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Bullseye lantern

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Bullseye lantern
Released14 March 2005 (Update)
MembersYes
Quest itemNo
Properties
TradeableYes
EquipableNo
StackableNo
NoteableYes
OptionsDrop
ExamineA sturdy steel lantern.
Values
Value420 coins
High alch252 coins
Low alch168 coins
Weight1.36 kg
Respawn time100 ticks (60 seconds)
Grand Exchange
Exchange1,367 coins (info)
Buy limit10,000
Daily volume473
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Advanced data
Item ID4548
LinkMOID

A bullseye lantern is a light source used to illuminate dark areas with the highest brightness value of three. Lighting it with a tinderbox requires 49 Firemaking. Creating one from scratch requires 49 Smithing to make the bullseye lantern (unf) and 49 Crafting to make the lantern lens. Adding a lens to the unfinished bullseye lantern makes a bullseye lantern (empty) which must be filled up with lamp oil by distilling swamp tar in a lamp oil still at the Chemist's house in Rimmington or at Miltog's Lamps in Dorgesh-Kaan.

Lantern lens, sapphires, and emerald lens can be swapped with each other when the lantern is finished and unlit. Inserting the lantern lens requires 49 Crafting (cannot be boosted), inserting the sapphire lens requires 20 Crafting, and the emerald lens has no requirements. Bullseye lanterns do not ignite swamp gas in the Lumbridge Swamp Caves and they will not extinguish when falling into water except in the Abandoned Mine. In the Sophanem Dungeon, the Scarab mage has a rare attack that magically extinguishes light sources including bullseye lanterns. Activating the scarab trap in the Sophanem Dungeon and falling into the trap extinguishes all light sources as well.

Firemaking info

Bullseye lantern
Level requiredFiremaking 49
Firemaking XP0 xp
TypeLight source
Required toolTinderbox

Creation

Requirements
Members
Ticks2 (1.2s)
ToolsNoneFacilitiesLamp oil still
Materials
ItemQuantityCost
Bullseye lantern (empty)1720
Swamp tar14
Total cost724
Bullseye lantern11,367
Profit643
Profit after GE Tax616

Requirements
Members
Ticks0 (0s)
Materials
ItemQuantityCost
Emerald lantern1N/A
Lantern lens14
Total cost4
Bullseye lantern11,367
Emerald lens1N/A
Profit1,363
Profit after GE Tax1,336

Requirements
Members
Ticks0 (0s)
Materials
ItemQuantityCost
Sapphire lantern1N/A
Lantern lens14
Total cost4
Bullseye lantern11,367
Sapphire1172
Profit1,535
Profit after GE Tax1,505

Products

ItemMembersSkillsXPMaterials
Emerald lantern
Members
  • None
  • None
Sapphire lantern
Members
  • Crafting 20
  • Crafting 0

Item sources

SourceLevelQuantityRarity
Chest (Dorgesh-Kaan Average) Normal52 11/7
Chest (Dorgesh-Kaan Average) Zanik's chests52 11/23
Chest (Dorgesh-Kaan Rich)78 11/15
Cave goblin (Dorgesh-Kaan)36 11/20

Spawns

Location Members Spawns Map
Darkmeyer - Lady Nadezhda Shadum's house (1st floor[UK]2nd floor[US])Members1Show map

Shop locations

SellerLocationNumber
in stock
Restock
time
Price
sold at
Price
bought at
Change
Per
Members
Miltog's LampsDorgesh-Kaan01m 630 1683.0%Members

Changes

Date Changes
15 January 2015
(Update)

The different states of bullseye lanterns have had their names changed to avoid confusion in trading.

Trivia

  • Despite being unable to add a lantern lens to a finished bullseye lantern below 49 Crafting with a boost, it is possible to add a lantern lens to an unfinished bullseye lantern below 49 Crafting with a boost.

Sources & credits

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