Black mask

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Black mask
Release4 July 2006 (Update)
MembersYes
Quest itemNo
Properties
TradeableYes
EquipableYes
StackableNo
DisassemblyYes
NoteableYes
DestroyDrop
Actions [?]
BackpackWear
Values
Value3,000 coins
High alch1,800 coins
Low alch1,200 coins
On deathReclaimable
Value: 343,979
Reclaim: 343
Weight10 kg
Examine
An inert-seeming cave horror mask.
Grand Exchange
Exchange343,979 coins (info)
Buy limit10
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Advanced data
Item ID8921
LinksMRID • recipe
FAQ • doc
Black mask detail.png
Black mask chathead.png

A black mask requires 10 Defence, 20 Strength, and 40 Combat to wear. Similar to the focus sight and hexcrest, when worn it gives the player a 12.5% Melee damage increase and 12.5% Melee accuracy bonus against their current Slayer task. Black masks are dropped by cave horrors and unspeakable horrors (level 58 Slayer required), found in the Mos Le'Harmless Caves. They can also be purchased from the Grand Exchange with either 0 or 10 charges.

The black mask has ten charges that are supposed to be invoked at random against any combat opponents, not just slayer task monsters. A charge reduces the opponent's Defence level by 3-10. However, currently black mask charges may be bugged and will not be used. Once the charges are gone, there is no way to recharge it, although its Attack and Strength bonuses remain after being uncharged. The charge is only lost when initiating combat, so fighting a single opponent cannot be used as a way of uncharging it. As of 2 November 2010, the charges can be removed with the "remove-charges" option. Note that the removal of charges is permanent and cannot be reversed.

Since the release of Smoking Kills, players have been allowed to craft a black mask and other slayer items into a slayer helmet, provided they had acquired the ability to make the helmets. The Slayer helmet is valued because it is one item which carries the effects of all the component parts (as well as the 12.5% damage bonus for each combat style, mentioned above), making it useful (and often necessary) against a wide variety of slayer monsters.

The Black Masks might be made of black stone, the same black stone which is often associated with Xau-Tak. The connection is seen through the cave horrors, which are affiliated with Xau-Tak, and their usage of the masks. The mask also shares traits with black stone arrows as both are capable of lowering an enemy's defence.

Combat stats[edit | edit source]

RequirementsBlack mask equipped.png: Black mask equipped by a player
20 Strength, 10 Defence
ClassSlot
Attack.png MeleeHead slot.png
TierType
10Tank armour
AutoAbility
Damage--
Accuracy-
Style-
Range-
AttributesDamage reduction
Defence Armour40.4PvM: 0.4%PvP: 0.75%
Constitution Life points0Style bonuses
Prayer Prayer0Strength0.0Ranged0.0Magic0.0
FAQ • docs

Damage analysis[edit | edit source]

The damage boost from any type of slayer helmet applies only to the variable portion (the damage between the ability's minimum and maximum hit) of damage. Typically, abilities have ability damage ranges where the maximum hit is 5 times the minimum hit. For example, for an ability with a damage range of 20% to 100%, the slayer helmet will not apply to first 20% of ability damage, but will modify the additional damage over that. With the exception of auto attacks, this means that slayer helmets will always provide a total lower damage increase than displayed.

Slayer helmets do not work on bleeds and burns.

Average damage increase based on ability and slayer helmet type
Skill Ability Slayer helmet type
Name Min hit Max hit Black mask.png: RS3 Inventory image of Black maskBlack mask
Slayer helmet.png: RS3 Inventory image of Slayer helmetSlayer helmet		 Focus sight.png: RS3 Inventory image of Focus sightFocus sight Hexcrest.png: RS3 Inventory image of HexcrestHexcrest Full slayer helmet.png: RS3 Inventory image of Full slayer helmetFull slayer helmet Reinforced slayer helmet.png: RS3 Inventory image of Reinforced slayer helmetReinforced slayer helmet Strong slayer helmet.png: RS3 Inventory image of Strong slayer helmetStrong slayer helmet Mighty slayer helmet.png: RS3 Inventory image of Mighty slayer helmetMighty slayer helmet Corrupted slayer helmet.png: RS3 Inventory image of Corrupted slayer helmetCorrupted slayer helmet
12.5% 13.0% 13.5% 14.0% 14.5%
Auto-attacks
and standard abilities
Auto-attacks
(in respective combat style) 		0% 100% 12.5% 13.0% 13.5% 14.0% 14.5%
Standard abilities[note 1]
(in respective combat style) 		20% 100% 8.3% 8.7% 9.0% 9.3% 9.7%
Attack
Slice.png Slice 30% 120% 7.5% N/A N/A 7.5% 7.8% 8.1% 8.4% 8.7%
Slice.png Slice (Stun) 80% 146% 3.7% N/A N/A 3.7% 3.8% 3.9% 4.1% 4.2%
Overpower.png Overpower 200% 400% 4.2% N/A N/A 4.2% 4.3% 4.5% 4.7% 4.8%
Strength
Chaos Roar.png Chaos Roar 20% 130% 9.2% N/A N/A 9.2% 9.5% 9.9% 10.3% 10.6%
Hurricane.png Hurricane 84% 161% 3.9% N/A N/A 3.9% 4.1% 4.2% 4.4% 4.6%
Hurricane.png Hurricane (Adjacent) 66% 219% 6.7% N/A N/A 6.7% 7.0% 7.2% 7.5% 7.8%
Meteor Strike.png Meteor Strike 250% 350% 2.1% N/A N/A 2.1% 2.2% 2.3% 2.3% 2.4%
Pulverise.png Pulverise 250% 350% 2.1% N/A N/A 2.1% 2.2% 2.3% 2.3% 2.4%
Frenzy.png Frenzy (Hit #1) 80% 180% 4.8% N/A N/A 4.8% 5.0% 5.2% 5.4% 5.6%
Frenzy.png Frenzy (Hit #2) 90% 200% 4.7% N/A N/A 4.7% 4.9% 5.1% 5.3% 5.5%
Frenzy.png Frenzy (Hit #3) 100% 220% 4.7% N/A N/A 4.7% 4.9% 5.1% 5.3% 5.4%
Frenzy.png Frenzy (Hit #4) 110% 240% 4.6% N/A N/A 4.6% 4.8% 5.0% 5.2% 5.4%
Ranged
Snipe.png Snipe 125% 219% N/A 3.4% N/A 3.4% 3.6% 3.7% 3.8% 4.0%
Snap Shot.png Snap Shot (Hit #1)[note 2] 100% 120% N/A 1.1% N/A 1.1% 1.2% 1.2% 1.3% 1.3%
Magic
Magma Tempest.pngMagma Tempest (Targeted).png Magma Tempest(Targeted)[note 3] 5% 19% N/A N/A 7.3% 7.3% 7.6% 7.9% 8.2% 8.5%
Wild Magic.png Wild Magic[note 4] 50% 215% N/A N/A 7.8% 7.8% 8.1% 8.4% 8.7% 9.0%
Detonate.png Detonate 100% 350% N/A N/A 6.9% 6.9% 7.2% 7.5% 7.8% 8.1%
Omnipower.png Omnipower[note 5] 200% 400% N/A N/A 4.2% 4.2% 4.3% 4.5% 4.7% 4.8%
Tsunami.png Tsunami 200% 300% N/A N/A 2.5% 2.5% 2.6% 2.7% 2.8% 2.9%
Constitution
Tuska's Wrath.png Tuska's Wrath 30% 110% 7.1% 7.4% 7.7% 8.0% 8.3%
  1. ^ "Standard abilities" are abilities where the maximum hit is 5 times the minimum hit.
    • Examples:
  2. ^ Due to the way the damage range of the second hit of Snap Shot is calculated, it does not receive the damage boost.
  3. ^ The damage range used is per hit. Each hit has the same damage range.
  4. ^ Both hits of Wild Magic have the same damage range.
  5. ^ The damage range for Omnipower cast while the player has the Igneous Kal-Mej or Igneous Kal-Zuk changes to 90%-180% per hit. However, the damage increase is exactly the same a regular Omnipower.

