Runecrafting
From RIFT Wiki - RIFT IncGamers
What is Runecrafting?
It's well suited to pair with Outfitting because the clothes you make with that can be broken down into reagents and the materials to make them drop from mobs. So you have access to break down items dropped by mobs and the clothes you make as an Outfitter.
How do I become a Runecrafter ?
You can train to four levels of proficiency and each has certain prerequisites that you need to meet before you are able to progress to the next rank of proficiency. The table below details the specific requirements for training to each rank within Runecrafting.
| Level | Skill Level Required | Cost to Learn |
|---|---|---|
| Novice | 0 | 10 Silver |
| Skilled | 75 | 50 Silver |
| Expert | 150 | 2 Gold. 50 Silver |
| Master | 225 | 12 Gold. 50 Silver |
Below is a list of locations with links to maps which pinpoint exactly where the Trainer can be found. Coordinates are in parentheses which you can find in game via the map (press m) mousing over the terrain with your cursor.
Defiant Zones
Novice Runecrafter
- Eldrek Sazz - Kelari Refuge, Freemarch (6573,4608)
Master Runecrafter
- Dion Verca - The Manufactory, Meridian (5970,5233)
Expert Runecrafter
- Jonni Merrill - Lantern Hook, Droughtlands (7629,6301). Take the tunnel down at coordinates 7701,6291.
Runecrafting Recipes
These NPCs only sell certain special recipes to learn but they can not train you in Runecrafting ranks.
- Dashnai Batu - The Manufactory, Meridian (6001,5269)
Guardian Zones
Novice Runecrafter
- Reynold Curry - Argent Glade, Silverwood (6032,3019)
Skilled Runecrafter
- Loghain Firescribe - Gloamwood Pines, Gloamwood (5131,3223)
Master Runecrafter
- Honovi Gustermen - Bahralt Street, Sanctum
- Sasha Nicadon - The Sagespire, Scarwood Reach (2594,3541)
Expert Runecrafter
- Jonni Merrill - Lantern Hook, Droughtlands (7629,6301). Take the tunnel down at coordinates 7701,6291.
Runecrafting Recipes
These NPCs only sell certain special recipes to learn but they can not train you in Runecrafting ranks.
- Monleen - Bahralt Street, Sanctum (7495,2993)
Do I need any special equipment?
You will need to locate a Workbench and be next to it in order to create concoctions.
How do I learn recipes?
You can buy them from a Runecrafter Trainer who, for a fee, will train you in recipes up to his own level of expertise. A Novice Runecrafter Trainer can not train in you in the same recipes as a Master for example.
You can also purchase some recipes with Artisan Marks and Profession Plaques that are earned doing daily profession quests.
How do I get the supplies I need?
- You can Runebreak items into components such as shards and powders
- Other components can be bought from a Runecrafting Supplier.
- You can also trade with other players for ingredients at the Auction House.
How do I Runebreak?
Each item requires a certain skill level in Runecrafting to break down.
| Item Level | Min Skill Level |
|---|---|
| 1 - 18 | 1 |
| 19 - 28 | 75 |
| 29 - 38 | 150 |
| 39 - 50 | 225 |
It is not entirely predicable as to which reagent/s you will get when you break down an item but as a general rule you will get
- Flickering reagents from green items (green)
- Sparkling reagents from rare items (blue)
- Shimmering reagents from epic items (purple)
You can not runebreak items bought from a vendor, potions or runes made with Runecrafting.
What things can I create with Runecrafting?
Runes and transmutation of materials into higher grade materials.
Runecrafters can also upgrade their own materials. Below are the different upgrades. This does not require a workbench to perform.
Right click on a pile and if you have the correct quantity it will upgrade and break down.
