Alternative Magic

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Magic

Alternative Magic (or Alt. Magic) is an alternative method to train Magic using non-combat spells. It is still the same skill as Magic - all XP is shared. Each Alt. Magic action takes 2 seconds.

Alt. Magic can be trained offline.

Notes

• The Ancient Ring of Skills will boost XP gained from Alt. Magic, but the Gold Emerald Ring will not.
• Alt. Magic benefits from the same Rune Cost Reduction bonuses as Magic.
• Salem can be received while training Alt. Magic, with the rune preservation bonus also applying to Alt. Magic spells.
• The Crown of Rhaelyx's chance to save materials does not apply to Alt. Magic at all, and neither runes nor non-rune components such as ores for Superheat can be saved.
• Global item doubling bonuses such as that provided by Aorpheat's Signet Ring will apply to Alt. Magic spells that produce resources.
• Signet Ring Half (a) can be earned from Alt. Magic instead of the usual combat Magic drop of Signet Ring Half (b).
• Marks of the Occultist and Witch can be discovered while training Alt. Magic. Tablets for these familiars will neither be consumed nor provide Summoning XP if equipped while using Alt. Magic spells.
• Rune Preservation bonuses apply when casting Alt. Magic spells.
• Amulet of Incantation can be used to speed up spells cast with Alt. Magic, and also provides +10% rune preservation chance specifically for Alt. Magic spells.
• GP received when casting Item Alchemy spells can be increased by taking advantage by global GP bonuses - a list of things granting this bonus can be seen on the Item Alchemy page.
• Spells requiring an item selection (such as Just Learning) will only allow items which are unlocked in the Bank to be selected. Locked items must first be unlocked before they can be used with such spells.

Rune Preservation

In addition to the usual Rune Preservation bonuses available when using Magic, Alt. Magic also benefits from rune preservation bonuses specifically for Alt. Magic spells. The maximum preservation chance for Alt. Magic that can currently be achieved with all available bonuses is 90%. Theoretically, 100% preservation could be reached if enough bonuses were to exist, at which point all Alt. Magic spells would have no rune cost.

These bonuses are additive, so for example a +20% Rune Preservation bonus combined with +10% Rune Preservation for Alt. Magic spells results in a combined +30% chance to preserve runes when casting Alt. Magic spells.

