| Rune pickaxe | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Released | 27 May 2003 (Update) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Members | No | ||||||||||||||||||
| Properties | |||||||||||||||||||
| Tradeable | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||
| Equipable | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stackable | No | ||||||||||||||||||
| Noteable | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||
| Options | Wield, Drop | ||||||||||||||||||
| Examine | Used for mining. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Values | |||||||||||||||||||
| Value | 32,000 coins | ||||||||||||||||||
| High alch | 19,200 coins | ||||||||||||||||||
| Low alch | 12,800 coins | ||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 2.267 kg | ||||||||||||||||||
| Grand Exchange | |||||||||||||||||||
| Exchange | 18,586 coins (info) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Buy limit | 40 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Daily volume | 26,747 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Advanced data | |||||||||||||||||||
| Item ID | 1275 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Link | MOID | ||||||||||||||||||
The rune pickaxe is the third best pickaxe, after the crystal pickaxe and the dragon pickaxe variants. It mines on a 3-tick cycle and is the best pickaxe in free-to-play. The rune pickaxe requires 41 Mining to use, and 40 Attack to equip. Players lacking 40 Attack can still use it for mining. Like all pickaxes, it cannot be smithed, so it must be obtained from other players or from a shop, as a monster drop, or as a reward from the quest Between a Rock....
Combat stats
 Attack bonuses |  |  | ||||
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 |  |  |  |  | ||
| +26 | -2 | +24 | +0 | +0 | ||
 Defence bonuses | ||||||
| | | | | ||
| +0 | +1 | +0 | +0 | +0 | ||
 Other bonuses | Slot | |||||
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| +29 | +0 | +0% | +0 | List | ||
| Combat style | Attack type | Weapon style | Attack speed | Range | Experience | Level boost | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Spike | Stab | Accurate | 5 ticks (3.0s) | 1 tile |  | +3 Attack |
 | Impale | Stab | Aggressive | | +3 Strength | ||
 | Smash | Crush | Aggressive | | +3 Strength | ||
 | Block | Stab | Defensive | | +3 Defence | ||
Treasure Trails
| Tier | Emotes | STASH location | Items | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hard | Yawn (clue) | Inside the Bandit Duty Free shop in the Bandit Camp in the Wilderness |  
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21,924 |
Item sources
| Source | Level | Quantity | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Possessed pickaxe Catacombs of Kourend | 50  | 1 | 1/500 |
| General Graardor | 624 | 1 | 6/127 |
| Reward casket (hard) | N/A  | 1 | 1/27.1 |
| Callisto | 470 | 5 (noted) | 8/126 |
| Vet'ion | 454 | 5 (noted) | 8/126 |
| Venenatis | 464 | 5 (noted) | 8/126 |
| Scorpia | 225 | 1 | 5/128 |
| Frost dragon | 202 | 1 | 2/130 |
| Rock Golem (monster) High level | 115; 154 | 1 | 1/128 |
| Cerberus | 318 | 1 | 3/130 |
| Spitting Wyvern | 139 | 1 | 2/123 |
| Ancient Wyvern | 210 | 1 | 3/132 |
| Taloned Wyvern | 147 | 1 | 2/123 |
| Long-tailed Wyvern | 152 | 1 | 2/123 |
| Grotesque Guardians | | 1 | 2 × 6/142 |
| Reward Chest (The Gauntlet) Regular | N/A | 1–2 (noted) | 2 × 1/24 |
| Reward Chest (The Gauntlet) Corrupted | N/A | 2–3 (noted) | 3 × 1/24 |
| Dark Chest | 28  | 1 | 15/600 |
| Artio | 320 | 1 | 12/128 |
| Calvar'ion | 264 | 1 | 12/128 |
| Spindel | 302 | 1 | 12/128 |
| Mutated Tortoise | 247 | 1 | 3 × 1/64 |
| Warped Tortoise | 121 | 1 | 1/64 |
| Amoxliatl Post-quest | | 1 | 2 × 2/58 |
| Doom of Mokhaiotl | 558–908 | 1–3 (noted) | 5/104 |
| Eldric the Ice King | 350 | 2 | 2 × 1/56 |
| Branda the Fire Queen | 350 | 2 | 2 × 2/55 |
| Lava Strykewyrm | 116 | 1 | 2/128 |
| Magma strykewyrm | 249 | 1 | 3 × 2/128 |
Shop locations
| Seller | Location | Number in stock | Restock time | Price sold at | Price bought at | Change Per | Members |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nurmof's Pickaxe Shop. | Dwarven Mines | 1 | 7m |  32,000 | 19,200 | 2.0% |  |
| Pickaxe-Is-Mine | Keldagrim | 1 | 6m | 41,600 | 17,600 | 3.0% |  |
| Toothy's Pickaxes | Lovakengj | 1 | 1m | 41,600 | 17,600 | 3.0% | |
| Yarsul's Prodigious Pickaxes | Mining Guild | 1 | 7m | 32,000 | 19,200 | 2.0% | |
| Gwyn's Mining Emporium | Prifddinas | 1 | 6m | 32,000 | 19,200 | 2.0% | |
| Tizoro's Pickaxes | Cam Torum | 1 | 6m 45s | 32,000 | 19,200 | 2.0% | |
Used in recommended equipment
| Rank | Method |
|---|---|
| 4 | Free-to-play Ironman guide (Melee gear) |
| 2 | Sandstone rocks (Mining) |
| 3 | Chambers of Xeric/Strategies (Guardians) |
| 3 | Zalcano/Strategies (Mining) |
| 3 | Shooting Stars (Shooting Stars) |
| 2 | Guardians of the Rift/Strategies (Runecrafting) |
| 1 | Golem crafting (Golem Crafting) |
Changes
| Date | Changes |
|---|---|
| 4 May 2022 (Update) |
Pickaxes no longer randomly accelerate Mining by one tick on free-to-play worlds. |
| 13 March 2014 (Update) |
The 1/6 random chance for the dragon pickaxe to mine one tick faster was accidentally also applied to all other pickaxes on free-to-play worlds. |