Barbarian Assault/Rewards

This is a safe activity in an instanced area.

If you die here, you will not lose any of your items; however, any items you drop manually on the ground will be lost.
Warning: All PvM activities are dangerous for Hardcore group iron players, including Pest Control, Nightmare Zone, Fight Caves, and Chambers of Xeric.

Honour points can be used to improve the level of each role, redeemed for combat equipment, or gambled for a chance to receive the rare pet penance queen and dragon chainbody.

Earning Honour points

There are four types of Honour points associated with each role: collector, healer, defender, and attacker. Players gain honour points at the end of each successful wave based on their performance in their role and the team's overall performance. With each successive wave, players earn more points as the difficulty increases. Upon killing the Penance Queen in the last wave, players will receive 80 Honour points in their role and 5 points to the other 3 roles.

Points calculation

Players will get 10% more points (rounded down) if they have completed the Hard Kandarin Diary. Although players may get negative points for their individual performance in your role, team points are capped at a minimum of 0 points. Total points for a wave are also capped at a minimum of 0 points.

Points for wave 1-9
Role	Aspect	Formula	Capped at
Attacker	Rangers killed	y=x-1	X is capped by spawns
Attacker	Fighters killed	y=x-1	X is capped by spawns
Attacker	Incorrect style attacks	y=-x+1	Y is capped at -10
Collector	Eggs collected minus exploded	y=x/4.35	X is capped at 60
Defender	Runners killed	y=1.8x	X is capped by spawns
Defender	Runners that got past	y=-3x	Y is capped at -10
Healer	Healers killed	y=0.7x	X is capped by spawns
Healer	Players hitpoints replenished	y=x/18	Y is capped at 28
Healer	Wrong poison packs used	y=-x/4	X is capped at 512
For completing wave 10, each player gets 80 points for their role plus 5 points in each of the other 3 roles instead of the formulas above.

Each team member gets points based on the team's performance plus points based on their own role. A player not TELLING (MOUTH icon) their partner what action to DO (EAR icon) does not incur a direct immediate penalty, but may result in penalties for the entire team due to them not knowing the right actions to perform. However, as seen in the table above, the healer and the collector do not get heavily penalised when using wrong food / collecting wrong eggs, and thus, it is advised that they do guess their calls to save time waiting for the other player to call. This is not applicable to the attacker because they are heavily penalised ( around -1 point per wrong guess ). Note that the defender does not get penalised when using wrong food; in fact, it is sometimes very useful to use wrong food in defending.

Players may spend these honour points by talking to Commander Connad, who can be found in the Barbarian Assault entrance hall, near Captain Cain. They can choose to:

• Upgrade their Barbarian Assault role levels

It costs 200 points in a particular role to upgrade it the first time, then 300, then 400, then 500 for a total of 1400 points.

• Purchase specific equipment
  • Fighter torso
  • Fighter hat
  • Healer hat
  • Runner hat
  • Ranger hat
  • Runner boots
  • Penance gloves
  • Penance skirt
  • Granite body
• Gamble their points which can yield items up to a Dragon chainbody
  • You can gamble low, medium or high costing 200, 400 and 500 points. However, you must have already beaten the Queen at least once in order to gamble 500 points. The low and medium gambles are not available when you are at wave 1.
• Maximum Queen kills cap is 40.
• Maximum Role points cap is 5000.

Level Upgrade

Players may upgrade the level in a particular role from Level 1 up to Level 5. By upgrading their levels, the player gains extra abilities such as extra damage, higher healing, etc. However, each upgrade requires spending a certain amount of Honour Points. A total of 1,400 Honour Points are needed to obtain a Level 5 role. 5,600 points are required to obtain Level 5 in all roles. Obtaining the maximum level in all roles is one of the requirements needed to complete the Elite Kandarin Diary.

Abilities gained by upgrading:

• Collector - increase the capacity of the Collection bag and gain the ability to use the egg converter.
• Healer - increase Hitpoints healed.
• Attacker - increase damage dealt to Penance Fighters and Penance Rangers.
• Defender - increase the lure range for Penance Runners.

A summary of the level upgrades for each role may be found in the following table.

Level	Honour Points	Collector	Healer	Attacker	Defender
1	N/A	Bag holds 2 eggs	Heals 10 hitpoints	+1 bonus damage	+4 luring range spaces
2	200	Bag holds 4 eggs Conversion chance ~20%	Heals 15 hitpoints	+2 bonus damage	+5 luring range spaces
3	300	Bag holds 6 eggs Conversion chance ~40%	Heals 20 hitpoints	+3 bonus damage	+5 luring range spaces
4	400	Bag holds 7 eggs Conversion chance ~60%	Heals 25 hitpoints	+4 bonus damage	+5 luring range spaces
5	500	Bag holds 8 eggs Conversion chance ~80%	Heals 35 hitpoints	+5 bonus damage	+5 luring range spaces

Armour

A player wearing the Fighter torso, one of the most sought after items from Barbarian Assault.

