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Best way to farm Rune essence

All 7 monsters that drop Rune essence, ranked by realistic quantity per hour — not just drop rate. Change the seconds-per-kill for any monster to match your own speed.

Drop data: Rune essence on the OSRS Wiki

Currently fastest method
Flawed Golem
441 / hr
Monster Drops (rarity · quantity) Avg/kill Sec/kill Kills/hr Qty/hr
Flawed Golem
Combat lvl 13
12/52 · 1–3 noted
9/52 · 2–4 noted
 0.981 8 450 441
Catablepon
Combat lvl 49–68
5/101 · 15 noted
 0.743 13 277 206
Minotaur
Combat lvl 12–27
5/101 · 5 noted
 0.248 5 720 178
Mind Golem
Combat lvl 30
6/52 · 3–5 noted
1/52 · 1 noted
 0.481 11 327 157
Ankou (Free-to-play)
Combat lvl 75–86
5/100 · 15 noted
 0.75 18 200 150
Body Golem
Combat lvl 50
6/52 · 4–6 noted
1/52 · 1 noted
 0.596 16 225 134
Chaos Golem
Combat lvl 70
6/52 · 4–6 noted
 0.577 23 157 90
How this is calculated: items/hr = (3600 ÷ seconds per kill) × average items per kill. Each monster's drop lines are listed as the wiki shows them (rarity · quantity); the average adds them all up, each as rarity × average quantity × rolls — so a guaranteed drop plus a rarer bonus drop both count. Drop rates and quantities come from the OSRS Wiki's community-verified drop tables. Seconds-per-kill is an editable estimate based on each monster's hitpoints and defence — your real speed depends on your stats and gear, so adjust it and your edits are remembered on this device. Rates marked ~ are approximate on the wiki.

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