Requirements
- A partner
- 55 Quest
- 53 Cooking (boostable)
- 53 Fishing (boostable)
- 25 Herblore (boostable)
- 50 Mining (boostable)
- Completion of the following quests:
- Shield of Arrav
- Lost City
- Merlin's Crystal
- Dragon Slayer I
QUEST 22 · MEMBERS
Heroes' Quest
Prove you are worthy to enter the Heroes' Guild. To prove your status as a hero you will need to obtain a number of items. There are many challenges standing between you and these items.
- Difficulty
- Experienced
- Length
- Medium
- Quest points
- 1
- Released
- 27 February 2002
Talk to Achietties by the entrance to the Heroes' Guild, between Taverley and Burthorpe.
BEFORE YOU LEAVE THE BANK
Preparation
Requirements are gates. Recommendations are comfort and risk controls, not mandatory levels unless the game enforces them.
Items required
- Ice gloves (obtainable during the quest) or Smiths gloves (i)
- Fishing rod (obtainable during the quest)
- Fishing bait (obtainable during the quest)
- Dusty key (obtainable during the quest; if travelling to Taverley Dungeon for the lava eel, without 70 Agility) OR a knife or slash weapon (if travelling to the Lava Maze for the lava eel) OR 60 Sailing level (if travelling to the Charred Dungeon)
- Harralander potion (unf) (or a harralander and a vial of water)
- Pickaxe
- Black full helm (trimmed will not work)
- Black platebody (trimmed will not work)
- Black platelegs (plateskirt or trimmed will not work)
- Some form of Ranged or Magic attack method
Recommended
- 50 Combat
- Weapons and armour to kill the Ice Queen
- Stamina or energy potions
- Anti-dragon or dragonfire shield to protect against the blue dragons' dragonfire breath
- Antifire potion to protect against dragonfire breath (Note: Using both the potion and shield fully negates dragonfire damage)
- Fast travel to several locations
- Burthorpe (games necklace or Burthorpe Games Room Minigame Teleport)
- Varrock (Varrock teleport, Chronicle, ring of wealth to the Grand Exchange or combat bracelet to the Champions' Guild)
- Brimhaven (Brimhaven teleport, Teleport to House if it is in Brimhaven, charter ship or ship from Ardougne or Rimmington to Brimhaven or amulet of glory to Karamja)
Enemies to defeat
- Ice Queen (level 111) (unless you already have Ice Gloves)
- Entrana firebird (level 2)
- Jailer (level 47, optional)
- Grip (level 22) (for Phoenix Gang members only)
Ironman notes
- Obtaining black armour for Black Arm Gang members
- The helm and legs can be purchased from the Champions' Guild and the platebody can be obtained from Horvik's Armour Shop in Varrock
ACTION CHECKLIST
Walkthrough
Nested rows are alternatives, dialogue selections, or substeps under the action above them. Recheck the pinned source after a game update.
Starting out
- 01
Talk to Achietties outside the Heroes' Guild in Burthorpe. Dialogue: I'm a hero, may I apply to join? → I'll start looking for all those things then.
Lava eel
- 01
Talk to Gerrant, the fishing shop owner in Port Sarim about lava eels. Dialogue: I want to find out how to catch a lava eel. He'll give you a bottle of blamish snail slime.
- 02
Use the blamish snail slime on your harralander potion (unf) to create blamish oil.
- 03
Buy a fishing rod and some bait if you do not have them.
- 04
Right-click to use the oil on your fishing rod.
- 05
Travel to the Taverley Dungeon.
- ↳
You can visit the Wilderness Lava Maze to obtain the eel, but it is advised against due to its location unless you want to also complete the hard Wilderness Diary task.
- ↳
Alternatively, players with 60 Sailing (non boostable) can go to the Charred Dungeon located at the Charred Island, the route is closer and doesn't require agility nor a key like Taverley Dungeon does but players will need to pass throught a bunch of lava Strykewyrms.
- 06
To obtain a dusty key:
- ↳
Use the map (pictured right) to find Velrak the explorer. He is in the southern part of the dungeon.
