Runecrafting

Runecrafting UI

Runecrafting allows players to create runes from rune slates (acquired through mining) and essences. These runes are required for enchanting.

Levels

Every 20 effective levels will allow you to craft an additional rune at no cost, which also adds 25 experience gained per craft. These extra runes will also give additional experience and additional cosmic essence.

Effective Level	Runes per Slate	Base Experience
1 - 19	1	25
20 - 39	2	50
40 - 59	3	75
60 - 79	4	100
80 - 99	5	125
100 - 119	6	150
120 - 139	7	175
140 - 159	8	200
160 - 179	9	225
180 - 199	10	250
...	...	...

Runes/Essence

To start runecrafting, players must first gather essence by doing various activities.

Crafting a runes always provides 25 runecrafting experience for each rune crafted.

Rune	Image	How to Obtain
Air		Air essence is gathered automatically.
Earth		Earth essence is gathered while mining.
Fire		Fire essence is gathered while smithing or cooking.
Water		Water essence is gathered while fishing.
Blood		Blood essence is gathered by dealing damage to enemies during combat.
Death		Death essence is gathered by killing monsters in combat.
Chaos		Chaos essence is gathered by attempting to hit monsters during combat (on every swing of a weapon).
Nature		Nature essence is gathered while foraging or farming.
Mind		Mind essence is gathered while enchanting or augmenting.
Cosmic		Cosmic essences is gathered while enchanting or runecrafting.

Talisman

Once a talisman is consumed, an additional four essence will be gathered for that specific type. Each talisman of the same type consumed after the first will grant a random, large amount of essence of that type.

Talismans are uncommon items obtained when opening chests, geodes, bird's nests, sunken treasures, and satchels.

All giants from Corrupted Lands, Valley of Giants and Chaos Wastes will also drop Talismans.

Ice Giant will drop a water talisman.

Fire Giant will drop a fire talisman.

Moss Giant will drop a nature talisman.

Bone Giant will drop a blood talisman.

Chaos Giants will drop a chaos talisman.

Enchantments

Enchantments can be used to benefit Runecrafting.

	Scroll	Slot	Level	Silver Amount	Rune Amount	Runes	Effect per scroll
	Scroll of Runecrafting	Gloves, Boots	43	500	50	Nature, Mind, Cosmic	Reduces essence used in runecrafting by 5%.
	Scroll of Enlightenment	Gloves, Boots	73	900	70	Air, Water, Chaos, Mind	Gain 1 more essence each time essence is acquired.