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Rune essence

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
Combat lvl 13
12/52 · 1–3 noted
9/52 · 2–4 noted
 0.981 8 450 441
Combat lvl 49–68
5/101 · 15 noted
 0.743 13 277 206
Combat lvl 12–27
5/101 · 5 noted
 0.248 5 720 178
Combat lvl 30
6/52 · 3–5 noted
1/52 · 1 noted
 0.481 11 327 157
Combat lvl 75–86
5/100 · 15 noted
 0.75 18 200 150
Combat lvl 50
6/52 · 4–6 noted
1/52 · 1 noted
 0.596 16 225 134
Combat lvl 70
6/52 · 4–6 noted
 0.577 23 157 90

How this is calculated

Items per hour = kills per hour × average items per kill.

Average items per kill adds up every drop line as the wiki shows it (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 drop tables; rates marked ~ are approximate on the wiki. "via" means the item comes inside another drop, like red spiders' eggs in Sarachnis's giant egg sac.

Kill times are estimates, worked out the same way for every monster from its hitpoints and defence. Add your RuneScape name in Preferences and they're worked out from your own combat levels instead. We can't see your gear or include boss mechanics, so expect individual times to be off; what matters is how the monsters compare. You can type your own time for any monster: it's remembered on this device for every page (↺ goes back to the default), and shared anonymously to help improve the estimates (privacy).

Achievement diaries that improve a drop rate or quantity can be ticked in Preferences.

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Drop rates come from the OSRS Wiki and kill times are estimates, so mistakes happen. Tell us what's off and it'll be looked at.