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A player interchanging between various armours.

For boxed armour sets, see Item set.

Armour includes items that can provide defence bonuses during combat. It reduces the chances of being hit, but does not reduce damage taken (except some pieces of armour which usually only reduce the damage of certain attacks). Armour comes in many varieties for each combat class.

[edit] Melee Armour

See Armour/Melee Armour.

[edit] Ranged Armour

See Armour/Ranged Armour.

[edit] Magic Armour

See Armour/Magic Armour.

[edit] Prayer Armour

Defence Level	Prayer Level	Name	Members
1	1	Priest gown	No
1	1	Monk robes	No
1	1	Shade robes	No
1	1	Zamorak robes	Yes
1	1	Druid robes	Yes
1	1	God books	Yes
10	1	White armour	Yes
45	35	Spirit shield	Yes
70	1	Verac the Defiled's armour	Yes
70	60	Blessed spirit shield	Yes
75	70	Arcane spirit shield (with 65 Magic)	Yes
75	70	Spectral spirit shield (with 65 Magic)	Yes
75	75	Divine spirit shield	Yes
75	75	Elysian spirit shield	Yes
20	10	Initiate armour	Yes
30	20	Proselyte armour	Yes
1	20	Vestment robe	Yes
1	40	Mitre	Yes
1	40	Vestment cloak	Yes
1	60	Stole	Yes
1	60	Crozier	Yes

[edit] Prayer Robes

Priest, Monk, Shade, Zamorak_(m), Druid_(m)
Robe Top, Robe Bottoms

There are many robes that affect Prayer: Priest Gowns and Zamorak Robes give the lowest Prayer bonus, while Druid robes give a slightly higher bonus. Monk's Robes give the highest Prayer bonus in Free-to-play. Monk's Robes were very popular when Player killing was allowed prior to the 10 December 2007 updates. They are still often used by free players and those who cannot use Proselyte armour, which gives a higher bonus. However, these robes are not used often in minigames (nor are they recommended to be used in them). The wearer may find themselves often coming under attack from different attack styles in a multicombat area and, being able to use only one protect prayer at a time, this basically ensures a swift death (i.e. a player with monk's robes using Protect from Melee against a warrior coming under fire by a ranger, and being unable to protect from both).

[edit] God books_(m)

Holy (Saradomin), Balance (Guthix), Unholy (Zamorak)

The God books are often used when using prayer. These are obtained by completing the Horror from the Deep Quest. They then must be completed by adding God pages obtained from Treasure Trails. The incomplete books give a prayer bonus, while the completed ones give a bonus to all defences (Holy book), to all attacks (Unholy book) and equally to both attacks and defences (Book of balance). The Unholy book is used most often, especially with ranged and magic attacks, due to it having the highest ranged attack bonus and the third highest magic attack bonus (after the Arcane spirit shield and the Mage's book), for any sidearm. This also makes these pages the most expensive.

[edit] Temple Knight Armour_(m)

Initiate, Proselyte
Sallet (Helmet), Hauberk (Platebody), Cuisse (Platelegs), Tasset (Plateskirt) (Proselyte only)

Temple Knight armour is popular prayer armour. Initiate armour is earned by completing the Recruitment Drive quest and Proselyte Armour is earned by completing Slug Menace quest. Initiate Armour has the same statistics as its Mithril armour counterparts, but with a large Prayer bonus (comparable to Monk's robes, but with a Helmet and good Melee and Ranged defence bonuses, making it superior). Similarly, Proselyte armour has the same statistics as its Adamant armour counterparts, with an even larger Prayer bonus. The Proselyte Hauberk and Cuisse/Tasset give the highest Prayer bonus available for the torso and leg armours respectively.

[edit] Vestment Robes_(m)

Saradomin, Guthix, Zamorak
Mitre (Hat), Robe top, Robe bottom, Cloak, Stole (Amulet), (Weapon: Crozier)

The Vestment robe sets are comprised of many pieces. Mitres give the highest prayer bonus for any headwear and Stoles give the highest prayer bonus of any amulet. Vestment cloaks give the second highest prayer bonus for a cape, after a Trimmed Cape of Accomplishment. Vestment robe tops and bottoms give a small prayer bonus, less than Monk's robes, but many players wear them to look good or to show support for a God. The Crozier is not often used, as players prefer to use another weapon or staff. Vestments can be obtained from Treasure Trails, or by trading with another player.

[edit] Verac's Armour_(m)

Helmet, Brassard, Plateskirt. (Flail)

Verac's Armour is a high-level Melee Armour that gives a Prayer bonus. It gives the same bonuses as Initiate armour, except for Verac's plateskirt, which gives a little less. When all of Verac's set is worn (including Verac's Flail), the player has a chance of hitting even though their opponents armour and prayer protect from melee. The set effect coupled with the Prayer bonus makes this armour very popular when fighting the Kalphite queen and in the Duel Arena. Verac's Armour is obtained from the Barrows minigame or by trading with another player. Like other Barrows Armour, Verac's Armour has to be repaired after 15 hours of combat.

