Bonfire

Not to be confused with Campfire.

For other uses, see Bonfire (disambiguation).

For the ability to add bones to a fire, see Cremation.

The official worlds for Bonfire are worlds 29 (F2P), 16 (P2P).

A player adding logs to a bonfire.

The "craft" menu when adding to bonfires.

Bonfires are one of the fastest and least intensive methods for training Firemaking and were released with an update on 10 May 2012, allowing players to add more logs directly onto a fire. This ability is available to members and non-members and gives strange rocks and Treasure hunter keys.

There are 4 permanent or everlasting bonfires. These are displayed on the world map with the bonfire icon ():

• Prifddinas:
  • Bonfire (Tower of Voices)
  • Bonfire (Max Guild)
• Fire pit in the Worker district of Menaphos
• Fire outside of Liberation of Mazcab in Mazcab

They are not to be confused with eternal fires, a more common fixture that also acts as a permanent fire, but does not offer the bonuses that can be earned from bonfires. A special free-to-play bonfire exists in Yeti Town, however this also does not provide any bonuses, nor is it marked as a bonfire on the world map. There are also permanent bonfires that cannot be interacted with for Firemaking or Cooking purposes, such as the campfire in War's Retreat or the bonfire scenery outside Het's Oasis.

Players can add logs onto any fire, and everyone contributing will receive bonus Firemaking experience for the logs added. Also, players will receive a health boost that is dependent on their Firemaking level and the type of logs used. Player-made bonfires will also provide a +10% boost to Cooking experience earned while cooking on the fire (the permanent bonfires listed above will not provide this XP boost however).

Bonfires last different lengths of time based on the type of logs used to create them. The colour of the logs will also be different depending on the type of logs used. This is most noticeable with magic logs. Logs are added to bonfires at a rate of 3.6 seconds per log (for maple logs and higher). Bonfires will die away after a set amount of time, even if players keep adding logs to it.

Logs can be added to a bonfire in three ways:

1. Right click on the log and "Use" it on an already lit fire.
2. Right-click on an already lit fire, select "Use", and then choose "Add to bonfire".
3. Left-click on the log to open the "Choose a Tool" interface while standing near a fire and then select "Add to bonfire".

Just like when chopping down a tree, logs will continue to be added to the fire without needing to click constantly. It is possible for players with a low Firemaking level to burn their hand and be unable to throw a log into a bonfire occasionally.

Bonfires can be lit during Dungeoneering; fires themselves do not have a "use" option, but branches can be added to bonfires through the "craft" menu or by using them on the fire. The health boost can be obtained, but bonfires will not grant increased Cooking or Firemaking experience.

Experience

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Using logs with a bonfire instead of starting a new fire grants the following experience values. These values may change depending on a player's Firemaking level. These experience values may be increased with the firemaking boosts detailed below. Players can expect to burn anywhere from 800-990 logs per hour depending on if the player is focused, using presets, and using a BoB familiar.

Log type	Experience
	Regular	Bonfire (1 Player)	Bonfire (5+ Players)	Bonfire (5+ Players) with: Ring of fire Flame gloves
Regular	40	50	52	58
Achey tree (m)	40	50	52	58
Oak	60	85	88.4	96
Willow	90	105	109.2	115.8
Teak	105	120	124.8	132.2
Arctic pine(m)	125	130	136.5	143.3
Maple*	135	141	140.4 to 182	147.4 to 191.1
Acadia	140	167.6	174.3
Mahogany	157.5	180	189	198.5
Eucalyptus(m)	193.5	195	~204.7	215
Yew*	202.5	220	228.8 to ~270.2	240.2 to 283.8
Magic	303.8	309.5	320	338
Corrupted magic (m)	319	335.2	~334.7
Blisterwood (m)	303.8	309.5	320	338
Cursed magic (m)	303.8	309.5	320	338
Elder (m)	434.3	449	457.6	490
Driftwood (m)	454	563.5
Eternal magic (m)	552

* The table shows "#1 to #2", #1 being the experience gained at the minimum Firemaking level and #2 being the exp gained at level 99 Firemaking.

Boosts

Firemaking boost

A group of players adding to a bonfire.

Adding logs into a bonfire that is being used by more players grants a Firemaking experience boost compared to the basic experience for adding logs to one's own bonfires.

Players	XP Boost
2	1%
3	2%
4	3%
5+	4%

A significant boost is also obtained through utilising bonfires based on the player's Firemaking level. For every Firemaking level, the experience granted is boosted by a small, constant percentage. This effect is immediately noticeable when levelling up during training, as the maximum experience gained through burning the same logs instantly increases by 1 on many occasions.

