Nature runes (sometimes called nats by players) are runes used for transmutation spells such as Low and High Alchemy and Superheat Item. Nature runes can be crafted from pure essence by Members with level 44 Runecrafting at the Nature altar, granting 9 experience per pure essence used. Players with 91 or greater Runecrafting will always craft two nature runes per essence.
Nature runes are one of the most popular non-elemental runes traded in RuneScape due to the fact that many players need the runes to train their Magic using High Level Alchemy and Superheat Item.
Nature runes are also used in the Plank Make, Spin Flax and Tan Leather spells in the Lunar spellbook.
Obtaining
Spawns
There is a lava-surrounded island in high-level Wilderness, south-east of the Demonic Ruins, where 2 nature runes may be Telegrabbed from a spawn. Each telegrab in the wilderness yields 3-4 nature runes depending on the spawn. (Unconfirmed... as of the map update the nature runes no longer spawn.)
Furthermore, there are also some located on an island near the rock crabs by Rellekka that need to be telegrabbed.
They also exist in chests in Ardougne and Rellekka. A Thieving level of 28 is needed to open the locks.
Shops
Players may purchase nature runes at Lundail's Arena-side Rune Shop in the Mage Arena, Mage Training Arena, the Magic Guild Store in Yanille, or at Baba Yaga's Magic Shop on Lunar Isle.
Running
The official world for running nature runes is world 336. Running nature runes is the activity of banking and passing pure essence to crafters in exchange for the nature runes made.
Dropping monsters
Monster Combat level Quantity Rarity Thug 10 2 Common Tree spirit 14; 29; 49; 79; 120; 159 2; 5; 10; 22 Common Pirate 23; 26 2 Common Cave horror 80 3–6 Common Ice warrior 57 4 Common Moss giant 42 6 Common Mountain troll 69; 71 7 Common Green dragon 79 15 Common Turoth 83; 85; 87; 89 15; 37 Common Kurask 106 5; 10; 15; 30 Common Wizard 9 2 Uncommon Chaos druid 13 2; 3 Uncommon Basilisk 61 3; 15; 37 Uncommon Hobgoblin 28; 42 4 Uncommon Flesh Crawler 28; 35; 41 5 Uncommon Hill Giant 28 6 Uncommon Killerwatt 55 8; 37 Uncommon Obor 106 44–93 Uncommon Blue dragon 111 15 Uncommon Guard 21 1 Rare Dwarf 10 2 Rare Dark wizard 7; 11; 20; 22; 23 4 Rare White Knight 36; 38; 39; 42 4–5 Rare
Trivia
- In RuneScape Classic, the icon of a nature rune resembles a tree much more, with the top part being more ridged.
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