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 teal 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 with the exception of the rune warhammer which requires a Strength level of 40 instead. 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 longsword	38	47	-2	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	49	0%	0	0	1.8
	Rune warhammer	-4	-4	53	-4	0	0	0	0	0	0	62	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 129,545 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	0	22	23	21	-1	22	0	0%	0	0	1.8
	Rune full helm	0	0	0	-6	-3	30	32	27	-1	30	0	0%	0	0	2.7
	Rune sq shield	0	0	0	-6	0	38	40	36	0	38	0	0%	0	0	3.6
	Rune kiteshield	0	0	0	-8	-3	44	48	46	-1	46	0	0%	0	0	5.4
	Rune plateskirt	0	0	0	-21	-11	51	49	47	-4	49	0	0%	0	0	8.2
	Rune platelegs	0	0	0	-21	-11	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	-15	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) 25,968 Rune platebody (t) 40,158 Rune platelegs (t) 41,373 Rune kiteshield (t) 36,283 Total 143,782 Compare Rune trimmed set (lg) 160,462 Difference 16,680

Item GE Price Rune full helm (t) 25,968 Rune platebody (t) 40,158 Rune plateskirt (t) 38,461 Rune kiteshield (t) 36,283 Total 140,870 Compare Rune trimmed set (sk) 159,125 Difference 18,255

Item GE Price Rune full helm (g) 78,858 Rune platebody (g) 66,046 Rune platelegs (g) 59,483 Rune kiteshield (g) 85,479 Total 289,866 Compare Rune gold-trimmed set (lg) 305,324 Difference 15,458

Item GE Price Rune full helm (g) 78,858 Rune platebody (g) 66,046 Rune plateskirt (g) 38,656 Rune kiteshield (g) 85,479 Total 269,039 Compare Rune gold-trimmed set (sk) 303,969 Difference 34,930

Item GE Price Rune platebody (h1) 41,892 Rune platebody (h2) 39,723 Rune platebody (h3) 39,837 Rune platebody (h4) 39,316 Rune platebody (h5) 40,288

Item GE Price Rune shield (h1) 67,754 Rune shield (h2) 33,338 Rune shield (h3) 33,007 Rune shield (h4) 33,675 Rune shield (h5) 32,591

Item GE Price Rune helm (h1) 48,629 Rune helm (h2) 21,633 Rune helm (h3) 21,187 Rune helm (h4) 21,240 Rune helm (h5) 21,619

Item		GE Price
	Gilded med helm	854,715
	Gilded full helm	3,243,338
	Gilded chainbody	1,499,892
	Gilded platebody	4,085,974
	Gilded platelegs	4,244,377
	Gilded plateskirt	823,162
	Gilded kiteshield	2,695,691
	Gilded sq shield	909,612
	Gilded defender	15,617
	Gilded scimitar	16,359,019
	Gilded hasta	352,435
	Gilded 2h sword	4,107,680
	Gilded spear	363,530
	Gilded boots	3,723,236

Item GE Price Saradomin full helm 53,595 Saradomin platebody 65,353 Saradomin platelegs 52,134 Saradomin kiteshield 49,593 Total 220,675 Compare Saradomin armour set (lg) 243,161 Difference 22,486

Item GE Price Saradomin full helm 53,595 Saradomin platebody 65,353 Saradomin plateskirt 38,135 Saradomin kiteshield 49,593 Total 206,676 Compare Saradomin armour set (sk) 228,618 Difference 21,942

Item GE Price Guthix full helm 33,186 Guthix platebody 46,489 Guthix platelegs 41,740 Guthix kiteshield 36,524 Total 157,939 Compare Guthix armour set (lg) 176,242 Difference 18,303

Item GE Price Guthix full helm 33,186 Guthix platebody 46,489 Guthix plateskirt 38,001 Guthix kiteshield 36,524 Total 154,200 Compare Guthix armour set (sk) 194,364 Difference 40,164

Item GE Price Zamorak full helm 329,198 Zamorak platebody 40,999 Zamorak platelegs 40,885 Zamorak kiteshield 42,641 Total 453,723 Compare Zamorak armour set (lg) 479,191 Difference 25,468

Item GE Price Zamorak full helm 329,198 Zamorak platebody 40,999 Zamorak plateskirt 40,970 Zamorak kiteshield 42,641 Total 453,808 Compare Zamorak armour set (sk) 480,303 Difference 26,495

Item GE Price Armadyl full helm 24,341 Armadyl platebody 40,074 Armadyl platelegs 40,062 Armadyl kiteshield 35,581 Total 140,058 Compare Armadyl rune armour set (lg) 149,255 Difference 9,197

Item GE Price Armadyl full helm 24,341 Armadyl platebody 40,074 Armadyl plateskirt 39,623 Armadyl kiteshield 35,581 Total 139,619 Compare Armadyl rune armour set (sk) 162,870 Difference 23,251

Item GE Price Bandos full helm 22,959 Bandos platebody 51,140 Bandos platelegs 40,829 Bandos kiteshield 32,714 Total 147,642 Compare Bandos rune armour set (lg) 169,258 Difference 21,616

Item GE Price Bandos full helm 22,959 Bandos platebody 51,140 Bandos plateskirt 37,972 Bandos kiteshield 32,714 Total 144,785 Compare Bandos rune armour set (sk) 166,890 Difference 22,105

Item GE Price Ancient full helm 46,773 Ancient platebody 40,815 Ancient platelegs 42,403 Ancient kiteshield 45,420 Total 175,411 Compare Ancient rune armour set (lg) 195,578 Difference 20,167

Item GE Price Ancient full helm 46,773 Ancient platebody 40,815 Ancient plateskirt 38,159 Ancient kiteshield 45,420 Total 171,167 Compare Ancient rune armour set (sk) 194,380 Difference 23,213

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 to teal.