Pure essence

Pure essence
Released							20 April 2006 (Update)
Members							No
Quest item							No
Properties
Tradeable							Yes
Equipable							No
Stackable							No
Noteable							Yes
Destroy							Drop
Examine							An uncharged Rune Stone of extra capability.
Values
Value							4 coins
High alch							2 coins
Low alch							1 coin
Weight							0.002 kg
Grand Exchange
Exchange							2 coins (info)
Buy limit							30,000
Daily volume							176,164,413
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Advanced data
Item ID							7936
Twisted League							Yes

Pure essence is a raw material used in the Runecraft skill to make members only runes. They can create the same runes as rune essence as well as cosmic, chaos, astral, nature, law, death, wrath and any combination runes. Pure essence does not provide any bonus over rune essence when crafting runes lower than cosmic runes; therefore, when crafting lower-tier runes, it is recommended to use whichever essence is less expensive at the time.

To be teleported, you need to have completed the Rune Mysteries quest.

Obtaining pure essence[edit | edit source]

Members with a Mining level of at least 30 will mine pure essence instead of rune essence (both granting 5 experience) on member worlds at the Rune essence mine, after completing the Rune Mysteries quest. To access this mine, which contains four rocks with an unending supply of essence, players must get teleported by one of the five NPCs who are able to do so.

It is possible for players with pouches and a high level pickaxe to mine upwards of 2,100 pure essence an hour. If mining pure essence, players should consider taking weight-reducing clothing, or energy-boosting items and the aforementioned pouches so that more pure essence can be mined per hour. The best place to mine essence is by going to Wizard Distentor who is located in the Wizards' Guild in Yanille, but this requires 66 Magic. Players without this level should go for Aubury in Varrock. However, players can also go to Brimstail at Tree Gnome Stronghold, Sedridor at Wizards' Tower, Wizard Cromperty in Ardougne, or the Lunar Isle mine if they so choose. However, these locations are not recommended, due to their comparatively long distances from banks.

Wizard Cromperty in Ardougne will also provide 100 free noted pure essence daily for those who have completed the medium Ardougne Diary.

Unlike runes, pure essence does not stack. Pure essence is one of the most commonly traded items in RuneScape, due to its very high demand by runecrafters.

Since the release of the Nightmare Zone minigame, the price for pure essence has gone down due to being able to acquire large sums of pure essence in this minigame by spending points. This has caused the price of pure essence to be lower than that of the less popular rune essence.

Ironmen who have completed In Aid of the Myreque and Darkness of Hallowvale may find Temple Trekking a good way of obtaining pure essence relatively early on, before options such as Zulrah or Gargoyles are viable. By using easy NPCs and route one, most encounters are fairly fast or can be evaded, and each reward token gives 50+ essence. This can lead to approximately 3,000 essence per hour. As an alternative, stronger players can take easy NPCs through route 3, and are rewarded with approximately 600 essence per run, resulting in up to 8,000 essence per hour.

Products[edit | edit source]

Item		Members	Skills	XP	Materials
	Rune shards		None	None	1 × Pure essence

Item sources[edit | edit source]

Source	Level	Quantity	Rarity
Abyssal Sire	350	600 (noted)	5/139
Abyssal demon	124	60 (noted)	5/128
Abyssal guardian	59	1 (noted)	36/256
Abyssal guardian	59	1	34/256
Abyssal guardian	59	5 (noted)	4/256
Abyssal guardian	59	10 (noted)	4/256
Abyssal guardian	59	15 (noted)	4/256
Abyssal leech	41	1 (noted)	36/256
Abyssal leech	41	1	34/256
Abyssal leech	41	5 (noted)	4/256
Abyssal leech	41	10 (noted)	4/256
Abyssal leech	41	15 (noted)	4/256
Abyssal walker	81	1 (noted)	36/256
Abyssal walker	81	1	34/256
Abyssal walker	81	5 (noted)	4/256
Abyssal walker	81	10 (noted)	4/256
Abyssal walker	81	15 (noted)	4/256
Ancient Wizard	98; 112	25 (noted)	7/50
Ankou (m)	75–98	15 (noted)	5/100
Banshee	23	13 (noted)	22/128
Brassican Mage	140	25 (noted)	7/50
Brimstone chest	N/A	3,000–6,000 (noted)	1/60
Catablepon (m)	49; 64; 68	15 (noted)	5/101
Cerberus	318	300 (noted)	5/128
Chambers of Xeric	N/A	1–65,535 (noted)	2 × 1/33
Chaos Fanatic	202	250 (noted)	2/128
Corporeal Beast	785	2,500 (noted)	21/512
Dagannoth Prime	303	150 (noted)	5/128
Essence impling jar		20 (noted)	1/10
Essence impling jar		35 (noted)	1/100
Gargoyle	111	150 (noted)	6/128
Gnome Restaurant	N/A	51–97	Uncommon
Greater abyssal demon	342	60 (noted)	5/128
Larran's big chest	N/A	4,500–7,500 (noted)	3/60
Larran's small chest	N/A	3,041–5,989 (noted)	3/60
Long-tailed Wyvern	152	150 (noted)	8/123
Marble gargoyle	349	150 (noted)	3 × 6/128
Minotaur (m)	12; 27	15 (noted)	5/101
Professor Imblewyn	N/A	Unknown	Unknown
Professor Onglewip	N/A	51–97	Uncommon
Rock lobster	127	4	10/128
Screaming banshee	70	13 (noted)	3 × 22/128
Screaming twisted banshee	144	65 (noted)	3 × 21/128
Shadow Wyrm	267	200–300 (noted)	3 × 3/76
Skeletal Wyvern	140	250 (noted)	8/128
Spiritual mage	120; 121; 123	90 (noted)	6/128
Spitting Wyvern	139	150 (noted)	8/123
Spoils of war	N/A	4,000–6,000	3 × 6/96
Supply crate	N/A	20–70 (noted)	1/180
Taloned Wyvern	147	150 (noted)	8/123
The Nightmare	814	420–4,200 (noted)	2/100
Thermonuclear smoke devil	301	300 (noted)	5/128
Twisted Banshee	89	65 (noted)	21/128
Wallasalki	98	9 (noted)	10/128
Wyrm	99	200–300 (noted)	3/76
Young impling jar		1	1/10
Young impling	22	1	1/10
Zalcano	336	784–4,803 (noted)	1/36
Zamorak crafter	19	3	5/70
Zamorak crafter	19	10	1/70
Zombie (Tarn's Lair) Level 61–80		14 (noted)	5/128
Zulrah	725	1,500 (noted)	2 × 10/248

Shop locations[edit | edit source]

Seller	Location	Number in stock	Restock time	Price sold at	Price bought at	Members?
Dom Onion's Reward Shop	Yanille	∞	N/A	70	N/A
Jiminua's Jungle Store.	Karamja	0	10m	6	2

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