Runescape Skill - Prayer Guide

The Basics 

When you pray to the Gods of RuneScape, they will help you by making you instantly stronger, or un-affected by a foes' attack, depending on the prayer that you use. To use more prayers and to make them last longer, you should bury bones which are dropped by many monsters throughout RuneScape.

You can find a graphical prayer list by clicking on the silver-colored symbol located to the right of the game screen. It will tell you which prayers you are using, the ones that you can use, and any ones that you can't use yet. To activate a prayer just click on the one you wish to use, and to de-activate it just click on it again.

•  Colored-in Icon: This means that you have enough experience and are a high enough level in order to use the prayer.
•  Lit-up Icon: The prayer is in use and will continue to drain your prayer points until you stop praying.
•  Blacked-out Icon: You're unable to use the prayer until you reach the required prayer level.

You can use more than one prayer at a time, but your prayer points will drain faster if you do. When your points drain down to 0, you will be unable to use any prayers until you recharge at an altar. Altars can be found in many churches around RuneScape. They can also be built in the Chapels of Player Owned Houses.

Stat-Boosting Altars

Some Altars will provide you with extra Prayer Points if you pray at it while you have full prayer points (ie: 30/30). There are currently two known Altars that posses this property:

• The Altar upstairs in the Prayer Guild adds 2 Prayer Points.
• The Nature Shrine in Mort Myre Swamp, which you gain access to after completing the Nature Spirit Quest, adds 2 Prayer points.

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Bones

By taking a short walk through the town of Lumbridge, you could most likely find a backpack full of bones, but you may have more luck by killing monsters for them. Many monsters and NPC's that you can fight will drop bones, but others will not drop any. There are also different kinds of bones you can find, depending on the enemy.

Chart of Bones
Picture	Bones	Prayer Experience	Obtained From...
	Shaking Bones	3	Zombies & Skeleton Monkeys on Ape Atoll.
	Wolf Bones	4.4	Any kind of Wolf
	Bones	4.5	Cows, Chickens, Men; most other fight-able NPC's.
	Small Monkey Bones	5	Zombie Monkeys
	Monkey Bones	5	Monkeys
	Burnt Bones	5	Greater Demons
	Bat Bones	5.25	Giant Bats
	Big Bones	15	All kinds of Giants and Ogres.
	Jogre Bones	15	Jogres
	Medium Monkey Bones	16	Ninja Monkeys, Zombie Monkeys.
	Marinated J' Bones	18	Tai Bwo Wannai Trio Quest.
	Large Monkey Bones	18	Monkey Temple Guard
	Zogre Bones	22.5	Zogres
	Shaikahan Bones	25	The Shaikahan, east of Tai Bwo Wannai.
	Baby Dragon Bones	30	Baby Red & Blue Dragons.
	Wyvern Bones	50	Skeletal Wyverns
	Dragon Bones	72	All kinds of Dragons.
	Fayrg Bones	84	Zombie & Skeleton Ogres in Gu'Tanoth
	Raurg Bones	96	Zombie & Skeleton Ogres in Gu'Tanoth
	Dagannoth Bones	125	All kinds of Dagannoths
	Ourg Bones	140	Zombie & Skeleton Ogres in Gu'Tanoth

Ghasts

Another good way for Members to gain Prayer experience is by killing Ghasts in the Mort Myre Swamp. After starting the Nature Spirit Quest, you are able to enter theswamp, but you should first complete the quest and receive a Druid Pouch to fill with 'Natures Harvests.' This will cause any Ghasts that attack to become visible so that you can kill it. Defeating a Ghast will give 30 experience to Prayer.

Shades

By burning the remains of the Mort'ton Shades, you'll receive Prayer experience. First you need to complete the Shades of Mort'ton Quest. Then you can cut some logs and pour some Sacred Oil on them. Kill a Shade and use the logs on 1 of the Pyres around the village. Place the remains on the Pyre as well, and light it with a Tinderbox. More info can be found in the Firemaking guide.

