Runespan - RuneScape Guide - RuneHQ (2024)

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Table of Contents:

  • Getting there
  • Playing the Game
  • Runic creatures
  • Runic Energy Nodes
  • Travelling between Islands
  • Yellow Wizard
  • Runesphere
  • Strategy
  • Rewards

Getting There

Head to the roof floor of the Wizards' Tower and you will find the green low-level portal on the east side and red high-level portal on the west side. There are several ways to get to the Wizards' Tower.

  • Wizards at each Runecrafting altar will offer to teleport you to the tower.
  • Teleport to Draynor Village and walk south towards the tower.
  • Use the Wicked hood's teleport option to teleport to the second floor of the tower.
  • Use the Fairy Ring code DIS to teleport right behind the tower.
  • Use a Runecrafting guild teleport tablet to reach the Runecrafting Guild. From there, go through the portal to the second floor of the Wizards' Tower.

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As soon as you have chosen an option you will appear in the center of the Runespan. In the center you will also find Wizard Finix who will give you a short tutorial. To leave the mini-game talk to any wizard in the Runespan or use their right-click teleport option.

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While in the Runespan a number of symbols, showing useful information, will appear in the top left corner of your screen.

IconInformation
Runespan - RuneScape Guide - RuneHQ (4)Your current total of Runespan points, from earlier sessions.
Runespan - RuneScape Guide - RuneHQ (5)The current Runespan points value of the runes in your inventory
Runespan - RuneScape Guide - RuneHQ (6)The floor you are currently on
Runespan - RuneScape Guide - RuneHQ (7)Shows if a runesphere is active.

Within the Runespan you are able to access the 3 floors by climbing up and down ladders. You can travel to the second floor from the first floor by climbing up the vine ladder to the west. The top floor can be reached by climbing up the bone ladder located in the southwestern corner of the second floor. The vine ladder requires a level of 33 Runecrafting, while the bone ladder requires 66 Runecrafting.

Tip: To quickly reach the top floor from the second one, collect 3 air runes and cross the float platform to the island to the south. Collect 2 chaos runes from one of the creatures and cross the missile platform twice to the ladder in the southwest.

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Playing the Game:

The goal of the mini-game is to craft runes within the Runespan by siphoning energy from various creatures and nodes that inhabit the realm. There are several options in order to obtain the energy that you require.

  • Floating essence
  • Runic creatures
  • Runic energy nodes

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Any runes or essence that you obtain in the Runespan cannot be taken outside of it. Crossing platforms and chipping runic creatures will decrease your points as you use up runes in these actions. When you leave the area your runes and essence will be converted into points that you can use to buy rewards from Wizard Fenix's shop next to the portal in the Wizards' Tower.

RunePoint per rune
Air0.1
Mind0.2
Water0.3
Earth0.4
Fire0.5
Body0.7
Cosmic0.9
Chaos1.1
Astral1.3
Nature1.5
Law1.7
Death2.5
Blood3
Soul3.5

Floating Essence:

The most basic way to get a hold of essence is by collecting it from Floating essence. Simply click on Floating essence to draw off its energy into Rune essence. If you already have more than 25 Rune essence in your inventory, you will not be able to siphon more from a Floating essence.

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Runic Creatures:

There are runic creatures living in the Runespan that you can siphon to produce runes. You may also choose to chip them to collect even more essence. Chipping turn 10 runes back into 10 rune essence. If you chip a creature you will not be able to chip it again until you have chipped three other types of creatures. However, you may not always succeed. If you fail to create a rune, you will get 1 xp. The amount of xp you get from successfully siphoning is listed below. When a creature is killed, it will drop a certain amount of Rune essence which will go straight into your inventory.

CreatureRunecrafting
level
Runes to
chip
Runes
produced
Xp per
essence
FloorMembers
only
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Air essling
NoneAirAir9.5AllNo
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Mind essling
NoneAirMind10AllNo
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Water essling
5AirWater12.6AllNo
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Earth essling
9WaterEarth14.3AllNo
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Fire essling
14WaterFire17.4AllNo
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Body esshound
20MindBody23.12 and 3No
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Cosmic esshound
27EarthCosmic26.62 and 3Yes
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Chaos esshound
35FireChaos30.82 and 3Yes
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Astral esshound
40CosmicAstral35.72 and 3Yes
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Nature esshound
44ChaosNature43.42 and 3Yes
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Law esshound
54AstralLaw53.92 and 3Yes
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Death esswraith
65NatureDeath603Yes
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Blood esswraith
77LawBlood73.13Yes
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Soul esswraith
90BloodSoul106.53Yes

Runic Energy Nodes:

These concentrated essence nodes spawn randomly in the Runespan. Higher level nodes will spawn in higher levels of the area. You can siphon these to obtain runecrafting xp and runes. Each time you try to make a rune you will use rune essence from your inventory. However, you may not always succeed. If you fail to create a rune, you will get 2 xp but will not have used up a rune essence.
Nodes last a set amount of time, and last longer if you are siphoning it with other people.
The amount of xp you get from successfully siphoning is listed below.

