Defence

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Defence is a

Defence
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Combat

skill. It is one of three skills (along with

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Hitpoints

and

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Prayer

) that is used when determining a player or monster's Combat Level, regardless of what combat style they are strongest with. A higher Defence level increases the player's evasion ratings in combat, which lowers a monster's chance to hit. Defence does not affect the damage dealt by a successful attack, which is mostly a factor of Damage Reduction. As it results in fewer hits against the player, however, a higher Defence level can help reduce food usage in combat. Defence has no effect in

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Thieving

.

Most Melee-focused armour requires a certain Defence level to be equipped.

Mechanics

The Defence skill increases the player's melee, ranged, and magic evasion ratings. 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 XP can be earned in combat with any of the three combat styles by selecting the appropriate attack style:

  • While using
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    Melee
    , choose the "Block" attack style
  • While using
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    Ranged
    , choose the "Longrange" attack style
  • While using
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    Magic
    , choose the "Defensive" attack style

Defence XP gained is based on damage dealt to an enemy, not damage taken by the player. When using the Block attack style, 0.4 Defence XP is awarded per point of damage done. When using the Longrange or Defensive attack styles, 0.2 Defence XP is awarded per point of damage done, with another 0.2 XP per point of damage going to Ranged or Magic, respectively.

Skill Level Unlocks

Increasing the Defence skill allows the player to equip more powerful Melee-focused armour. The player's accuracy rating when using the

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Block

attack style scales with Defence level, as does the player's evasion rating against all attack styles.

