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Crafting
Crafting
Release date 8 May 2001 (Update)
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as of 12 Dec 2017
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as of 4 Feb 2023
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Crafting

Crafting is a varied and useful skill which enables players to produce items such as jewellery, armour and pottery for use or trade.

Crafting is classed as an Artisan Skill.

At level 40 Crafting, a player can enter the Crafting Guild.

The current minimum requirement to be ranked (at approximately rank 1,060,795) on the hiscores for Crafting is level 15. As of 04 February 2023, there are 117,362 current members that have achieved level 99 in Crafting. There are 2,671 current members that have achieved level 120 in Crafting.

Pottery

Pottery is the craft of turning soft clay into pottery objects. Soft clay can be obtained by mining clay and using it with a water source, which yields 1 experience point for each clay softened. Alternatively, mining with a bracelet of clay will remove the need to add water. Another possibility is to use the Humidify spell from the lunar spellbook. Once soft clay is obtained, it can be used on a potter's wheel to make the object desired, which is then fired in a pottery oven.

Item Level Spinning Exp Firing Exp Both Exp Notes
Empty pot
Pot 1 6.3 6.3 12.6 Used to hold flour, amongst other things.
Pie dish
Pie dish 7 15 10 25 Used for baking Pies.
Bowl
Bowl 8 18 15 33 Used in Cooking.
Plant pot
Plant pot 19 20 17.5 37.5 Used in Farming.
Pot lid
Pot lid 25 20 20 40 For keeping Pots airtight.

Urns

Main article: Urns

Urns are a type of vase that can be used while fishing, mining, smelting, cooking, or woodcutting that can be used for receiving 20% bonus experience in the skill that was being trained to fill the urn. Just some training methods will count to this. Urns that collect demonic ashes automatically collect dropped ashes, adding 20% bonus experience when teleported. A fired urn without a rune attached is tradeable; all other urns are untradeable.

To make an urn, the player must go to a potter's wheel and use 2 pieces of soft clay on it. Players must then select a type of urn and craft it on the wheel to make an urn (unf). The types of urns that players can craft depends on the player's crafting level. Urns that require a higher crafting level to create will catch scraps from higher level training activities. The Assist System can be used to craft urns that are above a players crafting level.

Once a player has an urn (unf), they can then use the urn on a pottery oven to make an urn (nr). Alternatively, the urn (nr) can be bought from other players. Players must then add a rune to the urn in order to make an urn (r) which can be used to gain bonus XP.

Players can then train any skill as they normally would with the urn in their inventory. When the urn is full, the player will receive a chatbox notification and the urn (full) will have a teleport option. Players can then teleport the urn to receive experience.

Urn Crafting Level Required Crafting Experience Gained (Forming) Crafting Experience Gained (Firing) Crafting Experience Gained (Both) Experience Gained (Teleporting) Charge rune Charges Gained From
Cracked mining urn Cracked mining urn 1 11.2 16.8 28 87.5 Earth rune Earth rune Ore up to level 1
Cracked cooking urn Cracked cooking urn 2 12 18 30 400 Fire rune Fire rune Food up to and including level 10
Cracked fishing urn Cracked fishing urn 2 12 18 30 150 Water rune Water rune Fish up to and including level 10
Impious urn Impious urn 2 12 18 30 120 Air rune Air rune Impious ashes
Cracked woodcutting urn Cracked woodcutting urn 4 15.4 23.1 38.5 160 Earth rune Earth rune Logs up to and including level 10
Cracked smelting urn Cracked smelting urn 4 15.4 23.1 38.5 40 Fire rune Fire rune Bars at level 1
Fragile cooking urn Fragile cooking urn 12 16 24 40 550 Fire rune Fire rune Food up to and including level 25
Fragile fishing urn Fragile fishing urn 15 20 30 50 350 Water rune Water rune Fish up to and including level 30
Fragile woodcutting urn Fragile woodcutting urn 15 20 30 50 425 Earth rune Earth rune Logs up to and including level 35
Fragile mining urn Fragile mining urn 17 21.2 31.8 53 200 Earth rune Earth rune Ore up to and including level 20
Fragile smelting urn Fragile smelting urn 17 21.2 31.8 53 62.5 Fire rune Fire rune Bars up to and including level 20
Accursed urn Accursed urn 26 25 37.5 62.5 375 Air rune Air rune Impious ashes, accursed ashes
File:Mining urn.png Mining urn 32 27.2 40.8 68 325 Earth rune Earth rune Ore up to and including level 40
File:Smelting urn.png Smelting urn 35 28 42 70 150 Fire rune Fire rune Bars up to and including level 50
File:Cooking urn.png Cooking urn 36 28.6 42.9 71.5 950 Fire rune Fire rune Food up to and including level 48
File:Fishing urn.png Fishing urn 41 31.2 46.8 78 500 Water rune Water rune Fish up to and including level 50
File:Woodcutting urn.png Woodcutting urn 44 32 48 80 825 Earth rune Earth rune Logs up to and including level 58
Strong mining urn Strong mining urn (m) 48 30.8 49.2 80 400 Earth rune Earth rune Ore up to and including level 55
Strong smelting urn (r) Strong smelting urn (m) 49 33.4 50.1 83.5 252.5 Fire rune Fire rune Bars up to and including level 85
Strong cooking urn Strong cooking urn (m) 51 35 52.5 87.5 1050 Fire rune Fire rune Food up to and including level 55
Strong fishing urn Strong fishing urn (m) 53 36 54 90 600 Water rune Water rune Fish up to and including level 70
Decorated mining urn (r) Decorated mining urn (m) 59 38 57 95 625 Earth rune Earth rune Ore up to and including level 85
Strong woodcutting urn (r) Strong woodcutting urn (m) 61 38.8 58.2 97 1662.5 Earth rune Earth rune Logs up to and including level 75
Infernal urn Infernal urn (m) 62 40 60 100 1875 Air rune Air rune Impious ashes, accursed ashes and infernal ashes
Decorated fishing urn Decorated fishing urn (m) 76 48 72 120 1900 Water rune Water rune Fish up to and including level 96
Decorated cooking urn Decorated cooking urn (m) 81 52 78 130 1547.5 Fire rune Fire rune Food up to and including level 95

Leather crafting

Cowhide

Crafting Leather

A player crafts leather into a piece of leather armour.

