Glitch/Item

An Item Glitch is a fault in the game programming that changes the normal actions of either a player or an NPC during the game. Many item glitches are listed below.

'''NOTE: All glitches listed on this page have been fixed by Jagex. Please do not list any glitches that haven't been fixed yet.'''

Godsword Duplicating Glitch
Right after the release of Item Lending, a player was able to lend a Godsword to another player and have that player dismantle it and log out. The lender would then have the Godsword returned to he or she, and the player who dismantled the Godsword would still have the dismantled parts. This was fixed approximately an hour after it was discovered.

Magic Carpet Stilts Glitch


If a player wore the Audience male shoes or the Trousers (a reward from Balthazar Beauregard's Big Top Bonanza) while riding a magic carpet, it looked like the shoes/trousers were getting pulled to the ground through the carpet. This glitch was discovered on 18th October 2008.

Crazy Head and Crazy Hand Glitch


The Crazy head glitch was a glitch that was released with the quest Smoking Kills. If a player's character was female, had the "long" hair style, and was wearing the masked earmuffs headgear, their head would stretch all over the place when performing emotes or holding objects such as the pet rock. Some players discovered it just after the quest arrived when they performed random emotes with that combination. This glitch had been known to happen with several hair styles and head-gear combinations. This also happened if a player's character was female and was wearing Snakeskin v'braces, and did the "clap" emote. Their hands would be waving back and forth.

The Arm Glitch
This glitch would happen whenever a female were to wear snakeskin vambraces and anything with long sleeves would make this glitch more effective. Once the player would do the glitch the player's arms would stretch a little bit too far.

Guthix Rest Tea Glitch
The Guthix Rest Tea Glitch was discovered in the One Small Favour quest. This tea instantly restored 100% of your hitpoints when a player drank it. It was only supposed to boost the maximum hitpoints if a player was at full health. This glitch was abused to win duels at the Duel Arena and to PK without dying.

The glitched tea now has the following effects:


 * Cure from poison
 * Restore some run energy
 * Boost max hitpoints by 5 if at full health.

Saradomin Sword Glitch
This glitch happened when a player wielded a Saradomin sword and wore a Team 23 Cape. It made the bottom of the sword connect to the cape.

Invisibility Glitch
This glitch was performed while wearing clothing rewarded from Balthazar Beauregard's Big Top Bonanza. Players using this glitch could cause certain parts of their character to become invisible. To do this, players must have worn any piece of the Audience costume, then changed their gender at the Make-over mage. This glitch was fixed on September 29, 2008. If the player attempt to change his gender with the Circus clothes, the makeover mage will ask the player to remove the clothing first since it will "interfere with his/her magic".

Prince Outfit Glitch


This glitch was first discovered on November 15, 2008. The glitch was triggered by wearing a Prince outfit in a Player-owned house along with Boxing gloves. It seemed as though if the player dragged his or her outfit up with their boxing gloves. It was basically the same appearance as the Dorgeshuun crossbow special attack glitch (see top of page), except that the prince outfit was pulled up, not the skin, and it happened on both sides.

Satchel and H.A.M. Cloak Glitch
When wearing at least a Red satchel with a H.A.M Cloak, they stretched and connected to each other.

The Box Glitch
This glitch became possible on the release of Death to the Dorgeshuun quest on 21 June 2006. The box glitch allowed players to take the Crate with Zanik away from the farm and walk around carrying the crate. This was accomplished in a number of ways, including dropping nitroglycerin, using Lumbridge Home Teleport (or any other teleport), clicking on a skill or quest interface while walking, or by following another players with house options turned on.



Lederhosen Hat Glitch
Whilst wearing the Lederhosen Hat and talking to an NPC, the top part of the player's head would vanish.

Tyras helm Glitch
When talking with the Tyras Helm, the player appears to be missing their mouth.



Dropping A Members Object
On January 16, 2009 there was a glitch where you couldn't drop a Members Object. There were only two options to choose, use and examine. The only way to lose a Members Object that day was to get skulled and die or have an item of greater value. This glitch was fixed the next day.

"Exploded player" Glitch


On January 25, 2009 a player wearing a combination of items was walking around Varrock, Edgeville and the Grand Exchange while everything he wore (and his head, arms and feet) randomly scattered around the screen. The look of this glitch is similar to the Give Thanks Emote glitch. It is unknown if this glitch has been fixed yet, as the player didn't wish to be hassled on how to do the glitch. Update: This bug hasn't been fixed yet. A player using this bug can run 150% faster than a regular player.

It is also not known if the items effected the glitch, or how the glitch was done.

"Freed penguin" glitch
On the same day as the "exploded player" glitch, a player found a way to be able to dress up as a penguin from the Cold War quest, he or she was able to go anywhere on the runescape map as a penguin. The penguin ran faster than regular players (in human form) so was able to escape anyone who asked how to do the glitch. The player did not need to be near Larry to stay as a transformed penguin. this glitch is not fixed yet, as some players have been reported as being able to transform into a penguin as of February 7, 2009.