Rune equipment consists of tier 50 armour and weapons made from runite metal, and ranks among the best non-degradable equipment in free-to-play worlds. It is stronger than adamant equipment but weaker than corrupt dragon equipment.
After completion of the Dragon Slayer quest, the rune platebody may be purchased from Oziach in Edgeville. Most other pieces of rune equipment, including the hatchet and pickaxe, are sold on the 1st floor[UK] of the Champions' Guild just south of Varrock. Rune equipment can also be purchased from other players via the Grand Exchange.
Weapons[]
Rune weapons are cyan in colour and require an Attack level of 50 (except for the rune cane, which requires only 48) to wield. They were formerly the best weapons available to free players until the introduction of corrupt dragon weaponry, gravite weaponry, and the gud raider axe. However, they are still regarded as the best general-purpose weapons in the free game, since they are much easier to obtain and do not degrade.
Melee weapons[]
Main hand weapons[]
 Item | Main-hand | Off-hand | Attribute | Style bonus | Price | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Style | Dmg | Acc | Style | Dmg | Acc |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||
 | Rune battleaxe | Slash | 745 | 850 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 24,988 |
 | Rune cane | Crush | 460 | 628 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 4 | - | - | - | 653,641 |
 | Rune claw | Slash | 480 | 850 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 4,555 |
 | Rune dagger | Stab | 480 | 850 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 4,141 |
 | Rune hasta | Stab | 612 | 850 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 15,723 |
 | Rune hatchet | Slash | 306 | 850 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 9,120 |
 | Rune longsword | Slash | 612 | 850 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 17,883 |
 | Rune mace | Crush | 480 | 850 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 4 | - | - | - | 7,165 |
 | Rune pickaxe | Crush | 372 | 850 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 22,097 |
 | Rune scimitar | Slash | 480 | 850 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 14,957 |
 | Rune sword | Stab | 612 | 850 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 11,135 |
 | Rune warhammer | Crush | 745 | 850 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 23,218 |
Off-hand weapons[]
Item | Main-hand | Off-hand | Attribute | Style bonus | Price | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Style | Dmg | Acc | Style | Dmg | Acc | | | | | | | |||
 | Rune defender | - | - | - | Stab | 120 | 850 | 85 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
 | Off-hand rune battleaxe | - | - | - | Slash | 372 | 850 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 24,327 |
 | Off-hand rune claw | - | - | - | Slash | 240 | 850 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 3,835 |
 | Off-hand rune dagger | - | - | - | Stab | 240 | 850 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 3,842 |
 | Off-hand rune longsword | - | - | - | Slash | 306 | 850 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 18,210 |
 | Off-hand rune mace | - | - | - | Crush | 240 | 850 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 7,202 |
 | Off-hand rune scimitar | - | - | - | Slash | 240 | 850 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 14,269 |
 | Off-hand rune sword | - | - | - | Stab | 306 | 850 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 11,214 |
 | Off-hand rune warhammer | - | - | - | Crush | 372 | 850 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 23,448 |
Two-handed weapons[]
Item | Main-hand | Off-hand | Attribute | Style bonus | Price | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Style | Dmg | Acc | Style | Dmg | Acc | | | | | | | |||
 | Rune 2h sword | Slash | 1117 | 850 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 36,735 |
 | Rune halberd | Slash | 1117 | 850 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 9,378 |
 | Rune spear | Stab | 1117 | 850 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 10,185 |
Ranged weapons[]
Main hand weapons[]
 Item | Main-hand | Off-hand | Attribute | Style bonus | Price | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Style | Dmg | Acc | Style | Dmg | Acc | | | | | | | |||
 | Rune arrow | Arrow | 480 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 151 |
 | Rune brutal | Arrow | 412 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 647 |
 | Rune crossbow | Bolt | - | 850 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 9,573 |
 | Rune dart | Thrown | 480 | 850 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 77 |
 | Rune javelin | Thrown | 745 | 850 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 181 |
 | Rune knife | Thrown | 480 | 850 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 395 |
 | Rune throwing axe | Thrown | 612 | 850 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 341 |
 | Runite bolts | Bolt | 480 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 197 |
Off-hand weapons[]
