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Mind rune

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Mind rune
Released4 January 2001 (Update)
MembersNo
Properties
TradeableYes
EquipableNo
StackableYes
NoteableNo
OptionsDrop
ExamineUsed for basic level missile spells.
Values
Value3 coins
High alch1 coin
Low alch1 coin
Weight0 kg
Respawn time100 ticks (60 seconds)
Grand Exchange
Exchange3 coins (info)
Buy limit18,000
Daily volume14,346,403
View real-time prices
Advanced data
Item ID558
LinkMOID

The mind rune is used for the strike spells including Wind Strike, Water Strike, Earth Strike, and Fire Strike, as well as the Magic Dart spell.

Mind runes are craftable at level 2 Runecraft. Crafting mind runes provides 5.5 Runecraft experience per rune or pure essence used. Using mind cores in place of essences will yield an increased amount of mind runes. Members can also use Warped extracts to increase the quantity of crafted mind runes by 250 per pure essence, requiring partial completion of Desert Treasure II - The Fallen Empire and access to the Scar essence mine.

The Mind Altar is located north of Falador, in between Goblin Village and Ice Mountain, very near to the Wilderness. The Arceuus spellbook teleport to the Mind Altar can be used in conjunction with rings of dueling and essence pouches to achieve approximately 30k experience to upwards of 43k experience per hour at level 99 when crafting mind runes.

If you have no mind runes in your bank or inventory, and you have not dropped any right under you, you can obtain 30 new ones from the magic tutor in Lumbridge along with 30 air runes. Mind runes can be purchased from a myriad of shops, such as Betty in Port Sarim, the Void Knight Magic Store on Pest Control Island, or from Aubury just south of Varrock east bank in Aubury's Rune Shop.

There is a Falador Diary task in the hard section to craft 140 Mind runes at the same time. This requires level 56 Runecraft.

Runecraft info

Requirements
SkillLevelXP
Runecraft Runecraft2 (b)5.5
More runes per essence every 14th level.
Members
Ticks1 (0.6s)
ToolsFacilitiesMind Altar
Materials
ItemQuantityCost
Rune essence111
Total cost11
Mind rune13
Profit−8
Profit after GE Tax−8

Requirements
SkillLevelXP
Runecraft Runecraft2 (b)5.5
More runes per essence every 14th level.
Members
Ticks1 (0.6s)
ToolsFacilitiesMind Altar
Materials
ItemQuantityCost
Pure essence12
Total cost2
Mind rune13
Profit1
Profit after GE Tax1

Requirements
SkillLevelXP
Runecraft Runecraft2 (b)8.2
More runes per essence every 14th level.
Members
Ticks1 (0.6s)
ToolsFacilitiesMind Altar
Materials
ItemQuantityCost
Daeyalt essence1N/A
Total cost0
Mind rune13
Profit3
Profit after GE Tax3

Requirements
SkillLevelXP
Runecraft Runecraft27 (nb)5.5
More runes per essence every 14th level.
Accessible only in the Guardians of the Rift minigame.
Members
Ticks1 (0.6s)
ToolsNoneFacilitiesMind Altar
Materials
ItemQuantityCost
Guardian essence1N/A
Total cost0
Mind rune13
Catalytic guardian stone1N/A
Profit3
Profit after GE Tax3

Requirements
SkillLevelXP
Runecraft Runecraft2 (b)55
More runes per core every 14th level.
Members
Ticks1 (0.6s)
ToolsFacilitiesMind Altar
Materials
ItemQuantityCost
Mind core1N/A
Total cost0
Mind rune1133
Profit33
Profit after GE Tax33

Requirements
SkillLevelXP
Runecraft Runecraft60 (nb)5.5
Started Desert Treasure II - The Fallen Empire
Members
Ticks1 (0.6s)
ToolsFacilitiesMind Altar
Materials
ItemQuantityCost
Pure essence12
Warped extract11,250
Total cost1,252
Mind rune255[r 1]765
Profit−487
Profit after GE Tax−487
  1. ^ Raiments of the Eye will not multiply the additional 250 runes from the extract.

