RuneScape Aura Overhaul & April Marketplace Drop (13th April 2026)

Aura Overhaul & April Marketplace Drop Game Updates

Content

• Today we're launching the Aura Overhaul, a long awaited update to the Aura system! Read more about it below and dive into the changes here.

Community Topics

• This week we'll be discussing some of the data from the most recent Quarterly Survey! This will be launching later in the week but the date hasn't been final locked.

In Case You Missed It + Our Reactions to Last Week:

• Last week we discussed Graphical Rendering Improvements previewing some technical work that may sound innocuous at first read, but that will actually have a significant impact with regards to resolving some longstanding player feedback about RuneScape's visuals.
• Last week we implemented a few changes that were aimed at significantly improving the performance of the game with regards to microstutters and frame drops. We've been very pleased to monitor how these changes positively impacted your play experience and how many of you confirmed significant performance improvements. We're continuing to work on improving things and will share further insights in the near future.

JMod Replies on discussions worth highlighting or not covered above:

• Mod Azanna on lil Tuzzy threshold
• Mod Yuey on Performance Changes

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Aura Overhaul
No more Aura Farming

It's another milestone week in the Road to Restoration for RuneScape: today we overhaul the Aura's system!

If you're unfamiliar with the Road to Restoration: it's a secondary roadmap that underlies our 2026 content roadmap. The Road to Restoration is a long-term project aimed at addressing fundamental or systematic problems that have led RuneScape away from its core principles.

As part of this roadmap, we already overhauled much of the DailyScape design and early game balancing, and we are continuing to make important changes that you can look forward to, including improvements to the Grand Exchange and a relaunch of the Player Avatar.

The Aura system dates back to a previous era of RuneScape and is no longer compatible with our integrity based direction... however, we have made sure to retain as many of the beneficial features of this system!

We previously shared a couple blogs on our initial thoughts around Auras and later also around our more firmer design direction. Thanks to your input, we're confident that we've found ways to address your concerns while still being able to tackle the worst aura offenders!

For more insight into the why of the Aura Overhaul, do check out the two blogs linked above, but here are our overarching goals for the Road to Restoration that have guided us with this update:

1. A game that's easy to understand, but still full of meaningful choice and depth.
2. Play because it's fun, and not because you feel like you have to.
3. A meaningful journey, no matter when you start.

The benefits of today's changes include:

• Removing the need to play certain content in certain windows of time during which their aura could be active
• Removing the player-to-player imbalance created by multiple aura tiers that were previously time-gated by membership tenure.
• Removing the need to accumulate aura powers over many years, using a system that layered on-top of RuneScape's normal gameplay features and had very little connection to them.

Dive in here to take a look at what's changing!

April Marketplace Drop
Bones are a great accessory

Call yourself a Big game hunter? Well it is time to look the part with this snazzy new Skullhide outfit and weapons!

Skullhide Stalker Bundle

The bundle includes:

• Skullhide Stalker Outfit
• Skullhide Stalker Headpiece
• Skullhide Stalker Vest
• Skullhide Stalker Trousers
• Skullhide Stalker Gloves
• Skullhide Stalker Boots
• Skullhide Stalker Knife
• Skullhide Stalker Knife Offhand
• Skullhide Stalker Bow
• Before the Hunt Rest

And it can all be yours for 990 Runecoins for Members of 1100 for F2P players. If you just would like the outfit/weapons/rest by themselves they can be purchased separately.

Stock Additions

Stock Removal

The following items have been removed from sale.

• Gilded Rune Armour Bundle
• Assassin Walk
• Sabre
• Black Primal Bundle
• Golden Mage Robes
• All Warped overrides.

