For other bonds, see Bond (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Bonde family or bind.
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Release | 25 September 2013 (Update) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Members | No | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Quest item | No | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Properties | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tradeable | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Equipable | No | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stackable | No | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disassembly | No | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Destroy | This object cannot be dropped or destroyed. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Examine | Help your friends by trading them bonds so they can get membership, Treasure Hunter keys or RuneCoins for free. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Options [?] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Backpack | Redeem, Deposit, Drop | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Values | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Value | 15,000,000 coins | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alchemy | Not alchemisable | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
On death | Always kept | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 0.003kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grand Exchange | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Exchange | 135,560,367 coins (info) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Buy limit | 150 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Volume | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Item ID | 29492 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Links | MRID•recipe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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A bondis an in-game item that allows a player to pay for selected account-related and out-of-game benefits such as membership, RuneCoins, and Treasure Hunter keys with in-game resources. Bonds purchased with real money start off as tradeable.
Tradeable bonds may be traded to other players and sold on the Grand Exchange. However, when the transaction is complete, the bond will become untradeable. A bond is always bound to a player when it has not been redeemed or traded to another player. It is always kept on death, even when inside the Wilderness. Both tradeable and untradeable versions may be stored in a player's currency pouch, up to a shared total of 500. Players can only put an offer for one bond per Grand Exchange slot. Bonds are exempt from the Grand Exchange sales tariff.
Contents
- 1 Products
- 1.1 Redeeming
- 1.2 Other uses
- 1.3 Charitable donations
- 2 Costs
- 2.1 Real-life currencies
- 2.2 History
- 2.3 Cost analysis
- 3 Controversy
- 4 Gallery
- 4.1 Miscellaneous
- 4.2 Managing bonds
- 4.3 Confirmation
- 4.4 Redeemed
- 5 Update history
- 6 Trivia
- 7 References
Products[edit | edit source]
When purchased using real life currency, bonds are tradeable. Once traded to another player for an in-game sum of money or items, they become untradeable. Bonds can be made tradeable again for a payment of 10% of their Grand Exchange value (10% currently being 13,556,037 coins).
Right-click options for the untradeable bond in inventory are: Redeem, Convert, Deposit, Use, Drop, Examine. Redeem allows you to spend the bond. Convert allows you to make the bond tradeable again (for a fee). Deposit places the bond(s) in your currency pouch.
Redeeming[edit | edit source]
At any time, whether tradeable or untradeable, bonds can be redeemed for one of the following:
Item | Price sold at | Members | Description | Available to irons? | Total coin cost | Cost per day or unit | |
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Bank Bundle | 3 | Purchase a Small Bank Booster which gives 50 extra bank slots and 3 bank presets. | 406,681,101 | N/A | |||
Bank Bundle | 2 | Purchase a Small Bank Booster which gives 50 extra bank slots and 3 bank presets. | 271,120,734 | N/A | |||
Large Bank Booster | 7 | The Large Bank Booster provides an additional 250 bank slots. | 948,922,569 | N/A | |||
Premier Membership | 20 | Provides 12-months of membership with additional rewards. | 2,711,207,340 | 7,423,897 | |||
14 days of membership | 1 | Adds 14 days of membership to players account. | 135,560,367 | 9,682,883 | |||
29 days of membership | 2 | Adds 29 days of membership to players account. | 271,120,734 | 9,348,991 | |||
45 days of membership | 3 | Adds 45 days of membership to players account. | 406,681,101 | 9,037,358 | |||
15 Treasure Hunter keys | 1 | Gives 15 keys to use for Treasure Hunter. | 135,560,367 | 9,037,358 | |||
195 RuneCoins | 1 | Adds 195 RuneCoins to the players account. | 135,560,367 | 695,181 | |||
585 RuneCoins | 3 | Adds 585 RuneCoins to the players account. | 406,681,101 | 695,181 | |||
1950 RuneCoins | 10 | Adds 1950 RuneCoins to the players account. | 1,355,603,670 | 695,181 | |||
Dwarven instinct aura[s 1] | 2 | Unlocks the Dwarven instinct aura. | 271,120,734 | N/A | |||
Desert pantheon aura[s 1] | 2 | Unlocks the Desert pantheon aura. | 271,120,734 | N/A | |||
Mahjarrat aura[s 1] | 3 | Unlocks the Mahjarrat aura. | 406,681,101 | N/A | |||
Display name change | 1 | Allows the player to change their display name, once per use. | 135,560,367 | N/A | |||
Portable Trader | 1 | Gives a Trader summoning stone which can be used to spawn the Portable trader. | 135,560,367 | N/A | |||
1 month of RuneMetrics Pro | 1 | Upgrade to RuneMetrics Pro to start an ultra-detailed log of your XP, Wealth and Combat activity. | 135,560,367 | 4,518,679 | |||
6 months of RuneMetrics Pro | 5 | Upgrade to RuneMetrics Pro to start an ultra-detailed log of your XP, Wealth and Combat activity. | 677,801,835 | 3,724,186 | |||
12 months of RuneMetrics Pro | 10 | Upgrade to RuneMetrics Pro to start an ultra-detailed log of your XP, Wealth and Combat activity. | 1,355,603,670 | 3,713,983 |
- ^ a b c Available only until unlocked.