Source	Type	Rune Preservation	Other Modifiers
Skull Cape	Item (Cape)	+20% Rune Preservation
Wizards Scroll II	Item (Consumable)	+15% Rune Preservation
Cave Maze	Agility Obstacle 9	+10% Rune Preservation	+10% Ammo Preservation +10% Chance To Preserve Prayer Points -1 Prayer Point Cost for Prayers
Lava Waterfall Dodge	Agility Obstacle 10	+10% Rune Preservation	+5% Ammo Preservation +10% Chance To Preserve Prayer Points +10% Chance to Preserve Resources in Skills
Amulet of Incantation	Item (Amulet)	+10% Rune Preservation for Alt. Magic Spells	-0.2s Magic Interval
Superior Cape of Completion	Item (Cape)	+10% Rune Preservation	Bypass All Slayer Area item requirements -30% Agility Obstacle Build Costs -20% Agility Pillar build costs -75% Prayer Point Cost for Prayers -0.8s Thieving Interval -0.8s Crafting Interval -20% Woodcutting Interval -25% Cooking Interval -10% Summoning Interval -10% Astrology Interval -75% Coal Costs for Smithing -20% Township Building Cost x2 Items received from Fishing x2 Items received from Fletching x2 Items received from Herblore +8 Additional Runes of the same type in Runecrafting +75% Ammo Preservation +2 to base drop quantity of Stardust and Golden Stardust from Astrology +1 Bolts produced per action in Fletching +2 Coal Ore per Ore Mined. (Item doubling does not apply) +50% Chance to gain +1 additional bar in Smithing (Cannot be doubled) +100% Chance to gain +1 additional resource in Fishing. Cannot be doubled +100% Chance to gain +1 additional resource in Fletching. Cannot be doubled +15% Chance to gain +1 additional resource in Crafting. Cannot be doubled +100% Chance to gain +1 additional resource in Herblore. Cannot be doubled +20% chance for double harvest +100% chance to receive Ash per burn in Firemaking +100% chance to receive Charcoal per burn in Firemaking +4% Global Perfect Cook chance. +100% chance to successfully Cook an item. +20% chance to avoid the stun interval and stun damage in Thieving when pickpocket attempt fails +25% Chance to Double Items in Runecrafting +1% chance to find a Lost Chest while Fishing (This is separate to the Special Fishing Chance) +5% chance to Preserve Food when eaten +5% Chance To Preserve Potion Charge +5% Chance To Preserve Prayer Points +8% Damage To Slayer Tasks +40% Farming Yield +100% chance to receive coal when burning logs in Firemaking +20% GP From Agility +150% GP From Thieving +5% Chance to find gem veins when Mining +8% Global Skill XP +15 Flat HP Regen +5% Lifesteal +5% Magic Damage Bonus from Equipment +5% Melee Strength Bonus from Equipment +1 minimum Bird Nest's recieved from Woodcutting +5% of Maximum Hit added to Minimum Hit +5% Ranged Strength Bonus from Equipment +5% Reflect Damage Rune providing items provide 4x as many runes +25% Chance to Preserve Resources in Summoning +35% Flat Slayer Area Effect Negation +10% Slayer Coins +15% Chance to preserve Summoning Charges +10 Base Quantity for Summoning Tablet Creation +10% Summoning Max Hit +270 Stealth while Thieving
Superior Max Skillcape	Item (Cape)	+10% Rune Preservation	Bypass All Slayer Area item requirements -30% Agility Obstacle Build Costs -20% Agility Pillar build costs -75% Prayer Point Cost for Prayers -0.8s Thieving Interval -0.8s Crafting Interval -20% Woodcutting Interval -25% Cooking Interval -10% Summoning Interval -10% Astrology Interval -75% Coal Costs for Smithing -20% Township Building Cost x2 Items received from Fishing x2 Items received from Fletching x2 Items received from Herblore +8 Additional Runes of the same type in Runecrafting +75% Ammo Preservation +2 to base drop quantity of Stardust and Golden Stardust from Astrology +1 Bolts produced