Combat spells

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Combat spells are used by their casters, mostly in battle, for their offensive and support capabilities. Combat magic can be separated into three sub-types. The first type of spells, elemental spells, deal a specific type of elemental damage, and are most commonly used against monsters with a specific weakness to that element. The second type, curse spells, are used to disable an opponent, and make dealing damage easier or safer for the mage casting them. Finally, there are support spells, which offer a range of benefits to the caster, such as preventing damage, curing poison, and healing other players.

Elemental spells

A player casting the elemental spell Air Blast.

Main article: Elemental spells

The standard and ancient spellbooks consist of a variety of elemental spells. Players on the Lunar spellbook can only cast elemental spells with a Polypore staff or through borrowed power.

Higher level spells deal more damage, but if a monster has a specific elemental weakness, a slightly lower level spell of that element may be preferred for increased hit chance.

Spell Speed

There is a certain amount of time between when the player casts a combat spell and when the auto-attack damage takes effect. This depends on the type of spell selected.

Spell speed - The amount of ticks a Magic auto-attack takes to land after cast
1 tick = Fast, 2 ticks = Slow, 3 ticks = Slowest

Type of auto-attack		Lands (X ticks after cast)
		Cast 1-4 squares away from target	Cast 5-7 squares away from target	Cast 8 squares away from target
Burst		1	1	2
Barrage
Rush		2	3	3
Blitz
Exsanguinate
Incite Fear
Aurora		2	2	2
Strike
Bolt
Wave
Surge
Divine Storm
Storm of Armadyl
Polypore Strike
Slayer Dart

Curse spells

A player casting Curse.

Main article: Curse spells

Curse spells are used to disable the caster's target instead of directly dealing damage by for example lowering their accuracy or defence.

Smoke, Shadow, and Ice elemental spells from Ancient spellbook both damage and disable an opponent.

Curses are an underused part of the standard spellbook, mainly because spellcasters have little time to waste on casting non-damage spells. In prolonged fights, using a curse spell or two at the beginning may be a good idea in order to speed up the fight. Curses can also be useful when competing for a monster respawn, as the curse immediately engages the monster. Curse spells can only be used again on the same target once the first spell has worn off, unless the curse 'splashes' and does not affect the opponent.

Support spells

The Lunar spellbook, the Seren spells and the Senntisten spells provide a variety of support spells.

Lunar Spells

Icon	Spell	Magic Level	Runes Required	Experience	Notes
	Monster Examine*	66	111	61	Casting this spell on a monster reveals the monster's combat level, current life points, and maximum melee hit, as well as whether the monster can be a slayer assignment. If the monster uses a combat style other than melee, the style(s) in particular are mentioned as well.
	Cure Other	68	110	65	Cures a targeted player of poison, but does not grant immunity to poison as an antipoison potion does. The targeted player must have Accept Aid turned on.
	Cure Me	71	22	69	Cures the caster of poison. Like Cure Other, Cure Me does not provide immunity to poison.
	Cure Group	74	22	74	Functions like the Cure Me spell, except it cures all players within a 3x3 square area of the caster of poison. Players must have Accept Aid turned on in order to benefit from this spell. Cure Group does not grant immunity to poison.
	Stat Spy*	75	225	76	Can be cast on other players to see their skill levels, as well as current life points and prayer points. Can be cast on players who have Accept Aid off.
	Dream*	79	125	82	The caster enters a dream-like state wherein life points regenerate at five times the normal rate (5 life points per 6 seconds, or 50 life points per minute). This spell stacks additively, rather than multiplicatively, with other regenerative effects such as Rapid Heal. Similar to resting, the effect ends if the caster does anything except chat, including move, trade or cast another spell.
	Spiritual Healing**	80	325	81	Heal your familiar, boost its combat stats and extends its lifetime by 20% of its starting value. Can only be used once per familiar, and once every two minutes.
	Potion Share	81	21010	84	Shares the targeted, tradeable, standard potion between you and all players adjacent to you. Uses one dose per player, excluding you. Will not work on potions with a negative effect.
	Disruption Shield**	90	3310	97	The next successful hit the caster receives from another player is negated.
	Heal Other	92	133	101	When cast on another player, the caster takes damage equal to up to 75% of their current life points and heals the targeted player, who must have Accept Aid on in order to be healed.
	Vengeance Other	93	2310	108	When cast on another player, the targeted player gains the Vengeance effect: The next time the targeted player is damaged by a monster or other player, 75% of the damage dealt is rebounded back to the damaging monster or player. The targeted player must have Accept Aid turned on in order to receive the Vengeance effect. The effect ends if the targeted player logs out without being hit.
	Vengeance	94	2410	112	The caster receives the Vengeance effect, which will recoil 75% of damage dealt the next time the caster is hit by a monster or player. However, the effect wears off if the caster logs out before being hit.
	Vengeance Group**	95	3411	120	The caster and any players within a 7x7 area of the caster (up to 50 players at once) receive the Vengeance effect. All other players must have Accept Aid on.
	Heal Group	95	364	124	The caster takes damage equal to up to 75% of their remaining life points and heals all players within a 3x3 square around the caster. Players must have Accept Aid on in order to be healed by this spell.

Seren Spells

Icon	Spell	Magic Level	Runes Required	Experience	Notes
	Prism of Restoration	76	626	84	Places a prism which heals nearby familiars and restores their special attack energy, and gives a chance to not use scrolls on familiar special ability use.
	Intercept	77	233	80	Redirects damage taken by the targeted player over the next three seconds to the caster, and reduces the damage to 95% of the original hit.
	Prism of Salvation	80	626	89	Places a prism which players can click to teleport near to, as long as there's a clear path between.
	Prism of Loyalty	82	626	97	Places a prism into which players can funnel life points. Anyone doing so will take damage, and the prism will automatically heal nearby players with 25% or lower life points.
	Shield Dome	84	333	87	Deploys a static dome that allies can stand within to reduce incoming damage by 50%. Domes cannot be layered on top of each other, and new shield domes affecting a player within 2 minutes have diminishing returns.

• Spells marked with an asterisk ( * ) require completion of Dream Mentor to cast.

• Spells marked with two asterisks ( ** ) can be used once unlocked at the Livid Farm activity.
• Seren Spells are a part of the Ancient Magicks spellbook.

Senntisten spells

Icon	Spell	Magic Level	Runes Required	Experience	Notes
	Smoke Cloud	74	55510	192	Disorient the target with a veil of smoke, leaving them vulnerable. - Increases the target's damage received from critical strikes by 15%. - The damage cap against the target when landing a critical strike is increased by 12%. - 120s duration. - Effect is 40% effective for non-magic damage.
	Animate Dead	84	6151530	194	Replace life with shadows to create a shield from the fallen. For each piece of magic tank equipment worn: - Gain 10% of it's armour value as flat damage reduction. - Gain 33% of your defence level as flat damage reduction. - 12m duration. - Damage cannot be reduced by more than 75% due to this effect.

• Senntisten Spells require completion of City of Senntisten to cast.
• Senntisten Spells are a part of the Ancient Magicks spellbook.

Update history

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• patch 22 February 2016 (Update):
  • Casting offensive magic spells will no longer cause abilities to choose the wrong combat style to attack with.

• patch 15 March 2011 (Update):
  • You will now continue to autocast combat spells if your Magic stat drops below the required level for a spell. This is consistent with how Ranged and melee work.