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{{Otheruses|def=no|a list of all requirements and unlockables within the Runecrafting skill|Runecrafting/Level up table}}
{{Infobox Skill
|name = Runecrafting
|image = Runecrafting.png
|release = 15 April 2025
|update = RuneScape: Dragonwilds is out!
|description = Gather Rune Essence and craft Runes to level this skill.
}}
[[File:Runecrafting.png|left|70px]]
'''Runecrafting''' is one of the eleven [[Dragonwilds:skill|Skills]] in ''Runescape: Dragonwilds'' and allows players to create [[Dragonwilds:Runes]] for use in casting combat [[Dragonwilds:Magic]] and utility [[Dragonwilds:Spells]].

Players earn Runecrafting experience by imbuing [[Dragonwilds:Rune Essence]] into [[Dragonwilds:Runes]] at a [[Dragonwilds:Rune Altar]] and at [[Dragonwilds:Anima Vents]]. [[Dragonwilds:Rune Essence]] can be mined from [[Dragonwilds:Rune Essence (Rock)|Rune Essence Rocks]] found near [[Dragonwilds:Rune Essence Geyser|Rune Essence Geysers]], by collecting them from [[Dragonwilds:Pack|Packs]], or by recycling them with the [[Dragonwilds:Runes to Rune Essence]] [[Dragonwilds:Spell]].

==Runes==
{| class="wikitable" sortable"
!Image
!Name
!XP
!Recipe
!Efficiency
|-
|[[File:Air Rune.png|frameless|width=82x82]]
|[[Dragonwilds:Air Rune]]
|5
|Level 1
|Level 22
|-
|[[File:Astral Rune.png|frameless|width=82x82]]
|[[Dragonwilds:Astral Rune]]
|8
|Level 3
|Level 30
|-
|[[File:Water Rune.png|frameless|width=82x82]]
|[[Dragonwilds:Water Rune]]
|10
|Level 11
|Level 58
|-
|[[File:Earth Rune.png|frameless|width=82x82]]
|[[Dragonwilds:Earth Rune]]
|13
|Level 15
|Level 68
|-
|[[File:Fire Rune.png|frameless|width=82x82]]
|[[Dragonwilds:Fire Rune]]
|18
|Level 25
|Level 75
|-
|[[File:Nature Rune.png|frameless|width=82x82]]
|[[Dragonwilds:Nature Rune]]
|25
|Level 38
|Level 87
|-
|[[File:Law Rune.png|frameless|width=82x82]]
|[[Dragonwilds:Law Rune]]
|50
|Level 50
|Level 94
|}

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==Rune Altar==
[[File:Rune Altar.png|frame|class=notpageimage]]
[[File:Rune Altar Menu.png|right|320px|Rune Altar Menu]]
The [[Dragonwilds:Rune Altar]] is a crafting table used to craft [[Dragonwilds:Runes]] using [[Dragonwilds:Rune Essence]]. Its menu displays options to select which [[Dragonwilds:rune]] you want to craft, a slider for how many you want to craft (from 1 to 50), and has two different methods to do so—Attune and Auto Craft:
* Attuning is a two-step process involving [[Dragonwilds:Runecrafting#Attunement|Attunement]] and [[Dragonwilds:Runecrafting#Infusion|Infusion]] and can award the maximum available XP and [[Dragonwilds:Rune Essence]] to [[Dragonwilds:Runes]] ratio of 1:10.
* [[Dragonwilds:Runecrafting#Auto Crafting|Auto Crafting]] instantly crafts [[Dragonwilds:runes]] but only awards 25% of the XP and requires [[Dragonwilds:Air Efficiency|Efficiency]] upgrades to get the 1:10 ratio.

===Attunement===
[[File:Low Attunement.png|right|320px|Low Attunement]]
[[File:Medium Attunement.png|right|320px|Medium Attunement]]
[[File:High Attunement.png|right|320px|High Attunement]]
''Find an attunement frequency to infuse the runes with magical energy. Higher attunement levels grant additional bonus runes.''

The [[Dragonwilds:Runecrafting#Attunement|Attunement Phase]] brings up the player's chosen rune with frequencies surrounding it with a pointer facing outwards. By moving the pointer around the [[Dragonwilds:rune]], it will resonate with low, medium, and high frequencies. By locking in the resonance (default LMB on MnK), It will display the [[Dragonwilds:Runecrafting#Attunement|attunement]] strength (weak, moderate, or strong), the number of bonus runes to expect (33%, 66%, or 100% more), and the difficulty (easy, normal, or hard).

