Gleason's Gielinor Guide

Mud rune

Released							13 June 2005 (Update)
Members							Yes
Properties
Tradeable							Yes
Equipable							No
Stackable							Yes
Noteable							No
Options							Drop
Examine							A combined Earth and Water Rune.
Values
Value							20 coins
High alch							12 coins
Low alch							8 coins
Weight							0 kg
Grand Exchange
Exchange							89 coins (info)
Buy limit							18,000
Daily volume							942,597
View real-time prices
Advanced data
Item ID							4698
Link							MOID

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

They can be created with the Runecraft skill, purchased with pizazz points from the Mage Training Arena, or looted from essence implings with 42 Hunter.

Mud runes can be ground with a pestle and mortar to create ground mud runes. One ground mud rune is required to complete The Eyes of Glouphrie.

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

Runecraft info

At 13 Runecraft or higher, they can be crafted in either of two ways:

Bringing pure essence, earth runes, water talisman, and an earth talisman to the Water Altar (for 9.3 Runecraft experience per rune)
Bringing pure essence, water runes, earth talisman, and a water talisman to the Earth Altar (for 9.5 Runecraft experience per rune)

To prevent creating the wrong runes, make sure you are using the complementary rune on the altar. For example, at the Earth Altar use the water runes on the altar. 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.

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.

Water Altar

Requirements
Skill	Level	XP
Runecraft	13 ^(b)	9.3
Members	Ticks	1 (0.6s)
Tools	Facilities	Water Altar

Materials
Item		Quantity	Cost
	Pure essence	1	2
	Earth rune	1	6
	Earth talisman^{[r 1]}	1	643
Total cost			651
	Mud rune	1^{[r 2]}	89
Profit			−562
Profit after GE Tax			−563

^ 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	13 ^(b)	13.9
Members	Ticks	1 (0.6s)
Tools	Facilities	Water Altar

Materials
Item		Quantity	Cost
	Daeyalt essence	1	N/A
	Earth rune	1	6
	Earth talisman^{[r 1]}	1	643
Total cost			649
	Mud rune	1^{[r 2]}	89
Profit			−560
Profit after GE Tax			−561

^ 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)	9.3
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
	Earth rune	1	6
	Earth talisman^{[r 1]}	1	643
Total cost			649
	Mud rune	1^{[r 2]}	89
	Polyelemental guardian stone	1^{[r 3]}	N/A
Profit			−560
Profit after GE Tax			−561

^ 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)	9.3
Started Desert Treasure II - The Fallen Empire
Members	Ticks	1 (0.6s)
Tools	Facilities	Water 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
	Mud rune	61^{[r 2]}	5,429
Profit			−1,222
Profit after GE Tax			−1,283

^ 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.

Earth Altar

Requirements
Skill	Level	XP
Runecraft	13 ^(b)	9.5
Members	Ticks	1 (0.6s)
Tools	Facilities	Earth Altar

Materials
Item		Quantity	Cost
	Pure essence	1	2
	Water rune	1	5
	Water talisman^{[r 1]}	1	335
Total cost			342
	Mud rune	1^{[r 2]}	89
Profit			−253
Profit after GE Tax			−254

^ 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	13 ^(b)	14.2
Members	Ticks	1 (0.6s)
Tools	Facilities	Earth Altar

Materials
Item		Quantity	Cost
	Daeyalt essence	1	N/A
	Water rune	1	5
	Water talisman^{[r 1]}	1	335
Total cost			340
	Mud rune	1^{[r 2]}	89
Profit			−251
Profit after GE Tax			−252

^ 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)	9.5
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
	Water rune	1	5
	Water talisman^{[r 1]}	1	335
Total cost			340
	Mud rune	1^{[r 2]}	89
	Polyelemental guardian stone	1^{[r 3]}	N/A
Profit			−251
Profit after GE Tax			−252

^ 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)	9.5
Started Desert Treasure II - The Fallen Empire
Members	Ticks	1 (0.6s)
Tools	Facilities	Earth 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
	Mud rune	61^{[r 2]}	5,429
Profit			−913
Profit after GE Tax			−974

^ 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 Mud rune:

Method	Hourly profit	Skills
Crafting mud runes	1,405,500	13 (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 water and earth runes

Spell		Magic		Runes	Type	Spellbook
Spell		Lvl	Exp	Runes	Type	Spellbook
	Confuse	3	13	² ³ ¹	Combat		Standard
	Weaken	11	21	² ³ ¹	Combat		Standard
	Bones to Bananas	15	25	² ² ¹	Utility		Standard
	Draynor Manor Teleport	17	16	¹ ¹ ¹	Teleport		Arceuus
	Curse	19	29	³ ² ¹	Combat		Standard
	Bind	20	30	³ ³ ²	Combat		Standard
	Snare	50	60	⁴ ⁴ ³	Combat		Standard
	Summon Boat	56	66	¹ ¹ ²	Teleport		Standard
	Bones to Peaches	60	65	⁴ ⁴ ²	Utility		Standard
	Vulnerability	66	76	⁵ ⁵ ¹	Combat		Standard
	Teleport to Boat	67	77	² ² ²	Teleport		Standard
	Lvl-5 Enchant	68	78	¹⁵ ¹⁵ ¹	Utility		Standard
	Enfeeble	73	83	⁸ ⁸ ¹	Combat		Standard
	Entangle	79	89	⁵ ⁵ ⁴	Combat		Standard
	Stun	80	90	¹² ¹² ¹	Combat		Standard
	String Jewellery	80	83	¹⁰ ⁵ ²	Utility		Lunar
	Stat Restore Pot Share	81	84	¹⁰ ¹⁰ ²	Combat		Lunar
	Boost Potion Share	84	88	¹² ¹⁰ ³	Combat		Lunar

Products

Item		Members	Skills	XP	Materials
	Ground mud runes		None	None	1 × Mud rune

Item sources

Source	Level	Quantity	Rarity
Waterfiend	115	75–100	2/128
Essence impling	42; 52	4	1/100
Dagannoth Prime	303	25–75	2/128
Molanisk	51	1–15	2/128
Spiritual mage	120; 121; 123; 182	20	7/128
Spiritual mage Zaros	182	40–70	7/128
Spiritual warrior Zaros	158	15	7/128
Essence impling jar	N/A	4	1/100
Crazy archaeologist	204	30	4/128
Zombie (Tarn's Lair) Low level	40–56	3	5/128
Deranged archaeologist	276	40	6/131
Undead Druid	105	30–70	3/100
Blood Reaver	161; 174	15	7/128
Mutated Tortoise	247	30–50	3 × 5/64
Warped Tortoise	121	30–50	5/64
Araxxor	890	100	1/115

Rewards Guardian (Mage Training Arena)

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

Item	Telekinetic	Alchemist	Enchantment	Graveyard
Mud rune	1	1	15	1

Changes

Date	Changes
14 September 2022 (Update)	The item's Grand Exchange buy limit was increased from 12,000 to 18,000.
24 April 2007 (Update)	The item was graphically updated.

Gallery (historical)



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