Item | Main-hand | Off-hand | Attribute | Style bonus | Price | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Style | Dmg | Acc | Style | Dmg | Acc | | | | | | | |||
 | Off-hand rune crossbow | - | - | - | Bolt | - | 850 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 9,536 |
 | Off-hand rune dart | - | - | - | Thrown | 240 | 850 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 75 |
 | Off-hand rune knife | - | - | - | Thrown | 240 | 850 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 370 |
 | Off-hand rune throwing axe | - | - | - | Thrown | 306 | 850 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 326 |
Two-handed weapons[]
Item | Main-hand | Off-hand | Attribute | Style bonus | Price | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Style | Dmg | Acc | Style | Dmg | Acc | | | | | | | |||
 | Rune 2h crossbow | Bolt | 637 | 850 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 4,057 |
Armour[]
Rune armour is the highest-quality non-degradable melee armour that non-members can wear, and the second-highest quality armour on the standard metallic armour spectrum (bronze to dragon). Rune armour requires 50 Defence to wear, and wearing the rune platebody requires completion of Dragon Slayer.
Melee armour[]
Item | Attribute | Style bonus | Price | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | | | | | |||
 | Rune full helm | 170 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 20,892 |
 | Rune helm | 160 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 10,533 |
 | Rune platebody | 195 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 37,480 |
 | Rune chainbody | 184 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 29,002 |
 | Rune kiteshield | 170 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 30,650 |
 | Rune sq shield | 160 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 22,047 |
 | Rune berserker shield | 196 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |  300 |
 | Rune spikeshield | 185 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 200 |
 | Rune gauntlets | 42 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 3,432 |
 | Rune gloves [rfd 1] | 26 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5,000 |
 | Rune platelegs | 187 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 37,002 |
 | Rune plateskirt | 187 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 37,061 |
 | Rune boots | 42 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 7,549 |
Treasure Trails[]
Ornamental rune armour, heraldic rune armour, trimmed rune armour, god armour, and gilded armour have the same bonuses as standard rune armour, except for some prayer bonuses on the god armours. These are obtained exclusively from the members-only Treasure Trails. Free players may purchase all pieces of this equipment on the Grand Exchange, with the sole exception of gilded armour.
A player wearing full rune trimmed armour.
Trimmed[]
Item | Attribute | Style bonus | Price | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | | | | | |||
 | Rune full helm (t) | 170 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 18,799 |
 | Rune platebody (t) | 195 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 37,427 |
 | Rune platelegs (t) | 187 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 35,926 |
 | Rune plateskirt (t) | 187 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 34,886 |
 | Rune kiteshield (t) | 170 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 30,443 |
| Totals | 722 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 157,481 | |
Gold-trimmed[]
Item | Attribute | Style bonus | Price | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | | | | | |||
 | Rune full helm (g) | 170 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 18,591 |
 | Rune platebody (g) | 195 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 36,598 |
 | Rune platelegs (g) | 187 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 35,182 |
 | Rune plateskirt (g) | 187 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 35,828 |
 | Rune kiteshield (g) | 170 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 29,820 |
| Totals | 722 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 156,019 | |
Gilded (members-only)[]
Item | Attribute | Style bonus | Price | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | | | | | |||
 | Rune full helm (Gilded) | 170 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 118,258 |
 | Rune platebody (Gilded) | 195 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 280,350 |
 | Rune platelegs (Gilded) | 187 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 290,228 |
 | Rune plateskirt (Gilded) | 187 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 39,901 |
 | Rune kiteshield (Gilded) | 170 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 72,324 |
| Totals | 722 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 801,061 | |
Heraldic[]
Rune heraldic armour 1[]
Item | Attribute | Style bonus | Price | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | | | | | |||
 | Rune helm (h1) | 170 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 681,155 |
