Introduction
The RuneScape Advent Calendar is back and better than ever! Get ready to open one door each day until Christmas and discover the amazing presents waiting for you. Plus, if you open a door on the same day as the number written on it, you’ll receive a free Treasure Hunter key and make progress towards winning an adorable Sir Coalington Embers plushie. It’s the perfect opportunity to catch up on any rare prizes you may have missed throughout the year. And don’t forget, there’s a different Treasure Hunter promotion every day, so the excitement never ends!
In other news, RuneScape is now eligible for the Steam Awards! Show your support by nominating us for your favorite category. We personally think we fit perfectly into the ‘Sit Back and Relax’ category, but feel free to choose whichever one you think suits us best. And for all you Premier Club members, get ready for some amazing freebies this December, including a Yak Track task skip, a large mystery box, and 1,000 oddments. It’s just the beginning of the Premier Club monthly drops, so stay tuned for more exciting rewards to come!
But that’s not all! The Ninjas have been hard at work improving the Combat Ability Tooltips in the game. Now, whether you’re attacking, defending, or buffing, you’ll find that the information provided is clearer and more readable than ever. They’ve also added icons to denote the type of ability, making it easier to strategize in battle. And speaking of combat, the Ninjas have made some quality of life changes, including displaying cooldowns on the Debuff Bar for certain items and adding a new recipe for turning Enhanced Replenishment Potions into Adrenaline Renewal Potions. Plus, God Books and Erethdor’s Grimoire now toggle ‘off’ upon death with a Ring of Death equipped. Be sure to check out the Patch Notes tab for all the other exciting details of this week’s Ninja Strike. Get ready for an epic adventure in RuneScape!
RUNESCAPE ADVENT CALENDAR
Can you believe it’s this time of year again already? The RuneScape Advent Calendar is back, and it’s chock-full of goodies!
For those of you who are new here, the RuneScape Advent Calendar is a time-honoured tradition. Open one door each day until Christmas and reveal the presents within!
Every time you open a door on the same day as the number written on it, you’ll get a free Treasure Hunter key, as well as progress towards the grand prize: an adorable Sir Coalington Embers plushie! Much less dangerous to snuggle than the real thing.
There’s also a different Treasure Hunter promotion every day of the Advent Calendar – so it’s the perfect opportunity to catch up on any rare prizes you missed throughout the year.
STEAM AWARDS: VOTE FOR US!
Now that RuneScape’s on Steam, we’re eligible for the Steam Awards, which kick off in December. Personally, we think we fit nicely into the ‘Sit Back and Relax’ category, but you can nominate us for whichever category you think suits us best.
PREMIER CLUB: DECEMBER DROPS
It’s not even 2021 yet, but the Premier Club monthly drops are already kicking off! If you’re a Premier Club member, then you’ll receive the following freebies for December:
- A Yak Track task skip
- A large mystery box
- 1,000 oddments
COMBAT TOOLTIPS
The Ninjas have really hit the books these last few weeks (our local library is pretty mad about it, actually) in order to update every single Combat Ability Tooltip in the game. Whether you’re attacking, defending, or buffing, you’ll find that the information provided in tooltips is clearer and more readable than ever.
How’d they do it? By cutting down the information provided into precise, bullet pointed chunks, and ensuring that terminology is consistent across every tooltip. For example, ‘weapon damage’ and ‘activate spell damage’ is now always referred to as ‘ability damage’. You’ll also notice that key words and terms have been highlighted so you can spot them at a glance. No more agonising over cryptic messages in the heat of battle!
In addition, all Combat abilities now have an icon which denotes whether the ability is single-target, multi-target, self-target, or area of effect.
Lastly, the existing timer icon has been updated. Snazzy!
COMBAT QUALITY OF LIFE
In addition, the Ninjas have made a few Quality of Life changes under the general Combat umbrella. Here’s a selection:
- The Asylum Surgeon’s Ring’s cooldown now appears on the Debuff Bar.
- The ‘Relentless’ Invention perk’s cooldown now also appears on the Debuff Bar.
- A new Primal Extract recipe has been added which allows you to turn Enhanced Replenishment Potions into Adrenaline Renewal Potions.
- God Books, Illuminated God Books, and Erethdor’s Grimoire now toggle ‘off’ upon death while you have a Ring of Death equipped.
