Fairy rings

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The fairy ring east of Edgeville.
The animation when using the fairy rings.
The fairy ring log.
The code selection screen.

The fairy ring transportation system is unlocked after starting the Fairy Tale II - Cure a Queen quest and getting permission from the Fairy Godfather. It consists of over 42 codes spread across the land and provides a relatively fast means of accessing often remote sites in RuneScape, as well as providing easy access to other realms.

Players can enter the fairy ring system from any node while wielding either a Dramen staff or Lunar staff, ending up at the master fairy ring in Zanaris. If Fairy Tale III - Orks Rift is completed, no staff of any kind is needed. From there, using three letter codes, they can teleport to most rings within the system. Several rings, however, require players to complete quests before they can be accessed. If the selected code has no corresponding fairy ring, players will be teleported a few squares from the main ring.

Currently, there are 44 working fairy ring codes out of a total possible 64 codes, and 3 locations requiring multiple codes. Total possibilities of multiple codes is roughly 17 million, which includes all combinations of the 64 codes in groups of 2, 3 and 4 (64 + 4096 + 262144 + 16777216 = 17043520).

It is important to note that only Fairy Tale I - Growing Pains is needed to access the fairy rings. Players only have to do the first few lines of Fairy Tale II - Cure a Queen and need none of the requirements.

Using fairy rings

To use the fairy rings, players must complete the following quests and have the following minimum requirements:

Note: Some rings cannot be used until Fairy Tale III - Orks Rift is at least partially completed.

One may quickly access the fairy rings in any of the following ways:

Fairy ring codes

When using fairy rings in RuneScape, the inventory interface is replaced by a list of combinations that the player has previously accessed.

Entering an invalid code, or a code whose requirements you do not meet, will cause you to be teleported you a few spaces away from the main fairy ring.

Due to an update on 9 September 2009, once you have visited a location once, you can click on its code in the log at the bottom right of your screen. Previously, you would have to re-enter the code every time. A quick way to navigate to often-visited places is to remember the location of the slider on the side of the log, e.g.: Piscatoris - the slider is in the middle, Northwest of Yanille, the slider is just above centre, etc.

Due to a second update on 13 May 2010, the fairy network was expanded to include Ape Atoll, Mos Le'Harmless, a cave under the Feldip Hills, a new area of Zanaris, and the Orks Rift.

Combination Name in Fairy Ring Logbook Nearby Points of Interest Location on Map
AIQ Asgarnia: Mudskipper Point Mogres, Anvil, Altar, Rimmington, Port Sarim, Asgarnian Ice Dungeon. File:AIQ.png
AJQ

Dungeons: Dark cave south of Dorgesh-Kaan (only accessible after completing Death to the Dorgeshuun quest)

Note: You will need a light source with you because it will be dark.

Dorgesh-Kaan city Agility course and molanisks. File:AJQ.png
AJR Kandarin: Slayer cave south-east of Rellekka

Fremennik Slayer Dungeon entrance, Golden Apple Tree.

Can be used in conjunction with a Slayer Ring to quickly reach any destination on the fairy ring network. Note that this is the fastest way to enter the fairy ring network.