per action in Fletching +2 Coal Ore per Ore Mined. (Item doubling does not apply) +50% Chance to gain +1 additional bar in Smithing (Cannot be doubled) +100% Chance to gain +1 additional resource in Fishing. Cannot be doubled +100% Chance to gain +1 additional resource in Fletching. Cannot be doubled +15% Chance to gain +1 additional resource in Crafting. Cannot be doubled +100% Chance to gain +1 additional resource in Herblore. Cannot be doubled +20% chance for double harvest +100% chance to receive Ash per burn in Firemaking +100% chance to receive Charcoal per burn in Firemaking +4% Global Perfect Cook chance. +100% chance to successfully Cook an item. +20% chance to avoid the stun interval and stun damage in Thieving when pickpocket attempt fails +25% Chance to Double Items in Runecrafting +1% chance to find a Lost Chest while Fishing (This is separate to the Special Fishing Chance) +5% chance to Preserve Food when eaten +5% Chance To Preserve Potion Charge +5% Chance To Preserve Prayer Points +8% Damage To Slayer Tasks +40% Farming Yield +100% chance to receive coal when burning logs in Firemaking +20% GP From Agility +150% GP From Thieving +5% Chance to find gem veins when Mining +8% Global Skill XP +15 Flat HP Regen +5% Lifesteal +5% Magic Damage Bonus from Equipment +5% Melee Strength Bonus from Equipment +1 minimum Bird Nest's recieved from Woodcutting +5% of Maximum Hit added to Minimum Hit +5% Ranged Strength Bonus from Equipment +5% Reflect Damage Rune providing items provide 4x as many runes +25% Chance to Preserve Resources in Summoning +35% Flat Slayer Area Effect Negation +10% Slayer Coins +15% Chance to preserve Summoning Charges +10 Base Quantity for Summoning Tablet Creation +10% Summoning Max Hit +270 Stealth while Thieving
Superior Runecrafting Skillcape	Item (Cape)	+10% Rune Preservation	+8 Additional Runes of the same type in Runecrafting +25% Chance to Double Items in Runecrafting
Wizard's Scroll	Item (Consumable)	+10% Rune Preservation
The Academia Arcanum	Point of Interest	+6% Rune Preservation	+10% Magic Accuracy Bonus +10% Magic Evasion +5% Magic Max Hit
Cave Climb	Agility Obstacle 4	+5% Rune Preservation	-40 Maximum Hitpoints +5% Ammo Preservation +5% Melee Max Hit
Tree Hop	Agility Obstacle 6	+5% Rune Preservation	+5% Ammo Preservation +5% Chance to Preserve Resources in Skills
Arachi	Constellation	+5% Rune Preservation for Alt. Magic Spells	+5% chance to receive random elemental runes per Runecraft +8% Chance to Double Items in Runecrafting +8% Global Accuracy +5 Hidden Magic Level +5% Magic Damage Bonus from Equipment +8% Runecrafting Mastery XP +8% Magic Skill XP +8% Runecrafting Skill XP
Salem	Pet	+5% Rune Preservation
Harold	Pet	+3% Rune Preservation	-0.1s Attack Interval -2% Interval for all Non-Combat Skills -0.2s Monster Respawn Timer +3% Ammo Preservation +2% Chance to Double Items Globally +3% Chance To Preserve Potion Charge +5% GP from all sources (Except Item Selling) +5% Global Accuracy +5% Global Evasion +5% Global Mastery XP +50% Mastery Pool XP Cap +2% of Maximum Hit added to Minimum Hit +5% Slayer Coins +3% Chance to preserve Summoning Charges
Jelly Jim	Pet	+2% Rune Preservation
Tree Climb	Agility Obstacle 5	-10% Rune Preservation	-10% Ammo Preservation -10% Chance to Preserve Resources in Skills +3% Global Mastery XP +4% Global Skill XP
Frozen Maze	Agility Obstacle 11	-20% Rune Preservation	-20% Ammo Preservation -0.1s Monster Respawn Timer +1% Damage Reduction -3 Prayer Point Cost for Prayers
Freezing Trap	Agility Obstacle 7	-30% Rune Preservation	-30% Ammo Preservation -16% Magic Accuracy Bonus -16% Melee Accuracy Bonus -16% Ranged Accuracy Bonus

