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Black equipment consists of weapons and armour stronger than steel equipment, yet weaker than mithril equipment. As with all things black, they have a black colour. Black, along with its counterpart White, is a coloured form of Steel as a result from specialised forging techniques which also slightly increase its defensive capability.^[1]

Contents 1 Weapons 2 Armour 2.1 Regular black armour 2.2 Elite black armour 2.3 Other black armour 2.3.1 Trimmed 2.3.2 Gold Trimmed 2.3.3 Heraldic 3 Black items that don't exist 4 Variants 5 References 6 See also

Weapons

Black weapons give medium attack bonuses. Players require an Attack level of 10 to wield them (with the exception of the black cane, which only requires an attack level of 8). Black in general is much more expensive than steel as many players like the dark black colour as well as some black items cannot be bought from stores. Because of this, some high-level players may still be seen wielding black weapons and armour. All black items cannot be smithed. Black armour is comparable to white armour, unlocked after the Wanted! quest. However, white armour is member's only and has a slight Prayer bonus. Players wishing to fight the Tormented wraith after the Summer's End quest must equip black armour and weapons

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Image	Name	GE Price
	Black dagger	129 coins
	Black hatchet	302 coins
	Black mace	1,386 coins
Black claws	Black claws	Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character "[". coins
	Black sword	244 coins
	Black longsword	433 coins
	Black scimitar	1,204 coins
	Black spear	281 coins
	Black warhammer	583 coins
	Black battleaxe	597 coins
	Black two-handed sword	992 coins
	Black halberd	5,415 coins
	Black defender	Not sold
	Black cane	108,841 coins
	Black crossbow	451 coins
	Black knife	2 coins
Black darts	Black dart	843 coins

Armour

Black armour is currently the fifth-highest quality armour on the standard spectrum of metal armours (bronze to dragon). Black armour requires 10 Defence to wear. Regular full black costs around 20,000 coins. Black, along with dragon and white, are the only three metals that cannot be smithed into weapons or armour (except for the Dragon platebody and Dragon square shield).

In the March 2012 Behind the scenes it was announced that this armour, along with various others, would be given a graphical overhaul.

Regular black armour

Image	Name	GE Price
Black helm	Black helm	850 coins
	Black full helm	407 coins
	Black sq shield	522 coins
	Black kiteshield	1,286 coins
	Black chainbody	836 coins
	Black platebody	2,526 coins
	Black platelegs	3,316 coins
Black plateskirt	Black plateskirt	2,337 coins
	Black boots	378 coins
	Black gloves	1000 coins
	Black gauntlets	75 Fist of guthix tokens

Elite black armour

Players can obtain special items of black armour, called Elite black armour, during and after the While Guthix Sleeps quest. Elite black armour requires 40 Defence to wear and is roughly the equivalent of Rune armour. Players can wear this armour without having started the quest (and can purchase it on the Grand Exchange, although it is somewhat expensive). This armour is members only.

Image	Name	GE Price
	Elite black full helm	32,068 coins
	Elite black platebody	41,996 coins
	Elite black platelegs	44,627 coins

Other black armour

Trimmed armour has the same bonuses as standard black armour, however it is more expensive. These can be obtained by members from Treasure Trails or for free players by buying in Grand Exchange.

Armour cannot be trimmed by players. Anyone offering to do so should be reported for Item Scamming.

Trimmed

• Black full helm(t)
• Black platebody (t)
• Black plateskirt (t)
• Black platelegs (t)
• Black kiteshield (t)

Gold Trimmed

• Black full helm(g)
• Black platebody (g)
• Black plateskirt (g)
• Black platelegs (g)
• Black kiteshield (g)

Heraldic

• Black helm (h1-h5)
• Black platebody (h1-h5)
• Black plateskirt (h1-h5)
• Black platelegs (h1-h5)
• Black shield (h1-h5)

Black items that don't exist

• Black arrows
• Black javelins
• Black pickaxe
• Black thrownaxe
• Black hasta
• Black ore
• Black bar

Variants

References

1. ^ Jagex. Postbag 41 - "Anarchy in the KGP", letter #Letter 4. Postbags from the Hedge. *

See also

• White equipment

v • d • e Equipment classes
Normal metal equipment	Bronze • Iron • Steel • Black • White • Mithril • Adamant • Rune • Dragon (corrupt)
Dungeoneering equipment	Novite • Bathus • Marmaros • Kratonite • Fractite • Zephyrium • Argonite • Katagon • Gorgonite • Promethium • Primal
Other	Blurite • Silver • Gold • Elemental • Sacred clay • Barrows • Ancient Warriors' Equipment (corrupt) • Eastern armour

v • d • e Black equipment
Melee Weapons	Dagger • Hatchet • Mace • Claws(m) • Sword • Longsword • Scimitar • Spear(m) • Warhammer • Battleaxe • Two-hander • Halberd(m)
Ranged weapons/ammo	Crossbow(m) • Bolts(m) • Brutal arrows(m) • Darts(m) • Throwing knife(m)
Off-hand weapons	Battleaxe • Claw • Dagger • Dart • Knife • Longsword • Mace • Scimitar • Sword • Warhammer
Armour	Helm • Full helmet(t) (g) • Square shield • Kiteshield(t) (g) • Chainbody • Platebody(t) (g) • Plateskirt(t) (g) • Platelegs(t) (g) • Boots(m) • Gloves(m) • Gauntlets • Defender(m)
Heraldic armour	Type 1 Black helm (h1) • Black shield (h1) • Black platebody (h1) • Black plateskirt (h1) • Black platelegs (h1) Type 2 Black helm (h2) • Black shield (h2) • Black platebody (h2) • Black plateskirt (h2) • Black platelegs (h2) Type 3 Black helm (h3) • Black shield (h3) • Black platebody (h3) • Black plateskirt (h3) • Black platelegs (h3) Type 4 Black helm (h4) • Black shield (h4) • Black platebody (h4) • Black plateskirt (h4) • Black platelegs (h4) Type 5 Black helm (h5) • Black shield (h5) • Black platebody (h5) • Black plateskirt (h5) • Black platelegs (h5)
Other	Broken axe • Nails
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