Bond (2024)

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Bond
Release																				25 September 2013 (Update)
Members																				No
Quest item																				No
Properties
Tradeable																				Yes
Equipable																				No
Stackable																				No
Disassembly																				No
Destroy																				This object cannot be dropped or destroyed.
Examine																				Help your friends by trading them bonds so they can get membership, Treasure Hunter keys or RuneCoins for free.
Options [?]
Backpack																				Redeem, Deposit, Drop
Values
Value																				15,000,000 coins
Alchemy																				Not alchemisable
On death																				Always kept
Weight																				0.003kg
Grand Exchange
Exchange																				131,235,584 coins (info)
Buy limit																				150
Volume																				-
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Advanced data
Item ID																				29492
Links																				MRID•recipe

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A bondis an in-game item that allows a player to pay for selected account-related and out-of-game benefits such as membership, RuneCoins, and Treasure Hunter keys with in-game resources. Bonds bought with real money start off as tradeable.

Tradeable bonds may be traded to other players and sold on the Grand Exchange. However, when the transaction is complete, the bond will become untradeable. A bond is always bound to a player when it has not been redeemed or traded to another player. It is always kept on death, even when inside the Wilderness. Both tradeable and untradeable versions may be stored in a player's currency pouch, up to a shared total of 500. Players can only put an offer for one bond per Grand Exchange slot. Bonds are exempt from the Grand Exchange sales tariff.

Products[edit | edit source]

When purchased using real life currency, bonds are tradeable. Once traded to another player for an in-game sum of money or items, they become untradeable. Bonds can be made tradeable again for a payment of 10% of their Grand Exchange value (10% currently being 13,123,558 coins).

Right-click options for the untradeable bond in inventory are: Redeem, Convert, Deposit, Use, Drop, Examine. Redeem allows you to spend the bond. Convert allows you to make the bond tradeable again (for a fee). Deposit places the bond(s) in your currency pouch.

Redeeming[edit | edit source]

At any time, whether tradeable or untradeable, bonds can be redeemed for one of the following:

Item		Price sold at	Description	Requires membership?	Available to irons?	Total coin cost	Cost per day or unit
	Bank Bundle	3	Purchase a Small Bank Booster which gives 50 extra bank slots and 3 bank presets.			393,706,752	N/A
	Bank Bundle	2	Purchase a Small Bank Booster which gives 50 extra bank slots and 3 bank presets.			262,471,168	N/A
	Large Bank Booster	7	The Large Bank Booster provides an additional 250 bank slots.			918,649,088	N/A
	Premier Membership	20	Provides 12-months of membership with additional rewards.			2,624,711,680	7,187,053
	14 days of membership	1	Adds 14 days of membership to players account.			131,235,584	9,373,970
	29 days of membership	2	Adds 29 days of membership to players account.			262,471,168	9,050,730
	45 days of membership	3	Adds 45 days of membership to players account.			393,706,752	8,749,039
	14 Days Membership Passcode	1	After purchasing, a membership code will be delivered to the players RuneScape inbox. This can be redeemed on any account to gain 14 days of membership.			131,235,584	9,373,970
	15 Treasure Hunter keys	1	Gives 15 keys to use for Treasure Hunter.			131,235,584	8,749,039
	195 RuneCoins	1	Adds 195 RuneCoins to the players account.			131,235,584	673,003
	585 RuneCoins	3	Adds 585 RuneCoins to the players account.			393,706,752	673,003
	1950 RuneCoins	10	Adds 1950 RuneCoins to the players account.			1,312,355,840	673,003
	Dwarven instinct aura[s 1]	2	Unlocks the Dwarven instinct aura.			262,471,168	N/A
	Desert pantheon aura[s 1]	2	Unlocks the Desert pantheon aura.			262,471,168	N/A
	Mahjarrat aura[s 1]	3	Unlocks the Mahjarrat aura.			393,706,752	N/A
	Display name change	1	Allows the player to change their display name, once per use.			131,235,584	N/A
	Portable Trader	1	Gives a Trader summoning stone which can be used to spawn the Portable trader.			131,235,584	N/A
	1 month of RuneMetrics Pro	1	Upgrade to RuneMetrics Pro to start an ultra-detailed log of your XP, Wealth and Combat activity.			131,235,584	4,374,519
	6 months of RuneMetrics Pro	5	Upgrade to RuneMetrics Pro to start an ultra-detailed log of your XP, Wealth and Combat activity.			656,177,920	3,605,373
	12 months of RuneMetrics Pro	10	Upgrade to RuneMetrics Pro to start an ultra-detailed log of your XP, Wealth and Combat activity.			1,312,355,840	3,595,495

