Prayer

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Prayer is a Combat skill. It provides passive combat bonuses at the expense of prayer points. Prayer is one of three skills (along with Defence and Hitpoints) that is used when determining a player or monster's Combat Level.

This page was last updated for (v1.1.2).
Prayer

Mechanics

Using Prayers

Up to two prayers can be activated from the Prayer panel on the Combat UI. Active prayers will be highlighted, and can be deactivated by interacting with them again. Active prayers provide a variety of passive benefits in combat. New prayers are unlocked as the Prayer skill levels up.

Each equipment set tracks active prayers separately, but a given prayer can be used in any number of equipment sets. Upon death, all prayers are deactivated for the current equipment set and must be manually reapplied.

Prayer Points

Each active prayer costs prayer points (PP) to maintain. This cost is usually incurred when the player or enemy attacks; the specific trigger is detailed in each prayer's description. If the player doesn't have enough PP to trigger an active prayer, it will be deactivated.

Prayer points can be gained by burying bones, enchanted urns, and similar items from the Bank. Current PP is shown in the Stats panel in the Combat UI and next to the Prayer skill in the sidebar. There is no maximum PP limit.

Damage dealt by failed   Thieving attempts is not currently considered an "enemy attack", allowing   Protect Item and all prayers that provide Damage Reduction to be used indefinitely at no cost while Thieving. This may be a bug.

Earning Prayer XP

Prayer experience is earned when dealing damage to an enemy while at least one prayer is active. Certain prayers provide no XP, usually because they don't trigger on a player attack; each prayer's description explains whether or not it rewards XP.

The amount of Prayer experience earned is [math]\displaystyle{ \frac{1}{30} }[/math] or [math]\displaystyle{ 0.0\bar{3} }[/math] per point of damage dealt by a player attack, multiplied by the total base PP cost of all active prayers. "Base" PP cost refers to the cost of a prayer before any cost modifiers are applied, meaning that increasing or decreasing prayer costs will not affect how much XP is earned. Using prayers with the highest base costs will result in the most Prayer XP gained per attack.

Prayer can be used to great effect with any combat style. With a healthy supply of PP, Prayer is one of the first Combat skills to reach max level for many players.

Gaining Prayer Points

The most common way to gain prayer points (PP) is to use the "Bury Item" action on certain items from the Bank. Most non-Dungeon monsters drop some kind of   Bones when killed. Burying these bones is one of the only sources of PP in the early game, but provide very small amounts and are required en masse for certain   Township tasks.

  Enchanted Urns are by far the most efficient source of PP, despite requiring moderate investments in   Woodcutting,   Crafting, and   Magic. It may be useful to delay leveling Prayer until the player can create and bury these urns.   Raw Skeleton Fish are a feasible, though less efficient, alternative for players without the prerequisite skills.

The    Amulet of Prayers and    Holy Bulwark Potion provide PP upon taking damage from a monster.

Bones

The table below lists all items that can be buried to gain prayer points.

If any of these items are received as monster loot while wearing the   Bone Necklace, they will automatically be buried for twice the normal amount of PP.

Prayers

All prayers that provide percentage bonuses to Accuracy, Evasion, or Max Hit apply multiplicatively. For example,   Mystic Might's +15% Magic Evasion bonus will multiply the player's Magic Evasion Rating by 1.15 rather than directly providing a 15% chance to evade any Magic attack. Likewise, the +15% Magic Accuracy bonus it provides will multiply the player's Magic Accuracy Rating by 1.15 rather than simply adding 15% to their hit chance. Players can view the   Combat page for more detail on how hit chance is calculated.

The three Protection prayers are worded differently and behave differently from prayers that affect Evasion Rating. For example,   Protect from Magic provides a flat 80% chance for the player to dodge any Magic attack, completely ignoring the player's Evasion Rating. (Using these prayers when a monster's chance to hit is 20% or lower is not advised, as that increases the chance of being hit.) Likewise, prayers that provide Damage Reduction award a flat percentage bonus, and do not multiply any DR that is already in effect.

Skill Level Unlocks

Increasing the Prayer skill provides access to new prayers.

