A combination rune is any rune that takes two types of the elemental runes (fire, earth, air, and water) and combine them, which essentially makes two runes in one.
Crafting combination runes[]
To make combination runes, players need to bring equal amounts of pure essence and elemental runes, and a talisman or tiara to enter the altar for the other type of rune (unless accessing the altar via the Abyss however a talisman or tiara is still needed to craft the combination rune). Enter the altar, and use the talisman on the runecrafting altar. For example, if a player wishes to make 10 steam runes, they could bring one of the following sets of items:
- Ten pure essence, ten Water runes, and a Water talisman to the Fire altar
- Ten pure essence, ten Fire runes, and a Fire talisman to the Water altar
You don't need exactly the amount of runes as pure essence in your inventory. For example, it would be perfectly okay to carry 100 Water runes.
The pure essence, elemental runes, and talisman will be consumed, and you will receive the newly-crafted combination runes.
The chance of successfully binding the runes together is only 50%, and the talisman used to make the combination runes is consumed even if the runecrafting fails. A worn Binding necklace increases this chance of success to 100%.
The Lunar Magic spell Magic Imbue allows players to make combination runes without needing the opposite talisman for 12 seconds. After casting Magic Imbue, simply use the opposite runes on the runecrafting altar with pure essence in your inventory.
List of combination runes[]
| Rune | Combination | Runecrafting Level | Equivalent staff |
|---|---|---|---|
 Mist rune
|
 Air rune and  Water rune
|
6 |  Mist battlestaff (Mystic mist staff)
|
 Dust rune
|
Air rune and  Earth rune
|
10 |  Dust battlestaff (Mystic dust staff)
|
 Mud rune
|
Water rune and Earth rune
|
13 |  Mud battlestaff (Mystic mud staff)
|
 Smoke rune
|
Air rune and  Fire rune
|
15 |  Smoke battlestaff (Mystic smoke staff)
|
 Steam rune
|
Water rune and Fire rune
|
19 |  Steam battlestaff (Mystic steam staff)
|
 Lava rune
|
Earth rune and Fire rune
|
23 |  Lava battlestaff (Mystic lava staff)
|
Price comparison[]
| Rune | Amount Saved |
|---|---|
| Mist rune
|
Water rune −158
|
| Dust rune
|
Air rune 1
|
| Mud rune
|
Water rune −239
|
| Smoke rune
|
Air rune −66
|
| Steam rune
|
Water rune −64
|
| Lava rune
|
Earth rune 0
|
| Elemental runes |
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| Catalytic runes |
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