Defence

Defence is one of the seven

Defence

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Combat

skills in Melvor Idle. It is one of three skills (along with

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Hitpoints

and

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Prayer

) that is always used when determining a player or monster's Combat Level regardless of what combat style they are strongest with.

Mechanics

The Defence skill increases the player's melee, ranged, and magic evasion rating. For details on how Evasion Rating is calculated, refer to the Evasion Rating section on the

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Combat

page.

Gaining Defence XP

Defence experience can be earned while using any Combat Style by selecting the appropriate Attack Style:

While using
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Melee, select the Block Attack Style
While using
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Ranged, select the Longrange Attack Style
While using
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Magic, select the Defensive Attack Style

XP gained is based on damage dealt. When using the Block Attack Style, 0.4 Defence XP will be received per point of damage done. When using the Longrange or Defensive Attack Styles, 0.2 Defence XP will be received per point of damage done, with another 0.2 XP going to Ranged or Magic respectively.

The Gold Emerald Ring increases all combat XP gained by 7%.

Armour Materials

Each armour material requires a certain Defence level to be equipped. Below is a table detailing which Defence level is required for which armour material.

Level Requirement	Material
1	Bronze, Iron, Slayer (Basic)
5	Steel
10	Black
20	Mithril
30	Adamant, Slayer (Strong)
40	Rune, Ice
60	Dragon, Slayer (Elite)
70	Ancient
85	Terran God, Ragnar God

Skillcape

The skillcape can be purchased from the store for 1,000,000 after the player reaches

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Level 99

.

Skillcape	Name	Effect
	Defence Skillcape	+10 bonus to all defences

Pet

The pet can be unlocked by doing any action that provides Defence XP.

Pet	Name	Effect
	Leonardo	+1% Damage Reduction.