Guthix's Book of Balance

Book of balance is a book held in place of a shield, and is the God book aligned with Guthix. Books of Balance must be made using all four torn Guthix pages which can be purchased from other players, obtained from treasure trails or by cremating a Vyrewatch. Equipping a book of balance allows the wielder to preach and perform ceremonies, such as blessing, last rites, and wedding rites by operating it. It also allows players with a Prayer level of 50 or greater to bless holy symbols and unholy symbols, at the cost of 60 prayer points per blessing (compared to 40 points lost when using the other two main God Books). Lost books of balance can be reclaimed at the Lighthouse by speaking to Jossik, complete with all pages that have been added, for no cost.

Combat uses
It is among the most popular of the god books due to its relatively low price and stat boost, as it has balanced defensive and offensive stats, all at +4. It is now one of the most expensive books since the adding of a further 3 books. Mages can use a Broodoo shield as alternative (it's cheaper and has +3 magic attack, and better defences, while keeping the +5 prayer bonus). The Unholy book offers greater offensive stats, and the Holy book has superior defensive qualities. It is still very useful for players using Magic or Ranged, as it offers both defensive and offensive bonuses. Melee players could use it for the Magic Defence bonus, since most shields offer better defensive capabilities in other types of combat. This book looks exactly the same as Ghrim's book obtained from Advisor Ghrim. It is sometimes used as a cheaper alternative to the Unholy book. Take note that you cannot remove pages from any god book.

Performing blessings, wedding ceremonies, last rites or preachings uses up 25% of the special attack bar.

Filling the Book of balance with all pages currently costs 0 coins.



Preaching
The player may perform certain ceremonies by right-clicking the book and selecting "Preach." Preaching expends 25% of the special attack bar. The following are the options that appear when preaching and what the player says upon selecting them.

Wedding Ceremony

 * Light and dark, day and night, Balance arises from contrast. I unify thee in the name of Guthix.

Last Rites

 * Thy death was not in vain, for it brought some balance to the world. May Guthix bring you rest.

Blessing

 * May you walk the path, and never fall, For Guthix walks beside thee on thy journey. May Guthix bring you peace.

Preach

 * All things must end, as all begin; Only Guthix knows the role thou must play. May Guthix bring you balance.
 * In life, in death, in joy, in sorrow: May thine experience show thee balance. May Guthix bring you balance.
 * Thou must do as thou must, no matter what. Thine actions bring balance to this world. May Guthix bring you balance.
 * The river flows, the sun ignites, May you stand with Guthix in thy fights. May Guthix bring you balance.
 * A journey of a single step, May take thee over a thousand miles. May Guthix bring you balance.

Trivia

 * Oddly enough, the description states that this is the "holy book of Guthix", even though Guthix is aligned with neither holiness nor unholiness.
 * "May you walk the path, and never fall; For Guthix walks beside thee in thy journey; May Guthix bring you peace." Has the word "peace" at the end instead of "balance" unlike the other preaches.
 * The line: "A journey of a single step, May take thee over a thousand miles. May Guthix bring you balance" is a reference to the famous phrase generally attributed to either Lao Tzu or Confucius.
 * The book of balance was known to be the cheapest god book. The price of the pages combined were around 120,000 coins at a time.

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