Desert Tasks

This minigame is very dynamic, involving different levels of tasks. Because of this, the minigame risk ratings are given in the task summaries (found at the beginning of the Easy, Medium, Hard and Elite task listings).

Introduction

The Desert Tasks contain tasks that can be completed by low, medium, and high level players.

What to wear is for you to decide, using your best judgment based on the tasks in the set. Waterskins or an enchanted water tiara are highly recommended due to the desert heat.

In general, Jagex allows players to use stat boosting items (such as potions, pies, ales or Evil Dave's stew) to increase a stat to do a task. However, player assists do not work.

In the Achievement menu in the Noticeboard interface, you will see tasks from the Desert area. If you click on an individual task, it will bring up more information on the task. All the tasks are listed further down in this guide.

Each time you finish a task, you will get a message in the top central part of your window stating that you've completed a task. Open the Task List and you'll see a small check mark next to that task. If you do not have the requirements for a task, a small lock will appear in the corner of the task.

Note: Items in your toolbelt have not been listed in this guide.

You can perform the tasks in any order and at any level (Easy, Medium, Hard or Elite) that you wish. To help players plan effectively, a map showing the location for each task is available. It shows a code number for each task, which matches the lists in this guide. Check the map, bring what you need and you're on your way!

Click here to view the Desert Task Map

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Easy Tasks

Easy tasks follow this criteria:

• Easy-ranged quest requirements.
• Easy-ranged skill requirements.
• Easy to medium level of difficulty.

Requirements:

Skills: 5 Hunter, 14 Runecrafting, 21 Thieving and 7 Magic.

Quests: Diamond in the Rough, Stolen Hearts, Icthlarin's Little Helper and One Piercing Note

Items: Desert robe, desert boots, desert shirt, bird snare, 200 GP, waterskin, pure essence, fire talisman or a full wicked hood, various runes (see the Mage Training Arena guide for more info).

Recommended Items: Ring of duelling (8), extra GP, Waterskins or an enchanted water tiara, combat gear and food.

Completed Easy Tasks:Hide/Show

EASY TASKS
Complete	Map Code	Task	Quest Requirements	Other Requirements
	E1	Assassin's Feed	Diamond in the Rough	None
	Follow the course around the Al Kharid rooftops as seen in Stolen Hearts. Once you reach the bank, eagle-jump off a rug into the hay kart to complete the task.
	E2	Touring Gear	None	Desert robe, desert boots, desert shirt
	Equip a full set of desert robes within the Al Kharid/Kharidian Desert to complete this task. The robes can be bought from Shanty.
	E3	Memento Mori	None	Ring of duelling (8)
	Click on the scoreboard in front of the gateway to the Mage Training arena within the dueling area to complete this task.
	E4	Fool's Gold	None	5 Hunter, bird snare
	Catch a golden warbler, located east of the Dominion tower, to complete this task.
	E5	Don't You Dare Close Your Eyes	None	200 GP
	Take a ride on any of the Magic Carpets in the Kharidian Desert to complete this task.
	E6	Slash Fund	None	Waterskin
	Find a cactus in the desert which you can slash with an empty waterskin. Slash the cactus to complete the task.
	E7	Kookookachat	Stolen Hearts	None
	Talk to Khoochak, located in the Al Kharid Palace, to complete the task.
	E8	Fire at Will	None	14 Runecrafting, pure essence, fire talisman or full wicked hood
	Craft a fire rune in the Fire Altar, located just outside the Duel Arena (or teleport to the altar using your wicked hood), to complete the task.
	E9	Seems Legit	Icthlarin's Little Helper	21 Thieving
	Obtain 5 artifacts in one go from inside Pyramid Plunder and sell them to Simon Templeton to complete this task. Note: Purchasing the artifacts on the Grand Exchange or using any owned prior to the release of the diary will not work.
	E10	Extra Cheese	None	7 Magic, various runes
	Exchange some pizazz points at the Mage Training Arena, such as a nature rune, to complete this task. For more information, see the Mage Training Arena guide.
	E11	I Like to Watch	None	None
	Head to the Dominion Tower, east of Shanty Pass. Inside, head for the stairs and choose spectate to complete this task.
	E12	Wiggle Room	One Piercing Note	None
	Head to Citharede Abbey, located to the east of Al Kharid, past the Desert strykewyrms. Peform the Troubadour Dance emote next to the dancers on the outskirts of the Abbey to complete this task.

For information about the rewards for this set of tasks read below.

