Black equipment

A player wearing the regular Full Black armour set (lg)

Black equipment consists of weapons and armour stronger than steel equipment, yet weaker than mithril equipment. As with all things black, they have a black colour. Black, along with its counterpart White, is a coloured form of Steel as a result from specialised forging techniques which also slightly increase its defensive capability.^[1]

Disassembling black equipment (weapons and armour) always gives knightly components.

Weapons[]

Black weapons give medium attack bonuses. Players require an Attack level of 25 to wield them. Black in general is much more expensive than steel as many players like the dark black colour as well as the fact that some black items cannot be bought from stores. Because of this, some high-level players may still be seen wielding black weapons and armour. All black items cannot be smithed. Black armour is comparable to white armour, unlocked after the Wanted! quest. However, white armour is for members only and has a slight Prayer bonus. Players wishing to fight the Tormented wraith after the Summer's End quest must equip black armour and weapons.

Melee weapons[]

Main hand weapons[]

Item		Main-hand			Off-hand			Attribute			Style bonus			Price
Item		Style	Dmg	Acc	Style	Dmg	Acc							Price
	Black battleaxe	Slash	372	381	-	-	-	0	0	0	-	-	-	7,052
	Black cane	Crush	76	150	-	-	-	0	0	2	-	-	-	625,318
	Black claw	Slash	240	381	-	-	-	0	0	0	-	-	-	3,514
	Black dagger	Stab	240	381	-	-	-	0	0	0	-	-	-	3,995
	Black hatchet	Slash	147	381	-	-	-	0	0	0	-	-	-	3,295
	Black longsword	Slash	306	381	-	-	-	0	0	0	-	-	-	3,664
	Black mace	Crush	240	381	-	-	-	0	0	2	-	-	-	4,201
	Black scimitar	Slash	240	381	-	-	-	0	0	0	-	-	-	4,608
	Black sword	Stab	306	381	-	-	-	0	0	0	-	-	-	5,108
	Black warhammer	Crush	372	381	-	-	-	0	0	0	-	-	-	3,812

Off-hand weapons[]

Item		Main-hand			Off-hand			Attribute			Style bonus			Price
Item		Style	Dmg	Acc	Style	Dmg	Acc							Price
	Black defender	-	-	-	Stab	57	381	38	0	0	-	-	-	-
	Off-hand black battleaxe	-	-	-	Slash	186	381	0	0	0	-	-	-	3,155
	Off-hand black claw	-	-	-	Slash	120	381	0	0	0	-	-	-	1,840
	Off-hand black dagger	-	-	-	Stab	120	381	0	0	0	-	-	-	2,043
	Off-hand black longsword	-	-	-	Slash	153	381	0	0	0	-	-	-	2,981
	Off-hand black mace	-	-	-	Crush	120	381	0	0	0	-	-	-	3,061
	Off-hand black scimitar	-	-	-	Slash	120	381	0	0	0	-	-	-	3,187
	Off-hand black sword	-	-	-	Stab	153	381	0	0	0	-	-	-	3,634
	Off-hand black warhammer	-	-	-	Crush	186	381	0	0	0	-	-	-	2,278

Two-handed weapons[]

Item		Main-hand			Off-hand			Attribute			Style bonus			Price
Item		Style	Dmg	Acc	Style	Dmg	Acc							Price
	Black 2h sword	Slash	558	381	-	-	-	0	0	0	-	-	-	5,896
	Black halberd	Slash	558	381	-	-	-	0	0	0	-	-	-	6,882
	Black spear	Stab	558	381	-	-	-	0	0	0	-	-	-	6,581

Ranged weapons[]

Main hand weapons[]

Item		Main-hand			Off-hand			Attribute			Style bonus			Price
Item		Style	Dmg	Acc	Style	Dmg	Acc							Price
	Black bolts	Bolt	240	-	-	-	-	0	0	0	-	-	-	39
	Black brutal	Arrow	192	-	-	-	-	0	0	0	-	-	-	91
	Black crossbow	Bolt	-	502	-	-	-	0	0	0	-	-	-	685,635
	Black dart	Thrown	240	381	-	-	-	0	0	0	-	-	-	1,503
	Black knife	Thrown	240	381	-	-	-	0	0	0	-	-	-	668

Off-hand weapons[]

