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For a list of every task sorted by certain requirements, see Achievements/All achievements.

The Desert Achievements is a set of achievements relating to the Kharidian Desert and its surrounding area, released on 5 March 2015.

To complete all of the tasks, players will need the stats shown to the right.

Easy[]

Items Required
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Quests required

Task

Quest(s) Needed Skill(s)

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Items Needed
1. Catch a golden warbler. None 5 Hunter icon Bird snare. Necklace of Passage takes you right there.
2. Mine five clay in the north-eastern desert. None 5 Mining icon Any pickaxe. Necklace of Passage takes you right there.
3. Enter the Kalphite Hive. None None Rope
4. Enter the Desert with a set of desert robes equipped. None None

Desert shirt, Desert robe, Desert boots

(Note: Desert robes bought after the Rogue Trader minigame and Black desert robes obtained during Shadow of the Storm will not count)

5. Kill a vulture. None None Ranged weapon and ammo or runes suggested. Melee doesn't work when vultures are up in the air.
6. Have the Nardah herbalist clean a herb for you. None None Any grimy herb, 200 coins (Grimy jungle herbs will not work.)
7. Collect 5 potato cacti from the Kalphite Lair. None None 2 ropes, some food to defend against Kalphite Soldiers. An Antipoison is recommended. (Tip: You can drop and pick up the same cacti five times, even a bought one and drop it right at the entrance)
8. Sell some artifacts to Simon Templeton. None None Any Pyramid Plunder artifact (e.g. Stone scarab)

(Note: The golden artifact from the top of the Agility Pyramid does not count.)

9. Open the sarcophagus in the first room of Pyramid Plunder. Started Icthlarin's Little Helper 21 Thieving icon A Pharaoh's sceptre can be used to enter Pyramid Plunder without the need to start Icthlarin's Little Helper.
10. Cut a desert cactus open to fill a waterskin. None None Knife, empty waterskin
11. Travel from the Shantay Pass to Pollnivneach by magic carpet. None None 200 coins (and Shantay pass unless already in Desert)

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Medium[]

Items Required
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Quests required
Task Quest(s) Needed Skill(s)

Needed

Items Needed
1. Climb to the summit of the Agility Pyramid. None 30 Agility icon Waterskins and Desert robes recommended. You must speak to Simon Templeton at the base before you climb the pyramid for the task to count.

BEWARE: When you're at the top (directly below the golden pyramid), you must climb the rocks, take the golden pyramid, and click continue in the dialogue (or climb the rocks again) for the task to count. Do not go through the passageway until you've done this.

2. Slay a desert lizard. None 22 Slayer icon Ice cooler
3. Catch an orange salamander. None 47 Hunter icon At least 1 rope and small fishing net
4. Steal a Phoenix feather from the Desert phoenix. None 25 Thieving icon None. BEWARE: You may already have a Phoenix quill pen in your bank from The Golem quest, which won't allow you to get another feather.
5. Travel to Uzer via magic carpet. The Golem None 200 coins
6. Travel to the desert via the Eagle transport system. Eagles' Peak None Rope
7. Pray at the Elidinis Statuette in Nardah. Spirits of the Elid None None, but must have less than full prayer points.
8. Create a combat potion in the desert. None 36 Herblore icon Harralander potion (unf), goat horn dust (must be made in the desert and not within city limits)
9. Teleport to Enakhra's Temple with the Camulet. Enakhra's Lament None Camulet
10. Visit the genie. Spirits of the Elid None Rope, light source (crevice west of Nardah)
11. Teleport to Pollnivneach with a redirected teleport to house tablet. You must enter your house!!! (Ironman chat badge Ironman Mode Alternative) Enter your Player-owned house from Pollnivneach. None 20 Construction icon Scroll of redirection, house tablet
12. Chop some teak logs near Uzer. None 35 Woodcutting icon Any axe

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Hard[]

Items Required
Skills Needed
Quests required
Task Quest(s) Needed Skill(s)

Needed

Items Needed
1. Knock out and pickpocket a Menaphite Thug. The Feud 65 Thieving icon (can be boosted) Any blackjack
2. Mine some granite. None 45 Mining icon Any pickaxe
3. Refill your waterskins in the Desert using Lunar spells. Dream Mentor 68 Magic icon 1Astral1Fire3Water, empty waterskin (This must be done within the desert itself.)
4. Kill the Kalphite Queen. (Must deal enough damage to get the drop) None None, but high Multicombathighly recommended Decent weapons and armour, such as Verac's armour set
5. Complete a lap of the Pollnivneach Agility Course. None 70 Agility icon None
6. Slay a Dust devil with a Slayer helmet equipped. (The ones in the Catacombs of Kourend do NOT count.) Started Desert Treasure 65 Slayer icon

10 Defence icon 55 Crafting icon

Slayer helmet, weapons and armour
7. Activate Ancient Magicks. (does not count if you do it in a POH) Desert Treasure None None
8. Defeat a locust rider with Keris. (Scarab mage works too) Contact! 50 Attack icon to wield Keris Keris, armour recommended, Light source
9. Burn some yew logs on the Nardah Mayor's balcony. None 60 Firemaking icon 1 yew log, tinderbox
10. Create a Mithril platebody in Nardah. None 68 Smithing icon (can be boosted) 5 mithril bars, hammer

Rewards[]

Elite[]

Items Required
Skills Needed
Quests required
Task Quest(s) Needed Skill(s)

Needed

Items Needed
1. Bake a wild pie at the Nardah clay oven. None 85 Cooking icon Raw wild pie
2. Cast Ice Barrage against a foe in the Desert. (Must be away from any city) Desert Treasure 94 Magic icon 2Blood4Death6Water Note: Splashing the spell will NOT count.
3. Fletch some Dragon darts at the Bedabin Camp. The Tourist Trap 95 Fletching icon At least 1 dragon dart tip and 1 feather. You MUST be standing in one of the tents for this to work.
4. Speak to the Kq head in your POH. Priest in Peril 78 Construction icon Kq head (must be stuffed by the Taxidermist), 50000 coins, 2 Mahogany plank, 2 Gold leaf
5. Steal from the Grand Gold Chest in the final room of Pyramid Plunder. Started Icthlarin's Little Helper 91 Thieving icon A Pharaoh's sceptre can be used to enter Pyramid Plunder without starting Icthlarin's Little Helper.

Thieving CANNOT be boosted to get into the level 91 room with the gold chest.

6. Restore at least 85 Prayer points when praying at the altar in Sophanem. Started Icthlarin's Little Helper 85 Prayer icon None—CANNOT be boosted

Rewards[]


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