[edit] Spirit shields_(m)

'Plain', Blessed, Arcane, Divine, Elysian, Spectral

Spirit shields are a range of shields available to members after they have completed the quest Summer's End. The shields are all derived from the "basic" Spirit shield, The basic Spirit shield requires level 45 Defence and level 55 Prayer and its bonuses are comparable to a Rune kiteshield. The Blessed Spirit Shield, obtained by blessing the basic shield with a Holy elixir, has bonuses similar to that of a Dragon square shield, but with a heavily increased crush bonus.

Attaching a Spirit sigil to the blessed shield gives an additional bonus - the Arcane sigil increases the shield's magic attack bonus, making it the best sidearm available for magic attack; the Spectral sigil increases the shield's magic defence, making it the best sidearm available for magic defence; the Divine sigil gives the shield the special effect of "30% - or as much as if possible if 30% is more than your current amount of Prayer points - of any damage you take is removed. Half of this 30% is deducted from your Prayer instead, while the other half is ignored completely."; the Elysian sigil gives the shield a special effect of "70% chance of reducing the damage you receive by 25%".

All spirit shields give a small prayer bonus with enhanced ones giving a higher bonus.

The enhanced spirit shields are currently some of the most expensive items available; this is due to the fact that the parts are only dropped by the level-785 Corporeal Beast.

[edit] Highest Bonuses Armour

[edit] Members

[edit] Best Melee Attack Bonuses

The following armour gives the highest possible melee attack bonus for each combat style for members:

[edit] Best Stab Attack Bonus using degradable armour

Item	Stab attack bonus	Requirements to wear/use
Fighter hat	+5	Earned through Barbarian Assault minigame
Statius's platebody⁽²⁾ ⁽⁴⁾	+5	20/78 Defence
Statius's platelegs⁽²⁾ ⁽⁴⁾	+3	20/78 Defence
Vesta's spear⁽¹⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾	+133	20/78 Attack
Barrows gloves	+12	Completion of Recipe for Disaster
Fire cape	+1	Completion of the TzHaar Fight Cave minigame
Amulet of Glory	+10	None
Total	+169	20/78 Attack, 20/78 Defence, completion of Recipe for Disaster, and the TzHaar Fight Cave

1. Vesta's longsword gives a stab bonus of +106. If combined with a Rune defender, the stab bonus is increased to +126. However, this weapon also degrades.

2. Vesta's chainbody and plateskirt gives the same stab attack bonus as Statius's platebody and platelegs. However, these pieces of armour also degrade.

3. The Leaf-bladed sword gives a stab bonus of +67, the highest one-handed stab weapon that doesn't degrade. If combined with a Rune defender, the stab bonus is increased to +87. However, the weapon requires the wielder to have 55 Slayer and 50 Attack.

4. Both Statius's and Vesta's Equipment degrade and disappear after 15 minutes/1 hour of use, depending if it's either corrupt or normal.

5. The Zamorakian spear gives the best individual stab bonus that doesn't degrade, at +85. However, it is two-handed and so cannot be used with a shield, and requires 70 Attack.

[edit] Best Slash Attack Bonus using degradable armour

Item	Slash attack bonus	Requirements to wear/use
Fighter hat ⁽¹⁾	+5	Earned through Barbarian Assault minigame
Vesta's chainbody ⁽³⁾	+7	20/78 Defence
Vesta's plateskirt ⁽³⁾	+5	20/78 Defence
Vesta's longsword⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾	+121	20/78 Attack
Rune defender	+19	40 Attack, 40 Defence
Barrows gloves	+12	Completion of Recipe for Disaster
Fire cape	+1	Completion of the TzHaar Fight Cave minigame
Warrior ring	+4	None
Amulet of Glory	+10	None
Total	+184	40/78 Attack, 40/78 Defence, completion of Recipe for Disaster and the TzHaar Fight Cave

1. The Warrior helm and Statius's full helm give the same slash attack bonus as the Fighter hat.

2. The Godsword gives a +132 slash attack bonus, and it doesn't degrade. However, it is two-handed, so a Rune defender cannot be used with it.

3. Both Statius's and Vesta's Equipment degrade and disappear after 15 minutes/1 hour of use, depending if it's either corrupt or normal.

[edit] Best Crush Attack Bonus using degradable armour

Item	Crush attack bonus	Requirements to wear/use
Dwarven helmet	+6	Completion of Grim Tales quest
Statius's platebody ⁽¹⁾	+7	20/78 Defence
Statius's platelegs ⁽¹⁾	+5	20/78 Defence
Statius's warhammer	+123	20/78 Attack
Rune defender	+18	40 Attack, 40 Defence
Barrows gloves	+12	Completion of Recipe for Disaster
Fire cape	+1	Completion of the TzHaar Fight Cave minigame
Amulet of Glory	+10	None
Total	+182	40/78 Attack, 40/78 Defence, completion of Recipe for Disaster, Grim Tales the TzHaar Fight Cave

1. Both Statius's and Vesta's Equipment degrade and disappear after 15 minutes/1 hour of use, depending if it's either corrupt or normal.