But that’s not all! Be sure to have a peek at the Patch Notes tab for all the other details of this week’s Ninja Strike.
ESSENCE OF FINALITY RECOLOURS
The Essence of Finality amulet and its ornate counterpart can now be dyed seven new colours using simple dyes, opening up a world of possibilities for presets, keybinds and Inventory management.
SOLOMON’S GENERAL STORE: BLACK FRIDAY DISCOUNTS!
From November 27th to December 4th, the Solomon’s General Store is hosting a Black Friday Sale!
You can get discounts on all kinds of cosmetics, pets, hairstyles and animations – including the Dwarven Warsuit Pack, the Privateer Pack, and the Vorago Shard.
So go grab yourself a deal!
MERCH STORE: BLACK FRIDAY DISCOUNTS!
Is it ‘officially winter’ yet? No? Well no matter, you can still treat yourself to a few RuneScapey goodies – and there’s no better time to do so, ’cause it’s Black Friday!
To celebrate the occasion, we’ve got a new limited-edition range of iconic pins in a sleek black colourway, including the DDS and PK Skull designs. There’s just 199 of each, so if you’re interested, get ’em in your basket!
You’ll also want to keep an eye out for a restock on some of our more popular designs, including the Spirit Shield Pin Set and the Protection Prayer Pins – which now feature a godlike glow-in-the-dark effect.
Plus, we’ve got two awesome deals: spend over £30 (that’s $50 for those of you who do not deal in the Queen’s very own sterling) and you’ll get a free special edition Black Friday variant of the Armadyl Godsword Keyring, while stocks last. Spend over £80 (or $100) and you’ll also get tracked shipping free. Dang!
VIDEO AWARDS
These talented folks turned YouTube into TheirTube and filmed their way to a fabulous prize! Congratulations to the following video creators:
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- Best New RuneScape Video Creator: Hanannie
- Best RuneScape Video Creator: Maikeru
- Best RuneScape Video: ProtoxxGaming: RuneScape 3 – 1-99 Archaeology Guide
STREAMING AWARDS
Whether they’re new to the scene or a veteran twitcher, these streamers really stood out from the crowd. A big congratulations to:
- Best New RuneScape Streamer: mika279
- Best RuneScape Streamer: Maikeru
ART AWARDS
Here at Jagex we love seeing fan creations, and art is no exception – but these artists and their work really stood out from the crowd. Congratulations to the following:
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- Best New RuneScape Artist: Suizzy
- Best RuneScape Artist: Willoway
- Best RuneScape Artistic Creation: mavrick882: Invention
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- Best Music Creation: J1mmy: Sandy Confession
COSPLAY AWARDS
Loads of you submitted images of yourselves in your fabulous costumes, wielding mighty props of all stripes, but the following two cosplayers really threaded the needle:
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- Best Cosplay Costume: AltF4’s recreation of the Valkyrie Outfit
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- Best Cosplay Prop: NoxiousIRL’s recreation of the Noxious Scythe
COMMUNITY CHAMPION
This year’s Community Champion award goes to the RS and OSRS Wiki!
The Wiki team and their contributors go above and beyond to make the tremendous depth of our games more accessible to everyone. We’d particularly like to highlight their work with the Archaeology and Steam launches for RuneScape and Leagues II – Trailblazer for Old School RuneScape. We’ve been consciously aware of the Wiki’s value for a while and have accordingly implemented more in-game visibility in both Old School RuneScape and RuneScape this year. Here’s to many more years of sharing the knowledge, Wiki team! Much of our success is owed to you, and we love you for it x
OUTSTANDING COMMUNITY ACHIEVEMENT
The award for Outstanding Community Achievement goes to Faux!
This year Faux raised over $57,000 for the St Jude Children’s Research Hospital – no small feat, considering it took him and his incredible viewer community just four hours!
But the biggest gesture came when Faux himself sacrificed his Hardcore Ironman account, which had over 3,400 hours of playtime. Here’s what Faux had to say on the matter:
“I promise you, that there are kids out there that’d love to have 3,400 more hours in this world. Together as a community we’ve raised over $57,000. We’ve raised that much so far. I know some of you are upset that I’ve let my account go, but this is nothing. 3,400 hours is nothing compared to what some of these kids go through and I appreciate every single one of you that participated today, to make a difference in some kid’s life today.”
