Wicked hood

The wicked hood is a members-only item obtained from Tam McGrubor in Varrock. It was released on October 17th 2011 as part of the Halloween Event update.

Members were told, upon logging in, that they can collect their wicked hood from Varrock as a thank-you for continued membership.

Giving both magic attack and magic defence bonus, the hood has a range of Runecrafting functions:
 * Free runes (100 for elemental runes and 5 for all other runes once per day) Can be done twice if used with an elemental talisman.
 * Rune essence (100 un-noted pure essence daily with omni-talisman)
 * 2 daily teleports to Runecrafting altars (including Lunar Isle)

Once a talisman is "consumed" by the hood, it takes on the same functions. Players can upgrade with other talismans to expand its repertoire of rune types. Using an omni-talisman unlocks all the available rune types. Individual tiaras/talismans can also be used for the same effect.

The hood produces 100 elemental runes or 5 of any other rune once per day. Adding an Elemental talisman to the hood unlocks use of this ability twice per day. Both the Elemental and the Omni-talisman can be used on the hood. You can use an Omni-tiara instead of an Omni-talisman.

If a player is Runecrafting with the hood, it is advisable to withdraw the essence at the altar. This allows the player to craft runes from 100 essence without banking once a day.

Players should be careful when using the teleport abilities of the wicked hood. When teleporting to the Death altar you will be teleported inside the Temple of Light where shadows can attack you. The same is true with the Astral altar if you wander too close to the Suqahs.

Members can use the teleport to Astral Altar to switch to Lunar/Standard spellbooks.

Learn more by speaking to Tam McGrubor in the northeast corner of Varrock Square.

Trivia

 * Although the Runescape manual states you can get member runes, it is not possible to obtain soul runes from the hood since there isn't a soul talisman or open altar yet. It is, however, possible to unlock astral runes.
 * On its release, a player can use the hood to teleport to the Law altar on Entrana despite the hood having combat bonuses. However, smuggling weapons is not possible since attempting to prevents the teleport. It is unknown whether this was intentional of Jagex.
 * It is also impossible to teleport to the ZMI /Ourania Runecrafting Altar.
 * Unlike the Chaos altar teleport, the hood will teleport you directly in front of the Chaos rune crafting altar itself, rather than the Mysterious ruins in low level Wilderness.