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{{Infobox Item
|name = Strange rock
|image = [[File:Strange rock agility.png|Agility]] [[File:Strange rock construction.png|Construction]] [[File:Strange rock cooking.png|Cooking]] [[File:Strange rock crafting.png|Crafting]] [[File:Strange rock farming.png|Farming]]<br/>[[File:Strange rock firemaking.png|Firemaking]] [[File:Strange rock fishing.png|Fishing]] [[File:Strange rock fletching.png|Fletching]] [[File:Strange rock herblore.png|Herblore]] [[File:Strange rock hunter.png|Hunter]]<br/>[[File:Strange rock mining.png|Mining]] [[File:Strange rock runecrafting.png|Runecrafting]] [[File:Strange rock smithing.png|Smithing]] [[File:Strange rock thieving.png|Thieving]] [[File:Strange rock woodcutting.png|Woodcutting]]
|release = [[3 March]] [[2010]]
|update = Shattered Heart
|members = Yes
|quest = No
|tradeable = No
|tradeable = No
|equipable = No
|stackable = No
|high = 0
|low = 0
|value = 1
|destroy = You will need to practice your non-combat skills to regain a piece of rock.
|death = lost
|store = No
|examine = Various (see below)
|weight = 1
}}
A '''strange rock''' is an item from the [[Shattered Heart]] [[Distractions and Diversions|Distraction and Diversion]]. It may be found randomly while training any non-combat [[skill]]. Players may get two strange rocks per skill. The rocks are awarded at random per action or animation, so consider training a skill in a way that many quick animations are performed. When you have received the first rock for a skill, the drop chance for the second will be reduced by about 50% (until a rock has been acquired from another skill). Each strange rock is a segment of the statue of [[Dahmaroc]], a wizard from the [[Second Age]]. After the statue of Dahmaroc has been completed, players may then again get two strange rocks per non-combat skill to once again complete the statue. The first time you complete the statue, you are given a [[statue plinth (item)|statue plinth]] to place in your [[player-owned house]].

Players that try to add the strange rock to the plinth for the very first time will be stopped by [[Barnabus Hurma]]. By speaking to him and showing him the strange rock, he will then tell the player that they need to find its twin before adding it to the plinth. With the [[Update:Dungeoneering - The Occult Floors|update]] on [[19 August]] [[2010]], Barnabus Hurma will also give players a [[statue collection bag]] to store your strange rocks thus freeing up space in the player's [[bank]] or inventory. Strange rocks do not stack in the bank, even if they are paired. If the player wishes not to receive rocks any more, they may speak to Barnabus Hurma to toggle them off if desired. They can be turned on again if the player wishes to start receiving them again.

Players are allowed to create only one statue per week. It is possible for the player to build the statue once and then go out and re-obtain all rocks in the same week and place all but the final set of rocks in the Museum statue prior to the expiration of the week. However, the player will be unable to complete the build of the 2nd statue because at that point (when attempting to place the final set), Barnabus Hurma will stop the player and state that "one explosion a week is enough."

Strange rocks are automatically kept upon death unless you are in the [[Wilderness]].

When trying to collect a strange rock by training skills, the player will hear a small "clunk" sound and receive the message "You find a strange rock." upon receiving one. When training a skill and a rock is received with a full inventory, the player receives the message "Something odd happens to the (name of last object created) and you are left with a strange rock." This effectively replaces the item in your inventory, which could be detrimental if it replaces something expensive. If the player has a [[statue collection bag]] (see below) in their inventory, however, the rock will be deposited directly into the bag without the loss of other inventory items.

Interestingly, it is possible for strange rocks to be dropped on the ground, given the correct conditions. A common example would be fletching bolts of any type, as multiple bolts are made in the process; if one's inventory is full, the strange rock will remove only one bolt from the inventory, and proceed to be dropped on the ground where it may be picked up.

==Rewards==
The player needs two rocks from each skill to complete the statue. When the player has collected two pieces in one skill, they can be added to the [[plinth]] in order to create a section of the [[Dahmaroc statue]]. The plinth is located in the [[Varrock Museum]] right next to the entrance.