[edit] Best Melee Defence Bonuses

The following armour gives the highest possible melee defence bonus for each combat style for members:

[edit] Best Stab Defence Bonus using degradable armour

Item	Stab defence bonus	Requirements to wear/use
Statius's full helm⁽¹⁾ ⁽⁴⁾	+86	20/78 defence
Bandos boots	+17	65 defence
Statius's platebody⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾	+154	20/78 defence
Statius's platelegs⁽²⁾ ⁽⁴⁾	+110	70 defence
Unlucky Jenkins' Lucky Cutlass	+6	Obtained from Mos'Le Harmless after Cabin Fever quest
Dragonfire shield	+70	75 defence
Dragon gauntlets	+14	60 Defence, bought for 300 tokens at Fist of Guthix
Fire cape⁽³⁾	+11	Completion of the TzHaar Fight Cave minigame
Amulet of Fury	+15	None
Total	+483	75/78 defence, Cabin Fever, and the TzHaar Fight Cave

1. Torag's helmet and Guthan's helm give only +55 defence but may be easier to obtain.

2. Dharok's platelegs and Torag's platelegs give only +85 defence but may be easier to obtain.

3. An Obsidian cape or Cape of Accomplishment give only +9 defence but may be easier to obtain.

4. Statius's Equipment is destroyed after 15 minutes (if corrupted) or an hour of use.

5. Torag's platebody gives only +122 defence but may be easier to obtain.

[edit] Best Slash Defence Bonus using degradable armour

Item	Slash defence bonus	Requirements to wear/use
Statius's full helm⁽¹⁾ ⁽⁴⁾	+100	20/78 defence
Bandos boots	+18	65 defence
Statius's platebody⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾	+145	20/78 defence
Statius's platelegs⁽²⁾ ⁽⁴⁾	+106	70 defence
Dragonfire shield	+75	75 defence
Unlucky Jenkins' Lucky Cutlass	+6	Obtained from Mos'Le Harmless after Cabin Fever quest
Dragon gauntlets	+15	60 Defence, bought for 300 tokens at Fist of Guthix
Fire cape⁽³⁾	+11	Completion of the TzHaar Fight Cave minigame
Warrior ring	+4	None
Amulet of Fury	+15	None
Total	+495	75/78 defence, Cabin Fever, and the TzHaar Fight Cave

1. Torag's helmet and Guthan's helm give only +58 defence but may be easier to obtain.

2. Dharok's platelegs and Torag's platelegs give only +82 defence but may be easier to obtain.

3. An Obsidian cape or Cape of Accomplishment give only +9 defence but may be easier to obtain.

4. Statius's Equipment is only available on PvP worlds and is destroyed after 15 minutes (if corrupt) or an hour.

5. Torag's platebody gives only +120 defence but may be easier to obtain.

[edit] Best Crush Defence Bonus using degradable armour

Item	Crush defence bonus	Requirements to wear/use
Statius's full helm⁽¹⁾ ⁽⁶⁾	+112	20/78 defence
Bandos boots	+19	65 defence
Vesta's chainbody⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾	+145	20/78 defence
Vesta's plateskirt⁽²⁾ ⁽⁶⁾	+112	20/78 defence
Elysian spirit shield⁽³⁾	+75	Completion of Summer's End, 75 defence, 75 prayer
Maple blackjack (d)	+24	Obtained from Rogue Trader minigame
Dragon gauntlets	+15	60 Defence, bought for 300 tokens at Fist of Guthix
Fire cape⁽⁴⁾	+11	Completion of the TzHaar Fight Cave minigame
Berserker ring	+4	None
Amulet of Fury	+15	None
Total	+532	75/78 defence, Rogue Trader, and the TzHaar Fight Cave

1. Torag's helmet and Guthan's helm give only +54 defence but may be easier to obtain.

2. Dharok's platelegs and Torag's platelegs give only a +83 bonus but may be easier to obtain.

3. Divine spirit shield gives the same bonuses.

4. An Obsidian cape or Cape of Accomplishment give only +9 defence but may be easier to obtain.

5. The Third age platebody gives only +113 defence but may be easier to obtain.

6. Both Statius's and Vesta's Equipment degrade and disappear after 15 minutes/1 hour of use, depending if it's either corrupt or normal.