At lower [[Dragonwilds:Runecrafting]] levels, this phase lasts a short time, and the frequencies may shift before the player can find and lock in the one they want. However, there's nothing lost by failing to lock in a resonance—In fact, hitting the escape key will back out of the [[Dragonwilds:Runecrafting#Attunement|Attunement Phase]] with nothing lost except time. With experience (both numerical and literal), finding the desired frequency can be achieved quickly. Every level will increase the phase by 0.6% up to a maximum of 58.8%. 

===Infusion===
[[File:Failed Infusion.png|right|320px|Failed Infusion]]
[[File:Perfect Infusion.png|right|320px|Perfect Infusion]]
''As the attuned rune fills with power, mend its cracks to contain the magic within and safeguard you bonus runes.''

The [[Dragonwilds:Runecrafting#Infusion|Infusion Phase]] then rotates the pointer inwards. Cracks will begin to appear on the rune which the player will need to seal. Attempting to seal a crack will halt the pointer, so the player will need to be sure to only click on cracks. The pointer moves slower with short mouse movements but will move faster to keep up with larger movements, and will even flip across the [[Dragonwilds:Rune]] if needed. It is good practice to overshoot a crack with the mouse but then seal the crack as soon as the pointer reaches it.

At lower [[Dragonwilds:Runecrafting]] levels, this phase can last a long time, and it can become difficult to keep up with how many cracks appear. There will be a maximum of five cracks at once, and a few seconds of that will drain the bonus runes you would have received to slightly less than what you would have gotten by [[Dragonwilds:Runecrafting#Auto Crafting|auto crafting]]. However, even a failed infusion will award more XP than [[Dragonwilds:Runecrafting#Auto Crafting|auto crafting]]. Levels 17, 48, and 78 unlock [[Dragonwilds:Lesser Infusion Duration|Infusion Duration reductions]], such that there's only enough time for 5 cracks to even appear starting at level 78.

There is a delay between when a crack first appears and when it begins draining bonus runes, and by sealing all of the cracks before they begin draining, it is possible to achieve a '''Perfect Infusion'''. Again, with practice and experience, this becomes easier and more reliable to perform. Due to this, although Low and Medium [[Dragonwilds:Runecrafting#Attunement|Attunement]] is a good introduction to Attuning, the player should prioritize '''High Attunements and Perfect Infusions''' in order to maximize their Runes and Experience received.

===Auto Craft===
As stated before, [[Dragonwilds:Runecrafting#Auto Crafting|Auto Crafting]] instantly crafts [[Dragonwilds:Runes]] but only awards 25% of the XP and requires [[Dragonwilds:Air Efficiency|Efficiency]] upgrades to get the 1:10 ratio—it otherwise only provides a ratio of 1:5.

Although it is an option to quickly create [[Dragonwilds:Runes]] without performing the minigame, the high level requirements for some of the [[Dragonwilds:Runes]] [[Dragonwilds:Law Efficiency|Efficiency Upgrades]], and the significantly hampered experience, it is not recommended to [[Dragonwilds:Runecrafting#Auto Crafting|auto craft]], at the very least not until level 99.

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==Anima Vents==
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[[Dragonwilds:Anima Vent|Anima Vents]] can be found throughout [[Dragonwilds:Ashenfall]], and produce sounds and runes specific to their type. The player can siphon [[Dragonwilds:Runes]] from them using [[Dragonwilds:Rune Essence]] at any level, making them a source of runes that the player may not yet be able to craft. Like other resource nodes, they respawn after 3 in-game days.

Each normal node will turn 10 [[Dragonwilds:Rune Essence]] into 100 [[Dragonwilds:Runes]] and 40 XP, or 70 XP with 45% XP Boosts. With [[Dragonwilds:Lesser Anima Siphoning]] at level 46, the runes will increase to 120, a ratio of 1:12, and with [[Dragonwilds:Greater Anima Siphoning]] it will further increase to 150 per 10 [[Dragonwilds:Rune Essence]], or a ratio of 1:15.