Spells requiring mind runes

Spell Magic Magic Runes Type Spellbook
Lvl Exp
Wind Strike 1 5.5 1Air 1Mind Combat Standard
Water Strike 5 7.5 1Air 1Water 1Mind Combat Standard
Enchant Crossbow Bolt
(Sapphire) 		7 17.5 1Water 1Cosmic 1Mind 10 Utility Standard
Earth Strike 9 9.5 1Air 2Earth 1Mind Combat Standard
Fire Strike 13 11.5 2Air 3Fire 1Mind Combat Standard
Mind Altar Teleport 28 22 1Law 2Mind Teleport Arceuus
Resurrect Lesser Ghost 38 55 10Air 1Cosmic 5Mind Combat Arceuus
Resurrect Lesser Skeleton 38 55 10Air 1Cosmic 5Mind Combat Arceuus
Resurrect Lesser Zombie 38 55 10Air 1Cosmic 5Mind Combat Arceuus
Monster Inspect 42 30.5 2Body 2Mind Utility Standard
Magic Dart 50 30 1Death 4Mind + Combat Standard
Monster Examine 66 61 1Astral 1Cosmic 1Mind Combat Lunar

Products

ItemMembersSkillsXPMaterials
Mind altar teleport (tablet)
Members
  • Magic 28
  • Magic 22
Sapphire bolts (e) × 10
Members
  • Magic 7
  • Magic 17.5
Sapphire dragon bolts (e) × 10
Members
  • Magic 7
  • Magic 17.5

Item sources

SourceLevelQuantityRarity
Goblin Drop table 22; 5; 13 23/128
Farmer Free-to-play7 92/128
Farmer Members 92/128
Dark wizard Low level7; 11 103/128
Dark wizard Low level7; 11 182/128
Dark wizard High level20; 22; 23 103/128
Dark wizard High level20; 22; 23 182/128
Minotaur12; 19; 27 11/101
Chaos druid13 122/128
Black Knight Titan120 32/128
Infernal Mage66 182/128
Mugger6 93/128
Wizard9 53/128
Wizard9 122/128
Man2 92/128
Barbarian Low level8; 9; 10 52/128
Barbarian High level15; 17 102/128
Crystal chestN/A 5012/128
Ice giant Regular53 243/128
Al Kharid warrior9 92/128
Dark warrior Level 88 23/128
Dark warrior Great Kourend37; 51; 62 103/128
Dark warrior Level 145145 123/128
Narf2 92/128
Woman2 92/128
White Knight Level 3636 511/128
White Knight Level 3838 78/128
White Knight Level 3939 108/128
White Knight Level 4242 123/128
Essence impling42; 52 251/10
Bandit Level 2222 21/128
Bandit Level 130130 121/143
Outlaw32 92/128
Donny the lad34 51/128
Gunthor the brave29 102/128
Speedy Keith34 51/128
Black Heather34 51/128
Hill Giant28 32/128
Thief14; 16; 21 92/128
Necromancer26 103/128
Necromancer26 182/128
Aviansie69–148 51/128
Kree'arra580 586–6018/127
Spiritual mage120; 121; 123; 182 504/128
Spiritual warrior Zaros158 17/128
Wallasalki98 1–1010/128
Essence impling jarN/A 251/10
Chaos dwarf48 373/128
Afflicted30; 32; 34; 37 92/128
Elder Chaos druid129 225/129
Reward casket (medium) StandardN/A 50–10010/341
Reward casket (medium) EntranaN/A 50–1001/17
Reward casket (easy) StandardN/A 30–5011/396
Reward casket (easy) EntranaN/A 30–501/17
Lundail Easy Wilderness diaryN/A 401/7
Lundail Medium Wilderness diaryN/A 801/7
Lundail Hard Wilderness diaryN/A 1201/7
Lundail Elite Wilderness diaryN/A 2001/7
Penda5 92/128
Chest (Dorgesh-Kaan Average) Oldak's chests52 10–191/20
Mind rune packN/A 100Always
Black Knight33 21/128
Drunken man3 92/128
Rogue Level 1515 92/128
Ocga5 92/128
Zombie (Tarn's Lair) High level81–100 102/128
Zombie Level 1313 55/128
Skeleton Mage Level 8383 7–912/128
Cuffs3 92/128
Jeff2 92/128
Ceolburg4 92/128
Malevolent Mage162 183 × 2/128
Obor Members106 32/135
Obor Free-to-play106 32/135
Hygd4 92/128
Breoca5 92/128
Anja2 92/128
Hengel2 92/128
Ogress Shaman82 10–205/116
Ogress Warrior82 10–205/116
Reward casket (beginner)N/A 15–3511/492
Chest (Barrows)N/A 253–3367 × 125/1,012
Reward Chest (The Gauntlet) Partial completionN/A 300–4001/27
Combat path starter kitN/A 40Always
Adventurer Jon Getting started MagicN/A 50Always
Adventurer Jon Striking a poseN/A 250Always
Adventurer Jon Bringer of chaosN/A 300Always
Wise Old Man tasksN/A 2–50Common
Sourhog37 3–106/110
Forgotten Soul20 12–325/128
Dark Chest28 400–60025/600
Chest (Isle of Souls Dungeon)28 1–1015/200
Mind Golem30 5–108/52
Mind Golem30 16/52
Vardorvis572; 784; 1136 120; 1801/100
Goblin (Goblin Village)5 23/128
Goblin (Vault of War)5–25 23/128
Goblin (God Wars Dungeon)12; 13; 15; 17 23/128
Necromancer (Great Kourend)68 20–304/65
Barbarian (Barbarian Camp) Low level9; 10 52/128
Barbarian (Barbarian Camp) High level15 102/128
Bandit (Shayzien)22 21/128
Broken rune caseN/A 1Once
Blood Reaver161; 174 204/128
Rewards GuardianN/A 250–4004/140; 4/125
Cyclops (Ardougne Zoo)56 32/128
Rusty2 92/128
Rusty chest33 5–103/60
Bandit (Varlamore)23 21/128
Thief (Varlamore)16 92/128
Zombie Pirate's LockerN/A 60–1804/173
Zombie pirate Diary22; 28; 34 30–904/378
Zombie pirate Regular22; 28; 34 30–904/1,260
Emissary Chosen76 21/128
Emissary Acolyte34 21/128
Emissary Ascended117 21/128
Lost wooden crate5 801/8
Brutus30 188/81
Chest (Movario's base, runes)N/A 5Once