To begin leather crafting, players need a needle and thread, normally purchased from the Al-Kharid or Rimmington craft shop, and some cowhide tanned into leather. In the free-to-play world, this means visiting the tanner in Al-Kharid or the south-Western corner of Varrock until players are able to enter the guild. Tanning is free of charge per ordinary leather, and cost 3 coins for the hard leather used to make a hard leather body. There is also a more expensive tannery in Canifis. Money can be made by buying cowhides from the Grand Exchange for around 547 coins each, going to Al-Kharid and making the hide into hard leather, which sells for about 670 coins each or kill cows and take the cowhides to tanner which costs less.

The cattle field east of Lumbridge is a convenient spot for leather crafters and easy to get to, but it is normally largely populated with bots. Another convenient location to obtain cowhide in a free-to-play world is to the north of Lumbridge as there is a field with cows and a merchant named Beefy Bill who can store cowhide, flour and meat for 10% commission nearby. The efficiency of this area is arguable, since the cows are widespread and the area contains many obstacles. The field just south of Falador is also convenient, since there are many more cows together in a smaller place, allowing faster kills.

Note: 1 thread makes 4 pieces of leather armour.

Image Item Level Exp Tanned Hides Notes
Leather gloves Leather gloves 1 13.8 Leather 1 Leather Can be worn in the hand slot.
Leather boots Leather boots 7 16.25 Leather 1 Leather Can be worn in the foot slot.
Leather cowl Leather cowl 9 18.5 Leather 1 Leather Can be worn in the head slot.
Leather vambraces Leather vambraces 11 22 Leather 1 Leather Can be worn in the hand slot.
Leather body Leather body 14 25 Leather 1 Leather Can be worn in the torso slot.
Leather chaps Leather chaps 18 27 Leather 1 Leather Can be worn in the leg slot.
Leather shield Leather shield 19 30 Leather 1 Leather Best non-member's experience for soft leather. Can be worn in the shield slot.
Hard leather gloves Hard leather gloves 25 32 Hard leather 1 Hard leather Will keep your hands toasty warm!
Hard leather boots Hard leather boots 27 34 Hard leather 1 Hard leather A pair of hard leather boots.
Hard leather body Hard leather body 28 35 Hard leather 1 Hard leather As the name suggests, it is made from hard leather.
Hard leather shield Hard leather shield 29 36 Hard leather 1 Hard leather As the name suggests, it is made from hard leather.
Spiky vambraces Spiky vambraces 32 6 - Attach kebbit claws to any vambraces (normal or dragonhide).
File:Coif.png Coif 38 37 Leather 1 Leather Can be worn in the head slot. Gives better defence than Cowl
Studded body Studded body 41 40 Leather 1 Leather Can be worn in the torso slot. Gives better defence than Leather body
Studded leather gloves Studded leather gloves 42 Leather 1 Leather Can be worn in the hand slot. Gives better defence than Leather gloves
Studded leather boots Studded leather boots 43 Leather 1 Leather Can be worn in the foot slot. Gives better defence than Leather boots
Studded chaps Studded chaps 44 42 Leather 1 Leather Can be worn in the leg slot. Gives better defence than Leather chaps
Studded leather shield Studded leather shield 45 43 Leather 1 Leather Can be worn in the shield slot. Gives better defence than Leather shield

Studded leather items are made by smithing steel studs (level 36) and adding them to the completed leather item.

Imphide

Imphide is found by killing Imps all around RuneScape. Unlike other hides, they do not need to be tanned to first be crafted.

Imphide is used to craft Imphide robes. A free player can craft imphide into magical robes if they have a needle and thread.

Image Item Level Experience Imphides
Imphide gloves Imphide gloves 10 10 1
Imphide boots Imphide boots 11 10 1
Imphide hood Imphide hood 12 10 2
Imphide robe bottom Imphide robe bottom 13 20 2
Imphide robe top Imphide robe top 14 30 3
Imphide book Imphide book 15 30 3
Imp horn wand Imp horn wand 16 30 3
Imphide shield Imphide shield 17 40 4

Spidersilk

Spider silk is found by killing specific Spiders all around RuneScape. Unlike other hides, they do not need to be tanned to first be crafted.

Spidersilk is used to craft Spidersilk robes. A free player can craft spidersilk into magical robes if they have a needle and thread.

Image Item Level Experience Spidersilks
Spider silk boots Spider silk boots 21 12.5 1
Spider silk gloves Spider silk gloves 20 12.5 1
Spider silk hood Spider silk hood 22 25 2
Spider silk robe bottom Spider silk robe bottom 23 25 2
Spider silk robe top Spider silk robe top 24 37.5 3
Spider orb Spider orb 25 25 2
Spider wand Spider wand 26 25 2

Carapace (members)

Carapace can be found by killing Cochroach soldiers. Unlike other hides, they do not need to be tanned, to be crafted.

Carapace is used by members to craft Carapace armour with a needle and thread. Carapace is ranged armour.

Image Item Level Experience Carapace
Carapace gloves Carapace gloves 30 12 1
Carapace boots Carapace boots 31 12 1
Carapace helm Carapace helm 33 24 2
Carapace legs Carapace legs 34 24 2
Carapace torso Carapace torso 35 36 3

Batwing (members)

Batwing can be found by killing bats. Unlike other hides, they do not need to be tanned to be crafted.

Batwing is used by members to craft Batwing robes with a needle and thread.

Image Item Level Experience Batwings
Batwing boots

Batwing boots

52 50 1
Batwing gloves Batwing gloves 50 50 1
Batwing hood Batwing hood 54 100 2
Batwing legs Batwing legs 55 100 2
Batwing torso Batwing torso 56 150 3
File:Bat book.png Bat book 59 200 4
File:Bat wand.png Bat wand 61 200 4
Batwing shield Batwing shield 58 200 4

Snakeskin (members)

Snakeskins are found by killing Bush snakes on the island of Mos Le'Harmless, or on Karamja during the Tai Bwo Wannai cleanup activity and during the Temple Trekking activity. They can be tanned for 20 coins each, and then crafted using a needle and thread.