Spells

Spell		Requirements	Description	XP	Runes	Item Cost
	Just Learning	Level 1	Convert selected item into 1 Rune Essence.	5	1 , 1
	Superheat I	Level 5	Create 1 x bars using 1 x required ores.	8	1 , 2 , 2 OR 1 , 2
	Barrier Dust	Level 7	Converts 1 x Barrier Gem in to 3 x Barrier Dust.	8	1 , 1	1 Barrier Gem
	Item Alchemy I	Level 10	Convert selected item into GP worth 40% of the item's base sale price.	10	1 , 3
	Bone Offering	Level 18	Creates 3 x Bones.	12	1 , 1
	Superheat II	Level 25	Create 2 x bars using 1 x required ores.	15	1 , 3 , 3 OR 1 , 3
	Item Alchemy II	Level 35	Convert selected item into GP worth 100% of the item's base sale price.	18	1 , 4
	Unholy Offering	Level 40	Converts 1 x Unholy Logs in to 5 x Unholy Dust.	20	2 , 1	1 Unholy Logs
	Holy Invocation I	Level 40	Enchants 1 x Small Urn which can then be buried for 150 Prayer Points	25	10	1 Small Urn
	Rags to Riches I	Level 48	Convert selected Junk item, obtained from Fishing, into a random Gem.	21	1 , 2 , 2 OR 1 , 2
	Blessed Offering	Level 56	Creates 3 x Holy Dust.	24	2 , 1
	Superheat III	Level 64	Create 3 x bars using 1 x required ores.	28	1 , 4 , 4 , 1 OR 1 , 4 , 1
	Cursed Offering	Level 65	Converts 1 x Cursed Logs in to 5 x Cursed Dust.	35	3 , 2	1 Cursed Logs
	Rags to Riches II	Level 70	Convert Coal Ore into a random Gem.	32	2 , 4 , 4 , 2 OR 2 , 4 , 2	1 Coal Ore
	Item Alchemy III	Level 76	Convert selected item into GP worth 160% of the item's base sale price.	39	1 , 5 , 2
	Holy Invocation II	Level 80	Enchants 1 x Medium Urn which can then be buried for 500 Prayer Points	55	15	1 Medium Urn
	Superheat IV	Level 95	Create 3 x bars using 1 x required ores, ignoring all Coal Requirements.	50	2 , 7 , 7 , 3 OR 2 , 7 , 3
	Nullification	Level 100	Converts 1,000 x Pure Essence in to 600 x Rune Essence.	60	8 , 5	1,000 Pure Essence 1 Runestone
	Transmutation	Level 102	Converts a selected Superior Gem into Magic XP equal to 3% of the base sale price.	N/A	12 , 6
	Purification	Level 105	Converts 1,000 Rune Essence to 600 Pure Essence.	85	12	1,000 Rune Essence 1 Runestone
	Fragmentation	Level 108	Converts a Superior Gem into a random Summoning Shard where the base quantity received is equal to 2x the base sale price of the Gem, then divided by the base sale price of the Summoning Shard.	99	15
	Superheat V	Level 110	Create 5 x bars using 1 x required ores, ignoring all Coal Requirements.	114	16 , 16 , 16 , 10 OR 8 , 10
	Holy Invocation III	Level 112	Enchants 1 x Large Urn which can then be buried for 1,500 Prayer Points	130	20	1 Large Urn
	Embellish	Level 114	Converts 500 Non-Perfect food into 300 of its Perfect version.	147	30 , 30 , 30 , 30 OR 20 , 15	2 Runestone 100 Charcoal
	Rags to Riches III	Level 116	Converts 5 x Meteorite Ore into a random Superior Gem.	165	25 , 40 , 40 , 40 OR 25 , 20	5 Meteorite Ore
	Item Alchemy IV	Level 118	Convert selected item into GP worth 250% of the item's base sale price.	184	15 , 24 , 24 , 24 OR 15 , 12

Potion

Alt. Magic Potion
Potion	Tier	Charges	Effect
	I	15	-5% Magic Interval
	II	25	-10% Magic Interval
	III	35	-15% Magic Interval
	IV	50	-20% Magic Interval

Skill Boosts

This table lists most sources of Alternative Magic-specific modifier boosts. For a list of boosts that apply to all skills, see the Skill Boosts page. This list does not contain boosts provided from Mastery rewards.

