Gleason's Gielinor Guide

Lava rune

Released							13 June 2005 (Update)
Members							Yes
Properties
Tradeable							Yes
Equipable							No
Stackable							Yes
Noteable							No
Options							Drop
Examine							A combined Earth and Fire Rune.
Values
Value							20 coins
High alch							12 coins
Low alch							8 coins
Weight							0 kg
Grand Exchange
Exchange							30 coins (info)
Buy limit							18,000
Daily volume							2,901,457
View real-time prices
Advanced data
Item ID							4699
Link							MOID

Lava runes are combination runes that count as two separate runes: one fire rune and one earth rune. Thus, any spell requiring one fire rune, one earth rune, or both will spend only one lava rune.

They can be created with the Runecraft skill or purchased with pizazz points from the Mage Training Arena.

10 lava runes and 10 mist runes are required for the completion of Swan Song. In addition, crafting lava runes at the Fire Altar is a medium task in the Lumbridge & Draynor Diary.

When equipped, the lava battlestaff and mystic lava staff provide an unlimited number of lava runes.

Runecraft info

At 23 Runecraft or higher, they can be crafted in either of two ways:

Bringing pure essence, fire runes, and a fire talisman to the Earth Altar (for 10.0 Runecraft experience per rune)
Bringing pure essence, earth runes, and an earth talisman to the Fire Altar (for 10.5 Runecraft experience per rune)

You may wear a tiara to enter and use the altar, but the other element must be a talisman when crafting combination runes. Clicking on the altar or using a pure essence on it will produce normal runes. To prevent creating the wrong runes, make sure you are using the complementary rune on the altar. For example, at the Fire Altar use the earth runes on the altar.

Combinations have a 50% success rate (or 100%, if the player is wearing a binding necklace), and the talisman is consumed in the process (unless the player uses the Lunar spell Magic Imbue). The elemental talisman will also not work in place of talismans when crafting the runes. Importantly for completing the medium task in the Lumbridge & Draynor Diary, the chance to succeed or fail is rolled per essence, so taking multiple talismans is not necessary if you take multiple essences. You only need to create 1 lava rune successfully.

Earth Altar

Requirements
Skill	Level	XP
Runecraft	23 ^(b)	10
Members	Ticks	1 (0.6s)
Tools	Facilities	Earth Altar

Materials
Item		Quantity	Cost
	Pure essence	1	2
	Fire rune	1	5
	Fire talisman^{[r 1]}	1	2,642
Total cost			2,649
	Lava rune	1^{[r 2]}	30
Profit			−2,619
Profit after GE Tax			−2,619

^ Not needed when using Magic Imbue.
^ 50% chance of success per essence, or
100% chance of success when wearing a Binding necklace.

Requirements
Skill	Level	XP
Runecraft	23 ^(b)	15
Members	Ticks	1 (0.6s)
Tools	Facilities	Earth Altar

Materials
Item		Quantity	Cost
	Daeyalt essence	1	N/A
	Fire rune	1	5
	Fire talisman^{[r 1]}	1	2,642
Total cost			2,647
	Lava rune	1^{[r 2]}	30
Profit			−2,617
Profit after GE Tax			−2,617

^ Not needed when using Magic Imbue.
^ 50% chance of success per essence, or
100% chance of success when wearing a Binding necklace.

Requirements
Skill	Level	XP
Runecraft	27 ^(nb)	10
Accessible only in the Guardians of the Rift minigame.
Members	Ticks	1 (0.6s)
Tools	Facilities	Earth Altar

Materials
Item		Quantity	Cost
	Guardian essence	1	N/A
	Fire rune	1	5
	Fire talisman^{[r 1]}	1	2,642
Total cost			2,647
	Lava rune	1^{[r 2]}	30
	Polyelemental guardian stone	1^{[r 3]}	N/A
Profit			−2,617
Profit after GE Tax			−2,617

^ Not needed when using Magic Imbue.
^ 50% chance of success per essence, or
100% chance of success when wearing a Binding necklace.
^ Only if successfully crafted a rune.

Requirements
Skill	Level	XP
Runecraft	60 ^(nb)	10
Started Desert Treasure II - The Fallen Empire
Members	Ticks	1 (0.6s)
Tools	Facilities	Earth Altar

Materials
Item		Quantity	Cost
	Pure essence	1	2
	Fire rune	1	5
	Fire talisman^{[r 1]}	1	2,642
	Twisted extract	1	6,000
Total cost			8,649
	Lava rune	61^{[r 2]}	1,830
Profit			−6,819
Profit after GE Tax			−6,819

^ Not needed when using Magic Imbue.
^ 50% chance of success per essence, or
100% chance of success when wearing a Binding necklace.
The additional 60 runes from the extract are not affected by Raiments of the Eye or skill level.