Snakeskins are also used to make tribal masks into Broodoo shields. A member can make snakeskins into items of snakeskin armour, as shown on the table below, if they have a needle and thread.

Swamp snakes can also be killed during Temple Trekking to obtain snake hide for crafting the armour.

Image Item Level Exp Snakeskins Average Exp
per Snakeskin
Snakeskin boots Snakeskin boots 45 30 6 5
Snakeskin vambraces Snakeskin vambraces 47 35 8 43/8
Snakeskin bandana Snakeskin bandana 48 45 5 9
Snakeskin chaps Snakeskin chaps 51 50 12 41/6
Snakeskin body Snakeskin body 53 55 15 32/3

Yak hide (members)

After starting The Fremennik Isles quest, members can kill Yaks to obtain Yak-hides and make them into Fremennik armour pieces. The Yak hides need to be cured for 5 coins to become craftable. It is not advised to make bodies for experience, because it costs an extra hide for the same return.

Image Item Level Exp Yak-hides Experience per yak-hide High Alchemy
Yak-hide armour (legs) Yak-hide legs 43 32 1 32 300
Yak-hide armour (top) Yak-hide body 46 32 2 16 300

Dragonhides (members)

This members-only part of the crafting skill is extremely similar to normal leather crafting, except that:

  • 20 coins are paid to tan one piece of hide.
  • Only vambraces, chaps, shields and bodies can be made.
  • High Alchemy is quite preferred to be cast on dragonhide bodies or vambraces rather than chaps, for their difference in coins received.
  • Obtaining dragonhides is slow but profitable.
  • Buying dragonhides is faster, though price is far higher than the high-alchemy value.
  • Players may attach kebbit claws to any vambraces to make spiky vambraces, giving +2 Strength bonus and 6 Crafting experience.
Image Item Level Exp Dragonhides High Alchemy Profit/xp[1] Profit/xp[2]
Green d'hide vambraces Green d'hide vamb 57 62 1 x Green dragon leather Green 1500 Expression error: Unexpected < operator. (Expression error: Unexpected < operator.) Expression error: Unexpected < operator. (Expression error: Unexpected < operator.)
Green d'hide chaps Green d'hide chaps 60 124 2 x Green dragon leather Green 2340 Expression error: Unexpected < operator. (Expression error: Unexpected < operator.) Expression error: Unexpected < operator. (Expression error: Unexpected < operator.)
Green d'hide coif Green d'hide coif 61 124 2 x Green dragon leather Green 2340 Expression error: Unexpected < operator. (Expression error: Unexpected < operator.) Expression error: Unexpected < operator. (Expression error: Unexpected < operator.)
Green d'hide body Green d'hide body 63 186 3 x Green dragon leather Green 4680 Expression error: Unexpected < operator. (Expression error: Unexpected < operator.) Expression error: Unexpected < operator. (Expression error: Unexpected < operator.)
File:Green d'hide shield.png Green d'hide shield 64 248 4 x Green dragon leather Green 6240 Expression error: Unexpected < operator. (Expression error: Unexpected < operator.) Expression error: Unexpected < operator. (Expression error: Unexpected < operator.)
Blue d'hide vambraces Blue d'hide vamb 66 70 1 x Blue dragon leather Blue 1800 Expression error: Unexpected < operator. (Expression error: Unexpected < operator.) Expression error: Unexpected < operator. (Expression error: Unexpected < operator.)
Blue d'hide chaps Blue d'hide chaps 68 140 2 x Blue dragon leather Blue 2592 Expression error: Unexpected < operator. (Expression error: Unexpected < operator.) Expression error: Unexpected < operator. (Expression error: Unexpected < operator.)
Blue d'hide coif Blue d'hide coif 69 140 2 x Blue dragon leather Blue 2592 Expression error: Unexpected < operator. (Expression error: Unexpected < operator.) Expression error: Unexpected < operator. (Expression error: Unexpected < operator.)
Blue d'hide body Blue d'hide body 71 210 3 x Blue dragon leather Blue 5616 Expression error: Unexpected < operator. (Expression error: Unexpected < operator.) Expression error: Unexpected < operator. (Expression error: Unexpected < operator.)
Blue d'hide shield Blue dragonhide shield 72 280 4 x Blue dragon leather Blue 7488 Expression error: Unexpected < operator. (Expression error: Unexpected < operator.) Expression error: Unexpected < operator. (Expression error: Unexpected < operator.)
Red d'hide vambraces Red d'hide vamb 73 78 1 x Red dragon leather Red 2160 Expression error: Unexpected < operator. (Expression error: Unexpected < operator.) Expression error: Unexpected < operator. (Expression error: Unexpected < operator.)
Red d'hide chaps Red d'hide chaps 75 156 2 x Red dragon leather Red 3108 Expression error: Unexpected < operator. (Expression error: Unexpected < operator.) Expression error: Unexpected < operator. (Expression error: Unexpected < operator.)
Red d'hide coif Red d'hide coif 76 156 2 x Red dragon leather Red 3108 Expression error: Unexpected < operator. (Expression error: Unexpected < operator.) Expression error: Unexpected < operator. (Expression error: Unexpected < operator.)
Red d'hide body Red d'hide body 77 234 3 x Red dragon leather Red 6738 Expression error: Unexpected < operator. (Expression error: Unexpected < operator.) Expression error: Unexpected < operator. (Expression error: Unexpected < operator.)
File:Red d'hide shield.png Red dragonhide shield 78 312 4 x Red dragon leather Red 8983 Expression error: Unexpected < operator. (Expression error: Unexpected < operator.) Expression error: Unexpected < operator. (Expression error: Unexpected < operator.)
Black d'hide vambraces Black d'hide vamb 79 86 1 x Black dragon leather Black 2592 Expression error: Unexpected < operator. (Expression error: Unexpected < operator.) Expression error: Unexpected < operator. (Expression error: Unexpected < operator.)
Black d'hide chaps Black d'hide chaps 82 172 2 x Black dragon leather Black 3732 Expression error: Unexpected < operator. (Expression error: Unexpected < operator.) Expression error: Unexpected < operator. (Expression error: Unexpected < operator.)
Black d'hide coif Black d'hide coif 83 172 2 x Black dragon leather Black 3732 Expression error: Unexpected < operator. (Expression error: Unexpected < operator.) Expression error: Unexpected < operator. (Expression error: Unexpected < operator.)
Black d'hide body Black d'hide body 84 258 3 x Black dragon leather Black 8088 Expression error: Unexpected < operator. (Expression error: Unexpected < operator.) Expression error: Unexpected < operator. (Expression error: Unexpected < operator.)
File:Black d'hide shield.png Black d'hide shield 85 344 4 x Black dragon leather Black 10784 Expression error: Unexpected < operator. (Expression error: Unexpected < operator.) Expression error: Unexpected < operator. (Expression error: Unexpected < operator.)
Royal d'hide vambraces Royal d'hide vambraces 87 94 1 x Royal dragon leather Royal 3720 Expression error: Unexpected < operator. (Expression error: Unexpected < operator.) Expression error: Unexpected < operator. (Expression error: Unexpected < operator.)
Royal d'hide chaps Royal d'hide chaps 89 188 2 x Royal dragon leather Royal 5580 Expression error: Unexpected < operator. (Expression error: Unexpected < operator.) Expression error: Unexpected < operator. (Expression error: Unexpected < operator.)
Royal d'hide coif Royal d'hide coif 91 188 2 x Royal dragon leather Royal 5580 Expression error: Unexpected < operator. (Expression error: Unexpected < operator.) Expression error: Unexpected < operator. (Expression error: Unexpected < operator.)
Royal d'hide body Royal d'hide body 93 282 3 x Royal dragon leather Royal 11520 Expression error: Unexpected < operator. (Expression error: Unexpected < operator.) Expression error: Unexpected < operator. (Expression error: Unexpected < operator.)
  1. ^ When tanning hide (bonus experience). Profit is based on selling d'hide items.
  2. ^ When buying leather (bonus experience). Profit is based on selling d'hide items.

