How to Unlock Digsite Pendant OSRS – Complete Guide

How to Unlock Digsite Pendant OSRS – Complete Guide

The Digsite Pendant in Old School RuneScape (OSRS) is a valuable item that allows players to teleport to key locations like the Digsite, Fossil Island, and Lithkren. Unlocking this enchanted ruby necklace requires specific steps, quests, and a bit of patience. In this comprehensive guide, we’ll walk you through how to unlock the Digsite Pendant, including requirements, steps to enchant it, and tips for maximizing its utility. Whether you’re a beginner or an Ironman, this guide has you covered.

The Digsite Pendant is a game-changer for efficient travel in OSRS. It offers teleports to the Digsite (near Varrock), Fossil Island (after Bone Voyage), and Lithkren (after Dragon Slayer II). These teleports are especially useful for activities like birdhouse runs, clue scrolls, and accessing the Senntisten temple for Ancient Curses. Unlike other teleport jewelry, the pendant has unique unlock requirements, making it a rewarding goal for players.

Key Benefits of the Digsite Pendant

  • Fast Travel: Teleports to the Digsite, Fossil Island, and Lithkren save significant time.
  • Quest and Activity Access: Ideal for quests like The Temple at Senntisten and Fossil Island activities.
  • Ironman-Friendly: While untradeable, it’s craftable with moderate requirements.
  • Unlimited Teleports: Mount it in a player-owned house for infinite charges.

Requirements to Unlock the Digsite Pendant

Before you can enchant a ruby necklace into a Digsite Pendant, you need to meet specific requirements. These include completing a quest, achieving certain skill levels, and gathering items. Here’s what you need:

Quest Requirements

The primary prerequisite is completing The Dig Site quest, which unlocks access to the Varrock Museum’s cleaning area. This quest has the following requirements:

  • Skills: 10 Agility, 10 Herblore, 25 Thieving
  • Items: 2 ropes, uncut opal, charcoal, 6 Digsite teleports (optional), trowel, vial, pestle and mortar
  • Recommended: 15-20 minutes, Varrock teleports for faster travel

Skill Requirements

Skill Level Purpose
Magic 49 Cast Lvl-3 Enchant spell
Crafting 40 Craft ruby necklace (Ironman only)

Item Requirements

  • Ruby Necklace: Buy from Grand Exchange (non-Ironman) or craft with a gold bar and ruby.
  • Runes: 1 Cosmic Rune, 5 Fire Runes per enchantment.
  • Optional: Staff of Fire to reduce rune costs.

Step-by-Step Guide to Unlocking the Digsite Pendant

Unlocking the Digsite Pendant involves completing The Dig Site quest, finding a clean necklace in the Varrock Museum, and learning the enchantment process. Follow these steps carefully:

Step 1: Complete The Dig Site Quest

Start by heading to the Exam Centre, east of Varrock, and speak to an Examiner to begin The Dig Site quest. The quest involves cleaning specimens, solving puzzles, and assisting archaeologists. Key tasks include:

  • Obtaining a trowel, panning tray, and leather gloves/boots from the Digsite.
  • Stealing 2 ropes from a Digsite workman (can take 15+ minutes due to RNG).
  • Finding an uncut opal while panning and using charcoal for quest items.
  • Mixing chemicals (chemical powder and unidentified liquid) to create an explosive.
  • Helping students recover lost items (teddy bear, animal skull) for exam answers.

Expect to spend 15-20 minutes on the quest with decent RNG. Completing it grants access to the Varrock Museum’s specimen cleaning area.

Step 2: Clean Finds in the Varrock Museum

After completing The Dig Site, go to the Varrock Museum’s basement (north of the Exam Centre). In the specimen cleaning area, you’ll need to find a clean necklace. Here’s how:

  1. Equip leather gloves and boots (available in the cleaning area).
  2. Pick up a trowel, brush, and rock pick from the tool rack.
  3. Take uncleaned finds from the soil box and clean them on the table.
  4. Identify the find using the archaeology book or by speaking to an NPC.
  5. Repeat until you find a clean necklace (1/51 chance, expect 10-100 samples, though it can take up to 500).

Tip: This step is RNG-dependent, so be patient. It typically takes 20-60 minutes but can vary widely.

