Resource • Fremennik
Pure magical energy filled with a dark power.
Ancient essence
Common37.34%OSRS TCG Ancient essence — Common card in the Old School RuneScape trading card game
“Pure magical energy filled with a dark power.”
The OSRS TCG Ancient essence card is Common rarity in the Old School RuneScape trading card game played through the RuneLite plugin. It takes its art and stats from the in-game item, which is worth 28 gp and is stackable. The OSRS TCG catalogue files it under Resource and Fremennik, and packs in the plugin land on a Common card roughly 37.34% of the time.
- Categories
- Resource, Fremennik
- Value
- 28 gp
- Tradeable
- Yes
- Equipable
- No
- Stackable
- Yes
- Quest item
- No
- Options
- Drop
- OSRS TCG card score
- 28
This item's status as an OSRS TCG card, its displayed OSRS TCG rarity, score and pack probability are legacy compatibility fields derived from the OSRS TCG catalogue snapshot identified on our attribution page, and are being migrated to an independently developed catalogue. OSRS Card Exchange is not affiliated with or endorsed by OSRS TCG, Azderi or the OSRS TCG developers. View OSRS TCG attribution and licence information.
Where to get Ancient essence in Old School RuneScape
Drop sources, shop stock and ground spawns for the item behind this card, from the OSRS Wiki. Sources marked as cards are in the catalogue too.
Item sources
| Source | Level | Quantity | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|
 Phantom MuspahCard | 741 | 540–599 | 60/100 |
| Phantom MuspahCard | 741 | 885–995 | 23/100 |
| Phantom MuspahCard | 741 | 1,970–2,060 | 10/100 |
 Frozen cacheCard | N/A | 540–599 | 60/496 |
| Frozen cacheCard | N/A | 885–995 | 23/496 |
| Frozen cacheCard | N/A | 1,970–2,060 | 10/496 |
| Ancient essence crystals | 75 | 1–4 | Always |
OSRS TCG Ancient essence — frequently asked
- How rare is the Ancient essence card in the OSRS TCG?
- Ancient essence is a Common card. Packs in the TCG plugin land on a Common card about 37.34% of the time. Rarity is not assigned by hand: the OSRS TCG plugin scores every card from the in-game item's value, or from a monster's combat level, and its tiers are percentile bands within a card's own group — items are ranked against items and monsters against monsters, because a boss's level and an item's price are not the same measure.
- What is the Ancient essence card worth?
- The in-game item is worth 28 gp, which gives the card an OSRS TCG score of 28 and puts it in the Common tier. What it is worth to trade is whatever another player will give for it.
- How do I get the OSRS TCG Ancient essence card?
- Open packs in the OSRS TCG RuneLite plugin and hope for the pull, or trade for it. A Standard Pack costs 2,500 credits — earned by playing Old School RuneScape — and reveals 5 cards, each with a 1% chance by default of coming out foil. On OSRS Card Exchange you can post an exchange offering a card you have spare and asking for Ancient essence, and anyone holding one can make you an offer.
- Can I trade the Ancient essence card with another player?
- Yes. This site matches the two of you and hands over a party passphrase; the cards themselves change hands in the TCG plugin's own Trade window in game, not on the website and not through the standard in-game trade screen.