This boost can be further increased by the aid of other items boosting Firemaking experience, such as the ring of fire, flame gloves, the Dwarven army axe, and Bonus experience, though Summoning familiars do not add to the boost.

Life point boosts

After adding 5 logs or bones of the same type in a row to a bonfire, a boost to the maximum life points cap will be applied, up to 5.6% of the total life points originating from the player's Constitution level and worn equipment or 750 life points, whichever is smaller. The percentage of life points boosted depends on the player's Firemaking level, and the duration of the boost depends on the type of logs used on an existing bonfire, regardless of the type of log used to start the bonfire. The boost stacks additively with the life point boosts from the thermal bath, Fortitude, and Font of Life and multiplicatively with life point boosting equipment. The bonfire boost carries into any dungeons entered after receiving it, and persists even on death.

The timer will continue running even when logged out.

The duration of the life point boost can be increased by 25% (Bonfire booster) by purchasing the effect from Death's Store with 250 Reaper points, or alternatively with 2,500 Slayer points.

$boost=\lceil \frac{level+1}{2}\rceil \times 0.1\%$

Log type	Bone type	Boost Time	Extended Time
Normal Tangle gum branches (Dungeoneering) Achey(m)	Bones Wolf bones Troll lieutenant's bones Troll general bones Skeletal monkey bones(m) Monkey bones Small zombie monkey bones(m) Large zombie monkey bones(m) Bat bones	6 minutes	7.5 minutes
Oak Seeping elm branches (Dungeoneering)	Big bonesLong bone(m) Jogre bones(Burnt)(m) Small ninja monkey bones(m) Medium ninja monkey bones(m) Gorilla bones(m) Bearded gorilla bones(m)	12 minutes	15 minutes
Willow Blood spindle branches (Dungeoneering)	Zogre bones(m) Shaikahan bones(m)	18 minutes	22.5 minutes
Teak Utuku branches (Dungeoneering)	Baby dragon bones	24 minutes	30 minutes
Arctic pine(m) Corrupted magic logs(m)	N/A	30 minutes	37.5 minutes
Maple Spinebeam branches (Dungeoneering)	Wyvern bones(m)	36 minutes	45 minutes
Acadia	N/A	38 minutes	47.5 minutes
Mahogany logs Bovistrangler branches (Dungeoneering)	N/A	42 minutes	52.5 minutes
Eucalyptus logs(m) Thigat branches(m) (Dungeoneering)	Dragon bones	48 minutes	60 minutes
Yew	Airut bones(m) Fayrg bones(m) Dagannoth bones(m)	54 minutes	67.5 minutes
Magic Blisterwood(m) Entgallow branches(m) (Dungeoneering)	Raurg bones(m)	60 minutes	75 minutes
Elder(m) Protean Driftwood(m) Grave creeper branches(m) (Dungeoneering)	Frost dragon bones(m) Ourg bones(m)Dragonkin bones(m)	66 minutes	82.5 minutes
N/A	Dinosaur bones(m)Reinforced dragon bones(m)	70 minutes	87.5 minutes
Eternal magic(m)	N/A	72 minutes	90 minutes

Cooking boost

When cooking on a bonfire (excluding the bonfires in Prifddinas, the Yeti Town and Menaphos), players receive a 10% boost in Cooking experience. This stacks with other boosts and bonuses to Cooking experience, like the dwarven army axe and bonus experience. If a bonfire goes out while a player is cooking food, they will receive regular experience rather than boosted experience for that piece of food if it is successfully cooked.

Burning time and speed

Each type of log has a fixed burning timer; the better the log, the longer a fire will burn. It takes 3.6 seconds to put each log onto a bonfire. A log with a longer burning time enables players to cook on the fire or add additional logs to the fire for a longer time without needing to start another fire. Therefore, it is beneficial to use better logs when lighting bonfires. Examining a fire reveals the type of log burned.

Log type	Approximate burn duration
Regular	2 minutes 00 seconds (120 seconds)
Oak	2 minutes 20 seconds (140 seconds)
Willow	2 minutes 50 seconds (170 seconds)
Teak	3 minutes 10 seconds (190 seconds)
Maple	3 minutes 30 seconds (210 seconds)
Acadia	3 minutes 50 seconds (230 seconds)
Arctic(m)	3 minutes 20 seconds (200 seconds)
Mahogany	4 minutes 00 seconds (240 seconds)
Eucalyptus(m)	4 minutes 30 seconds (270 seconds)
Yew	5 minutes 00 seconds (300 seconds)
Magic	5 minutes 30 seconds (330 seconds)
Blisterwood (m)	5 minutes 30 seconds (330 seconds)
Elder (m)	6 minutes 00 seconds (360 seconds)
Protean	6 minutes 00 seconds (360 seconds)
Eternal magic	6 minutes 30 seconds (390 seconds)

Fire spirit

A fire spirit.

