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Mystic Forge

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Mystic Forge

The mystic forge is a crafting station that allows for the creation of staves, other weapons, and more powerful capes, and uses ascension cores in ascending masterwork weapons and vestige armour. This replaces some of the functionality of the smithing anvil and crafting table.

The mystic forge is unlocked upon obtaining a bronze bar in the player's inventory.

Recipe

Requirements
FacilityBuild Menu
SkillExperience
Construction12
MaterialQuantity
Bronze Bar6
Ash Logs20
Coarse Thread8
Vault Core1
OutputQuantity
Mystic Forge1

Products

1 × Artisan CapeMystic Forge0
1 × Artisan Cape (Trimmed)Mystic Forge0
1 × Ascension CoreMystic Forge40
1 × Ascension CoreMystic Forge40
1 × Ascension CoreMystic Forge40
1 × Ascension CoreMystic Forge40
1 × Attack CapeMystic Forge0
1 × Attack Cape (Trimmed)Mystic Forge0
1 × Blightwood BattlestaffMystic Forge60
1 × Construction CapeMystic Forge0
1 × Construction Cape (Trimmed)Mystic Forge0
1 × Cooking CapeMystic Forge0
1 × Cooking Cape (Trimmed)Mystic Forge0
1 × Draconic StaffMystic Forge40
1 × Farming CapeMystic Forge0
1 × Farming Cape (Trimmed)Mystic Forge0
1 × Fishing CapeMystic Forge0
1 × Fishing Cape (Trimmed)Mystic Forge0
1 × Grieving MoonstaffMystic Forge40
1 × Magic CapeMystic Forge0
1 × Magic Cape (Trimmed)Mystic Forge0
1 × Maple BattlestaffMystic Forge40
1 × Master's StaffMystic Forge60
1 × Mining CapeMystic Forge0
1 × Mining Cape (Trimmed)Mystic Forge0
1 × Necromancer's StaffMystic Forge250
1 × Oak BattlestaffMystic Forge40
1 × Pharaoh's SceptreMystic Forge60
1 × Ranged CapeMystic Forge0
1 × Ranged Cape (Trimmed)Mystic Forge0
1 × Runecrafting CapeMystic Forge0
1 × Runecrafting Cape (Trimmed)Mystic Forge0
1 × Splitbark StaffMystic Forge60
1 × Staff of LightMystic Forge100
1 × Subjugation StaffMystic Forge40
1 × Toktz-Mej-TalMystic Forge60
1 × Woodcutting CapeMystic Forge0
1 × Woodcutting Cape (Trimmed)Mystic Forge0
1 × Zamorak StaffMystic Forge40

Ascension Upgrades

The Ascension UI in the Mystic Forge.

Players can ascend their masterwork weapons and armour by collecting ascension cores through defeating enemies that drop ascension shards and creating them in the mystic forge or the cores directly through the Nightmare Crucibles. In order to start ascending weapons and armour, players will need at least 1 ascension core of the next power level available in either their inventory or chest along with a suitable item to ascend. This item must first be placed within the slot to ascend (it still stays in the inventory).

Ascending a masterwork weapon or armour piece consumes the core to bring it to the highest power level available to the player (<4 to 4, 4 to 5, 5 to 6, etc) and, if the player has multiple cores to reach the current highest power level in the game, the weapon or armour piece will require ascending twice to consume the cores needed to ascend to the highest power level in the game. It is worth noting here that weapons and armour that are already the highest power level cannot be ascended until a new major update.

The following is a list of all available upgradeable gear from weakest to strongest:

Ascendable items
One-handed meleeWooden training swordGoblin "Swingslash"Chieftain's bladeSkullsplitterWolfbane daggerDragonbone daggerAbyssal whipZombie armZombie axeImaru's talonBlack swordKerisToktz-xil-ak
Two-handed meleeGranite maulThane's authorityShadow swordBlack greataxeTitan's WrathTzHaar-ket-om
CrossbowsBlurite crossbowDorgeshuun crossbowShadow crossbow
ShieldsAnti-dragon shieldDragonblight shieldFallen hoplite's aspisDragoncurse shieldBlack shieldToktz-ket-xilDragonfire shield
ShortbowsWild scout's shortbowCrystal bowUndead ranger's bow
LongbowsAdventurer's longbowHunter stagbowUlv's longbowBow of Elidinis
StavesGrieving moonstaffStaff of lightDraconic staffNecromancer's staffSubjugation staffZamorak staffPharaoh's sceptreToktz-mej-tal
Armour SetsMeleePaladinFallen hopliteWhite armourBlack Knight armourObsidian armour
RangedWild archerShadowscale hoodRangerShadow armourKalphite carapace
MagicDragonkin armourNecromancer armourZamorak mageLunar Garou

Update history

This information is based on the changelogs of the game.

update29 July 2026 (0.12.1):
  • Ascension Cores can now be crafted and used to ascend masterwork weapons and vestige armour.
update23 June 2026 (0.12.0):
  • Added to game.Absorbed some functionality of the Smithing Anvil.