Rune equipment

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A player with rune armour equipped.

Rune equipment are items made from runite metal and is the best equipment in free-to-play worlds. It is stronger than adamant equipment, but weaker than dragon equipment. Rune equipment can be distinguished by the metal's cyan colour. Rune armour requires 40 Defence to wield; weapons require 40 Attack.

Originally, rune equipment was widely criticised as being "too expensive", especially to free players. However, in recent times, due to rapidly falling prices, the vast majority of players can afford a full set of rune by the time they meet the equip requirements. Variations of rune armour, such as trimmed, gold-trimmed, gilded, heraldic, or armour in the colour of the gods are awarded completing clue scrolls. These were originally incredibly rare, but developer expansions and the increased popularity of the Treasure Trails minigame have led to an abundance of these items.

Weapons

Rune weapons require an Attack level of 40 to wield. They are the best weapons available to free players.

One-handed melee weapons

Item		Attack Bonuses					Defence Bonuses					Other
	Rune dagger	25	12	-4	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	24	0%	0	0	0.5
	Rune pickaxe	26	-2	24	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	29	0%	0	0	2.3
	Rune axe	-2	26	24	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	29	0%	0	0	1.4
	Rune mace	20	-2	39	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	36	0%	0	4	1.8
	Rune sword	38	26	-2	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	39	0%	0	0	1.8
	Rune hasta	36	36	36	0	0	-10	-10	-9	0	-10	42	0%	0	0	2.3
	Rune scimitar	7	45	-2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	44	0%	0	0	1.8
	Rune warhammer	-4	-4	53	-4	0	0	0	0	0	0	48	0%	0	0	1.8
	Rune longsword	38	47	-2	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	49	0%	0	0	1.8
	Rune battleaxe	-2	48	43	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1	64	0%	0	0	2.7

Two-handed melee weapons

Item		Attack Bonuses					Defence Bonuses					Other
	Rune claws	26	38	-4	0	0	10	19	5	0	0	39	0%	0	0	0.9
	Rune spear	36	36	36	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	42	0%	0	0	2.3
	Rune halberd	48	67	0	-4	0	-1	4	5	0	0	68	0%	0	0	3.2
	Rune 2h sword	-4	69	50	-4	0	0	0	0	0	-1	70	0%	0	0	3.6

Ranged weapons and ammo

Item		Attack Bonuses					Defence Bonuses					Other
	Rune crossbow	0	0	0	0	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0	0	6.0
	Rune dart	0	0	0	0	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	14	0	0.0
	Rune knife	0	0	0	0	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	24	0	0.0
	Rune thrownaxe	0	0	0	0	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	36	0	0.0
	Rune arrow	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	49	0	0.0
	Rune brutal	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	60	0	0.0
	Runite bolts	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	115	0	0.0
	Rune javelin	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	124	0	0.0

Armour

Rune armour is the highest-quality non-degradable armour that free-to-play players can wear, and the second-highest quality armour on the standard metallic armour spectrum (bronze to dragon). Rune armour requires 40 Defence to wear and Dragon Slayer I to wear the rune platebody, but only 40 Defence to wear all other pieces (thus, Dragon Slayer I need not be completed). With a full set costing around 129,911 coins, the armour provides excellent Defence for its price, making it the best choice for warriors with level 40 Defence.

Item		Attack Bonuses					Defence Bonuses					Other
	Rune gloves	8	8	8	4	8	8	8	8	4	8	8	0%	0	0	0.2
	Rune boots	0	0	0	-3	-1	12	13	14	0	0	2	0%	0	0	1.4
	Rune defender	20	19	18	-3	-2	20	19	18	-3	-2	5	0%	0	0	0.5
	Rune med helm	0	0	0	-3	-1	22	23	21	-1	22	0	0%	0	0	1.8
	Rune full helm	0	0	0	-6	-2	30	32	27	-1	30	0	0%	0	0	2.7
	Rune sq shield	0	0	0	-6	-2	38	40	36	0	38	0	0%	0	0	3.6
	Rune kiteshield	0	0	0	-8	-2	44	48	46	-1	46	0	0%	0	0	5.4
	Rune plateskirt	0	0	0	-21	-7	51	49	47	-4	49	0	0%	0	0	8.2
	Rune platelegs	0	0	0	-21	-7	51	49	47	-4	49	0	0%	0	0	9.1
	Rune chainbody	0	0	0	-15	0	63	72	78	-3	65	0	0%	0	0	6.8
	Rune platebody	0	0	0	-30	-10	82	80	72	-6	80	0	0%	0	0	10.0

Other

Ornamental rune armour, such as heraldic, trimmed, god armour, and gilded armour have the same bonuses as standard rune armour, with the addition of a +1 prayer bonus on god armour. These can be obtained from the member's only Treasure Trails minigame. These armour sets are often worn by more wealthy players due to their looks and price.

Note: Other players cannot trim or bless armour. Players claiming to do so are scammers.

