Rune equipment

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	0.453
	Rune axe	-2	26	24	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	29	0%	0	0	1.36
	Rune pickaxe	26	-2	24	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	29	0%	0	0	2.267
	Rune mace	20	-2	39	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	36	0%	0	4	1.814
	Rune sword	38	26	-2	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	39	0%	0	0	1.814
	Rune hasta	36	36	36	0	0	-10	-10	-9	0	-10	42	0%	0	0	2.267
	Rune scimitar	7	45	-2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	44	0%	0	0	1.814
	Rune longsword	38	47	-2	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	49	0%	0	0	1.814
	Rune warhammer	-4	-4	53	-4	0	0	0	0	0	0	62	0%	0	0	1.814
	Rune battleaxe	-2	48	43	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1	64	0%	0	0	2.721

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	0.907
	Rune spear	36	36	36	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	42	0%	0	0	2.267
	Rune halberd	48	67	0	-4	0	-1	4	5	0	0	68	0%	0	0	3.175
	Rune 2h sword	-4	69	50	-4	0	0	0	0	0	-1	70	0%	0	0	3.628

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
	Rune knife	0	0	0	0	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	24	0	0
	Rune dart	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	26	0	0
	Rune thrownaxe	0	0	0	0	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	36	0	0
	Rune arrow	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	49	0	0
	Rune brutal	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	60	0	0
	Runite bolts	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	115	0	0
	Rune javelin	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	124	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 130,284 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	0.226
	Rune boots	0	0	0	-3	-1	12	13	14	0	0	2	0%	0	0	1.36
	Rune defender	20	19	18	-3	-2	20	19	18	-3	-2	5	0%	0	0	0.453
	Rune med helm	0	0	0	-3	0	22	23	21	-1	22	0	0%	0	0	1.814
	Rune full helm	0	0	0	-6	-3	30	32	27	-1	30	0	0%	0	0	2.721
	Rune sq shield	0	0	0	-6	0	38	40	36	0	38	0	0%	0	0	3.628
	Rune kiteshield	0	0	0	-8	-3	44	48	46	-1	46	0	0%	0	0	5.443
	Rune platelegs	0	0	0	-21	-11	51	49	47	-4	49	0	0%	0	0	9.071
	Rune plateskirt	0	0	0	-21	-11	51	49	47	-4	49	0	0%	0	0	8.164
	Rune chainbody	0	0	0	-15	0	63	72	78	-3	65	0	0%	0	0	6.803
	Rune platebody	0	0	0	-30	-15	82	80	72	-6	80	0	0%	0	0	9.979

Item		GE Price
	Rune med helm	11,190
	Rune full helm	20,693
	Rune chainbody	29,622
	Rune platebody	38,578
	Rune platelegs	37,958
	Rune plateskirt	37,998
	Rune gloves	6,500
	Rune boots	7,364
	Rune defender	Not tradeable
	Rune sq shield	22,694
	Rune kiteshield	32,193

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, and the exception of the ranged attack bonus of the god and trimmed variants of the kiteshield being -2 rather than -3. 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 20,693 Rune platebody 38,578 Rune platelegs 37,958 Rune kiteshield 32,193 Total 129,422 Rune armour set (lg) 130,284 Difference 862

Item GE Price Rune full helm 20,693 Rune platebody 38,578 Rune plateskirt 37,998 Rune kiteshield 32,193 Total 129,462 Rune armour set (sk) 132,051 Difference 2,589

Item GE Price Rune full helm (t) 26,105 Rune platebody (t) 40,001 Rune platelegs (t) 39,631 Rune kiteshield (t) 35,154 Total 140,891 Rune trimmed set (lg) 166,355 Difference 25,464

Item GE Price Rune full helm (t) 26,105 Rune platebody (t) 40,001 Rune plateskirt (t) 37,998 Rune kiteshield (t) 35,154 Total 139,258 Rune trimmed set (sk) 178,141 Difference 38,883

Item GE Price Rune full helm (g) 121,384 Rune platebody (g) 75,271 Rune platelegs (g) 57,034 Rune kiteshield (g) 119,492 Total 373,181 Rune gold-trimmed set (lg) 419,963 Difference 46,782

Item GE Price Rune full helm (g) 121,384 Rune platebody (g) 75,271 Rune plateskirt (g) 38,672 Rune kiteshield (g) 119,492 Total 354,819 Rune gold-trimmed set (sk) 369,871 Difference 15,052

Item GE Price Rune platebody (h1) 50,469 Rune platebody (h2) 40,189 Rune platebody (h3) 39,430 Rune platebody (h4) 39,504 Rune platebody (h5) 40,320

Item GE Price Rune shield (h1) 56,717 Rune shield (h2) 35,362 Rune shield (h3) 35,746 Rune shield (h4) 35,596 Rune shield (h5) 34,694

Item GE Price Rune helm (h1) 48,153 Rune helm (h2) 23,046 Rune helm (h3) 22,622 Rune helm (h4) 22,715 Rune helm (h5) 23,629

