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Armor is worn to help protect oneself from attacks. Different kinds of armor provide different amounts of protection, but no armor can protect you completely. Some armor can even have disadvantges. For example, metal armor conducts magical energy and makes magic based attacks stronger.
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==Useless Armor==
 
anything lower than mithril is pretty much useless. although, low level free players can use them, the bonuses are pretty bad.
Armor is worn to help protect oneself from attacks. Different kinds of armor provide different amounts of protection, but no armor can protect you completely. Most armour has disadvantages. For example, metal armor conducts magical energy and makes magic based attacks hit more often.
 
 
To learn more about combat, see the [[RuneScape/Skills/Combat|combat]] guide. Also please note in this guide I have considered ''Full Armour'' to be 1 Full Helmet, 1 Platebody, 1 Platelegs and 1 Square Shield.


==Quest Armor==
==Quest Armor==
KHAZARD ARMOR - This armor is used in Fight Arena. In order to get into the Khazard Battlefield, you must be wearing this armor. However, change into better armor once you begin to fight the Khazard Ogre...


KHAZARD ARMOR - This armor is used in Fight Arena. In order to get into the Khazard Battlefield, you must be wearing this armor. However, change into better armor once you begin to fight the Khazard Ogre.
== Member only Armor ==
=== Dragon ===
The second most expensive armor in the game. Most of the dragon pieces can be obtained from drops from monsters, the med. helmet, chain, legs, and the two handed sword dragon full helm can be obtained from drops. Although as of the release of barbarian assault the chain dragon full helm can be obtained there. The scimitar needs the completion of the Monkey Madness quest, and the longsword needs the Lost City quest (they can both be bought from stores in the unlocked areas). The mace requires the Heroes Quest.


==Ranger Armor==
You can also get the left half of the dragon square shield from drops from monsters, you need to buy the other half at the legends guild for 750k. You need 60 smithing to put them both together.
Rangers can use leather items along with snakeskin armor. Once your range level reaches 40, you can use dragonhide armor. At level 40, you can wear green, at 50 blue, at 60 red, and at 70 black dragon hide.
 
*Dragon legs: 100k
*Dragon med helm: 30k
*Dragon Chainbody: 3.5 million gp
*Dragon sq shield: 305k
**Dragon sq shield right half: 750k
**Dragon sq shield left half: 65k
**Dragon Full Helmet:42 million gp
 
**Full dragon plate armour set:roughly 49.3 million gp
**Full dragon chain armor set:roughly 5.5 million gp


*Leather Armor: This armor boosts your ranged a tad. It is made from cow hides.
=== Armoured gloves ===
*Hard Leather (20 defense required): Harder than normal leather, this adds an extra defense boost.
(gloves are non-tradeable and are purchesable during the "Recipe for Disaster" quest)
*Studded Leather (20 ranged and defense required): Smith the studs from steel and attach them to a normal leather body.
*Snakeskin Armor (30 ranged/defense required): Defeat Bush Snakes in Tai Bwo Wannai Cleanup or skin a dead Giant Snake in Temple Trekking. Many hides are required.
*Ranger Boots (40 ranged required): This is found in Treasure Trails.
*Robin Hood Hat (40 ranged required): Also found in Treasure Trails.


==Magic Armor==
*Bronze gloves: 150 gp
Mages use light robe armor. At level 40 they can use mystic armor, as long as they also have 20 defence. They can use splitbark too if they have 40 defence. At 50 you can use infinity if you have 25 defence.
*Iron gloves: 500 gp
*Steel gloves: 1,500 gp
*Mithril gloves: 2,500 gp
*Adamant gloves: 4,500 gp
*Rune gloves: 6,500 gp
*Dragon gloves: 100k
*Barrows gloves: 100k


==Bronze Armor==
==Bronze Armor==
The very worst kind, not worth buying becasue almost immediatly you can get full iron. Just about useless.
The very worst kind, not worth buying because almost immediately you can get full iron.
 
*Bronze Medium Helmet: 10 gp
*Bronze Full Helmet: 20 gp
*Bronze Square Shield: 30 gp
*Bronze Kiteshield: 40 gp
*Bronze Platelegs: 50 gp
*Bronze Plateskirt: 50 to 80 gp
*Bronze Chainbody: 75 gp
*Bronze Platebody: 100 gp
''Full Bronze'' 175 to 240 gp
 
You can use the bronze full helm, body, and legs at the warriors guild to fight against and kill. they drop about 5 tokens each kill but be warned... sometimes parts break, so bring extra pieces just in case.


