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Runecrafting is one of the many skills that make up the core gameplay of Runescape 3. It can be trained in both F2P and P2P, although P2P methods are always advised. As such this RS3 Runecrafting Training Guide will focus on pay-to-play methods and predominantly focus on the fastest methods used to reach level 99 or 120. However, we will also include some alternatives Runecrafting training methods for those who want to train the skill passively, AFK or for profit.

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Rune Pouches

Runecrafting Pouches are used to store essence for use during runecrafting. They allow players to carry a greater quantity of essence with them to the altar, making for significantly faster runs. Rune pouches are essential for maximising runecrafting experience when training with traditional methods such as the Abyss. The Abyss method is the fastest for runecrafting experience, so its important players obtain the relevant pouches for their level.

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The Small pouch is automatically obtained after the Abyss miniquest is complete. Medium, Large and Giant pouches can all be obtained from Abyssal Monsters in the Abyss or bought from Wizard Korvak of the Runecrafting Guild. While the Massive pouch can be bought from Wizard Fenix for 1,000 Runespan points.

Fastest Runecrafting Training Methods

Below is the fastest and most optimal methods to use to reach level 99 Runecrafting and beyond in Runescape 3. Players who want to minimise the amount of time they spend training the runecrafting skill should opt for this route.

Abyss Runecrafting: Levels 1-90/99+

Runecrafting via the Abyss is the fastest method of runecrafting in Runescape 3, providing players are using the Demonic Skull. To use the Abyss as a training method you will need to complete the “Enter the Abyss” mini-quest which will give enough experience to boost you to a minimum of level 9 runecraft. Additional quest requirements include:

  • Lost City to craft Cosmic Runes
  • Mourning’s End Part II to craft Death Runes
  • Legacy of Seergaze to craft Blood Runes
  • ‘Phite Club to craft Soul Runes

Both the Wilderness Sword 1 and Demonic Skull are highly recommended items. The wilderness sword is the fastest free teleport to edgeville, while the Demonic skull provides 3.5 times the normal experience received. With these items, players should follow the following step-by-step and craft the highest tier runes available to them:

  1. Teleport to Edgeville.
  2. Fill your runecrafting pouches and inventory with pure essence.
  3. Run north-east to the wilderness barrier.
  4. Enter wilderness and run north to the Mage of Zamorak.
  5. Teleport with the Mage of Zamorak.
  6. Follow the nearest, usable shortcut to enter the center of the abyss.
  7. Run and enter the rift for your chosen rune.
  8. Craft runes at altar.
  9. Repeat process.

Optimal Inventory and Gear Setup

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Soul Runecrafting: Levels 90-99+

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Soul Runecrafting is unlocked at level 90 runecraft, providing players have completed ‘Phite Club quest and have tier 9 menaphos reputation. While this method is the fastest runecrafting experience in the game right now, its also significantly more AFK to train than the others.

As players will need to charge the altar with essence before redeeming the runes and experience. Each charge is created from 4 pure essence and the altar can hold up to 100 charges at once. Each charge is added one at a time and this is where the AFK part comes in.

The exact same steps can be used to train with this method via the Abyss. However, to increase experience rates players can charge the altar with fastest teleport method before travelling through the abyss with a Demonic Skull to claim the experience and runes on a fully charged altar. The steps are as follows:

  1. Charge soul altar with 400 pure essence using fairy ring C-K-Q.
  2. Teleport to edgeville.
  3. Collect pure essence and Demonic Skull.
  4. Teleport to the Abyss via the Mage of Zamorak.
  5. Head to Soul Altar entrance.
  6. Craft Soul runes at altar and repeat process.

Experience rates for soul runecrafting can reach as high as 290k runecrafting exp per hour. The method will usually allow players to break even, although, be sure to check current Grand Exchange prices. A full breakdown of all the exp/hour rates can be found in the image below.

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Alternative Runecrafting Training Methods

Training runecrafting can be a very intense skill to train, especially if you are using the abyss prior to soul runecrafting at level 90+. Below we will list some of the most popular alternative training methods to gain runecrafting experience.

Runespan: Levels 1-99+

Runespan is a significantly less intense and more AFK method of training the Runecraft skill. Players can access the method at the Runespan Portals, located at the top of the Wizards’ Tower, south of Draynor.

Runespan is split into three levels, lower, middle and upper. On each of the floors the objective is to siphon from nodes and creatures to receive runecrafting experience and runes. However, nodes should be priorised as they provide significantly more experience than creatures. A list of the experience rates can be seen in the image below.

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However, it’s important to note, these hourly experience rates are not an accurate representation of what players will truly expect. As the Nodes will eventually break down and disappear, leaving players to seek out a new node to siphon from.

As such a more accurate representation of achievable experience rates is as follows:

Runecrafting LevelExperience per Hour
Levels 1-916,500 XP/Hour
Levels 9-3326,000 XP/Hour
Levels 33-5036,500 XP/Hour
Levels 50-6659,000 XP/Hour
Levels 66-9063,000 XP/Hour
Levels 90-9593,000 XP/Hour
Levels 95+100,000 – 150,000 XP/Hour

Creating Rune Pouches: Levels 50+

This method is relatively unknown because it can be extremely expensive, making it unfeasible for most players. Coupled with the fact that the Grand Exchange buy-limits make it difficult to maintain this method for long periods of time.

Magical Threads can be bought at a maximum of 1,000 per hour and Croesus Flakes at a maximum of 40,000 per hour, both are required to make the pouches.

The experience rates can be seen in the image below, along with the rate at which Magical Threads and Croesus Flakes are used.

