Leech Melee Strength

This article is about the prayer. For the status effect, see Leech Melee Strength (status).

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Leech Melee Strength
Release						3 December 2009 (Update)
Members						Yes
Prayer level						82
Book						Ancient Curses
Drain						200 points per minute (1 point per 0.3 seconds)
Description						Steals Melee Strength from your opponent, increasing over time.
Effect details						+2% to +8% damage -6% to -12% enemy damage (PvM) -4% to -8% enemy damage (PvP)
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Struct ID						14603
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Leech Melee Strength, one of the Ancient Curses, boosts melee damage by 2%, increasing to 8% over time, and it drains enemy melee damage by 6%, increasing to 12% over time. In PvP the enemy drain is lessened to 4% to 8%.

With amulet of zealots equipped the melee damage boost is raised to 12%, increasing to 18% over time.

Leech curses drain one opponent. Following each kill, the leech % resets, and %'s does not carry across opponents. You can drain 6%, rising to 12% of an opponent, and upon fighting a new opponent, this drain restarts at only 6%, to re-rise in time to 12% again. Player boosts of 2%, rising to 8%, do carry across, however, providing that the player is supplied with more drains to sustain the boost.

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Update history

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• patch 7 August 2023 (Update):
  • The name of the prayer was changed from Leech Strength to Leech Melee Strength.

• patch 20 April 2015 (Update):
  • The accuracy and defence debuffs of Sap, Leech, Turmoil, Anguish and Torment have been made stronger.

• update 3 December 2009 (Update):
  • Added to game.

Trivia

• According to the ancient hymnal, Leech Melee Strength's verbal incantation is "Reple me fortitudo hostium." (Fill me with the strength of my enemy.)