Faux, for your big heart and your abundance of community spirit, we’re proud to offer you the first ever award for Outstanding Community Achievement. Congratulations!
COMPLETING CONTRACTS
To get started, you’ll need at least 40 Construction, which will let you complete your contracts with standard planks. As you advance in levels, you’ll be able to use more expensive materials – which will impress your clients and net you a bit more XP.
| Level | Plank Type |
|---|---|
| 40 | Regular |
| 50 | Oak |
| 60 | Teak |
| 70 | Mahogany |
Speak to an Estate Agent to get your first Construction Contract. You’ll be sent to one of 11 different buildings in four of Gielinor’s most iconic towns, where you’ll be asked to spruce the place up a bit according to the resident NPC’s grand designs. The furniture you’re asked to build will vary, so come prepared for everything!
You’ll get your XP once you’ve finished the job, along with the satisfaction of a job well done – and a bunch of Construction Credits, which you can use to buy some useful items back at the Estate Agent.
REWARDS
Here’s what’s on offer:
Plank Box
The Plank Box is an upgradeable storage solution that will let you carry at least 25 extra planks of each type with you at all times.
Here’s how many you can carry with the upgraded versions:
Base: 25 Planks of each type
Upgrade 1: 50 Planks of each type
Upgrade 2: 100 Planks of each type
The basic Plank Box will cost you 50 Construction Credits, the first upgrade will cost 150 Credits, and the second upgrade will cost 300 Credits.
Elite Skilling Outfit: Master Construction
From tomorrow you can get your hands on the Elite Skilling Outfit for Construction via Dressed to Skill, our latest Treasure Hunter promo, or you can get it in-game from the Construction Contracts Reward Store. You’ll be looking mighty handy either way!
There are five pieces in the set, each of which cost 250 Construction Credits. Wearing all of them will net you the following bonuses:
- Option to automatically remove furniture immediately after building it
- Ability to convert logs to planks on the go
- Temporary +3 boost to Construction
- Increased build progress for Construction Contracts
- Chance to instantly finish repairs during Construction Contracts
- Unlimited teleports to your house, house portals, Estate Agents, and your current Construction Contract
ACHIEVEMENTS
There are eight new Achievements in this update, one of which is required for the Completionist Cape.
Fully upgrade your Plank Box to earn the ‘Absolute Planker’ Achievement and restore your Cape. There’s no Grace Period on this one, so get building!
PREMIER CLUB MEMBERSHIP
It’s the most wonderful time of the year – Premier Club Membership is back! For those of you who are new here, Premier Club is the absolute best value deal for RuneScape membership, and, for a limited time, we’ve slashed prices to celebrate our upcoming 20th Anniversary! You’ll secure either 3, 6, or 12 months of membership and get loads of extras, up to and including the exclusive Ceremonial Guard Armour and Ozzie pet, access to the Premium Track for all Yak Track events, extra daily Keys, the Premier Artefact, and much, much more!
Here’s a taste of what you can expect from this year’s packages:
| Bronze | Silver | Gold | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | £17.49 | £31.99 | £44.99 |
| Months of Membership | 3 | 6 | 12 |
| Loyalty Points | 20,000 | 50,000 | 150,000 |
| Access to Premier Artefact* | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Cosmetic Ceremonial Guard Armour | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Ozzie Pet | – | – | Yes |
| Access to Premier Pass* | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Extra Monthly Rewards* | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Monthly Oddments Bundle* | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 |
| Extra Daily Key* | – | Yes | Yes |
| Premier Club Reward Tokens | – | 1 | 3 |
| RuneMetrics Discount* | – | – | 50% |
| Access to the Premier Club Vault* | – | – | Yes |
| Access to VIP Premier Worlds* | – | – | Yes |
| Free Boss Instance* | – | – | Yes |
| Premier Bank Spaces* | – | – | 100 |
| In-Game Chat Badge* | – | – | Yes |
*available for duration of Premier Club membership
On top of all that, you’ll get access to everything the wonderful world of RuneScape has to offer – new quests, new skills, and new areas to explore! Plus, you’ll get the most from our 20th Anniversary Celebration event coming up in January. What a deal!
CEREMONIAL GUARD ARMOUR AND OSPREY PET
Premier Club Gold Membership comes packed with bonuses that you’ll see and feel the second you join, from brand new cosmetics to gameplay benefitting items and upgrades.
