Crystal ward

The Old School RuneScape Wiki also has an article on: osrsw:Crystal shield

This article is about the current version of the crystal ward. For the historical version, see Crystal ward (historical).

For other variants of this item, see attuned. For this item's augmented variant, see augmented crystal ward.

newused

Crystal ward
Release																				7 February 2005 (Update)
Members																				Yes
Quest item																				No
Properties
Tradeable																				Yes
Stacks in bank																				Yes
Equipable																				Yes
Stackable																				No
Disassembly																				Yes
Noteable																				Yes
Destroy																				Drop
Actions
Backpack																				Wield, Check charges
Equipped																				Check charges
Values
Value																				90,000 coins
Alchemy																				Not alchemisable
On death																				Reclaimable Value: 270,069 Reclaim: 270
Weight																				2.721 kg
Examine
A sturdy crystal shield for mages.
Grand Exchange
Exchange																				270,069 coins (info)
Buy limit																				2
Loading...
Advanced data
Item ID																				32237
Links																				MRID • recipe

Crystal ward? (edit)? (edit)newused7 February 2005 (Update)? (edit)YesA sturdy crystal shield for mages.No? (edit)YesNo? (edit)truefalseYesYestrueYesNoinfobox-cell-showntruefalseNo? (edit)falsefalseNo? (edit)falsefalseYestrueNoNoYesinfobox-cell-shown? (edit)truefalseDrop? (edit)Wield, Check chargestrue? (edit)Check charges? (edit)? (edit)? (edit)truefalseCrystal ward02700690270069? (edit)Exchange:Crystal wardNot sold270,069 coins (info)Not sold270,069 coinsNo data to display

Loading...

-2? (edit)2-900009000090,000 coinsinfobox-cell-shownreclaimable90000270069100270Reclaimable
Value: 90,000
Reclaim: 100Reclaimable
Value: 270,069
Reclaim: 270-false-0.6false? (edit)0.6? (edit)? (edit)Not alchemisableNot alchemisable? (edit)? (edit)2.721 kg2.721? (edit)surface? (edit)3223732239? (edit)3223732239MRIDMRID • recipeMRID • recipe? (edit){"edible":"no","release_date":"7 February 2005","examine":"A sturdy crystal shield for mages.","lowalch":false,"weight":2.721,"highalch":false,"destroy":"Drop","lendable":"no","release_update_post":"Roving Elves","disassembly":"yes","members":"yes","equipable":"yes","gemw":false,"bankable":"yes","name":"Crystal ward","death":"reclaimable","stacksinbank":"yes","stackable":"no","noteable":"no"}{"edible":"no","release_date":"7 February 2005","examine":"A sturdy crystal shield for mages.","tradeable":"yes","lowalch":false,"weight":2.721,"highalch":false,"destroy":"Drop","lendable":"no","release_update_post":"Roving Elves","id":"32237","disassembly":"yes","members":"yes","equipable":"yes","gemw":{"name":"Crystal ward","limit":2},"bankable":"yes","name":"Crystal ward","death":"reclaimable","stacksinbank":"yes","stackable":"no","noteable":"yes","version":"new"}{"edible":"no","release_date":"7 February 2005","examine":"A sturdy crystal shield for mages.","tradeable":"no","lowalch":false,"weight":2.721,"highalch":false,"destroy":"Drop","lendable":"no","release_update_post":"Roving Elves","id":"32239","disassembly":"yes","members":"yes","equipable":"yes","gemw":false,"bankable":"yes","name":"Crystal ward","death":"reclaimable","stacksinbank":"no","stackable":"no","noteable":"no","version":"used"}Versions: 2

Item JSON: {"edible":"no","release_date":"7 February 2005","examine":"A sturdy crystal shield for mages.","tradeable":"yes","lowalch":false,"weight":2.721,"highalch":false,"destroy":"Drop","lendable":"no","release_update_post":"Roving Elves","id":"32237","disassembly":"yes","members":"yes","equipable":"yes","gemw":{"name":"Crystal ward","limit":2},"bankable":"yes","name":"Crystal ward","death":"reclaimable","stacksinbank":"yes","stackable":"no","noteable":"yes","version":"new"}Item JSON: {"edible":"no","release_date":"7 February 2005","examine":"A sturdy crystal shield for mages.","tradeable":"no","lowalch":false,"weight":2.721,"highalch":false,"destroy":"Drop","lendable":"no","release_update_post":"Roving Elves","id":"32239","disassembly":"yes","members":"yes","equipable":"yes","gemw":false,"bankable":"yes","name":"Crystal ward","death":"reclaimable","stacksinbank":"no","stackable":"no","noteable":"no","version":"used"}Buy limit: 2

SMW Subobject for usedExamine: A sturdy crystal shield for mages.Tradeable: falseIs variant of: Crystal wardLocation restriction: surfaceKept on death: reclaimableWeight: 2.721Value: 90000Bankable: trueLendable: falseDisassembleable: trueIs members only: trueStacksinbank: falseStackable: falseItem name: Crystal wardRelease date: 7 February 2005Version anchor: usedNoteable: falseItem ID: 32239

SMW Subobject for newExamine: A sturdy crystal shield for mages.Tradeable: trueIs variant of: Crystal wardLocation restriction: surfaceKept on death: reclaimableWeight: 2.721Value: 90000Bankable: trueLendable: falseBuy limit: 2Disassembleable: trueIs members only: trueStacksinbank: trueExchange page: Exchange:Crystal wardVersion anchor: newItem name: Crystal wardRelease date: 7 February 2005Stackable: falseNoteable: trueItem ID: 32237

The crystal ward is a degradable Magic shield, requiring 70 Defence, 50 Agility, and completion of Roving Elves to wield.

