- Archaeology teleport (250 Chronotes)
- Archaeology journal - Teleport to the Archaeology Guild then use the Dig Sites Map
- Combat bracelet - Teleport to the Ranging Guild then run South
- Elder divination skill outfit - Teleport to the Glowing wisp colony then run West
- Ardougne cloak (2, 3, or 4) - Teleport to the Farming Guild then run North East
- Skills necklace - Teleport to Fishing Guild and run East
- Lodestone - Teleport to Ardougne (East) then run North East
- Lodestone - Teleport to Seers' Village then run South
- Fairy Ring (B-L-R) - Teleport to the Legends' Guild then run North West
Archaeologist | Famine | Gee'ka | Taka'ara |
The Stormguard Citadel is a large dig site spanning several areas. It can be excavated starting at level 70 and its last Hotspots can be accessed at level 118. There are a total of 5 different Cache types, 6 Research locations, and 6 Mysteries.
The sections below will give you details concerning each section of the dig site.
Hotspots
The outside section of the Stormguard Citadel, you can find the following Hotspots:
Level | Hotspot | Artefacts | Materials | ||
Experience | Item | Experience | Item | ||
70 | Ikovian memorial | 299 | - Ikovian gerege (damaged) - Toy glider (damaged) - Toy war golem (damaged) |
26.9 | - Stormguard steel - Third Age iron - White oak - Wings of War |
Caches
There are no Cache locations in this section of the Stormguard Citadel.
There is only 1 Research location outside of the Stormguard Citadel. Keep in mind that you only need to have access to a Research Team to study the area. For the team to complete their research, however, you will need the appropriate level.
- Ikovian Tragedy
- Requirement: 70 Archaeology
- Study: North or South archway of the Temple of Ikov
- Rewards: 6,666 Archaeology experience and Ikovian gerege (damaged)
Mysteries
There is only 1 Mystery which can be completed outside of the Stormguard Citadel. It is called "Atonement" and requires 70 Archaeology. It can be completed by obtaining the "Exile's vow" and speaking with Gee'ka. Doing so will earn you 9,300 Archaeology experience. For more information on how to complete Mysteries, please see the Archaeology MysteriesGuide.
Hotspots
On the Recreation section of Stormguard Citadel, you can find the following Hotspots:
Level | Hotspot | Artefacts | Materials | ||
Experience | Item | Experience | Item | ||
70 | Ikovian memorial | 299 | - Ikovian gerege (damaged) - Toy glider (damaged) - Toy war golem (damaged) |
26.9 | - Stormguard steel - Third Age iron - White oak - Wings of War |
76 | Keshik ger | 351 | - Avian song-egg player (damaged) - Keshik drum (damaged) - Morin khuur (damaged) |
31.6 | - Animal furs - Armadylean yellow - Leather scraps - White oak |
81 | Tailory debris | 422 | - Aviansie dreamcoat (damaged) - Ceremonial plume (damaged) - Peacocking parasol (damaged) |
37.9 | - Animal furs - Armadylean yellow - Goldrune - Samite silk |
Caches
In addition to Hotspots, there is 1 type of Cache located here. Collecting Materials from this cache will also give you soil. This Cache includes the following:
Level | Material | Experience |
76 | Armadylean yellow | 56.5 |
There is only 1 Research location within the Recreation section. Keep in mind that you only need to have access to a Research Team to study the area. For the team to complete their research, however, you will need the appropriate level.
- Deer-ly Departed
- Requirement: 81 Archaeology
- Study: Memorial megalith, East of the Keshik ger Hotspots
- Rewards: 10,555 Archaeology experience and Aviansie dreamcoat (damaged)
Mysteries
There are 2 Mysteries which can be completed within the Recreation section. For more information on how to complete these Mysteries, please see the Archaeology Mysteries Guide.