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AKQ Kandarin: Piscatoris Hunter area Falconer, Piscatoris Fishing Colony, Summoning Obelisk, Phoenix Lair. File:AKQ.png
AKS Feldip Hills: Feldip Hunter area Hunter jungle area, Chompy hunting grounds, Gnome glider, closest ring to Oo'glog. File:AKS.png
ALP Kandarin: Feldip Hills Requires at least partial completion of Fairy Tale III - Orks Rift. Exit south of Jiggig (requires pickaxe). File:ALP surface exit location.png
ALQ Morytania: Haunted Woods east of Canifis Can be used in conjunction with the Ectophial to quickly access the fairy ring network, but this ring is surrounded by aggressive Vampyres and Leeches. A farming patch is near the ring to the north; using the ring being a quicker route to the patch than using the Ectophial. Note that the vampyres can attack you while you are inside the ring. File:Fairyringnone.png
ALS Kandarin: McGrubor's Wood Seers' Village, Coal trucks, Fishing Guild, Hemenster. File:ALS.png
BIP Islands: Polypore Dungeon Duel Arena, Mage Training Arena, Polypore Dungeon. File:Polypore entrance map.png
BIQ Kharidian Desert: Near Kalphite hive Kalphite Lair, Shantay Pass, Bedabin camp, Goats. File:BIQ.png
BJQ Dungeons: Ancient cavern (only accessible after completing much of Barbarian Training, at least up to pyre ships). Before the ring can be used, bittercap mushrooms must be used there; with a spade and 5 bittercap mushrooms in inventory, use one of the mushrooms on the 'Enchanted lands' spot near the centre of the ring. Note: High-level, aggressive Waterfiends are located near the ring. Players with low magic defence should be cautious. Dragonfire protection advisable, as brutal green dragons are also close. Baxtorian Falls (Via Aged log nearby the Waterfiends), Kuradal and her Dungeon. File:BJQ.png
BJR Fisher Realm (only accessible after the restoration of the Fisher Realm in the Holy Grail quest). Brimhaven through exit using a magic whistle. File:BJR.png
BKP Feldip Hills: South of Castle Wars Chompy hunting area, Castle Wars, Jiggig. File:BKP.png
BKR Morytania: Mort Myre, south of Canifis Nature Spirit altar. File:BKR.png
BLP Dungeons: TzHaar area TzHaar Fight Cave, Furnace, TzHaar Fight Pit. File:BLP.png
BLR Kandarin: Legend's Guild Legend's Guild, Thormac's tower, Witchaven, Ardougne, Keep le Faye. File:BLR.png
CIP North-west Miscellania (only accessible after the completion of The Fremennik Trials quest). Advisor Ghrim for managing kingdom, Bush patch. File:CIP.png
CIQ Kandarin: North-west of Yanille

Yanille, Tree Gnome Village, Castle Wars, Fruit tree patch.

Can be used in conjunction with Yanille lodestone or Watchtower teleport for relatively quick access to the fairy ring network.

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CJR Kandarin: Sinclair Mansion (east) Rellekka, Seers' Village, Maple trees. File:CJR.png
CKR Karamja: South of Tai Bwo Wannai Village Shilo Village, Tai Bwo Wannai village, Nature altar, Hunter Karamja area, Karambwanji fishing spot. File:CKR.png
CKS Morytania: Canifis Kharyrll Teleport location, Mort Myre swamp, Mushroom patch, bridge to the Paterdomus area, Burgh de Rott Ramble starting point, closest ring to the Morytania Slayer Tower. File:CKS.png
CLR Ape Atoll: West of the Ape Atoll Agility Course. Use requires at least partial completion of Fairy Tale III - Orks Rift. Note that you can use the ring to get to Zanaris without starting Fairy Tale III Notes: A Monkey greegree (ninja) is needed to climb through the hollow log, after the log is made hollow. The mango can only be picked during the quest Fairy Tale III - Orks Rift. File:CLR.png
CLS Islands: Jungle spiders near Yanille Hazelmere (if you haven't completed While Guthix Sleeps), Jungle Spiders, Yanille. File:CLS.png
DIP Mos Le'Harmless: Isle on the coast of Mos Le'Harmless. Use requires at least partial completion of Fairy Tale III - Orks Rift. You need to repair the bridges with 8 planks, 16 nails and a hammer or else you can't get on the island. One bridge must be repaired while standing on the island, the other bridge can be repaired when standing on the isle. Trouble Brewing and the entrance to the Mos Le'Harmless Caves can be found nearby, as well as a Summoning obelisk. File:DIP.png
DIS Misthalin: Wizards' Tower

Wizards' Tower, Draynor Village, Lumbridge Swamp, Runecrafting Guild.

