Void Knight equipment

This article is about the regular version. For the improved version, see Elite Void Knight equipment.

A player only wearing a Void knight top, Void knight bottom, and Void knight gloves.

Void Knight equipment is an offensive set of the "Hybrid" class that can be bought from the Void Knights with Void Knight commendation points, earned through the minigames Pest Control and Conquest. To buy and equip the items, a player must have level 42 in all of these skills: Attack, Strength, Defence, Constitution, Ranged, Magic, and 22 Prayer (Summoning is not required). Hence, the lowest possible combat level to wear the full set is 51.

The full available set consists of 3 Helmets (magic, ranged and melee), robe top, robe bottom, gloves, deflector, mace, and seal.

If the three main parts of the set are lost (top, bottom and helm) in a PvP situation, it will turn into 55800 coins. If you die with Void Knight equipment, it may be reclaimed from your gravestone.

Void Knight equipment is famous for being both offensive and hybrid gear. The armour itself does not have a damage bonus, but by wearing three armour pieces plus a helmet, one can gain a set effect that provides bonus damage and accuracy. The choice of helmet will direct the set effect, making it either magic, ranged or melee-oriented.

There is also Elite Void Knight equipment, an 'upgraded' version of the regular robes. The Elite Void Knight top and robe hold a +2 Prayer bonus each alongside their increased armour bonuses.

Set effects

Void Knight equipment has a set effect, directed by the combat class of the worn helmet, that increases the user's damage and accuracy in the chosen style. The set effects do exist after the update of 30 April 2013, although unlike regular offensive gear the combat bonuses of Void equipment remain invisible.

Unlike power armour which simply adds to the user's damage, Void equipment modifies stats via a percentage. Because of this, the bonuses scale with the user's levels and equipment, potentially competing with power armour in strength. Void equipment is also the only armour to aid accuracy.

Image	Helmet	Set Effects
	Melee^sup	+3% to damage, +5% (+7% sup) to melee damage
	Ranger^sup	+3% to damage, +5% (+7% sup) to ranged damage
	Mage^sup	+3% to damage, +5% (+7% sup) to magic damage

In addition to one of these helmets, the player also needs to wear three of the four items listed below:

(Elite^sup) Void knight top^sup
(Elite^sup) Void knight robe^sup
Void knight gloves^sup
Void knight deflector^sup (the deflector requires a Conquest rating of 1250 to purchase)

To achieve the superior set effect, the player must have upgraded all contributing armour pieces.

Note: The Mace and Seal do not contribute to activating the set effect.

Advised setup

If using a shield, one can substitute the shield for a deflector and swap their Void robe top with a high-level body armour: Body armour provides greater defence bonuses than a shield of the same tier.

It is worth noting that Void equipment is typically used for its offensive power, and maximum power is achieved with a two-handed weapon or by dual-wielding, which both cannot be done while using a shield or deflector.

Popular uses

Void Knight equipment can be considered more useful than higher tier armour as it provides a very useful accuracy bonus that other armour sets do not provide, plus a damage boost. This makes it favourable for boss slaying such as at Vorago and Nex for players who are undertaking the damage role.

As well as this, for Barrows runs, the set may be appreciated as it can switch between combat styles; easily adapting to the brother's weaknesses.

For tormented demons, at least two combat styles are required (disregarding the use of familiars), making Void Knight equipment ideal.

The set can be used to speed up slayer assignments if the player does not own Slayer headgear like the mighty slayer helmet.

For players who cannot afford power armour, Void Knight equipment can be used as a substitute.

Obtaining

Main articles: Pest Control/Strategies and Conquest/Strategies

Most people would agree that Void Knight Equipment is one of the best armour sets, as it costs no coins and is one of the few armour sets that provides an offensive bonus. It does however cost Commendation Points, which could be obtained from Pest Control or Conquest.

