Black helm

The Old School RuneScape Wiki also has an article on: osrsw:Black med helmThe RuneScape Classic Wiki also has an article on: classicrsw:Medium black Helmet

Black helm
Release	27 February 2002 (Update)
Members	No
Quest item	No
Properties
Tradeable	Yes
Equipable	Yes
Stackable	No
Disassembly	Yes
Noteable	Yes
Destroy	Drop
Actions
Backpack	Wear
Values
Value	576 coins
High alch	345 coins
Low alch	230 coins
On death	Reclaimable Reclaim: 300 Sacrifice: 1,200
Weight	1.814 kg
Examine
A medium sized helmet.
Grand Exchange
Exchange	2,000 coins (info)
Buy limit	1,000
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Advanced data
Item ID	1151
Links	MRID • recipe
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A black helm is the sixth-strongest medium helmet. It is less commonly used than its full helm counterpart when combating the tormented wraith as it provides less protection.

As with all black equipment, this item cannot be made from raw materials using the Smithing skill.

Combat stats

Requirements						Tier			Type
25						23			Tank armour
Class			Slot			Attributes
Melee						Armour				70.8
						Life points				0
Weapons		Main		Off		Prayer				0
Damage		-		-		Damage reduction
Accuracy		-		-		PvM: 0.5%			PvP: 0.9375%
Style		-				Style bonuses
Range		-				0.0		0.0		0.0
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Drop sources

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Source	Level	Quantity	Rarity	Members
Dark warrior	16	1	Unknown
Shade Catacombs/Rewards	N/A	1	Varies	N/A
Steel key black	N/A	1	Uncommon	N/A
Steel key brown	N/A	1	Uncommon	N/A
Steel key crimson	N/A	1	Uncommon	N/A
Steel key purple	N/A	1	Uncommon	N/A
Steel key red	N/A	1	Uncommon	N/A
Tormented wraith	42	1	Common
Varrock Dig Site	N/A	1	Common	N/A

Store locations

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Seller	Location	Cost	Currency	Base stock	Members?
Horvik's Armour Shop	Varrock	576	Coins	8
Peksa's Helmet Shop	Gunnarsgrunn	576	Coins	8
Quality Armour Shop	Keldagrim	576	Coins	8
Seddu's Adventurers' Store	Nardah	576	Coins	10

Disassembly

Disassembly category	Melee armour
Disassembly XP	7.5
Item quantity required	1
Material count	6
Base junk chance	?  72.5% Your actual junk chance depends on your junk chance reduction researched. See the table below for all values, and Junk for more information. Reduction Junk chance None 1 72.5% 1 34 71.8 2 49 70.4 3 64 68.9 4 69 67.5 5 78 66.0 6 83 63.8 7 91 62.4 8 95 60.2 9 105 58.0
Possible materials
Special
1 × Knightly components	Always
Often
Cover parts	35/100
Plated parts	30/100
Deflecting parts	30/100
Rarely
Strong components	3/100
Protective components	2/100

Update history

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• update 27 February 2002 (Update):
  • Added to game.

Trivia

• Prior to an update, the red band of the black helm was purple, unlike others that have a red band. The band has been removed in the graphical update of the helmet.