Glass (members)

Glassblowing

A player blowing glass.

Glass is a members-only part of the crafting skill. The following will be required:

  • Buckets of sand. There are sandpits in Yanille, Rellekka, Dorgesh-Kaan, Zanaris, and on Entrana. Use an empty bucket with a sandpit to get a bucket of sand. If the Hand in the Sand quest has been completed, Bert can be asked to deliver 84 buckets of sand to the bank once per day free of charge. He must be asked each time either by talking to him in person or via the NPC Contact spell.
  • Soda ash is made by burning seaweed (or possibly swamp weed) on a range or fire, giving 1 Cooking experience per seaweed. There are a number of seaweed spawning on Entrana, Waterbirth Island, near the Rock Crabs in Rellekka, and on Karamja. Seaweed can also be fished using a big net. There are two quick spawns inside the Piscatoris Fishing Colony. Arhein, the general-store owner in Catherby, will sell eighty per day to each player. Simply talk to him and ask about buying seaweed. They cost 2 coins each.

The supply will remain 80 on each day even though the previous purchase in the day before may not empty the stock.

The lunar spell Superglass Make also can be used to convert soda ashes/seaweeds and buckets of sand into molten glass. Buckets will NOT be returned, as the spell destroys them utterly. Using this spell yields 10 Crafting experience for each molten glass created, rather than the normal 20 using a furnace, but this will also make between one and ten extra molten glass.

With all of the ingredients in the inventory, use a bucket of sand and soda ash in a furnace to create molten glass.

Other forms of glass are:


Craft the molten, robust, or crystal glass to blow various items.

Image Item Level Exp Notes
Molten glass
'Molten glass' 1 20 Can be sold for 20 coins to Fritz the Glassblower on Entrana.
Beer glass
'Beer glass' 1 17.5 Can be filled by beer barrels.
Candle lantern (lit white)
'Candle lantern' 4 19 Can be lit to lighten dark areas.
Oil lamp (oil)
'Oil lamp' 12 25 Can be lit to lighten dark areas.
Vial
'Vial' 33 35 Can be filled with liquid used in quests or Herblore skill.
Fishbowl
'Fishbowl' 42 42.5 Can be used to contain pet fish or in Recipe for Disaster Pirate Pete part. Can also be used to create a Karamthulhu overlord pouch.
Unpowered orb
'Unpowered orb' 46 52.5 Can be powered into any of the four elemental orbs.
Lantern lens
'Lantern lens' 49 55 Can be combined with lantern frames.
Light orb
'(Dorgeshuun) Light orb' 87 70 Can be traded only after adding a Cave goblin wire to it.
Potion flask
'Potion flask' 89 100 Potions can be decanted into it. Holds up to 6 doses, as opposed to a maximum of 4 doses for the regular glass vial. Only a glassblowing pipe and robust glass are needed to make it.
Crystal flask
'Crystal flask' 89 150 Can be used to make high-level combination potions. Only a glassblowing pipe and crystal glass are needed to make it.

Locations

Entrana is a perfect place to blow glass, as it has respawns for glassblowing pipe and seaweed and has a sandpit, range and furnace. Dorgesh-Kaan also has a sandpit next to a furnace. Molanisks, which can be found just south of the city, drop swamp weed, a suitable substitute for seaweed. There is also a range just to the east of the furnace, making Dorgesh-Kaan an effective place to blow glass. For further crafting experience one can add a cave goblin wire to a light orb. Copper wire is thieved from a machine next to the furnace in Dorgesh-Kaan (level 44 thieving required and 22 Thieving experience gained). Adding the wire gives 104 crafting experience (level 87 Crafting required).

For those who already have their raw materials in the bank, Neitiznot has both a clay oven (for burning seaweed) and a clay forge for glassmaking within one click of a bank chest. Note that Neitiznot is only accessible to those who have completed The Fremennik Trials. For players who have completed the Lost City quest, Zanaris is also convenient as it has a cooking range and a furnace in close proximity to a bank, and a sandpit nearby. Other suitable locations to glassblow include Falador and Al Kharid both of which have banks, ranges and furnaces in close proximity to each other.

Stills and oil lamps (members)

In order to fill oil lamps with lamp oil, use a piece of swamp tar on a lamp oil still with an empty oil lamp in the inventory. There are 2 stills in RuneScape: the scientists house in Rimmington and the lamp stall in Dorgesh-Kaan. The Apothecary in Varrock can also turn the Swamp Tar into oil for lamps.

