Wicked hood

The wicked hood is a members-only item obtained from Tam McGrubor in Varrock. It was released on 17 October 2011 alongside the 2011 Hallowe'en event update.

Members with at least level 5 Runecrafting were told, upon logging in, that they can collect their wicked hood from Varrock as a thank-you for continued membership.

Note: Although the Hood officially requires Talismans to be 'fed' to it, tiaras work as well. The latter may be a cheaper alternative. However, whichever you choose, the talisman/tiara will be lost when 'fed'. It takes only 1 talisman per rune (1 water tally, 1 nature tally etc). Trying to feed a certain talisman twice, will get you the message "...REDUNDANT.".

Also note: that if a player is already in possession of an Omni-talisman or tiara, it is suggested to 'feed' that one to the hood. This will make 'feeding' all other talismans/tiaras obsolete, as the Omni encompasses all (with exception of the Elemental talisman), hence it will also function as an Omni-tiara.

Abilities
Giving small bonuses to magic attack and magic defence, the hood has a range of Runecrafting functions:

Also note: If a player is Runecrafting with the hood, it is advisable to withdraw the essence at the altar. This allows the player to craft runes from 100 essence without banking once a day.

The hood can allow you to get 2331 Runecrafting experience a day (roughly 2368 with Master runecrafter robes minus the hat) if you teleport to the Blood altar twice with four full rune pouches, a full inventory of pure essence and an abyssal familiar with essence. Without an abyssal familiar and pouches you will get 1638 Runecrafting experience (roughly 1672 Runecrafting experience with Master runecrafter robes).

How to upgrade
Once a talisman is "consumed" by the hood, the hood may teleport to that altar, create that type of rune, and enter that altar. Players can upgrade with other talismans or their corresponding tiaras to expand its repertoire of rune types. Using an omni-talisman or omni-tiara unlocks all the available rune types (and you may subsequently speak to Wizard Elriss to obtain another, as if you had lost it). This excludes soul runes (as a Soul altar does not exist yet) and the elemental talisman (as this talisman has different properties to begin with).

Other use
Members can use the teleport to the Astral altar to easily switch to Lunar/Standard Spellbooks.



The hood can be even more beneficial in the Great Orb Project (requires level 50 Runecrafting) at the Runecrafting Guild. A more practical choice would be the Ourania Runecrafting Altar (one can easily get over 2k experience a day using this method and only going to the Ourania altar, more than at any other altar - though not as profitable). These two places give double experience per Pure essence crafted. It may also be useful to take this hood with you while making Combination runes and are using a Necklace of Binding, even better in conjuncture with the Lunar spell Magic Imbue (level 81).

Interface


The interface, accessed by clicking the hood, shows you the remaining actions you have for the day. To make a rune, click the 'Make Runes' button followed by the rune you would like to make. You can teleport to a rune altar by clicking 'Teleport' followed by the appropriate rune (you will be warned if attempting to teleport to an altar which you do not have the Runecrafting level to use). Essence can be made by clicking the 'Make Essence' button. Should you lose your hood, you can reclaim it from the booth at any time, retaining any talismans you have added to the hood, but you may only have one hood at a time. The hood does not drop on death.

Trivia

 * Although the Runescape manual (already) shows the Soul Icon, it is not possible to obtain Soul runes from the hood or teleport to the Soul altar, since there isn't a Soul talisman or open altar yet.
 * The interface in the Game Guide shows the Soul Icon as being unlocked. This could mean that the altar will be revealed in an upcoming update, though this is still only speculation.
 * Players had to be wary when using the teleport abilities of the wicked hood. For example, the Astral altar used to be dangerous if you wander too close to the nearby Suqahs.
 * Upon clicking on the Soul Icon, your Wicked hood will say "...UNDISCOVERED..."
 * The hood has the same colour pattern as The Raptor's armour and is also similar to the Chaos equipment of the Elemental Workshop IV
 * The Runescape manual states that you may withdraw 25 un-noted rune or pure essence 4 times per day, but the hood actually fills all empty inventory spaces with un-noted essence when activated up to a maximum of 100 essence per day, allowing for greater versatility.
 * When teleporting to the Entrana altar, the prohibition on Banned Equipment still exists. As with other non-armour clothes, the hood itself is allowed on the island.
 * Each Talisman added to the Wicked hood grants 80 Runecrafting experience, the Omni Talisman and Elemental Talisman grant more due to unlocking more than one talisman respectively.
 * When you try to add a talisman of a type you have already unlocked, your Wicked Hood will say "...REDUNDANT..."
 * If you try to add anything that is not a talisman or tiara that has been charged with a talisman, your Wicked Hood will say "...IRRELEVANT..."
 * Levelling up Runecrafting after adding a talisman to the hood gives a glitch where the game states that the player has advanced 0 levels, a known glitch.