Can be used in conjuction with the Wicked Hood to allow fast access to the fairy ring network. Since the Wicked Hood offers unlimited teleports to the Wizard's Tower, this makes it superior than using a charge from a Slayer Ring or an Amulet of Glory.

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DJP Kandarin: Tower of Life Can be used in conjunction with Ardougne Cloak 1 or higher to quickly access the fairy ring network, Ardougne, Port Khazard, Tower of Life, Bush patch, nearby Musician. File:DJP.png
DJR Kandarin: Sinclair Mansion (west) Sinclair Mansion, Rellekka, Seers' Village. File:DJR.png
DKP Karamja: South of Musa Point Karambwan fishing spot, Gnome glider, Shipyard. File:DKP.png
DKQ Glacor Cave Bane ore mine and Glacors. Requires Ritual of the Mahjarrat to be completed. File:Glacor cave map.png
DKR Misthalin: Edgeville

Edgeville, West of Varrock, Edgeville Canoe station, Grand Exchange and Varrock through Agility shortcut.

Can be used in conjunction with the Amulet of Glory or the Edgeville Home Teleport for relatively quick access to the Fairy Ring Network.

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DKS Kandarin: Snowy Hunter area

Fremennik Province, Polar Hunter area, Keldagrim Entrance, Rellekka.

DLQ Kharidian Desert: North of Nardah Hunter desert area, Desert Lizards, Nardah, Ruins of Uzer. File:DLQ.png
DLS

Dungeons: Myreque hideout under The Hollows

Use requires completion of In Search of the Myreque.

Canifis, Mort'ton, Barrows. File:DLS.png

Enclosed areas

Combination Name in Fairy Ring Logbook Points of interest Image
AIR Islands: South of Witchaven None, unless a Treasure Trail co-ordinate locates here.

File:Witchaven-Islands.png

AJS Islands: Penguins near Miscellania Penguins. No other access.

File:Miscellanian Penguin Island.png

ALR Other Realms: Abyss Abyssal leeches, guardians, walkers, and abyssal demons.

BIR Sparse Plane None, this is the area where you meet Fairy Very Wise. Use requires at least partial completion of Fairy Tale III - Orks Rift. File:Sparse Plane Map.png
BIS Kandarin: Ardougne Zoo unicorns Unicorns and three normal trees. You need this code for the Ardougne Tasks
BKQ Other Realms: Enchanted Valley Wood dryad, Centaurs, Stags and Rabbits. No other access. Also while fishing, mining, or woodcutting, the past guardian random events come back such as river troll from fishing, tree spirit from woodcutting and rock golem from mining.
BLQ Yu'biusk The lost goblin land. Needs the quest Land of the Goblins. If you have finished The Chosen Commander, opening the strange box there will teleport you to the Bandos Throne Room. File:Yubiusk.png
CKP Other Realms: Cosmic Entity's plane Cosmic being and Starflower growing location. No other access.
CLP Islands: South of Draynor Village Two normal trees.

File:Draynor-Village-Islands.png

DIR Other Realms: The Gorak Plane Location of Goraks. No other access. File:GorakPlane map.png
DLR Islands: Poison Waste south of Isafdar Unlocks a music track, Exposed. No other access. File:Poison Waste Fairy Ring.png
DIR-AKS Kethsi This is a hidden location, which was added in a hidden update on 14 June 2011. It is used in the quest Ritual of the Mahjarrat. File:Kethsi map.png
AIR-DLR-DJQ-AJS Fairy Queen's Hideout To be effective, the player must have Nuff's certificate in inventory until you are allowed to enter the hideout without it during Fairy Tale III - Orks Rift. When the player types these codes in, returning after each coordinate, they will go to the Fairy Queen's hideout used during Fairy Tale II - Cure a Queen instead of the penguin island. File:FairyHideout.png
BIR-DIP-CLR-ALP Orks Rift You can go to this plane during and after Fairy Tale III - Orks Rift. After the quest, you can fight against the cursed ork statues.

