Monk's robes


 * Not to be confused with Priest gown.



Monk's robes are a free-to-play set of robes found on the second floor of the Monastery north of eastern Falador and just slightly north-west of the Barbarian Village between Ice Mountain and Edgeville. They provide bonuses to a player's Prayer skill when worn. Each half (the top and bottom) can be worn independently of one another. They are known to be worn by non-member pures as they have no requirements and are free (provided you have 31+ Prayer to access the Monastery). It can be found on the table in one the rooms of the second level of the Monastery. As part of the 7 May 2008 update, monk robes and the Monastery, where they are found in, got a makeover. The top now sports a golden star of Saradomin and incorporates a hood that has been folded down. This makes it resemble a hooded jumper when worn on its own. The Monk's robes don't require any defensive levels to be worn.

This item has been suggested by some players to be worn instead of being completely unarmed.

This robe also is among the best items that give a prayer bonus to free players, and one of the only free-to-play items that give a Prayer bonus in the armour slots.


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Pieces

 * Monk's robe (top)
 * Monk's robe (bottom)

Trivia

 * Before the makeover, only Brother Brace on Tutorial Island, and the monks of the Monastery, had a golden star on their robes.
 * In the Duel Arena, the Monk, Hamid, wears the past version of the robes.
 * Many players would like a "Monk Hood" because it would match the robes instead of having to become a member and getting either a Hunter or Woodcutting hood. Although a coif, or something like that, would be a good 2nd choice too.
 * Earth runecrafting gloves have a similar colour to the Monk robes.
 * Selling multiples of the full set of Monk's robes is an easy way to get a lot of money for lower levels, as long as your prayer is level 31 or higher.
 * Monk robes are commonly used by F2P and P2P PKers, since they offer prayer bonuses and are cheap to replace.
 * If you put on the bottom monk robe with a rune scimitar equipped, the backside of the rune scimitar will turn darker.
 * This may be the best equipment against Lessers and Elvarg in Dragon Slayer as it helps. However they give no attack/defence bonus. (Only if you are using protect from melee.)
 * Originally, before the update, Monk's Robes were orange in colour, the bottom only went to your heels, like Zamorak Robes, and it did not have a golden star.
 * It is commonly seen in Bounty Hunter worlds due to it being easy to get in the monastery and having a small prayer bonus.
 * If you are wearing a set when boarding the ship to Entrana, you will receive a chat message saying the monk has smiled at you.