Cost

In total, a full set with the Mace without Seal costs 1100 Commendation points. However, a more popular method is to exchange 850 points for the top, bottom, gloves or deflector, and 1 helmet. This means if the player were to get the whole set with Pest Control (except the seal), it would take them at least 550 games on the easy boat, 367 games on the medium boat, and 275 games on the hard boat.

After completing The Void Stares Back, players can upgrade regular Bottom (and Top) to its Elite version (for a price of 100 Commendations each, though part of the quest's reward is receiving an Elite top).

Image	Equipment	Commendations cost
	Helmet	200 (each)
	Top (superior)	250
	Robe (superior)	250
	Gloves (superior)	150
	Mace	250
	Deflector	150 (with 1250 Conquest rating)
File:Void seal.png	Seal	10

The elite version of the robes provides increased Armour and Life bonuses, while also adding a +2 prayer bonus per elite piece.

Other common combinations of void equipment:

Image	Equipment	Total Cost (minimum games)	Notes
	Any one Helmet, Top OR Robe, Deflector, Gloves	750	Cheapest equipment necessary to get the Void set effect. Not recommended, as using a deflector instead of an off-hand weapon defeats the purpose of the set effect offensive bonus.
	Any one Helmet, Top, Robe, and Gloves	850 (213)	Minimum equipment necessary to get the Void set effect while using dual-wield or two-handed weapons.
	All Helmets, Top, Robe, and Gloves	1250 (313)	Minimum equipment necessary to get the Void set effect for any combat style while using dual-wield or two-handed weapons.
File:Elite void knight top (Guardian).png File:Elite void knight robe (Guardian).png	All Helmets, Elite Top, Elite Robe, Gloves	1100 (275)	Assumes the free Elite Top from Void Stares Back is used, rather than purchasing and upgrading a regular Top.
	All Superior Helmets, Superior Top, Superior Robe, Superior Gloves	2450 (613)
File:Elite void knight top (Guardian).png File:Elite void knight robe (Guardian).png	All Superior Helmets, Superior Elite Top, Superior Elite Robe, Superior Gloves	2300 (575)	Assumes the free Elite Top from Void Stares Back is used, rather than purchasing and upgrading a regular Top.
File:Elite void knight top (Guardian).png File:Elite void knight robe (Guardian).png File:Void seal.png	All Superior Helmets, Superior Elite Top, Superior Elite Robe, Superior Elite Gloves, Mace, Superior Deflector, Seal	2910	Maximum Void equipment. Assumes the free Elite Top from Void Stares Back is used, rather than purchasing and upgrading a regular Top.

Gaining commendations

Players who wish to get the top, bottom, gloves, and one helmet can complete the following number of games for the set:

Lander type	# Games	Time (hh:mm)
Novice	425	14:10
Intermediate	284	9:25
Veteran	213	7:00

Note: This is only accurate, when, all games are won, and take 2 minutes per game, these are minimum estimates, showing the best case scenario. There will always be some losses, and each loss will mean at least 2 minutes has been added to the time needed. Also, higher-level landers sometimes (perhaps often) do not fill up as quickly as the novice lander, so extra time per game (up to 5 minutes) may be required waiting for a lander to fill. The novice lander leaves every 30 seconds (which can occur on busy Pest Control worlds). In this case, a wait of 1 minute 30 seconds for an intermediate lander or a wait of 2 minutes 30 seconds for a veteran lander wipes out the time advantage of the higher landers.

An alternative to this is by playing Conquest as it is often much faster, though Jagex has stated that the rate is approximately equal between the two minigames. You get commendation points whether you win or lose in Conquest, which is an advantage since you have to win Pest Control to get points. However, it is generally accepted that playing the combat-oriented Pest Control is far more simple to the Player versus player chess games Conquest offer.

Costume room

A full set of Void Knight armour (3 pieces: robe top, robe bottom, and gloves) can be stored in the armour case found in the costume room of a player-owned house. Each of the 3 helmets can also be stored there separately, making it a bank account space saver. One can withdraw them at any time.

However, you cannot store full elite, merely the top and bottom.

Equipment bonuses