Runecraft

Early levels can be almost completely skipped by completing quests that give Runecraft experience. This allows the player to craft lava runes or do the Guardians of the Rift minigame.

At level 32, it's recommended to train to level 35, and then complete What Lies Below, for an 8,000 Runecrafting experience reward.

Lunar Diplomacy grants an additional 5,000 experience, as does Perilous Moons. However, they both have fairly high requirements. Note that completing Lunar Diplomacy is eventually recommended, as being on the Lunar spellbook is highly recommended for crafting lava runes and for Ourania Altar.

Making talisman tiaras is one of the fastest training methods up to level 50. It also has no quest or skill level requirements. This method is fairly click-intensive and can be very expensive depending on the talisman prices, so it is only recommended for players who wish to get through the early levels as fast as possible and do not mind spending some money. Crafting lava runes offers faster experience rates from level 50 onwards. Players who are looking for a lower-effort alternative to making talisman tiaras or crafting lava runes are advised to complete quests to skip the early levels and do the Guardians of the Rift minigame.

Talisman tiaras are made by using a talisman on the corresponding altar with a tiara in the inventory. The tiara can be also used on the altar, but the left-click option on tiaras is wear, so it is suggested to use the talisman instead. Wearing a tiara also makes the altar left-click and removes an animation on getting into the altar.

The ring of the elements is required for the fastest rates, as it provides fast teleports to all the elemental runic altars. Using an amulet of glory is recommended for fast banking, as equipping it allows the player to make 14 tiaras per inventory. A ring of dueling can alternatively be used for fast access to the altar and to the bank if making tiaras at the Fire Altar.

Crafting runes at the Ourania Altar (also known as the ZMI Altar) is a profitable lower-effort alternative to lava runes. The altar can be accessed at any Runecraft level. Unlike the other runic altars, the Ourania Altar converts essence into a random assortment of runes, which improves in cash and experience value as the player levels Runecraft.

For this method, players will need to have unlocked the Ourania Teleport on the Lunar spellbook for a fast access to the altar. This requires completion of Lunar Diplomacy and speaking to Baba Yaga while on the Lunar spellbook. Being on the Lunar spellbook is also needed for casting Astral Contact to quickly repair essence pouches. Having level 71 Magic is strongly recommended to be able to cast both of these spells.

Having the rune pouch is strongly recommended to have more inventory space for the essence. The medium Ardougne Diary reward increases the number of runes that are crafted; however no experience is given for the extra runes.

Helping customers in the Arceuus Library is a viable Runecraft training method that has no requirements. To do this, talk to Villia or Professor Gracklebone to have them request a book. Ask Biblia on the top floor for a hint on where the requested book is, fetch the book, and give it to the customer. The customer will give a book of arcane knowledge in return. Read it and use option 2 for Runecraft experience, and continue by helping the other customer. Sam is further away from the book locations, so only fetch books for Villia or Professor Gracklebone.

Each book of arcane knowledge gives Runecraft experience equal to 5x the player's Runecraft level. Because of this linear scaling, it is strongly recommended to complete quests that give Runecraft experience to get past the initial slow experience. With good performance, players can turn in around 150–160 books per hour when using third party client features to find the books faster, however without them players can only turn in 90–100 books per hour.

Experience rates are shown in the table below. Use the Arceuus Library Books Calculator to determine how many books are needed to reach a target level or experience.

The quests listed in the table below offer very useful rewards for a lot of training methods. Completing them is strongly recommended before doing a lot of Runecraft training.

Essence pouches can be filled with essence and then emptied to add the essence back into the player's inventory. This allows the player to carry more essence per run, which will increase experience rates in most cases. A small pouch is given to the player after completing Enter the Abyss. A medium pouch is awarded after completing Temple of the Eye.

To fill an essence pouch, simply click on it while having essence in the inventory. The pouches can be filled without closing the bank interface. A filled essence pouch can be emptied by holding the Shift key and then clicking on the pouch. To enable the Shift-click empty configuration, toggle on 'Shift click to drop items' through settings.

Essence pouches are dropped by abyssal leeches, guardians, and walkers. They reside in the Abyss and in the Abyssal Area. The Abyss can be accessed through the Mage of Zamorak in level 5 Wilderness north of Edgeville, and the Abyssal Area through the fairy ring ALR. The pouches are dropped in increasing size; a player who already has the small pouch will get a medium pouch next, and so on. The pouches can be obtained prior to having the required Runecraft levels to use them. However, players cannot store any essence inside of them without the Runecraft level requirement.