| Blisterwood tree | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Released | 4 June 2020 (Update) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Members | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||
| Quest | Sins of the Father | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Darkmeyer | ||||||||||||||||||
| Options | Chop | ||||||||||||||||||
| Examine | The everlasting bane of the vampyres. | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Object ID | 37989 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Link | MOID | ||||||||||||||||||
The blisterwood tree is a special tree that grows in Darkmeyer, sealed inside the Arboretum. The trees were grown by Queen Efaritay of Hallowvale, who was also a renowned botanist that bred all kinds of plant life to use against the vampyres.[1] The tree is particularly effective and harmful against vampyres, as the sap is poisonous to them and its wood is capable of twisting unpredictably even after the logs have been cut and processed.[2]
Despite many attempts to kill it, the tree still survives in the highly secured vault.[3] During Sins of the Father, the player manages to gain access to the Arboretum and obtain some blisterwood logs, which they use to enhance the Ivandis flail into a blisterwood flail.
Bird nests are not dropped and Forestry events cannot spawn when woodcutting at the blisterwood tree.
Woodcutting info
| Blisterwood tree | |||||||||
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| Level required |  62 | ||||||||
| Woodcutting XP | 76 xp | ||||||||
| Required tool | Axe | ||||||||
| Respawn time | 0 seconds | ||||||||
The blisterwood tree has a 1/10 chance of "depleting" with every log chopped. When this happens, the player stops woodcutting and must click again to resume.
| Item | Quantity | Rarity | Price | High Alch | |
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 | Blisterwood logs | 1 | Always | Not sold | 120 |
Mechanics
Cut chance
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| Date | Changes |
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| 12 July 2023 (Update) |
The object was renamed from "Blisterwood Tree" to "Blisterwood tree". |
| 19 October 2022 (Update) |
An audio and visual cue have been added to indicate that players have stopped chopping the blisterwood tree. |
| 2 September 2020 (Update | poll) |
The experience obtained from chopping the blisterwood tree has been reverted to 76. |
| 12 June 2020 (Update) |
The experience obtained from chopping the blisterwood tree has been decreased from 76 to 52. |
Trivia
- Unlike most trees, when the blisterwood tree "depletes", instead of being chopped down into a stump, it spawns a spider, along with a chat message stating A small spider jumps at you from the log you just cut.
- During the Demonic Pacts League, players with Endless Harvest would instead get the chat messages: A small spider jumps at you from the log you just cut. It lands next to your foot., A small spider jumps at you from the log you just cut. It bounces off your axe as you swing at the tree., A small spider jumps at you from the log you just cut. It does a flip. Cool!, A small spider jumps at you from the log you just cut. You ignore it. and, A small spider jumps at you from the log you just cut. You brush it off your shoulder.
- Using Secateurs on the blisterwood tree fails with the message The branches on this blisterwood tree are too strong to be cut with secateurs.
- If a player uses a Herring on the blisterwood tree the chatbox will state This is indeed a mighty tree. But alas, it is not the mightiest tree in the forest.A reference to Monty Python and the Holy Grail.
References
- ^ Vanescula Drakan. Old School RuneScape. "Queen Efaritay was a renowned botanist. She used this to her advantage many times during the war, breeding all kinds of plant life to use against us. One of these plants was the Blisterwood tree. The icyene used the sap of this tree to create poisons that were deadly to vampyres."
- ^ Vanescula Drakan. Old School RuneScape. "But from what I can tell, even when chopped away, the wood of the tree is very much alive. It shifts and grows in unpredictable ways, rendering our immunities useless."
- ^ "Old note (Sins of the Father)". Old School RuneScape. "I've spent many days trying to remove the tree to no success. However, I've found that while the tree can't be killed, it can at least be weakened."
- ^ Jagex. Mod Ash on Discord. Screenshot. 4 February 2025. Archived from the original on 8 March 2026. Mod Ash: "1. All three call the same code, so yes.
2. 39% - 94%, 75% - 96%, depends on the axe but with a dragon one or equivalent it'd be 24% - 73%.",
in reply to
"if the three different variants of "bag full of gems" have the same drop table? that's stardust, unidentified minerals, golden nuggets (mlm)?
skilling success rate related:
\- al kharid warrior pickpocketing low/high?
\- jubbly cooking low/high?
\- blisterwood tree low/high?" (screenshot) - ^ Jagex. Mod Ash on Discord. Screenshot. 4 February 2025. Archived from the original on 8 March 2026. Mod Ash: "6% - 20%",
in reply to
"<@979000257612492840> sorry, would it be possible to get the bronze axe low/highs for blisterwood?" (screenshot)