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Level
Unlocks
1 Wear        Bronze Armour
Wear        Iron Armour
Wear   Mirror Shield
Wear   (B) Bronze Helmet
Wear   (B) Bronze Platebody
Wear   (B) Bronze Platelegs
Wear   (B) Iron Helmet
Wear   (B) Iron Platebody
Wear   (B) Iron Platelegs
5 Wear        Steel Armour
Wear   Barrier Touch Shield
  Heavy Boots
Wear   (B) Steel Helmet
Wear   (B) Steel Platebody
Wear   (B) Steel Platelegs
10 Wear       Black Armour
Wear   (B) Black Helmet
Wear   (B) Black Platebody
Wear   (B) Black Platelegs
Build
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Pipe Climb
in Obstacle 3 (requires
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10)
20 Wear   (G) Crystal Boots
Wear   (G) Crystal Helmet
Wear   (G) Crystal Platebody
Wear   (G) Crystal Platelegs
Wear   (G) Crystal Shield
Wear   (S) Crystal Boots
Wear   (S) Crystal Helmet
Wear   (S) Crystal Platebody
Wear   (S) Crystal Platelegs
Wear   (S) Crystal Shield
Wear        Mithril Armour
Wear   Crystal Boots
Wear   Crystal Defender
Wear   Crystal Gloves
Wear   Crystal Helmet
Wear   Crystal Platebody
Wear   Crystal Platelegs
Wear   Crystal Shield
  Aranite Platebody
  Aranite Shield
Wear   (B) Mithril Helmet
Wear   (B) Mithril Platebody
Wear   (B) Mithril Platelegs
Wear   (C) Mithril Helmet
Wear   (C) Mithril Platebody
Wear   (C) Mithril Platelegs
30 Wear        Adamant Armour
Wear    Melee Slayer Gear (Strong) (requires
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30)
Wear   (B) Adamant Helmet
Wear   (B) Adamant Platebody
Wear   (B) Adamant Platelegs
Wear   (C) Adamant Helmet
Wear   (C) Adamant Platebody
Wear   (C) Adamant Platelegs
35 Wear   Earth Wall Shield
40 Wear        Rune Armour
Wear   Barrier Sapping Shield
Wear       Ice Armor (requires
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40)
Wear       Miolite Armour (requires
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40)
Wear   Unholy Platebody (m) (requires
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40)
Wear   (B) Rune Helmet
Wear   (B) Rune Platebody
Wear   (B) Rune Platelegs
Wear   (C) Rune Helmet
Wear   (C) Rune Platebody
Wear   (C) Rune Platelegs
45   Elusive Boots (requires
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45)
60 Wear   (G) Pure Crystal Boots
Wear   (G) Pure Crystal Helmet
Wear   (G) Pure Crystal Platebody
Wear   (G) Pure Crystal Platelegs
Wear   (G) Pure Crystal Shield
Wear        Dragon Armour
Wear   (S) Pure Crystal Boots
Wear   (S) Pure Crystal Helmet
Wear   (S) Pure Crystal Platebody
Wear   (S) Pure Crystal Platelegs
Wear   (S) Pure Crystal Shield
Wear   Pure Crystal Boots
Wear   Pure Crystal Defender
Wear   Pure Crystal Gloves
Wear   Pure Crystal Helmet
Wear   Pure Crystal Platebody
Wear   Pure Crystal Platelegs
Wear   Pure Crystal Shield
Wear   Recoil Shield
Wear   Sand Treaders
Wear    Melee Slayer Gear (Elite) (requires
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60)
  Consuming Shield (m) (requires
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48)
Wear   (B) Dragon Helmet
Wear   (B) Dragon Platebody
Wear   (B) Dragon Platelegs
Wear   (C) Dragon Helmet
Wear   (C) Dragon Platebody
Wear   (C) Dragon Platelegs
65 Wear   Cursed Platebody (m) (requires
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65)
70 Wear      Ancient Armour
Wear   Barrier Burn Shield
Wear   Dragonfire Shield
Wear   (B) Ancient Helmet
Wear   (B) Ancient Platebody
Wear   (B) Ancient Platelegs
Wear   (C) Ancient Helmet
Wear   (C) Ancient Platebody
Wear   (C) Ancient Platelegs
Build
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Spike Jump
in Obstacle 8 (requires
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70)
80 Wear    Melee Slayer Gear (Master) (requires
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80)
  Darksteel Shield
85 Wear   Devouring Barrier Shield
Wear   Earth Layered Shield
Wear       Ragnar God Armour
Wear   Ragnar God Boots (B)
Wear   Ragnar God Boots (C)
Wear   Ragnar God Helmet (B)
Wear   Ragnar God Helmet (C)
Wear   Ragnar God Platebody (B)
Wear   Ragnar God Platebody (C)
Wear   Ragnar God Platelegs (B)
Wear   Ragnar God Platelegs (C)
Wear   Relentless Fury Gloves
Wear   Spiked Shell Gloves
Wear       Terran God Armour
Wear   Terran God Boots (B)
Wear   Terran God Boots (C)
Wear   Terran God Helmet (B)
Wear   Terran God Helmet (C)
Wear   Terran God Platebody (B)
Wear   Terran God Platebody (C)
Wear   Terran God Platelegs (B)
Wear   Terran God Platelegs (C)
90   Golden Trowel (requires
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118)
95   Relic Shield
Build
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Dragon Fight
in Obstacle 10 (requires
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95,
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95,
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95)
99 Wear   Defence Skillcape
Wear   Maximum Skillcape (requires level 99 in all skills)
Wear   Shield of Melee Power
100 Wear        Corundum Armour (requires
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cleared)
Wear    Melee Slayer Gear (Legendary) (requires
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100,
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cleared)
Wield   Dark Blade Defender (requires
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100,
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cleared)
Wield   Heated Fury 2H Hammer (requires
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100,
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Build
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Pipe Maze
in Obstacle 11 (requires
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100,
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100)
105 Wear        Augite Armour (requires
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cleared)
108 Wear     Meteorite Armour (requires
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cleared)
110 Wear        Divine Armour (requires
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cleared)
Wear   Burning Protection Platelegs (requires
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cleared)
Wear   Freezing Touch Body (requires
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cleared)
Wear   Frostspark Boots (requires
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110,
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cleared)
Wear   Leviathan Shield (requires
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cleared)
Wear   Lightning Boots (requires
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cleared)
Wear    Melee Slayer Gear (Mythical) (requires
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110,
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cleared)
Wear   Ward of Flame Platebody (requires
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cleared)
Build
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Freezing Climb
in Obstacle 14 (requires
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110,
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110)
112 Wear   Blazing Helmet (requires
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cleared)
Wear   Mask of Madness (requires
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cleared)
115 Wield   Ethereal Greataxe (requires
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115,
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cleared)
120 Wear   Superior Defence Skillcape
Wear   Superior Max Skillcape (requires level 120 in all skills)
Wear       Vorloran Protector Armour (requires
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120,
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120,
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cleared)

Skillcapes

Regular Skillcape

The   Defence Skillcape is the skillcape for the Defence skill. It can be purchased for 1,000,000  from the Shop once the player reaches

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Level 99

in the Defence skill. The Defence Skillcape offers the following benefits when worn:

+80 All Defence Bonuses

Superior Skillcape

The   Superior Defence Skillcape is the superior skillcape for the Defence skill. It can be purchased for 10,000,000  from the Shop once the player reaches

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Level 120

in the Defence skill.

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Level 120

can only be reached if the player owns the   Throne of the Herald expansion. Likewise, the superior skillcape can only be purchased if the player owns this expansion. The superior skillcape offers the following benefits when worn:

+5% Reflect Damage

Pet

This skill's pet can be unlocked by performing any action that provides Defence XP.

PetNameDLCEffect
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Leonardo  +1% Damage Reduction