Combat stats

Requirements			Degrades
70 , 50			50,000 charges
Class			Slot
Magic
Tier			Type
70			Shield
		Auto		Ability
Damage		-		-
Accuracy		-
Style		-
Range		-
Attributes						Damage reduction
Armour				297.2		PvM: 7%			PvP: 0%
Life points				35		Style bonuses
Prayer				0		0.0		0.0		0.0
FAQ • docs

SMW Subobject for newEquipment armour: 297.2PvP damage reduction: 0Is variant of: Crystal wardWeapon accuracy: 0Ranged bonus: 0Prayer bonus: 0Equipment tier: 70Weapon attack speed: noEquipment JSON: {"ranged":0,"requirements":"70 , 50 ","class":"magic","lp":35,"tier":70,"speed":"no","damage":0,"type":"Shield","armour":"297.2","slot":"off-hand","strength":0,"magic":0,"charges":50000,"ability_damage_note":"-","prayer":0,"accuracy":0}Magic bonus: 0Combat class: magicEquipment type: ShieldDegradation charges: 50000Weapon damage: 0Strength bonus: 0Equipment life points: 35Is cosmetic recolour: falseEquipment slot: off-handPvM damage reduction: 7

Creation

Crystal ward

	-
375 XP	-	?		270,069
Requirements
Smithing level				75
Completed The Eyes of Glouphrie and Plague's End
Members only
Materials
Item		Quantity	Price	Total
	Crystal armour seed	1	15,222	15,222
	Harmonic dust	375	N/A	-
Profit				254,847

Obtaining the ward

A crystal ward can be made from a crystal armour seed in two ways:

• Paying either Eluned/Islwyn in the Ithell Clan district or Rhodri Dail in the Max Guild a scaling amount of coins
• With 75 Smithing, using 375 harmonic dust to make one at the crystal singing bowl in the Ithell Clan district of Prifddinas (giving 375 Smithing experience)

The amount of coins needed to create (and repair) is based on the number of times a crystal weapon/armour seed has been made into an item for coins - the cost is shared over all crystal weapons and shields. The first time costs 1,000,000 coins, and each subsequent creation costs 200,000 less until the fifth time (and every time thereafter), when it costs 200,000 coins.

Additionally, a 20% charged crystal ward is a possible reward of Roving Elves, and fully charged wards can be bought from Islwyn in Isafdar forest for 1,000,000 coins (this price does not reduce).

The crystal ward will revert to seed after 50,000 charges of combat, but uses two charges per hit except while within Prifddinas, where it uses one charge per hit. A partially degraded ward can be recharged for a fraction of your current creation cost - if it has 90% charges remaining, and the lowest creation price has been achieved, it would cost 20,000 coins to repair.

Usage cost

Combat charges	25,000
Method	1 crystal enchantment	2 crystal enchantments	3 crystal enchantments	4 crystal enchantments	5+ crystal enchantments	Ithell singing bowl
Item(s) consumed	1,000,000 × Coins	800,000 × Coins	600,000 × Coins	400,000 × Coins	200,000 × Coins	375 × Harmonic dust
Total GE Price	1,000,000	800,000	600,000	400,000	200,000	261,315
Per hour
Average rate	72,000	57,600	43,200	28,800	14,400	18,815
High rate	144,000	115,200	86,400	57,600	28,800	37,629
Maximum rate	240,000	192,000	144,000	96,000	48,000	62,716

Drop sources

For an exhaustive list of all known sources for this item, see here.

Source	Level	Quantity	Rarity
Edimmu (elite)	125	1	Rare
Edimmu	122	1	1/4096
Motherlode Maw	N/A	1	Rare

Disassembly

Crystal items are guaranteed to give a special component. They will either give 1 crystal part (common), 1 Seren component (uncommon), or 1 Faceted component (uncommon).

Crystal ward
Disassembly category	Shields
Disassembly XP	21.0
Item quantity required	1
Material count	8
Base junk chance	?  23.0% 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 23.0% 1 34 22.8 2 49 22.4 3 64 21.9 4 69 21.4 5 78 21.0 6 83 20.3 7 91 19.8 8 95 19.1 9 105 18.5
Special materials
1 × Crystal parts	85/115
OR
1 × Seren components	15/115
OR
1 × Faceted components	15/115
Common materials
Cover parts	35/100
Base parts	30/100
Deflecting parts	30/100
Rare materials
Strong components	3/100
Protective components	2/100

Achievements

• Sing for the Lady ( 10) – Help Lady Ithell with crystal singing research.

Update history

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!

• patch 25 January 2016 (Update):
  • The PvP death value of crystal weapons and shields has been revised.

• update 7 February 2005 (Update):
  • Added to game.

Trivia

• Even though it takes only 50 Agility to wield the crystal ward, an agility level of 56 (although temporary boosts may be used) is needed to complete the Regicide quest, which is a prerequisite to complete the Roving Elves quest. It is however, possible to buy the shield from the Grand Exchange at full charge, but it cannot be wielded until Roving Elves is complete.
• If a player attempts to cast low level alchemy or high level alchemy on a Crystal shield, they will receive a message saying 'You can't do that to elven crystal!' because of a bug allowing you to alchemise a recharged crystal armour and weapons in Free to Play worlds for 900,000.
• After the EoC update, there was a bug that the shield didn't degrade in combat. This has been fixed.
• Until the release of Prifddinas the Crystal ward was called the "Crystal shield".