Furthermore, the following time-limited options are available whenever a corresponding event is active:
Item | Price sold at | Members | Description | Available to irons? | Total coin cost | Cost per day or unit | Availability | |
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14 Days Membership Passcode | 1 | After purchasing, a membership code will be delivered to the players RuneScape inbox. This can be redeemed on any account to gain 14 days of membership. | 135,560,367 | 9,682,883 | 20 September 2022 to 29 July 2024 |
If the player has both tradeable and untradeable bonds, the latter will be used first.
Other uses[edit | edit source]
Bonds can be:
- Traded with other players
- Sold for in-game money
- Used to buy RuneFest tickets (when tickets are eligible to be purchased during the year)
- Used to buy Summer Special membership (when eligible to be purchased during the year)
- Used to buy Top Trumps
- Used to buy a Block N Load Steam key[1]
- Used to unlock all of the rewards from the Treasure map (The Beach) during The Beach
Charitable donations[edit | edit source]
Jagex donated approximately $4.70 per bond put into the Well of Goodwill. A selection of charities have benefited from the donations.
Costs[edit | edit source]
Real-life currencies[edit | edit source]
Since 25 June 2024, the price of a bond increased to the following prices.[2]
Currency | Bonds | Price per million coins (single bond) | |||
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1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | ||
AUD | $11.49 | $34.47 | $57.45 | $114.90 | $0.08 |
CAD | $9.99 | $29.97 | $49.95 | $99.90 | $0.07 |
EUR | €7.99 | €23.97 | €39.95 | €79.90 | €0.06 |
GBP | £5.99 | £17.97 | £29.95 | £59.90 | £0.04 |
USD (and RoW) | $8.99 | $26.97 | $44.95 | $89.90 | $0.07 |
History[edit | edit source]
On 4 May 2022, the price of a bond increased to the following prices.[3]
Currency | Bonds | Price per million coins (single bond) | |||
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1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | ||
GBP | £4.99 | £14.99 | £24.99 | £49.99 | £0.04 |
USD | $7.99 | $23.99 | $39.99 | $79.99 | $0.06 |
CAD | $8.99 | $26.99 | $44.99 | $89.99 | $0.07 |
EUR | €6.99 | €20.99 | €34.99 | €69.99 | €0.05 |
AUD | $9.99 | $29.99 | $49.99 | $99.99 | $0.15 |
BRL | R$16.99 | R$50.99 | R$84.99 | R$169.99 | R$0.13 |
MXN | $92.99 | $278.99 | $464.99 | $929.99 | $0.69 |
MYR | RM23.99 | RM71.99 | RM119.99 | RM239.99 | RM0.15 |
DKK | 42.99 kr. | 128.99 kr. | 214.99 kr. | 429.99 kr. | 0.32 kr. |
NOK | 43.99 kr | 131.99 kr | 219.99 kr | 439.99 kr | 0.32 kr |
SEK | 53.99kr | 161.99kr | 268.99kr | 539.99kr | 0.33 kr |
JPY | ¥800 | ¥2400 | ¥4000 | ¥8000 | ¥5.9 |
CHF | CHF6.49 | CHF19.49 | CHF32.49 | CHF64.99 | CHF0.05 |
PLN | 22.99zł | 68.99zł | 114.99zł | 229.99zł | 0.17zł |
SGD | S$8.49 | S$25.49 | S$42.49 | S$84.99 | S$0.06 |
NZD | $7.99 | $23.99 | $39.99 | $79.99 | $0.06 |
ZAR | R90.11 | R270.78 | R451.46 | R903.14 | R0.66 |
COP | $24,307 | $72,921 | $121,535 | $243,070 | $179.31 |
On 4 June 2018, along with membership, the price of a bond increased, as well as the number of keys and RuneCoins awarded when redeemed.[4]
Currency | Bonds | |||
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1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | |
GBP | £3.99 | £11.99 | £19.99 | £39.99 |