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Medium Tasks

Medium tasks follow this criteria:

• Medium-ranged quest requirements.
• Medium-ranged skill requirements.
• Medium level of difficulty.

Requirements:

Skills: 30 Agility, 19 Strength, 37 Range, 36 Herblore, 33 Crafting, 45 Mining, 29 Summoning, 45 Prayer.

Quests: Eagles' Peak, The Feud, Spirits of the Elid, Fairy Tale Part II, A - Cure a Queen, Missing My Mummy

Items: Rope, any crossbow, mith grapple, clean harralander, molten glass, desert goat horn, blue charm, potato cactus, 51 spirit shards and a pouch

Recommended Items: Food, teleports for getting around the Kharidian Desert, Ring of duelling (8), extra GP, Waterskins or an enchanted water tiara, combat gear and food.

Completed Medium Tasks:Hide/Show

MEDIUM TASKS
Complete	Map Code	Task	Quest Requirements	Other Requirements
	M1	Faster than a Speeding Bullet	Eagles' Peak	Rope
	Head to Eagles' Peak (located to the west of the Grand Tree or south of Fairy Ring AKQ), find the Desert Eagle and lasso it to head to the Desert to complete this task.
	M2	So Su Me	The Feud	None
	Talk to Ali Morrisane, located in the Bazaar of Al Kharid. Ask him 'I would like to have a look at your selection of runes.', 'Try to open a small casket of runes.' and then 'Examine lock.' Solve the sudoku-like puzzle.
	M3	A Bridge Not Far	None	8 Agility, 19 Strength, 37 Range, any crossbow, mith grapple
	Head to the agility shortcut located either just south of Lumbridge Graveyard or north of Al Kharid bank with your crossbow and grapple equipped, or use the ones stored in the hidey-hole if you have one built there. Simply click on the tree on either side of the river to complete the challenge.
	M4	Heathen Idle	Spirits of the Elid	None
	Pray at the Elidinis statuette in Nardah to complete this task.
	M5	Away with the Kalphites	Fairy Tale Part II, A - Cure a Queen (up to the part with fairy rings)	None
	Teleport from Zanaris using the code BIQ to complete this task.
	M6	All Square	None	30 Agility, some food
	Head to the Agility Pyramid, located south of Nardah, and complete a lap of it, claiming the pyramid top, and sell it to Simon Templeton to complete the task. For more information on the Agility Pyramid, check our guide.
	M7	Goat Harralander?	Spirits of the Elid	36 Herblore, 33 Crafting, clean harralander, molten glass, desert goat horn
	Create a Combat potion from scratch in Nardah. This includes making a vial, killing a goat and grinding the horn. Note: You cannot use a pre-made vial to complete this task.
	M8	Taken for Granite	None	45 Mining
	Mine some granite in the quarry located south of the Bandit Camp to complete this task.
	M9	Unbeetleable	None	25 Summoning, blue charm, potato cactus, 51 spirit shards and a pouch
	Head to the Summoning Obelisk, located south-west of Pollnivneach, and create a spirit kalphite pouch to complete this task.
	M10	An Teak	None	35 Woodcutting
	Head to the ruins of Uzer and attempt to chop the Teak tree to complete this task.
	M11	Overcut	Missing My Mummy	45 Prayer
	Pray at Amascut's altar in the Pyramid to the south of Uzer to complete this task.

For information about the rewards for this set of tasks read below.

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Hard Tasks

Hard tasks follow this criteria:

• Higher-ranged quest requirements.
• Higher-ranged skill requirements.
• Higher level of difficulty.

Requirements:

Skills: 70 Magic, 50 Runecrafting, 52 Fletching, 55 Cooking, 65 Slayer, 55 Farming, 61 Thieving, 75 Dungeoneering

Quests: Dream Mentor, Dealing with Scabaras, Smoking Kills, Do No Evil, Enakhra's Lament, Desert Treasure, Contact!, Deadliest Catch

Items: Waterskin, fire rune, 7 water runes, 2 death rune, astral rune, enchanted water tiara, headless arrow or feathers, broad arrow heads or unfinished broad bolts, GP, pitta dough, tomato, onion, bowl, raw ugthanki meat, dreadnip, face mask, keris.

Recommended Items: Ring of duelling (8), extra GP, Waterskins or an enchanted water tiara, combat gear and food.

