Standard spells

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Standard spells (also called the standard spellbook) are a group of Magic spells available to all players. It is unlocked by default upon character creation, and can be used at level 1 Magic.

Overview

All spells in the standard spellbook.

The spells in the standard spellbook can be divided into a number of distinct classifications.

Combat spells

Combat spells are used for their offensive capabilities - mostly in battle. They can be separated into two main sub-types: elemental spells and curse spells. Elemental spells give specific elemental damage and are often used against monsters with a specific weakness to the element. Curse spells have different effects, and are not mainly used to cause damage, but rather to make dealing-damage easier or safer for the caster, for example by lowering the target's combat stats or by preventing it from moving by binding it in place.

Elemental spells

Spells such as Water Strike and Fire Blast are simple: They deal damage to one target, with the amount of damage varying according to the spell's maximum hit and other modifiers. The accuracy of these spells is determined by a number of factors, none of which are the spell itself; all other things being equal, Air Strike is as accurate as Fire Surge.

There are four main types of Elemental spells in the standard spellbook: air, water, earth, and fire. Additionally, there are five increasingly strong groups of spells: Strike spells, Bolt spells, Blast spells, Wave spells, and Surge spells. Each of these spells make use of a number of air runes, and a number of water runes, earth runes, or fire runes depending on the spell. Free players may use all elemental spells up to and including Fire Blast.

In addition to the elemental spells, there are a number of unique combat spells with different properties.

Compared to Melee and Ranged, some lower-levelled offensive spells have exceptionally high maximum hits for the levels required to cast them.

Curses

Curse spells are combat spells that are mainly used to cause a negative effect to the caster's target other than damage. Some curse spells temporarily lower the target's stats. As Magic is meant to be strong against melee users, the various curse spells lower Attack, Strength and Defence by either 5% or 10%. Additionally, Teleport Block may be classified as a curse, although it prevents teleportation rather than lowering a stat. Free players have access to the first three curses (Confuse, Weaken and Curse) as well as Teleport Block. All curse spells aside from Teleport Block make use of catalyst runes

Curse spells do not stack with themselves or similar curses; for example, it is not possible to frequently cast Stun on a target to drain its Attack further than 10%, nor is it possible to cast Confuse afterward for an additional 5% drain.

Spells that prevent the target from moving are binding spells. The ability to deal damage from a distance is one of a mage's greatest advantages in combat, and binding spells ensure that melee users are unable to get too close. Free players may use Bind, which holds the target for 3 to 12 seconds, but members can use the Snare and Entangle spells, which hold the target for 4.5 to 18 and 6 to 24 seconds, respectively. Binding spells use nature runes.

After a binding spell wears off, its target is immune to successive binding spells for five seconds.

Spell	Icon	Magic Level	Runes Required	Experience	Description
Confuse		1	1	13	Reduces the target's chance to hit by 5% for 1 minute.
Air Strike		1	1	N/A	A simple air spell.
Water Strike		5	11	N/A	A simple water spell.
Earth Strike		9	11	N/A	A simple earth spell.
Weaken		11	1	21	Reduces the target's damage dealt by 5% for 1 minute.
Fire Strike		13	11	N/A	A simple fire spell.
Air Bolt		17	2	N/A	A basic air spell.
Curse		19	1	29	Increases the target's damage received by 5% for 1 minute.
Bind		20	1	30	Prevents creatures from moving for 12 seconds, or players for 6 seconds.
Water Bolt		23	22	N/A	A basic water spell.
Earth Bolt		29	22	N/A	A basic earth spell.
Fire Bolt		35	22	N/A	A basic fire spell.
Air Blast		41	3	N/A	A standard air spell.
Water Blast		47	33	N/A	A standard water spell.
Slayer Dart		50	13 Slayer staff, Staff of Light, Staff of darkness, or Abyssal wand	N/A	A powerful air spell, which is particularly effective against certain Slayer creatures.
Snare		50	2	60.5	Prevents creatures from moving for 18 seconds, or players for 9 seconds.
Earth Blast		53	33	N/A	A standard earth spell.
Fire Blast		59	33	N/A	A standard fire spell.
Divine Storm		60	5	N/A	A powerful air spell.
Air Wave		62	4	N/A	A powerful air spell.
Water Wave		65	44	N/A	A powerful water spell.
Vulnerability		66	11	76	Increases the target's damage received by 10% for 1 minute.
Earth Wave		70	44	N/A	A powerful earth spell.
Enfeeble		73	11	83	Reduces the target's damage dealt by 10% for 1 minute.
Fire Wave		75	44	N/A	A powerful fire spell.
Storm of Armadyl		77	1	N/A	A very powerful air spell.
Entangle		79	3	89	Prevents creatures from moving for 24 seconds, or players for 12 seconds.
Polypore Strike		80	51	N/A	A very powerful air spell.
Stagger		80	11	90	Reduces the target's chance to hit by 10% for 1 minute.
Air Surge		81	5	N/A	A very powerful air spell.
Teleport Block		85	111	80	Prevent the targeted player from using teleport spells and items for 5 minutes.
Water Surge		85	55	N/A	A very powerful water spell.
Earth Surge		90	55	N/A	A very powerful earth spell.
Fire Surge		95	55	N/A	A very powerful fire spell.

Teleports

The standard spellbook contains a number of teleport spells, which instantly transport the caster to a certain destination. These spells are popular as they offer a considerably faster method of transportation than walking everywhere, and several of them, such as Varrock Teleport, lead to popular areas of the map. Free players may access all teleport spells up to and including Falador Teleport. All teleport spells use law runes in addition to other runes.

