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X Marks the Spot

NoviceFree-to-playVery Short

OSRS TCG X Marks the Spot — Old School RuneScape quest card mapping

Start: talk to Veos.

Veos has long been a lover of treasure hunts and his latest hunt has brought him to Lumbridge. However, not knowing the area well, Veos could use some help finding this treasure.

X Marks the Spot is a free-to-play Old School RuneScape quest rated Novice. The OSRS TCG X Marks the Spot card list covers 1 of the items and monsters involved, including Spade. 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.

Spade

Spade

Resource

A slightly muddy spade.

3 gpCommon

Walkthrough overview

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

  1. 1

    Speak to Veos in The Sheared Ram pub in Lumbridge and offer to help; he gives you a treasure scroll.

  2. 2

    Follow the first clue from Bob's Brilliant Axes (1 east, 7 north, 5 west, 1 south) and dig with a spade to get the next step.

    • Spade
  3. 3

    Follow the map clue to the door behind Lumbridge Castle by the cook's kitchen and dig south-west of the large crate to receive a mysterious orb.

    • Spade
  4. 4

    Use the orb's hot/cold hints to locate the dig spot east of Draynor Village, north-west of the jail, and dig for the next clue.

    • Spade
  5. 5

    Decode the Caesar cipher (DRAYNOR PIG PEN) and dig in the centre of the Draynor pig pen to get an ancient casket.

    • Spade
  6. 6

    Take the casket to Veos on the northernmost dock in Port Sarim to complete the quest.

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OSRS TCG X Marks the Spot — frequently asked

Which OSRS TCG cards are linked to X Marks the Spot?
1 catalogue cards map to X Marks the Spot: Spade. 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 X Marks the Spot members only?
No, X Marks the Spot is free-to-play. It is rated Novice.
What is the rarest card from X Marks the Spot?
Spade at Common, which packs land on about 37.34% of the time. Rarity comes from the card's OSRS TCG score, not from the quest.
How do I get the OSRS TCG X Marks the Spot 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 X Marks the Spot?
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 X Marks the Spot but that you don't actually need for it — NPCs mentioned in passing, scenery, or items suggested only for convenience.