[[Dragonwilds:Anima Vent|Anima Vents]] have a chance to be '''Concentrated''', which means they will have triple the available runes as long as they player has triple the available essence. With the previous two abilities, that means that the player can get up to 450 Runes and 120/210 XP for only 30 Rune Essence from a '''Concentrated''' Vent with [[Dragonwilds:Greater Anima Siphoning]]. Also with [[Dragonwilds:Greater Elemental Spirits]] at level 64, the [[Dragonwilds:Summon Elemental Spirits]] spell from level 19 will indicate any '''Concentrated''' Vents.

In addition, starting at level 34, there is a 1/5 chance while siphoning for a [[Dragonwilds:Pure Essence]] rock to appear, which will float in the air and move quickly. It disappears after a short time, but by hitting it with a [[Dragonwilds:Magic|combat spell]], [[Dragonwilds:Ranged|arrow, or bolt]], it will provide 700 XP and 20-30 additional Runes that match the vent as well as 20-30 additional Nature and Law Runes.

And finally, with [[Dragonwilds:Runes to Rune Essence]] at level 27 and especially with [[Dragonwilds:Runes to Rune Essence|Runes to Rune Essence Upgrade]] at level 81 giving back 40% and 60% of the [[Dragonwilds:Rune Essence]], the player can interact with every [[Dragonwilds:Anima Vent]] they come across and almost entirely refund the [[Dragonwilds:Rune Essence]] consumed, gaining free siphon XP as well as a chance for a [[Dragonwilds:Pure Essence]] rock. Even if they don't have any [[Dragonwilds:Rune Essence]] on hand, they can generate some with the spell using [[Dragonwilds:Runes]] that don't weigh anything and from the Rune Pouch which is separate from the inventory.

{{Map|Air Anima Vent,Astral Anima Vent,Earth Anima Vent,Fire Anima Vent,Law Anima Vent,Nature Anima Vent,Water Anima Vent}}

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==Boosts==
Players can equip a [[Dragonwilds:Trinket]], eat a [[Dragonwilds:Food]], and consume a [[Dragonwilds:Potion]] to gain [[Dragonwilds:Perks]] that will boost their Runecrafting experience gain. 

Only one of each category can provide a benefit.

{| class="wikitable"
!Trinket
!Description
|-
|{{plink|Inspiring Ring of Runecrafting}}
|Increases the player's [[Dragonwilds:Experience]] gain in [[Dragonwilds:Runecrafting]] by 5%
|}

{| class="wikitable"
!Food
!Perk
!Duration
!Description
|-
|{{plink|Sweet Veg Ball}}
{{plink|Wild Pie}}

{{plink|Forager's Sandwich}}

{{plink|Meat Twist Sandwich}}

{{plink|Glazed Pumpkin Sandwich}}
|{{plink|Knowledgable Nourishment}}
|300s
600s

600s

600s

600s
|Increases the player's [[Dragonwilds:experience]] gain in all [[Dragonwilds:skills]] by 10%
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable"
!Potion
!Perk
!Duration
!Description
|-
|{{plink|Weak Focused Runecrafting Potion}}
{{plink|Lesser Focused Runecrafting Potion}}
|{{plink|Focused Runecrafting}}
|300s
600s
| Grants a 15% XP BOOST for the [[Dragonwilds:Runecrafting|RUNECRAFTING]] Skill
|-
|{{plink|Focused Runecrafting Potion}}
|{{plink|Focused Runecrafting II}}
|300s
| Grants a 30% XP BOOST for the [[Dragonwilds:Runecrafting|RUNECRAFTING]] Skill
|-
|}

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==Level up table==
''See [[Dragonwilds:Experience]] for a table of the experience required to reach each level.''

Leveling up Runecrafting grants access to unique passive benefits, in addition to unlocking [[Dragonwilds:Spells]] and other abilities.

