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The Great Brain Robbery

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OSRS TCG The Great Brain Robbery — Old School RuneScape quest card mapping

Start: talk to Brother Tranquility.

The peaceful contemplation of the monks of Harmony Island has been disturbed by such rude interruptions as an invasion of zombie pirates and the theft of their brains! The evil zombie pirates have returned with a new scheme, and it's up to you to try to re-mind these poor priests before the sinister Mi-Gor completes his experiments...

The Great Brain Robbery is a members Old School RuneScape quest rated Experienced. The OSRS TCG The Great Brain Robbery card list covers 6 of the items and monsters involved, including Barrelchest, Oak plank and Medallion of the deep. 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.

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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.

Medallion of the deep

Medallion of the deep

Resource • Armour

Allows the wielder to breathe underwater.

200 gpUncommon

Plank

Plank

Resource

A plank of wood!

1 gpCommon

Oak plank

Oak plank

Resource

A plank of sturdy oak.

250 gpRare

Saw

Saw

Resource • Misthalin • Kourend • Varlamore • Tirannwn

Good for cutting wood.

10 gpCommon

Monsters you'll fight

Barrelchest

Barrelchest

Monster

It's trying to mash you flat! Less examine, more fight!

Lvl 190Epic

Sorebones

Sorebones

Monster

Bedside manner is a little lacking, I think.

Lvl 57Uncommon

Also required (not collectible cards): Wooden cat, Holy symbol, Ring of charos.

Walkthrough overview

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

  1. 1

    Sail to Mos Le'Harmless and talk to Brother Tranquility near the dock, then accept a teleport to Harmony Island.

  2. 2

    Pull the Saradomin statue, drop down the hole, equip your underwater breathing gear, and repair the flooded stairs with a hammer, nails and planks.

    • Underwater breathing equipment
    • A hammer (not Imcando)
    • Nails
    • Planks
  3. 3

    Fetch the prayer book from the Monastery near Edgeville, equip a holy symbol, return to the island and recite the prayer to stop the zombies gassing the windmill.

  4. 4

    Recruit Dr Fenkenstrain (wearing the ring of charos), arrange his transport via Rufus in Canifis, and bring 10 wooden cats to lure the ship's crew.

  5. 5

    Gather the surgical equipment from the beached ship, then confront Mi-Gor and defeat the Barrelchest (and Sorebones) to complete the quest.

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OSRS TCG The Great Brain Robbery — frequently asked

Which OSRS TCG cards are linked to The Great Brain Robbery?
6 catalogue cards map to The Great Brain Robbery: Medallion of the deep, Plank, Oak plank, Saw, Barrelchest and Sorebones. 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 The Great Brain Robbery members only?
Yes, The Great Brain Robbery is a members quest. It is rated Experienced.
What is the rarest card from The Great Brain Robbery?
Barrelchest 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 The Great Brain Robbery 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 The Great Brain Robbery?
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 The Great Brain Robbery but that you don't actually need for it — NPCs mentioned in passing, scenery, or items suggested only for convenience.