Third-age full helmet



The Third-age full helmet is a members-only piece of armour that is part of the Third age warrior set. To wear the helmet the player needs at least 65 Defence. To obtain a third age full helmet the player can either complete a Level 3 Treasure trail, trade with another player, or buy in the Grand Exchange. It is currently the best non-degrading helmet in the game, although it does not have any strength bonuses.

It was long thought that the chances of obtaining a piece of third-age armour was of about 1 in 10,000 (according to Paul Gower), however, it was recently confirmed that the odds are lower than 1 in 100,000.

As with all Third Age armour, this cannot be made with the smithing skill.

Trivia

 * When the Dragon full helmet first came out, its stats beat the third age full helmet's original stats by about 2 in each section. Jagex then updated the third age helm so that it is slightly stronger than the Dragon full helmet.
 * Many players prefer to use the Dragon full helmet instead of the Third Age full helmet due to its slightly lower price and also the fact that it matches the rest of the Dragon armor set.
 * Guthan's helm, Torag's helm, Verac's helm, and even Dharok's helm all have higher defence bonuses and are much less expensive, but also have the disadvantage of being degradable.
 * Many players (especially medium-level) almost always often prefer the weaker Helm of Neitiznot because of its less expensive and much cheaper price, and the +3 bonuses to Strength and Prayer but requires the completion of The Fremennik Isles quest.
 * The Third Age full helmet looks similar to a hoplite helmet (much like the Tyras Helm does).


 * The Third Age full helm resembles the helms worn by the soldiers of Gondor in The Lord of the Rings - which, interestingly, takes place in the third age of Middle Earth.


 * The Third Age full helmet closely resembles the helmet worn by Achilles in the war drama film Troy but with a different colour scheme.