- Leap of Faith
- Requirements: 70 Archaeology
- Basic Details: Cross the 2 gaps at the Citadel (use Boots of Flight)
- Reward: 9,300 Archaeology experience
- The Spy Who Loved Metal
- Requirements: 76 Archaeology
- Basic Details: Obtain all 3 Mission Reports and speak to Gee'ka
- Reward: 12,000 Archaeology experience
Other
While at the Stormguard Citadel, you will need to use different items to help you traverse the terrain. The first item you will need is a repaired Ikovian gerege. Having this item in your inventory or attached to your toolbelt enables you to access the Citadel at all. Once you have ascended to the Citadel, you will notice that there are gaps between the floating islands. As it is a long way down, you will not feel comfortable relying on your Agility skills alone, regardless of your level. As such, you will need to obtain Boots of flight from the Ikovian memorial Hotspots around the portal.
From here on out it gets a bit more aerial. You will need to obtain a Wingsuit v1 (damaged) (North Eastern most building on this island) to repair. Once you have a working Wingsuit v1, you will be able to access all 4 of the main islands groups: Recreation, West Islands, South West Islands, and South Islands. In order to reach the next 3 islands (Dayguard Tower, North Islands, and Nightguard Tower) you will need to upgrade it into a Wingsuit v2 with the Lightning conductors found on the West and South Islands. Attempting to pass the security guards (spinning electric things) before you have upgraded to Wingsuit v2 will cause you to plummet back to the Gielinor surface outside of the Citadel.
To reach the final area of the Stormguard Citadel, you will need to obtain and repair a Stormguard gerege and upgrade to Wingsuit v2. The Gravitron repulsors to upgrade the suit can be found at the Dayguard and Nightguard Towers. These will allow you to access Howl's Workshop.
Note that the suit can be fully upgraded at level 76, however, repairing the Stormguard gerege requires 95 Archaeology so you will be unable to access that area until then. Also be aware that while flying around the Citadel, you may notice some Torn blueprint fragments blowing in the wind. This can be caught to obtain 5-15 Torn blueprint fragments.
Hotspots
On the North-West Islands of Stormguard Citadel, you can find the following Hotspots:
Level | Hotspot | Artefacts | Materials | ||
Experience | Item | Experience | Item | ||
85 | Weapons research debris | 491 | - Hawkeye lens multi-vision scope (damaged) - Talon-3 razor wing (damaged) |
44.2 | - Aetherium alloy - Orthenglass - Stormguard steel - Wings of War |
91 | Gravitron research debris | 646 | - Prototype gravimeter (damaged) - Songbird recorder (damaged) |
58 | - Leather scraps - Orthenglass - Quintessence - Stormguard steel |
Caches
In addition to Hotspots, there is 1 type of Cache located here. Collecting Materials from this cache will also give you soil. This Cache includes the following:
Level | Material | Experience |
85 | Aetherium alloy | 56.5 |
Research
There are no Research locations in this section of the Stormguard Citadel.
Mysteries
There are 2 Mysteries which can be completed within the North-West Islands section. For more information on how to complete these Mysteries, please see the Archaeology Mysteries Guide.
- Wing Out (This Mystery is progressed not completed here)
- Requirements: 76 Archaeology
- Basic Details: Upgrade your Wingsuit to v3 (1 upgrade is on this Island)
- Reward: 9,300 Archaeology experience
- A Study in Aether
- Requirements: 85 Archaeology
- Basic Details: Obtain all 5 Project Reports and speak to Gee'ka
- Reward: 18,000 Archaeology experience
Other
On this island of the Stormguard Citadel is an Inactive portal platform that can be charged using 20 unnoted Quintessence. Charging this portal will allow you to teleport to any of the other portal platforms, including the one located Outside of the Citadel. It can be charged at 76 Archaeology and 70 Divination, doing so will award you with 2,500 Divination experience. There are a total of 4 portals throughout the Citadel, meaning you will need 80 Quintessence total to charge all of them. Charging all 4 portals will complete the "Any Port in a Storm" Achievement.
