Everything you need to know to complete the Desert Treasure mission. Procuring supplies to complete it can cost you a certain amount of OSRS gold, especially all the potions you need. Enjoy OSRS!
Desert Treasure has a certain reputation among OSRS players. Your reward is the mighty Ancient Magicks, packed with combat spells. This makes it well known to anyone with an interest in PvP, as it offers the strongest spells in the game. Having it, there will be very little that can stand in the way and resist its magical power. Save your OSRS gold , as you will need a lot of things to complete the mission.
Requirements and prerequisites
To start the mission you need to have completed the following:
- TheDigSite
- Temple of Ikov
- TheTouristTrap
- Troll Stronghold
- DeathPlateau
- Priest in Peril
- WaterfallQuest
Also, you need to have started Nature Spirit, although you don’t need to complete it. Regarding your skills, you will need:
- 53 Thieving
- 50 Magic
- 50 Firemaking
- 10 Slayer
Thieving and Magic cannot be improved, but Firemaking can. You can ignore Slayer if you have a Plague City Gas Mask.
As for the items you need, here is a list:
- A way to access the Kharidian Desert (it can be multiple Shantay Passes, a Fairy Ring code or a teleportation spell)
- 650 OSRS coins
- 12 MagicLogs (annotated accepted)
- 6 Steel Bars (annotated accepted)
- 6 MoltenGlass (annotated accepted)
- Ashes
- Charcoal
- UnaBloodRune
- Bones (Bones. It is recommended that you write them down so that you do not bury them by accident)
- Unasilver bar (silver bar)
- GarlicPowder (Garlic powder. Grind garlic with a mortar, garlic can be obtained in mission)
- Spice (Spice. You cannot use GnomeSpiceni other colorful spices)
- A cake
- Spiked Boots. Wear DunstanClimbing boots and an Iron Bar during mission.
- ClimbingBoots (Unless you have completed Eadgar’sRuseo you have at least 61 Magic to use the TrollheimTeleport spell)
- Any type of mask (Facemask, Slayer Helmet, Gas Mask, or similar)
- Unatinderbox
- Over 50 LockpicksoHair Clips
- Good healing foods
- PrayerPotions
- SuperRestorePotions
- Antidote ++ or Antipoisons
- Ice gloves
- Stamina, SuperEnergy, or EnergyPotions
- Weight-reducing clothing
- Ring of dueling
- Ectophial
- SkillsNecklace or Necklace of Passage
- UnaTravelingFund (to pay for the pass to various locations)
Steps to follow
While you are transporting the diamonds, a level 95 Stranger may appear, and will appear at random times while you are doing the mission. He uses a poisoned DragonDagger so make sure you have antidotes, a spell or teleportation item, or always have PrayerPoints in reserve. You can also escape if you don’t want to fight him. Saving the gems in the bank will prevent it from spawning, but it will start spawning again as soon as you get another diamond.
Anyway, to start the mission you need to get to Bedabin Camp in Al-KharidDesert. If you are coming from Shantay Pass, travel west to get to the camp. The Code b⋅i⋅q for the Fairy Ring takes you close to Kalphite Lair, so from there travel southwest.
Talk to the archaeologist near a small water source. He will ask you to bring some prints to Terry Balando at the DigsiteExam Center. It’s east of Varrock, and you have to talk to Terry twice. The first time you will give him the engravings, and the second time you will receive the translation.
Then you have to go back to the camp and talk to the archaeologist. Don’t read the book and agree to help him. Your next step is to go to the Bandit Camp south of Bedabin. Before entering make sure you don’t have any equipment with Saradomin or Zamorak symbols, counting the Toxic Staff of the Dead. If you have them, the bandits will be hostile, and will not allow you to interact with the necessary NPCs.
Buy a drink from the bandit bartender (it will cost you around 650 OSRS gold). Ask the bartender about the four Diamonds of Azzandra. Make sure to do this before talking to Eblis, otherwise the mission will not advance.
With that done, you can ask Eblis (east of the bar, after the general store) about the diamonds. He will respond with a list of things he needs to create divination glasses. Remember not to bring any items related to Zamorako Saradomin. If you wear them, he will take the items, but he will not give you the divination glasses.
