Desert Treasure Requirements & Quick Guide
Everything you need before starting Desert Treasure in RuneScape 3: skill levels, the full chain of quests to finish first, and what completing it opens up. Check your own stats against it below.
Requirements from the RuneScape Wiki (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0), snapshot 2026-09-28.
Skill requirements
Desert Treasure itself
| Skill | Level |
|---|---|
| 53 | |
| 50 | |
| 50 | |
| 10 |
Including every prerequisite quest
The highest level of each skill you need across Desert Treasure and all the quests you must finish first.
| Skill | Level | Needed for |
|---|---|---|
| 53 | Desert Treasure | |
| 50 | Desert Treasure | |
| 50 | Desert Treasure | |
| 15 | Troll Stronghold | |
| 10 | The Dig Site | |
| 10 | Desert Treasure |
Quest requirements
2 direct prerequisites, 3 quests in the full chain. The tree shows each quest's own requirements beneath it.
Other requirements
- Ability to enter Morytania
Quick guide: order to unlock Desert Treasure
One valid order: every quest comes after its own prerequisites. Skip any you have already done.
- The Dig Site
- Death Plateau
- Troll Stronghold
- Desert Treasure
Ironman notes
Top Ironman priority (10/10 in our Ironman ranking).
Why it matters: Ancient Magicks — Ice Barrage PvM.
See where it fits in the Ironman Quest Cape order.
XP rewards
Skills Desert Treasure gives guaranteed XP in (fixed XP or a skill-locked lamp; choice lamps not listed). See the wiki for exact amounts.
Magic
Quests that need Desert Treasure
Full walkthrough, items needed and exact rewards: Desert Treasure on the RuneScape Wiki . Requirement data is adapted from the wiki under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0.
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