Completed Hard Tasks:Hide/Show

HARD TASKS
Complete	Map Code	Task	Quest Requirements	Other Requirements
	H1	Skinful	Dream Mentor	68 Magic, waterskin, fire rune, 3 water runes, astral rune, Be on the Lunar Spellbook
	Simply use the Humidify spell with an empty waterskin in your inventory whilst in the desert area to complete this task.
	H2	Water on the Brain	Dealing with Scabaras	50 Runecrafting, enchanted water tiara
	Equip the enchanted water tiara within the desert area to complete this task. If you do not know how to make one, see the item entry.
	H3	More Fletcher than Sumona	Smoking Kills	52 Fletching, headless arrow or feathers, broad arrow heads or unfinished broad bolts or GP
	Make at least one broad arrow or bolt inside Sumona's house in Pollnivneach to complete this task. You can purchase the unfinished bolts and arrow heads from Sumona.
	H4	Ug Thankee Kindly	None	55 Cooking, pot of flour, jug of water or bucket of water, tomato, onion, bowl, raw ugthanki meat
	To complete this task, all you will need to do is create an ugthanki kebab in Nardah. To do this you need to cook the meat, then use the onion on the bowl, followed by the tomato and meat. Mix the flour and water to create pitta dough. Bake the dough into pitta bread and then combine with the kebab mix to create the kebab.
	H5	Nipped in the Bug	None	Dreadnip, combat gear
	To complete this task you will need to use a dreadnip on the Kalphite Queen. It is recommended that you take some good combat gear as she can hit pretty high. You do not need to kill her for this challenge to be completed. For more information on dreadnips, see our Dominion Tower guide.
	H6	Drafty in Here	Smoking Kills	65 Slayer, face mask, combat gear
	Kill a Dust Devil in the Smoky Dungeon (located south- west of Pollnivneach) to complete this task. Make sure to wear your face mask or they will all attack you at once.
	H7	Enaqua	None	Waterskin
	Fill a Waterskin from the fountain inside of Enakhra's Temple. The entrance is west of the granite mine. Once inside, head to the centre, climb up the stairs and walk west.
	H8	Say It, Don't Spray It	Do No Evil, Enakhra's Lament	cramulet
	Talk to Al the Camel, found just outside Al Kharid bank, and listen to one his poems to complete this task. Make sure to use the fully completed cramulet that allows you to talk to monkeys, ghosts, cats and camels.
	H9	1001 Kharidian Spikes	None	55 Farming, cactus seed or a fully grown Cactus
	To complete this task simply harvest a Cactus you have grown yourself.
	H10	Ice-Cold Killer	Desert Treasure	70 Magic, 2 death rune, 4 water rune
	Cast the Ice Burst spell on any creature found within the desert to complete this task.
	H11	Ludikeris	Contact!	Keris, combat gear
	Kill a Scarab Mage, Locust Rider or Kalphite with keris to complete this task.
	H12	Security through Obscurity	Deadliest Catch	None
	Use the deposit chest by Bedabin Camp to complete this task.
	H13	Wake-Up Call	None	61 Thieving, food
	To complete this task, open the sarcophagus found in the 5th room of Pyramid Plunder. Beware of Mummies.
	H14	Open Sesame	None	75 Dungeoneering
	Head to the resource dungeon, located in the mine north of Al Kharid. Enter it to complete the task.

For information about the rewards for this set of tasks read below.

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Elite Tasks

Elite tasks follow this criteria:

• Experienced-ranged quest requirements.
• Very high-ranged skill requirements.
• Elite level of difficulty.

Requirements:

Skills: 77 Slayer, 91 Thieving, 80 Agility, 80 Mining, 89 Crafting, 85 Herblore

Quests: Desert Treasure, Smoking Kills, One Piercing Note, Ghosts Ahoy, Do No Evil

Items: Full slayer helmet (e), ancient staff, holy cithara, ankh, scabaras mask, 2 antifire (3), 2 phoenix feather, robust glass

Recommended Items:Combat gear, food, Ring of duelling (8), extra GP, Waterskins or an enchanted water tiara.