Main article: Fire spirit

Training Firemaking in this way also gives the possibility of finding strange fire spirits who will reward you for freeing them from their wooden prisons.

The chance of freeing a fire spirit is not based on the type of logs used. It was confirmed that every log holds a 1/100 chance to release a fire spirit. Fire spirits last for one minute before disappearing. It is possible for multiple Fire Spirits to be present concurrently.

To free them, the player must click on the spirit. The spirit gives rewards, usually some common runes, coins, stone spirits, gems, ashes and various charms.

Fire spirits can be a decent way to obtain charms for Summoning for low level players without combat.

Gallery

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  An advertisement for Bonfires.

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  Firemaking on April Fools 2014.

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  The bonfire during the Celebration of Fire.

Update history

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• patch 20 January 2025 (Update):
  • The health boost of tending to a bonfire will now apply to other Firemaking methods that originally applied to only permanent bonfires.

• patch 30 September 2024 (Update):
  • Fixed unstable proteans with global bonfires.

• patch 11 May 2020 (Update):
  • When using a fire, the option to cook food was showing logs as the icon. This has been updated to a piece of meat instead.

• patch 2 December 2019 (Update):
  • Fixed a script error when adding a log to a bonfire for the first time.

• patch 1 April 2019 (Update):
  • An issue causing the host log from a fire spirit derived from using maple logs on a bonfire to read as acadia logs in the item tooltip has been resolved.

• ninja 4 December 2017 (Update):
  • Permanent bonfires now have a Configure option to swap the Firemaking and Cooking options, in a similar manner to portable forges.

• patch 24 July 2017 (Update):
  • Players can now burn driftwood on permanent bonfire structures.

• patch 5 June 2017 (Update):
  • Bonfire icons have been added to the world map.

• ninja 13 July 2015 (Update):
  • The bonfire life points boost now has a buff timer

• patch 30 March 2015 (Update):
  • Clicking on the 'Cook' option on a bonfire with no raw food will no longer prevent players from adding logs to a bonfire.

• patch 27 October 2014 (Update):
  • Bones and logs can no longer be used on a bonfire together.

• patch 26 August 2014 (Update):
  • Weapons are now always sheathed when tending a bonfire.

• ninja 27 May 2014 (Update):
  • Bonfires can now be used in dungeons.

• ninja 17 March 2014 (Update):
  • The bonfire health boost will no longer reset to the minimum bonfire boost after logging out and in again.

• patch 3 September 2013 (Update):
  • The lifepoints boost awarded by lighting logs in a bonfire now scales correctly with the new life point values brought in by the Evolution of Combat.

• patch 13 August 2013 (Update):
  • Players can no longer sheathe their equipment to interrupt the bonfire animation.

• patch 24 July 2012 (Update):
  • Using certain emotes when lighting bonfires will no longer cause the animation to break.

• patch 6 June 2012 (Update):
  • The placing-logs-onto-bonfire animation is smoother.

Trivia

• Bonfires were introduced on the day of Lag BaOmer, a Jewish holiday which some celebrate by having a party around a bonfire.
• Magpies are a useful familiar to use whilst lighting bonfires, as they easily gather around 20-30k per spirit pouch from gems and jewellery, resulting in an easy way to make money with minimal effort.
• There is a graphical glitch where if the player is holding a bow and warms their hands on the fire, the bow will remain visible in the player's hand. The same thing happens with the Tome of Frost.
• During the 2014 April Fools event, the default bonfire animation was changed from throwing logs onto the fire to throwing a random coloured party hat instead. It later became an unlockable animation during the RuneScape Road Trip challenge that same year.
• The bonfire at the Tower of Voices in Prifddinas, the bonfire in the Worker district in Menaphos and the bonfire in Yeti Town do not give the extra 10% XP to Cooking that regular bonfires do.
• A giant bonfire was featured in the middle of the Lumbridge Crater, made by Guido Fawkes, for the Celebration of Fire.
  • The same bonfire is found during the Wintumber Warmer.
• If a piece of food is cooked right as the bonfire goes out, it does not grant the +10% xp bonus.