Gleason's Gielinor Guide

Mist rune

Released							13 June 2005 (Update)
Members							Yes
Properties
Tradeable							Yes
Equipable							No
Stackable							Yes
Noteable							No
Options							Drop
Examine							A combined Air and Water Rune.
Values
Value							20 coins
High alch							12 coins
Low alch							8 coins
Weight							0 kg
Grand Exchange
Exchange							88 coins (info)
Buy limit							18,000
Daily volume							1,402,969
View real-time prices
Advanced data
Item ID							4695
Link							MOID

Mist runes are combination runes. They count as two separate runes: one water rune and one air rune. Thus, any spell requiring one water rune, one air rune, or both will spend only one mist 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.

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

Runecraft info

At 6 Runecraft or higher, they can be crafted in either of two ways:

Bringing pure essence, water runes, and a water talisman to the Air Altar (for 8.0 Runecraft experience per rune)
Bringing pure essence, air runes, and an air talisman to the Water Altar (for 8.5 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 Water Altar use the air 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.

Air Altar

Requirements
Skill	Level	XP
Runecraft	6 ^(b)	8
Members	Ticks	1 (0.6s)
Tools	Facilities	Air Altar

Materials
Item		Quantity	Cost
	Pure essence	1	2
	Water rune	1	5
	Water talisman^{[r 1]}	1	335
Total cost			342
	Mist rune	1^{[r 2]}	88
Profit			−254
Profit after GE Tax			−255

^ 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	6 ^(b)	12
Members	Ticks	1 (0.6s)
Tools	Facilities	Air Altar

Materials
Item		Quantity	Cost
	Daeyalt essence	1	N/A
	Water rune	1	5
	Water talisman^{[r 1]}	1	335
Total cost			340
	Mist rune	1^{[r 2]}	88
Profit			−252
Profit after GE Tax			−253

^ 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)	8
Accessible only in the Guardians of the Rift minigame.
Members	Ticks	1 (0.6s)
Tools	Facilities	Air Altar

Materials
Item		Quantity	Cost
	Guardian essence	1	N/A
	Water rune	1	5
	Water talisman^{[r 1]}	1	335
Total cost			340
	Mist rune	1^{[r 2]}	88
	Polyelemental guardian stone	1^{[r 3]}	N/A
Profit			−252
Profit after GE Tax			−253

^ 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)	8
Started Desert Treasure II - The Fallen Empire
Members	Ticks	1 (0.6s)
Tools	Facilities	Air Altar

Materials
Item		Quantity	Cost
	Pure essence	1	2
	Water rune	1	5
	Water talisman^{[r 1]}	1	335
	Twisted extract	1	6,000
Total cost			6,342
	Mist rune	61^{[r 2]}	5,368
Profit			−974
Profit after GE Tax			−1,035

^ 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.

Water Altar

Requirements
Skill	Level	XP
Runecraft	6 ^(b)	8.5
Members	Ticks	1 (0.6s)
Tools	Facilities	Water Altar

Materials
Item		Quantity	Cost
	Pure essence	1	2
	Air rune	1	6
	Air talisman^{[r 1]}	1	176
Total cost			184
	Mist rune	1^{[r 2]}	88
Profit			−96
Profit after GE Tax			−97

^ 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	6 ^(b)	12.7
Members	Ticks	1 (0.6s)
Tools	Facilities	Water Altar

Materials
Item		Quantity	Cost
	Daeyalt essence	1	N/A
	Air rune	1	6
	Air talisman^{[r 1]}	1	176
Total cost			182
	Mist rune	1^{[r 2]}	88
Profit			−94
Profit after GE Tax			−95

^ 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)	8.5
Accessible only in the Guardians of the Rift minigame.
Members	Ticks	1 (0.6s)
Tools	Facilities	Water Altar

Materials
Item		Quantity	Cost
	Guardian essence	1	N/A
	Air rune	1	6
	Air talisman^{[r 1]}	1	176
Total cost			182
	Mist rune	1^{[r 2]}	88
	Polyelemental guardian stone	1^{[r 3]}	N/A
Profit			−94
Profit after GE Tax			−95

^ 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)	8.5
Started Desert Treasure II - The Fallen Empire
Members	Ticks	1 (0.6s)
Tools	Facilities	Water Altar

Materials
Item		Quantity	Cost
	Pure essence	1	2
	Air rune	1	6
	Air talisman^{[r 1]}	1	176
	Twisted extract	1	6,000
Total cost			6,184
	Mist rune	61^{[r 2]}	5,368
Profit			−816
Profit after GE Tax			−877

^ 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.

Money making

The following money making guide is available for Mist rune:

Method	Hourly profit	Skills
Crafting mist runes	1,387,820	6 (85+ recommended for Colossal pouch) 75 recommended for Abyssal lantern (magic logs) 82 for Magic Imbue 70 ^[boostable] recommended for revitalisation pool 60+ recommended for run regeneration

Spells requiring both air and water runes

Spell		Magic		Runes	Type	Spellbook
Spell		Lvl	Exp	Runes	Type	Spellbook
	Water Strike	5	7.5	¹ ¹ ¹	Combat		Standard
	Water Bolt	23	16.5	² ² ¹	Combat		Standard
	Falador Teleport	37	47	³ ¹ ¹	Teleport		Standard
	Water Blast	47	28.5	³ ³ ¹	Combat		Standard
	Water Wave	65	37.5	⁵ ⁷ ¹	Combat		Standard
	Water Surge	85	46.5	⁷ ¹⁰ ¹	Combat		Standard

Item sources

Source	Level	Quantity	Rarity
Waterfiend	115	25–75	2/128
Sea Snake Hatchling	62	1	2/128
Sea Snake Young	90	1	2/128
Spiritual mage	120; 121; 123; 182	20	6/128
Giant Sea Snake	149	1	2/128
Kraken	291	100	4/128
Frost dragon	202	40–60	10/130
Zombie (Tarn's Lair) High level	81–100	3	2/128
Duke Sucellus	538; 758; 1099	100; 150	8/100
Chest (Ancient Vault) Ice quartz	N/A	500	1/5

Rewards Guardian (Mage Training Arena)

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

Item	Telekinetic	Alchemist	Enchantment	Graveyard
Mist 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