USD | $6.99 | $20.99 | $34.99 | $69.99 |
CAD | $7.39 | $22.19 | $36.99 | $73.99 |
EUR | €5.69 | €17.09 | €28.49 | €56.99 |
AUD | $7.99 | $23.99 | $39.99 | $79.99 |
BRL | R$13.99 | R$41.99 | R$69.99 | R$139.99 |
MXN | $76.99 | $230.99 | $384.99 | $769.99 |
MYR | RM19.99 | RM59.99 | RM99.99 | RM199.99 |
DKK | KR35.49 | KR106.49 | KR177.49 | KR354.99 |
NOK | KR43.99 | KR131.99 | KR219.99 | KR439.99 |
SEK | KR44.99 | KR134.99 | KR224.99 | KR449.99 |
JPY | 800円 | 2400円 | 4000円 | 8000円 |
CHF | CHF6.49 | CHF19.49 | CHF32.49 | CHF64.99 |
PLN | 18.99zł | 56.99zł | 94.99zł | 189.99zł |
SGD | S$8.49 | S$25.49 | S$42.49 | S$84.99 |
NZD | $7.99 | $23.99 | $39.99 | $79.99 |
ZAR | R90.11 | R270.78 | R451.46 | R903.14 |
COP | $24,307 | $72,921 | $121,535 | $243,070 |
On 1 March 2015, along with membership, the price of a bond increased[5], and could be redeemed for 15 keys or 195 RuneCoins. Bonds cost the following:
Currency | Price (each) |
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GBP | £3.59 |
USD | $5.99 |
CAD | $6.19 |
EUR | €5.09 |
AUD | $6.99 |
BRL | R$13.99 |
MXN | $68.99 |
On release of 25 September 2013, the bond prices were the following. Bonds could only be redeemed for 8 spins or 160 RuneCoins:
Currency | Price (each) |
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GBP | £3.00 |
USD | $5.00 |
EUR | €4.25 |
Cost analysis[edit | edit source]
Assuming minimum wage in each country, for each of the currencies listed:
Country | Min. wage | Single Bond price | GP/h |
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UK | Varies, see below | £5.99 | Varies, see below |
USA | $7.25[6] | $8.99 | 109,322,876 |
Canada | Varies, see below | $9.99 | Varies, see below |
Europe | Varies | €7.99 | Varies |
Australia | $23.23[7] | $11.49 | 274,070,263 |
Brazil | R$4.75[8] | R$13.99 | 46,026,572 |
Mexico | $19.17[9][note 1] | $68.99 | 37,662,862 |
Malaysia | RM5.29[10] | RM23.99 | 39,861,831 |
Japan | ¥901[11] | ¥800 | 152,674,863 |
New Zealand | $21.20 | $9.99 | 287,675,653 |
- ^ Based on a minimum wage of $123.22 per day and a 45-hour work week
UK:Cost of 1 bond: £5.99
"Tier" | Min. wage[12] | Bonds/h | GP/h |
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Apprentice | £6.40 | 1.07 | 144,839,123 |
Under 18 | £5.28 | 1.07 | 144,839,123 |
18 to 20 | £8.60 | 1.44 | 194,627,571 |
21 and over | £11.44 | 1.91 | 258,899,932 |
The Netherlands:Cost of 1 bond: €7.99
Age (years) | Min. wage[13] | Bonds/h | GP/h |
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15 | €3.98 | 0.5 | 67,525,689 |
16 | €4.58 | 0.57 | 77,705,441 |
17 | €5.24 | 0.66 | 88,903,169 |
18 | €6.64 | 0.83 | 112,655,924 |
19 | €7.96 | 1 | 135,051,379 |
20 | €10.62 | 1.33 | 180,181,614 |
21+ | €13.27 | 1.66 | 225,142,186 |
Canada:Cost of 1 bond: $9.99
Province/Territory | Min. wage[14] | Bonds/h | GP/h |
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Alberta | $15.00 | 1.5 | 203,544,094 |
British Columbia | $16.75 | 1.68 | 227,290,905 |
Manitoba | $15.30 | 1.53 | 207,614,976 |
New Brunswick | $14.75 | 1.48 | 200,151,693 |
Newfoundland & Labrador | $15.00 | 1.5 | 203,544,094 |
Northwest Territories | $16.05 | 1.61 | 217,792,181 |
Nova Scotia | $15.00 | 1.5 | 203,544,094 |
Nunavut | $19.00 | 1.9 | 257,822,519 |
Ontario | $16.55 | 1.66 | 224,576,984 |
Prince Edward Island | $15.00 | 1.5 | 203,544,094 |
Québec | $15.25 | 1.53 | 206,936,496 |
