Temporary skill drain
A temporary skill drain is an effect caused by items, monsters, weapon and ammunition special attacks or passive abilities, or interactions with scenery or the environment, which temporarily lowers a player's level in one or more skills. This can be counter-acted with temporary skill boosts or stat restoration.
Skill drain can cause the player to no longer be able to do certain actions. For example, lowering your Cooking level below 25 means it is not possible to make stew until the stat has restored to the requisite level. The Rapid Restore prayer can be used to reduce the stat change timer from 60 seconds to 30, making drained stat restoration occur twice as fast.
Some skill drains stack; drinking multiple wines will lower Attack by 2 for every one consumed, however some combat related special attacks and spells will only apply when the stat is at or above the unchanged level.
On the tables below, CurrentLevel refers to the left-side number on the skills interface and StaticLevel refers to the right-side.
List of temporary skill draining effects[edit | edit source]
Items[edit | edit source]
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Brandy | ![]() |
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Gin | ![]() |
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Premade sgg | ![]() |
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Blurberry special | ![]() |
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Premade blurb' sp. | ![]() |
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Drunk dragon | ![]() |
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Premade dr' dragon | ![]() |
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Choc saturday | ![]() |
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Premade choc s'dy | ![]() |
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Wizard blizzard | ![]() |
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Premade wiz blz'd | ![]() |
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Jug of wine | ![]() |
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Saradomin brew | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Ancient brew | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Ancient mix | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Asgarnian ale | ![]() |
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Asgarnian ale(m) | ![]() |
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Axeman's folly | ![]() ![]() |
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Axeman's folly(m) | ![]() ![]() |
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Bandit's brew | ![]() ![]() |
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Beer | ![]() |
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Chef's delight | ![]() ![]() |
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Chef's delight(m) | ![]() ![]() |
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Cider | ![]() ![]() |
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Mature cider | ![]() ![]() |
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Cider (Player-owned house) | ![]() ![]() |
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Dragon bitter | ![]() |
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Dragon bitter(m) | ![]() |
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Dwarven stout | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Dwarven stout(m) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Greenman's ale | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Greenman's ale(m) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Slayer's respite | ![]() ![]() |
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Slayer's respite(m) | ![]() ![]() |
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Wizard's mind bomb | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Mature wmb | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Grog | ![]() |
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Beer tankard | ![]() |
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Keg of beer | ![]() |
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Braindeath 'rum' | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Karamjan rum | ![]() |
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Half full wine jug | ![]() |
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Bottle of wine | ![]() |
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Zamorak brew | ![]() ![]() |
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Zamorak mix | ![]() ![]() |
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Bloody bracer | ![]() |
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Blood pint | ![]() ![]() |
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Elven dawn | ![]() |
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Lizardkicker | ![]() ![]() |
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Jangerberries | ![]() |
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Xeric's aid (-) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Xeric's aid | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Super kebab | 1/32 chance for: ![]() |
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Poison chalice | 8/32 chance for: ![]() ![]() ![]() 2/32 chance for |
Monsters[edit | edit source]
Monster | Effect | Notes |
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Aberrant spectre/Deviant spectre | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Without a nose peg or slayer helmet equipped. |
Abhorrent spectre | ||
Repugnant spectre | ||
Essyllt | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Ranged attack: Does not stack. |
Sea Troll Queen | ![]() |
Protect from Magic negates it |
Tz-Kih | ![]() |
Every attack |
Damis#Second Form | ![]() |
Every tick |
Scorpia | ![]() |
Every attack against active protection Prayers |
Ahrim the Blighted | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Casts do not stack: Confuse, Weaken, Curse Blighted Aura: Stacks, 20% chance on each successful hit |
Karil the Tainted | ![]() |
Tainted Aura: Stacks, 25% chance |
Kamen | ![]() |
One time, must accept his brew during Underground Pass |
Loar Shade | ![]() |
Small chance |
Sir Bedivere | ![]() |
Chance on hit, only if at or above current level |
Sir Pelleas | ![]() |
Chance on hit, only if at or above current level |
Sir Tristram | ![]() |
Chance on hit, only if at or above current level |
Sir Palomedes | ![]() |
Chance on hit, only if at or above current level |
Sir Lucan | ![]() |
Chance on hit, only if at or above current level |
Sir Gawain | ![]() |
Chance on hit, only if at or above current level |