Battlestaves (members)

The orbs created through glassblowing can be enchanted at any one of the four obelisks. They can then be used to create elemental battlestaves to make a nice profit. An elemental battlestaff is created by using a charged orb with a battlestaff.

A battlestaff may be purchased from Naff's Knockoff Staves in Varrock, Zaff's Superior Staves in Varrock, Baba Yaga's Magic store on Lunar Isle, Haf's Battlestaves at the Elven grimoire in Prifddinas, from Lunet at the Elven grimoire after completing the Tirannwn Hard tasks, or the Mage Training Arena.

The stock at Zaff's increases depending on which sets of Varrock tasks have been completed up to 80 noted staves, Baba Yaga's shop stocks 20 staves, and Haf's Battlestaves and Lunet stock 16 each. Battlestaves can be bought from stores at 7,000 coins each every 24 hours. Given the common practice of players to buy daily refreshes of stock and sell them at a profit, it is a potentially profitable way to level crafting. Depending on GE prices for charged orbs, attaching orbs to a battlestaff can be a low cost way to train crafting. The only catch is the high cost of the items which requires a significant working capital.

Item Level Exp Notes Material cost Profit/loss Profit/xp
Water battlestaff Water battlestaff 54 100 The water obelisk is located deep in Taverley Dungeon up a ladder by the Black Dragons. Having high Agility will grant access to shortcuts on the way to the obelisk. 8,954 −980 −9.8
Earth battlestaff Earth battlestaff 58 112.5 The earth obelisk is located in the members part of Edgeville Dungeon, in level 2 wilderness. Search south of the Black Demons, near Chronozon and some Poison Spiders. 9,866 −1,838 −16.34
Fire battlestaff Fire battlestaff 62 125 The fire obelisk is located deep in Taverley Dungeon west of the Black Dragons. Having high Agility will grant access to shortcuts on the way to the obelisk. 8,244 −233 −1.86
Air battlestaff Air battlestaff 66 137.5 The air obelisk is located in the members part of Edgeville Dungeon, in level 7 wilderness. Search north of the Black Demons, up a ladder. 8,843 −729 −5.3

Note: The costs in the table assume orbs and blank battlestaves are purchased at the GE.

Battlestaves are one of the most profitable things to make in RuneScape and give from 172 to 210 experience, if made from scratch, from making the glass, blowing the orbs and attaching to staves.

Armadyl battlestaff

Armadyl battlestaff detail

The Armadyl battlestaff is made by attaching an armadyl orb to a battlestaff. The orb can be created with 100 shards of armadyl, and does not need to be charged. Crafting the staff requires completion of Ritual of the Mahjarrat and 77 Crafting, and gives 150 experience.

Skeletal staves

Players with 85 Crafting may add a Shade skull to any regular staff, battlestaff, or mystic staff, giving 130 experience.

Original Skeletal staff
Skeletal staff of air Staff of air Skeletal staff of air
Skeletal staff of earth Staff of earth Skeletal staff of earth
Skeletal staff of fire Staff of fire Skeletal staff of fire
Skeletal staff of water Staff of water Skeletal staff of water
Skeletal battlestaff of air Air battlestaff Skeletal battlestaff of air
Skeletal battlestaff of earth Earth battlestaff Skeletal battlestaff of earth
Skeletal battlestaff of fire Fire battlestaff Skeletal battlestaff of fire
Skeletal lava battlestaff Lava battlestaff Skeletal battlestaff of lava
Skeletal mud battlestaff Mud battlestaff Skeletal battlestaff of mud
Skeletal steam battlestaff Steam battlestaff Skeletal battlestaff of steam
Skeletal battlestaff of water Water battlestaff Skeletal battlestaff of water
Necromancer's air staff Mystic air staff Necromancer's air staff
Necromancer's earth staff Mystic earth staff Necromancer's earth staff
Necromancer's fire staff Mystic fire staff Necromancer's fire staff
Necromancer's lava staff Mystic lava staff Necromancer's lava staff
Necromancer's mud staff Mystic mud staff Necromancer's mud staff
Necromancer's steam staff Mystic steam staff Necromancer's steam staff
Necromancer's water staff Mystic water staff Necromancer's water staff

Silver

Silver items can be crafted by using a silver bar on a furnace while carrying the proper mould. The items that can be made are displayed below. Items that are in italics are members-only items.

Image Item Level Exp G.E. Price Notes
Holy symbol
Holy symbol 16 50 237 coins Needs to be strung with a ball of wool and then blessed. (The displayed Level, Exp and Price values are for the base item, Unstrung symbol. Stringing provides 4 additional crafting experience.)
Unholy symbol
Unholy symbol 17 50 157 coins Needs to be strung with a ball of wool and then blessed. Can only be made after the Observatory Quest. (The displayed values are for the base item, Unstrung emblem. Stringing provides 4 additional crafting experience. Selling this item in large quantities may prove to be difficult, as there is little demand for it.)
Silver sickle
Silver sickle 18 50 1,391 coins Can only be made during and after the Nature Spirit quest.
Conductor
Lightning rod 20 50 Not sold Can only be made during and after the Creature of Fenkenstrain quest.
Demonic sigil
Demonic sigil 20 50 Not sold Can only be made during the Shadow of the Storm quest.
Silver bolts (unf)
Silver bolts (unf) (10) 21 50 80 coins Add feathers to finish the bolts.
Tiara
Tiara 23 52.5 32 coins Used in runecrafting.

Gems and gold jewellery

Crafting Gems

A player chisels at a sapphire, so that it can be used to make jewellery.

For gold crafting, these are needed:

  • Gold bars. Mine gold ore and smelt it into bars.
  • A ring, necklace, bracelet or amulet mould, purchased from a craft shop or Grand Exchange, or freely acquired from a Tool store 4 in a player-owned house.
  • A cut gem may be included. Cutting it with a chisel also provides significant Crafting experience.

Gold items are made by using a gold bar with a furnace, while carrying a mould and any cut gems the item requires. The items for which all ingredients are present will be displayed by the resulting interface.

Be aware that crafting jewellery without gems gives very little experience compared to clay and silver.