NodeRunecrafting
level
Runes producedXp per essenceFloorMembers
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Cyclone
noneAir rune19AllNo
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Mind storm
noneMind rune20AllNo
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Water pool
5Water rune25.3AllNo
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Rock fragment
9Earth rune28.6AllNo
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Fireball
14Fire rune34.8AllNo
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Vine
17Earth rune
Water rune
30.3/34.3AllNo
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Fleshy growth
20Body rune46.22 and 3No
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Fire storm
27Fire rune
Air rune
22.8/41.72 and 3No
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Chaotic cloud
35Chaos rune61.62 and 3Yes
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Nebula
40Astral rune
Cosmic rune
63.8/85.62 and 3Yes
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Shifter
44Nature rune86.82 and 3Yes
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Jumper
54Law rune107.82 and 3Yes
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Skulls
65Death rune1203Yes
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Blood pool
77Blood rune146.33Yes
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Bloody skulls
83Death rune
Blood rune
144/175.53Yes
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Living soul
90Soul rune2133Yes
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Undead soul
95Death rune
Soul rune
144/255.53Yes

Traveling between Islands:

To access the various islands around the Runespan you will need a number of runes to move between “bridging points”. This always costs at least 1 rune. However, the amount of different types of runes and the required Runecrafting levels can make it impossible for you to use that particular platform. If you have the runes and level to use a platform, then the platform on your end and at your destination will glow. When traveling from a small island to a bigger island you will not get charged. Traveling to a smaller island, however, will require payment. If you do not know the way to reach a certain island you can open the world map, which will show you the entire Runespan area.

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PlatformRunecrafting
level
RunesFloorMembers only
FloatNoneAirAllNo
Earth9EarthAllNo
Ice15Water and AirAllNo
Small missile20Mind and ElementalAllNo
Conjuration25Body, Mind, and Essence2 and 3Yes
Missile35Chaos and Elemental2 and 3Yes
Vine44Water, Earth, and Nature2 and 3Yes
Mist50Body, Water, and Nature2 and 3Yes
Comet55Law, Cosmic, and Astral2 and 3Yes
Skeletal65Death3Yes
Greater missile77Blood, Death, and Elemental3Yes
Flesh85Blood, Death, and Body3Yes
Greater conjuration95Death, Blood, Soul, Body,
Mind, and Essence
3Yes

Yellow Wizard:

While traveling through the runespan you will find various wizards, one of which is dressed up in yellow robes. Every 10 minutes you will hear a yellow wizard call you. This wizard is stranded and requires your help. Give him the runes he asks for and you will receive a decent amount of experience. You can only hand a max of 10 runes to a wizard at a time. If you do not have the required runes in your inventory, give him the best runes you have but you will receive less experience. To find the yellow wizard ask Finix or any other wizards around to point you in the right direction.

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Runesphere:

Runespheres are balls of pure rune essence that spawn every few hours. You have to siphon the different layers of the sphere to get to the core. The outer layer requires the highest Runecrafting level. Siphoning the various layers converts rune essence into runes and Runedust. When you reach the core, you can trade your Runedust for 25 runecrafting xp each. You can, however, gain no more than 1000 Runedust a day and you can only siphon one sphere a day. Below is a list of layers a sphere can have along with the required levels.

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LayerRunecrafting
level
Runes
produced
Members only
AirNoneAirNo
Mind8MindNo
Water15WaterNo
Earth22EarthNo
Fire29FireNo
Body36BodyNo
Cosmic43CosmicYes
Chaos50ChaosYes
Astral57AstralYes
Nature64NatureYes
Law71LawYes
Death78DeathYes
Blood85BloodYes
Soul92SoulYes

Strategy:

First of all, it is very much recommended to use official worlds for this minigame, as they're very much populated which assures the nodes will last longer. The official worlds for Runespan are World 38 (Free) and World 39 (Members). When entering the Runespan, your priorities are collecting essence and runes. Collect 25 essence from one of the nearest floating essence and use it to siphon runic creatures to collect runes and more essence. If you previously gained Runespan points, you can talk to Wizard Finix in Runespan to receive 10 of each rune you can siphon at the cost of a small number of points. However, if you are planning on hunting nodes and yellow wizards, it is advised to gather around 50 of each rune. This will ensure that you can travel between islands for a while without having to restock all the time.

Generally, there are 2 strategies one can use depending on whether you are after experience or points. If are looking to maximize your points, it is advised to camp on an island with highest level creature that you can siphon. If your focus lies on experience, it is advised to camp on a central island with a low-leveled runic creature, for fast essence gathering, and to travel to the surrounding islands when a high-level nodes appears on them.

High level nodes do not always give you the most experience and runes compared to Mid level nodes as they usually take longer to successfully siphon. As you level, you will be able to siphon previously unlocked nodes more successfully than at the level you unlocked them.

Although you cannot keep the runes you crafted inside the Runespan, you will receive a number of points when exiting it. These points can be spent in Wizard Finix' shop. The amount of points that are available from previous games are displayed next to the gold disc-like icon in the top left corner of your screen. The points that you will receive upon leaving the mini-game are listed next to the the bag-like icon.

