How to Gather Spooky Tokens in RuneScape
What Are Spooky Tokens?
Spooky Tokens are limited-time event currency earned during the RuneScape Halloween event, usually running from mid-October through early November. You can trade them for Halloween cosmetics, such as pumpkin lanterns, spectral pets, ghostly transmogs, and previous seasonal items from past events.
Unlike typical currencies, Spooky Tokens can be earned through multiple in-game activities—from participating in the Halloween event hub to completing combat encounters or engaging in skill-based activities. The more you play and interact with the Halloween event, the more tokens you’ll gather.
Step 1: Visit the Halloween Hub
Your first stop is the Halloween Hub, typically located in Draynor Village, Burthorpe, or another accessible seasonal area. When you log in during the event, you’ll receive a pop-up invitation or notice from the in-game event guide (often named something like Spookerton or Death’s Assistant).
Teleport directly: Use the event teleport in the seasonal interface or speak to Death’s servant to be whisked to the hub instantly.
Why visit first: This is where all Halloween activities are centralized. Here, you’ll find daily challenges, mini-games, and vendors who trade your tokens for rewards.
Each day you visit, you’ll receive a daily login bonus of Spooky Tokens, often starting with 100–250 and increasing with consecutive logins.
Step 2: Complete the Halloween Event Activities
The primary method to earn Spooky Tokens is by participating in the Halloween event activities found within the hub. These change slightly each year but generally include:
1. Haunted House Minigame
Explore a haunted mansion filled with puzzles, ghostly NPCs, and hidden treasures. Completing rooms or finding rare cursed items grants 50–200 tokens per run.
Tip: Equip light sources like a lantern for faster navigation.
Pro Trick: Re-running the Haunted House after a cooldown often yields bonus tokens during “double token” periods announced on the in-game event board.
2. Pumpkin Smash
A fast-paced mini-event where you destroy giant pumpkins scattered around the event zone. Each pumpkin gives 10–25 tokens, and special “Golden Pumpkins” drop up to 100.
Efficiency tip: Use area-of-effect abilities or multi-target spells to destroy pumpkins quickly.
Spawn cycles: Pumpkins respawn every 3–5 minutes—rotate between spawn points for continuous gains.
3. Spectral Rift Combat Encounter
Fight waves of spooky enemies such as ghost knights, wraiths, and undead banshees. Defeating them drops tokens and sometimes event-only items.
Solo or group: You can participate solo or in a public instance for faster wave clears.
Rewards: Each completed wave grants 50–150 Spooky Tokens, with bonus payouts at milestone rounds.
4. Spooky Scavenger Hunts
Death or his minions may give you “trick-or-treat” scavenger clues around Gielinor. These tasks send you to iconic locations like Varrock or Falador to retrieve eerie objects.
Token reward: 200–500 tokens for completing the full scavenger chain.
Time tip: Stack multiple scavenger hunts before heading out to maximize travel efficiency.
Step 3: Daily Challenges and Time-Limited Bonuses
RuneScape’s Halloween events often feature daily and weekly challenges that yield the most consistent Spooky Token rewards.
Daily Challenges
Each day, Death’s Assistant or the event board will assign 3–5 daily objectives, such as:
“Defeat 50 spectral minions”
“Participate in 3 Pumpkin Smash rounds”
“Craft 10 Halloween treats”
Completing them grants 250–500 tokens per challenge, plus additional XP lamps or cosmetics.
Double Token Hours
During the event, Jagex frequently hosts “Double Token” hours or weekends, where all activities reward twice the normal tokens. These are announced in the in-game event timer or RuneScape newsfeed.
Best strategy: Save your high-yield activities (like Spectral Rift battles) for these double token periods.
Stacking bonuses: Double Token hours often stack with membership boosts or Treasure Hunter multipliers, letting you earn thousands of tokens per hour.