With so many gathering and crafting skills in RuneScape, it is no surprise then that players occasionally run across items that they do not know how to make. This is especially the case when it is an item that is not commonly made for leveling purposes. I know that I will never recover from the number of magic shortbows that I made on my journey to 99 Fletching. Nevertheless, incense sticks are a simple item to make that provide a range of benefits depending on what herb you use when crafting them. Here is how to make incense sticks in RuneScape.
How to Craft Incense Sticks in RS3
Luckily for us, making the base incense stick is a straightforward process.
- Start with logs of your choice.
- Click on the logs to craft them. Select ‘Incense sticks’ on the ‘Choose a tool’ menu.
- Add two demonic ashes to one wooden stick to create an ashy stick.
- Add your herb of choice to the ashy stick to complete the incense stick.
All Types of Incense Sticks in RS3
The following is a list of the varieties of incense sticks that can be created in RuneScape, as well as what they do and whether or not they are a member-only item.
| Incense Stick Type | Usage | Members Item |
| Avantoe Incense Sticks | Offers a 5% chance per potency level (20% total) to bait Hunter traps automatically. | Yes |
| Bloodweed Incense Sticks | Offers a 2.5% chance per potency level (10% total) to receive double logs when cutting bloodwood trees. | Yes |
| Cadantine Incense Sticks | Offers a 2.5% chance per potency level (10% total) to not deplete a tree during Woodcutting or material caches during Archeology. | Yes |
| Dwarf Weed Incense Sticks | Offers a 2% chance per potency level (8% total) to bank items that have been gathered or dropped. | Yes |
| Fellstalk Incense Sticks | Offers a x1.01 spawn chance per potency level (4% total) to elite monsters. | Yes |
| Guam Incense Sticks | Offers a 10% chance per potency level (40% total) to gain an additional log when chopping regular trees. | No |
| Harralander Incense Sticks | Offers a 25% run energy recovery per potency level (100% total) while resting. | Yes |
| Irit Incense Sticks | Offers a 25% poison damage reduction per potency level (100% total). | Yes |
| Kwuarm Incense Sticks | Offers a +2.5% more weapon poison damage per potency level (+10% total). | Yes |
| Lantadyme Incense Sticks | Offers an additional 30 seconds to a potion timer per potency level (2 minutes total). | Yes |
| Marrentill Incense Sticks | Offers a reduction of 12.5% (50% total) to all poison damage taken per potency level. | Yes |
| Ranaar Incense Sticks | Offers a +1 Prayer bonus per potency level (+4 total). | Yes |
| Snapdragon Incense Sticks | Offers a 50% faster stat recovery rate per potency level (200% total) | Yes |
| Spirit Weed Incense Sticks | Offers a 10% faster recovery rate (40% total) to your familiars special attack, as well as familiar special attack recovery potions. | Yes |
| Tarromin Incense Sticks | Offers a 25% chance per potency level (100% total) to automatically bank ashes received by burning logs. | No |
| Toadflax Incense Sticks | Offers a 12.5% chance per potency level (50% total) to avoid failing agility obstacles. | Yes |
| Torstol Incense Sticks | Offers a 0.5% base experience gain per potency level (2% total). | Yes |
| Wergali Incense Sticks | Offers a 0.5% chance per potency level (2% total) to fletch a strung bow when fletching logs into unstrung bows. | Yes |
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How to Increase the Potency Level of Incense Sticks in RuneScape
Potency is linked to the incense stick timer. When you first light an incense stick, it has a 10-minute timer. It is possible to light more incense sticks to increase the timer to a maximum of 60 minutes. This is handy as you do not have to remember to light a new incense stick every 10 minutes.
When the incense is lit, the potency level starts at 1. Every 10 minutes, the potency level will increase by one and will max out at a total of 4. A secondary option if you want the maximum potency immediately is to use the right-click overload option to instantly be at level 4 potency in exchange for six incense sticks.
Incense sticks are simple to make and quite useful when it comes to a range of activities. You could even light a Torstol Incense Stick or two when hunting shards for the Golden Cape in RuneScape. After all, you might as well get the maximum XP rate that you can, right?