After using a ''matched pair'' of strange rocks on the [[Statue plinth]], the player gets <math>y = x^2 - 2x + 100</math> where <math>y</math> = Experience earned and <math>x</math> = Skill level of the skill being trained when the rock is added to the statue.

For example, using a level of 50: Exp = 50*50 - (2*50) + 100 = 2500 experience. For level 99, it is 9703 exp. See [[Shattered_Heart#Experience_reward_formula|Experience reward formula]] section for calculator and table.

You can use a [[Statue list]] to keep track which rocks you've added to the statue. You need to have two pieces to be able to add to the plinth.

Once you complete the statue for the first time you receive a replica plinth from [[Barnabus Hurma]] to put in your [[POH]] (this is where you will be building your very own statue). Each time you complete the Museum's statue you will then receive an additional replica piece of statue to use for building the statue in your POH. You can then begin to search and collect pieces again which gives you a shot at the extra experience once again. Because you may only complete the Museum statue once per week, completion of the statue in your POH takes a minimum of 30 weeks, one for each statue piece you receive.

==Icons and Descriptions==

You can identify what skill a strange rock is by examining it. Also, the different skills' rocks have different appearances.

{| class="wikitable"
![[Skill]]
!Image
!Examine
!How to obtain
|-
|[[Agility]]
|[[File:Strange rock agility.png|Agility]]
|A rock found while practicing agility.
|Completion of the following courses:

* [[Gnome Stronghold Agility Course]] (basic or advanced).
* [[Agility Pyramid]] course.
* [[Barbarian Outpost]] course ([[Barbarian outpost#Basic course|basic]] or [[Barbarian outpost#Advanced course|advanced]]).
* [[Ape Atoll Agility Course]].
* [[Wilderness course]].
* [[Werewolf Agility Course]] (have to turn in [[Stick (item)|stick]]).
* [[Bandos Agility Course]].
* [[Dorgesh-Kaan Agility Course]].
* [[Brimhaven Agility Arena]] (only while receiving tickets)
|-
|[[Construction]]
|[[File:Strange rock construction.png|Construction]]
|A rock found while constructing furniture.
|
Working on furniture or any construction activity that yields experience in the construction skill, including in building mode. Idling in house doesn't work since the update on [[Update:Elite Treasure Trails and New Rewards|4 August 2010]]. [[Oak chairs]] and similar 2-plank wooden furniture are '''highly''' recommended as they are relatively inexpensive per chance at a rock.
|-
|[[Cooking]]
|[[File:Strange rock cooking.png|Cooking]]
|A rock found while cooking.
|Attempting to cook any fish which you have the Cooking level for. You can still receive the rock even if you burn the fish. It is also possible to receive strange rocks while training at the [[barbecue]] in a [[clan citadel]].
|-
|[[Crafting]]
|[[File:Strange rock crafting.png|Crafting]]
|A rock found while crafting.
|
Making gold jewellery (best is to make [[gold bracelet]]s); making items from [[leather]] or [[dragonhide]]; making [[molten glass]] in a furnace (as well as blowing it into glass objects); throwing clay on a potter's wheel (but not firing clay); making slayer rings; making cloth on the [[Loom (Clan Citadels)|loom]] at a [[clan citadel]], spinning items on a [[spinning wheel]], crafting any type of battlestaff, blowing [[Potion flask]]s