Saskatchewan | $14.00 | 1.4 | 189,974,488 |
Yukon | $16.77 | 1.68 | 227,562,297 |
Controversy[edit | edit source]
A section of the RuneScape community found the introduction of bonds hypocritical and destructive to the integrity of the game, claiming that it was real-world trading in the form of gold-selling. This is due to the fact that the bonds can be bought with real-life money and sold for in-game gold.
Jagex has said that despite the controversies, bonds reduced the amount of other real world trading that occurred on non-Jagex sites; within a week of the introduction of bonds, according to Jagex the amount of other real-world trading dropped by 61%, and the amount of coins that was transferred by other real world trading was down by 81%.[15]
Gallery[edit | edit source]
Miscellaneous[edit | edit source]
Concept art of a bond
The official stages for using a bond
An ingame popup advertising bonds
Email to be eligible to buy Block N Load with bonds.
Summer Special for bonds
The popup that appears after logging in for the first time following the release of the bonds.
The popup that appears that advertises bonds.
Managing bonds[edit | edit source]
The interface for bonds
The interface for converting untradeable bonds
Managing bonds during summer 2014
Managing bonds during summer 2015
Managing bonds during summer 2016
Manage bonds for Runefest 2015
Manage bonds for missing loot from the treasure map
Managing bonds during December 2016
Managing bonds during the availability of Portable Trader.
The option to redeem a physical TShirt for 6 bonds.
See AlsoRuneCoinsRedeeming a ticket for RuneFest 2015
Selection screen for which membership package to pick
Selection screen for which gold membership package to pick
Selection screen for which membership package to pick during the summer of 2014
Selection screen for which package to pick during the 2014 RuneFest offer
Selection screen for which premier club membership package to pick
Confirmation[edit | edit source]
Confirmation for redeeming a bond for RuneCoins
Confirmation for redeeming a bond for Spins
Confirmation for redeeming a bond for Key tokens
Confirmation for redeeming a bond for membership
Confirmation for redeeming a bond for a Runefest 2015 ticket
Confirmation for redeeming a bond for missing loot from the treasure map
Confirmation to redeem a physical T-shirt using bonds
Confirmation for redeeming a bond for Portable Trader
Confirmation for redeeming a bond for RuneMetrics
Redeeming for the 2016 Summer of Adventure
Changing your name with bonds.
Managing bonds during December 2016
Redeemed[edit | edit source]
Redeemed for membership
Redeemed for RuneCoins
Redeemed for Spins
Redeemed for Key tokens
Redeemed for a display name change.
Redeemed a hotel ticket for RuneFest 2014
Redeemed for the 2016 Summer of Adventure
Redeemed for the 2018 Summer Special Promotion
Redeemed for missing loot from the treasure map
Redeemed for the bronze tier Premier Club
Redeemed for the silver tier Premier Club
Redeemed for the gold tier Premier Club
Update history[edit | edit source]
This information has been compiled as part of the update history project. Some updates may not be included – see here for how to help out!
- patch 29 July 2024(Update):
- Players will no longer be able to convert Bonds into Membership Passcodes, existing codes will continue to function.
