Ancient Magicks

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A player casting an Ancient Magicks teleport spell.

Ancient Magicks is a branch of Magic that can be used once the Desert Treasure quest is complete. It requires high levels of magic (all spells except the home teleport require at least 50 Magic), but include the most powerful combat spells in the game.

[edit] Changing to Ancient Magicks and back

The location of the Pyramid.

To change to Ancient Magicks, the player must go to Jaldraocht Pyramid in the desert south of Al-Kharid, west of Pollivineach and north of Menaphos. After entering the pyramid at the rear, the player can pray at the altar there to change between Ancient Magicks and the standard spellbook. Praying at this altar drains the player's prayer points to zero, but players can still change your spellbook even with your prayer being 0.

It is easier for some players to change back to normal via Astral Altar, by changing to Lunar Spells, and then back to Standard Spellbook, as it prevents players from having to go to the desert and having their prayer drained.

One quick way to travel to the pyramid is if your POH is in Pollivineach to teleport to house and go south-west. If your POH is not in Pollivineach, then ride a carpet to Bandit Camp or Pollivineach.

[edit] Reaching the Pyramid

The quickest way to reach the pyramid is to use a Pharaoh's Sceptre (obtainable through the Pyramid Plunder minigame), and use the "Jaldraocht" Teleport. This places the teleporting player directly on top of the pyramid. The player can then simply walk through the doors, run down the stairs and enter via the tunnel at the back. Another way to reach this pyramid is to use a Camulet to teleport inside Enahkra's temple, climbing out of the temple, and running east.. Another method is by using Ali Morisanne's magic carpet fleet for transport to the Bedabin Camp or Pollnivneach, and running from there to the pyramid. A Slayer Ring can teleport the player to Pollnivneach.

The altar that switches a player's spellbook between Ancient Magicks and the basic spellbook.

[edit] Ancient Staff

After the player completes the Desert Treasure quest, he/she can buy an Ancient staff for 80,000 coins from Eblis, who is found around the circle of mirrors seen in the quest. The staff can only be bought once. However, it is tradeable between players. The ancient staff may also be bought on the Grand Exchange for 93,402 coins. The staff can also be obtained as drops from Mummies found in the pyramid or the Chaos Tunnels. While originally one of the few staves that could auto-cast ancient magic spells, the update on 2 September, 2009 changed this so that any player can autocast directly from the spellbook, rendering the original purpose of the ancient staff useless. Now, however, the ancient staff provides 10% bonus damage to any spell cast while it is equipped.

[edit] Combat

A player casting Ice Burst.

Whilst the teleport spells used in Ancient Magicks aren't as useful as regular magic teleport spells, the combat spells are quite powerful. The smoke spells are the only group of spells that can inflict poison damage to other players and NPCs. Smoke Burst and Barrage are the only things in combat that can poison multiple targets at the same time. The shadow spells can be used to lower the target's Attack level at which can be useful if the caster has low defence. Shadow Burst and Barrage are the only spells that can weaken multiple targets at the same time. The blood spells can be a replacement for food because of their healing abilities. Blood Burst and Barrage are very useful because they can drain health from multiple targets at the same time, thus having a maximum recovery of 48 and 93 hitpoints in every cast. These group of spells are commonly used by mage tanks in multi-combat PvP minigames such as the Tzhaar Fight Pit. They are also commonly used in magic only duels in the Duel Arena and other minigames such as Castle Wars and Fist of Guthix. The ice spells notably have the same effect as the Bind-type spells, as well as causing damage. Thus, ancient ice spells are extremely dangerous. These spells are the most commonly used in the ancient spellbook because of their spell effects, damage, and price. The ice spells are commonly used in PvP minigames such as Bounty Hunter, Castle Wars, and Clan Wars because of their ability to freeze multiple opponents and cause damage at the same time. The miasmic spells are special spells that can only be cast if the caster is wielding Zuriel's staff. They are the highest hitting group of spells which have the ability to lower opponent's ranged and melee weapon speed which is very useful in long-term fights.

The Ancient Magicks spellbook.

However, these spells are not commonly seen because few people have Zuriel's staff. Ancient Magick spells are commonly used in the Fist of Guthix minigame because of their ability to freeze, and the fact that free runes are given to the players before the game starts. The highest hitting group of spells are the miasmic spells, followed by ice, blood, shadow, and smoke.

Ancient Magicks is not allowed in Barbarian Assault.

[edit] Spell Effects

The Ancient Magicks combat spells are divided into five categories; Smoke, Shadow, Blood, Ice, and Miasmic. Each categories has its own special effect along with the damage the spell would normally do. These effects are:

Smoke: Poisons the target for 2 or 4 damage (depending on spell).
Shadow: Temporarily reduces target's Attack level.
Blood: Heals the caster up to 25% of the damage dealt.
Ice: Freezes target on the spot for 5–20 seconds (depending on spell).
Miasmic: Slows down opponent's ranged or melee attacking speed by 50% for 12–48 seconds (depending on spell).

[edit] Combat Spells

Note: All max hits are doubled in the While Guthix Sleeps quest's final battle. The max hits are out of date due to new magic boosting potions and magic damage boosting staves/wands.