Item GE Price Rune full helm (t) 26,542 Rune platebody (t) 40,174 Rune platelegs (t) 43,276 Rune kiteshield (t) 38,232 Total 148,224 Compare Rune trimmed set (lg) 152,649 Difference 4,425

Item GE Price Rune full helm (t) 26,542 Rune platebody (t) 40,174 Rune plateskirt (t) 39,422 Rune kiteshield (t) 38,232 Total 144,370 Compare Rune trimmed set (sk) 185,059 Difference 40,689

Item GE Price Rune full helm (g) 102,483 Rune platebody (g) 84,455 Rune platelegs (g) 48,029 Rune kiteshield (g) 94,364 Total 329,331 Compare Rune gold-trimmed set (lg) 336,985 Difference 7,654

Item GE Price Rune full helm (g) 102,483 Rune platebody (g) 84,455 Rune plateskirt (g) 39,215 Rune kiteshield (g) 94,364 Total 320,517 Compare Rune gold-trimmed set (sk) 371,381 Difference 50,864

Item GE Price Rune platebody (h1) 40,213 Rune platebody (h2) 38,454 Rune platebody (h3) 38,005 Rune platebody (h4) 38,596 Rune platebody (h5) 39,804

Item GE Price Rune shield (h1) 67,356 Rune shield (h2) 35,465 Rune shield (h3) 34,263 Rune shield (h4) 34,306 Rune shield (h5) 37,645

Item GE Price Rune helm (h1) 56,872 Rune helm (h2) 23,380 Rune helm (h3) 21,953 Rune helm (h4) 23,332 Rune helm (h5) 21,916

Item		GE Price
	Gilded med helm	624,579
	Gilded full helm	2,847,002
	Gilded chainbody	1,144,882
	Gilded platebody	2,884,056
	Gilded platelegs	3,952,405
	Gilded plateskirt	488,059
	Gilded kiteshield	2,485,431
	Gilded sq shield	536,668
	Gilded defender	19,475
	Gilded scimitar	15,842,189
	Gilded hasta	261,755
	Gilded 2h sword	2,985,101
	Gilded spear	221,561
	Gilded boots	3,063,839

Item GE Price Saradomin full helm 91,229 Saradomin platebody 48,898 Saradomin platelegs 94,752 Saradomin kiteshield 84,198 Total 319,077 Compare Saradomin armour set (lg) 332,244 Difference 13,167

Item GE Price Saradomin full helm 91,229 Saradomin platebody 48,898 Saradomin plateskirt 40,538 Saradomin kiteshield 84,198 Total 264,863 Compare Saradomin armour set (sk) 298,508 Difference 33,645

Item GE Price Guthix full helm 29,962 Guthix platebody 45,487 Guthix platelegs 40,930 Guthix kiteshield 35,824 Total 152,203 Compare Guthix armour set (lg) 168,454 Difference 16,251

Item GE Price Guthix full helm 29,962 Guthix platebody 45,487 Guthix plateskirt 37,455 Guthix kiteshield 35,824 Total 148,728 Compare Guthix armour set (sk) 172,230 Difference 23,502

Item GE Price Zamorak full helm 367,764 Zamorak platebody 44,020 Zamorak platelegs 43,809 Zamorak kiteshield 58,543 Total 514,136 Compare Zamorak armour set (lg) 549,681 Difference 35,545

Item GE Price Zamorak full helm 367,764 Zamorak platebody 44,020 Zamorak plateskirt 38,090 Zamorak kiteshield 58,543 Total 508,417 Compare Zamorak armour set (sk) 547,786 Difference 39,369

Item GE Price Armadyl full helm 26,107 Armadyl platebody 41,125 Armadyl platelegs 39,641 Armadyl kiteshield 34,362 Total 141,235 Compare Armadyl rune armour set (lg) 160,811 Difference 19,576

Item GE Price Armadyl full helm 26,107 Armadyl platebody 41,125 Armadyl plateskirt 46,431 Armadyl kiteshield 34,362 Total 148,025 Compare Armadyl rune armour set (sk) 175,964 Difference 27,939

Item GE Price Bandos full helm 23,406 Bandos platebody 70,049 Bandos platelegs 38,876 Bandos kiteshield 35,060 Total 167,391 Compare Bandos rune armour set (lg) 168,483 Difference 1,092

Item GE Price Bandos full helm 23,406 Bandos platebody 70,049 Bandos plateskirt 38,176 Bandos kiteshield 35,060 Total 166,691 Compare Bandos rune armour set (sk) 202,517 Difference 35,826

Item GE Price Ancient full helm 53,103 Ancient platebody 42,834 Ancient platelegs 39,194 Ancient kiteshield 46,933 Total 182,064 Compare Ancient rune armour set (lg) 193,734 Difference 11,670

Item GE Price Ancient full helm 53,103 Ancient platebody 42,834 Ancient plateskirt 38,184 Ancient kiteshield 46,933 Total 181,054 Compare Ancient rune armour set (sk) 201,566 Difference 20,512

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. God armour, however, has a +1 Prayer bonus per piece.
• Rune claws and throwing axes are the only rune weapons to have a special attack.
• When the concept of Rune armour was first developed, the initial colour was supposed to be purple, however this was later changed.