Rune equipment

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Rune equipment is made runite metal, and is the best melee equipment that can be smithed. It is stronger than adamant equipment but weaker than corrupt dragon equipment. In the RuneScape's past, rune equipment was often criticised as being "too expensive", especially to free players. In DarkScape, the price has fallen dramatically and now there are complaints of it being worthless.

Rune Weapons

Rune weapons are cyan and require an Attack level of 50 (apart from the rune cane, which requires only 48) to wield. They are still highly regarded weapons as they do not disappear like corrupt dragon, and do not degrade like gravite. As with all runite items, rune weapons tend to exhibit a colour that could be considered a darker form of steel.

Note

Attack Bonuses are not the only factor a player should consider when choosing a weapon, speed is essential to combat! (especially when training along side other players) As a general rule, smaller/lighter weapons are faster than the larger/heavier ones. (ex. A rune longsword is faster than a rune battleaxe) Always remember this when reviewing these weapons:

Melee weapons

Image	Name	GE Price
	Rune dagger	5,113 coins (update)
	Rune claw	12,618 coins (update)
	Rune hatchet	11,219 coins (update)
	Rune mace	7,883 coins (update)
	Rune sword	12,618 coins (update)
	Rune longsword	18,204 coins (update)
	Rune scimitar	15,053 coins (update)
	Rune spear	11,193 coins (update)
	Rune hasta	12,186 coins (update)
	Rune warhammer	32,792 coins (update)
	Rune battleaxe	24,196 coins (update)
	Rune two-handed sword	36,878 coins (update)
	Rune halberd	76,134 coins (update)
	Rune pickaxe	18,871 coins (update)
	Rune defender	N/A
	Rune cane	34,757 coins (update)

Off-hand weapons

Image	Name	GE Price
File:Off-hand rune battleaxe.png	Off-hand rune battleaxe	26,083 coins (update)
	Off-hand rune crossbow	11,282 coins (update)
	Off-hand rune dagger	5,011 coins (update)
File:Off-hand rune knife.png	Off-hand rune knife	1,657 coins (update)
	Off-hand rune longsword	17,887 coins (update)
	Off-hand rune mace	7,622 coins (update)
File:Off-hand rune scimitar.png	Off-hand rune scimitar	24,469 coins (update)
File:Off-hand rune sword.png	Off-hand rune sword	13,658 coins (update)
	Off-hand rune throwing axe	626 coins (update)
	Off-hand rune warhammer	23,855 coins (update)
File:Off-hand rune claw.png	Off-hand rune claw	5,982 coins (update)
	Off-hand rune dart	702 coins (update)

Ranged weapons

Image	Name	GE Price
	Rune crossbow	9,044 coins (update)
	Rune 2h crossbow	11,660 coins (update)
File:Runite bolts 1.png	Rune bolts	195 coins (update)
File:Rune arrow 1.png	Rune arrow	151 coins (update)
File:Rune brutal 1.png	Rune brutal arrows	713 coins (update)
	Rune darts	294 coins (update)
	Rune javelin	268 coins (update)
	Rune thrownaxe	314 coins (update)
	Rune knife	882 coins (update)

Armour

File:RS Classic Rune Armour.png

Rune Armour as seen in RuneScape Classic.

Rune armour is the second-highest quality armour on the standard metallic armour spectrum (bronze to dragon). Rune armour requires 50 Defence to wear, though the rune platebody also requires completion of Dragon Slayer. With a full set costing around 137,500 coins, the armour provides excellent defence for its price.