Item		Main-hand			Off-hand			Attribute			Style bonus			Price
Item		Style	Dmg	Acc	Style	Dmg	Acc							Price
	Off-hand black crossbow	-	-	-	Bolt	-	502	0	0	0	-	-	-	762,486
	Off-hand black dart	-	-	-	Thrown	120	381	0	0	0	-	-	-	98
	Off-hand black knife	-	-	-	Thrown	120	381	0	0	0	-	-	-	126

Two-handed weapons[]

Item		Main-hand			Off-hand			Attribute			Style bonus			Price
Item		Style	Dmg	Acc	Style	Dmg	Acc							Price
	Black 2h crossbow	Bolt	318	381	-	-	-	0	0	0	-	-	-	7,760

Armour[]

Black armour is currently the fifth-highest quality armour on the standard spectrum of metal armours (bronze to dragon). Black armour requires 25 Defence to wear. Regular full black costs around 9,000 coins. Black, along with dragon and white, are the only three metals that cannot be smithed into weapons or armour (except for the Dragon platebody and Dragon square shield).

In the March 2012 Behind the scenes it was announced that this armour, along with various others, would be given a graphical overhaul.

Regular black armour[]

Item		Attribute			Style bonus			Price
Item								Price
	Black full helm	76	0	0	-	-	-	2,994
	Black helm	70	0	0	-	-	-	2,094
	Black platebody	87	0	0	-	-	-	6,443
	Black chainbody	81	0	0	-	-	-	3,551
	Black kiteshield	76	0	0	-	-	-	5,227
	Black sq shield	70	0	0	-	-	-	2,886
	Black gauntlets	19	0	0	-	-	-	2,494
	Black gloves ^{[rfd 1]}	10	0	0	-	-	-	1,000
	Black platelegs	83	0	0	-	-	-	2,908
	Black plateskirt	83	0	0	-	-	-	3,077
	Black boots	19	0	0	-	-	-	1,590

^ Untradeable, can be bought after rescuing 4 characters within the Recipe for Disaster quest.

Elite black armour[]

Players can obtain special items of black armour, called Elite black armour, during and after the While Guthix Sleeps quest. Elite black armour requires 40 Defence to wear and is roughly the equivalent of Adamant armour. Players can wear this armour without having started the quest (and can purchase it on the Grand Exchange, although it is somewhat expensive). This armour is members only.

Item		Attribute			Style bonus			Price
Item								Price
	Elite black full helm	107	0	0	9	-	-	131,699
	Elite black platebody	123	0	0	14	-	-	101,251
	Elite black platelegs	117	0	0	12	-	-	93,847
Totals		347	0	0	35	-	-	326,797

Black Knight captain's armour[]

Players will obtain Captain Dulcin's special armour during the Death of Chivalry quest. It has no stat boosts or bonuses, existing only as cosmetic armour. After the quest, it can be obtained as a cosmetic override by replaying the fight against Dawn.

Item		Attribute			Style bonus
Item
	Black Knight captain's helm	0	0	0	-	-	-
	Black Knight captain's cuirass	0	0	0	-	-	-
	Black Knight captain's gown	0	0	0	-	-	-
	Black Knight captain's gauntlets	0	0	0	-	-	-
	Black Knight captain's boots	0	0	0	-	-	-

Treasure Trails[]

Trimmed and heraldic armour has the same bonuses as standard black armour, however it is more expensive. These can be obtained by members from Treasure Trails or for free players by buying in Grand Exchange.

Trimmed[]

Item		Attribute			Style bonus			Price
Item								Price
	Black full helm (t)	76	0	0	-	-	-	4,749
	Black platebody (t)	87	0	0	-	-	-	6,518
	Black platelegs (t)	83	0	0	-	-	-	5,931
	Black plateskirt (t)	83	0	0	-	-	-	2,253
	Black kiteshield (t)	76	0	0	-	-	-	5,457
Totals		322	0	0	-	-	-	24,908

Gold trimmed[]

Item		Attribute			Style bonus			Price
Item								Price
	Black full helm (g)	76	0	0	-	-	-	10,880
	Black platebody (g)	87	0	0	-	-	-	11,977
	Black platelegs (g)	83	0	0	-	-	-	9,609
	Black plateskirt (g)	83	0	0	-	-	-	3,994
	Black kiteshield (g)	76	0	0	-	-	-	8,718
Totals		322	0	0	-	-	-	45,178

Heraldic[]

Black heraldic armour 1[]