Products[edit | edit source]

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ItemSkillsMaterialsGE price
Corrupted slayer helmet.png Corrupted slayer helmet
  • 55 Crafting
1 × Spiny helmet.png Spiny helmet
1 × Face mask.png Face mask
1 × Earmuffs.png Earmuffs
1 × Nose peg.png Nose peg
1 × Black mask.png Black mask
1 × Hexcrest.png Hexcrest
1 × Focus sight.png Focus sight
1 × Corrupted gem.png Corrupted gem
2,100 × Slayer points.png Slayer points
N/A
Full slayer helmet.png Full slayer helmet
  • 55 Crafting
1 × Spiny helmet.png Spiny helmet
1 × Face mask.png Face mask
1 × Earmuffs.png Earmuffs
1 × Nose peg.png Nose peg
1 × Black mask.png Black mask
1 × Hexcrest.png Hexcrest
1 × Focus sight.png Focus sight
N/A
Mighty slayer helmet.png Mighty slayer helmet
  • 55 Crafting
1 × Spiny helmet.png Spiny helmet
1 × Face mask.png Face mask
1 × Earmuffs.png Earmuffs
1 × Nose peg.png Nose peg
1 × Black mask.png Black mask
1 × Hexcrest.png Hexcrest
1 × Focus sight.png Focus sight
1,100 × Slayer points.png Slayer points
N/A
Reinforced slayer helmet.png Reinforced slayer helmet
  • 55 Crafting
1 × Spiny helmet.png Spiny helmet
1 × Face mask.png Face mask
1 × Earmuffs.png Earmuffs
1 × Nose peg.png Nose peg
1 × Black mask.png Black mask
1 × Hexcrest.png Hexcrest
1 × Focus sight.png Focus sight
100 × Slayer points.png Slayer points
N/A
Slayer helmet.png Slayer helmet
  • 55 Crafting
1 × Spiny helmet.png Spiny helmet
1 × Face mask.png Face mask
1 × Earmuffs.png Earmuffs
1 × Nose peg.png Nose peg
1 × Black mask.png Black mask
N/A
Strong slayer helmet.png Strong slayer helmet
  • 55 Crafting
1 × Spiny helmet.png Spiny helmet
1 × Face mask.png Face mask
1 × Earmuffs.png Earmuffs
1 × Nose peg.png Nose peg
1 × Black mask.png Black mask
1 × Hexcrest.png Hexcrest
1 × Focus sight.png Focus sight
500 × Slayer points.png Slayer points
N/A

Drop sources[edit | edit source]

For an exhaustive list of all known sources for this item, see here.
SourceLevelQuantityRarity
Cave horror (elite)86 Multicombat.png11/512
Cave horror77 Multicombat.png11/512
Sea horror119 Multicombat.png1Rare
Unspeakable horror (elite)112 Multicombat.png1Very rare
Unspeakable horror105 Multicombat.png1Very rare

Disassembly[edit | edit source]

Achievements[edit | edit source]

Update history[edit | edit source]

This information has been compiled as part of the update history project. Some updates may not be included—see here for how to help out!
  • ninja 31 October 2022 (Update):
    • The Shadow of the Storm quest has been improved:
      • This item is now accepted as an 'evil' item for Evil Dave's evilness check.
  • patch 25 February 2009 (Update):
    • Clipping issues have been reduced for the black mask.

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