Furthermore, the following time-limited options are available whenever a corresponding event is active:

Merchandise	Description	Bond cost	Availability
Skill Pet Bunny Ear Appearance Bundle	Receive 3x Skill Pet Bunny appearance token.	1	From 18 March until 7 April 2024
Spring Tokens Booster	Receive +100% Spring Tokens.	1	From 18 March until 7 April 2024
DXP Item Bundle	Purchase a bundle of useful DXP items!	1	From the starting day of Double XP Live to its end
DXP Daily Bundle	Purchase a daily selection of useful DXP items!	1	From the starting day of Double XP Live to its end
Premier Hero Pass	Access to premier Hero Pass	3	During Hero Pass
Premier Pass	Unlocks the Premier prize track for the active Yak Track event.	2	During Yak Track
Task Skip Tokens x 4	Provides 4 Yak Track task skip tokens.	1	During Yak Track
Task Skip Tokens x 10	Provides 10 Yak Track task skip tokens.	2	During Yak Track
5,000 time-limited event currency		1	During time-limited events.
10,000 time-limited event currency		2	During time-limited events.
20,000 time-limited event currency		3	During time-limited events.
Meditation bundle	Cloak of Meditation, Banner of Meditation, Stone of Meditation, 10 advanced pulse cores, 5 cinder cores, 5 medium portable skilling packs, 5 large protean packs	1	During the Mental Health Awareness Week (2021)
Skilling bundle	10 Pulse Cores, 10 Cinder Cores, 3 Medium Protean Packs, 5 Portable Packs, 5 Combat Dummies, 2 Large Skilling Dummy Crates, 1 Box of Clues, 1 Aura Refresh, and 1 Life Refresh.	1	6 September to 25 September 2021
Large skilling bundle	30 Pulse Cores, 30 Cinder Cores, 3 Large Protean Packs, 15 Portable Packs, 15 Combat Dummies, 6 Large Skilling Dummy Crates, 3 Box of Clues, 5 Aura Refresh, 5 Life Refresh, 5 Slayer VIP Coupons, 5 Daily Resets, 2 Weekly Resets, 1 Monthly Reset, 1 Deathtouched Dart, and 5 Overloads.	3	6 September to 25 September 2021
Well-being Bundle	Stone of Meditation, 15 advanced pulse cores, 15 cinder cores, 5 medium protean packs, 10 protean powerups, 10 combat training dummies, 3 large skill training dummy crates, and Deathtouched dart.	1	4 October to 31 October 2021
DXP Care Package	15 advanced pulse cores, 15 cinder cores, 5 medium protean packs, 12 protean powerups, 5 medium portable skilling packs, 5 combat training dummies, 4 large skill training dummy crates, Large dwarven toolbox, and 3 aura refreshes. Maximum of five packages may be purchased.	1	8 November 2021 to 30 November 2021
Aura Bundle	Purchase the Mahjarrat, Desert Pantheon and Dwarven Instinct auras. 2 Bonds cheaper than buying individually! Package availble[sic] until the 4th of December 2022	5	21 November 2022 to 4 December 2022
Callista Pet Bundle	Purchase the legendary pet Callista and 2x growth surge. Package availble[sic] until the 4th of December 2022	6	21 November 2022 to 4 December 2022
TzTot-Ak Pet Bundle	Purchase the legendary pet TzTot-Ak and 2x growth surge. Package availble[sic] until the 4th of December 2022	6	21 November 2022 to 4 December 2022
Cosmetic Bundle	Purchase 2x keepsake keys, 1x chameleon extract and 1x prismatic dye. Package availble[sic] until the 4th of December 2022	1	21 November 2022 to 4 December 2022
Double Wrapping Paper	Purchase double Wrapping Paper drops from skilling and killing.	1	From the start of 2023 Christmas event on 27 November 2023 until the end of 2 January 2024

If the player has both tradeable and untradeable bonds, the latter will be used first.

Other uses[edit | edit source]

Bonds can be:

• Traded with other players
• Sold for in-game money
• Used to buy RuneFest tickets (when tickets are eligible to be purchased during the year)
• Used to buy Summer Special membership (when eligible to be purchased during the year)
• Used to buy Top Trumps
• Used to buy a Block N Load Steam key^[1]
• Used to unlock all of the rewards from the Treasure map (The Beach) during The Beach

Charitable donations[edit | edit source]

Jagex donated approximately $4.70 per bond put into the Well of Goodwill. A selection of charities have benefited from the donations.

