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Abyssal lantern

Released							23 March 2022 (Update)
Members							Yes
Quest item							No
Properties
Tradeable							No
Equipable							Yes
Stackable							No
Noteable							No
Options							Wield, Drop
Destroy							N/A
Examine							A lantern containing power from the Abyss.
Values
Value							100 coins
Alchemy							Not alchemisable
Weight							0.5 kg
Advanced data
Item ID							26822
Link							MOID

The abyssal lantern is an item worn in the shield slot that can be obtained from the Rewards Guardian after completing a round of Guardians of the Rift. It can also be purchased from the Temple Supplies reward shop or Apprentice Felix via dialogue for 1,500 abyssal pearls.

Players with the appropriate Firemaking level and a tinderbox can use six logs of a certain type (normal, oak, willow, maple, yew, blisterwood, magic, or redwood) on the lantern to light it, which gives varying benefits for runecrafting when worn. The Firemaking level requirement cannot be boosted, and no Firemaking experience is gained. Coloured logs can be used in place of normal logs, though they give the same effects.

In addition to the benefits provided when runecrafting, the lit lantern serves as an equipable light source. It also works as a lantern for lantern harpooning.

Players cannot light a lantern if they already have another one lit. Any extra abyssal lanterns the player has can be exchanged with Apprentice Felix for 100 abyssal pearls.

It can be stored in a magic wardrobe in a player's costume room.

Combat stats

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Attack bonuses
+0	+0	+0	+0	+0
Defence bonuses

+0	+0	+0	+0	+0
Other bonuses				Slot

+0	+0	+0%	+0	List

Benefits

Inspecting a lit abyssal lantern will inform players of the benefits provided. To switch effects, players can right-click "Extinguish" and use another six logs of a desired type on it. Players can only have one abyssal lantern lit at a time; attempting to light a second one results in a message in the chatbox stating "You cannot light the abyssal lantern as you already have one lit." Some effects only affect aspects of Guardians of the Rift, and therefore do nothing outside of the minigame.

Level ^{[not boostable]}		Effect	Benefits outside minigame?
1	Normal	The chance of finding portal talismans is increased by 10%.	No
15	Oak	Provides a 5% chance to double your contribution points for an action. Increases point contribution cap by 5%.	No
30	Willow	The amount of runes crafted is increased by 5%.	Yes
45	Maple	The chance of finding portal talismans is increased by 20%.	No
60	Yew	Provides a 10% chance to double your contribution points for an action. Increases point contribution cap by 10%.	No
62	Blisterwood	The amount of blood runes crafted is increased by 20%.	Yes
75	Magic	The amount of runes crafted is increased by 10%.	Yes
90	Redwood	Essence pouches will not degrade, and the effects of oak and willow lanterns are applied as well.	Yes

The Firemaking requirement to light various logs in the Abyssal Lantern is not boostable. Additionally, effects which increase runes crafted only apply to the base runes crafted, meaning items like Scar extracts and blood essence are not taken into account.

Item sources

Source	Level	Quantity	Rarity
Rewards Guardian	N/A	1	1/700

Shop locations

Seller	Location	Number in stock	Restock time	Price sold at	Price bought at	Change Per	Members
Temple Supplies	Temple of the Eye	100	N/A	1,500	N/A	0.0%

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Used in recommended equipment

Rank	Method
2	Guardians of the Rift/Strategies (Runecrafting)

Changes

Date	Changes
2 September 2026 (Update)	The abyssal lantern can now be stored in a magic wardrobe within a player-owned house.
19 August 2026 (Update)	The abyssal lantern now also functions outside of Guardians of the Rift if it's burning logs that provide some effect beyond the activity. The abyssal lantern has been added to the Temple Supplies shop.
14 June 2023 (Update)	A filterable game message is now displayed when certain variants of abyssal lanterns grant an extra rune whilst crafting runes.
3 May 2023 (Update)	Players can now purchase an abyssal lantern from Apprentice Felix via dialogue for 1,500 abyssal pearls.
13 April 2022 (Update)	Players can now trade in abyssal lanterns for 100 abyssal pearls by talking to Apprentice Felix. The abyssal lantern will no longer cause the Robe bottoms of the Eye to stretch on male players.
30 March 2022 (Update)	Abyssal lanterns will no longer be destroyed upon dying outside level 20+ Wilderness. The destroy text for lit abyssal lanterns have been changed. Previously, the destroy text was "You will have to purchase another one from Apprentice Cordelia."

Trivia

During development, lighting the abyssal lantern required two logs of a certain type, but would only stay lit for one round; up to ten logs could be used to light it, which would allow it to stay lit for five rounds.^[1] This was changed before release to its current functionality.
On release, the destroy text for lit abyssal lanterns originally stated that players can purchase another lantern from Apprentice Cordelia. However, she could not be talked to, nor were lanterns purchasable; this is due to the lantern originally being polled as a purchasable reward,^[2] which was then changed for thematic reasons midway through development.
- The lantern was eventually made purchaseable, both from the reward store and Apprentice Felix, for 1500 abyssal pearls each.

References

^ "Guardians of the Rift". Old School RuneScape News. Jagex. 25 January 2022. Archived from the original. "It gives various benefits during Guardians of the Rift based on which logs are used to light it. It can be lit by using two of the logs listed in the table below, if the player has the Firemaking level required. There’s a Bank in the minigame to facilitate this. [...] The Lantern will last five games in a row, meaning ten logs are required to fully charge it, and it will lose two logs worth of charge per game."
^ "Guardians of the Rift". Old School RuneScape News. Jagex. 25 January 2022. Archived from the original. "The Abyssal Lantern is an offhand item held in the shield slot, and you can pick one up at the Reward Shop."