Gleason's Gielinor Guide

Swamp tar

Released							9 September 2002 (Update)
Members							Yes
Properties
Tradeable							Yes
Equipable							No
Stackable							Yes
Noteable							No
Options							Drop
Examine							A foul smelling thick tar-like substance.
Values
Value							1 coin
High alch							0 coins
Low alch							0 coins
Weight							0 kg
Respawn time							100 ticks (60 seconds)
Grand Exchange
Exchange							4 coins (info)
Buy limit							13,000
Daily volume							3,459,804
View real-time prices
Advanced data
Item ID							1939
Link							MOID

Swamp tar is a thick substance found in the Lumbridge Swamp, Mort Myre Swamp, and in tar barrels.

Swamp tar can be turned into swamp paste, which is used for various repairing purposes. It can also be distilled into lamp oil, which is used as fuel for various light sources, or be used to make guam, marrentill, tarromin, harralander, and irit tar, which are used as bait and ammunition for salamanders.

Uses

Swamp paste

It can be combined with flour to produce raw swamp paste, and then heated on a fire to create swamp paste. Swamp paste is a sticky item used in the Sea Slug quest as well as the Shades of Mort'ton and Fishing Trawler minigames.

Herb tar

When combined with a guam, marrentill, tarromin, harralander, or irit, swamp tar becomes ammunition for salamanders when used as a weapon. 1 herb is needed for every 15 swamp tar.

The action of creating the herb tar can be used in tick manipulation, allowing you to do certain actions faster.

Lamp oil

Swamp tar can be processed at the home of the Chemist or at Miltog's Lamps (in Dorgesh-Kaan) to turn empty lanterns into filled lanterns so that they may be lit.

Collection

There is no way to craft swamp tar, and no shops that sell it. Killing Cave Slimes is the fastest way to collect a moderate amount of swamp tar. Requires 17 Slayer and a light source. An Antipoison is recommended and a rope is needed to enter the Lumbridge Swamp Caves for the first time.

Manual collection is significantly slower with two locations:

Lumbridge swamp has several spawn locations.
The boat used to navigate to Lunar Isle "Lady Zay" has tar barrels on both floors, which swamp tar can be collected from. Requires completion of The Fremennik Trials quest.

Quests

Swamp tar is involved with several quests.

Cold War - 1
Eagles' Peak - 1
Forgettable Tale... - 1 (possibly)
Horror from the Deep - 1
Lunar Diplomacy - 1 (obtained during quest)
Shades of Mort'ton - 5 (if making paste)
Sea Slug - 1
Tears of Guthix
Troll Romance - 1 (for making wax)