Crafting silver will not yield strange rocks.
|-
|[[Farming]]
|[[File:Strange rock farming.png|Farming]]
|A rock found while harvesting produce.
|
Harvesting/Planting vegetables, hops, herbs, flowers, bushes, fruit trees and calquat trees; planting seeds or saplings.
The fastest way to receive these rocks are to do a standard herb + allotment run using [[supercompost]] on every patch. Wield Magic Secateurs when harvesting. If you have completed the hard [[Falador Tasks]], it is also advisable to plant [[White lilies]] at all flower patches to protect your allotments.
|-
|[[Firemaking]]
|[[File:Strange rock firemaking.png|Firemaking]]
|A rock found while lighting fires.
|Lighting a fire using any logs and a tinderbox, as well as burning vines in [[Jadinko Lair]], burning shades in [[Mort'ton]], adding logs to a [[bonfire]], and making [[Charcoal (Clan Citadels)|charcoal]] at the [[Kiln (Clan Citadels)|kiln]] at a clan citadel.<br />Note: [[Pyrelord]] and [[Forge regent]] familiars do not count as a [[tinderbox]] for this. Also, [[barbarian firemaking]] does not yield rocks.
|-
|[[Fishing]]
|[[File:Strange rock fishing.png|Fishing]]
|A rock fished up from the waters.
|
Fishing with a [[harpoon]], [[net]], [[cage]], [[fly fishing rod]], or [[barbarian fishing|barehanded]]. Fishing Rocktails or Cavefish in the Living Rock Caverns. Fishing for salmon and trout does '''not''' work.

Note: It does not matter what you fish. You have a chance to get a rock every animation.
|-
|[[Fletching]]
|[[File:Strange rock fletching.png|Fletching]]
|A rock found while fletching [[bows]], [[crossbows]] and [[sagaie]]s.
|Making unstrung bows or crossbow stocks (though not when stringing bows). Making sagaie shafts and [[Blisterwood stake]]s can also yield rocks.
|-
|[[Herblore]]
|[[File:Strange rock herblore.png|Herblore]]
|A rock found when making [[potions]].
|
Combining unfinished potions with secondary ingredients ('''not '''including barbarian mixes); making unfinished potions; or by cleaning herbs.
It is '''strongly''' recommended to clean cheap herbs, such as [[marrentill]], while having the [[statue collection bag]] in your inventory. The Herblore rock can be one of the fastest rocks to obtain by using this method.
|-
|[[Hunter]]
|[[File:Strange rock hunter.png|Hunter]]
|A rock found while hunting.
|[[Tracking]]; checking [[Deadfall trap|deadfall]], box, or pit traps; checking Marasamaw plants; practising [[falconry]]; hunting [[Charm Sprite]]s; putting [[Big Chinchompa]]s to sleep. It can also be obtained by dismantling a trap, even if it is not a successful catch, as long as the trap has been triggered. Also, if a falcon fails to catch a kebbit, it may still return with the rock.
|-
|[[Mining]]
|[[File:Strange rock mining.png|Mining]]
|A rock found while mining.
|
Mining ore, [[coal]], [[granite]], [[clay]], stone, [[gems]] or [[rune essence]] (strongly recommended); mining in the [[Living Rock Caverns]] (coal and gold; also strongly recommended), mining in [[Miscellania]]. Mining in the [[Lava Flow Mine]] also works, as well gathering resources at a clan citadel [[Mine (Clan Citadels)|Mining plot]].

Note: It does not matter what you mine. You have a chance to get a rock every animation. If your [[Mining]] level is high enough, it is strongly recommended to mine in the Living Rock Caverns on a designated LRC world since you can almost nonstop mine there.
|-
|[[Runecrafting]]
|[[File:Strange rock runecrafting.png|Runecrafting]]
|A rock found while binding [[runes]].
|
Crafting runes, also during the [[Great Orb Project]] [[minigame]] and the [[Runespan]]. The [[Wicked hood]] is '''extremely''' helpful when going after these rocks. Bring along all your runecrafting pouches as well. Generally, using the wicked hood method daily gives a high chance for at least one rock, particularly if the player has the full [[wicked robes]] set.
|-
|[[Smithing]]
|[[File:Strange rock smithing.png|Smithing]]
|A rock found while smithing.
|
Smelting normal ores, including gold ore; smithing items from normal bars; making [[Cannonball]]s out of [[Steel bar]]s; smelting bars at a [[Furnace (Clan Citadels)|Smithing plot]] in a clan citadel.<br />''Activities that '''do not yield rocks''': [[Superheat Item|Superheating]], working at the [[Artisans Workshop]] and smelting ores in the [[Blast Furnace]]''

Note: It does not matter what you smith, so if you are on a budget, smith with cheap materials such as bronze bars.
|-
|[[Thieving]]
|[[File:Strange rock thieving.png|Thieving]]
|A rock 'borrowed' from a pocket.
|
Attempting to pickpocket an NPC that you have the Thieving level for (even if unsuccessful); stealing from stalls; stealing from chests. [[Master farmers]] are '''highly''' recommended due to their left-click pickpocket option and chance for good loot.