Immense heat (members)

Immense Heat is a special move for the Pyrelord familiar. Players can smelt a gold bar (and a gem if one wishes) into an item of jewellery without using a furnace, provided that they have the required Crafting level.

Jewellery crafting table

Best places to craft jewellery: Edgeville furnace, Al-Kharid furnace, Burgh de Rott furnace, Port Phasmatys furnace, Falador furnace, Shilo village furnace, Neitiznot furnace, Piscatoris Fishing Colony, East Ardougne furnace.

Crafting Gold Jewellery
Gemstone Ring Necklace Bracelet Amulet
--- Gold ring Gold ring Gold necklace Gold necklace Gold bracelet Gold bracelet Gold amulet (unstrung)Gold amulet Gold amulet
Sapphire Sapphire Sapphire ring Sapphire ring Sapphire necklace Sapphire necklace Sapphire bracelet Sapphire bracelet Sapphire amulet (unstrung)Sapphire amulet Sapphire amulet
Emerald Emerald Emerald ring Emerald ring Emerald necklace Emerald necklace Emerald bracelet Emerald bracelet Emerald amulet (unstrung)Emerald amulet Emerald amulet
Ruby Ruby Ruby ring Ruby ring Ruby necklace Ruby necklace Ruby bracelet Ruby bracelet Ruby amulet (unstrung)Ruby amulet Ruby amulet
Diamond Diamond Diamond ring Diamond ring Diamond necklace Diamond necklace Diamond bracelet Diamond bracelet Diamond amulet (unstrung)Diamond amulet Diamond amulet
Dragonstone Dragonstone Dragonstone ring Dragonstone ring Dragon necklace Dragon necklace Dragon bracelet Dragonstone bracelet Dragonstone amulet (unstrung)Dragonstone amulet Dragonstone amulet
Onyx Onyx Onyx ring Onyx ring Onyx necklace Onyx necklace Onyx bracelet Onyx bracelet Onyx amulet (unstrung)Onyx amulet

Onyx amulet

Gemstone

Cutting Ring Necklace Bracelet Amulet
Level exp. Level exp. Level exp. Level exp. Level exp.
None 5 15 6 20 7 25 8 30
Sapphire 20 50 20 40 22 55 23 60 24 65
Emerald 27 67.5 27 55 29 60 30 65 31 70
Ruby 34 85 34 70 40 75 42 80 50 85
Diamond 43 107.5 43 85 56 90 58 95 70 100
Dragonstone 55 137.5 55 100 72 105 74 110 80 150
Onyx 67 167.5 67 115 82 120 84 125 90 165

Unstrung amulets can be sold at a general store. In order to sell amulets at Grum's in Port Sarim or enchant them, they must be strung, using a ball of wool.

Stringing an amulet gives an additional 4 experience per amulet, and spinning the ball of wool is another 2.5.

High level alchemy versus Crafting experience

Magic skills can be used on gold jewellery to be High alched into coins.

Amulets give more Crafting experience, but bracelets pay more with High Alchemy.

Crafting experience versus High Alchemy (coins)
Gemstone Ring Necklace Bracelet Amulet
Hi Alch GE Exp Hi Alch Exp Hi Alch Exp Hi Alch Exp Hi Alch
Sapphire 150 426 40 540 55 630 60 690 65 540
Emerald 300 2,088 55 765 60 855 65 915 70 765
Ruby 600 1,095 70 1,215 75 1,305 80 1,395 85 1,215
Diamond 1,200 3,876 85 2,115 90 2,205 95 2,295 100 2,115
Dragonstone 6,000 7,970 100 10,575 105 11,025 110 11,475 150 10,575
Onyx 120,000 2,307,534 115 120,600 120 120,600 125 120,600 165 120,600

Magic can also be used to enchant gold jewellery into powerful equipment for adding combat bonuses, transportation, etc.

Semi-precious gems (members)

Semi-precious gems are members only and cannot be used to make jewellery. Experience is given only for cutting them. These gems may get crushed when attempting to cut them.

Semi-precious gems can be obtained from:

  • Gem mines in Shilo Village (after completing Shilo Village quest).
  • Gem mines in the dungeon on Lunar Isle.
  • Cutting down "jungle" in Tai Bwo Wannai clean up gives a small chance of a 3-gem mine.
  • Opening Zogre tombs.
  • Panning at the Digsite after talking to the Panning instructor.
  • Taken from crate in Varrock Museum in exchange for uninteresting digsite specimens.
  • Pickpocketed from HAM members.
Image Item Level Experience
Opal Opal 1 15
Jade Jade 13 20
Red topaz Red Topaz 16 25

All gems, including the semi-precious gems, can be used for making gem-tipped bolts for crossbows with the Fletching skill. These bolts can be enchanted with the Magic skill. Semi-precious gems are also used for multiple purposes in the Tai Bwo Wannai cleanup activity.

Rogues' Den (members)

An often overlooked corner of the crafting (and sometimes thieving) world is the Rogues' Den. Crafting experience lies not in the course, but in the wall safes at the entrance. Players looking to work multiple skills can crack the safes, which yield coins in 10, 20, or 40 increments or (the main lure to crafters) gems from sapphire to ruby. These gems can be sold for profit or used to further train Crafting through the crafting of jewellery.

While a player may not receive a gem every time, it is efficient as it requires but a second for a safe to respawn. As well, unlike its Thieving companion pickpocketing there is no stun period to deal with. A major advantage is the extremely close proximity of a bank to store one's ill-gotten gains. Unlike the gem rocks of Shilo Village, a player does not have to deal with gems below sapphires which yield comparatively lower experience and can occasionally be crushed. If a player pursues this Crafting training route, it is advised to have food stored in the nearby bank as failure to crack the wall safes can result in 2~60 life points (but no stun period). It is also recommended that a player purchase a stethoscope in the Rogues' Den for use when cracking safes. A stethoscope is sold for approximately 10 coins in the den. The Rogues' Den is typically moderately populated, but this is not for the wall safes or Agility/Thieving course. Instead, these players train their Cooking skills since this area has one of the closest "everlasting" fires to a bank in all of RuneScape.

Note the wall safes do require 50 Thieving.

