Wind Strike
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| Members only? | No |
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| Level | 1 |
| Runes | 1 Air 1 Mind |
| Spellbook | Normal |
| Experience | 5.5 |
| Quest | None |
| Lectern | None |
Wind Strike requires a magic level of 1 and can do a maximum of 2 damage per spell. The most basic as well as the cheapest magical attack spell, the runes necessary for it can be obtained by talking to the mage tutor in Lumbridge, should a novice mage ever require more.
To get from level 1 magic to level 99, a player would need to cast wind strike 2,369,897 times and at 24 coins per cast that comes to a total of 66,357,116 coins. This price is reduced to 33,178,558 coins if an air staff is used.
Wind Strike costs 19 coins for each cast. If a player uses an air staff, the price is reduced to 7 coins per cast.
Remember, you cannot use Ancient Magicks or Lunar Spells if you are using regular Magic.
[edit] Wind Strikes in use
Wind Strike is very popular for new players. If you go into a busy free to play world you will see many users casting Wind Strike on Magic dummy in the Lumbridge combat training centre. Wind Strikes are also seen being casted on Goblin and Giant spider on busy free to play worlds west of Lumbridge.
Many players saw wind strike as a cheap method of training the magic skill Away From Keyboard (AFK). It was popular to see many players engaged in combat with a rat or a spider, wearing metal melee armour to make their magic level decreased so they would never kill their target but would not take damage either, thus receiving experience solely for casting it. Due to a hidden update, the 5 minute timer now applies even if you are in combat in an attempt to render this method obsolete. However, keyboard input still resets the timer.
[edit] Trivia
- Before the Random event update, Wind Strike could inflict 3 points of damage to the Strange Plant.
| Combat spells
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| Strike spells |
Wind Strike • Water Strike • Earth Strike • Fire Strike |
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