This year’s instant rewards include new exclusive cosmetics like the Ceremonial Guard armour with matching Ozzie the Osprey pet, the Premier Artefact with four powerful daily bonuses to harness and 100 (yes 100!) Premier Bank spaces to store the spoils of your upcoming adventures*.
*Access to Premier Artefact and 100 Premier Bank Spaces require an active Premier Club subscription.
YEAR-LONG REWARDS NOW INCLUDING YAK TRACK
Premier Club Gold Membership’s value extends far beyond the instant rewards, with year-long benefits you’ll feel every month.
Yak Track is best with Premier Club Membership. These events set you on a path of fun, varied and sometimes challenging tasks to complete to earn some fantastic rewards. And as an active Premier Club Member, you’ll get access to any Yak Track Premier Pass at no extra cost. Premier Pass doubles the number of potential rewards per task and gives you to the chance to unlock a deluge of exclusive earnable cosmetics.
As a Premier Club Member, every month will also be kickstarted with a Premier drop featuring surprise items, from Umbral Chests to bonus Protean Packs, that enhance your adventures. You’ll also get access to the Premier Club Vault, where you’ll dive in to an exclusive one-minute monthly looting spree to gather for bonus rewards, along with an additional Treasure Hunter Key every day, a free boss instant reset every week and a whole lot more.
GREAT MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS
If you’re not already a member, Premier Club Membership is the best way to enjoy RuneScape. It not only provides you full access to all of Runescape – with over 6x as many quests, a 3x larger game world and 11 exclusive skills – but all the instant rewards and additional benefits to get the most out of your adventures in Gielinor.
JOIN US FOR RUNESCAPE’S 20TH YEAR!
There’s plenty to look forward to as a RuneScape Member as we close out 2020 with a bang and head into an even bigger 2021. Following the release of Construction Contracts this November, December will see the introduction of a powerful new Solo Boss and heart-melting Christmas-themed quest to close out the year.
Next year, RuneScape is celebrating its 20th Anniversary. This is a huge moment for the game and the community, so you can bet we’ll be celebrating in style, with a year full of events, content and surprises you won’t want to miss. We’ll also be welcoming a bounty of new adventurers with the launch of RuneScape Mobile on iOS and Android in 2021 too.
As we head into 2021, we’ll continue to deliver monthly content drops, regular quality of life Ninja Strikes, reward-packed Yak Tracks and regular seasonal events we’ve established since July this year. We’ll also be broadening our horizons thanks to our ever-expanding team, with an increased focus on improving infrastructure, accessibility and – ultimately – delivering big-hitting large scale updates like Elder God Wars Dungeon that we know you crave. We can’t wait for 2021, and we’ll hope you’ll join us on the next step of this journey!
GETTING STARTED
You’ll need at least level 40 Construction to participate in Construction Contracts – cowboy builders need not apply! Once you’ve nailed your skills, speak to any Estate Agent to be assigned a contract in either Lumbridge, Varrock, Draynor, or Edgeville.
Gather your supplies, head to the right house, and fix up some lucky citizen’s furniture while you listen to the local gossip.
The higher your Construction level, the higher the tier of planks you’ll be able to use – and the faster you’ll get the job done.
| Level | Plank Type |
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| 40 | Regular |
| 50 | Oak |
| 60 | Teak |
| 70 | Mahogany |
Using higher tier materials will also encourage your clients to give you better reviews, which means more XP for you!
Then comes the best part – the rewards!
REWARDS
The biggest reward from Construction Contracts is the ability to earn Construction XP in the overworld at a fraction of the cost.
Each time you complete a contract you’ll also earn Contract Credits, which you can spend on various Construction-related goodies in the Construction Contracts Reward Store at any Estate Agent. Let’s take a look:
PLANK BOX
Tired of carrying planks around everywhere? Why, that’s Butler’s work! Now, there’s a better way: a simple, upgradeable storage solution that will let you carry at least 25 extra planks of each type with you at all times.
Here’s how many you can carry with the upgraded versions:
- Base: 25 Planks of each type
- Upgrade 1: 50 Planks of each type
- Upgrade 2: 100 Planks of each type
COLLECT THE MASTER CONSTRUCTION OUTFIT
From Tuesday 17th, we’re introducing the brand new Master Construction Outfit via Dressed to Skill, a week-long Treasure Hunter promotion that’ll help you fill out your Elite Skilling Outfit collection!