- Bonds still can be used to grant 14 Days of Membership to the account that activates them.
- Players will no longer be able to convert Bonds into Membership Passcodes, existing codes will continue to function.
- hidden Unknown:
- Started A/B test that removes option for certain players to redeem a bond for a 14 Days Membership Passcode.
- patch 8 July 2024(Update):
- Fixed an issue that caused the implemented limit for Bond purchases to function incorrectly for some players.
- patch 5 February 2024(Update):
- Players are now limited to purchasing 3 membership passcodes with Bonds per week.
- update 20 September 2022(Update):
- Players can now redeem bonds for a 14 Days Membership Passcodes, enabling purchasing membership with bonds for Fresh Start Worlds accounts.
- patch 13 June 2022(Update):
- Fixed an issue causing the 'removed coins from money pouch' message to be displayed twice when converting Bonds.
- patch 1 March 2021(Update):
- Fixed an issue that was preventing the correct total number of Bonds owned by the user to be displayed.
- patch 26 October 2020(Update):
- Text that appears when converting Bonds to RuneCoins has been updated.
- patch 25 November 2019(Update):
- The View T&Cs option on the Redeem Bonds menu will now correctly navigate the player to the Jagex Terms and Conditions webpage.
- patch 12 June 2017(Update):
- An issue regarding Ironmen converting untradeable bonds, causing loss of money (as they cannot trade tradeable Bonds), has been fixed.
- patch 18 August 2014(Update):
- The bonds pouch now correctly opens if you do not have your inventory visible in Legacy mode.
- patch 24 February 2014(Update):
- A reference to Treasure Hunter keys has been corrected in a bond’s description.
Trivia[edit | edit source]
- Despite being tradeable, bonds cannot be placed in the party chest at the Party Room, stored in the treasure chest from Carnillean Rising, or in a Beast of Burden; they could also not be staked at the Duel Arena or in Conquest, nor can they be disassembled or fed to a baby troll.
- Bond is the only item for which a trade volume is not visible on the Grand Exchange Database.
- Alongside not stacking in a bank, there is also no placeholder for a bond within the bank.
- The initial Grand Exchange price for bonds upon their release was 7 million coins. This could be a reference to James Bond and the 007 franchise.
- When redeeming bonds for RuneFest, the room number displayed in the example was "#237". This is a reference to the film The Shining.
- Redeeming bonds for RuneFest on an account without a verified email gave a message: You must have a validated email address to purchase RuneFest packages.
References[edit | edit source]
- ^ Jagex. "Bonds for Block N Load Steam key." RuneScape Customer Support.
- ^ Jagex. "Bond Price Changes (June 2024)." RuneScape Customer Support.
- ^ Jagex. "Price Increase." RuneScape Customer Support.
- ^ Jagex. "Price Increase." RuneScape Customer Support.
- ^ Jagex. "Price Increase." RuneScape Customer Support.
- ^ Minimum Wage. U.S. Department of Labor. (Archived from the original on 3 September 2020.)
- ^ Minimum wages. Fair Work Ombudsman. (Archived from the original on 9 October 2023.)
- ^ LEI Nº 14.013, DE 10 DE JUNHO DE 2020 (Portuguese). National Press. 12 June 2020. (Archived from the original on 3 September 2020.)
- ^ BOLETÍN Número 219/2019 [Bulletin Number 219/2019] (Spanish). Government of Mexico. 17 December 2019. (Archived from the original on 3 September 2020.)
- ^ Minimum Wages Order 2020 pp. 11. Malaysian Plastics Manufacturers Association. 10 January 2020. (Archived from the original on 21 January 2023.)
- ^ 令和元年度 地域別最低賃金 答申状況 [State of Minimum Wage Report by Region] (Japanese). Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare. 9 August 2019. (Archived from the original on 3 September 2020.)
- ^ National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage rates. GOV.UK. (Archived from the original on 9 April 2024.)
- ^ Amount of the hourly minimum wage. Government of the Netherlands. (Archived from the original on 18 January 2024.)
- ^ Minimum Wage by Province. Retail Council of Canada. (Archived from the original on 30 November 2023.)
- ^ Mod Pips. "Bonds – One Week In." 2 October 2013. RuneScape News.