Item		Attribute			Style bonus			Price
Item								Price
	Black helm (h1)	76	0	0	-	-	-	592,885
	Black platebody (h1)	87	0	0	-	-	-	575,396
	Black platelegs (h1)	83	0	0	-	-	-	560,514
	Black plateskirt (h1)	83	0	0	-	-	-	579,634
	Black shield (h1)	76	0	0	-	-	-	578,273
Totals		322	0	0	-	-	-	2,886,702

Black heraldic armour 2[]

Item		Attribute			Style bonus			Price
Item								Price
	Black helm (h2)	76	0	0	-	-	-	586,749
	Black platebody (h2)	87	0	0	-	-	-	570,933
	Black platelegs (h2)	83	0	0	-	-	-	578,664
	Black plateskirt (h2)	83	0	0	-	-	-	557,572
	Black shield (h2)	76	0	0	-	-	-	577,473
Totals		322	0	0	-	-	-	2,871,391

Black heraldic armour 3[]

Item		Attribute			Style bonus			Price
Item								Price
	Black helm (h3)	76	0	0	-	-	-	586,202
	Black platebody (h3)	87	0	0	-	-	-	579,034
	Black platelegs (h3)	83	0	0	-	-	-	557,933
	Black plateskirt (h3)	83	0	0	-	-	-	570,335
	Black shield (h3)	76	0	0	-	-	-	577,828
Totals		322	0	0	-	-	-	2,871,332

Black heraldic armour 4[]

Item		Attribute			Style bonus			Price
Item								Price
	Black helm (h4)	76	0	0	-	-	-	576,429
	Black platebody (h4)	87	0	0	-	-	-	581,550
	Black platelegs (h4)	83	0	0	-	-	-	554,579
	Black plateskirt (h4)	83	0	0	-	-	-	555,953
	Black shield (h4)	76	0	0	-	-	-	578,541
Totals		322	0	0	-	-	-	2,847,052

Black heraldic armour 5[]

Item		Attribute			Style bonus			Price
Item								Price
	Black helm (h5)	76	0	0	-	-	-	573,410
	Black platebody (h5)	87	0	0	-	-	-	560,276
	Black platelegs (h5)	83	0	0	-	-	-	556,091
	Black plateskirt (h5)	83	0	0	-	-	-	542,897
	Black shield (h5)	76	0	0	-	-	-	576,411
Totals		322	0	0	-	-	-	2,809,085

Grand Exchange sets[]

Players can buy black armour sets on the Grand Exchange rather than buy each piece individually. The Grand Exchange offers two different sets of black armour for purchase.

Black armour set (lg)[]

Image	Name	GE Price
	Black armour set (lg)	33,154 coins (update)

Item		Attribute			Style bonus			Price
Item								Price
	Black full helm	76	0	0	-	-	-	2,994
	Black platebody	87	0	0	-	-	-	6,443
	Black platelegs	83	0	0	-	-	-	2,908
	Black kiteshield	76	0	0	-	-	-	5,227
Totals		322	0	0	-	-	-	17,572

Black armour set (sk)[]

Image	Name	GE Price
	Black armour set (sk)	27,864 coins (update)

Item		Attribute			Style bonus			Price
Item								Price
	Black full helm	76	0	0	-	-	-	2,994
	Black platebody	87	0	0	-	-	-	6,443
	Black plateskirt	83	0	0	-	-	-	3,077
	Black kiteshield	76	0	0	-	-	-	5,227
Totals		322	0	0	-	-	-	17,741

Elite black armour set[]

Image	Name	GE Price
	Elite black armour set	540,432 coins (update)

Item		Attribute			Style bonus			Price
Item								Price
	Elite black full helm	125	0	0	9	-	-	131,699
	Elite black platebody	144	0	0	14	-	-	101,251
	Elite black platelegs	138	0	0	12	-	-	93,847
Totals		347	0	0	35	-	-	326,797

Black items that do not exist[]

Black arrows
Black javelins
Black pickaxe
Black throwing axe
Black hasta
Black ore
Black bar

Variants[]

References[]

^ Jagex. Postbag 41 - "Transcript:Anarchy in the KGP.", Letter 4, by Thurgo. RuneScape Postbags from the Hedge.

[2] Untradeable, can be bought after rescuing 4 characters within the Recipe for Disaster quest.

[1] Jagex. Postbag 41 - "Transcript:Anarchy in the KGP.", Letter 4, by Thurgo. RuneScape Postbags from the Hedge.

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