Lava Maze
The Lava Maze is a maze in Wilderness, in the mid-40s level. In the entrance and partway through the maze, there are spiderwebs that must be cut with a slash weapon or a knife.It was previously possible for players to be trapped inside the maze if they did not have a slash weapon to cut spider webs, but having the toolbelt with a knife will always allow you to cut through webs, even without a slash weapon or knife in your inventory. If a player has the Muddy key, they are allowed to open the muddy chest in the centre of the maze and retrieve treasure.
Some items and coins spawn throughout the maze. A gold necklace and steel platebody spawn at the centre near the Muddy chest. A Muddy key is required to open the chest, which contains a fair amount of treasure. The treasure consists of a mithril bar, a mithril dagger, 2 law runes, 2 death runes, some chaos runes, an uncut ruby and, bizarrely enough, an anchovy pizza!
There is also a single Fishing spot where players can catch lava eels.
Outside the maze to the north are two runite ore rocks. To the west is a metal fenced area containing more lesser demons and one of the entrances to the Lava Maze Dungeon. This entrance is the one players use to reach the King Black Dragon Lair. To the south is the Hobgoblin Mine.
Three Wilderness Obelisks provide a fairly fast way to reach the maze:
- The obelisk in level 44 wilderness is the closest.
- The one in level 35 wilderness is only a bit further from the maze entrance.
- The one in level 27 wilderness is the furthest but is still practical. Players who run a bit west from the obelisk to the entrance will pass the Hobgoblin Mine and avoid the green dragons.
Players can also teleport to the Lava Maze by way of a lava titan's special ability or a Superior locator.
Players can also ride a canoe to the Wilderness canoe landing, arriving near the level 35 wilderness obelisk.
The wilderness is a dangerous location with player killers. The maze itself is a single-combat zone, and the monsters other than the demons are little threat to mid-level players.
Items and coin spawns
Monsters
- Level 28 Hill giants
- Level 32 King Scorpions
- Level 33 Black Knights
- Level 82 Lesser demons
Trivia
- A penguin spy from Penguin Hide and Seek occasionally appears in the maze. At these times, the maze can often be run in relative safety on World 60, the unofficial Penguin Hide and Seek world. However, it is also possible at times to spy a penguin from the outside edge, assuming the penguin wanders close enough.
- As of Feb. 12, 2012 there is a glitch that causes players to seem to stand underneath the maze at certain points. This has yet to be fixed.