Sir Kay | ![]() |
Chance on hit, only if at or above current level |
Sir Lancelot | ![]() ![]() |
Chance on hit, only if at or above current level |
Mother | ![]() |
In melee range slam attack |
Cockatrice | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
No mirror shield or V's shield when attacked |
Cockathrice | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
No mirror shield or V's shield when attacked |
Basilisk | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
No mirror shield or V's shield when attacked |
Monstrous basilisk | ||
Basilisk Youngling | With no mirror shield or V's shield when attacked | |
Basilisk Knight | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
With no mirror shield or V's shield when attacked |
Basilisk Sentinel | ||
Leech | ![]() |
Any skill, every attack up to 4 skills per attack |
Corsair Traitor Ithoi the Navigator |
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Quest/normal NMZ: Cast curse Hard mode:On cast with Earth Blast |
Elvarg | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Mourner | Lowers all combat stats to 20 | On hit of thrown potion (Instant kill avoids this) |
Shadow spider | ![]() |
On hit |
Spinolyp | ![]() |
On successful hit |
Goblin Champion | ![]() |
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Slug Prince | ![]() |
1 Prayer point per damage dealt |
Dust devil | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Getting attacked without a Slayer mask or facemask |
Choke devil | ||
Smoke devil | ||
Nuclear smoke devil | ||
Thermonuclear smoke devil | ||
Karamel | ![]() |
Every attack until stats are 3 or lower. Protect from Magic negates it |
Witch's Experiment | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Only casts it once |
Glod | ![]() |
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Galvek | ![]() |
Phase 2 only wind attack, also drains 40%+ run energy |
King Black Dragon | ![]() |
Shocking breath dragonfire: |
Melzar the mad | ||
Slash Bash | ![]() |
On hit |
Nezikchened | Phase 1 (on spawn): Prayer -> 6 Phase 2 Prayer -> 4 |
Protection prayers negate on hit. Drains pray when spawning and landing a hit *Might be wrong. |
Jal-MejRah | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Run energy: -3% |
Run energy every attack, stats only sometimes |
Typhor | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Without a mirror shield |
The Jormungand | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Without a mirror shield, standard attack. |
The Jormungand special | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Only if you don't turn away, special attack. |
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Getting attacked without a Slayer mask or earmuffs |
Screaming banshee | ||
Twisted Banshee | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Getting attacked without a Slayer mask or earmuffs |
Screaming twisted banshee | ||
Great Olm | ![]() |
Affected player takes 5 damage and 2 stat drain every few ticks for 5 hits. |
Great Olm | ![]() |
Sphere attack |
Skeletal Mystic | ![]() |
Doesn't drain if Defence is at or below 65? |
Invrigar the Necromancer | ![]() ![]() ![]() | |
Dark Wizard | ![]() ![]() |
One of these at a time, random cast spells |
The Maiden of Sugadinti | ![]() |
When standing on blood spots |
Corporeal Beast | ![]() ![]() |
On successful hit: Magic attack drains either |
Abomination | ![]() |
All stats |
Venenatis | ![]() |
Curse-like projectile |
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Feral Vampyre | ![]() |
Unknown percentage of attacks. |
Kalphite Queen | ![]() |
Only Ranged attack |
Abyssal portal | ![]() |
Every 2 ticks while within range |
Catablepon | ![]() |
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Broodoo victim | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Protect from Magic negates this, every 45 ticks. Also can cast bind. |
Strongbones | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
maybe be an effect of killing Skoblins |
Redeyes | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Protect from Magic negates this, cannot drain again until restored |
Sourhog | ![]() ![]() |
Only occurs when fighting without reinforced goggles or a Slayer helmet |
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Casts Flames of Zamorak, Protect from Magic negates this |
Saradomin wizard | ![]() |
Casts Saradomin Strike, Protect from Magic negates this |
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Casts Weaken, if strength is already drained, it will not be cast again until it is fully restored. |
Environment[edit | edit source]
Location | Drain | Occurence |
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Ice Path | ![]() |
Every 10 ticks. Instantly drains all run energy and special attack |
Above God Wars Dungeon | ![]() |
Every 10 ticks. Instantly drains all run energy and special attack |
Abyss | ![]() |
Upon entering |
Entrana Dungeon | ![]() |
Upon entering |
Zamorak's Fortress | ![]() |
Crossing the river in God Wars Dungeon |
Tarn's room in Tarn's Lair | ![]() |
Every 2 ticks |
Barrows Crypts/Tunnels | ![]() |
Every 30 ticks (18 seconds). Begins at eight increasing by one for each brother killed. |
Interactions[edit | edit source]
Object/Item | Drain | Occurence |
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Silver sickle (b) Silver sickle (b) |
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Casting Bloom |
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Drains Hitpoints if the intended skill to drain is already at 1 |
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Orange Demonic Symbol in Zalcono | -25% of current run energy | Also deals damage. |
Magical Obelisk | -100% run energy | When wearing Zamorakian items. Also, 3 damage is dealt. |
Dark essence blocks on the Dark Altar | ![]() |
Per dense essence block converted |
Magical Obelisk | -50% run energy | When wearing Bandosian, Armadylian, Guthixian items. Also, 1 damage will be dealt. |
Klenter's Pyramid | -15% Run energy | Requires 20% run energy to attempt. |
Prayer book | Poison: ![]() Venom: ![]() |
Each Prayer point removes 2 levels of poison. If there are not enough prayer points to remove it completely, it will reduce only it. Turning venom into poison requires at least 1 Prayer point, consuming 50 at most if possible. |
Making Enchanted vial with Binding book | ![]() ![]() |
Per enchanted vial |
Extractor hat in Elemental Workshop II | ![]() |
Once the Primed mind bar is made |
Rantz's Locked Ogre Chest | ![]() |
Unsuccessful attempts |
Ogre Coffin | ![]() |
Only during Zogre Flesh Eaters |
Ogre Coffin | ![]() |