Additionally, upon the launch of Construction Contracts this outfit will be available as a reward for the most intrepid fixer-uppers in the land, using nothing but your hard-earned Contract Credits. Once you’ve earned enough, simply head on down to the Construction Contracts Rewards Store! Whatever your choice, you’re gonna look mighty handy!
Equipping all five pieces of the set will provide you with the following bonuses:
- Option to automatically remove furniture as you build it
- Ability to convert logs to planks on the go
- Temporary +3 boost to Construction
- Increased build progress for Construction Contracts
- Chance to instantly finish repairs during Construction Contracts
- Unlimited teleports to your house, house portals, Estate Agents, and your current Construction Contract
ACHIEVEMENTS
Construction Contracts comes bundled with eight new Achievements, including ‘Absolute Planker’, which entails fully upgrading your Plank Box and is required for the Completionist Cape.
Stay tuned for more Construction Contracts news when we cut the ribbon on November 16th.
GENERAL QOL
We don’t know who this ‘General QoL’ fella is, but he comes up an awful lot, so he must be one of the Ninjas’ greatest foes!
This week they’ve undermined his nefarious deeds in the following ways:
Jellyfish Stitching
Got partially eaten Jellyfish hanging around your Backpack? That’s super gross, but here’s something even grosser – from today’s update, you’ll be able to squish them back into one big jellyfish snack with the help of either War or a fisherman in the Deep Sea Fishing Hub. Mmm… slimy!
Fish Deposits
Sticking with the maritime theme, you can now ‘Deposit all’ fish in the Menaphos VIP and Port area Deposit Boxes and Banks, just like you can in the Deep Sea Fishing Hub. Hopefully they’ve got a bag of ice in there…
…and more!
This week’s Patch Notes contain all you need to know about this week’s Ninja Strike. Go take a look! We’ll wait!
A NEW NINJA?
A new Ninja! Mod Frosch has joined the fight as a Junior Content Developer. So heat up the sake and give a warm Ninja welcome, please!
CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS PREVIEW LIVESTREAM
Join our J-Mods as they clamber over the scaffolding of Construction Contracts and lay out the blueprints of this new, exciting way to train Construction.
You can join the stream on the RuneScape Twitch channel at 17:00 Game Time on November 10th. Don’t forget your hard hat!
PRIME GAMING
There’s a brand new drop waiting for those of you who’ve linked your RuneScape and Prime Gaming accounts! This month, you’ll get 7 days of membership – just the thing for taking full advantage of Double XP LIVE.
Find out more on this page.
ODDMENTS STORE ITEM LIMITS
As part of our ongoing efforts to balance the game, the following Oddments Store items are now subject to a daily maximum buy cap:
- Medium prismatic lamps: 30/day
- Medium prismatic stars: 50/day
- Pulse cores: 40/day
- Cinder cores: 40/day
- Small protean packs: 30/day
- Keys: 30/day
The cap resets every day, after which point you’ll be able to purchase these items up to the cap once more.
GOLDEN GNOME AWARDS
For those of you who missed our post last week, we’d like to apologise once again for the unavoidable delay of this year’s Golden Gnome Awards.
The new date for the all-dancing, all-digital ceremony is Friday, November 20th at 19:00 Game Time. We’ll see you there!
MERCH STORE
Okay, it might not officially be winter yet – thank you, Reddit community – but that doesn’t mean we can’t get that Christmas spirit going! In the Official Merch Store, we’ve got a whole stocking full of treats!
First up, we have three new RuneScape-y designs in our popular deskmat range: the Queen Black Dragon, Nomad, and Mah.
Next up, we’ve got a cosy new piece of apparel: the PK Skull Varsity Jacket!
Grab your blankets and hot chocolate – it’s time to snuggle in for Double XP LIVE! From now until November 16th, you’ll have 48 hours of Double XP time to train as many skills as you like – and for the first time, that includes Archaeology!
In case you missed the announcement, here’s all the archaeological activities you can get Double XP for:
- Base Precision is doubled, so you’ll get double the projects per hour from excavation.
- XP from excavation and screening activities is doubled.
- Players will not receive Double XP from tomes, research, mysteries, pylons, or restoring artefacts.