Ring safety

When you teleport to a fairy ring, you appear in the centre of the ring. At this time you are sometimes but not always safe from attack by monsters using melee (and perhaps from ranging, magic, and dragonbreath, too, but this is unconfirmed). Most monsters will ignore you if you do not move once you appear, including high-level monsters like Goraks. However, some monsters will attack with melee as soon as you appear. Vampyres in the Haunted Woods (ring ALQ) and their neighbours, the Ghasts in the Mort Myre Swamp (ring BKR) are known to do this, as well as the Wolves (rings DJR and CJR) near the Sinclair Mansion and the Jungle Spiders east of Yanille (ring CLS).

In all cases, once you leave the centre of the ring you can be attacked. Also, if you attack a creature while in the centre of ring, it will retaliate.

When you walk to the centre of a ring to use it, however, you are never safe. A monster can attack you in the time between reaching the centre and having the ring activate. Note that you can only walk to the centre of a ring when wielding a Dramen staff or Lunar staff unless you have completed Fairy Tale III - Orks Rift.

History of added rings

When the fairy ring transportation system was released, there were only 34 fairy rings.

  • AKQ Piscatoris Hunter area and DKS Rellekka Hunter area, aka "Snowy", were introduced with the Hunter skill on 21 November 2006.
  • AJQ to Dorgesh-Kaan was introduced on 20 March 2007, bringing the number of fairy rings up to a total of 37.
  • BLQ to Yu'biusk was introduced on 12 November 2007, making the total 38. Need quest done.
  • ALQ to Haunted Woods was introduced on 7 May 2008, but the ring existed before as one-way route to Zanaris.
  • BJQ to the Ancient Cavern was added silently in December 2009, bringing the total to 39. The Ancient Cavern ring is the first fairy ring that requires a task to make it work. (You must use a spade and 5 bittercap mushrooms with it to make it work.)
  • BIR, DIP, CLR, ALP, Four new locations were released on 13 May 2010 with the quest Fairy Tale III - Orks Rift, bringing the total to 43.
  • DIR to AKS brought the teaser for Kethsi, on 14 June 2011, bringing the total of multiple coded locations to 3.
  • Ritual of the Mahjarrat gives access to the DKQ code, bringing the total to 44.

Gallery

Trivia

The old Fairy ring teleport animation
  • Before the release of the fairy rings, Will o' the wisps could be found appearing in many areas of RuneScape other than the swamps they are known to appear in. These seem to mark many of the areas where fairy rings would later be added.
  • In European legend, mushroom circles that popped up overnight were called fairy rings; this is how Jagex got the name and image for the rings. Also, it's been said in legend that fairy rings are meant to protect the user from harm as long as they stand in the circle, which makes them useful for meditation. This is a feature of the ones in the game, as well.
  • A one-way fairy ring can also be found in Zanaris Market, and if used teleports the player directly behind Al-Kharid bank, near the Fremennik shipmaster that takes players to Daemonheim.
  • The DKR Edgeville fairy ring appears to have been either damaged or partially covered in debris after the events of the Ritual of the Majharrat epilogue, but despite this it still works.
  • According to the Ramokee Skinweaver, the fairy rings inspired her to create the many fungal creatures inside the Polypore Dungeon.
  • The new animation for teleporting using the rings appears to be the player dissolving into a swarm of butterflies or tiny fairies.
  • There is only one fairy ring in the whole kingdom of Asgarnia.
  • There is currently a glitch where attacking a monster and then using the Fairy Ring to return to Zanaris, the monster will teleport into Zanaris with you. Due to this, vampyres, jackals, and even penguins and goraks have been found in Zanaris.
  • If you go to the fairy ring DIR-AKS and look at the world map, everything seems much darker than it should be.
The Edgeville fairy ring after the attack.

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