Miscellaneous

Coloured capes

Capes can be purchased from the Varrock clothes shop or collected by killing highwaymen south of Falador. Dyes are made by Aggie in Draynor Village, at a cost of 5 coins plus the ingredients. There is also a purple dye spawn south of Ardougne. Also, players may buy any colour dye in the store in Lletya for 6 coins a piece

Giving just 2.5 experience for a single cape, this is not a quick way to train. Various cape colours are of favoured interest to players though.

Action Unfinished Product Level Experience Finished Product
Dying Cape CapeCapeCapeCape (orange)Cape (purple)Cape (pink)CapeCape Cape 1 2.5 Cape

Crab armour (members)

After beginning the portion of Recipe for Disaster quest to free Pirate Pete, players can craft crab armour. The materials are dropped by the Giant crabs encountered during the quest and crafted using a chisel.

Finished Product Material Level Experience
Crab helmet Crab helmet Fresh crab shell 15 32.5
Crab claw Crab claw Fresh crab claw 15 32.5

Fremennik roundshields (members)

After beginning The Fremennik Isles quest, members can craft Fremennik roundshields. This requires level 56 Woodcutting (strange as that seems) to combine 1 bronze nail, 1 rope, 2 arctic pine logs using a hammer and must be done at a woodcutting stump. Each shield made gives 34 Crafting experience.

Strung rabbit foot (members)

At level 37 crafting, players can craft a Strung rabbit foot by using a Ball of wool on a Rabbit foot (acquired through use of the hunting skill). Doing so gives 4 experience. Wearing a strung rabbit foot increases the chance of acquiring a Bird's nest while Woodcutting.

Gloves of silence (members)

At level 64 crafting, players can repair Gloves of silence with a dark kebbit fur, needle and thread. Wearing Gloves of silence increases the success rate when pickpocketing NPCs.

Feather headdress (members)

At level 79 crafting, players can craft a Feather headdress by using 20 coloured feathers on a coif. Doing so gives 50 experience. A feather headdress can be charged with combat-oriented summoning scrolls to use them at random during combat.

Shades of Mort'ton minigame (members)

In the Shades of Mort'ton minigame, building and repairing the Temple of Mort'ton requires 3 building resources.

Building resource price 5% 100%
Limestone brick 21 coins 1 20
Timber beam or Plank 1 or 100 coins, respectively 1 20
Swamp paste 31 coins 5 100

Using a flamtaer hammer gives 3-30 (average of 16.5) Crafting experience per second. An average of 12-15,000 experience per hour can be earned.

Pyre ships (members)

After completing the relevant portion of their Barbarian Training, players can craft pyre ships in which to cremate either mangled bones or chewed bones. The difficulty involved in acquiring these bones makes this an inefficient training method. Burning the pyre ship grants bonus experience when burying a number of bones afterwards.

FiremakingCrafting
level
Log Crafting
experience
Firemaking
experience
Number of Bones/Ashes
receiving additional
Prayer experience[1]
11 Logs Normal logs 10 40 1
11 Achey tree logs Achey tree logs 10 40 1
25 Oak logs Oak logs 15 60 2
40 Willow logs Willow logs 22.5 90 2
45 Teak logs Teak logs 26.2 105 3
52 Arctic pine logs Arctic pine logs 31.2 125 3
55 Maple logs Maple logs 33.7 135 3
60 Mahogany logs Mahogany logs 39.3 157.5 4
68 Eucalyptus logs Eucalyptus logs 42 171 4
70 Yew logs Yew logs 50.6 202.5 4
85 Magic logs Magic logs 75.9 303.8 5
99 Elder logs Elder logs 109 435 6
  1. ^ From chewed bones only

Spinning and Weaving

Spinning uses a spinning wheel. Weaving uses a loom.

Action Raw Material Level Experience Finished Product
Spinning Wool Wool Wool 1 2.5 Ball of wool Ball of wool
Spinning Black wool Black wool Black wool 1 2.5 Ball of black wool Ball of black wool
Spinning Flax Flax Flax 1 15 Bowstring Bowstring
Weaving Strip of cloth Ball of wool Ball of wool (4) 10 12 Strip of cloth Strip of cloth
Spinning Sinew Sinew Sinew 10 15 Crossbow string Crossbow string
Spinning Tree roots Yew roots Roots 10 15
Spinning Magic roots Magic roots Magic roots 19 30 Magic string Magic string
Weaving Empty sack Jute fibre Jute fibre (4) 21 38 Empty sack Empty sack
Spinning Yak hair Hair Yak hair 30 25 Rope Rope
Weaving Basket Willow branch Willow branch (6) 36 56 Basket Basket
Weaving Seaweed net FlaxBronze wire Flax (5) and Bronze wire 52 83 Unfinished net Seaweed net

Note that it is a good idea to earn both experience and money with flax as flax costs 96 while bowstrings sell for about 383, which is about 4 times as much. It is suggested that players buy a large amount of flax, then spin it in a convenient location, such as Lumbridge, then sell the bowstrings on the Grand Exchange, which is in moderate demand among players. If the player has finished Fremennik Isles quest, it would be a lot faster to spin flax using the bank chest one click away. Low level players can make up to 200,000 gold an hour by doing the process.

Players that have completed Throne of Miscellania quest can get a maximum of 1250 flax from their subjects daily.

Also, players wearing the Seers' headband 2 or better while spinning on Seers' Village gets the spinning time cut considerably, allowing more flax spun in less time.

Snelms (members)

In the Mort Myre swamp, there are snails that drop shells when killed. Using a chisel with these shells will create snelms. Each snelm made gives 32.5 experience. Snelms come in two varieties - pointed and rounded.

Finished Product Level Experience
Blood'n'tar snelm (pointed) Blood'n'tar snelm (round) Blood'n'tar snelm 15 32.5
Broken bark snelm Broken bark snelm 15 32.5
Bruise blue snelm (pointed) Bruise blue snelm (round) Bruise blue snelm 15 32.5
Myre snelm (pointed) Myre snelm (round) Myre snelm 15 32.5
Ochre snelm (pointed) Ochre snelm (round) Ochre snelm 15 32.5

Crafting table (members)

The following items can be made on a Crafting table 4 in a player-owned house. Lesser tables will only be able to make a subset of the items.