Chart of Shades
Picture	Shade	Prayer Experience
	Loar	25
	Phrinn	37.5
	Riyl	61
	Asyn	79.5
	Fiyr	100

One of the main reasons for burning shades is for the purpose of obtaining keys for the Mort'ton Dungeon. Inside, you'll find various doors which require a different key, and inside of those rooms will be a chest; some of which contain Fine Cloth, used in making Splitbark Armor.

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Ectofuntus

After completing the Ghosts Ahoy Quest, Ectofuntus can be used to gain more Ecto-tokens and Prayer experience. Ecto-Tokens can be used for many things inside Port Phasmatys, and you'll receive experience for worshipping the Ectofuntus. The Prayer experience earned for worshipping the Ectofuntus is four times the normal experience received when just burying them.

But before you head off to worship this slimy structure, make sure you have Pots, Buckets (enough for the number of Bones you are bringing), Bones, and an Amulet of Ghostspeak. The Ectophial is also handy for teleporting from the Pool of Slime to the Ectofuntus.

Speak to the Ghost Disciple and ask about Ectofuntus. Climb down the trapdoor to the west and continue downwards until you find a Pool of Slime. Fill your buckets and head back up to the temple. Grind several sets of bones in the bone Grinder upstairs. To do this, use them with the machine, wind it up, and then empty each 1 into a Pot. Now climb downstairs and use the Slime with the Ectofuntus.

Ectofuntus
Bones	Prayer Experience
Bones	18
Wolf Bones	18
Burnt Bones	18
Monkey Bones	20
Small Monkey Bones	20
Bat Bones	21
Big Bones	60
Jogre Bones	60
Medium Monkey Bones	64
Large Monkey Bones	72
Zogre Bones	90
Babydragon Bones	120
Dragon Bones	288
Fayrg Bones	336
Raurg Bones	384
Ourg Bones	560

For a detailed guide on worshipping the Ectofuntus, check out the guide on Worshipping the Ectofuntus Quickly & Efficiently.

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The Prayers

There are many different kinds of prayers that can aide you in battle, doing things from keeping an enemy from hitting you with his axe, to making your hits more powerful or even speeding up the recovery of your stats.

Prayer Chart
Prayer Name	Prayer Level	Affect of Prayer
Thick Skin1	1	Defense +5%
Burst of Strength1	4	Strength +5%
Clarity of Thought1	7	Attack +5%
Sharp Eye 1	8	Ranged +5%
Mystic Will1	9	Magic +5%
Rock Skin1	10	Defense +10%
Superhuman Strength1	13	Strength +10%
Improved Reflexes1	16	Attack +10%
Rapid Restore	19	2x faster restore for all stats except Hits & Prayer.
Rapid Heal	22	2x faster restore rate for Hits.
Protect Items	25	Allows you to keep an extra item if you die.
Hawk Eye1	26	Ranged +10%
Mystic Lore1	27	Magic +10%
Steel Skin1	28	Defense + 15%
Ultimate Strength1	31	Strength +15%
Incredible Reflexes1	34	Attack +15%
Protect From Summoning	35	100% Protection from all familiars' (summoned creatures) right-click abilities. Decreases damage done by familiars' special attacks by 40%.
Protect From Magic2	37	100% Protection from Magical attacks.
Protect From Missiles2	40	100% Protection from Ranged attacks
Protect From Melee2	43	100% Protection from close combat attacks.
Eagle Eye 1	44	Ranged +15%
Mystic Might1	45	Magic +15%
Retribution2	46	Deals damage up to 25% of your maximum Prayer to any nearby enemies if you die.
Redemption2	49	If your health drops below 10%, you'll be healed for 25% of your maximum Prayer. Also drains all of your Prayer Points.
Smite2	52	When fighting another player, they will lose 1 Prayer point for every 4 damage you hit.
Chivalry1	60	Increases your defense by 20%, strength by 18%, and attack by 15%.
Piety1	70	Increases your defense by 25%, strength by 23%, and attack by 20%.