Name	Image	Exchange Price	Store Price
Rune helm		10,747	N/A
Rune full helm		20,206	N/A
Rune chainbody		29,129	50,000
Rune platebody		38,095	65,500
Rune platelegs		37,449	64,000
Rune plateskirt		37,446	64,000
Rune square shield		22,058	N/A
Rune kiteshield		31,670	N/A
Rune spikeshield		56,846 (in uncharged form)	200 FoG tokens (in charged form)
Rune berserker shield		49,147 (in uncharged form)	300 FoG tokens (in charged form)
Rune boots		20,109	N/A
Rune gloves		N/A	5,000
Rune gauntlets		4,078	N/A

Obtaining from the Champions' Guild

The rune platebody can only be worn after the completion of the Dragon Slayer quest, though all other pieces of rune armour can be worn without its completion - rune platelegs, rune plateskirts, rune chainbodies, rune swords, rune maces, etc. can be bought in Scavvo's Rune Store on the second floor of the Champions' Guild just south of Varrock or the Grand Exchange.

• Rune plateskirt: 64,000 coins
• Rune platelegs: 64,000 coins
• Rune chainbody: 50,000 coins
• Rune longsword: 32,000 coins
• Rune sword: 20,800 coins
• Rune mace: 14,400 coins

Others

Ornamental rune armour, heraldic rune armour, trimmed rune armour, God armour, and Gilded armour have the same bonuses as standard rune armour, except for some prayer bonuses on the god armours. These can be obtained from Treasure Trails.

File:Rune armour set (t) equipped.png

A male player wearing full rune trimmed armour.

Trimmed

Image	Type	GE Price
File:Rune full helm (t).png	Rune full helm (t)	28,819 coins (update)
File:Rune platebody (t).png	Rune platebody (t)	45,405 coins (update)
File:Rune platelegs (t).png	Rune platelegs (t)	42,515 coins (update)
File:Rune plateskirt (t).png	Rune plateskirt (t)	37,558 coins (update)
File:Rune kiteshield (t).png	Rune kiteshield (t)	31,985 coins (update)

Gold-trimmed

Image	Type	GE Price
File:Rune full helm (g).png	Rune full helm (g)	100,002 coins (update)
File:Rune platebody (g).png	Rune platebody (g)	195,189 coins (update)
File:Rune platelegs (g).png	Rune platelegs (g)	96,324 coins (update)
File:Rune plateskirt (g).png	Rune plateskirt (g)	37,934 coins (update)
File:Rune kiteshield (g).png	Rune kiteshield (g)	45,747 coins (update)

Gilded

Image	Type	GE Price
	Gilded full helm	718,619 coins (update)
	Gilded platebody	1,883,887 coins (update)
	Gilded platelegs	1,305,586 coins (update)
	Gilded plateskirt	99,029 coins (update)
	Gilded kiteshield	263,514 coins (update)

Rune heraldic armour

Image	Type	GE Price
	Rune helm (h1)	20,046 coins (update)
	Rune platebody (h1)	37,895 coins (update)
	Rune platelegs (h1)	36,585 coins (update)
	Rune plateskirt (h1)	36,211 coins (update)
	Rune shield (h1)	31,437 coins (update)

Image	Type	GE Price
	Rune helm (h2)	20,022 coins (update)
	Rune platebody (h2)	37,241 coins (update)
	Rune platelegs (h2)	36,468 coins (update)
	Rune plateskirt (h2)	36,469 coins (update)
	Rune shield (h2)	30,819 coins (update)

Image	Type	GE Price
	Rune helm (h3)	20,082 coins (update)
	Rune platebody (h3)	37,852 coins (update)
	Rune platelegs (h3)	36,489 coins (update)
	Rune plateskirt (h3)	36,466 coins (update)
	Rune shield (h3)	30,280 coins (update)

Image	Type	GE Price
	Rune helm (h4)	20,084 coins (update)
	Rune platebody (h4)	37,270 coins (update)
	Rune platelegs (h4)	36,906 coins (update)
	Rune plateskirt (h4)	36,091 coins (update)
	Rune shield (h4)	30,644 coins (update)

Image	Type	GE Price
	Rune helm (h5)	20,086 coins (update)
	Rune platebody (h5)	37,327 coins (update)
	Rune platelegs (h5)	36,643 coins (update)
	Rune plateskirt (h5)	36,476 coins (update)
	Rune shield (h5)	31,105 coins (update)

God Armour

A player wearing Guthixian rune armour.