Shop locations

SellerLocationNumber
in stock		Restock
time		Price
sold at		Price
bought at		Change
Per		Members
Aubury's Rune Shop.Varrock5,0006s 3 10.1%Free-to-play
Betty's Magic EmporiumPort Sarim5,0006s 3 10.1%Free-to-play
Magic Guild Store (Runes and Staves)Wizards' Guild5,0006s 3 10.1%Members
Baba Yaga's Magic Shop. (post-quest)Lunar Isle5,0006s 3 10.1%Members
Baba Yaga's Magic Shop.Lunar Isle5,0006s 3 10.1%Members
Lundail's Arena-side Rune Shop.Mage Arena14030s 3 10.1%Members
Void Knight Magic StoreVoid Knights' Outpost5,0006s 3 10.1%Members
Ali's Discount Wares. (Catalytic runes)Al Kharid10030s 3 10.0%Members
TzHaar-Mej-Roh's Rune StoreMor Ul Rek5,00012s 4 02.0%Members
TzHaar-Mej-Roh's Rune Store (Karamja gloves)Mor Ul Rek5,00012s 3 12.0%Members
Battle Runes (Enter the Abyss)Wilderness1,0006s 3 10.2%Members
Battle RunesWilderness1006s 3 13.0%Members
Regath's WaresArceuus3006s 4 11.0%Members
Thyria's WaresArceuus5,0006s 3 10.1%Members
Amlodd's Magical SuppliesPrifddinas5,0006s 3 10.1%Members
The Runic EmporiumCam Torum3,0006s 3 10.1%Members
Tal Teklan Rune ShopTal Teklan3,0006s 3 10.1%Members

Item spawns

Location Members Spawns Map
Lumbridge Castle (ground floor[UK]1st floor[US])Free-to-play1Show map
Wilderness - Dark Warriors' FortressFree-to-play1Show map
Varrock SewersFree-to-play1Show map
Wilderness - Bone YardFree-to-play1Show map
Moss giants west of Ralos' RiseMembers3Show map

Changes

Date Changes
29 May 2025
(Update)

Mind runes have been exempted from the Grand Exchange convenience fee.

14 September 2022
(Update)

The item's Grand Exchange buy limit was increased from 12,000 to 18,000.

13 June 2005
(Update)

The item was graphically updated for a second time.

1 June 2005

The item was graphically updated.

29 November 2004 –
17 January 2005

The item's examine was changed from "Used for low level missile spells." to "Used for basic level missile spells."

29 March 2004 –
1 June 2005 		1 June 2005 –
13 June 2005 		13 June 2005 –
present

Trivia

Sources & credits

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