[edit] Best Ranged Attack Bonus using degradable armour

The following armour gives the highest possible ranged attack bonus for members:

Item	Ranged attack bonus	Requirements to wear/use
Morrigan's coif ⁽¹⁾	+13	Level 78 Ranged and Level 78 Defence
Amulet of Fury ⁽²⁾	+10	None
Morrigan's leather body ⁽³⁾	+36	Level 78 Ranged and Level 78 Defence
Barrows gloves	+12	Completion of Recipe for Disaster
Morrigan's chaps ⁽⁴⁾	+23	Level 78 Ranged and Level 78 Defence
Ranger boots	+8	Level 40 Ranged
Morrigan's javelin ⁽⁵⁾	+105	Level 78 Ranged
Ava's accumulator	+4	Level 50 Ranged and completion of Animal Magnetism
Archers' ring	+4	None
Unholy book ⁽⁵⁾	+8	Completion of Horror from the Deep
Total	+223	50/78 Ranged, 20/78 Defence, completion of Recipe for Disaster, Horror from the Deep, and Animal Magnetism

1. The best time-limitless head armour is the Armadyl helmet, giving +10 ranged attack and requiring level 70 ranged and defence.

2. An Amulet of glory gives the same ranged attack bonus for a much lower cost.

3. The best time-limitless body armour is the Armadyl chestplate, giving +33 ranged attack and requiring level 70 ranged and defence.

4. The best time-limitless leg armour is the Armadyl plateskirt, giving +20 ranged attack and requiring level 70 ranged and defence.

5. The best time-limitless bonus for the weapon is +100, from a new Crystal bow. The best time-limitless non-degrading bonus is +98, with a Rune crossbow (level 61 ranged required) and the Unholy book. The best time-limitless non-degrading bonus without a shield is +95, with the Dark bow (requires level 60 ranged).

[edit] Best Ranged Defence Bonus

The following armour gives the highest possible ranged defence bonus for members:

Item	Ranged defence bonus	Requirements to wear/use
Torag's helmet⁽¹⁾ ⁽⁴⁾	+62	70 defence
Rogue boots⁽²⁾	+2	Obtained as a reward from the Rogue's Den minigame
Bandos chestplate ⁽⁴⁾	+133	65 defence
Bandos tassets ⁽⁴⁾	+93	65 defence
Void Knight mace	+2	42 Attack, Strength, Defence, Hitpoints, Ranged, and Magic, 22 Prayer, obtained from the Pest Control minigame
Crystal shield	+80	70 defence, 50 agility, completion of Roving Elves
Dragon gauntlets	+14	60 defence, 300 Fist of Guthix tokens. This item will degenerate to an uncharged form if the user dies and is only tradeable in that form. If a player wishes to trade their dragon gauntlets, Reggie in the Fist of Guthix minigame can degrade them. It costs 50 tokens to recharge the gauntlets.
Fire cape⁽³⁾	+11	Completion of the TzHaar Fight Cave minigame
Archers' ring	+4	None
Amulet of Fury	+15	None
Total	+416	42 attack, strength, hitpoints, ranged, and magic, 22 prayer, 70 defence, 50 agility, completion of Recipe for Disaster, Roving Elves and the TzHaar Fight Cave, obtained Rogue boots from the Rogue's Den minigame, obtained Void Knight mace from the Pest Control minigame

1. Guthan's helm gives the same bonuses.

2. Frog-leather boots give only +1 ranged defence but are easier to obtain.

3. An Obsidian cape or Capes of Accomplishment give only +9 ranged defence but are easier to obtain.

4. Vesta's Equipment gives higher bonuses, but are only available on PvP worlds and are destroyed after 15 minutes or 1 hour.

[edit] Best Magic Attack Bonus using degradable armour

The following armour gives the highest possible magic attack bonus for members:

Item	Magic attack bonus	Requirements to wear/use
Third age mage hat⁽¹⁾	+8	65 Magic and 30 Defence
Infinity boots	+5	50 Magic and 25 Defence
Zuriel's robe top^{(2) (4)}	+35	20/78 Magic and 20/78 Defence
Zuriel's robe bottom^{(3) (5)}	+25	20/78 Magic and 20/78 Defence
Master wand	+20	60 Magic
Arcane spirit shield⁽⁶⁾	+20	Completion of Summer's End, 65 Magic, 75 Defence, 70 Prayer
Barrows gloves	+6	Completion of Recipe for Disaster
God capes⁽⁷⁾	+10	60 Magic and completion of Mage Arena
Seers ring⁽⁸⁾	+4	None
Third age amulet⁽⁹⁾	+15	65 Magic and 30 Defence
Total	+148	65/78 Magic, 70 Prayer, 75/78 Defence, completion of Recipe for Disaster, Mage Arena, and Summer's end

1. Ahrim's hood and the Farseer helm only provides a +6 magic bonus, but are easier to obtain and are much cheaper.

2. Ahrim's Robetop only gives a +30 bonus, but will not disappear after 15 minutes or 1 hour of use and is much easier to obtain.

3. Ahrim's robeskirt only gives a +22 bonus, but will not disappear after 15 minutes or 1 hour of use and is much easier to obtain.