Zamorak

Image	Type	GE Price
	Zamorak full helm	328,971 coins (update)
	Zamorak platebody	445,063 coins (update)
	Zamorak platelegs	143,622 coins (update)
	Zamorak plateskirt	38,566 coins (update)
	Zamorak kiteshield	65,061 coins (update)

Guthix

Image	Type	GE Price
	Guthix full helm	102,959 coins (update)
	Guthix platebody	119,795 coins (update)
	Guthix platelegs	65,046 coins (update)
	Guthix plateskirt	37,521 coins (update)
	Guthix kiteshield	44,074 coins (update)

Saradomin

Image	Type	GE Price
	Saradomin full helm	612,490 coins (update)
	Saradomin platebody	919,184 coins (update)
	Saradomin platelegs	260,297 coins (update)
	Saradomin plateskirt	37,788 coins (update)
	Saradomin kiteshield	110,634 coins (update)

Armadyl

Image	Type	GE Price
	Armadyl full helm	33,023 coins (update)
	Armadyl platebody	43,615 coins (update)
	Armadyl platelegs	44,039 coins (update)
	Armadyl plateskirt	37,031 coins (update)
	Armadyl kiteshield	32,569 coins (update)

Bandos

Image	Type	GE Price
	Bandos full helm	23,531 coins (update)
	Bandos platebody	41,159 coins (update)
	Bandos platelegs	43,774 coins (update)
	Bandos plateskirt	37,261 coins (update)
	Bandos kiteshield	33,094 coins (update)

Ancient (Zaros)

Image	Type	GE Price
	Ancient full helm	33,874 coins (update)
	Ancient platebody	65,491 coins (update)
	Ancient platelegs	45,823 coins (update)
	Ancient plateskirt	37,678 coins (update)
	Ancient kiteshield	32,213 coins (update)

Rune Armour in RSC

Long ago, during the early development stages of RuneScape Classic, rune armour didn't exist. Prior to its release in mid-to-late 2001, Jagex planned on making the colour of rune purple. There are images floating around the internet of a Purple Rune 2 Handed Sword in a trade screen from RuneScape Classic. After Rune was released, it was changed to a cyan colour. Once RuneScape 2 was released the cyan colour of Rune armour was toned down into a more shaded colour.

Trivia

• All the god, trimmed, heraldic, and gilded versions of rune have the same exact stats as regular rune; it is only a different colour.
• Players can't trim rune armour, or any armour for that matter. Players tell others they can trim or gold-trim their armour for them, only to run off with the armour they were given by unsuspecting players. This was a common scamming method before the trading limit update of 2007, and returned as a common scam with the removal of trade limits in 2011.
• When you pulled a Christmas cracker from the 2001 event, you received a partyhat and a random normal object. The partyhats, (now 1500M to 2147M) were often disregarded, as there was a chance to get runite armour, which was worth millions at that time.
  • Runite armour was removed as a drop later however.
• Rune plate armour is the only armour to come in 15 distinct variations (Gilded being P2P) all with the same stats. The second highest are black plate and adamant plate, with 8 variations each (the most popular being Zamorak and Saradomin).
• On 23 May 2010, a glitch appeared in which players with access to the Warriors' Guild could duplicate Rune armour sets. This was done by placing a helmet, platebody, and platelegs on the machine and eating a Rotten apple just before the player died. A Player could say to Shanomi that his or her armour set had disappeared. Shanomi would give him or her another one, with the one on the ground too. This was patched within 24 hours after Jagex discovered it, but it had already been exploited for weeks. None of the accounts that used the bug to duplicate rune armour sets were able to be banned.
• On 6 March 2012, rune armour, along with many other armours, received a graphical rework.
• Before Evolution of Combat release, it only required 40 Attack or 40 Defence to wield/wear rune.

Zamorak armour

Saradomin armour

Guthix armour

Bandos armour

Ancient armour

Armadyl Armour

This article incorporates text from the RuneScape Wiki which is also licensed under CC-BY-SA.

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