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The Void Stares Back Requirements & Quick Guide

GrandmasterMembersVoid Knight seriesReleased 6 October 2010

Everything you need before starting The Void Stares Back 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

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Enter your RuneScape name to compare your hiscores levels with every requirement below. Unranked skills read as level 1.

The Void Stares Back itself

SkillLevel
MagicMagic80
AttackAttack78
StrengthStrength78
FiremakingFiremaking71
ConstructionConstruction70
CraftingCrafting70
SmithingSmithing70
SummoningSummoning55
DefenceDefence25

Including every prerequisite quest

The highest level of each skill you need across The Void Stares Back and all the quests you must finish first.

SkillLevelNeeded for
MagicMagic80The Void Stares Back
AttackAttack78The Void Stares Back
StrengthStrength78The Void Stares Back
FiremakingFiremaking71The Void Stares Back
ConstructionConstruction70The Void Stares Back
CraftingCrafting70The Void Stares Back
SmithingSmithing70The Void Stares Back
SummoningSummoning55The Void Stares Back
ThievingThieving54A Void Dance
WoodcuttingWoodcutting52A Void Dance
HerbloreHerblore49A Void Dance
MiningMining47A Void Dance
HunterHunter46A Void Dance
Quest points33Wanted!
DefenceDefence25The Void Stares Back
RunecraftingRunecrafting5Enter the Abyss (miniquest)

Quest requirements

1 direct prerequisite, 6 quests in the full chain. The tree shows each quest's own requirements beneath it.

Quick guide: order to unlock The Void Stares Back

One valid order: every quest comes after its own prerequisites. Skip any you have already done.

  1. Imp Catcher
  2. Enter the Abyss (miniquest)
  3. Recruitment Drive
  4. Wanted!
  5. Quiet Before the Swarm
  6. A Void Dance
  7. The Void Stares Back

XP rewards

Skills The Void Stares Back gives guaranteed XP in (fixed XP or a skill-locked lamp; choice lamps not listed). See the wiki for exact amounts.

  • ConstructionConstruction
  • CraftingCrafting
  • FiremakingFiremaking
  • MagicMagic
  • SmithingSmithing
  • SummoningSummoning

Quests that need The Void Stares Back

Full walkthrough, items needed and exact rewards: The Void Stares Back on the RuneScape Wiki . Requirement data is adapted from the wiki under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0.

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