Item		GE Price
	Gilded med helm	1,021,456
	Gilded full helm	6,705,239
	Gilded chainbody	1,823,707
	Gilded platebody	6,586,986
	Gilded platelegs	6,655,068
	Gilded plateskirt	908,912
	Gilded boots	1,305,964
	Gilded defender	9,543
	Gilded sq shield	966,420
	Gilded kiteshield	5,218,065
	Gilded hasta	311,912
	Gilded spear	361,642
	Gilded scimitar	15,023,404
	Gilded 2h sword	3,910,124

Item GE Price Ancient full helm 35,242 Ancient platebody 40,769 Ancient platelegs 41,990 Ancient kiteshield 46,454 Total 164,455 Ancient rune armour set (lg) 208,137 Difference 43,682

Item GE Price Ancient full helm 35,242 Ancient platebody 40,769 Ancient plateskirt 37,807 Ancient kiteshield 46,454 Total 160,272 Ancient rune armour set (sk) 202,647 Difference 42,375

Item GE Price Armadyl full helm 23,505 Armadyl platebody 44,482 Armadyl platelegs 41,909 Armadyl kiteshield 35,275 Total 145,171 Armadyl rune armour set (lg) 168,284 Difference 23,113

Item GE Price Armadyl full helm 23,505 Armadyl platebody 44,482 Armadyl plateskirt 40,409 Armadyl kiteshield 35,275 Total 143,671 Armadyl rune armour set (sk) 167,428 Difference 23,757

Item GE Price Bandos full helm 20,610 Bandos platebody 146,042 Bandos platelegs 38,133 Bandos kiteshield 33,613 Total 238,398 Bandos rune armour set (lg) 243,917 Difference 5,519

Item GE Price Bandos full helm 20,610 Bandos platebody 146,042 Bandos plateskirt 37,663 Bandos kiteshield 33,613 Total 237,928 Bandos rune armour set (sk) 231,353 Difference −6,575

Item GE Price Guthix full helm 34,246 Guthix platebody 59,568 Guthix platelegs 50,325 Guthix kiteshield 42,316 Total 186,455 Guthix armour set (lg) 204,337 Difference 17,882

Item GE Price Guthix full helm 34,246 Guthix platebody 59,568 Guthix plateskirt 41,517 Guthix kiteshield 42,316 Total 177,647 Guthix armour set (sk) 173,663 Difference −3,984

Item GE Price Saradomin full helm 84,187 Saradomin platebody 56,626 Saradomin platelegs 53,318 Saradomin kiteshield 52,068 Total 246,199 Saradomin armour set (lg) 269,487 Difference 23,288

Item GE Price Saradomin full helm 84,187 Saradomin platebody 56,626 Saradomin plateskirt 38,427 Saradomin kiteshield 52,068 Total 231,308 Saradomin armour set (sk) 288,810 Difference 57,502

Item GE Price Zamorak full helm 664,776 Zamorak platebody 42,219 Zamorak platelegs 41,597 Zamorak kiteshield 40,517 Total 789,109 Zamorak armour set (lg) 847,239 Difference 58,130

Item GE Price Zamorak full helm 664,776 Zamorak platebody 42,219 Zamorak plateskirt 38,307 Zamorak kiteshield 40,517 Total 785,819 Zamorak armour set (sk) 801,842 Difference 16,023

Ornament kits

Item		Components		Total Cost
	Rune defender (t)			9,543
	Rune scimitar (guthix)			21,701
	Rune scimitar (saradomin)			30,724
	Rune scimitar (zamorak)			32,167

Gallery

Armour

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  Rune armour set (lg)

• Rune armour set (sk) equipped.png

  Rune armour set (sk)

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  Rune trimmed set (lg)

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  Rune trimmed set (sk)

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  Rune gold-trimmed set (lg)

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  Rune gold-trimmed set (sk)

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  Rune armour (h1)

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  Rune armour (h2)

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  Rune armour (h3)

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  Rune armour (h4)

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  Rune armour (h5)

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  Gilded armour set (lg)

• Gilded armour set (sk) equipped.png

  Gilded armour set (sk)

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  Gilded med helm, chainbody, and sq shield

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  Ancient rune armour set (lg)

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  Ancient rune armour set (sk)

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  Armadyl rune armour set (lg)

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  Armadyl rune armour set (sk)

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  Bandos rune armour set (lg)

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  Bandos rune armour set (sk)

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  Guthix rune armour set (lg)

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  Guthix rune armour set (sk)

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  Saradomin rune armour set (lg)

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  Saradomin rune armour set (sk)

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  Zamorak rune armour set (lg)

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  Zamorak rune armour set (sk)

Weapons

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  Gilded defender

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  Gilded spade

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  Gilded axe

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  Gilded pickaxe

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  Gilded hasta

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  Gilded spear

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  Gilded scimitar

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  Gilded 2h sword

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  Rune scimitar (guthix)

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  Rune scimitar (saradomin)

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  Rune scimitar (zamorak)

Trivia

• All the god, trimmed, heraldic, and gilded versions of rune have the same exact stats as regular rune, with the interesting exception of the god and trimmed variants of the rune kiteshield: these have a ranged attack bonus of -2, as opposed to the -3 stat shared by all the others. Apart from that, the only other difference is that God armour 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.