==Iron Armor==
==Iron Armor==
The first set of armor that is actually worth buying. commonly used by pures who can't wear any real armor. Pretty useless.
 
*Iron Medium Helmet: 50 gp
*Iron Full Helmet: 75 gp
*Iron Square Shield: 100 gp
*Iron Kiteshield: 125 gp
*Iron Platelegs: 150 gp
*Iron Plateskirt: 150 to 280 gp
*Iron Chainbody: 200 gp
*Iron Platebody: 300 gp
''Full Iron'' 650 to 2000 gp
 
==Black Armour==
 
*Black Medium Helmet: 300 to 1,000,0 gp
*Black Full Helmet: 1,500 to 2,500,0 gp
*Black Square Shield: 1,000,0 gp
*Black Kiteshield: 2,000 gp to 3,000,0 gp
*Black Platelegs: 1,500 to 2,000,0 gp
*Black Plateskirt: 1,500 gp to 2,000,0 gp
*Black Chainbody: 1,000 gp to 2,000,0 gp
*Black Platebody: 3,000 to 3,500,0 gp
''Full Black'' 7500 to 12500,0 gp


==Steel Armor==
==Steel Armor==
The first half usefull set of armor for high levels, it's cheap and commonly made strictly for smithing exp.
 
*Steel Medium Helmet: 150 gp
*Steel Full Helmet: 300 to 550 gp
*Steel Square Shield: 350 gp
*Steel Kiteshield: 850 to 1028 gp
*Steel Platelegs: 500 to 1000 gp
*Steel Plateskirt: 500 to 1000 gp
*Steel Chainbody: 500 to 700 gp
*Steel Platebody: 1,000 to 1,960 gp
''Full Steel'' 2500 to 5000 gp
 


==Mithril Armor==
==Mithril Armor==
*Mithril Medium Helmet: 450 to 500 gp
*Mithril Full Helmet: 1,000 gp
*Mithril Square Shield: 1,000 gp
*Mithril Kiteshield: 2,000 to 3,000 gp
*Mithril Platelegs: 2,000 to 3,000 gp
*Mithril Plateskirt: 2,000 to 3,000 gp
*Mithril Chainbody: 2,000 to 4,000 gp
*Mithril Platebody: 5,000 gp
''Full Mith'' 15000 to 25000 gp


==Adamant Armor==
==Adamant Armor==
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*Adamant Square Shield: 3,000 to 4,000 gp
*Adamant Kiteshield: 5,000 to 8,000 gp
*Adamant Platelegs: 4,500 to 5,000 gp
*Adamant Plateskirt: 4,500 to 6,300 gp
*Adamant Chainbody: 7,500 gp to 10,000 gp
*Adamant Platebody: 16,000 gp to 18,000 gp


==Rune Armor==
==Rune Armor==
The best armor available to F2P. A full set costs about 180k to 200k
The best armor available to F2P. A full set costs about 180-205k.
 
*Rune Medium Helmet: 10,000 to 20,000 gp
*Rune Full Helmet: 25,000 to 35,000 gp
*Rune Square Shield: 5000 to 20000gp
*Rune Kiteshield: 45,000 to 55,000 gp
*Rune Platelegs: 40000 to 50,000 gp
*Rune Plateskirt: 35000 to 45,000 gp
*Rune Chainbody:40,000 to 50,000 gp 32,000 to 40,000 in G E
*Rune Platebody: 50,000 to 85,000 gp
*Rune Berserk shield: 250000 to 285000 gp
''Full Rune'' 180000 to 205000 gp


==Granite Armor==
==Granite Armor==
is mostly non-existent, only the body and shield exist, but are a very good asset for a P2P.
You can get the Body from Barbarian Assault, the Shield from Gargoyles, and the Legs from Skeletal Wyverns. This armor is an anti range armor, its melee defence stat are a bit worse than rune but it has an excellent range def bonus


==Dragon Armor==
Probably the most expensive armor in the game. most of the dragon pieces can be obtained from drops from monsters, the med. helmet, chain, legs, and the two handed sword can be obtained from drops. although as of the release of barbarian assault the chain can be obtained there.


you can also get the left half of the dragon square shield from drops from monsters, you need to buy the other half at the legends guild for 750k. You need 60 smithing to put them both together.
==Barrows (Set) Armor==
Barrows armor are some of the best armors in the game, each set has its own effect that can be used when you have the full set of armor.