Players may also purchase Penance armour using their Honour points. Certain items require the player to kill the Penance Queen. If a player is only missing a few dozen points and will probably be able to earn them before their next Queen kill it is probably worthwhile to keep saving up. Points from all roles are required. If players have penance gear they no longer need, they can use it on Commander Connad to receive a point refund equal to 80% of the purchase price; any queen kills spent will not be refunded.

Item		Price sold at	Price bought at	Queen
	Fighter hat	275 each role	220 each role	Yes
	Ranger hat	275 each role	220 each role	Yes
	Healer hat	275 each role	220 each role	Yes
	Runner hat	275 each role	220 each role	Yes
	Fighter torso	375 each role	300 each role	Yes
	Penance skirt	375 each role	300 each role	Yes
	Runner boots	100 each role	80 each role	No
	Penance gloves	150 each role	120 each role	No
	Granite body	95000	N/A	Yes

• The total amount in points for a Penance armour set (one penance hat, penance gloves, runner boots, fighter torso and Penance skirt) is 1275 points in every single one of the four different roles. For all items one would need 2100 points in every single one of the four different roles, 95,000 coins, and 7 Queen Kills.
• If the only goal is to complete the collection log for Barbarian Assault then only 590 points in each role are required, assuming the most expensive item required is purchased and immediately sold.

Gambling

By gambling, players may obtain various items, including the extremely rare dragon chainbody and pet penance queen.

There are 3 methods of gambling, each with different costs:

• Low: 200 Honour Points (must be on Wave 3 or higher)
• Medium: 400 Honour Points (must be on Wave 6 or higher)
• High: 500 Honour Points + Queen kill

These Honour Points are spent from a single role of the player's choice.

The odds of getting a dragon chainbody from a high gamble are exceedingly slim. The odds of obtaining it are, as quoted from Jagex, "About the same odds as Zamorak suddenly deciding to give up his evil ways.", which, according to RuneScape lore, is nearly zero. Mod Mat K confirmed that the actual rate was 1 in 16,000.

Low Gambles

At current prices, the expected value of a low gamble is approximately 12,253.63 (61.27 per point).

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Harralander	15–25 (noted)	1/32	8,265–13,775	180–300
	Toadflax	15–25 (noted)	1/32	56,520–94,200	420–700
	Irit leaf	15–25 (noted)	1/32	25,740–42,900	360–600
	Harralander seed	5–7	1/32	60–84	10–14
	Toadflax seed	5–7	1/32	3,820–5,348	30–42
	Irit seed	5–7	1/32	235–329	15–21
	Strawberry seed	20	1/32	20	200
	Pineapple seed	1–2	1/32	9–18	44–88
	Maple seed	1–2	1/32	9,280–18,560	28–56
	Rune axe	1	1/32	7,232	7,680
	Rune med helm	1	1/32	11,086	11,520
	Rune dagger(p++)	1	1/32	8,239	4,800
	Lava battlestaff	1	1/32	9,155	10,200
	Adamant sq shield	1	1/32	2,005	2,304
	Iron ore	200 (noted)	1/32	17,800	2,000
	Feather	500–750	1/32	1,000–1,500	500–750
	Coal	150 (noted)	1/32	37,500	4,050
	Mithril ore	20 (noted)	1/32	1,700	1,940
	Mithril bar	15 (noted)	1/32	12,135	2,700
	Flax	50–75 (noted)	1/32	100–150	150–225
	Blue dragonhide	10–20 (noted)	1/32	18,420–36,840	840–1,680
	Uncut emerald	25–30 (noted)	1/32	12,450–14,940	750–900
	Maple logs	150–200 (noted)	1/32	1,650–2,200	7,200–9,600
	Oak plank	60–80 (noted)	1/32	24,480–32,640	9,000–12,000
	Mithril arrow	300–400	1/32	600–800	5,700–7,600
	Raw lobster	125–150 (noted)	1/32	12,000–14,400	5,250–6,300
	Tuna	90–110 (noted)	1/32	12,690–15,510	2,160–2,640
	Cosmic rune	150–200	1/32	12,300–16,400	4,500–6,000
	Chaos rune	150–200	1/32	7,350–9,800	8,100–10,800
	Limpwurt root	10–15 (noted)	1/32	2,700–4,050	40–60
	Unicorn horn	10–15 (noted)	1/32	550–825	120–180
	Coins	15,000–20,000	1/32	15,000–20,000	15,000–20,000

Medium Gambles

At current prices, the expected value of a medium gamble is approximately 32,399.31 (81.00 per point).