4. Third age robe top gives the best non-degrading/time-limitless magic attack bonus, with a +24 bonus.

5. Third age robe bottom gives the best non-degrading/time-limitless magic attack bonus, with a +19 bonus.

6. The Mage's book gives a +15 magic attack and defence bonus for a far more reasonable price.

7. The Ghostly cloak only gives a +5 bonus, but for those who haven't done the Mage arena, this is a reasonable substitute.

8. The Lunar ring and the Beacon ring both give a +2 magic attack bonus, and are easier to obtain.

9. The Amulet of glory and Amulet of fury only give a +10 bonus, but at a far cheaper price.

[edit] Best Magic Defence Bonus using degradable armour

The following armour gives the highest possible magic defence bonus for members:

Item	Magic defence bonus	Requirements to wear/use
Armadyl helmet	+10	70 ranged and 70 defence
Infinity boots²	+5	50 magic and 25 defence
Morrigan's leather body	+75	20/78 ranged and 20/78 defence
Morrigan's chaps	+46	20/78 range and 20/78 defence
Master wand	+20	60 magic
Spectral spirit shield	+30	Completion of Summer's End, 70 prayer, 65 magic, 75 defence
Third age vambraces	+9	65 ranged and 40 defence
Fire cape⁽¹⁾	+11	Completion of the TzHaar Fight Cave minigame
Seers ring	+4	None
Amulet of fury	+15	None
Total	+219	65 magic, 70/78 range, 75/78 defence, 70 prayer, completion of theTzHaar Fight Cave and Summer's end

1. An Obsidian cape or Cape of Accomplishment give only +9 magic defence but are easier to obtain. God capes give +10 magic defence and can be obtained from the Mage Arena minigame.

2. Silly jester boots give the same bonus and are free from the Fremennik Isles quest.

[edit] Best Summoning Defence Bonus

The following armour gives the highest possible Summoning defence bonus:

Item	Summoning Bonus	Requirements to wear/use
Feather headdress	+20	50 Summoning, 20 Ranged
Torag's platebody¹	+60	70 Defence
Torag's platelegs¹	+30	70 Defence
New crystal shield²	+70	Completed Roving Elves, 70 Defence
Dragon gauntlets	+14	60 Defence
Bandos boots³	+15	65 Defence
Amulet of Fury	+15	None
Fire cape⁴	+11	Completion of TzHaar Fight Cave minigame
Total	+235	70 Defence, 50 Summoning, 20 Ranged, completion of Roving Elves and the TzHaar Fight Cave

Notes:

1. ^ Any of the Barrows equipment for their respective armour slots can be used.

2. ^ The Toktz-ket-xil and Third age kiteshield both give +60 Summoning defence, but require 60 and 65 defence respectively, and do not degrade.

3. ^ Dragon boots give the same bonus and require 60 defence.

4. ^ The Obsidian cape and any Cape of Accomplishment give +9 Summoning defence, but can be easier to obtain(some Cape of Accomplishment may be far more difficult to obtain).

[edit] Best Strength Bonus using degradable armour

The following armour gives the highest possible strength bonus for members. See also Strength:

Item	Strength bonus	Requirements to wear/use
Helm of neitiznot⁽¹⁾	+3	55 defence and the completion of The Fremennik Isles quest.
Vesta's chainbody⁽²⁾⁽³⁾	+6	20/78-- defence
Vesta's plateskirt ⁽²⁾⁽⁴⁾	+3	20/78 defence
Dragon boots	+4	60 defence
Godsword⁽⁵⁾	+132	75 Attack
Barrows gloves	+12	Completion of Recipe for Disaster
Fire cape	+4	Completion of the TzHaar Fight Cave minigame
Berserker ring	+4	None
Amulet of strength⁽⁶⁾	+10	None
Total	+178	75 attack, 60 defence, completion of Recipe for Disaster, The Fremennik Isles, and TzHaar Fight Cave

1. A Berserker helm gives the same bonus, and requires 45 defence and completion of The Fremennik Trials. Statius's full helm gives the same strength bonus, and much more Defence and Attack bonuses, but will disappear after 15 minutes/1 hour of use.

2. Corrupt Vesta's chainbody and plateskirt will only last 15 minutes (20 defence required) or 1 hour (78 defence require) in combat.

3. A Bandos chestplate gives a +4 bonus, and requires 65 defence, but does not disappear after 15 minutes/one hour. A Fighter torso also gives +4, requires 40 defence and is a reward from Barbarian Assault.

4. Bandos tassets give a +2 bonus, and require 65 defence, but do not disappear after 15 minutes/one hour.

5. Although a Godsword gives the most strength bonus, it is two-handed. The most strength bonus using a shield slot item would be the Dragonfire shield (+7) and Vesta's longsword (+118) as a weapon, giving a total bonus (with the best armour) of +171.

6. It should be noted that because the Amulet of Strength only gives a strength bonus and nothing else, alot of players normally use an Amulet of glory or an Amulet of Fury for accuracy, defence and prayer bonuses, at the cost of a slightly lower strength bonus.

