Where to Find Opal in RuneScape: Dragonwilds
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Opal is a shiny little upgrade material in RuneScape: Dragonwilds that players quickly learn to love... and hate. It’s used in some seriously useful gear, but it drops at random, takes patience, and sometimes just decides not to exist for a few hours.
Here’s where to find opal in RuneScape: Dragonwilds.
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How to Get Opal in RuneScape: Dragonwilds
Opal doesn’t come from its own ore. Instead, it randomly drops while mining:
Stone
Tin Ore
Copper Ore
That means you’re not looking for a special “opal rock”—you’re just crossing your fingers while mining basic materials.
Best Tools to Use
You’ll need a Bone Pickaxe or better
Stone Pickaxes won’t cut it when mining Tin and Copper
Higher-tier pickaxes don’t seem to improve Opal drop rate much—just mining speed
Best Location for Opal
Your best bet is the Fractured Plains. It’s full of:
Stone, Tin, and Copper nodes
Aggressive enemies that will absolutely interrupt your mining session
Bring gear, potions, and preferably a decent exit strategy. Or a Lodestone.
Helpful Mining Skills
If you want to boost your chances:
Rocksplosion Spell – Blasts multiple rocks at once, good for farming
Gem Prospector – Unlocks at Level 16 Mining, gives a small bonus to gem drops
Detect Ore – Helps you spot nearby nodes faster
Opal still drops at random, but these tools help make it slightly less painful.
Known Opal Drop Bug
Once you hit Level 50 Mining, Opal may stop dropping or become extremely rare.
Why? The game starts prioritizing higher-tier ores and seems to forget about little old Opal.
Workaround:
Create a lower-level character and mine with them
Or just wait and hope the devs patch it soon (the bug is known, but not yet fixed)
What Opal Is Used For
Once you finally get some, Opal can be used to upgrade gear at the Smithing Anvil, including:
Oak Shortbow
Oak Longbow
Dragonfire Shield
It’s not flashy, but it’s critical for early to mid-game upgrades.
Final Blurb
Opal is like the friend who never answers texts but shows up when you least expect it—usually while you’re just trying to mine stone in peace. Bring a Bone Pickaxe, aim for Fractured Plains, and don’t forget to shout when it finally drops. You’ve earned it.
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