Hotspots
The South-West Islands of Stormguard Citadel, you can find the following Hotspots:
Level | Hotspot | Artefacts | Materials | ||
Experience | Item | Experience | Item | ||
98 | Destroyed golem | 854 | - Golem heart (damaged) - Golem instruction (damaged) |
76.8 | - Aetherium alloy - Quintessence - Soapstone - Vellum |
Caches
In addition to Hotspots, there is 1 type of Cache located here. Collecting Materials from this cache will also give you soil. This Cache includes the following:
Level | Material | Experience |
70 | Stormguard steel | 56.4 |
There is only 1 Research location within the South-West Islands. Keep in mind that you only need to have access to a Research Team to study the area. For the team to complete their research, however, you will need the appropriate level.
- The Aetherium Giant
- Requirement: 98 Archaeology
- Study: War golem arm (accessed via flight with a wingsuit v2 or v3)
- Rewards: 1,333 Archaeology experience and Opulent wine goblet (damaged)
Mysteries
There are no Mysteries in this section of the Stormguard Citadel.
Other
On this island of the Stormguard Citadel is an Inactive portal platform that can be charged using 20 unnoted Quintessence. Charging this portal will allow you to teleport to any of the other portal platforms, including the one located Outside of the Citadel. It can be charged at 76 Archaeology and 70 Divination, doing so will award you with 2,500 Divination experience. There are a total of 4 portals throughout the Citadel, meaning you will need 80 Quintessence total to charge all of them. Charging all 4 portals will complete the "Any Port in a Storm" Achievement.
Hotspots
On the South-East section of Stormguard Citadel, you can find the following Hotspots:
Level | Hotspot | Artefacts | Materials | ||
Experience | Item | Experience | Item | ||
111 | Flight research debris | 1,446 | - Flat cap (damaged) - Night owl flight goggles (damaged) |
130 | - Armadylean yellow - Leather scraps - Orthenglass - Samite silk |
Caches
There are no Caches in this section of the Stormguard Citadel.
Research
There are no Research locations in this section of the Stormguard Citadel.
Mysteries
There is 1 Mystery which can be progressed within the South-East Islands section. For more information on how to complete these Mysteries, please see the Archaeology Mysteries Guide.
- Wing Out
- Requirements: 76 Archaeology
- Basic Details: Upgrade your Wingsuit to v3 (1 upgrade is on this Island)
- Reward: 9,300 Archaeology experience
Other
On this island of the Stormguard Citadel is an Inactive portal platform that can be charged using 20 unnoted Quintessence. Charging this portal will allow you to teleport to any of the other portal platforms, including the one located Outside of the Citadel. It can be charged at 76 Archaeology and 70 Divination, doing so will award you with 2,500 Divination experience. There are a total of 4 portals throughout the Citadel, meaning you will need 80 Quintessence total to charge all of them. Charging all 4 portals will complete the "Any Port in a Storm" Achievement.
You will need to have a Wingsuit v2 to access this island.
Hotspots
On the Dayguard Tower section of Stormguard Citadel, you can find the following Hotspots:
Level | Hotspot | Artefacts | Materials | ||
Experience | Item | Experience | Item | ||
95 | Keshik tower debris | 741 | - Dayguard shield (damaged) - Stormguard gerege (damaged) |
66.6 | - Goldrune - Stormguard steel - White oak - Wings of War |
Caches
In addition to Hotspots, there is 1 type of Cache located here. Collecting Materials from this cache will also give you soil. This Cache includes the following:
Level | Material | Experience |
70 | Wings of War | 56.4 |
Research
There are no Research locations in this section of the Stormguard Citadel.
Mysteries
There is 1 Mystery which can potentially be completed within the Dayguard Tower section. For more information on how to complete these Mysteries, please see the Archaeology Mysteries Guide.
- Wing Out
- Requirements: 76 Archaeology
- Basic Details: Upgrade your Wingsuit to v3 (1 upgrade is on this Island)
- Reward: 9,300 Archaeology experience
You will need to have a Wingsuit v2 to access this island.
Hotspots
There are no Hotspots in this section of the Stormguard Citadel.
Caches
On the North-East Island, there are 2 types of Cache located here. Collecting Materials from this cache will also give you soil. This Cache includes the following:
Level | Material | Experience |
85 | Aetherium alloy | 56.5 |
91 | Quintessence | 92.9 |
Research
There are no Research locations in this section of the Stormguard Citadel.
