Between a Rock is a mid-level quest that blends travel, puzzle-solving, skilling, and a short boss encounter. Completion unlocks meaningful utility and experience, including a heavy gold helmet, access to the Azinian Mine, a Ring of Wealth teleport to Dondakan’s Rock, 5,000 XP each in Defence, Mining, and Smithing, and two quest points-rewards that can significantly support account progression whether you advance purely through gameplay or choose to buy OSRS gold to save time on skilling and gear upgrades.

Requirements and Preparation

Before starting, you must have completed Dwarf Cannon and Fishing Contest. While not mandatory, starting The Giant Dwarf is strongly recommended, as it simplifies travel via the Keldagrim minecart system.

Skill requirements:

· 50 Smithing

· 40 Mining

· 30 Defence

· 50 Combat recommended

· 43 Prayer is highly beneficial for protection prayers

You will also need to defeat several level 14 scorpions and one boss whose combat level ranges from 75 to 125 depending on your actions later in the quest.

Required items:

· Best pickaxe you can use

· Hammer

· Four gold bars

· ~1,000 coins

Recommended items:

· Combat gear and weapon

· 4–10 pieces of food

· 1 prayer potion

· 2–3 stamina potions

Teleports:

· Ring of Wealth (charged)

· Amulet of Glory (charged)

· Combat Bracelet (charged)

· Games Necklace (charged)

If you have not started The Giant Dwarf, you will also need a teleport to the Keldagrim entrance area. Ensure you have five free inventory spaces before starting.

Starting the Quest

The quest begins at Dondakan’s Rock. If The Giant Dwarf is started, travel from the Grand Exchange using the northwest trapdoor to access the minecart system to Keldagrim. From there, take the boat and then the dwarven fairyman to cross into the area where Dondan is located.

If you have not started The Giant Dwarf, access the Keldagrim tunnel northeast of Rellekka, enter the cave, and again use the dwarven fairyman to reach Dondan.

Speak to Dondan and question why he is firing a cannon at a wall. Agree to help him to officially start Between a Rock.

Keldagrim and the Law Book

After the initial dialogue, return to Keldagrim and speak to the Dwarven Engineer inside the palace near the anvil sign. This advances the quest and unlocks the next steps.

Teleport to the Monastery using a combat bracelet, then travel southwest to the Dwarven Mine. Purchase an ammo mold from Nulodion (five coins), then speak to Rolad in the adjacent building.

Climb down into the mines and collect three book pages:

1. Search minecarts until you find Book Page Two.

2. Kill level 14 scorpions in the southeastern mine area to obtain Book Page One.

3. Mine copper, tin, or iron (outside the Mining Guild) to obtain Book Page Three.

The pages will automatically combine. Return to Rolad, choose to lie when prompted, and receive the Dwarven Law Book. Read it fully.

Golden Cannonball and Helmet

Return to Dondan and exhaust his dialogue options. Give him a gold bar, then teleport to Edgeville, smelt a gold bar into a golden cannonball, and return to Dondan to trigger a cutscene.

You will receive schematics and instructions to create a helmet. Return to Keldagrim, speak again to the Dwarven Engineer, and smith a golden helmet using a gold bar at the anvil. Wear it immediately-it is required for the final section.

Next, teleport to Burthorpe, enter the pub near White Wolf Mountain, and speak to Jorvak to obtain additional schematics.

Assembling the Schematics

Use the base schematics to open the puzzle interface. Assemble the three schematic pieces one at a time, aligning symbols, gears, and cutouts. Once correctly assembled, the schematics will combine into a single item.

Inside the Rock and Boss Fight

Return to Dondakan, equip the heavy gold helmet, and allow him to fire you into the rock. Inside, you have eight minutes before being expelled.

Mine gold ore inside the cave:

· Minimum: 6 gold (boss level 125)

· Recommended for low combat: 15 gold (boss level 75)

Once ready, jump through the wall of flames and speak to the inner flames to start the boss fight. An Azinian Avatar will spawn, using either melee, ranged, or magic. Activate the appropriate protection prayer and defeat it. Do not drop your gold-having fewer than six makes the boss unbeatable.

Quest Completion

After defeating the avatar, you are returned to Dondakan. Speak to him to complete the quest and receive all rewards. Between a Rock is now complete, granting valuable experience, unique access, and a useful teleport for future activities, making it an especially efficient milestone for players looking to progress faster or manage resources such as cheap RS gold more effectively during mid-game and late-game content.