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Desert Treasure I

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OSRS TCG Desert Treasure I — Old School RuneScape quest card mapping

Start: talk to Asgarnia Smith.

Rumours abound throughout Varrock and Al Kharid that an archaeologist has discovered clues to a hoard of treasure hidden deep in the desert, south of Al Kharid. Anybody prepared to offer him assistance in his treasure hunting could well find themselves benefitting from a very large reward indeed...

Desert Treasure I is a members Old School RuneScape quest rated Master. The OSRS TCG Desert Treasure I card list covers 19 of the items and monsters involved, including Fareed, Kamil and Magic logs. This page pairs the quest with those cards and with the open player trades for them; the OSRS Wiki remains the authority on requirements and the walkthrough itself.

Full quest guide on the OSRS Wiki →

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Required items & monsters

Items you need to bring and the monsters you'll fight, paired with their OSRS TCG cards. See the wiki for the full requirement list.

Coins

Coins

Resource • Clue • Barrows

Lovely money!

1 gpCommon

Magic logs

Magic logs

Resource

Logs cut from a magic tree.

320 gpRare

Steel bar

Steel bar

Resource

It's a bar of steel.

100 gpUncommon

Molten glass

Molten glass

Resource

Hot glass ready to be blown into useful objects.

3 gpCommon

Ashes

Ashes

Resource

A heap of ashes.

2 gpCommon

Blood rune

Blood rune

Resource • Barrows

Used for high level missile spells.

400 gpRare

Bones

Bones

Resource • General

Bones are for burying!

1 gpCommon

Silver bar

Silver bar

Resource

It's a bar of silver.

150 gpUncommon

Garlic

Garlic

Resource

A clove of garlic.

3 gpCommon

Pestle and mortar

Pestle and mortar

Resource

I can grind things for potions in this.

4 gpCommon

Spice

Spice

Resource

This could liven up an otherwise bland stew.

230 gpUncommon

Iron bar

Iron bar

Resource

It's a bar of iron.

28 gpCommon

Tinderbox

Tinderbox

Resource

Useful for lighting a fire.

1 gpCommon

Lockpick

Lockpick

Resource

For picking tough locks.

20 gpCommon

Monsters you'll fight

Fareed

Fareed

Monster

Zamorak's warrior of fire.

Lvl 167Epic

Damis

Damis

Monster

The warrior of darkness.

Lvl 103Rare

Dessous

Dessous

Monster

A vampyre warrior of Zamorak.

Lvl 139Rare

Kamil

Kamil

Monster

Ice warrior.

Lvl 154Epic

Ice troll

Ice troll

Monster

Brrrrr...he must be cold!

Lvl 120Rare

Also required (not collectible cards): Shantay pass, Charcoal, Spiked boots, Climbing boots.

Walkthrough overview

A brief summary of the quest, noting where each card is used. The OSRS Wiki has the full, authoritative walkthrough.

  1. 1

    Travel through the Shantay Pass to Asgarnia Smith in the desert, take his etchings to Terry Balando at the Digsite, and return with the translation. Enchant the magic mirrors using the coins, magic logs, steel bars, molten glass, ashes, blood rune and bones.

    • Coins
    • Magic logs
    • Steel bar
    • Molten glass
    • Ashes
    • Blood rune
    • Bones
  2. 2

    For the Smoke diamond, wear a facemask or slayer helmet and light the four torches in the Smoke Dungeon with a tinderbox, then defeat Fareed.

    • Facemask
    • Slayer helmet
    • Tinderbox
  3. 3

    For the Shadow diamond, use lockpicks on the Bandit Camp secure chest for the gilded cross, trade it to Rasolo for the ring of visibility, and defeat Damis in the Shadow Dungeon.

    • Lockpick
  4. 4

    For the Blood diamond, have Ruantun make a silver pot from your silver bar, prepare it with garlic powder (garlic ground with a pestle and mortar) and spice, then pour the blood at the graveyard to fight Dessous.

    • Silver bar
    • Garlic
    • Pestle and mortar
    • Spice
  5. 5

    For the Ice diamond, make spiked boots from climbing boots and an iron bar at Dunstan, feed the troll child a sweet, cross the Ice Path past ice trolls and wolves, and defeat Kamil.

    • Iron bar
    • A sweet
  6. 6

    With all four diamonds, place each in its obelisk at the Ancient Pyramid, enter from the top, cross the trap-filled interior and speak to Azzanadra at the altar to complete the quest and unlock Ancient Magicks.

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OSRS TCG Desert Treasure I — frequently asked

Which OSRS TCG cards are linked to Desert Treasure I?
19 catalogue cards map to Desert Treasure I: Coins, Magic logs, Steel bar, Molten glass, Ashes, Blood rune, Bones, Silver bar, Garlic, Pestle and mortar, Spice, Iron bar, Tinderbox, Lockpick, Fareed, Damis, Dessous, Kamil and Ice troll. They are the quest's items and the monsters you fight that exist as cards in the Old School RuneScape TCG. The mapping is maintained by OSRS Card Exchange; whether something is a card, and its rarity, come from the OSRS TCG catalogue.
Is Desert Treasure I members only?
Yes, Desert Treasure I is a members quest. It is rated Master.
What is the rarest card from Desert Treasure I?
Fareed at Epic, which packs land on about 8% of the time. Rarity comes from the card's OSRS TCG score, not from the quest.
How do I get the OSRS TCG Desert Treasure I cards?
Pull them from packs in the OSRS TCG RuneLite plugin, or trade for them. Open exchanges for this quest's cards are listed further down this page, and the trade itself happens in the plugin's own Trade window in game.
Does this page tell me how to complete Desert Treasure I?
It gives a brief walkthrough overview and maps the quest to its OSRS TCG cards — the items and monsters involved, and who is trading them. For the complete requirements, detailed steps and rewards, the OSRS Wiki link on this page is the authority.

Related cards

Cards that come up around Desert Treasure I but that you don't actually need for it — NPCs mentioned in passing, scenery, or items suggested only for convenience.