The standard spellbook is also the only spellbook to feature tele-other spells. When cast on another player, these spells will teleport that player to a certain destination. However, the targeted player must have Accept Aid on, and will be asked whether they wish to accept the teleportation. All tele-other spells use soul runes in addition to law runes.

Spell	Icon	Magic Level	Runes Required	Experience	Description
Home Teleport		0	None	0	Teleport to the city hub of your choice.
War's Retreat Teleport		0	None	0	Teleport to War's Retreat.
Max guild Teleport		0	None	0	Teleport to the Max guild.
Skeletal horror Teleport		1	None	0	Teleport to the Skeletal horror.
Kandarin monastery Teleport		1	None	0	Teleport to the Kandarin monastery.
South Feldip Hills Teleport		10	111	19	Teleport yourself to South Feldip Hills.
Taverley Teleport		19	113	38	Teleport yourself to Taverley.
Varrock Teleport		25	113	35	Teleport yourself to Varrock.
Lumbridge Teleport		31	113	41	Teleport yourself to Lumbridge.
Falador Teleport		37	113	48	Teleport yourself to Falador.
House Teleport		40	111	30	Teleport yourself to your player-owned-house.
Camelot Teleport		45	15	55.5	Teleport yourself to Camelot.
Ardougne Teleport		51	22	61	Teleport yourself to Ardougne.
Manor farm Teleport		51	None	0	Teleport to the Manor farm.
Watchtower Teleport		58	22	68	Teleport yourself to Yanille.
God Wars Dungeon Teleport		61	22	68	Teleport yourself to the God Wars Dungeon.
Trollheim Teleport		61	22	68	Teleport yourself to the summit of Trollheim.
Ape Atoll Teleport		64	2221	76	Teleport yourself to Ape Atoll.
Mazcab Teleport		70	113	35	Teleport yourself to Mazcab
Anachronia Teleport		72	131	42	Teleport yourself to your Anachronia teleport totem.
Tele-other Lumbridge		74	111	84	Teleport the targeted player to Lumbridge.
Tele-other Falador		82	111	92	Teleport the targeted player to Falador.
Tele-other Camelot		90	21	100	Teleport the targeted player to Camelot.

Skilling spells

Skilling spells are that aids the player in a way that is not related to combat in a direct way. These skilling spells can be divided into two types: Enchantment spells and Alchemy spells.

Enchantment spells

Enchantment spells imbue certain items with magical properties, giving them new abilities. Any piece of jewellery crafted with a gem may be enchanted by the proper Enchant Jewellery spell, and crossbow bolts with tips made from gems may be enchanted by the proper Enchant Crossbow Bolt spell. Enchanted jewellery items have a wide variety of effects, such as teleportation, increased equipment bonuses, and assistance in skills such as Smithing and Runecrafting. Enchanted crossbow bolts gain secondary effects in combat. Additionally, the Charge Orb spells may be used to imbue unpowered orbs with elemental magic, after which they may be used to make elemental staves. All enchantment spells make use of cosmic runes.

Alchemy spells

Alchemy spells convert items into other items. There are only three alchemy spells in the game. Low Level Alchemy and High Level Alchemy convert items into certain amounts of coins, and Superheat Item may be used to forge ore into bars without a furnace. These three spells all use nature runes and fire runes.

Spell	Icon	Magic Level	Runes Required	Experience	Description
Lvl-1 Enchant		7	11	17.5	Imbues sapphire, opal and lapis lazuli jewellery with magical properties.
Bones to Bananas		15	122	25	Converts all bones, up to big bones, in your inventory into edible bananas.
Low Level Alchemy		21	13	31	Converts the targeted item into coins.
Lvl-2 Enchant		27	13	37	Imbues emerald and jade jewellery with magical properties.
Telekinetic Grab		33	11	43	Magically place the targeted item into your inventory.
Superheat Item		43	14	53	Smelt the targeted ore into a metal bar without using a furnace, or re-heat your unfinished smithing item. If used within the Artisans' Workshop this works with the smelting gauntlets.
Lvl-3 Enchant		49	15	59	Imbues ruby and topaz jewellery with magical properties.
High Level Alchemy		55	15	65	Converts the targeted item into even more coins!
Charge Water Orb		56	3301	66	Converts unpowered orbs in your inventory into water orbs. Must be cast on the water obelisk near Taverley.
Lvl-4 Enchant		57	110	67	Imbues diamond jewellery with magical properties.
Bones to Peaches		60	244	35.5	Converts all bones, up to big bones, in your inventory into edible peaches.
Charge Earth Orb		60	3301	70	Converts unpowered orbs in your inventory into earth orbs. Must be cast on the earth obelisk near Edgeville.
Charge Fire Orb		63	3301	73	Converts unpowered orbs in your inventory into fire orbs. Must be cast on the fire obelisk near Taverley.
Charge Air Orb		66	3301	76	Converts unpowered orbs in your inventory into air orbs. Must be cast on the air obelisk near Edgeville.
Lvl-5 Enchant		68	11515	78	Imbues dragonstone jewellery with magical properties.
Lvl-6 Enchant		87	12020	97	Imbues onyx, alchemical onyx, hydrix and alchemical hydrix jewellery with magical properties.
Enchant Crossbow Bolt		Various	Various	Various	Enchant crossbow bolts to have additional magical effects when they are fired.

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 11 May 2020 (Update):
  • At the request of clue hunters, a teleport to Turael's previous location in Taverley has been added to the spell book. It currently uses the Trollheim Teleport icon.

• update 2 September 2009 (Update):
  • In the standard spellbook, "Autocast" is now the default option (left-click) for combat spells, with "Cast" as the alternate option (right-click).