That is, players will find that the clue scroll will be gone upon returning to their loot. In lower Wilderness however (lvl 20 or lower) in PvP death, the unprotected clue will stay on the ground for up to 1 hour. It should be noted, that unless the clue scroll is an item kept on death or it is protected by a clue box, dying in over 20 Wilderness will cause the clue scroll to DISAPPEAR, whether it's a PvP death or not. After completing 200 elite clues, the player will be awarded a heavy casket. The average reward for elite clues is currently only slightly higher than that of hard clues. For this reason many players prefer to complete easy, medium, or hard clues. These clue scrolls are much harder than lesser difficulty clues and require more quests to be at least partially completed. Trips to the Wilderness may be required, whilst co-ordinate clues will require the player to fight an Armadylian guard or a Bandosian guard. Elite clue scrolls are usually very long and complex, and take significant effort to be completed. At the end of the hunt, players receive a reward of items randomly selected from a specific list, possibly including very rare and very valuable items. Clue scrolls are the start of a treasure trail - a treasure hunt that sends players hunting all around RuneScape.

An elite clue scroll can be 5-7 steps long. A clue scroll (elite) is a valuable random drop from a large variety of high-levelled monsters.

Cosmic rune