Requires 20 Thieving, upon failing to pick the lockowers your Thieving stat temporarily. |
Wine of Zamorak at Chaos Temple (hut) or Chaos Temple (Asgarnia) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Attempting to pick up or Telekenetic grabbing it |
Switching to Ancient Magicks inside the Jaldraocht Pyramid | ![]() |
On activation |
Darts (Brimhaven Agility Arena) | ![]() |
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Rocky ledges in Viyeldi caves | ![]() |
On fail |
Dwarf cannon Railing repair | ![]() ![]() |
Failing to repair the railing. Also deals 1–2 damage |
Altar of the sun | ![]() |
When it is turned into the Cursed Altar by the Shaeded Beast, deals up to 30 damage |
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Repairing damaged Torva armour | ![]() |
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Rogues' Den Contortion bars | ![]() |
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Rogues' Den Pendulum | ![]() |
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Rogues' Den Wall | ![]() |
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Rogues' Den Wall (crusher) | ![]() |
On failure. |
Rogues' Den Wall (crusher) | ![]() |
On success |
Rogues' Den Ledge | ![]() |
First wall hang is 4, first walk-over ledge is 4, long ledge is 7 |
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Rogues' Den door | ![]() |
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Rogues' Den wall (blade) | ![]() |
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Rogues' Den wall (spike) | ![]() |
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Rogues' Den wallsafe | ![]() |
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Oldak | ![]() ![]() |
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Ancient wyvern shield | ![]() |
When creating the shield. |
Grand seed pod | ![]() |
Squash option. |
Weapons[edit | edit source]
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Dinh's bulwark special attack | Combat skills -5% | On successful hit, drains the target's highest offensive stat. If all stats are equal, it will drain both Attack and Strength, then Ranged, or Magic. |
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Abyssal whip special attack | -10% run energy | +10% run energy to the attacker |
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Statius's warhammer special attack | ![]() |
On hit greater than 0 |
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Darklight special attack | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
On hit |
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Arclight special attack | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
On hit |
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Dragon battleaxe special attack | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Activating special |
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Dragon warhammer special attack | ![]() |
On hit greater than 0 |
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Bandos godsword special attack | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
On hit: Based on max hit in order until it reaches 0 then moves onto the next skill |
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Barrelchest anchor special attack | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
On hit: 10% of damage dealt from skills above 1 in order |
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Bone dagger special attack (and poisoned variants) |
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On hit: equal to damage dealt. 100% chance to hit when not the last attacker |
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Ancient mace special attack | ![]() |
On hit: equal to damage dealt |
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Dorgeshuun crossbow special attack | ![]() |
On hit: equal to damage dealt. 100% chance to hit when not the last attacker |
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Seercull special attack | ![]() |
On hit: equal to damage dealt. 100% chance to hit |
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Topaz bolts (e) | ![]() |
4%/4.4% Chance |
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Weaken | ![]() |
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Confuse | ![]() |
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Curse | ![]() |
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Vulnerability | ![]() |
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Enfeeble | ![]() |
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Stun | ![]() |
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Flames of Zamorak | ![]() |
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Claws of Guthix | ![]() |
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Saradomin Strike | ![]() |
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Shadow Rush | ![]() |
Increased by 100% with Zuriel's staff |
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Shadow Burst | ![]() |
Increased by 100% with Zuriel's staff |
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Shadow Blitz | ![]() |
Increased by 100% with Zuriel's staff |
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Shadow Barrage | ![]() |
Increased by 100% with Zuriel's staff |
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Smite | ![]() |
Active on hit, 25% of the damage dealt |
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Ahrim the Blighted's equipment | ![]() |
Blighted Aura: On Magic hit, 25% chance |
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Karil the Tainted's equipment | ![]() |
Tainted Shot: On Ranged hit, 25% chance |
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Torag the Corrupted's equipment | -20% run energy | Corruption: On successful Melee hit, 25% chance |
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Broodoo shield (blue) | ![]() |
Shield slot only; 10% chance |
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Broodoo shield (orange) | ![]() |
Shield slot only; 10% chance |
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Broodoo shield (green) | ![]() |
Shield slot only; 10% chance |
Alfred Grimhand's Barcrawl[edit | edit source]
Drink | Drain |
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Fire Brandy | ![]() ![]() |
Black Skull Ale | N/A |
Ape Bite Liqueur | N/A |
Heart Stopper | ![]() |
Fire Toad Blast | ![]() |
Supergrog | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Uncle Humphrey's Gutrot | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Hand of Death Cocktail | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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