Note: This list gives the highest strength bonus. The maximum hit will be increased via the effects of Special attacks, Prayers, and 'special circumstance' equipment such as a Black mask/Slayer helmet when used against current slayer tasks, Berserker necklace with an obsidian weapon, a Salve amulet (or Salve amulet (e)) against the undead, and so on.

[edit] Best Prayer Bonus

The following armour gives the highest possible Prayer bonus for members.

Item	Prayer bonus	Requirements to wear/use
Mitre	+5	40 prayer, 40 magic
White boots ⁽¹⁾	+1	10 defence, completion of Wanted
Proselyte hauberk	+8	30 defence, completion of Slug Menace
Proselyte tasset⁽²⁾	+5	30 defence, completion of Slug Menace
Crozier⁽³⁾	+6	60 prayer
Falador shield 3⁽⁴⁾	+7	Completion of Falador Achievement Diary
White gloves	+1	10 Defence, completion of Wanted
Skill cape(t)⁽⁵⁾	+4	Level 99 in two or more skills
Stole	+10	60 prayer
Explorer's Ring⁽⁶⁾	+1	Completed all Beginner tasks in the Lumbridge and Draynor Diary
Total	+48	40 Magic, 60 Prayer, 30 Defence, 99 in any 2 skills, completion of Slug Menace, Falador Achievement Diary, and all Beginner tasks in the Lumbridge and Draynor Diary

1. Bandos boots are harder to obtain and give the same prayer bonus, But a higher Defence bonus

2. Proselyte cuisse and Monk's robe (bottom) give the same prayer bonus.

3. Void Knight mace and Verac's flail gives the same prayer bonuses, and a godsword gives a +8 bonus, but Verac's flail and godswords are two-handed, meaning a shield cannot be equipped.

4. Second best shields all give +5 and may be easier to obtain. These include any of the three gods books, complete or incomplete and broodoo shields. Broodoo shields require 25 defence and 25 magic to wield. God books require the completion of Horror from the Deep quest.

5. Vestment cloaks are easier to obtain, but only give a +3 bonus and require 40 prayer to wield. The Prayer cape gives no extra prayer bonus, despite popular belief.

6. Explorer's ring 1, 2, and 3 give the same bonus.

[edit] Max Hit - Melee

The following items, when worn, can yield the highest melee hit in the game:

In order to hit 117, a player must be using a super strength potion while at 99 Strength, have the Piety prayer activated and be fighting a Kalphite Guardian or Kalphite Queen, with kalphites as their slayer task.

1. Vesta's chainbody and plateskirt will only last 15 minutes in combat with a defence level between 20 and 78. With a defence level above and including 78, they will last one hour in combat.

2. A Bandos chestplate gives a +4 bonus, and requires 65 defence, but does not disappear after 15 minutes/one hour. A Fighter torso also gives +4, requires 40 defence and is a reward from Barbarian Assault.

3. Bandos tassets gives a +2 bonus, and requires 65 defence, but does not disappear after 15 minutes/one hour.

4. Either can be used.

[edit] Max Hit - Ranged

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The max ranged hit is 200 and is acquired with special effect of enchanted ruby bolts used against the Avatar of Creation or Avatar of Destruction in the Soul Wars minigame. A high ranged level is helpful as well as good Ranged Armour. Note that the max hit for Ranged is more of a function of the bolts' special effect versus the target's hitpoints than from the benefits of the armour. This did not change due to the release of the Corporeal Beast; in the Corporeal Beast players can only hit a max of 100 with the ruby bolts(e), possibly due to having a high range defence. Specials are ineffective against it.

Not including the special effect of the Ruby bolts (e), the following equipment will be needed:

Void ranger helmet⁽¹⁾
Amulet of Fury⁽²⁾
Void Knight top ⁽¹⁾
Void Knight gloves
Void Knight robe⁽¹⁾
Ranger Boots
Ava's Accumulator
Archers ring
Geyser Titan familiar (boosts Ranged level by a maximum of 3)

And one of the following:

Rune Crossbow with Dragon bolts (e), and Unholy Book
Dark Bow with Dragon Arrows

The max hit without the use of Ruby bolts (e) is 72+ with Dragon bolts (e), and 96+ with a Dark Bow special and Dragon Arrows (48-48).

1. Because Morrigan's Equipment disappears after 15 minutes/1 hour, it may be preferable to use Armadyl armour, which gives the next highest ranged attack bonus, or black dragonhide armour, blessed dragonhide armour, or Karil's Armour, which each give the next highest ranged attack bonus, but are each much cheaper.

2. An Amulet of Glory will provide the same ranged attack bonus at a much cheaper cost.

[edit] Max Hit - Magic

The maximum magical damage is 38/39 , and can be dealt by:

Casting the Miasmic Barrage spell in Castle Wars on the holder of the caster's flag, while the caster has the bonus of a Castlewar brace.

Outside of Castle Wars, however, the maximum hit with this spell is reduced to 32. However, if you hit a max hit over a 3x3 area with Miasmic barrage, it adds up to 288 damage overall.

