport	87	92	10 3 3	Teleport		Lunar
	Tele Group Catherby	88	93	15 3 3	Teleport		Lunar
	Recharge Dragonstone	89	97.5	4 1 1	Utility		Lunar
	Ice Plateau Teleport	89	96	8 3 3	Teleport		Lunar
	Tele Group Ice Plateau	90	99	16 3 3	Teleport		Lunar
	Ice Barrage	94	52	6 2 4	Combat		Ancient
	Ghorrock Teleport	96	106	8 2	Teleport		Ancient

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Item spawns

Location	Members	Spawns	Map	League region
Al Kharid mine - northern end		1	<maplink group="pins" align="center" text="Maplink" plane="0" y="3318" x="3298" zoom="2" mapID="0"> {"features":[{"type":"Feature","geometry":{"coordinates":[3298.5,3316.5],"type":"Point"},"properties":{"mapID":0,"providerID":0,"group":"pins","icon":"greenPin","plane":0,"description":" Item Water rune Quantity 4 X/Y: 3298,3316 "}}],"type":"FeatureCollection"} </maplink>	Desert✓
Wilderness - Dark Warriors' Fortress		1	<maplink group="pins" align="center" text="Maplink" plane="0" y="3639" x="3028" zoom="2" mapID="0"> {"features":[{"type":"Feature","geometry":{"coordinates":[3028.5,3637.5],"type":"Point"},"properties":{"mapID":0,"providerID":0,"group":"pins","icon":"greenPin","plane":0,"description":" Item Water rune Quantity 5 X/Y: 3028,3637 "}}],"type":"FeatureCollection"} </maplink>	Wilderness✓
Wilderness - Frozen Waste Plateau		1	<maplink group="pins" align="center" text="Maplink" plane="0" y="3901" x="2960" zoom="2" mapID="0"> {"features":[{"type":"Feature","geometry":{"coordinates":[2960.5,3899.5],"type":"Point"},"properties":{"mapID":0,"providerID":0,"group":"pins","icon":"greenPin","plane":0,"description":" Item Water rune Quantity 5 X/Y: 2960,3899 "}}],"type":"FeatureCollection"} </maplink>	Wilderness✓

Changes

Date	Changes
[[{{#explode:10 September 2020| |0}} {{#explode:10 September 2020| |1}}]] [[{{#explode:10 September 2020| |2}}]] (update)	The Grand Exchange buy limit was changed from 20,000 to 50,000.
[[{{#explode:13 June 2005| |0}} {{#explode:13 June 2005| |1}}]] [[{{#explode:13 June 2005| |2}}]] (update)	The item was graphically updated for a second time.
[[{{#explode:1 June 2005| |0}} {{#explode:1 June 2005| |1}}]] [[{{#explode:1 June 2005| |2}}]]	The item was graphically updated.

Gallery (historical)

29 March 2004 – 1 June 2005	1 June 2005 – 13 June 2005	13 June 2005 – present

Trivia

• Water runes in Barbarian Assault alch for 0 coins.