Note: All these items are members only.

For the cost of 2000 points, you can change the color of the Wicked hood, robes, and cape. Make sure you have in your inventory all the parts you wish to have recolored, otherwise you will have to pay another 2000 points to recolor the remaining parts.

Those who have already purchased a Wicked hood and cape can change their design and symbol by buying esteem ranks. The symbol of the rank is displayed on both the hood and the cape. Buying a certain rank will reduce the cost of the prize of the higher esteem ranks. For example, buying the esteem rank 9 will reduce the cost of all the higher ranks by 60 points. This means that rank 8 will only cost 130 points instead of 190. Esteem rank 1 is a requirement for the trimmed completionist cape.

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FAQs

Runespan - RuneScape Guide - RuneHQ? ›

Runespan - RuneScape Guide - RuneHQ. Description: The Runespan is a realm of floating islands, filled with magical creatures and nodes. In this mini-game you collect runes and essence from the creatures and nodes that exist in this realm to earn points that can be spent on Runecrafting equipment.

What is the fastest way to get Runespan points? ›

Runespan points are primarily obtained by siphoning runes in the Runespan. 5,000 Runespan points can be obtained from an unstable air rune, which can be purchased from the Travelling Merchant or found in the Motherlode Maw.

What to do with runes in Runespan? ›

Creating runes awards points which members can use to buy rewards. When players leave the area, the points will automatically be redeemed. Using runes to travel around the Runespan will decrease the player's point total because runes are used to cross platforms.

How much XP is Runespan? ›

Players can train at Runespan to gain between 16,500 experience an hour, with level 1 Runecrafting, and 93,000 experience an hour, with level 99 Runecrafting.

Is Runespan a F2P? ›

The official worlds for Runespan are worlds 38 (F2P), 39 (P2P). The Runespan is a dimension where runic energies are much purer than on Gielinor, that being the main reason the Runecrafting Guild is stationed in the Runespan.

Do Runecrafting urns work in Runespan? ›

A plain runecrafting urn is an urn used with the Runecrafting skill to help gain experience. It will collect rune remnants while crafting runes that require up to and including level 54 Runecrafting. It can also be used while siphoning in Runespan.

Can you get the Runecrafting pet from Runespan? ›

Rue is the skilling pet obtainable from Runecrafting. She is unlocked by using Rue pet and requires no feeding. This item may be obtained by training Runecrafting via making runes at altars, including the Ourania Altar, or in the Runespan.

How long does 77 99 Runecrafting take? ›

The grind is finally over, it took me around 3 months and 24 days to get from 77 to 99 runecrafting from just blood runes. I also started at 80 mining and crafting and ended up getting to levels 85 and 87 respectively. Here is my total loot from these levels.

How many hours for 99 Runecrafting? ›

How Long it Takes to MAX in OSRS
SkillTotal EHP for 99
Runecrafting54.76 hours
Slayer166.35 hours
Smithing30.14 hours (1.018mil xp done through mining)
Strength0 (Done passively with slayer)
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What is the fastest Runecrafting XP in Runescape? ›

At 23 Runecrafting, you unlock the Fastest Method in the game, Lava Runes. At 23, you can get around 38k XP per hour, and it scales up to 110k at higher levels. It's recommended to have 82 magic and Lunar Diplomacy completed for the Magic Imbue spell for this method.

What is the easiest way to level up Runecrafting? ›

Crafting lava runes is the fastest way to train Runecraft. They are made by visiting the Fire Altar with essence and at least an equal amount of earth runes. Having a binding necklace equipped ensures combination runes are crafted 100% of the time.

How to get to high level Runespan? ›

The high-level portal can be accessed by members with a Runecrafting level of 66 or higher and by paying Wizard Rinsit 1,000 Runespan points to unlock the ability to reattune the mid-level portal to the high-level portal.

How do you train Runecrafting in free-to-play? ›

In free-to-play, the standard way to begin training Runecraft is by crafting air runes, which grants 5 Runecraft experience per pure essence or rune essence used (140 experience for an inventory of 28). The Air Altar is located just south of Falador, with a bank close by.

How do you get to high level Runespan? ›

The high-level portal can be accessed by members with a Runecrafting level of 66 or higher and by paying Wizard Rinsit 1,000 Runespan points to unlock the ability to reattune the mid-level portal to the high-level portal.

How do you get Rune points? ›

Each morning when you awake you'll RP will be at 100, and they'll decrease as you work on your farm and fight in the caves. You can recharge your RP by going back to bed for the day or by growing crops. When your crops mature they'll generate a Rune, which you can walk over to regenerate your Rune Points by 25.

How do you get more rune essence in Runespan? ›

Rune essence is obtained in the Runespan from the floating essence, or by chipping or depleting a creature living in the Runespan. When an essence creature is siphoned and depletes, the player receives 50 pieces of essence. It is also possible to chip an essence creature to obtain small amounts of essence.

What does chip off do in Runespan? ›

Chip off may refer to: Teleport to house (chipped) Runespan Creatures, which have an option to "chip off" rune essence.

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