The Pyramid Plunder minigame will not yield strange rocks.
|-
|[[Woodcutting]]
|[[File:Strange rock woodcutting.png|Woodcutting]]
|A rock found while cutting trees.
|
Cutting any wood, [[ivy]], [[Jadinko Lair]] roots, or jungle near [[Tai Bwo Wannai]] as well as training at the sawmill; training at a [[Tree (Clan Citadels)|Woodcutting plot]] in a clan citadel. It is strongly recommended to chop ivy if you have the appropriate level since there is almost no need to bank.

Note: It does not matter what you cut. You have a chance to get a rock every animation.
|}
Note: Skilling in a [[clan citadel]] may yield strange rocks since [[Update:Player Armour, Gnomes and Clan Fealty|an update]] on [[6 March]] [[2012]].

==Equipment==
Some equipment will be required to collect strange rocks. The equipment needed will be ones you need to train a certain skill. Some examples are a pickaxe for Mining and a hatchet for Woodcutting.

===Useful Equipment===
[[File:Complete Statue Bag.png|thumb|A full statue collection bag]]
[[File:Statue collection bag.png|left]]

You can talk to [[Barnabus Hurma]] (or any of the other archaeologists), within Varrock Museum, to receive a [[Statue collection bag]]. These bags will automatically store any statue pieces you gain from a skill activity (giving the message "You find a strange rock and add it to your bag."), and can be filled with your library of rocks. When you have two corresponding statue pieces in your bag, simply empty the bag and use the rocks on the statue base. You may also 'Look-in' the bag to check how many you have currently collected. If you lose or drop the statue collection bag, you will also lose its contents. This means that you'll have to complete skill tasks to regain the rocks you lost.

==Trivia==

*If you have a [[Pet Rock]] in your inventory, a message is displayed showing its excitement when you receive a strange rock.
*Certain rocks are easily identifiable as specific parts of [[Dahmaroc]]. For example, the Construction and Hunter rocks make up his head, the Smithing rocks make up his cape, and the rocks for Cooking, Fishing, Firemaking, and Woodcutting make up his arms.
*At one point, after receiving the first strange rock to start the Distraction and Diversion, members could also get rocks for non-member skills on a non-members world, which would result in the creation of a [[members object]] (although they would still receive the message "You find a strange rock."). This has since been fixed.
*Although the examine info for the Herblore rock says "A rock found while making potions", it can also be found when cleaning herbs. Similarly, the examine info for the Construction rock previously said "A rock found in my house" even though it could be obtained in another player's house by making [[flatpacks]].
*It is possible, albeit rare, to get two rocks from one action (burning one log may result in receiving both rocks).
*Strangely, while practicing [[falconry]], if you just catch the [[kebbit]] you can get the strange rock, even before retrieving the falcon from the kebbit and collecting your reward. A possible reason for this is that the player finds it in the grass while walking towards their prey.
*Prior to [[11 April]] [[2012]] it wasn't possible to get a strange rock by fishing [[rocktails]] in [[Living Rock Caverns]], making [[Battlestaff|battlestaves]], or making items on a [[spinning wheel]].

[[nl:Strange rock]]
[[Category:Hunter]]
[[Category:Distractions and Diversions]]
[[Category:Agility]]
[[Category:Construction]]
[[Category:Cooking]]
[[Category:Crafting]]
[[Category:Farming]]
[[Category:Firemaking]]
[[Category:Fishing]]
[[Category:Fletching]]
[[Category:Herblore]]
[[Category:Mining]]
[[Category:Runecrafting]]
[[Category:Smithing]]
[[Category:Thieving]]

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