Multiple Prayers

You have the ability to use multiple prayers at once, although there are some exceptions to this:

1. These prayer effects don't "stack" with each other. So you can't use Thick Skin and Rock Skin to gain an additional Defense bonus.
2. These prayers can't be used at the same time as each other.

Protect Prayers

These prayers will completely protect you from any monster or NPC attacks when in use. However, Verac in the Barrows has the ability to hit through the Protect From Melee prayer.

These prayers also have a 50% chance of protecting you from attacks from other players in places such as the, Duel Arena, Bounty Hunter, Clan Wars, and Player Owned Houses in Combat Rings or Dungeons with PvP Combat on.

When you have a Protect Prayer active, you can also use stat-boosting prayers, but you are limited to using one of the following combinations:

• One of each melee prayer (Attack and Strength).
• A Magic prayer.
• A Ranged prayer.
• Protect From Summoning.

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Helpful Objects

There are many things that can improve your prayer, which slows down how fast your points will drain. Of course, you can bury bones to increase your level, but there are also items like robes, amulets and maces that can make your prayers last longer.

Amulets & Symbols

These items are worn around your neck and give special bonuses. They can also be crafted and then enchanted or blessed to bring out the special powers.

Amulets & Symbols
Picture	Object	Prayer Bonus
	Diamond Amulet	1
	Amulet of Glory	3
	Salve Amulet	4
	Amulet of Fury	5
	Holy Symbol of Saradomin	8
	Unholy Symbol of Zamorak	8

Clothing

There are several articles of clothing that can be bought from the Varrock clothing shop, and dropped from monsters that will give you a prayer bonus when worn. You can also buy certain equipment after completing quests such as Recruitment Drive, Wanted! and Slug Menace. The Monk Robes are a spawn in the Prayer Guild, and aren't bought or obtained from a monster drop.

Clothing
Object & Picture	Prayer Bonus	Where to Obtain
Priest Gown	3	Varrock Clothing Shop
Priest Gown	3	Varrock Clothing Shop
Robe of Zamorak	3	Dropped by Necromancers & Iban Disciples
Robe of Zamorak	3	Dropped by Necromancers & Iban Disciples
Druid Robe	4	Dropped by Druids
Druid Robe	4	Dropped by Druids
Monk Robe	6	Upstairs of the Monastery
Monk Robe	5	Upstairs in the Monastery
Shade Robe	5	Dropped by Shades (Random Event)
Shade Robe	5	Dropped by Shades (Random Event)
Lava Cape	2	Completing TzHaar Fight Caves mini-game.
Trimmed Skill Cape	4	After getting a second 99 stat, the Skill Capes you have become trimmed.
Initiate Sallet	3	The full set of Initiate Armor can be bought from Sir Tiffy in Falador Park after completing the Recruitment Drive Quest.
Initiate Hauberk	5
Initiate Cuisse	6
Verac's Helm	3	Barrows Reward
Verac's Brassard	5
Verac's Plateskirt	4
White Chainmail	1	White Knight Armory- you must have completed the Wanted! Quest before being able to use this armor.
White Platelegs	1
White Plateskirt	1
White Med Helmet	1
White Full Helmet	1
White Square Shield	1
White Kite Shield	1
White Platebody	1
White Boots	1
White Gloves	1
Proselyte Sallet	4	You must have completed the Slug Menace Quest before being able to use these, although you can buy them from other players before completing it.
Proselyte Cuisse	5
Proselyte Tasset	5
Proselyte Hauberk	8
Mitre	5	Obtained from a level 2 Treasure Trail. Requires level 40 Prayer and 40 Magic.
Stole	10	Obtained from a level 2 Treasure Trail. Requires level 60 Prayer.
Robe Top	4	Obtained from a level 1 Treasure Trail. Requires level 20 Prayer.
Robe Bottom	4	Obtained from a level 1 Treasure Trail. Requires level 20 Prayer.
Cloak	3	Obtained from a level 2 Treasure Trail. Requires level 40 Prayer.