Image Item Level Experience Materials
Clockwork Clockwork 8 15 Steel bar
Toy horsey (white) Toy horsey 10 15 Plank
Toy soldier Toy soldier 13 15 Clockwork, Plank
Wooden cat Wooden cat 16 15 Plank
Toy doll Toy doll 18 15 Clockwork, Plank
Sextant Sextant 23 15 Steel bar
Watch Watch 28 15 Clockwork, Steel bar
Clockwork suit Clockwork suit 30 15 Clockwork, Plank, Silk
Toy mouse Toy mouse 33 15 Clockwork, Plank
Clockwork cat Clockwork cat 85 15 Clockwork, Plank

Polypore Dungeon (members)

The Polypore Dungeon is the sole source of a variety of materials that can be crafted into magic armour. The pieces of Mycelium web armour (purchased from the Merchant at the dungeon's entrance) serve as a framework to which various flakes can be added.

Item Level Experience Notes
Fungal visor Fungal visor 3 15 Mycelium visor web
300 Fungal flakes
Fungal leggings Fungal leggings 12 50 Mycelium leggings web
1,000 Fungal flakes
Fungal poncho Fungal poncho 21 125 Mycelium poncho web
2,500 Fungal flakes
Grifolic visor Grifolic visor 65 40 Mycelium visor web
400 Grifolic flakes
Grifolic leggings Grifolic leggings 72 120 Mycelium leggings web
1,200 Grifolic flakes
Grifolic poncho Grifolic poncho 78 350 Mycelium poncho web
3,500 Grifolic flakes
Ganodermic visor Ganodermic visor 86 100 Mycelium visor web
500 Ganodermic flakes
Ganodermic leggings Ganodermic leggings 92 300 Mycelium leggings web
1,500 Ganodermic flakes
Ganodermic poncho Ganodermic poncho 98 1,000 Mycelium poncho web
5,000 Ganodermic flakes

Crafting materials

Item Method Recommended Locations
Clay Mine South-west Varrock, Crafting Guild, Barbarian Village
Buckets Buy Any shop that sells buckets, especially General stores
Water Use bucket, vial with water source Many, including Varrock east bank, Zanaris
Cow Hides Kill cows Zanaris, Yanille, Lumbridge
Leather Take cowhide to tanners Al Kharid, Canifis, Craft Guild, the Ranging Guild and Neitiznot
Wool Use shears on sheep Lumbridge, North of Crafting Guild
Ball of wool Use wool with spinning wheel Buy from Keldagrim (100 in stock), Lletya or Ardougne shop, or use spinning wheel in Seers' Village, Gunnarsgrunn, Lletya, Sophanem, Falador, Witchaven, Tree Gnome Stronghold, Rellekka, Neitiznot or Lumbridge castle
Capes Kill highwaymen, buy Draynor, Varrock Clothes Store.
Dye Aggie in Draynor and Ali in Pollnivneach make dye Buy from crafting shop in Lletya. Redberries from S.E. Varrock, onions from west of Port Sarim, woad leaves from gardener in Falador park. There's a purple dye spawn south of Ardougne too
Opals, Jade, Topaz Mine Shilo Village, Lunar Isle
Limestone Mine, Buy Mine at Quarry north of Varrock or Tirannwn; buy in Mort'ton
Seaweed Big Net Fishing/Collect Catherby if fishing it, Entrana, Shilo Village or the beach outside Keldagrim if collecting, Arhein sells 80 daily, Piscatoris Fishing Colony
Buckets of sand Collect from sandpits (need bucket) Zanaris, Yanille, Rellekka, Entrana, Yanille, 84 from Bert daily
Gold Mine (and smelt) Crafting Guild, just outside of the Mining Guild, Scorpion Pit Mine, Arzinian Mine
Moulds Buy from craft shop or get spawns Al Kharid, Keldagrim, Rimmington, Crafting Guild, Tool store 4 in a player-owned house
Sapphires, Emeralds, Rubies, Diamonds Mine Random event whilst mining (amulet of glory raises chance of mining a gem), Gem rocks in Shilo Village and Lunar Isle mine
Steel Studs Smith steel bars into studs on an anvil Keldagrim, Varrock, Yanille
Dragonstone Open crystal chest in Taverley Key halves are rare drops by most monsters
Green dragonhide Kill Green Dragons Wilderness: North of Goblin Village (level 13), East of Clan Wars (Level 19-24), South-east of Lava Maze (level 38); Chaos Tunnels
Blue dragonhide Kill Blue Dragons Ogre Enclave, Taverley dungeon, Heroes' Guild
Red dragonhide Kill Red Dragons Red Dragon Isle, Brimhaven dungeon
Black dragonhide Kill Black Dragons Taverley dungeon, the Evil Chicken's Lair in Zanaris (requires a raw chicken and Sir Amik Varze part of Recipe for Disaster to enter)

Temporary boosts

Main article: Temporary skill boost
  • An orange spicy stew can raise Crafting temporarily by up to 5; however, it can also decrease it by up to 5.
  • A poison chalice may raise Crafting temporarily by 1, though it may also cause damage up to 60% of the player's life points. It can be acquired freely from Stankers, the Dwarven miner near the Coal Trucks west of Seers' Village.
  • Crafting potions temporarily raise Crafting by 3.
  • Operating the Crafting cape will boost the player's Crafting level by 1. However, level 99 crafting is required.
Crafting Potion Poison Chalice Spicy Stew Crafting Cape
Level Boost 3 1 -5 to 5 1
Restrictions Can damage up to 60% of the player's life points Freeing Evil Dave 99 Crafting

Cape of Accomplishment

Crafting Emote

A player wearing a Crafting cape (t) and performing the Skillcape emote

For players with level 99 Crafting, a Cape of Achievement can be bought from the Master Crafter in the Crafting Guild. The cape costs 99,000 coins, just like all other capes of accomplishment.

Quests giving crafting experience

Trivia

  • Prior to 4 February 2014, a brown apron (which could be obtained from the Varrock clothes store or for free from Malignius Mortifer) was needed to be worn before entering the Crafting Guild.
  • Crafting is one of only 2 skills that unlocks something new at every level, the other skill being Smithing.

See also

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