| Material | Icon | Creates | Icon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flickering Powder x 3 | 
| Flickering Shard x 1 | 
|
| Flickering Shard x 3 |
| Flickering Crystal x 1 | 
|
| Flickering Crystal x 1 |
| Flickering Powder x 9 |
|
| Perpetual Blur x 5 | 
| Perpetual Glow x 1 | 
|
| Perpetual Glow x 3 |
| Perpetual Flare x 1 | 
|
| Perpetual Flare x 1 |
| Perpetual Blur x 15 |
|
| Sparkling Powder x 3 | 
| Sparkling Shard x 1 | 
|
| Sparkling Shard x 3 |
| Sparkling Crystal x 1 | 
|
| Sparkling Crystal x 1 |
| Sparkling Powder x 9 |
|
| Kinetic Arc x 5 | 
| Kinetic Charge x 1 | 
|
| Kinetic Charge x 3 |
| Kinetic Burst x 1 | 
|
| Kinetic Burst x 1 |
| Kinetic Arc x 5 |
|
| Sentience Spark x 5 | 
| Sentience Surge x 1 | 
|
| Sentience Surge x 3 |
| Sentience Blast x 1 | 
|
| Sentience Blast x 1 |
| Sentience Spark x 15 |
|
| Shimmering Powder x 3 | 
| Shimmering Shard x 1 | 
|
| Shimmering Shard x 3 |
| Shimmering Crystal x 1 | 
|
| Shimmering Crystal x 1 |
| Shimmering Powder x 9 |
|
<< List of all Runecrafting recipes available. >>
How do I make items?
You will need the ingredients and supplies from a vendor.
All recipes require you to be next to a workbench. These can be found in cities and other settlements and will be located next to a Runecrafting trainer. Click the recipe to create.
How do I level up Runecrafting?
All recipes have skill levels requirements to perform and depending on your skill level in Runecrafting you will gain levels crafting the recipe. Check the image on the right to give you an example of how your recipe interface will look. Below is a table showing what each colour means.
| Colour | % Chance to level up |
|---|---|
| orange | 100% |
| yellow | 70% |
| green | 30% |
| Grey | 0% |
Levelling Route
The number of times I had to craft the recipes may vary from yours as the hit rate after the recipe turns yellow is not 100%. When recipes turned yellow I sometimes carried on crafting them if I had an abundance of a material such as Flickering Powder but I didn't craft anything once it turned green.
This somewhat depends on which runes you will want to use or give away so you may follow this route in general but may want to craft the odd more useful rune here and there.
NOTE: Some recipes may not be the most efficient option but as they form part of your Workorders (daily quests to earn Artisan Marks) I chose to make them. A list of the Runecrafting#Runecraft Workorders is below.
Level 1 - 20
1 x Flickering Shard
Turns yellow at 10
Each Shard requires 3 x Flickering Powder. I had an abundance of these because every runebreak of a very low level item will yield you at least one Flickering Powder so I crafted this until I got to skill level 20.
Level 21 - 40
1 x Flickering Powder and 1 x Perpetual Blur
Turns yellow at 30
I went with what I had in my backpack at this stage and I had a lot more Perpetual reagents than Sentience or Kinetic from breaking down the items I had been finding at my character level. I took this one to level 40. I went great guns until level 39 when it took me 4 tries to raise the last point.
Level 41 - 50
1 x Flickering Crystal
Turns yellow at 50.
A much better choice here because we are back with the Uncommon reagents. If you're lacking in reagents you can pick up Flickering Powder pretty cheaply at the auction house. It takes 9 Flickering Powders to make a Crystal so I only took this to level 50 when it turned yellow.
Level 51 - 60
2 x Flickering Powder and 1 x Sentience Spark
Turns yellow at 60.
Level 61 - 70
2 x Flickering Powder & 1 x Kinetic Arc & 1 x Perpetual Blur
Turn yellow at 70.
These both use the exact same ingredients so make whatever best suits you, your guild or what you are trading at the Auction House.
Level 71 - 80
1 x Flickering Shard & 2 x Flickering Powder & 1 x Sentience Surge
Turns yellow at 80.
Don't forget to train at level 75! When you turn level 76 you should have quite a few items ready to break down that can't be until reaching that level.
Level 81 - 90
2 x Flickering Powder & 2 x Kinetic Arc OR 2 x Flickering Powder & 2 x Sentience Spark
Both turn yellow at 90.
The two best options now are Glowing Potent Rune or Glowing Sagacious Rune but as 4 Glowing Potent Runes are needed for Workorder: Glowing Potent Runes (Defiant), (Guardian) I did those.
Level 91 - 100
1 x Kinetic Arc, 1 x Perpetual Blur
Turns yellow at 100.
Bright Thwarting Rune is also viable at this stage but looking at the reagents it would have taken more to create the glows and shards needed for that than the Adamant Rune.
Level 101 - 110
2 x Flickering Crystal
Turns yellow at 110.
The next one was an easy decision because all three recipes available required 1 Flickering Crystal (18 Flickering Powders) but two required other 'dusts' too. So I went for Resolute.
111 - 120
1 x Flickering Shard, 1 x Kinetic Charge, 1 x Perpetual Glow
Turn yellow at 120.
