Retribution

Retribution is a prayer that, if active at the time of a player's death, will damage any monsters or players in a 3x3 area [Note: It will only hit multiple players in a Multicombat area] for up to 250% of the dead player's base prayer level. For example, if a player died with a base prayer level of 80 and the Retribution prayer active, the damage dealt would go up to 200. The most damage that can be done using this prayer is 247 with a prayer level of 99. This prayer is the slowest draining prayer that is visible to other players when active.

This prayer is extremely useful in the Bounty Hunter PvP Wilderness, and can allow for mutual targets to kill each other simultaneously, generating drops for both combatants. This is best accomplished by lowering each player's health to a low level, then fighting each other using protect from melee and unarmed attacked to insure as little LP remains when the prayer activates for the dying player. If you are killed by another player's Retribution prayer when you have the same prayer activated, your prayer will not take affect.

Effect of retribution in a multicombat area after the constitution update.

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Effect of retribution in a multicombat area after the hitsplat update.

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Trivia

 * This prayer is also commonly used in riots, most notably the 14 hour riot, Mod Hasmo Riot, and the Pay to PK Riot, to show their anger.


 * There was an update to this prayer that made the projectiles from Retribution go much faster. Before this, the projectiles could be avoided with relative ease.


 * There was a glitch as of 25 March 2009. Some players will notice that retribution is coloured in even if your Prayer level is below 46. Also, free players could use this prayer. The glitch is now fixed.
 * Another glitch of the same type as above showed Protect from Melee coloured, but it couldn't be used. This happened when you had boosted your Prayer points above your level (only at the exact level, if it was 44, it wouldn't be coloured).


 * Players in the red Stealing Creation waiting area will often line up against the barrier and use this prayer to show their team.
 * The effect of Retribution will only activate if you died from combat, or any other combat-related lifepoint damage (like poison). For example, if you die from Thieving, there will be no effect to damage surrounding NPCs, even if the prayer was activated.