Runecraft

Runecraft, often called Runecrafting, is a skill that allows players to craft their own runes to enchant Strongboxes. Usually this skill is very slow and tedious, as for RuneSaga, this is not the case. All of your runecrafting altars and the place to mine Pure essence are packed into the same space.

How to obtain pure essence

There are various ways to obtain Pure essence:

• Click on the skilling portal at home -> In the middle of all the ores, there is an entrance to the essence cave -> Mine essence at the rock in the middle, runecraft/bank after
• Can be obtained from various monsters in game, such as; Gyarados and Fluffy
• From Strongboxes and/or the Crystal Chest
• Mains can buy Pure essence from other players

Mechanics

Down in the essence cave, you'll see a large rock in the middle, surrounded by fourteen portals. Going clockwise from east to south, are all the rune-altars in order of unlock. See the table below to see when you unlock the ability to craft higher runes. Mine the rock in the middle of the room to get Pure essence, if you have pouches on you, you can fill the pouches to store the Pure essence within them (this does not interrupt your mining process). Once you have a full inventory (including pouches) head to the portal with the icon of the rune you wish to craft. After a quick teleportation you're taken to a cloud containing a rune-altar, click on the rune-altar to craft your runes. Once your runes have been crafted, simply run back to the portal and you're taken back to the main part of the essence cave. Rinse and repeat.

Types of Runes

Level	Rune		Experience	Challenge Exp	lvl for 2x	Lvl for 3x	Lvl for 4x	Lvl for 5x	Lvl for 6x	Lvl for 7x	Lvl for 8x	Lvl for 9x	Lvl for 10x
1		Air rune	250	100	11	22	33	44	55	66	77	88	99
2		Mind rune	275	110	14	28	42	56	70	84	98	-	-
5		Water rune	300	120	19	38	57	76	95	-	-	-	-
9		Earth rune	325	130	26	52	78	-	-	-	-	-	-
14		Fire rune	350	140	35	70	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
20		Body rune	375	150	46	92	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
27		Cosmic rune	400	160	59	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
35		Chaos rune	425	170	74	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
40		Astral rune	435	174	82	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
44		Nature rune	450	180	91	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
54		Law rune	475	190	95	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
65		Death rune	500	200	99	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
77		Blood rune	1,190	476	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
90		Soul rune	1,485	594	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Essence Pouches

Essence pouches are bags that can hold varying amounts of pure essence for use in the Runecraft skill. On RuneSaga you do not need to empty your pouch to craft runes, the Pure essence inside them will be used upon activation of the altar.

Level	Item		How to obtain	Capacity	Cumulative capacity
1		Small pouch	Obtained by completing the easy achievement: Aspiring Rune Forger Craft 500 runes	3	3
25		Medium pouch	Obtained by completing the easy achievement: Aspiring Rune Forger Craft 500 runes	6	9
50		Large pouch	Obtained by completing the medium achievement: Seasoned Rune Scribe Craft 500 Cosmic runes	9	18
75		Giant pouch	Obtained by completing the hard achievement: Rune Sage Craft 2500 Soul runes	12	30

AFK Zone

In the AFK Zone located at home, you can AFK Runecraft at the "Mysterious ruins" which will net you 150k xp/hr for normal mode and 60k xp/h for challenge mode.