Products

	Skills	XP	Materials
Bullseye lantern	None	None	1 × Bullseye lantern (empty) 1 × Swamp tar
Camphor hull (Raft)	67 59	0 70	10 × Camphor logs 6 × Rope 10 × Swamp tar 5 × Lead bar
Camphor hull (Skiff)	67 59	0 881	10 × Camphor hull parts 300 × Adamantite nails 20 × Swamp tar 5 × Lead bar
Camphor hull (Sloop)	67 59	0 1,380	16 × Large camphor hull parts 600 × Adamantite nails 25 × Swamp tar 5 × Lead bar
Guam tar × 15	19	30	15 × Swamp tar 1 × Ground guam
Guam tar × 15	19	30	15 × Swamp tar 1 × Guam leaf
Harralander tar × 15	44	72.5	15 × Swamp tar 1 × Harralander
Irit tar × 15	55	85	15 × Swamp tar 1 × Irit leaf
Ironwood hull (Raft)	81 75	0 84	10 × Ironwood logs 6 × Rope 10 × Swamp tar 5 × Cupronickel bar
Ironwood hull (Skiff)	81 75	0 1,771	10 × Ironwood hull parts 300 × Rune nails 20 × Swamp tar 5 × Cupronickel bar
Ironwood hull (Sloop)	81 75	0 2,779	16 × Large ironwood hull parts 600 × Rune nails 25 × Swamp tar 5 × Cupronickel bar
Mahogany hull (Raft)	48 41	0 46	10 × Mahogany logs 6 × Rope 10 × Swamp tar 5 × Lead bar
Mahogany hull (Skiff)	48 41	0 588	10 × Mahogany hull parts 300 × Mithril nails 20 × Swamp tar 5 × Lead bar
Mahogany hull (Sloop)	50 41	0 919	16 × Large mahogany hull parts 600 × Mithril nails 25 × Swamp tar 5 × Lead bar
Marrentill tar × 15	31	42.5	15 × Swamp tar 1 × Marrentill
Oak hull (Raft)	20 8	0 27	10 × Oak logs 6 × Rope 10 × Swamp tar
Oak hull (Skiff)	20 8	0 238	10 × Oak hull parts 300 × Iron nails 20 × Swamp tar
Oak hull (Sloop)	50 8	0 373	16 × Large oak hull parts 600 × Iron nails 25 × Swamp tar
Raw swamp paste	None	None	1 × Pot of flour 1 × Swamp tar
Rosewood hull (Raft)	93 84	0 93	10 × Rosewood logs 6 × Rope 10 × Swamp tar 5 × Cupronickel bar
Rosewood hull (Skiff)	93 84	0 2,839	10 × Rosewood hull parts 300 × Dragon nails 20 × Swamp tar 5 × Cupronickel bar
Rosewood hull (Sloop)	93 84	0 4,474	16 × Large rosewood hull parts 600 × Dragon nails 25 × Swamp tar 5 × Cupronickel bar
Tarromin tar × 15	39	55	15 × Swamp tar 1 × Tarromin
Teak hull (Raft)	31 23	0 41	10 × Teak logs 6 × Rope 10 × Swamp tar 5 × Lead bar
Teak hull (Skiff)	31 23	0 345	10 × Teak hull parts 300 × Steel nails 20 × Swamp tar 5 × Lead bar
Teak hull (Sloop)	50 23	0 538	16 × Large teak hull parts 600 × Steel nails 25 × Swamp tar 5 × Lead bar
Wax	None	None	1 × Bucket of wax 1 × Swamp tar 1 × Cake tin
Wooden hull (Raft)	1 1	0 19	10 × Logs 6 × Rope 10 × Swamp tar
Wooden hull (Skiff)	15 1	0 128	10 × Wooden hull parts 300 × Bronze nails 20 × Swamp tar
Wooden hull (Sloop)	50 1	0 199	16 × Large wooden hull parts 600 × Bronze nails 25 × Swamp tar

Item sources

Source	Level	Quantity	Rarity
Cave slime	23	1–6	Always
Mummy (Ancient Pyramid)	103	1	30/513
Cave kraken	127	60	4/200
Zulrah	725	1,000	2 × 5/249
Cave goblin (Dorgesh-Kaan)	36	1	1/20
Tar Monster	132	10	1/3
Monumental chest	N/A	500–600	3 × 1/30
Tar barrel Full	N/A	1	Always
Mutated Terrorbird	178	40–60	3 × 5/64
Mutated Tortoise	247	40–60	3 × 6/64
Warped Tortoise	121	40–60	6/64
Warped Terrorbird	96; 138	40–60	5/64
Lunar Chest	N/A	79–119	6 × 4/30
Pygmy kraken	93	10–25	6/108

Spawns

Location	Members	Spawns	Map
Lumbridge Swamp		17	Show map
Mort Myre Swamp		62	Show map

Changes

Date	Changes
24 September 2015 (Update)	Making swamp tar now consistently filters game messages.
11 June 2015 (Update)	Added game messages for making herb tars to the game filter.
2 May 2006 (Update)	The item's examine was changed from "A foul smelling thick tar like substance." to "A foul smelling thick tar-like substance."