Merlin's Crystal/Quick guide

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Details

Start point	Talk to King Arthur in Camelot.
Official difficulty	Intermediate
Description	The wizard Merlin has been trapped in a magical crystal by the witch Morgan Le Faye. So far, King Arthur hasn't been able to figure out how to free his mentor from his crystal prison. Can you help?
Length	Medium-Long
Requirements	Level 20 Attack to wield Excalibur Must be able to defeat a level 39 enemy.
Items required	Bread (obtainable during the quest for 24 gp) Tinderbox Bucket of wax (obtainable during the quest, a bucket spawns near the beekeeper) Bat bones (obtainable during the quest) Black candle (obtained during the quest) Recommended: Varrock Teleport Charged Amulet of glory to teleport to Draynor, or Falador teleport or Explorers ring 2 (optimal) Camelot Teleport Falador Teleport
Enemies to defeat	Sir Mordred (Level 39)

Walkthrough

Getting started

• Talk to King Arthur about joining the round table. (1)
• Talk to Sir Gawain nearby. Ask everything you can.
• Talk to Sir Lancelot upstairs about the stronghold. (3)
• Go to Catherby docks and talk to Arhein about riding his ship.
• Hide in the crate north of the candle-maker.

Inside the keep

• Climb to the top floor.
• Attack Sir Mordred.
• Spare his life to discover how to save merlin. (1 - 2)
• Exit the keep and kill a bat if you don't already have bat bones.

Black candle

• Talk to the candle-maker in Catherby about black candles. (1)
• Take the insect repellent from the house north of the bank.
• Run west to the bee hives.
• Take the bucket.
• Use the insect repellent on any bee hive.
• Use the bucket on the same hive.
• Return to the candle-maker.

Excalibur

• Talk to the lady of the lake in southern Taverley. (3)
• Get a loaf of bread
• Teleport to port sarim
• Enter the jewellery store to the north.
• Give the beggar your bread. (1)

Ritual

• Go to the Zamorakian temple in south-east Varrock.
• Check the chaos altar's inscription.
• Return to Camelot (get a tinderbox) and enter the gates.
• Run East of the castle to the ritual site.
• Stand on the star and light the black candle.
• Drop the bat bones on the star.
• The magic words are "Snarthon Candtrick Termanto".

Finishing up

• Enter the castle and climb the south-east tower.
• Smash the giant crystal with Excalibur.
• Talk to King Arthur.
• Quest complete!