{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
!Level
!Ability
!Type
!Description
|-
|All
|{{plink|Attunement Phase Duration|pic=T Icon SkillTree Runecrafting}}
|Passive
|Increases the attunement phase duration of Runecrafting by 0.6% every level, up to a maximum of 58.8% at level 99.
|-
|1
|{{plink|Air Rune|pic=T Icon Skills Recipes Global}}
|Recipe
|Unlocks recipe for {{plink|Air Rune|txt=Air Runes}}, which can be crafted at the [[Dragonwilds:Rune Altar]].
|-
|3
|{{plink|Astral Rune|pic=T Icon Skills Recipes Global}}
|Recipe
|Unlocks recipe for {{plink|Astral Rune|txt=Astral Runes}}, which can be crafted at the [[Dragonwilds:Rune Altar]].
|-
|7
|{{plink|Windstep}}
|Spell
|Summons the power of air magic to jump higher and descend slower.
|-
|11
|{{plink|Water Rune|pic=T Icon Skills Recipes Global}}
|Recipe
|Unlocks recipe for {{plink|Water Rune|txt=Water Runes}}, which can be crafted at the [[Dragonwilds:Rune Altar]].
|-
|15
|{{plink|Earth Rune|pic=T Icon Skills Recipes Global}}
|Recipe
|Unlocks recipe for {{plink|Earth Rune|txt=Earth Runes}}, which can be crafted at the [[Dragonwilds:Rune Altar]].
|-
|17
|{{plink|Lesser Infusion Duration|pic=T Icon Skills Perks Global +}}
|Passive
|Reduces the infusion phase duration of Runecrafting.
|-
|19
|{{plink|Summon Elemental Spirits}}
|Spell
|Call on wisps to guide you to nearby [[Dragonwilds:Anima Vent|anima vents]] that you can siphon!
|-
|22
|{{plink|Air Efficiency|pic=T Icon Skills Perks Global}}
|Passive
|Get a better yield when auto-crafting [[Dragonwilds:Air Rune|air runes]].
|-
|25
|{{plink|Fire Rune|pic=T Icon Skills Recipes Global}}
|Recipe
|Unlocks recipe for {{plink|Fire Rune|txt=Fire Runes}}, which can be crafted at the [[Dragonwilds:Rune Altar]].
|-
|27
|{{plink|Runes to Rune Essence}}
|Spell
|Too many runes of the wrong type and no essence around? Throw your runes on the ground and this spell will draw out their magic, leaving you with 40% of the rune essence.
|-
|30
|{{plink|Astral Efficiency|pic=T Icon Skills Recipes Global}}
|Passive
|Get a better yield when auto-crafting [[Dragonwilds:Astral Rune|astral runes]].
|-
|34
|{{plink|Pure Essence|pic=T Icon Skills Recipes Global}}
|Passive
|Unlocks a chance of the Pure Essence Stone eruption while [[Dragonwilds:Anima Vent|siphoning]]. It's hard to catch... But the reward is a burst of runes...
|-
|38
|{{plink|Nature Rune|pic=T Icon Skills Recipes Global}}
|Recipe
|Unlocks recipe for {{plink|Nature Rune|txt=Nature Runes}}, which can be crafted at the [[Dragonwilds:Rune Altar]].
|-
|42
|{{plink|Fire Spirit}}
|Spell
|Conjure forth a fire spirit to light your way.
|-
|46
|{{plink|Lesser Anima Siphoning|pic=T Icon Skills Perks Global}}
|Passive
|Each [[Dragonwilds:Anima Vent]] siphon consumes 1 [[Dragonwilds:Rune Essence|rune essence]] to produce 12 [[Dragonwilds:Runes|runes]].
|-
|48
|{{plink|Better Infusion Duration|pic=T Icon Skills Perks Global}}
|Passive
|Reduces the infusion phase duration of runecrafting.
|-
|50
|{{plink|Law Rune|pic=T Icon Skills Recipes Global}}
|Recipe
|Unlocks recipe for {{plink|Law Rune|txt=Law Runes}}, which can be crafted at the [[Dragonwilds:Rune Altar]].
|-
|53
|{{plink|Essential Strength|pic=T Icon Skills Perks Global}}
|Passive
|The weight of [[Dragonwilds:Rune Essence|rune essence]] is reduced by 50%.
|-
|58
|{{plink|Water Efficiency|pic=T Icon Skills Perks Global}}
|Passive
|Get a better yield when auto-crafting [[Dragonwilds:Water Rune|water runes]].
|-
|64
|{{plink|Greater Elemental Spirits}}
|Spell
|The [[Dragonwilds:Summon Elemental Spirits]] [[Dragonwilds:Spells|perk]] now also indicates which [[Dragonwilds:Anima Vent|Anima Vents]] are Concentrated.
|-
|68
|{{plink|Earth Efficiency|pic=T Icon Skills Perks Global}}
|Passive
|Get a better yield when auto-crafting [[Dragonwilds:Earth Rune|earth runes]].
|-
|71
|{{plink|Greater Anima Siphoning|pic=T Icon Skills Perks Global +}}
|Passive
|Each [[Dragonwilds:Anima Vent]] siphon consumes 1 [[Dragonwilds:Rune Essence|rune essence]] to produce 15 [[Dragonwilds:Runes|runes]].
|-
|75
|{{plink|Fire Efficiency|pic=T Icon Skills Perks Global}}
|Passive
|Get a better yield when auto-crafting [[Dragonwilds:Fire Rune|fire runes]].
|-
|78
|{{plink|Greater Infusion Duration|pic=T Icon Skills Perks Global +}}
|Passive
|Reduces the infusion phase duration of runecrafting.
|-
|81
|{{plink|Runes To Rune Essence Upgrade}}
|Spell
|As your mastery grows, so does your yield. You can now extract 60% of the [[Dragonwilds:Rune Essence|rune essence]].
|-
|87
|{{plink|Nature Efficiency|pic=T Icon Skills Perks Global}}
|Passive
|Get a better yield when auto-crafting [[Dragonwilds:Nature Rune|nature runes]].
|-
|94
|{{plink|Law Efficiency|pic=T Icon Skills Perks Global}}
|Passive
|Get a better yield when auto-crafting [[Dragonwilds:Law Rune|law runes]].
|-
|99
|{{plink|Runecrafting Cape|pic=T Icon Skills Capes Global|txt=Runecrafting Skillcape}}
|Recipe
|A true showcase of Skill Mastery. Unlocks the ability to craft and wear the [[Dragonwilds:Runecrafting Cape|Runecrafting Skillcape]].
|}

