In the list below are all the free-to-play staves, which can all be obtained at Zaff's Superior Staffs! store in Varrock, with the notable exception of gravite, which can be purchased from the Dungeoneering rewards trader in Daemonheim. Various magical staves are available in RuneScape. Magical staves Main article: Staff (weapon type) So even if you don't care to use Magic too often, having a high Magic skill can help to protect you. Your defence against magical attacks is determined 70% by your magic level and 30% by your defence level. However, you must be careful because certain monsters are weak to certain elemental attacks (air, water, earth, fire).Ī little known fact about Magic is that as your Magic skill increases so does your defence against magical attacks. This will provide an advantage over these creatures. Also most undead creatures and demons are weak to magic attack. When fighting monsters, hiding behind a rock or other object is very useful.

Curses tend to be underused, but do not underestimate them. When attacking others, you should use a combination of Entangle like spells and highly damaging spells. Mages are weak against Ranged and strong against Melee fighters. Combat spells additionally give experience related to the amount of damage caused to the opponent(s). All spells yield their associated amount of experience when cast. In the standard spellbook, spells fall into one of several categories: Combat, Curse, Teleportation, Alchemy, and Enchantment. As with other skills, new capabilities require higher skill levels. There is no prerequisite to using the standard spellbook, although some spells are only available on member worlds and others require completion of certain quests or tasks. The standard spells are activated on any new character's account and they are available on all worlds.

Standard spellbook Main article: Standard spellbook

As an example, wielding a Fire staff allows a player to cast High Level Alchemy using only one Nature rune. The requirement for certain runes in a spell can be removed if the player wields an Elemental staff corresponding to an elemental rune. Runes are stackable, commonly traded items which can be obtained in a variety of ways.Įlemental staves Main article: Elemental staves Lodestone Teleport) require the use of runes as a consumed resource. All spells (with the exception of Home Teleport a.k.a.

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