 | Rune platebody (h1) | 195 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 659,748 |
 | Rune platelegs (h1) | 187 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 647,208 |
 | Rune plateskirt (h1) | 187 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 648,419 |
 | Rune shield (h1) | 170 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 672,425 |
| Totals | 722 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 3,308,955 | |
Rune heraldic armour 2[]
Item | Attribute | Style bonus | Price | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | | | | | |||
 | Rune helm (h2) | 170 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 679,247 |
 | Rune platebody (h2) | 195 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 671,204 |
 | Rune platelegs (h2) | 187 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 659,749 |
 | Rune plateskirt (h2) | 187 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 638,710 |
 | Rune shield (h2) | 170 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 639,371 |
| Totals | 722 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 3,288,281 | |
Rune heraldic armour 3[]
Item | Attribute | Style bonus | Price | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | | | | | |||
 | Rune helm (h3) | 170 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 674,370 |
 | Rune platebody (h3) | 195 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 646,587 |
 | Rune platelegs (h3) | 187 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 646,997 |
 | Rune plateskirt (h3) | 187 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 632,804 |
 | Rune shield (h3) | 170 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 657,393 |
| Totals | 722 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 3,258,151 | |
Rune heraldic armour 4[]
Item | Attribute | Style bonus | Price | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | | | | | |||
 | Rune helm (h4) | 170 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 662,197 |
 | Rune platebody (h4) | 195 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 602,982 |
 | Rune platelegs (h4) | 187 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 656,386 |
 | Rune plateskirt (h4) | 187 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 595,264 |
 | Rune shield (h4) | 170 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 641,092 |
| Totals | 722 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 3,157,921 | |
Rune heraldic armour 5[]
Item | Attribute | Style bonus | Price | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | | | | | |||
 | Rune helm (h5) | 170 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 648,979 |
 | Rune platebody (h5) | 195 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 661,561 |
 | Rune platelegs (h5) | 187 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 602,896 |
 | Rune plateskirt (h5) | 187 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 639,390 |
 | Rune shield (h5) | 170 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 634,063 |
| Totals | 722 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 3,186,889 | |
God armours[]
Zamorak[]
Item | Attribute | Style bonus | Price | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | | | | | |||
 | Rune full helm (Zamorak) | 170 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | 36,875 |
 | Rune platebody (Zamorak) | 195 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | 39,636 |
 | Rune platelegs (Zamorak) | 187 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | 35,169 |
 | Rune plateskirt (Zamorak) | 187 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | 36,724 |
 | Rune kiteshield (Zamorak) | 170 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | 29,577 |
| Totals | 722 | 0 | 4 | - | - | - | 177,981 | |
Guthix[]
Item | Attribute | Style bonus | Price | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | | | | | |||
 | Rune full helm (Guthix) | 170 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | 21,484 |
 | Rune platebody (Guthix) | 195 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | 39,599 |
 | Rune platelegs (Guthix) | 187 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | 37,087 |
 | Rune plateskirt (Guthix) | 187 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | 35,847 |
 | Rune kiteshield (Guthix) | 170 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | 29,915 |
| Totals | 722 | 0 | 4 | - | - | - | 163,932 | |
Saradomin[]
Item | Attribute | Style bonus | Price | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | | | | | |||
 | Rune full helm (Saradomin) | 170 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | 35,988 |
 | Rune platebody (Saradomin) | 195 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | 43,240 |
 | Rune platelegs (Saradomin) | 187 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | 36,797 |
 | Rune plateskirt (Saradomin) | 187 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | 36,762 |
 | Rune kiteshield (Saradomin) | 170 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | 29,719 |
| Totals | 722 | 0 | 4 | - | - | - | 182,506 | |
Armadyl[]