Fire Altar

Requirements
Skill	Level	XP
Runecraft	23 ^(b)	10.5
Members	Ticks	1 (0.6s)
Tools	Facilities	Fire Altar

Materials
Item		Quantity	Cost
	Pure essence	1	2
	Earth rune	1	6
	Earth talisman^{[r 1]}	1	643
Total cost			651
	Lava rune	1^{[r 2]}	30
Profit			−621
Profit after GE Tax			−621

^ Not needed when using Magic Imbue.
^ 50% chance of success per essence, or
100% chance of success when wearing a Binding necklace.

Requirements
Skill	Level	XP
Runecraft	23 ^(b)	15.7
Members	Ticks	1 (0.6s)
Tools	Facilities	Fire Altar

Materials
Item		Quantity	Cost
	Daeyalt essence	1	N/A
	Earth rune	1	6
	Earth talisman^{[r 1]}	1	643
Total cost			649
	Lava rune	1^{[r 2]}	30
Profit			−619
Profit after GE Tax			−619

^ Not needed when using Magic Imbue.
^ 50% chance of success per essence, or
100% chance of success when wearing a Binding necklace.

Requirements
Skill	Level	XP
Runecraft	27 ^(nb)	10.5
Accessible only in the Guardians of the Rift minigame.
Members	Ticks	1 (0.6s)
Tools	Facilities	Fire Altar

Materials
Item		Quantity	Cost
	Guardian essence	1	N/A
	Earth rune	1	6
	Earth talisman^{[r 1]}	1	643
Total cost			649
	Lava rune	1^{[r 2]}	30
	Polyelemental guardian stone	1^{[r 3]}	N/A
Profit			−619
Profit after GE Tax			−619

^ Not needed when using Magic Imbue.
^ 50% chance of success per essence, or
100% chance of success when wearing a Binding necklace.
^ Only if successfully crafted a rune.

Requirements
Skill	Level	XP
Runecraft	60 ^(nb)	10.5
Started Desert Treasure II - The Fallen Empire
Members	Ticks	1 (0.6s)
Tools	Facilities	Fire Altar

Materials
Item		Quantity	Cost
	Pure essence	1	2
	Earth rune	1	6
	Earth talisman^{[r 1]}	1	643
	Twisted extract	1	6,000
Total cost			6,651
	Lava rune	61^{[r 2]}	1,830
Profit			−4,821
Profit after GE Tax			−4,821

^ Not needed when using Magic Imbue.
^ 50% chance of success per essence, or
100% chance of success when wearing a Binding necklace.
The additional 60 runes from the extract are not affected by Raiments of the Eye or skill level.

Spells requiring both earth and fire runes

Spell		Magic		Runes	Type	Spellbook
Spell		Lvl	XP	Runes	Type	Spellbook
	Civitas illa Fortis Teleport	54	64	¹ ¹ ²	Teleport		Standard
	Lvl-6 Enchant	87	97	²⁰ ²⁰ ¹	Utility		Standard
	Battlefront Teleport	23	19	¹ ¹ ¹	Teleport		Arceuus
	Shadow Veil	47	58	⁵ ⁵ ⁵	Utility		Arceuus

Products

	Skills	XP	Materials
Obsidian decorative bench	98	2,331	3 × Marble block 1 × Onyx 250 × Fire rune 500 × Lava rune
Volcanic habitat	77	46	5 × Granite (5kg) 100 × Lava rune
Volcanic theme	85	4,464	2 × Granite (5kg) 6 × Onyx 1,000 × Fire rune 2,000 × Lava rune

Item sources

Source	Level	Quantity	Rarity
Essence impling	42; 52	4	1/100
Brutal green dragon	227	35	8/128
Spiritual mage Zaros	182	30–60	9/128
Essence impling jar	N/A	4	1/100
Lava dragon	252	15	4/128
Lava dragon	252	30	4/128
Locust rider	68; 98; 106	150	2/128
Scarab Mage	66; 93; 119	150	2/128
Zombie (Tarn's Lair) High level	81–100	8	2/128
Vardorvis	572; 784; 1136	200; 300	8/100
Lava Strykewyrm	116	50–100	6/128
Lava Strykewyrm	116	200	5/128
Magma strykewyrm	249	50–100	3 × 6/128
Magma strykewyrm	249	200	3 × 5/128

Rewards Guardian (Mage Training Arena)

Lava Runes can be bought for pizazz points awarded from participating in the rooms in the Mage Training Arena.


Item	Telekinetic	Alchemist	Enchantment	Graveyard
Lava rune	1	1	15	1

Changes

Date	Changes
14 September 2022 (Update)	The item's Grand Exchange buy limit was increased from 10,000 to 15,000.
24 April 2007 (Update)	The item was graphically updated.

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13 June 2005 ⁠– 24 April 2007	24 April 2007 ⁠– present