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Avantoe	25–35 (noted)	1/32	106,750–149,450	700–980
	Kwuarm	25–35 (noted)	1/32	101,925–142,695	800–1,120
	Dwarf weed	25–35 (noted)	1/32	51,300–71,820	1,050–1,470
	Avantoe seed	10–14	1/32	12,200–17,080	40–56
	Kwuarm seed	10–14	1/32	4,190–5,866	60–84
	Dwarf weed seed	10–14	1/32	2,420–3,388	30–42
	Watermelon seed	20	1/32	20	660
	Papaya tree seed	1–2	1/32	152–304	69–138
	Yew seed	1–2	1/32	28,560–57,120	85–170
	Rune battleaxe	1	1/32	24,576	24,960
	Rune sq shield	1	1/32	22,656	23,040
	Rune full helm	1	1/32	20,662	21,120
	Mystic lava staff	1	1/32	25,957	27,000
	Loop half of key	1	1/32	10,134	60
	Tooth half of key	1	1/32	10,198	60
	Feather	1,200–1,500	1/32	2,400–3,000	1,200–1,500
	Coal	400 (noted)	1/32	100,000	10,800
	Adamantite ore	40 (noted)	1/32	31,440	9,600
	Adamantite bar	25 (noted)	1/32	45,375	9,600
	Big bones	120 (noted)	1/32	24,720	0
	Red dragonhide	20–30 (noted)	1/32	47,700–71,550	1,740–2,610
	Uncut ruby	25–30 (noted)	1/32	27,300–32,760	1,500–1,800
	Yew logs	150–200 (noted)	1/32	42,000–56,000	14,400–19,200
	Teak plank	60–80 (noted)	1/32	47,220–62,960	18,000–24,000
	Adamant arrow	400–500	1/32	4,000–5,000	19,200–24,000
	Nature rune	250–300	1/32	22,750–27,300	27,000–32,400
	Death rune	250–300	1/32	26,000–31,200	27,000–32,400
	Raw swordfish	180–210 (noted)	1/32	23,940–27,930	8,640–10,080
	Swordfish	90–110 (noted)	1/32	17,820–21,780	4,320–5,280
	Limpwurt root	20–30 (noted)	1/32	5,400–8,100	80–120
	Unicorn horn	20–30 (noted)	1/32	1,100–1,650	240–360
	Coins	30,000–40,000	1/32	30,000–40,000	30,000–40,000

High Gambles

At current prices, the expected value of a high gamble is approximately 77,936.19 (155.87 per point), excluding clue scroll rewards and pets.

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Ranarr weed	20–30 (noted)	1/32	118,100–177,150	300–450
	Snapdragon	20–30 (noted)	1/32	147,820–221,730	700–1,050
	Torstol	20–30 (noted)	1/32	79,000–118,500	900–1,350
	Ranarr seed	3–4	1/32	59,346–79,128	90–120
	Snapdragon seed	3–4	1/32	102,498–136,664	108–144
	Torstol seed	3–4	1/32	17,922–23,896	126–168
	Watermelon seed	50	1/32	50	1,650
	Palm tree seed	1–2	1/32	18,927–37,854	152–304
	Magic seed	1	1/32	66,535	253
	Archer helm	1	1/32	40,410	36,000
	Berserker helm	1	1/32	57,033	36,000
	Warrior helm	1	1/32	43,719	36,000
	Farseer helm	1	1/32	43,590	36,000
	Granite shield	1	1/32	33,686	33,600
	Granite helm	1	1/32	29,824	27,600
	Rune kiteshield	1	1/32	32,167	32,640
	Coal	750 (noted)	1/32	187,500	20,250
	Runite ore	20 (noted)	1/32	221,860	38,400
	Runite bar	15 (noted)	1/32	186,225	45,000
	Dragon bones	50–75 (noted)	1/32	111,200–166,800	4,800–7,200
	Black dragonhide	30–50 (noted)	1/32	86,820–144,700	2,700–4,500
	Uncut diamond	25–30 (noted)	1/32	58,825–70,590	3,000–3,600
	Magic logs	50–100 (noted)	1/32	54,250–108,500	9,600–19,200
	Mahogany plank	60–80 (noted)	1/32	127,260–169,680	54,000–72,000
	Rune arrow	400–500	1/32	41,200–51,500	96,000–120,000
	Raw shark	250–300 (noted)	1/32	73,000–87,600	25,500–30,600
	Shark	75–125 (noted)	1/32	33,075–55,125	7,650–12,750
	Law rune	250–300	1/32	29,250–35,100	36,000–43,200
	Blood rune	250–300	1/32	49,000–58,800	60,000–72,000
	Limpwurt root	30–50 (noted)	1/32	8,100–13,500	120–200
	Unicorn horn	30–50 (noted)	1/32	1,650–2,750	360–600
	Coins	50,000–75,000	1/32	50,000–75,000	50,000–75,000
	Dragon med helm	1	1/16,000	58,596	60,000
	Dragon chainbody	1	1/16,000	155,644	150,000

Tertiary High Gamble Rewards

The clue scroll (elite) and pet penance queen will always be rolled in addition to one of the main drops.

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Clue scroll (elite)	1	1/15	Not sold	12
	Pet penance queen	1	1/1,000	Not sold	N/A

Changes

Date	Changes
22 August 2019 (update)	Gambles are now referred to as "Lucky dips" when playing on Old School RuneScape Mobile.
5 March 2015 (update | poll)	You now receive 10% more reward points from Barbarian Assault if you have completed the Kandarin Hard Diary.