Item | Attribute | Style bonus | Price | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | | | | | |||
 | Rune full helm (Armadyl) | 170 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | 686,545 |
 | Rune platebody (Armadyl) | 195 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | 740,570 |
 | Rune platelegs (Armadyl) | 187 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | 671,858 |
 | Rune plateskirt (Armadyl) | 187 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | 620,623 |
 | Rune kiteshield (Armadyl) | 170 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | 682,797 |
| Totals | 722 | 0 | 4 | - | - | - | 3,402,393 | |
Bandos[]
Item | Attribute | Style bonus | Price | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | | | | | |||
 | Rune full helm (Bandos) | 170 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | 727,682 |
 | Rune platebody (Bandos) | 195 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | 672,618 |
 | Rune platelegs (Bandos) | 187 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | 659,225 |
 | Rune plateskirt (Bandos) | 187 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | 610,477 |
 | Rune kiteshield (Bandos) | 170 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | 677,515 |
| Totals | 722 | 0 | 4 | - | - | - | 3,347,517 | |
Ancient (Zaros)[]
Item | Attribute | Style bonus | Price | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | | | | | |||
 | Rune full helm (Ancient) | 170 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | 725,278 |
 | Rune platebody (Ancient) | 195 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | 777,561 |
 | Rune platelegs (Ancient) | 187 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | 679,879 |
 | Rune plateskirt (Ancient) | 187 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | 658,409 |
 | Rune kiteshield (Ancient) | 170 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | 708,430 |
| Totals | 722 | 0 | 4 | - | - | - | 3,549,557 | |
Grand Exchange sets[]
Players can buy rune armour sets on the Grand Exchange rather than buy each piece individually. The Grand Exchange offers two different sets of rune armour for purchase.
Rune armour set (lg)[]
| Image | Name | GE Price |
|---|---|---|
|
Rune armour set (lg) | 54,668 coins (update) |
Item | Attribute | Style bonus | Price | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | | | | | |||
| Rune full helm | 170 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 20,892 |
| Rune platebody | 195 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 37,480 |
| Rune platelegs | 187 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 37,002 |
| Rune kiteshield | 170 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 30,650 |
| Totals | 722 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 126,024 | |
Rune armour set (sk)[]
| Image | Name | GE Price |
|---|---|---|
|
Rune armour set (sk) | 73,065 coins (update) |
Item | Attribute | Style bonus | Price | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | | | | | |||
| Rune full helm | 170 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 20,892 |
| Rune platebody | 195 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 37,480 |
| Rune plateskirt | 187 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 37,061 |
| Rune kiteshield | 170 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 30,650 |
| Totals | 722 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 126,083 | |
Gallery[]
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_equipped.png "Rune armour set (t) equipped.png (387 KB)")
_equipped.png "Rune armour set (g) equipped.png (226 KB)")
_equipped.png "Gilded armour set (lg) equipped.png (221 KB)")
_equipped.png "Rune heraldic armour set 1 (lg) equipped.png (347 KB)")
_equipped.png "Rune heraldic armour set 2 (lg) equipped.png (343 KB)")
_equipped.png "Rune heraldic armour set 3 (lg) equipped.png (349 KB)")
_equipped.png "Rune heraldic armour set 4 (lg) equipped.png (343 KB)")
_equipped.png "Rune heraldic armour set 5 (lg) equipped.png (345 KB)")
_equipped.png "Saradomin armour set (lg) equipped.png (225 KB)")
_equipped.png "Zamorak armour set (lg) equipped.png (218 KB)")
_male_equipped.png "Guthix armour set (lg) male equipped.png (358 KB)")
_equipped.png "Bandos armour set (lg) equipped.png (264 KB)")
_equipped.png "Armadyl armour set (lg) equipped.png (238 KB)")
_equipped.png "Ancient armour set (lg) equipped.png (236 KB)")
Trivia[]
- Rune plate armour has the highest number of variations, at 15. The second highest are black plate and adamant plate, with 8 variations each.
- On 6 March 2012, rune armour, along with many other armours, received a graphical rework.
- Before Evolution of Combat release, it only required 40 Attack or 40 Defence to wield/wear rune.
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Helm Full helmet Chainbody Platebody Platelegs Plateskirt Square shield Kiteshield Gauntlets Boots | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Ore Bar Nails Arrowheads Bolts (unf) Dart tip Limbs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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