Patch Notes
Fixes and Improvements in this Week's Game Update

General

• Resolved an issue causing the Gloomfire Bow’s initial two shots to have lower average damage than intended
• Fixed environment issues near the Hollow Hill area.
• The Supreme growth potion now work on Wendlewick seeds
• Fixed an issue that caused the fly traps to disappear when watered.
• Fixed an issue that prevent some players from purchasing the Flower Farmer bundle.
• Fixed an issue where the Calorie Bomb failed to heal players.
• Fixed an issue which caused the player to instantly logout when interacting with the Obelisk while holding a specific selection of items.
• Fixed an issue that caused the player's character to clip into a tree after being teleported by Zandar Horfyne.
• Fixed an issue where drop broadcast messages were triggered for CGIM players when no drop was granted.

Community
The latest updates from our community

Runetube

CharlieScape continues their RuneScape Lore series with an in depth look into Vorago!
QpRS has been hunting down some methods to help those who are stuck in work get some laid back XP.

Scapers' Screenshots

Ash has found a foreboding lighthouse to investigate. Duulby has bested to foul Silverquill!

Pink Skirts Player Events

Each week the Pink Skirts put on a selection of fun activities that everyone can join. Here are the main events this week:

Penguin Hide & Seek

• When: Wednesday 15th April, 07:00 Gametime
• Who: Evenstar8888 & Discord Luminaries
• Where: Ardougne Zoo
• World: 60
• FC: Ahelp

Mega Duck Runs

• When: Friday 17th April, 18:00 Gametime
• Who: Mega Duck, IcyLove & Home Safe
• Where: Falador Park
• World: 39
• FC: Mega Duck

Corporeal Beast

• When: Monday 13th April, 19:00 Gametime
• Who: Patrick K , Clackworthy & J3f
• Where: Corporeal Beast Lair
• World: 123
• FC: Patrick K

If these don't take your fancy, take a look at the full events schedule here. There’s sure to be something you’ll enjoy!

Community Spotlight

HOP! HOP! HOORAY!

Come join our friends at Pink Skirts and other members of the Community for Hop! Hop! Hooray! a fun Spring Parade! We will be celebrating the season together with a hop and bop around Gielinor from Falador Park to the Blooming Burrow Portal in Burthorpe.

Along the way we'll be having some fun stops to dance and chat and once we reach our destination we will explore the beautiful Blooming Burrow together!

• Dress: Feel free to come dressed in your cutest Bunny/Seasonal outfits and bring some cute Spring accessories too!
• Where: Falador Park
• When: Friday 17th April at 17:00 GAME TIME
• World: 11 Everyone is invited, hope to see you there!

Fast SC

Fast Sc is the World 99 Non-Combat Stealing Creation Friends Chat, Where Friends Are Gathered As Much As Clay. Their goal is to provide safe and fast games for all their members. Fast Sc is able to help you get with the Claymation achievement, obtain your Artisan's and Fletcher's outfits, and grab some bonus XP in the process!

Come join the Fast Sc community through this link: discord.gg/fastsc

Fast Sc will be hosting the following events this week on world 99, join the FC "Fast Sc" for more info :

• Tuesday, 14 April @ 22:00 game time - Rank-Led SC: These are scheduled SC games run by the FSC rank team.
• Saturday, 18 April @ 22:30 game time - Rank-Led SC: These are scheduled SC games run by the FSC rank team.

- The RuneScape Team

Mods Alex, Anvil, Astra, Azanna, Bak, Blkwitch, Boko, Brat, Breezy, Brig, Camel, Chaose, Dark, Daze, Desert, Dorn, Dragon, Drew, Drewid, Easty, Echo, Evad, Fallen, Forza, Fox, Frosch, Grace, Gunner, Helen, Ink, Keyser, Kristy, Lilith, Lucifer, Luma, Lykos, Lynx, Makkari, MIC, Morty, Nemo, Neong, Nixon, Noms, Pearce, Peppy, Perpetua, Pickle, Pigeon, Rain, Ramen, Rat, Reaper, Rowley, Ryan, Samy, Shiba, Shrew, Shrike, Socks, Soul, Sponge, Spyro, Stu, Sukotto, Titus, Tri, Vegard, Volta, Who, Wov, Yuey & Zura

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