Wind Strike

Wind Strike requires a Magic level of 1 and can do a maximum of 20 damage per spell (90 on Salarin the Twisted). It is the most basic, as well as the cheapest magical attack spell. The runes necessary for it can be obtained by talking to Aubury, who will give a player 30 air runes and 30 mind runes for free. This is enough to cast Wind Strike 30 times.

Wind Strike costs coins for each cast without any staff. If a player uses an air staff, the price is reduced to coins per cast.

The Wind Strike, along with all other Strike spells, Bolt spells, Blast spells, Wave spells and Surge spells were graphically changed on 24 June2010

Wind Strike in Use
Wind Strike is very popular for new players, and it is seen used mainly around areas that contain new players, such as Lumbridge. New players are attracted to Wind Strike because (as stated earlier) it only requires level 1 Magic to cast, and the runes needed are very cheap to buy (free every few minutes).

Many players, both new and more experienced alike, saw Wind Strike as a cheap method of training the Magic skill while away from their keyboards. The strategy was to engage in combat with a non-dangerous monster, such as a rat. A player would then wear metal melee armour to make their magic attack bonus decrease so that they would never hit positive damage on their target. The player would not be damaged by the weak monster, thus receiving experience solely for casting the spell. The player would gain experience until not enough runes were left to cast another Wind Strike. Due to a hidden update, the 5-minute timer now applies even if engaged in combat. This update successfully rendered this method obsolete.

Nonetheless, Wind Strike still has its uses for experienced players; it is often used in crowded, non-multicombat areas such as Green Dragon spots for attracting the attention of monsters, so that they can continue fighting the monster with melee without risk of another player getting the chance to strike first. This works well, as it is so cheap to cast and takes up only 2 inventory slots. Any excess runes left after an inventory is filled can be dropped at minimal cost.

Trivia

 * Before the Random event update, Wind Strike could inflict 3 points of damage to the Strange Plant.
 * To get from level 1 Magic to level 99 Magic, a player would need to cast Wind Strike 2,369,897 times. At coins per cast, that comes to a total of . This price is reduced to  coins if an air staff is used.
 * Since the animation update, all Magic Spells look similar to Magic attacks from Avatar the Legend of Aang.