Make the Lantern, Light It, Then Equip It
Make Empty Lanterns from Molten Glass in Crafting, turn them into metal lanterns in Smithing, then use Firemaking to produce the lit variants. Equip the lit lantern in Offhand when you need light to reduce a combat area's darkness penalty.
This route covers Demo 0.11.4. Keep the lantern component, metal casing and lit item separate when checking your supplies. Making the casing is only part of the route to an equipped light source.
Prepare Glass and Unlock the Relevant Skills
Woodcutting level 2 opens Mining, and Mining level 2 opens Smithing. Crafting opens at Woodcutting level 5. Molten Glass is a Smithing level 2 recipe that consumes 1 Bucket of Sand. Keep the glass for the Empty Lantern recipe in Crafting.
If you already train Thieving, the Craftsman at level 17 can also provide Empty Lanterns, Molten Glass and Buckets of Sand. Check your Bank before preparing another batch of components. Use whichever route fits the materials and skills you already have.
Make and Light Your Lantern
- Craft Empty Lanterns using Molten Glass in Crafting. These supply the lantern component used by the metal-lantern recipes.
- Use the Empty Lanterns in the Steel Lantern, Mithril Lantern or Adamant Lantern recipe in Smithing to make the unlit metal version.
- Run the matching lighting recipe in Firemaking to create the lit variant. At Firemaking level 30, the Steel recipe converts 10 Steel Lanterns into 10 lit Steel Lanterns.
- Equip the lit lantern in your Offhand slot so its light is part of your combat equipment.
- Compare your equipped light with the destination's darkness before fighting, so you can judge the remaining penalty for that encounter.
Compare the Lighting Requirements
The Adamant Lantern casing requires Smithing level 48, while its lit variant comes from Firemaking level 50. Unlocking the casing therefore does not finish the lighting chain. Choose a lantern for which you can complete both stages.
| Lantern | Details |
|---|---|
| Steel Lantern (Lit) | Firemaking level 30; Offhand |
| Mithril Lantern (Lit) | Firemaking level 40; Offhand |
| Adamant Lantern (Lit) | Firemaking level 50; Offhand |
Use Light Against Combat Darkness
Murkwoods is a Dark Area with darkness 36, and entry requires the Copper Slayer Permit. Combat calculates the darkness penalty from area darkness minus equipped light. Compare those values before deciding that a lantern is enough for your destination.
Darkness reduces combat accuracy and evasion, with the darkness used for those reductions capped at 20. A light source matters through the penalty it changes. Review your overall combat setup after equipping it, especially when it replaces gear you normally rely on.
The Glowstone Ring adds 10 to your light stat and uses a Ring slot. A lit metal lantern uses Offhand, which can also hold a shield or defender. Compare the light you need with the attack or defensive bonuses you would replace.
The lit Steel, Mithril and Adamant lanterns provide light without direct combat bonuses. Treat them as utility choices for darkness. For other activities, check whether the activity uses light before replacing equipment solely to carry a lantern.
Check the Recipe, Lit Item and Active Loadout
- Still carrying an Empty Lantern or an unlit metal lantern? Finish the matching Firemaking lighting recipe and equip its lit result.
- Crafting stopped partway through? Check your materials and selected stop condition. Artisan crafting stops if a step cannot meet its item and currency costs.
- Changed loadouts or replaced your Offhand item? Check that the lit lantern is equipped in the setup you intend to use for dark combat.
- Still suffering a darkness penalty? Compare the area's darkness with your equipped light rather than judging the setup by the lantern's name.