- ↳
Kill the Jailer standing by the prison and use the key he drops to get into Velrak's cell.
- ↳
Talk to him for the dusty key. Dialogue: So do you know any good places to explore? → Yes please! Do not ask for a reward.
- 07
Enter the area with the blue dragons, either by using your key on the locked door or take the agility shortcut.
- 08
Run to the southernmost lava pool.
- 09
Catch a lava eel. You only need one, as they cannot be burned. (Catch extra in case you accidentally eat it.)
- 10
Cook the eel on a range or fire.
Master thieves' armband
- 01
Go to south-west Varrock and talk to Katrine in the Black Arm gang headquarters. Dialogue: Is there any way I can get the rank of master thief?
- 02
Go to Brimhaven, the building directly south of the agility arena entrance.
- 03
Gang password: Four leaved clover
- 04
Talk to Trobert. Dialogue: So can you help me get Scarface Pete's candlesticks? → I volunteer to undertake that mission!
- 05
Equip your Black armour.
- 06
Enter the large mansion in the north-west part of town.
- 07
Talk to Grip to receive a Miscellaneous key. If you already have a key in your bank, Grip will not give you another one. Dialogue: So what do my duties involve? → Anything I can do now?
- 08
Go to Varrock and talk to Straven in the Phoenix hideout
- 09
Gang password: Gherkin
- 10
Inside Brimhaven food shop, talk to Alfonse the Waiter about gherkins Dialogue: Do you sell Gherkins?
- 11
Go through the door, talk to Charlie Dialogue: I'm looking for a gherkin... → I want to steal Scarface Pete's candlesticks.
- 12
Enter the secret wall panel by the range, through the yard, into the side door, then use the key on the north door
- 13
Enter the room north of the entrance and search the cupboard Dialogue: He won't notice me having a quick look.
- 14
Grip will then come into the room. Close the door behind him
- 15
Take Grip's key
- 16
Go to the north-west part of the building, use the key on the door
- 17
Take 2 candlesticks from the chest
- 18
Give your partner 1 candlestick
- 19
Take your candlestick back to Katrine to receive the Thieves' armband Dialogue: I have a candlestick now.
- 20
Trade your partner for a candlestick
- 21
Take your candlestick back to Straven to receive the Thieves' armband Dialogue: I have a candlestick now.
Fire feather
- 01
To obtain the ice gloves:
- ↳
Equip combat gear and food to kill a level 111 Ice Queen.
- ↳
Go to White Wolf Mountain. Note: If you need to boost your mining to 50, bring the boost with you.
- ↳
Walk to the northern part of the mountain, mine the rockslide.
- ↳
Take the southern ladder.
- ↳
Follow the tunnel south, go up the ladder.
- ↳
Take the eastern ladder down.
- ↳
Go through the long tunnel.
- ↳
Go up the ladder.
- ↳
Go down the northern ladder. Run north and kill the queen for her gloves.
- 02
Equip the ice gloves.
- 03
Travel to Entrana.
- 04
Kill the Firebird near the Law Altar, take the fire feather.
Finishing up
- 01
Take the feather, eel, and armband to Achietties.
- 02
Congratulations, quest complete!
QUEST COMPLETE
Rewards
- 3,075 Attack Attack experience
- 3,075 Defence Defence experience
- 3,075 Strength Strength experience
- 3,075 Hitpoints Hitpoints experience
- 2,075 Ranged Ranged experience
- 2,725 Fishing Fishing experience
- 2,825 Cooking Cooking experience
- 1,575 Woodcutting Woodcutting experience
- 1,575 Firemaking Firemaking experience
- 2,275 Smithing Smithing experience
- 2,575 Mining Mining experience
- 1,325 Herblore Herblore experience
- Access to the Heroes' Guild
- The ability to purchase and wield dragon battleaxes and maces
- Access to the Fountain of Heroes, where players can recharge their amulets of glory
- Ability to use Charge dragonstone jewellery scrolls.
- Ability to recharge amulets of glory at the Fountain of Rune (This grants 6 charges instead of the usual 4)
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