Ancient mace





The Ancient Mace a weapon available after a player finds it during the Another Slice of H.A.M. quest. If lost it can be retrieved from the Goblin archaeologist Tegdak for 1000 coins, northeast of the Dorgesh-Kaan marketplace. If you lose it during the quest, you can buy it back from one of the generals in Goblin Village for 1000 coins.

The Ancient Mace has a special attack, which lowers the opponents prayer by how much you hit and sends it directly to your prayer, using 100% of your energy bar. Even though it goes above your maximum prayer, it cannot be used to gain an infinite amount of prayer, as you can only gain up to your maximum prayer plus your maximum hit with this mace. Detailed list below:


 * If your prayer is 22/70, and you hit a 11 with the mace special, your prayer becomes 33/70.
 * If your prayer is 65/70, and you hit a 5 with the mace special, your prayer becomes 70/70.
 * If your prayer is 56/70, and you hit a 18 with the mace special, your prayer becomes 74/70.
 * If your prayer is 79/70, and you hit a 2 with the mace special, your prayer stays at 79/70.
 * If your prayer is 72/70, and you hit a 9 with the mace special, your prayer becomes 79/70, instead of 81/70.
 * If you attack a Tz-Kih with the mace special in the fight caves, the prayer addition comes before the prayer drain.
 * If you attack a Strange Plant with the special, you gain a random amount of prayer between 0 and your maximum hit, instead of the amount you hit.

Although this mace is in reality only worth 1000 coins, players would buy the mace for high prices (ranging from 30 000 to 50 000 coins) to avoid going to Dorgesh-Kaan. This mace is extremely useful in places where you need a large amount of prayer but is unable to access an altar, such as the Tzhaar Fight Caves, as it is virtually an infinite source of prayer points. Players that wish to access the Bandos camp of the God Wars Dungeon may also want to purchase this mace, as it prevents the followers of Bandos from being aggressive towards you.

Many players attempted to sell this weapon for ridiculous amounts, passing it off as an ancient weapon (like the Ancient Staff) except for warriors. Since you are unable to wield this mace before you complete the quest, it is considered a violation of Rule 2.