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Significant Runecrafting Equipment

ItemRequirementDescription
Master Runecrafter Robes15,000 Runecrafting Guild Tokens, 500 Runespan Points or 2,000 ThalerProvides a 5% boost to runecrafting experience when the full set is worn or 1% per piece.
Torstol Incense Sticks75 FiremakingUp to +2% experience boost to runecrafting depending on potency level of the incense sticks. They have a base timer of 10 minutes, and each additional incense adds 10 minutes to the timer up to a maximum of 60 minutes.
Wilderness SwordWilderness Diary tier completionsWilderness Sword 1 used for Edgeville teleports.
Wilderness Sword 3 & 4 provide a chance the Mage of Zamorak will teleport players directly to the centre of the abyss.
Focused Siphoning AurasN/aOne of the best auras in rs3 for runecrafting. It increases a players chance of siphoning successfully inside runespan by between 3 and 15% depending on the type of Aura. Players can use Vis Wax to extend a focused siphoning aura’s duration time by 50% or 100%.
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FAQs

How many pure essence for 99 Runecrafting RS3? ›

Abyssal portals
LevelRune to craftPure essence required per hour
65-75Death runes2,580
75-773,240
77-90Blood runes3,240
90-99+Soul runes1,500 (5 essence/3 runes)
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How to afk Runecrafting RS3? ›

If you want to just AFK and gain Runecrafting experience then Runespan is for you. You can access Runespan from the Wizards tower. Once inside you must first collect essence from the floating essence spawns and then use those essence to siphon various objects or monsters in the area to get runes.

What is the fastest Runecrafting XP method? ›

The fastest method is hiring Essence Runners, and creating Lava Runes. The XP rates can cap out at a maximum of 230 000 XP per hour, with 4 very experienced runners. With 4 less experienced runners, you will get around 200 000 XP per hour.

Where to craft runes in Runescape 3? ›

Altars are where players make their runes. Tiaras or talismans are needed to enter these altars. Altars are labelled on a player's mini-map as a small circle with a jagged line through it.

Is pure essence better than rune essence? ›

Pure essence does not provide any bonus over rune essence when crafting runes lower than cosmic runes; therefore, when crafting lower-tier runes, it is recommended to use whichever essence is less expensive at the time.

What is the easiest way to level up Runecrafting? ›

Training at Runespan is the most effective method to level Runecrafting for free-to-play players. Runespan is a dimension composed of islands that are inhabited by nodes, creatures and floating essence. Runespan is split over 3 levels; the upper level, middle level and lower level.

Is 99 Runecrafting worth it? ›

Completing the Temple of the Eye quest unlocks the Guardians of the Rift, the Runecrafting minigame. It is highly recommended to train there on your journey to 99. You get efficient XP rates, and you get decent rewards too. You can get the Raiments of the Eye set, which gives 60% more runes when Runecrafting.

How much XP per hour is blood rune? ›

It is possible to reach approximately 38,000 experience per hour crafting blood runes in Arceuus. Using the full graceful outfit and having 78+ Agility should be enough to have enough run energy to last the whole trip, depending on how often the dense runestone depletes.

How much XP per hour is lava rune? ›

Crafting lava runes is the fastest, although a costly way of training Runecrafting, granting up to 72,000 experience per hour with accurate clicks before 99 Runecrafting, and up to 79,000 afterwards.

What is the max Runecrafting level? ›

Runecrafting is a cosmetic based Skill. The Runecrafting level goes up to 25 levels, starting at level 0. If you are a default rank the max you can have for Runecrafting is level 3.

How long does it take to get 99 Runecrafting? ›

Runecrafting is another really, really slow skill, in fact it is the second slowest in the game. It takes 210 – 230 hours to get to level 99. Farming: Farming is one of the fastest skills, probably almost the fastest, takes 15 hours to get to level 99 through tree runs.

How do you farm XP fast? ›

Different methods like mining & trading with villagers can help players level up quickly. Mob farms are effective in getting XP. Building a trap room for mobs to spawn & die repeatedly can provide a steady stream of XP. Killing the Wither or Ender Dragon can result in a burst of XP.

Can you afk Runecrafting? ›

The most AFK Runecrafting method out there is Zeah Runecrafting. When you're mining Dense Essence, it's possible to AFK for up to and over a minute at a time, although sometimes the rock depletes fairly fast, so a little bit of focus is needed.

Is Runecrafting a F2P skill? ›

Runecrafting is a free-to-play skill that allows players to craft their own runes for magic spells. However, to use this skill, players must first complete the quest Rune Mysteries. The experience earned from making runes is small, meaning that Runecrafting is the slowest skill to raise.

Do you need a talisman to craft runes? ›

A talisman, tiara, or runecraft cape is required to actually enter the ruins and use the altars. When a player clicks on the altar, all essence in their inventory are converted to a type of rune (depending on the altar), and they gain Runecraft experience.

How much rune essence to 99 Runecrafting? ›

Level 99. Level 99 will take approximately 200,000 Rune Essence, which can be easily obtained with Mining. The Crow + Mole synergy combined with the Scroll Of Essence can make mining the Rune Essence much faster.

Can you use pure essence for air runes? ›

Air runes are one of the four elemental runes in RuneScape. Players can craft air runes with a Runecraft level of 1 at the Air Altar (located south-west of Falador), granting 5 Runecraft experience per Rune essence or Pure essence used.

How do you get pure essence fast? ›

Pure essence also can be obtained relatively quickly as a reward from Temple Trekking or Burgh de Rott Ramble, if the player plays at least on the medium paths and picks pure essence as a reward.

Can F2P use pure essence? ›

It can be used on free to play worlds, although can only be mined on members worlds. Players can runecraft only Air, Mind, Water, Earth, Fire, and Body runes with a regular rune essence. Members can create all types of runes with pure essence.

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