Runescape Skill Prayer Part Three: Main Prayers - ARCHIVED

Page content

Editor’s Note: This is an older article, originally published in Dec, 2008. It has not been updated and contains outdated references. All the articles in this series have been archived and the comments have been closed.

In addition to being able to use a prayer to your advantage in battle, you can use more than one at a time. Keep in mind that they won’t stack, so a defense prayer won’t stack with another defense prayer; try a defense prayer with a strength prayer, etc. A protect prayer will keep you safe from attacks from monsters. Only Verac has the ability to penetrate through a protect prayer. Other players have a 50% lesser chance to hit you with a protect prayer active. While this is active you can only use a magic prayer, an attack prayer, a strength prayer, a ranged prayer, or a protect from summoning prayer. The first 21 prayers are for F2P (Free to Play) characters and all 27 prayers are attainable for P2P (Pay to Play) members.

F2P Prayers – Lower Level Prayers

These are the prayers that are available to you. These will tell you the name of the prayer, the level of prayer ability you’ll need to do it, and the affect that the prayer will give you.

These are going to need a prayer level of below 10 to do, plus they will only boost up to around 5% of the item.

Thick Skin requires a level of one in the prayer skill. It is the starter prayer that you can do. It will drain at a rate of a point every twelve seconds and it will give you a defense boost of 5% while active. The 5% is off total defense levels.

Burst of Strength requires a level of 4 in the prayer skill. It will drain at a rate that is a point every twelve seconds. The prayer will boost your strength by 5%. This 5% is off of the total strength number.

Clarity of Thought requires a prayer skill level of 7 and will drain at one point every twelve seconds. It will buff a gamer’s attack skill by 5%. The 5% is taken off total attack skill.

Sharp Eye needs a prayer level of 8 to use. It will drain at the normal one point every twelve seconds and it will buff the player’s ranged skill by 5%. This 5% is calculated on the total ranged weapon skill.

Mystic Will requires a prayer level of 9. It drains a point every twelve seconds and buffs up your magic ability by 5%. The 5% will be calculated off of the total magic ability.

F2P Prayers - Mid Range Level Prayers

These are going to need a prayer level of 10 to 27 to do, plus they are going to boost you around the 10% mark.

Rock Skin is a better form of Thick Skin; this requires a prayer level of 10. It will drain at one point every six seconds. It will give a defense boost of 10%.

Superhuman Strength is a better form of Burst of Strength; it requires a prayer level of 13. It will drain at a point every six seconds and increase the gamer’s strength by 10%.

Improved Reflexes is a better form of Clarity of Thought, this prayer needs a skill level of 16. It will drain at a point every six seconds and it will buff up the attack skill by 10%.

Rapid Restore has no restrictions and can be used with any of the prayers. It requires a prayer level of 19, drains at a point every 26 seconds, and it will double the restore rate of all your skills (other than Summoning, Prayer, and Hitpoints).

Rapid Heal has no restrictions for use and can be done with other prayers. It will require a prayer skill level of 22, it drains at a point every 18 seconds, and it will double the restore rate for your hitpoints only.

Protect Items has no restrictions on use and it can be used with other prayers. It requires a prayer skill level of 25 and drains at a point every 18 seconds. It will let the character upon death retain an extra item.

Hawk Eye will need a skill level of 26 to use. It will drain at a point every six seconds and it will boost the ranged skill of the player by 10%.

Mystic Lore needs a skill level of 27 to use. It will drain at a point every six seconds. Use to boost your magic skill by 10%.

F2P Prayers - Higher Level Prayers

These are going to take a Prayer level of 28 and above to use, plus they will give your player boosts from 15%.

Steel Skin is a better version of Rock Skin; this requires a prayer skill level of 28. It will drain at a point every three seconds and it will boost the defense skill by 15%.

Ultimate Strength is a better version of Superhuman Strength. This requires a prayer skill level of 31 and it will drain at a point every three seconds. It will boost a strength skill by 15%.

Incredible Reflexes is a better version of Improved Reflexes, it requires a prayer skill level of 34. It will drain a point every three seconds and will boost the attack skill by 15%.

Protect from Magic requires a prayer skill level of 37 to use. It will drain a point every three seconds. It will protect the gamer from magic attacks. The protection is total for monsters, 40% for players. There is a 50% time reduction from other players holding spells, but it is not reduced against Ancient Magic ice spells.

Protect from Missiles requires a prayer skill level of 40 to use. It will drain at a point every three seconds and will give a bit of protection against ranged attacks. It will give total protection from monsters and 40% from players.

Protect from Melee requires a prayer skill level of 43 to use. It will drain at a point every three seconds. It will protect against some melee combat attacks, fully from monsters and 40% from players.

Eagle Eye is a better version of Hawk Eye; this is going to need a 44 prayer level skill. It drains at a point every three seconds. It will increase the ranged skill by 15%.

Mystic Might prayer is a better version of Mystic Lore. This requires a prayer level of 45 to use. It will drain a point every three seconds and will boost a players magic by 15%.

P2P Prayers

These are the prayers that are available to you as a paid player in addition to all of the ones above. It will tell you the prayer’s name, the level of prayer ability you’ll need to do it, and the affect that the prayer will give you. You can do all the above listed F2P prayers (all 21) plus the below six.

Retribution will need a prayer skill of 46 and it will drain at a point every twelve seconds. It will give damage to others when you die.

Redemption needs a prayer level of 49 to use. It will drain at a point every six seconds. It will heal you if the hp falls before 10%. All remaining prayer points are drained when this becomes active.

Smite needs a prayer skill level of 52 to use. It drains at a point every two seconds. It will give you the ability to have a fourth of damage dealt removed from your foe’s prayer.

Chivalry needs a prayer skill level of 60. It will drain at two points every three seconds. It will increase your defense 20%, attack by 15% and strength by 18%. You’ll have to finish both the knight waves training grounds and the king’s ransom to use this.

Piety needs a prayer skill level of 70 to use this. It drains two points every three seconds. It will increase your strength by 23%, attack by 20% and defense by 25%.

You’ll have to finish both the knight waves training grounds and the king’s ransom to use this.

Protect from Summoning needs a prayer skill level of 35. It will drain at a point every three seconds. It can’t be use while smite, retribution, or redemption are active. IT will reduce the damage dealt through the summoning scrolls and prevents usage of familiar’s special attacks on you.

This article has been placed in our archives.

This post is part of the series: Runescape’s Prayer Skill

A guide to all things Prayer related in the free mmo game of Runescape.

  1. Part One of Runescape Skill Prayer: Getting Started
  2. Part Two of Runescape Skill Prayer: Bones
  3. Part Three of Runescape Skill Prayer: Main Prayers
  4. Part Five of Runescape Skill Prayer: Prayer Experience and Bonuses
  5. Part Six of Runescape Skill Prayer: Prayer Books
  6. Part Seven of Runescape Skill Prayer: Weaponry & Amulets
  7. 99 Prayer Guide: The Runescape Prayer Guide to Get 99 Prayer Fast