Step 3: Learn the Enchantment from an Archaeologist

Once you find the clean necklace, show it to any archaeologist in the cleaning area. They’ll take the necklace and teach you how to enchant ruby necklaces into Digsite Pendants. Note:

  • Don’t skip the dialogue, or you may need to find another necklace.

  • After this, you can enchant ruby necklaces anytime with the Lvl-3 Enchant spell.

Step 4: Craft or Buy a Ruby Necklace

Non-Ironman players can buy ruby necklaces from the Grand Exchange for around 1,000-1,500 coins. Ironman players must craft their own:

  • Smelt a gold bar and ruby into a ruby necklace at a furnace (requires 40 Crafting).
  • Use a necklace mould, gold bar, and ruby (obtainable via mining or monster drops).

Step 5: Enchant the Ruby Necklace

With a ruby necklace in your inventory, cast the Lvl-3 Enchant spell (49 Magic, 1 Cosmic Rune, 5 Fire Runes). This transforms the necklace into a Digsite Pendant with 5 teleport charges. Each teleport costs approximately 722.8 coins (assuming a Staff of Fire is used).

Unlocking Additional Teleport Locations

The Digsite Pendant starts with a teleport to the Digsite (north of the barge). You can unlock two additional teleports by completing further quests and interacting with strange machines:

Fossil Island Teleport (Bone Voyage Quest)

To unlock the Fossil Island teleport, complete the Bone Voyage quest, which requires:

  • Quests: The Dig Site
  • Skills: None, but 100 Kudos in the Varrock Museum helps.
  • Items: 2 planks, 10 nails, hammer, saw.

After completing Bone Voyage:

  1. Travel to Fossil Island via the Digsite barge.
  2. Head northwest to the House on the Hill.
  3. Use your Digsite Pendant on the strange machine (southern wall, displaying a book) on the upper floor.
  4. All future pendants will have the Fossil Island teleport option.

Tip: This teleport is great for birdhouse runs and Mycelium Transportation.

Lithkren Teleport (Dragon Slayer II Quest)

To unlock the Lithkren teleport, complete the Dragon Slayer II quest, a grandmaster quest with high requirements:

After completing Dragon Slayer II:

  1. Travel to Lithkren (north of Rune Dragons).
  2. Use your Digsite Pendant on the strange machine in the area.
  3. The Lithkren teleport will be added to all future pendants.

Note: You can unbind teleport options by reusing the pendant on the respective machine.

Tips for Using and Optimizing the Digsite Pendant

Once unlocked, the Digsite Pendant is a versatile tool. Here are some ways to make the most of it:

Managing Charges

  • Each pendant has 5 charges; it crumbles to dust when depleted.
  • Cast High Alchemy on a pendant with 1 charge left to reclaim 1,440 coins.

Mounting in a Player-Owned House

For unlimited teleports, mount a Digsite Pendant in your player-owned house’s Portal Nexus (Amulet space):

  • Requirements: 82 Construction (74 with crystal saw and spicy stew), curator’s medallion, mahogany plank, gold leaf.
  • Benefits: Unlimited teleports to all unlocked destinations.
  • Note: Only one can be built at a time; destroying it returns a pendant with 1 charge.

Pro Tips for Efficiency

  • Bulk Enchanting: Enchant multiple ruby necklaces at once to save time.
  • Ironman Strategy: Mine rubies and gold early to streamline crafting.
  • Varrock Diary: Complete the Medium Varrock Diary to use the pendant for a diary task.
  • Clue Scrolls: The Digsite teleport is handy for clue scroll steps near Varrock.

Common Issues and Troubleshooting

Players sometimes encounter issues when unlocking the Digsite Pendant. Here are solutions to common problems:

Can’t Enchant Ruby Necklace

If you get a message saying you haven’t learned the enchantment secret:

  • Ensure you’ve completed The Dig Site quest.
  • Verify you’ve shown a clean necklace to an archaeologist and completed their dialogue.

  • Check your Magic level (must be 49 or higher).

Taking Too Long to Find Clean Necklace

The 1/51 drop rate for the clean necklace is RNG-based. If it’s taking hours:

  • Keep cleaning samples; it’s purely luck-based.
  • Use the time to earn Kudos for the Varrock Museum (needed for Bone Voyage).

Fossil Island Teleport Not Unlocked

If the Fossil Island teleport isn’t available after Bone Voyage:

With this guide, you’re ready to unlock the Digsite Pendant and make your OSRS adventures more efficient. Happy teleportion!