Completed Elite Tasks:Hide/Show

ELITE TASKS
Complete	Map Code	Task	Quest Requirements	Other Requirements
	X1	Staff on Strike	Desert Treasure, Smoking Kills	77 Slayer, 55 Crafting, full slayer helmet (charged), ancient staff, combat gear and food
	Kill a Desert strykewyrm using a full slayer helmet (charged) and a ancient staff. You do not need to be on a task to do this.
	X2	Room Service	None	91 Thieving, food, combat gear
	Open the sarcophagus in the final room of Pyramid Plunder to complete this task.
	X3	Sun Shade	None	Combat gear
	To complete this task you will need to complete Dominion Tower. For more information, see our Dominion Tower guide.
	X4	A, B, Cithara	One Piercing Note, Desert Treasure, Ghosts Ahoy	Holy cithara
	To complete this challenge, you need to play the holy cithara whilst standing in the Citharede Abbey. For information on how to obtain the holy cithara, see the tips and tricks section of the quest guide.
	X5	Ankle Support	Do No Evil	80 Agility, 80 Mining, ankh, scabaras mask
	Wear both the ankh and scabaras mask in the desert to complete this task.
	X6	I'm Super	None	89 Crafting, 85 Herblore, 2 antifire (3), 2 phoenix feather, robust glass
	In Nardah, using the robust glass create a flask, and then mix both antifires into super antifires, then use these on the flask to complete the task.

For information about the rewards for this set of tasks read below.

Rewards

Once you have completed the desert task set, you are rewarded with a new Amulet featuring some of the best amulet slot stats available, along with unlimited teleports to Nardah, access to a new sandstone rock, amongst other rewards.

All Easy Tasks complete

After completing all the easy tasks speak to Grand Vizier Hassan to receive a desert amulet 1 and additional rewards:

All times:

• Sparkly Dung kalphite drop double loot
• Double water from cacti
• A daily bag of lost items from a Rug Merchant
• 2% cheaper items at the pizazz store

Experience Lamp(s): 2,000 XP

Pic	Name	Stats
		Prayer Bonus	Melee Crit	Ranged Crit	Magic Crit
	Desert amulet 1	?	?	?	?

All Medium Tasks complete

After completing all the Easy and Medium tasks, speak to Zahur to receive an upgraded desert amulet 2 with more abilities and additional rewards:

When worn:

• Goats have a chance to drop noted desert goat horn
• Reduced failure rate at the Agility Pyramid
• 100 free molten glass*

All times:

• A second Teak tree near Uzer
• Unlimited teleports to Nardah
• 5% cheaper items at the pizazz store
• 20 noted potato cactus from the Weird Old Man

Experience Lamp(s): 8,000 XP

Pic	Name	Stats
		Prayer Bonus	Melee Crit	Ranged Crit	Magic Crit
	Desert amulet 2	1	3.0%	3.0%	3.0%

All Hard Tasks complete

After completing all the easy, medium and hard tasks, speak to Ali the Mayor to receive an upgraded desert amulet 3 and additional rewards:

All times:

• The cactus patch in Al Kharid will be protected from disease and always provides double spines
• Double charges on the Pharaoh's sceptre and the Sceptre of the gods
• Reduced chance of Mummies and Scarabs spawning in Pyramid Plunder
• Keris has a greater chance of scoring a vicious blow
• 10% cheaper items at the pizazz store
• 30 noted potato cactus from the Weird Old Man

Experience Lamp(s): 20,000 XP

Pic	Name	Stats
		Prayer Bonus	Melee Crit	Ranged Crit	Magic Crit
	Desert amulet 3	2	3.5%	3.5%	3.5%

All Elite Tasks complete

After completing all the easy, medium, hard and elite tasks, speak to Clay golem to receive an upgraded desert amulet 4. Completing the elite tasks gives all the following benefits plus previous ones:

When Worn:

• 150 molten glass*
• Opportunity to re-roll your Dominion Tower chest rewards.

All times:

• Two feathers at once from pickpocketing the Desert Phoenix.
• Chance to create 4-dose Super antifire potions instead of 3-dose.
• Boosted stats on the Ancient staff.
• A granite buyer at the quarry.
• A new sandstone rock on the Sophanem coast.
• 40 noted Potato cactus from the Weird Old Man

Experience Lamp(s): 2 x 50,000 XP and 2 x 30,000 XP

Pic	Name	Stats
		Prayer Bonus	Melee Crit	Ranged Crit	Magic Crit
	Desert amulet 4	3	3.9%	3.9%	3.9%

*While wearing the amulet, players can make a certain amount of Molten glass each day without using Bucket of sand. Soda ash is still required, as well as standing in the desert area with a space in front of you.

Congratulations on completing the tasks for the Desert area!

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Credits

Original Guide by: Salleh

Thanks to: Baffler, BloodAngel, DejaCoup, Dragonkng198, HeliosG, Xena Dragon

Last updated by: BloodAngel

Last updated on: 07-Sep-2014