# Old School RuneScape Blood Moon Rises Out Now! | June 30th - Product: Old School RuneScape (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/old-school-runescape) - Vendor: Jagex Ltd - Date: 2026-06-30 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1343370/view/697642648593237572 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/old-school-runescape/releases/2026-06-30-blood-moon-rises-out-now-june-30th What's New is an index, not a publisher: every entry below links to the vendor's own release notes, which are the authoritative source. Entries are labelled where they are hand-curated sample data, pre-releases, or drawn from a secondary source such as a developer blog. Reuse: the summaries, labels and curation here are © What's New. Quote freely with attribution and a link back; wholesale republication of the corpus is not permitted — terms: https://whatsnew.fyi/terms. The vendors' own release notes remain their publishers'. --- - **added** — Launch The Blood Moon Rises Grandmaster quest, the final chapter of the Myreque saga - **added** — Add Vampyrium region accessible after completing The Blood Moon Rises quest - **added** — Add Stymphikes Hunter activity in Vampyrium - **added** — Add Bloodwood trees Woodcutting activity that provides Sap for crafting Seeker arrows - **added** — Add Leechfin Fishing activity in Vampyrium - **added** — Add Venators Slayer creature in Vampyrium - **added** — Add Maggot King solo boss encounter in Vampyrium - **added** — Add Elder venator fang reward from Maggot King used to create Necklace of Rupture ranged amulet - **added** — Add Crimson kisten reward from Maggot King as a BiS Crush Special Attack weapon - **added** — Activate World 390 (AUS) for LMS Competitive - **added** — Activate World 569 (AUS) for Bounty Hunter - **changed** — Move PvP rota to Period A with updated world assignments - **changed** — Set PvP Arena to use 'Zerker' loadouts in Ranked Duels and Tournaments _The Blood Moon rises today, bringing the long-awaited finale of the Myreque saga to Old School!_ --- For the latest on all current known issues & fixes, head [here.](https://secure.runescape.com/m=news/a=13/the-blood-moon-rises---known-issues--fixes?oldschool=1) --- A quick note for RuneLite users: - The Blood Moon Rises makes heavy use of visual layering and depth effects, particularly throughout Vampyrium. - For the best experience, we recommend using the standard GPU plugin. Players using the Legacy GPU plugin may encounter visual issues, so we’d recommend switching over before stepping beyond the veil! --- ##### Changelog - June 30th **The Blood Moon Rises** - The Blood Moon Rises Grandmaster quest launches at 10:00 UTC today! Head over to the Icyene Graveyard and speak to Sarius Guile to begin. - Added a new region, Vampyrium, available after completion of The Blood Moon Rises quest, which includes: - A new Hunter activity - Stymphikes - A new Woodcutting activity - Bloodwood trees - These trees provide Sap, which can be used to create Seeker arrows - an ammunition upgrade that can be applied to existing arrows. - A new Fishing activity - Leechfin Fishing - A new Slayer creature - Venators - A new Solo boss encounter - the Maggot King - Brand new rewards are available from the Maggot King boss, including: - The Elder venator fang - used to make the new BiS ranged amulet - the Necklace of Rupture - The Crimson kisten - a BiS Crush Special Attack weapon **PvP Rota** The PvP rota has moved to **Period A**: - 539 - (US) - PvP World - 318 - (UK) - Bounty Hunter World - 548 - (Germany) - High-Risk PvP World - 577 - (US) - Free-to-Play PvP World - 559 - (UK) - LMS Competitive World 390 (AUS) for LMS Competitive has been **activated** with this rota. World 569 (AUS) for Bounty Hunter has been **activated** with this rota. The PvP Arena is using **'Zerker'** loadouts in Ranked Duels and Tournaments this week. --- ##### The Blood Moon Rises For years, Morytania has endured in the shadow of Lord Lowerniel Drakan. The Myreque have fought, bled, and fallen in the darkness, holding back an evil unlike any other. Thank you to incredible illustrator __(https://x.com/enkoro_art)__ for this stunning artwork. Available to download for your desktop wallpaper __(https://osrs.game/Blood-Moon-Desktop?_gl=1*1h2pih*_gcl_au*MTMyMTczNjk3Ny4xNzgxMDAxNTcz)!_ Want to catch up on where the story left off? We've partnered with creators (https://www.youtube.com/@poisonedpotion/videos), (https://x.com/enkoro_art) and (https://x.com/theskulled) to bring you [this epic lore video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxlCNckevMc)! Now, Drakan has returned to Vampyrium, the ancestral homeland of the vampyres. To step through is to leave the world you knew behind... ##### The Quest: Getting Started The Blood Moon Rises is Old School’s newest Grandmaster quest and marks the final chapter of the Myreque saga. Before you get started, you'll need to ensure you've unlocked the following: _If you can't see the image above, click (https://cdn.runescape.com/assets/img/external/oldschool/2026/Newsposts/2026-05-29/654647gh1.png)!_ To begin the quest, head over to the [Icyene Graveyard](https://oldschool.runescape.wiki/w/Icyene_Graveyard) (accessed via the boat in either south [Burgh de Rott](https://oldschool.runescape.wiki/w/Burgh_de_Rott), (https://oldschool.runescape.wiki/w/Meiyerditch) or (https://oldschool.runescape.wiki/w/Slepe)) and speak to Sarius Guile. _If you can't see the image above, click (https://cdn.runescape.com/assets/img/external/oldschool/2026/Newsposts/2026-06-3X/map.jpg)!_ _If you can't see the image above, click (https://cdn.runescape.com/assets/img/external/oldschool/2026/Newsposts/2026-06-3X/startbmrs.jpg)!_ Rally what remains of the resistance, follow Drakan into the darkness of Vampyrium, and decide the fate of Morytania once and for all! _If you can't see the image above, click (https://cdn.runescape.com/assets/i _[Truncated at 4000 characters — full notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1343370/view/697642648593237572]_