Mysteries
There are no Mysteries in this section of the Stormguard Citadel.
Other
On this island of the Stormguard Citadel is an Inactive portal platform that can be charged using 20 unnoted Quintessence. Charging this portal will allow you to teleport to any of the other portal platforms, including the one located Outside of the Citadel. It can be charged at 76 Archaeology and 70 Divination, doing so will award you with 2,500 Divination experience. There are a total of 4 portals throughout the Citadel, meaning you will need 80 Quintessence total to charge all of them. Charging all 4 portals will complete the "Any Port in a Storm" Achievement.
You will need to have a Wingsuit v2 to access this island.
Hotspots
On the Nightguard Tower section of Stormguard Citadel, you can find the following Hotspots:
Level | Hotspot | Artefacts | Materials | ||
Experience | Item | Experience | Item | ||
103 | Keshik weapon rack | 1,058 | - Blackfire lance (damaged) - Nightguard shield (damaged) |
95.2 | - Aetherium alloy - Quintessence - Stormguard steel - Wings of War |
Caches
In addition to Hotspots, there is 1 type of Cache located here. Collecting Materials from this cache will also give you soil. This Cache includes the following:
Level | Material | Experience |
70 | Wings of War | 56.4 |
There is only 1 Research location within the Nightguard Tower. Keep in mind that you only need to have access to a Research Team to study the area. For the team to complete their research, however, you will need the appropriate level.
- Night and Day
- Requirement: 95 Archaeology
- Study: Keshik coat of arms on the South side of the tower
- Rewards: 20,238 Archaeology experience and Stormguard gerege (damaged)
Mysteries
There is 1 Mystery which can be potentially completed within the Nightguard Tower section. For more information on how to complete these Mysteries, please see the Archaeology Mysteries Guide.
- Wing Out
- Requirements: 76 Archaeology
- Basic Details: Upgrade your Wingsuit to v3 (1 upgrade is on this Island)
- Reward: 9,300 Archaeology experience
You will need to have a Wingsuit v3 and a Stormguard gerege to access this area. To reach it, you will need to interact with the Gravitational core located between the North-West and South-West islands.
Hotspots
On Howl's Workshop section of Stormguard Citadel, you can find the following Hotspots:
Level | Hotspot | Artefacts | Materials | ||
Experience | Item | Experience | Item | ||
112 | Aetherium forge | 1,497 | - Prototype godbow (damaged) - Prototype godstaff (damaged) - Prototype godsword (damaged) |
135 | - Aetherium alloy - Goldrune - Quintessence - Wings of War |
118 | Howl's workshop debris | 1,761 | - Chuluu stone (damaged) - Quintessence counter (damaged) - Spherical astrolabe (damaged) |
158 | - Aetherium alloy - Armadylean yellow - Quintessence - Soapstone |
Caches
In addition to Hotspots, there is 1 type of Cache located here. Collecting Materials from this cache will also give you soil. This Cache includes the following:
Level | Material | Experience |
91 | Quintessence | 92.9 |
There are 2 Research locations within Howl's Workshop. Keep in mind that you only need to have access to a Research Team to study the area. For the team to complete their research, however, you will need the appropriate level.
- Back to the Drawing Board
- Requirement: 95 Archaeology
- Study: Theoretical blueprints on top of the workshop
- Rewards: 20,238 Archaeology experience, 50 Torn blueprint fragments (Howl's Workshop), and Prototype godsword (damaged)
- Howling Man
- Requirement: 118 Archaeology
- Study: Theoretical blueprints inside of the workshop
- Rewards: 69,904 Archaeology experience and Chuluu stone (damaged)
Mysteries
There is 1 Mystery which can be completed within Howl's Workshop. For more information on how to complete these Mysteries, please see the Archaeology Mysteries Guide.
- Howl's Floating Workshop
- Requirements: 95 Archaeology
- Basic Details: Interact with various aspects of the workshop
- Reward: 28,000 Archaeology experience and access to Ancient Invention
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