Source	Type	Alternative Magic Boosts	Other Modifiers
Cave Climb	Agility Obstacle 4	+5% Rune Preservation	-40 Maximum Hitpoints +5% Ammo Preservation +5% Melee Max Hit
Tree Hop	Agility Obstacle 6	+5% Rune Preservation	+5% Ammo Preservation +5% Chance to Preserve Resources in Skills
Cave Maze	Agility Obstacle 9	+10% Rune Preservation	+10% Ammo Preservation +10% Chance To Preserve Prayer Points -1 Prayer Point Cost for Prayers
Lava Waterfall Dodge	Agility Obstacle 10	+10% Rune Preservation	+5% Ammo Preservation +10% Chance To Preserve Prayer Points +10% Chance to Preserve Resources in Skills
Elite Pillar of Expertise	Agility Pillar	-3% Interval for all Non-Combat Skills	+8% Chance to Double Items Globally +40% GP from all sources (Except Item Selling) +8% Global Mastery XP
Arachi	Constellation	+5% Rune Preservation for Alt. Magic Spells	+5% chance to receive random elemental runes per Runecraft +8% Chance to Double Items in Runecrafting +8% Global Accuracy +5 Hidden Magic Level +5% Magic Damage Bonus from Equipment +8% Runecrafting Mastery XP +8% Magic Skill XP +8% Runecrafting Skill XP
Alt Magic Potion I	Item	-5% Magic Interval
Alt Magic Potion II	Item	-10% Magic Interval
Alt Magic Potion III	Item	-15% Magic Interval
Alt Magic Potion IV	Item	-20% Magic Interval
Amulet of Incantation	Item (Amulet)	-0.2s Magic Interval +10% Rune Preservation for Alt. Magic Spells
Skull Cape	Item (Cape)	+20% Rune Preservation
Superior Cape of Completion	Item (Cape)	+10% Rune Preservation	Bypass All Slayer Area item requirements -30% Agility Obstacle Build Costs -20% Agility Pillar build costs -75% Prayer Point Cost for Prayers -0.8s Thieving Interval -0.8s Crafting Interval -20% Woodcutting Interval -25% Cooking Interval -10% Summoning Interval -10% Astrology Interval -75% Coal Costs for Smithing -20% Township Building Cost x2 Items received from Fishing x2 Items received from Fletching x2 Items received from Herblore +8 Additional Runes of the same type in Runecrafting +75% Ammo Preservation +2 to base drop quantity of Stardust and Golden Stardust from Astrology +1 Bolts produced per action in Fletching +2 Coal Ore per Ore Mined. (Item doubling does not apply) +50% Chance to gain +1 additional bar in Smithing (Cannot be doubled) +100% Chance to gain +1 additional resource in Fishing. Cannot be doubled +100% Chance to gain +1 additional resource in Fletching. Cannot be doubled +15% Chance to gain +1 additional resource in Crafting. Cannot be doubled +100% Chance to gain +1 additional resource in Herblore. Cannot be doubled +20% chance for double harvest +100% chance to receive Ash per burn in Firemaking +100% chance to receive Charcoal per burn in Firemaking +4% Global Perfect Cook chance. +100% chance to successfully Cook an item. +20% chance to avoid the stun interval and stun damage in Thieving when pickpocket attempt fails +25% Chance to Double Items in Runecrafting +1% chance to find a Lost Chest while Fishing (This is separate to the Special Fishing Chance) +5% chance to Preserve Food when eaten +5% Chance To Preserve Potion Charge +5% Chance To Preserve Prayer Points +8% Damage To Slayer Tasks +40% Farming Yield +100% chance to receive coal when burning logs in Firemaking +20% GP From Agility +150% GP From Thieving +5% Chance to find gem veins when Mining +8% Global Skill XP +15 Flat HP Regen +5% Lifesteal +5% Magic Damage Bonus from Equipment +5% Melee Strength Bonus from Equipment +1 minimum Bird Nest's recieved from Woodcutting +5% of Maximum Hit added to Minimum Hit +5% Ranged Strength Bonus from Equipment +5% Reflect Damage Rune providing items provide 4x as many runes +25% Chance to Preserve Resources in Summoning +35% Flat Slayer Area Effect Negation +10% Slayer Coins +15% Chance to preserve Summoning Charges +10 Base Quantity for Summoning Tablet Creation +10% Summoning Max Hit +270 Stealth while Thieving