These two require the exact same ingredients so it comes down to which one is most useful to you to use, gift or sell.
121 - 142
2 x Flickering Shard, 1 x Kinetic Charge or
2 x Flickering Shard, 1 x Sentience Surge
Turn yellow at 130.
Both Runes are needed for daily Workorders. Because each Workorder asks you to make 5, making one lot of each will take you up to skill level 130 when both recipes will turn yellow but as these are daily quests you may as well still craft them even though chances to skill up are less.
143 - 150
2 x Kinetic Charge
Turns yellow at 150.
This recipe comes from the Runecrafting Vendor Dashnai Batu - The Manufactory, Meridian (6001,5269) or Monleen - Bahralt Street, Sanctum (7495,2993). It was the cheapest for materials as you can transmute Kinetic Charges from Sentience Surge and Flickering Shard.
Don't forget to train at level 150!
151 - 160
Luminous Deft Rune x 10
1 x Flickering Crystal and 1 x Kinetic Charge
Turns yellow at 160.
This rune forms a Workorder which you'll get at clvl 35. Even if you're not that level yet you can still make them and bank them until you get the workorder. Once you've made one you will be at skill level 151 which means you can break down the items you've been storing in your bags and bank.
161 - 170
Luminous Resolute Rune x 10
3 x Flickering Crystal
Turns yellow at 170.
This seems an expensive choice requiring 3 Crystals which works out at 45 Flickering Powders but I still found these easier to get either through runebreaking or the auction house than Kinetic Charges and Perpetual Glows required for the other recipe Luminous Adamant Rune. Neither are required for a workorder.
171 - 180
1 x Flickering Crystal and 1 x Perpetual Glow
Turns yellow at 180.
All other recipes at this stage require rare (blue) ingredients, so this was an easy choice.
181 - 190
2 x Flickering Crystal and 2 x Kinetic Charge OR 2 x Flickering Crystal and 2 x Sentience Surge
Turn yellow at 190.
These are the only two orange recipes available at skill level 180. I had a lot more Kinetic ingredients that Sentience at this point so I didn't need to break anything down and I was able to make the potent runes immediately.
Shopping List
- Flickering Powder = 66
- Flickering Shard= 54
- Flickering Crystal = 10
- Perpetual Blur = 36
- Sentience Spark = 10
- Sentience Surge = 10
- Kinetic Arc = 10
- Kinetic Charge = 10
Runecrafting Workorders
Below is a list of the daily Workorders you can receive and the character levels they become available at.
- Dim Resolute Runes (character level 7)
- Dim Sagacious Runes (15)
- Glowing Potent Runes (23)
- Bright Potent Runes (29)
- Bright Sagacious Runes (29)
- Luminous Deft Runes (35)
- Luminous Insightful Runes (35)
- Luminous Rage Runeshards (41)
- Luminous Recondite Runeshards (41)
- Radiant Potent Runes (47)
- Radiant Rage Runeshards (47)
- Radiant Steadfast Runes (47)
Is there anything else I should know about Runecrafting?
Can I unlearn Runecrafting?
Yes. Any profession trainer can perform 'Unlearn'. Select 'I'd like to unlearn a skill...' from the trainer's menu and then the profession you would like to unlearn.
To recap on the Runecrafting basics
- Need to Runebreak items to get reagents.
- Need a workbench to Runecraft.
- Items from vendors can not be runebroke.
- Can not break down runes.
Patch changes to Runecrafting
Version 1.01 - 11 March 2011
- Expert Dungeons now drop recipes for Apothecary and Runecrafting.
- Planar faction merchants now have new Runecrafting recipes. These include Planar resistance runes and, in some cases, unique-flagged Planar runes.
- The Runecrafting Artisan Store now offers some new Master level recipes. Pure stat runes for weapons and three unique Planar runes have recipes for sale.
- Recipes purchased from Planar faction merchants can no longer be resold for silver.
- Fixed a number of Artisan Store end-game runes that were applying incorrect enhancements.
- Removed faction requirement to purchase Runecrafting and Apothecary Artisan recipe scrolls.
- The Favor quartermasters in Meridian and Sanctum now offer Runecrafting recipes for Valorous Runes.
- Brilliant Tough Rune and Blazing Tough Rune: Changed from Toughness increase to Dodge and Endurance increase.
- Soft Tissue Boots can now be Runebroken.
- All items sold from Vendors can no longer be Salvaged or broken down with Runebreaking.
- Fixed rare cases where you could be double-charged when learning a new recipe from a trainer.
