Aegis aura

"Aegis" redirects here. For other uses, see Aegis (disambiguation).

Aegis aura
Release	6 December 2011 (Update)
Members	Yes
Quest item	No
Properties
Tradeable	No
Stacks in bank	No
Equipable	Yes
Stackable	No
Disassembly	No
Destroy	Are you sure you want to destroy this item? You can get a replacement from the Loyalty Shop.
Actions
Backpack	Destroy
Equipped	Manage auras, Aura time remaining, Deactivate
Values
Value	1 coin
Alchemy	Not alchemisable
On death	Always kept outside Wild
Weight	0.001 kg
Examine
Grants a mystical shield.
Advanced data
Item ID	22889
Links	MRID • recipe
FAQ • doc

Item JSON: {"edible":"no","disassembly":"no","stackable":"no","stacksinbank":"no","death":"always","name":"Aegis aura","bankable":"yes","gemw":false,"equipable":"yes","members":"yes","id":"22889","release_date":"6 December 2011","release_update_post":"Loyalty Programme - Batch 3","lendable":"no","destroy":"Are you sure you want to destroy this item? You can get a replacement from the Loyalty Shop.","highalch":false,"weight":0.001,"lowalch":false,"tradeable":"no","examine":"Grants a mystical shield.","noteable":"no"}

The effect of the aura.

Aegis is a tier-4 aura that costs 84,000 Membership Loyalty Points. It is a shield that can block up to 10% damage, based on players' Defence levels. The absorption rate is also consistent with the player's level. For example, at 99 Defence, if the player incurs 50 damage, they are only hit for 45, and 5 is absorbed. The animation, however, only occasionally activates.

The aura remains activated for 30 minutes or until it has soaked up 80,000 life points (i.e. be damaged by a total of 800,000 LP at 99 Defence) of damage, and has a recharge time of 5 hours. When the aura has absorbed the maximum amount, the message displayed in the chatbox is Your aegis shield has absorbed all the damage it is able to absorb, and has dissipated.

It should also be noted that the aura can stop all forms of damage, and is currently one of only two ways in the game to consistently lower typeless damage, the other being the archaeology relic effect Death Ward. Other forms of reductions that can lower typeless damage are activated only by chance, including the Warpriest of Saradomin armour or Warpriest of Zamorak armour's set effect, Defenders and the Leviathan ring.

Aura stats

Loyalty points
84,000
Tier	Slot
4
Attributes
Duration	30 minutes
Cooldown	5 hours
Cost to extend (50%)	5 Vis wax
Cost to extend (100%)	10 Vis wax
Description
Creates a protective shield, reducing damage taken based on your Defence level.

Update history

The update history project is a work-in-progress – not all updates to this topic may be covered below. See here for how to help out!

• patch 5 May 2015 (Update):
  • The Aegis Aura has had its damage absorption increased to 80,000.

• patch 13 May 2013 (Update):
  • The aegis aura effects have been boosted.

• update 6 December 2011 (Update):
  • Added to game.

Trivia

• Aegis is a reference to the shield created by Hephaestus, and worn by Zeus and daughter Athena in Greek mythology. Aegis also means "protection" or "support".
• Prior to the Evolution of Combat only 1,000 damage was absorbed. After its launch, the aura absorbed a total of 4,000 damage, before again having been changed to its current state.
• The set effects of the Warpriest armour and Leviathan rings use the same animation when damage is absorbed.