Bandos chestplate

Not to be confused with Bandos platebody.

Bandos chestplate
Released							17 October 2013 (Update)
Also called							BCP
Members							Yes
Quest item							No
Properties
Tradeable							Yes
Equipable							Yes
Stackable							No
Noteable							Yes
Options							Wear, Drop
Examine							A sturdy chestplate.
Values
Value							290,010 coins
High alch							174,006 coins
Low alch							116,004 coins
Weight							12 kg
Grand Exchange
Exchange							31,477,080 coins (info)
Buy limit							8
Daily volume							1,723
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Advanced data
Item ID							11832

The Bandos chestplate is a part of the Bandos armour set, which requires 65 Defence to wear. It is dropped by General Graardor and his bodyguards in the God Wars Dungeon. The Bandos chestplate provides a +4 Strength bonus, and substantially more defensive bonuses than comparable body armours such as the fighter torso and inquisitor's hauberk.

Attack bonuses
+0		+0		+0		-15		-10
Defence bonuses
+98		+93		+105		-6		+133
Other bonuses								Slot
+4		+0		+0%		+1		List

Uses

Bandos armour is among the most powerful melee armours in Old School RuneScape. Because it never degrades, it is ideal for melee training, Slayer tasks, and other prolonged combat encounters.

It has considerably lower defensive bonuses in stab and slash defence compared to the barrows platebodies and justiciar chestguard, but the strength bonus still makes it one of the most popular choices due to the slightly increased damage per second it provides.

With an identical Strength bonus (albeit with lower defensive bonuses and no prayer bonus), the fighter torso is an excellent alternative to the Bandos chestplate for players who do not have access to one.

Products

Item		Members	Skills	XP	Materials
	Bandosian components × 3		None	None	1 × Bandos chestplate

Item sources

For an exhaustive list of all known sources for this item, see here.

Source	Level	Quantity	Rarity
General Graardor	624	1	1/381
Sergeant Grimspike	142	1	1/16,256
Sergeant Steelwill	142	1	1/16,256
Sergeant Strongstack	141	1	1/16,256

Used in recommended equipment

Rank	Method
2	Abyssal Sire/Strategies (Melee)
2	Abyssal Sire/Strategies (Melee)
2	Adamant dragon/Strategies (Melee)
2	Alchemical Hydra/Strategies (Melee)
2	Ancient Wyvern/Strategies (Melee)
1	Barbarian Assault/Strategies (Melee)
2	Basilisk Knight/Strategies (Melee)
3	Cerberus/Strategies (Melee)
2	Chambers of Xeric/Challenge Mode (Melee)
2	Chambers of Xeric/Challenge Mode/Strategies (Melee)
2	Chambers of Xeric/Strategies (Melee)
2	Chompington (Melee)
2	Corporeal Beast/Strategies (Melee masses)
2	Dagannoth Kings/Strategies (Tribrid (All Kings))
1	Dagannoth Kings/Strategies (Magic (Rex only))
2	Dark beast/Strategies (Melee)
1	Demonic gorilla/Strategies (upgrades and downgrades)
2	Down Do Specs (Melee)
2	Drake/Strategies (Melee)
2	Duke Sucellus/Strategies (Melee)
2	Galvek Speed-Trialist (Melee)
5	General Graardor/Strategies (Melee Attacker)
5	General Graardor/Strategies (Solo (Melee))
4	General Graardor/Strategies (Advanced Tank)
2	Giant Mole/Strategies (Melee)
2	Glough Speed-Trialist (Melee)
4	Gout tuber/Strategies (Tank)
2	Grotesque Guardians/Strategies (Melee)
4	K'ril Tsutsaroth/Strategies (Melee tank)
2	K'ril Tsutsaroth/Strategies (Melee attacker)
2	Kalphite Queen/Strategies (high DPS (phase one))
1	King Black Dragon/Strategies (Melee BIS smuggle)
2	Metal dragons/Strategies (Melee)
2	Mithril dragon/Strategies (Melee)
3	Nightmare Zone/Strategies (Melee)
3	Nightmare Zone/Strategies (Melee (Dharok's))
2	Nightmare Zone/Strategies (Melee (Absorption, AFK))
3	The Nightmare/Strategies (5 man groups)
3	Phosani's Nightmare/Strategies (Solo)
2	Rune dragon/Strategies (Melee)
2	Skeletal Wyvern/Strategies (Melee)
2	Skotizo/Strategies (Melee)
3	Slayer task/Gargoyles (Melee)
2	Slayer task/Jellies (Melee)
2	Slayer task/Suqah (Melee (South))
3	Slayer task/Trolls (Melee (DPS))
2	Slayer training (Melee)
2	Theatre of Blood/Strategies (Freezer)
2	Theatre of Blood/Strategies (Ranger)
2	Theatre of Blood/Strategies (Melee DPS)
3	Thermonuclear smoke devil/Strategies (Melee)
2	Tombs of Amascut/Strategies (Melee switch)
2	TzHaar Fight Cave/Strategies (Melee)
2	TzHaar-Ket-Rak's Speed-Trialist (Melee Attacker)
2	Ultimate Ironman Guide/Equipment
2	Vardorvis/Strategies
2	Vorkath/Strategies (Melee)
3	Vyrewatch Sentinel/Strategies (DPS)

Gallery

• 

  A male player wearing the full Bandos armour set.

• 

  A female player wearing the full Bandos armour set.

Changes

Date	Changes
3 July 2014 (update)	The Bandos chestplate no longer shows bare hands when you are actually wearing gloves.
30 January 2014 (update)	The item's value was increased from 265,000 to 290,010.

Trivia

• The inventory sprite for the Bandos chestplate is missing both the shoulder spikes and the sleeve. It also resembles the male version of the chestplate more than the female version.
• A minor graphical error occurs when equipping a skillcape with the Bandos chestplate; the cape's left shoulder piece seems to merge with the chestplate's pauldron.
• The Bandos chestplate does not interfere with Ava's device.
• The Bandos chestplate does not penalise the wearer's magic attack bonus as much as a regular platebody.
• When performing the Hypermobile Drinker emote with the chestplate equipped, the player's left arm will visibly detach from their torso.