Give him the MagicLogs, MoltenGlass, Steel Bars, Ashes, Charcoal, BloodRune, and Bones. If you have to go back to the bank to get the items, you can give him the materials using each one in it. As I said in the list of requirements, write down the Bones, so you don’t bury them by accident.
When you’re done, Eblisse will teleport to the southeast, surrounded by mirrors. You don’t have to look at any of them to complete the mission, but they will give you some clues as to where the diamonds may be.
Now, you can choose the order you want to collect the diamonds. You can deposit the gems in the pyramid to avoid the Stranger during your journey.
Blood diamond
Malaken Canifis has the Blood Diamond you need. Ask him about it, and he will tell you that he will give it to you when you have killed Dessous. It will also give you a list of items you need to do it. Accept and ask how. Make sure to ask before going to Ruantun, otherwise the latter will not give you the SilverPot.
Ruantun is in the Draynor Sewers. You can get Garlic from Morgan’s house to make the Garlic Powder you will need later on. With your silver bar, go through the hatch to the east of the bank and head north. Talk to Ruantun to get your Silver Pot.
You need to bless him in Entrana, so make sure you don’t have any weapons when you go. Go to the church and interact with the High Priest so he can bless the vase. You can bring it to be blessed even if it is full of blood.
Return to Malaky, he will fill the vase with your blood (he will deal 5 damage to you). Add GarlicPowderySpiceal vase. Examining the vase will now say ‘a blessed silver pot filled with blood, garlic, and spices’. If you try to fight Dessous with a vase that has a different description, he will heal to the maximum and you will have to refill the vase.
Fights against Dessousen elGraveyard. He uses all three types of attack style and can teleport to you if you use Prayer. Allowing him to do that three times in a battle will make him bored and you will have to refill the vase and restart the battle. Keep your health high, because his attacks can deal more damage than normal. The chatbox may say that he was bored when you are done with his health, but that means you have defeated him. You can go back to Malak to get the diamond.
Ice diamond
Obtaining the Ice Diamond is one of the hardest parts of the mission. As it is in the Wilds, you will not only need to protect yourself from mobs, but also from other players. You will also face one of the most difficult bosses in the mission, Kamil. This part of the mission has some mechanics that reduce health and stats over time. Read on so you don’t have to refer to the guide when your character starts to succumb to the cold.
Go to Trollheim and find the way to Troll Child to the west. If you are coming from Burthorpe, you may find a path with a large rock blocking it. That is the path to the God Wars Dungeon and it is irrelevant in this mission. Pass it by and you will see the boy standing at the Ice Gate. It will start snowing as soon as you get closer.
Give the child a cake to tell you about his frozen parents. Interact with the door twice. Once to hear why it is frozen, and once to go through it.
Now you will be affected by the cold. Your stats will decrease every few seconds and your health each time the cold hits you. Your Super Restore Potions or regular ones can help with this. If you want to use special attacks to increase your stats, do it before going through the door. The cold is changing into your Specia Attack Energy.
Back on the mission, you need to kill 5 Trolls. You can take breaks to replenish or recover your stats after each enemy defeat or whenever you deem necessary. This opens an entrance at the back of the cavern, which will lead you to Kamil. The path is full of wolves, so a Protect from Melee prayer will help you get through it.
When you see a message that says “You can feel an evil presence nearby” (you can feel an evil presence nearby) you will have reached the area where you will have to fight Kamil. Magic (especially fire spells) is the ideal method to fight him, although ranged attacks will also do the trick. Melee should generally be avoided because the boss is stronger in melee attacks. It is possible to defeat him with that method, but it will be more difficult.
When you’ve defeated him, it’s time to restock. To free the troll’s parents, there is a hard to see path west of the boss battle area. Following the path you will reach the edge of a scent ledge surrounded by icy formations. Use the Spiked Boots to be able to use ‘use ledge’ and climb. Another path will appear as you climb. Follow it to reach the parents, although you may fall and take damage. Recovery potions can help you regain your Agility and fall less.
Another Ice Gate awaits you at the end of the road. The frozen parents are after her. You can break the ice by attacking the shells (fire spells will melt them faster). When both have been released they will take you outside and give you the Ice Diamond.
Recover your stats however you want, and head to the next diamond.