Costs[edit | edit source]

Real-life currencies[edit | edit source]

History[edit | edit source]

On 4 June 2018, along with membership, the price of a bond increased^[2], as well as the number of keys and RuneCoins awarded when redeemed. Prior to this, bonds could be redeemed for 15 keys or 195 RuneCoins, and cost:

Cost analysis[edit | edit source]

Assuming minimum wage in each country, for each of the currencies listed:

UK:Cost of 1 bond: £4.99

The Netherlands:Cost of 1 bond: €6.99

Canada:Cost of 1 bond: $8.99

Controversy[edit | edit source]

A section of the RuneScape community found the introduction of bonds hypocritical and destructive to the integrity of the game, claiming that it was real-world trading in the form of gold-selling. This is due to the fact that the bonds can be bought with real-life money and sold for in-game gold.

Jagex has said that despite the controversies, bonds reduced the amount of other real world trading that occurred on non-Jagex sites; within a week of the introduction of bonds, according to Jagex the amount of other real-world trading dropped by 61%, and the amount of coins that was transferred by other real world trading was down by 81%.^[12]

Gallery[edit | edit source]

Miscellaneous[edit | edit source]

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  Concept art of a bond

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  The official stages for using a bond

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  See Also

  EE bonds — TreasuryDirectOld school bondBondJagex - Rules of RuneScape

  An ingame popup advertising bonds

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  Email to be eligible to buy Block N Load with bonds.

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  Summer Special for bonds

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  The popup that appears after logging in for the first time following the release of the bonds.

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  The popup that appears that advertises bonds.

Managing bonds[edit | edit source]

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  The interface for bonds

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  The interface for converting untradeable bonds

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  Managing bonds during summer 2014

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  Managing bonds during summer 2015

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  Managing bonds during summer 2016

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  Manage bonds for Runefest 2015

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  Manage bonds for missing loot from the treasure map

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  Managing bonds during December 2016

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  Managing bonds during the availability of Portable Trader.

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  The option to redeem a physical TShirt for 6 bonds.

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  Redeeming a ticket for RuneFest 2015

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  See Also

  How to Sell Bonds | The Motley Fool

  Selection screen for which membership package to pick

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  Selection screen for which gold membership package to pick

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  Selection screen for which membership package to pick during the summer of 2014

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  Selection screen for which package to pick during the 2014 RuneFest offer

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  Selection screen for which premier club membership package to pick

Confirmation[edit | edit source]

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  Confirmation for redeeming a bond for RuneCoins

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  Confirmation for redeeming a bond for Spins

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  Confirmation for redeeming a bond for Key tokens

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  Confirmation for redeeming a bond for membership

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  Confirmation for redeeming a bond for a Runefest 2015 ticket

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  Confirmation for redeeming a bond for missing loot from the treasure map

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  Confirmation to redeem a physical T-shirt using bonds

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  Confirmation for redeeming a bond for Portable Trader

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  Confirmation for redeeming a bond for RuneMetrics

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  Redeeming for the 2016 Summer of Adventure

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  Changing your name with bonds.

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  Managing bonds during December 2016

Redeemed[edit | edit source]

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  Redeemed for membership

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  Redeemed for RuneCoins

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  Redeemed for Spins

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  Redeemed for Key tokens

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  Redeemed for a display name change.

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  Redeemed a hotel ticket for RuneFest 2014

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  Redeemed for the 2016 Summer of Adventure

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  Redeemed for the 2018 Summer Special Promotion

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  Redeemed for missing loot from the treasure map

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  Redeemed for the bronze tier Premier Club

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  Redeemed for the silver tier Premier Club

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  Redeemed for the gold tier Premier Club

Update history[edit | edit source]

This information has been compiled as part of the update history project. Some updates may not be included – see here for how to help out!

Trivia[edit | edit source]

• Despite being tradeable, bonds cannot be placed in the party chest at the Party Room, stored in the treasure chest from Carnillean Rising, or in a Beast of Burden; they may also not be staked at the Duel Arena or in Conquest, nor can they be disassembled or fed to a baby troll.
• When redeeming bonds for RuneFest, the room number displayed in the example is "#237". This is a reference to Stanley Kubrick's film The Shining.
  • Redeeming bonds for RuneFest on an account without a verified email gives: You must have a validated email address to purchase RuneFest packages.
• Alongside not stacking in a bank, there is also no placeholder for a bond within the bank.
• The default price for Bonds upon their release was 7 million GP. This was a possible reference to James Bond and the 007 franchise.
• The bond is the only item for which the volume is not visible on the Grand Exchange.

References[edit | edit source]