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==Update history==
{{UH|
{{UL
|type = hotfix
|date = [[Dragonwilds:26 May]] [[Dragonwilds:2026]]
|ver = 0.11.2.2 is now live!
|vernum = 0.11.2.2
|update = 
* Lesser and Greater Anima Siphoning were granting significantly more runes than intended, and were lowered from 1:20 and 1:30 ratios to 1:12 and 1:15, with their descriptions updated to reflect these changes.
* The XP granted by bonus runes were rebalanced: Anima Vents increased from 3 to 4 XP per siphon (40 XP per normal vent) but also allowed them to benefit from XP boosts, with up to 7 XP per siphon (70 XP per normal vent) with 45% XP boosts, and increasing the XP gained from attuning to almost double for most, and a bit more than triple for Astral!
** Air: 2.5 -> 5
** Astral: 2.5 -> 8
** Water: 5 -> 10
** Earth: 7.5 -> 13
** Fire: 10 -> 18
** Nature: 12.5 -> 25
** Law: 25 -> 50
}}
{{UL
|type = update
|date = [[Dragonwilds:19 May]] [[Dragonwilds:2026]]
|ver = Eye on Ashenfall - 0.11.2
|update = The maximum Rune conversion ratio while attuning was lowered from 1:20 to 1:10, but the XP per Rune was increased by a factor of 2.5. Anima Vents provide less XP while siphoning, but require less Rune Essence, award up to 1:30 ratios, and Pure Essence now awards 700 XP. Auto-crafting will provide 1:10 ratios, but only be worth 25% XP. Teleport costs were lowered, and Attunement and Infusion made easier.
}}
{{UL
|type = update
|date = [[Dragonwilds:31 March]] [[Dragonwilds:2026]]
|ver = 0.11 is live now! Enter Dowdun Reach...
|vernum = 0.11.0
|update = The Rune Altar now has an auto craft and attune function to produce runes. All rune stack sizes are now 9999 per slot. The XP values for producing runes have also been reduced, and Mining rune essence no longer provides additional Runecrafting XP.
}}
}}

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==Trivia==
*In ''{{OSL|Old School RuneScape}}'', the skill is named "Runecraft", without the "-ing", although in ''{{RSL|RuneScape}}'' it is also named "Runecrafting".
*Unlike the counterparts in ''{{OSL|Old School RuneScape}}'' and ''{{RSL|RuneScape}}'', the [[Dragonwilds:Runecrafting Guild]] in ''Runescape: Dragonwilds'' lays in ruins and serves no purpose related to the Runecrafting skill.

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== References ==
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{{Runecrafting}}
{{Skills}}