==Barrows Armor==
''For info on the Barrows, please see the [[RuneScape/Barrows Guide|Barrows Guide]].'' 
Barrow's armor is one of the best armors in the game, each set has it's own set effect that can be used when you have a full set of that armor.
===Ahrim Armor===
===Ahrim Armor===


The magic set of barrows armor.
The magic set of barrows armor
pieces include:
pieces include:


Ahrim's Hood, Robe (top), robe (bottom), and staff.
Ahrim's Hood, Robe (top), robe (bottom), and staff.
When wearing the full set and using magic attack, the set will lower the strength of your opponent.


===Dharok Armor===
===Dharok Armor===
Dharok armor is one of the best barrows armor.


Pieces include:
Pieces include:
* Dharok's great axe,
* body,
* legs, and
* helmet.


Dharok's greataxe, body, legs, and helmet.
Dharok's special ability: with full set, as your constitution decreases you will hit higher depending on boosts and strength (max hit seen is 1020)
Although not quite 200% damage at 1 constitution, its around 198.5%


===Guthan Armor===
This armor is mainly used for duels and minigame, although occasionally used for PvP and PvM, a popular choice for "Rushers" Sometimes used for training in correlation with prayer pots or a close altar.




Guthan armor is one of the most expensive barrows armors.
===Guthan Armor===


Pieces include:
Pieces include:
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Guthan's helmet, warspear, chainskirt, and body.
Guthan's helmet, warspear, chainskirt, and body.


The set effect of this armor is it drains health from your opponent every once in a while. You can tell when health is drained, because purple ghosts swirl around your enemy.
The set effect of this armor is it drains health from your opponent and gives it to you.
 
This armor is often used to train with because it considerably lowers the amount of food you use. It’s also useful when doing fight cave and training slayer.


===Karil Armor===
===Karil Armor===


Karil is the ranger of the barrows brothers.
Karil is the ranger of the barrows brothers.
Pieces include:
Pieces include:


Karil's coif, crossbow, leathertop, and leatherskirt.
Karil's coif, crossbow, leathertop, and leatherskirt.


Karil's set effect drains your opponent's energy.
Karil's set effect lowers your opponent's agility.
 
 


===Torag Armor===
===Torag Armor===
Torag has the joint best defence of all the barrow armors, tied with Dharoks.


Torag's armor set includes:
;Parts of the set
#Torag's hammer
#Torag's helmet
#Torag's body
#Torag's legs
 
it also has a 15% chance of draining the players run energy


Torag's hammers, helmet, body, and legs.
===Verac Armor===
===Verac Armor===
Verac's armor set contains:
Verac's armor set contains:


Verac's flail, helmet, brassard, and skirt.
Verac's flail, helmet, brassard, and skirt.


Varac's set effect can hit through protecty from melee prayer, which is why it is very useful while fighting the kalphite queen.
Verac's set effect has a 15% chance of hitting through armor/prayer.
 
 
 
===Repair Cost===
===Repair Cost===
*'''Barrows Weapons''': 100,000
*'''Barrows Weapons''': 100,000
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*'''Barrows Helmets''': 60,000
*'''Barrows Helmets''': 60,000


==Spined Armor==
Note: if your have a POH (player owned house) with an armor stand, you can repair your barrow set for less than what it would cost at a shop. You can get your armour repaired by Bob in Lumbridge, Dunstan in Burthorpe, Tindel in Port Khazard or the Squire on the Void Knights outpost.
==Rock-Shell Armor==
 
==Skeletal Armor==
==Dagganoth Armor==
 
===Spined Armor===
Made from dagganoth hide, this armor is mainly used by rangers, but it isn’t really worth the cost and isn’t that good.
 
Spined armour is approvimately 73k-86k and is only used for low rangers that wish to have a little bit of boost in their def. ( roughly 1 or 2 more points than green dhide.)
 
===Rock-Shell Armor===
Made from the shell of giant rock crab this armor is a melee armor, its power is the same as rune but it cost less
 
===Skeletal Armor===
An armor for mages and the best of the 3 dagannoth armors, skeletal armor offers a good defence bonus and a useful mage bonus.  However, it's quite expensive, priced at about 200k each set, but it is well worth the cost to buy.
 