Superior Max Skillcape	Item (Cape)	+10% Rune Preservation	Bypass All Slayer Area item requirements -30% Agility Obstacle Build Costs -20% Agility Pillar build costs -75% Prayer Point Cost for Prayers -0.8s Thieving Interval -0.8s Crafting Interval -20% Woodcutting Interval -25% Cooking Interval -10% Summoning Interval -10% Astrology Interval -75% Coal Costs for Smithing -20% Township Building Cost x2 Items received from Fishing x2 Items received from Fletching x2 Items received from Herblore +8 Additional Runes of the same type in Runecrafting +75% Ammo Preservation +2 to base drop quantity of Stardust and Golden Stardust from Astrology +1 Bolts produced per action in Fletching +2 Coal Ore per Ore Mined. (Item doubling does not apply) +50% Chance to gain +1 additional bar in Smithing (Cannot be doubled) +100% Chance to gain +1 additional resource in Fishing. Cannot be doubled +100% Chance to gain +1 additional resource in Fletching. Cannot be doubled +15% Chance to gain +1 additional resource in Crafting. Cannot be doubled +100% Chance to gain +1 additional resource in Herblore. Cannot be doubled +20% chance for double harvest +100% chance to receive Ash per burn in Firemaking +100% chance to receive Charcoal per burn in Firemaking +4% Global Perfect Cook chance. +100% chance to successfully Cook an item. +20% chance to avoid the stun interval and stun damage in Thieving when pickpocket attempt fails +25% Chance to Double Items in Runecrafting +1% chance to find a Lost Chest while Fishing (This is separate to the Special Fishing Chance) +5% chance to Preserve Food when eaten +5% Chance To Preserve Potion Charge +5% Chance To Preserve Prayer Points +8% Damage To Slayer Tasks +40% Farming Yield +100% chance to receive coal when burning logs in Firemaking +20% GP From Agility +150% GP From Thieving +5% Chance to find gem veins when Mining +8% Global Skill XP +15 Flat HP Regen +5% Lifesteal +5% Magic Damage Bonus from Equipment +5% Melee Strength Bonus from Equipment +1 minimum Bird Nest's recieved from Woodcutting +5% of Maximum Hit added to Minimum Hit +5% Ranged Strength Bonus from Equipment +5% Reflect Damage Rune providing items provide 4x as many runes +25% Chance to Preserve Resources in Summoning +35% Flat Slayer Area Effect Negation +10% Slayer Coins +15% Chance to preserve Summoning Charges +10 Base Quantity for Summoning Tablet Creation +10% Summoning Max Hit +270 Stealth while Thieving
Superior Runecrafting Skillcape	Item (Cape)	+10% Rune Preservation	+8 Additional Runes of the same type in Runecrafting +25% Chance to Double Items in Runecrafting
Candelabra Lit	Item (Consumable)	-3% Interval for all Non-Combat Skills	+4% Global Mastery XP +3% Chance to Preserve Resources in Skills +4% Non-Combat Skill XP
Spirit Bag	Item (Consumable)	+30% Item Alchemy Item sale price conversion
Wizard's Scroll	Item (Consumable)	+10% Rune Preservation
Wizards Scroll II	Item (Consumable)	+15% Rune Preservation
Harold	Pet	-2% Interval for all Non-Combat Skills +3% Rune Preservation	-0.1s Attack Interval -0.2s Monster Respawn Timer +3% Ammo Preservation +2% Chance to Double Items Globally +3% Chance To Preserve Potion Charge +5% GP from all sources (Except Item Selling) +5% Global Accuracy +5% Global Evasion +5% Global Mastery XP +50% Mastery Pool XP Cap +2% of Maximum Hit added to Minimum Hit +5% Slayer Coins +3% Chance to preserve Summoning Charges
Jelly Jim	Pet	+2% Rune Preservation
Magic Rock	Pet	+3% Chance to Double Items in Magic
Salem	Pet	+5% Rune Preservation
The Academia Arcanum	Point of Interest	+6% Rune Preservation	+10% Magic Accuracy Bonus +10% Magic Evasion +5% Magic Max Hit

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