Changes: Devotion

**Devotion**
Release date	11 December 2013 (Update)
Members	No
Skill	Defence
Level	1
Type	Threshold
Adrenaline	−15%
Equipment	None
Cooldown	60 seconds
Description
	Protection prayers are 100% effective (75% in PvP) for 10 seconds. Killing an opponent extends the effect by 5 seconds up to a maximum of 20 seconds.
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Revision as of 17:25, 22 November 2015

Not to be confused with Ring of devotion.

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Devotion is a threshold ability associated with the Defence skill. It grants 100% effectiveness of protection prayers and deflect curses (75% in PvP) for 10 seconds. The effect can be extended by 5 seconds per opponent killed, capped at a maximum total duration of 20 seconds. Killing multiple enemies at the exact same time only counts as 1 kill.

It was first obtainable by participating in the second world event, at a cost of 32,000 renown, additionally requiring a runite event token. With the death of Bandos and end of the event, it can now be obtained as a very rare drop from General Graardor and Kree'arra.^[1]

You can also obtain Devotion, as well as Transfigure and the Sacrifice ability easily through killing Aviansies in the God Wars Dungeon with Lootshare Enabled. These abilities are individual drops, however you may receive multiple abilities in a single kill.

When received as a drop it is automatically learned; it does not drop as an item. When received as a drop, the message "You have unlocked the Devotion ability!" appears in the chatbox.

It can also be bought for 10,000 Reward Currency from the Tuska Comes minigame.

Tactics

Devotion can be very useful in the following cases:

Devotion will block all the attacks from all of the Ascension bosses (including the Lines of Ascension from Legio Quintus).
Devotion will block all the damage from Nex's magic or melee attacks, however it will not protect against the shadow traps, the blood sacrifice attack or the ice prison attack (It will also block the attacks from the minions).
Devotion will block Dharok's "Give me everything!" attack and also blocks his increasingly damaging attacks as his health decreases.
Devotion used with Deflect Melee blocks Kalphite King's attack after green resulting damage to be 1.

Trivia

For a while after release, the ability gave full protection of that combat style. As of the patch notes of 24 February, 2014, the ability now blocks 75% of the damage in a PvP situation.
When released, Devotion lasted 20 seconds and extended up to 40 seconds. After a hidden update, it was reduced to 5 seconds with a limit of 20 seconds, but due to many player complaints, the patch notes increased the duration of Devotion for 10 seconds.
Originally when this ability was released the cooldown time was 60 seconds. On 24 February 2014 this was changed to 90 seconds. This was later reverted back to 60 seconds with an overall buff to the ability.^[which?]
During the third world event, Tuska Comes, this ability was available for 3,500 Reward Currency.

References

^ Mod Moltare. Twitter. 11 December 2013. "Will the abilities be available after the event ends? -yes, as a very rare drop from Graardor and Kree."*

[1] Mod Moltare. Twitter. 11 December 2013. "Will the abilities be available after the event ends? -yes, as a very rare drop from Graardor and Kree."*

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 You can also obtain Devotion, as well as [[Transfigure]] and the [[Sacrifice]] ability easily through killing [[Avianses|Aviansies]] in the [[God Wars Dungeon]] with [[lootshare|Lootshare]] Enabled. These abilities are individual drops, however you may receive multiple abilities in a single kill.
-When received as a drop from either the Generals or Avainses, it is automatically learned; it does not drop as an item. When received as a drop, the message "You have unlocked the Devotion ability!" appears in the chatbox.
+When received as a drop it is automatically learned; it does not drop as an item. When received as a drop, the message "You have unlocked the Devotion ability!" appears in the chatbox.
 It can also be bought for 10,000 [[Reward Currency]] from the [[Tuska Comes]] minigame.
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 * Devotion will block all the attacks from all of the Ascension bosses (including the Lines of Ascension from [[Legio Quintus]]).
-* Devotion will block all the damage from [[Nex]]'s magic or melee attacks, however it '''will not''' protect against the shadow traps, the blood sacrifice attack or the ice prison attack (It will also block the attacks from the minions).
+* Devotion will block all the damage from [[Nex]]'s magic or melee attacks, however it will not protect against the shadow traps, the blood sacrifice attack or the ice prison attack (It will also block the attacks from the minions).
 * Devotion will block Dharok's "Give me everything!" attack and also blocks his increasingly damaging attacks as his health decreases.
 * Devotion used with Deflect Melee blocks Kalphite King's attack after green resulting damage to be 1.