Drop trick

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The Drop trick is a technique used to gain multiple items that can normally be obtained only once. These items will not be awarded to the player if they are already in the player's bank account, house, or inventory, or in some cases, dropped nearby.

The drop trick involves repeating the action that first obtained an item. If a player already owns the item, they may take it with them. Players can then drop the item while at the place where they will be able to obtain another of that item. A player then must perform the procedure necessary to obtain the item. If they want more than one of that item, they can drop the new item as well, and repeat the process until they have as many as they want. A player's only limit is the amount of time a dropped item remains visible before disappearing. Once the time limit is reached (two minutes), the dropped items begin disappearing as fast as a player can obtain new ones. One method of getting around this is to take the items to the bank and note them (if they can be noted). A player must then repeat the process above, but instead of dropping the first item, they must drop the noted form of the item. They can then return to noted form as many as they wish, thus obtaining an infinite amount of items.

For example, to obtain several anti-dragon shields, a player must go to Duke Horacio's room in Lumbridge Castle. They must then drop their Anti-dragon shield on the ground in front of the Duke. Players can then talk to the Duke to obtain a new shield, drop it, talk to the Duke, and once again obtain another shield.

Another instance in which the drop trick can be used is the quest the Knight's Sword. After talking to Thurgo to receive a sword, players can drop the sword and talk to him again to get another sword if they have enough materials. Later, players should drop all of their swords but one, and talk to Sir Vyvin. After the quest is completed, the swords can be picked up again and kept forever. The Wise Old Man is able to detect these swords in the bank, even upon completion of quest, but will offer to buy at low price.

Multiple Capes of Accomplishment could be bought using the drop trick; however, the 20 October update has made this unnecessary.

As RuneScape continues to get updated, adding new quest items/rewards, holiday items, minigame reward items, etc., it appears as though Jagex is making more and more of these items with only destroy options and with no drop option making the drop trick an unreliable method as to obtaining multiple items.

This technique can be useful when players need to keep the space in the bank. This means that when they withdraw that item, next time they deposit it again it will appear in the same place. This saves players from having to click on the correct tab and then deposit the item.

One risk inherent in the drop trick is that a random event may teleport the player elsewhere, and the items may have disappeared before the player can return.

Warning: Some items are immediately destroyed when dropped. Players cannot perform the drop trick with these items. If any player is unsure of whether or not an item will be destroyed when dropped, they can check its article in this wiki (e.g., the Ectophial.)