Maces & Other Weapons

When equipped, a mace will give a prayer bonus. They aren't quite as strong as a heavy battle axe, but if you rely on Prayer, these are the weapons of choice. There are also some other weapons that will grant a Prayer bonus in RuneScape.

Weapons
Weapon & Picture	Prayer Bonus	Where to Obtain
Bronze Mace	1	Flynn's Maces
Iron Mace	1	Flynn's Maces
White Dagger	1	White Knight Armory
White Short Sword	1	White Knight Armory
White Magic Staff	1	White Knight Armory
White Long Sword	1	White Knight Armory
White Battleaxe	1	White Knight Armory
White Claws	1	White Knight Armory
White 2-H Sword	1	White Knight Armory
White Halberd	1	White Knight Armory
Steel Mace	2	Flynn's Maces
Black Mace	2	Dropped by Dark Warriors.
Mithril Mace	3	Flynn's Maces
Adamant Mace	3	Flynn's Maces
White Mace	3	White Knight Armory
Ancient Mace	4	Received during the Another Slice of H.A.M. Quest.
White Warhammer	3	White Knight Armory
White Scimitar	3	White Knight Armory
Rune Mace	4	Champion's Guild
Dragon Mace	5	Heroes' Guild
Wolfbane Dagger	5	Reward from the Priest in Peril Quest.
Toktz-mej-tal	5	Bought from TzHaar-Hur-Tel's Equipment Store in TzHaar.
Verac's Flail	6	Barrows Reward
Crozier	6	Obtained from a level 2 Treasure Trail. Requires level 60 Prayer.

Prayer Books

Members have the ability to wield Prayer Books, after completing the Horror From the Deep Quest. They are wielded in place of a shield and will initially add 5 to your Prayer bonus, along with other bonuses depending on the Book of the RuneScape God that you choose. You can also perform Ceremonies: Wedding Rites, Blessing, Last Rites, and Preach.

Each book needs to be completed by adding 4 pages (belonging to that book) to it. These pages can be a Treasure Trail Reward, or traded from other players. Once you've completed 1 book, you can go back to Jossik and buy another for 5,000gp. If you happen to lose a book, Jossik will give it back to you, and any pages will still be there.

After you've completed a book and have level 50 Prayer, you'll be able to bless the Symbols of the Gods. A Book of Balance can bless both Holy and Unholy Symbols, while the other books can only bless Symbols of the same God.

Prayer Books
Book & Picture	Info
Holy Book (S)	+8 to Defensive bonuses.
Unholy Book (Z)	+8 to Attack bonuses.
Book of Balance (G)	+4 to both Attack and Defensive bonuses.

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Having Symbols Blessed

Both Holy and Unholy Symbols can be blessed in order to give a special prayer bonus when they're worn. Once you have your unblessed symbol, you need to bring it to the specific person who will bless it for you.

To bless a Holy Symbol, bring it to Brother Jered upstairs in the Monk's Monastery. To have your Unholy Symbol blessed, bring it to the Spirit of Scorpius, the ghost in the graveyard just north of the Observatory. Remember, you need to have already completed the Observatory Quest before he will bless your symbols.

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Player-Owned House Chapels

Members who own a Player Owned House (POH) have the ability to build a Chapel, in which you may build an altar to pray at. You may also use your bones with the altar to receive some bonus experience, depending on the kind of altar and the number of burners you have lit. The values below show how much of a bonus you will receive when burying bones at an altar, in addition to the usual experience you would normally gain.

Prayer Experience bonuses
Altar	Bonus Experience (No Burners)	Bonus Experience (1 Burner)	Bonus Experience (2 Burners)
Oak	Normal	150%	200%
Teak	110%	160%	210%
Cloth	125%	175%	225%
Mahogany	150%	200%	250%
Limestone	175%	225%	275%
Marble	200%	250%	300%
Gilded	250%	300%	350%

So for instance, if you buried some Dragon bones (72xp per bone) at a Gilded Altar with no burners, you would use a math formula like this:

(72 * 2.5) = 180 experience