  Level Unlocks
1 Use   Thick Skin
4 Use   Burst of Strength
7 Use   Clarity of Thought
10 Use   Sharp Eye
12 Use   Mystic Will
16 Use   Rock Skin
18 Use   Superhuman Strength
20 Use   Improved Reflexes
24 Use   Rapid Heal
26 Use   Protect Item
28 Use   Safeguard
30 Use   Hawk Eye
33 Use   Mystic Lore
37 Use   Steel Skin
40 Use   Maim
Use   Ultimate Strength
Wear   Unholy Amulet (m)
Wear   Unholy Ring (m)
Wear   Unholy Platebody (m) (requires   40)
Wear   Unholy Wizard Robes (m) (requires   40)
Wield   Unholy Staff (m) (requires   40)
Wear   Unholy Body (m) (requires   40)
Wield   Unholy Longbow (m) (requires   40)
Wield   Unholy 2H Sword (m) (requires   40)
Purchase   Blessed Bone Offering
42 Use   Grudge
Wear   Grudge Amulet (m)
43 Use   Incredible Reflexes
44 Use   Profane
45 Wear   Unholy Battle Boots (m)
Wear   Unholy Magic Gloves (m) (requires   45)
Wear   Unholy Melee Gloves (m) (requires   45)
Wear   Unholy Ranged Gloves (m) (requires   45)
46 Use   Protect from Magic
48 Use   Consumption
Use   Protect from Ranged
  Consuming Shield (m) (requires   60)
50 Use   Protect from Melee
Build   Lake Swim in Obstacle 6 (requires   50)
53 Use   Eagle Eye
54 Use   Malice
Wear   Ring of Malice (m)
56 Use   Mystic Might
57 Use   Martyr
  Shield of Martyr (m)
60 Use   Redemption
62 Use   Rejuvenation
Use   Shatter
65 Use   Spite
Wear   Cursed Amulet (m)
Wear   Cursed Platebody (m) (requires   65)
  Helmet of Spite (m)
Wear   Cursed Wizard Robes (m) (requires   65)
Wield   Cursed Staff (m) (requires   65)
Wear   Cursed Body (m) (requires   65)
Wield   Cursed Longbow (m) (requires   65)
Wear   Cursed Ring (m)
Wield   Cursed 2H Sword (m) (requires   65)
66 Use   Chivalry
70 Use   Destruction
Build   Spike Jump in Obstacle 8 (requires   70)
Build   Cave Maze in Obstacle 9 (requires   70,   70)
71 Use   Sharp Vision
73 Use   Punishment
76 Use   Corruption
Use   Mystic Mastery
80 Use   Defile
Use   Stone Skin
Build   Lava Waterfall Dodge in Obstacle 10 (requires   95,   95,   95,   90)
Build   Lava Jump in Obstacle 9
83 Use   Piety
85 Use   Retribution
87 Use   Rigour
88 Use   Malevolence
91 Use   Augury
Use   Reckoning
93 Use   Sacrilege
95 Use   Battleheart
Use   Eradicate
Build   Dragon Fight in Obstacle 10 (requires   95,   95,   95)
99 Wear   Maximum Skillcape (requires level 99 in all skills)
Wear   Prayer Skillcape
100 Use   Valor
Build   Frozen Maze in Obstacle 11
Build   Pipe Maze in Obstacle 11 (requires   100,   100)
102 Use   Avidity
105 Use   Divination
108 Use   Grace
110 Use   Holy Aegis
112 Use   Divine Precision
115 Use   Elusivity
118 Use   Battleborn
120 Wear   Superior Max Skillcape (requires level 120 in all skills)
Wear   Superior Prayer Skillcape

Skillcapes

The standard and superior skillcapes for this skill can be purchased from the store for 1,000,000  and 10,000,000  after the player reaches   Level 99 and   Level 120, respectively. Reaching   Level 120 requires the   Throne of the Herald Expansion.

Skillcape Name Requirements Effect
  Prayer Skillcape   Level 99 -50% Prayer Point Cost for Prayers (Prayer Point cost cannot go below 1)
    Superior Prayer Skillcape   Level 120 -75% Prayer Point Cost for Prayers (Prayer Point cost cannot go below 1)
+5% Chance To Preserve Prayer Points

Pet

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

Pet Name Effect
  Monk-ey +5% Chance To Preserve Prayer Points

Skill Bonuses

Prayer Cost Reduction

These bonuses reduce the cost of each active prayer by either a percentage of its base cost or a flat number of PP, down to a minimum of 1 PP per prayer. Flat reductions are applied before percentage reductions, and the resulting cost is rounded. This rounding can cause some combinations of cost reduction to be ineffective, especially on prayers with lower costs.

The   Protect Item prayer costs no PP when the   Gold Diamond Ring is equipped.

Chance to Preserve Prayer Points

With this bonus, any usage of a prayer has a chance to cost no PP, bypassing other cost reduction modifiers. The chance is rolled each time the prayer is triggered.