Autocast

Autocast is an attack option available for all Magic weapons (except powered staves) that can be activated on the Combat Options interface. This attack option causes players to automatically cast a selected spell when they attack, as opposed to manually selecting the spell and its target each time you wish to cast it. Once autocast has been selected, a player will continue casting spells as their default attack as long as they wield the staff and have the correct amount of runes.

Wherever autocasting is available, there are two options: one with a picture of a shield on the button, and one without it. Selecting the option without the shield will cast magic offensively, granting only Magic experience. Selecting the "shield" option will cast magic defensively, dividing the experience gained between the Defence and Magic skills.

The autocast setting is remembered, unless

• you equip a staff that cannot autocast the chosen spell,
• you equip a staff while in a PVP area, or
• you die while the staff is equipped and it goes to your gravestone.

The spells that can be autocast vary between magic weapons. No teleportation, alchemy, curses, or enchantment spells can be autocast.

Standard spellbook

Main article: Standard spellbook

Regular staves, battlestaves, wands, and croziers can autocast elemental combat spells (Wind, Water, Earth, and Fire spells) from the standard spellbook. Certain staves can additionally autocast other spells:

Level	Staff			Additional spells
1		Skull sceptre (i)	0%	Crumble Undead
50		Iban's staff (upgraded)	0%	Iban Blast
50 55		Slayer's staff	0%	Crumble Undead Magic Dart
75 55		Slayer's staff (e)	0%
60		Thammaron's sceptre (a)	0%	Flames of Zamorak
70		Accursed sceptre (a)	0%
75		Staff of the dead	15%	Crumble Undead Magic Dart Flames of Zamorak
75		Toxic staff of the dead	15%
75		Staff of light	15%	Crumble Undead Magic Dart Saradomin Strike
75		Staff of balance	15%	Crumble Undead Magic Dart Claws of Guthix
42 42 42 22		Void knight mace	0%	Crumble Undead Claws of Guthix

Ancient Magicks

Main article: Ancient Magicks

The following staves can autocast the Ancient Magicks, as well as spells from the standard spellbook:

Level	Staff
50		Ancient staff	0%
70 50 60		Ancient sceptre (Smoke) (Shadow) (Blood) (Ice)	5%
60		Thammaron's sceptre (a)	0%
70		Accursed sceptre (a)	0%
70		Ahrim's staff	5%
75 70		Blue moon spear	5%
60		Master wand	0%
65		Dragon hunter wand	10%
80		Kodai wand	15%
72 50		Nightmare staff	15%
82 50		Eldritch nightmare staff	15%
82 50		Volatile nightmare staff	15%

Arceuus spellbook

Main article: Arceuus spellbook

The following staves can autocast spells from the Arceuus Spellbook, as well as spells from the standard spellbook:

Level	Staff
1		Skull sceptre (imbued)	0%
50 55		Slayer's staff	0%
75 55		Slayer's staff (e)	0%
70		Ahrim's staff	5%
75 70		Blue moon spear	5%
75		Staff of the dead	15%
75		Toxic staff of the dead	15%
77		Purging staff	10%
60		Master wand	0%
80		Kodai wand	15%

Changes

Date	Changes
9 April 2025 (Update)	Autocast will now remain selected if you do not have the required level or runes to cast the selected spell. You can now select a spell to autocast regardless of its level or whether or not you have the runes available.
29 May 2024 (Update)	The one tick delay on autocast spells when entering combat with NPCs has been removed.