Smoke Diamond
You will find the Smoke Diamond in the Smoke Dungeon west of Pollnivneach. You will need a mask or similar to enter the dungeon or you will risk getting shot for anything. What you need to do is light the torches in the four corners of the dungeon. They turn off by themselves if you take too long, so you will need Energy Potions to keep you running.
When they are all lit, go to the chest in the center of the dungeon. Open it to get the Warm Key. If you lose it, go straight to the chest to get another one, you don’t need to relight the torches.
With the key, you can open Fareed’s chamber on the east side of the dungeon. Fight him and defeat him to get the Smoke Diamond (it will appear directly in your inventory when you defeat him). It can be difficult to fight him since you cannot hold a weapon unless you have Ice Gloves on. However, he is vulnerable to water spells so wizards can directly use runes. If for some reason you lose the diamond, it appears again on the floor of the boss chamber, no need to fight Fareed again.
Shadow diamond
To the west of the Fishing Guild there is an area with giant mosses. To the northwest of the area, there is a fenced location and an NPC named Rasolo. It will offer you the Ring of Visibility if you give it a Gilded Cross. You can’t skip this part and have the cross before talking to him.
The cross is in a locked chest in the southernmost tent at Bandit Camp. It has three locks and failing any one of them will reset the others in addition to causing you harm and / or poisoning you. Keep trying until you open it and take the cross.
Go back to Rasolo and exchange the cross for the ring. Equip it and a ladder will appear to the east of Rasolo. Go down to enter the dungeon. Find Damis and fight him.
From the entrance, go east as far as you can and then go north as far as you can. Go east and then south as much as you can on the first corner you see. Turn east again, go north at the first intersection you see, and go east again. You will have reached the place where Damis appears.
Make sure you wear the Ring of Visibility otherwise it will not appear. Re-equipping him can help if he doesn’t show up. You can also try walking around the walls of the chamber.
He is a strong Melee fighter with a Prayer drain ability. If you stay out of his reach, you can avoid that ability. He is weak to magic, so casting spells on him is the most popular way to defeat him. At a certain point in the battle, he will transform into a stronger form and use his second ability.
When you’ve defeated him, he will drop the Shadow Diamond. Grab it and exit the dungeon.
Jaldraocht Pyramid
With the four diamonds in your possession, you can now access the Pyramid. Return to Eblisen the Scrying Mirrors. To the southwest is the pyramid you need to go to. Place a diamond on each of the obelisks at the corners of the pyramid. Each requires a specific diamond. When you have placed all four diamonds, the pyramid will open.
You will have to go through its 4 levels to reach the altar room on the fourth level. Some traps will prevent you from moving forward or will send you back to the start. Make sure to bring weight-reducing clothing and Energy Potions, as well as food and healing.
1st level: Run north, southwest, east, and follow the path to the ladder.
2nd level: Run east to the end, then south and turn west at the first opportunity. Follow the path north to the staircase.
3rd level: Run south, west, north, west. Go south, then east and follow the path east without entering any rooms. Turn south at the end and do two short U-turns. Go diagonally west into the small room and follow the path to the stairs.
4th level: Go west, north, west, north and follow the path Forward. At the next crossroads go east and follow the path to the altar.
Interact with Azzandra in the room, who has not noticed the passage of time. After a conversation that will make him accept reality, he will reward you with the spell book and the mission is complete.
Additional notes
You can return to the normal spellbook by praying at the altar after you have finished the quest. Praying Twice completes a challenge in the Desert area. After the mission, talking to Eblis will give you the option to get the Ancient Staff for 80k gold or the Ancient Signets for free.
You can now complete the following:
- Recipefor Disaster
- Curse of the Empty Lord
- The Hard Level Challenges of the Varrock and Morytania Diaries
- The Elite level challenges of the Ardougne, Wilderness, Lumbridge, and Desert diaries
There are not many opportunities to get OSRS gold by selling things. The Ancient Staff only gives you around 60k on the GE, leaving you with a loss of 20k gold. Completing the mission can eat up your savings, causing you to have to buy gold from OSRS. Restore and Energy potions can be very expensive even if you make them yourself. Not to mention all the food you need to keep your health high. However, it is a mission worth doing because of the powerful spells that the Ancient Magick spellbook offers you. You simply will not have wealth to sell for OSRS gold ( sell OSRS gold ).