[edit] Free-to-play

[edit] Best Free-to-Play Melee Attack Bonuses

The following armour gives the highest possible melee attack bonus for each combat style for non-members:

[edit] Slash

Item	Slash attack bonus	Requirements to wear/use
Corrupt dragon battleaxe⁽¹⁾	+70	60 attack
Amulet of power	+6	None
Total	+76	60 attack

1. The Corrupt dragon battleaxe will last for 30 minutes before crumbling to dust. The best slash attack bonus with a non-degrading weapon is +75, using a Rune two-handed sword (+69).

[edit] Stab

Item	Stab attack bonus	Requirements to wear/use
Corrupt dragon longsword⁽¹⁾	+58	60 attack
Amulet of power	+6	None
Total	+64	60 attack

1. The Corrupt dragon longsword will last for 30 minutes before crumbling to dust. The best stab attack bonus with a non-degrading weapon is +44, using a rune short- or longsword, both giving a bonus of +38. The short sword is most accurate, since it has a accurate stab attack style, unlike the longsword.

[edit] Crush

Item	Crush attack bonus	Requirements to wear/use
Corrupt dragon battleaxe⁽¹⁾	+65	60 attack
Amulet of power	+6	None
Total	+71	60 attack

1. The Corrupt dragon battleaxe will last for 30 minutes before crumbling to dust. The best crush attack bonus with a non-degrading weapon is +59, using a Rune warhammer (+53).

[edit] Best Free-to-Play Melee Defence Bonuses

The following armour (degradable and non-degradable) gives the highest possible melee defence bonus for non-members:

Item	Stab defence bonus	Slash defence bonus	Crush defence bonus	Requirements to wear/use
Corrupt dragon med helm⁽¹⁾	+33	+34	+32	60 defence
Corrupt dragon chainbody⁽²⁾	+81	+93	+98	60 defence.
Rune platelegs⁽¹⁾	+51	+49	+47	40 defence
Longswords⁽³⁾	0	+3	+2	None (for Bronze longsword and Iron longsword)
Rune berserker shield-100	+45	+49	+47	45 defence
Rune gauntlets	+10	+11	+11	40 defence
Fighting boots⁽⁵⁾	+1	+2	+3	None
Any Cape⁽⁶⁾	0	+1	+1	None
Amulet of Defence	+7	+7	+7	None
Total	+228 with a staff	+234	+223 with rune chainbody	45 defence with completion of Dragon Slayer

1. A Rune full helmet gives lower defence, but is much cheaper and does not degrade.

2. The Rune platebody requires only 40 defence, but required the completion of Dragon slayer, however, the rune platebody does not degrade.

3. All Longswords give the same melee defence bonuses, including special longswords like Silverlight and Blurite sword.

4. A staff or an elemental staff will give +2 stab bonus, but only a +1 crush bonus.

5. Fancy boots give the same bonuses.

6. Team capes give the same bonuses.

[edit] Best Free-to-Play Ranged Attack Bonus

The following armour gives the highest possible ranged attack bonus for non-members:

Item	Ranged attack bonus	Requirements to wear/use
Green d'hide coif - 100^{(1) (4)}	+4	40 ranged and 40 defence
Green d'hide body ⁽²⁾	+15	40 ranged and 40 defence and completion of Dragon Slayer.
Green d'hide chaps ⁽²⁾	+8	40 ranged
Maple shortbow ⁽³⁾	+29	30 ranged
Green d'hide vambraces	+8	40 ranged
Amulet of Power	+6	None
Total	+70	40 ranged, 40 defence, and completion of Dragon Slayer.

1. A leather coif only gives +2 ranged attack, but is easier to obtain and doesn't degrade over time.

2. The trimmed or gold-trimmed versions can also be used.

3. A Maple longbow gives the same bonus.

4. A green d-hide coif gives +4 only in its completely charged state.When it is completely uncharged,it only gives +1.This means it is better to use a normal leather coif than to use an uncharged green d-hide coif.

[edit] Best Free-to-Play Ranged Defence Bonus

The following armour gives the highest possible ranged defence bonus for non-members:

Item	Ranged defence bonus	Requirements to wear/use
Rune full helm⁽¹⁾	+30	40 Defence
Rune platebody⁽¹⁾	+80	40 Defence and completion of Dragon Slayer.
Rune platelegs⁽¹⁾	+49	40 Defence
Rune berserker shield-100⁽²⁾	+47	45 defence
Rune gauntlets	+10	40 defence
Cape⁽³⁾	+2	None
Amulet of Defence	+7	None
Total	+225	45 Defence and completion of Dragon Slayer.

1. The trimmed, gold-trimmed, or any heraldric versions can also be used.

2. Rune kiteshields give +46 ranged defence, but are easier to obtain, don't degrade, and only require 40 Defence.

3. Team capes will give the same range defence bonus.

[edit] Best Free-to-Play Magic Attack Bonus

The maximum hit with magic in a non member world is 16, using the following amour, the mystic might prayer and a wizard's mind bomb. Or 16 can be hit in the fist of guthix minigame when your opponent is weakened.