 
==Ranger Armor==
Rangers can use leather items along with other hide-based armors (Snakeskin and Dragonhide for example).
{|{{prettytable}}
!Armor Name!!Required Range!!Required Defence!!Info
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|'''Leather Armor'''||0||0||This armor boosts your ranged level a tad. It is made from cow hides.
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|'''Hard Leather'''||0||10||Harder than normal leather, this adds an extra defense boost.
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|'''Studded Leather'''||20||20||Smith the studs from steel and attach them to a normal leather body.
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|'''Snakeskin Armor'''||30||30||Defeat Bush Snakes in Tai Bwo Wannai Cleanup or skin a dead Giant Snake in Temple Trekking. Many hides are required.
|-
|'''Ranger Boots'''||40||0||This is found in Treasure Trails.
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|'''Robin Hood Hat'''||40||0||Also found in Treasure Trails.
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|'''Green Dragonhide Armor'''||40||40||defeat green dragons and use their hides to make.
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|'''Blue Dragonhide Armor'''||50||40||defeat blue dragons and use their hides to make.
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|'''Red Dragonhide Armor'''||60||40||defeat red dragons and use their hides to make.
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|'''Black Dragonhide Armor'''||70||40||defeat black dragons and use their hides to make.
|-
|'''Green Dragonhide Coif'''||40||40||Buy from Fist of Guthix game for 100 tokens. Wears out but only requires 30 tokens to repair.
|-
|'''Blue DragonHide Coif'''||50||40||Same as Green Dragonhide one, except price is 150 tokens.
|-
|'''Red Dragonhide Coif'''||60||40||Same as others except price is 200 tokens to buy.
|-
|'''Black Dragonhide Coif'''||70||40||Same as others except price is 300 tokens to buy.
|}
 
===Leather===
*Leather Body: 10 gp
*Leather Gloves: 3-5 gp
**Leather gloves,like leather boots, are basic clothing and are made of leather. You can make them at lv. 1 crafting.
*Leather Boots: 3-10 gp
**Leather boots are a item you can make by low lv crafting leather. They are a relatively common item.
*Leather Vambraces: 10 gp
*Leather Chaps: 20-25 gp
*Leather Cowl: 20-25 gp
*Leather Coif: 50 gp
*Leather hardleather body: 50-100 gp
*Studded body: 500-1,000 gp
*Studded chaps: 500-1,000 gp
 
===Green Dragonhide===
*Green D'Hide Vambraces: 860gp (2,500 at Champions Guild)
*Green D'Hide Chaps: 1.1k gp (3,900 at Champions Guild)
*Green D'Hide Body: 5k gp (10,000 from Oziach)
 
===Blue Dragonhide (Member item)===
*Blue d'hide vambraces: 860gp
*Blue d'hide chaps: 1k
*Blue d'hide body: 3k
*Full set: 5k
 
===Red Dragonhide (Member item)===
*Red d'hide vambraces: 1k
*Red d'hide chaps: 6k
*Red d'hide body: 8k
*Full set: 15k
 
===Black Dragonhide (Member item)===
*Black d'hide vambraces: 3k
*Black d'hide chaps: 8k
*Black d'hide body: 10k
*Full set: 21k
 
==Magic Armor (Robes)==
Mages are best equipped to use light robe armor.
 
{|{{prettytable}}
!Robe Name!!Required Magic!!Required Defence||Info
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|'''Mage Robes'''||20||0||Received from treasure trails.
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|'''Mystic Armor'''||40||20||
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|'''Splitbark'''||40||40||
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|'''Infinity'''||50||25||
|-
|'''3rd Age Robes'''||60||30||Very expensive.
|-
|'''Lunar Armor'''||65||40||
|-
|'''Ahrim Robes'''||70||70||Currently the best mage robe in the game.
|}
 
===Magic robes===
*Blue Wizard robe: 10-50 gp
*Blue wizard hat: 10-50 gp
*Blue skirt (Non-magical): 5-20 gp (gives no magic bonus, matches blue robe colour)
*Black wizard robe: 10-50 gp
*Black wizard hat: 10-50 gp
*Black skirt (Non-magical): 5-20 gp (gives no magic bonus, matches black robe colour)
 
===Prayer robes===
*Priest Robe Top: 5-20 gp
*Priest Robe Bottom: 5-25 gp
*Shade Robe Top: can no longer be traded
*Shade Robe Bottom: can no longer be traded
*Monk Robe Top: 100-200 gp (can be found in Monastery, level 31 [[RuneScape/Skills/Prayer|prayer]] required)
*Monk Robe Bottom: 100-200 gp (can be found in Monastery, level 31 [[RuneScape/Skills/Prayer|prayer]] required)
 
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