Spell	Magic Level	Runes Required	Experience	Max Hit	Spell Effects
Smoke Rush	50	²²¹¹	30+	13	Poisons target starting at 2 damage.
Shadow Rush	52	¹²²¹	31+	14	Temporary lowers target's Attack level.
Blood Rush	56	¹²²	33+	15	Heals caster 1/4 of damage inflicted.
Ice Rush	58	²²²	34+	16	Prevents victim from moving for 5 seconds.
Miasmic Rush	61	¹²¹	36+	18	Slows opponent's melee or ranged attacks by 50% for 12 seconds. This spell can only be cast while wielding Zuriel's staff.
Smoke Burst	62	²⁴²²	36+	19	Multi-target spell. Hits opponents within a 3x3 space of target. Poisons opponent(s) starting at 2 damage.
Shadow Burst	64	²²⁴¹	37+	20	Multi-target spell. Hits opponents within a 3x3 space of target. Temporarily lowers opponent(s) Attack level.
Blood Burst	68	²²⁴	39+	21	Multi-target spell. Hits opponents within a 3x3 space of target. Heals caster 1/4 of the damage inflicted.
Ice Burst	70	²⁴⁴	40+	22	Multi-target spell. Hits opponents within a 3x3 space of target. Prevents victim(s) from moving for 10 seconds.
Miasmic Burst	73	²⁴²	42+	24	Multi-target spell. Hits opponents within a 3x3 space of target. Slows opponent(s)' melee or ranged attacks by 50% for 24 seconds. This spell can only be cast while wielding Zuriel's staff.
Smoke Blitz	74	²²²²	42+	23	Poisons target starting at 4 damage.
Shadow Blitz	76	²²²²	43+	24	Temporarily lowers opponents Attack level.
Blood Blitz	80	⁴²	45+	25	Heals caster 1/4 of damage inflicted.
Ice Blitz	82	²²³	46+	26	Prevents victim from moving for 15 seconds.
Miasmic Blitz	85	³²¹	48+	28	Slows opponent's melee or ranged attacks by 50% for 36 seconds. This spell can only be cast while wielding Zuriel's staff.
Smoke Barrage	86	²⁴⁴⁴	48+	27	Multi-target spell. Hits opponents within a 3x3 space of target. Poisons opponent(s) starting at 4 damage.
Shadow Barrage	88	³²⁴⁴	48+	28	Multi-target spell. Hits opponents within a 3x3 space of target. Temporarily lowers opponent(s) Attack level.
Blood Barrage	92	¹⁴⁴	51+	29	Multi-target spell. Hits opponents within a 3x3 space of target. Heals caster 1/4 of the damage inflicted.
Ice Barrage	94	²⁴⁶	52+	48	Multi-target spell. Hits opponents within a 3x3 space of target. Prevents victim(s) from moving for 20 seconds.
Miasmic Barrage	97	⁴⁴⁴	54+	32	Multi-target spell. Hits opponents within a 3x3 space of target. Slows opponent(s)' melee or ranged attacks by 50% for 48 seconds. This spell can only be cast while wielding Zuriel's staff.

[edit] Teleportation Spells

Spell	Magic Level	Runes Required	Experience	Notes
Edgeville Home Teleport	0	None	None	Teleports next to the bank of Edgeville free of charge. It takes around 10 seconds to cast and is interruptible by combat. Additionally, it may only be cast every 30 minutes.
Paddewwa Teleport	54	²¹¹	64	Teleports to the entrance of Edgeville Dungeon.
Senntisten Teleport	60	¹²	70	Teleports to the Digsite.
Kharyrll Teleport	66	¹²	76	Teleports to Canifis. The only teleport that can be used in a POH portal that is not from basic spell book.
Lassar Teleport	72	²⁴	82	Teleports to the top of Ice Mountain.
Dareeyak Teleport	78	²³²	88	Teleports to the ruins in the Wilderness.
Carrallangar Teleport	84	²²	82	Teleports to the Graveyard of Shadows in the wilderness.
Annakarl Teleport	90	²²	100	Teleports to the demonic ruins in the Wilderness.
Ghorrock Teleport	96	²⁸	106	Teleports to Ice Plateau in the Wilderness.

[edit] Trivia

Mind runes, Astral runes, Cosmic runes, Nature runes and Body runes are not used in the Ancient magicks spellbook.
The Ancient Magicks spellbook did not use earth runes before the Miasmic spells were added.
On the day of release, these spells had a glitch where every spell, along with the original effects, would freeze opponents.
If a player casts home teleport on a free world, they would be transported to Lumbridge instead of Edgeville.
Each Ancient Spell has a unique sound. [1]
When you pray at the altar to switch to ancient magicks, your prayer points are drained.
Only combat and teleport spells exists in the ancient magicks.

[edit] References

RuneScape Game Guide
- Magic - The Ancient Magicks

v • d • e Ancient Magicks combat spells
Rush spells	Smoke Rush • Shadow Rush • Blood Rush • Ice Rush • Miasmic Rush
Burst spells	Smoke Burst • Shadow Burst • Blood Burst • Ice Burst • Miasmic Burst
Blitz spells	Smoke Blitz • Shadow Blitz • Blood Blitz • Ice Blitz • Miasmic Blitz
Barrage spells	Smoke Barrage • Shadow Barrage • Blood Barrage • Ice Barrage • Miasmic Barrage

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