The following armour gives the highest possible magic attack bonus for non-members:

Item	Magic attack bonus	Requirements to wear/use
Runecrafter hat⁽¹⁾	+3	50 Runecrafting
Combat robe top-100⁽²⁾	+7	20 magic and 10 defence
Combat robe bottom-100⁽²⁾	+6	20 magic and 10 defence
Any elemental staff⁽³⁾	+10	None
Runecrafter gloves⁽⁴⁾	+2	50 Runecrafting
Amulet of Magic	+10	None
Explorer's ring⁽⁵⁾	+1	Completed all Beginner tasks in the Lumbridge and Draynor Diary
Total	+39	20 magic, 10 defence, 50 Runecrafting, and completed all Beginner tasks in the Lumbridge and Draynor Diary.

1. The Combat hood and the Druidic mage hood offer the same magic attack bonus as the Runecrafter hat, however the runecrafter hat has better defensive bonuses and doesn't degrade.

2. Combat robes offer the same magic attack bonuses as Druidic mage robes.

3. Any of the four elemental staves give the same bonus, as does a Magic staff.

4. Any colour runecrafter gloves may be used.

5. Explorer's ring 1, 2, and 3 give the same bonus.

6. The anti-dragon shield and the Wooden shield also give a defence bonus without damaging magic attack bonus, unlike other melee based shields, but the anti-dragon shield is preferred.

[edit] Best Free-to-Play Magic Defence Bonus

The following armour gives the highest possible magic defence bonus for non-members:

Item	Magic defence bonus	Requirements to wear/use
green d'hide coif-100	+4	40 ranged and 40 defence
Green d'hide body⁽¹⁾	+20	40 ranged and 40 defence and completion of Dragon Slayer
Green d'hide chaps⁽¹⁾	+8	40 ranged
Anti-dragon shield	+2	None
Green d'hide vambraces⁽²⁾	+2	40 ranged
Any talisman staff⁽³⁾	+15	50 Runecrafting
Amulet of defence	+7	None
Total	+58	40 ranged, 40 defence, 50 runecrafting, and 33 quest points.

1. The trimmed or gold-trimmed versions can also be used.

2. All colours of Runecrafter gloves give the same defence bonus, but require 50 Runecrafting.

3. All of the talisman staves give the same bonus, with the exception of the Law talisman staff.

[edit] Best Free-to-Play Strength Bonus

The following armour gives the highest possible strength bonus for non-members.

Item	Strength bonus	Requirements to wear/use
Corrupt dragon battleaxe^{(1) (2)}	+85	60 attack
Rune berserker shield⁽²⁾	+4	45 defence
Rune gauntlets	+2	40 defence
Amulet of strength	+10	None
Total	+101	45 defence, 60 attack

1. The Corrupt dragon battleaxe will disintegrate after 30 minutes.

2. The best time-limitless bonus is +82, achieved by wielding a rune two-handed sword. The best time-limitless one-handed-weapon bonus is +80, by wielding a rune battleaxe and a rune berserker shield 100.

[edit] Best Free-to-Play Prayer Bonus

The following armour gives the highest possible Prayer bonus for non-members.

Item	Prayer bonus	Requirements to wear/use
Corrupt dragon mace⁽¹⁾	+5	60 attack
Monk's robe (top)	+6	None
Monk's robe (bottom)	+5	None
Holy symbol	+8	None
Explorer's ring⁽²⁾	+1	Completed all Beginner tasks in the Lumbridge and Draynor Diary
Total	+25	60 attack, completed Beginner tasks in the Lumbridge and Draynor Diary

1.Corrupt dragon mace only lasts 30 minutes of wielding. An alternative is the Rune mace which does not crumble to dust after 30 minutes, but only gives a bonus of +4.

2. Explorer's ring 1, 2, and 3 give the same bonus.

3. An alternative to the Holy symbol is the Amulet of power which provides a +1 bonus, for those who do not have sufficient prayer level to have a Holy symbol blessed.

[edit] Max free-to-play hits

Melee

The maximum melee damage dealt on a free world is 37. In order to hit this, a player should wield:

Also, one should have a Strength level of 99, drink a strength potion, activate the prayer Ultimate Strength (prayer level 31), and be on the aggressive mode.

Ranged

The maximum ranged damage dealt on a free world is 18. In order to hit this, a player should have a Ranged level of 99, activate the prayer Eagle Eye (prayer level 44), and be using adamant arrows with a maple bow.

Magic

The best combat spell used on a free world is the Fire blast, which requires 59 magic and uses 1 death, 4 air and 5 fire runes. It deals up to 16 damage.

[edit] References

RuneScape Game Guide
- Prayer - Holy Attire and Equipment
- Temple Knights' Armour

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