| Book of Darkness | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Released | 3 July 2014 (Update) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Members | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||
| Quest item | Horror from the Deep | ||||||||||||||||||
| Properties | |||||||||||||||||||
| Tradeable | No | ||||||||||||||||||
| Equipable | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stackable | No | ||||||||||||||||||
| Noteable | No | ||||||||||||||||||
| Options | Wield, Preach, Drop | ||||||||||||||||||
| Worn options | Read | ||||||||||||||||||
| Examine | The dark book of a forgotten god. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Values | |||||||||||||||||||
| Value | 200 coins | ||||||||||||||||||
| High alch | 120 coins | ||||||||||||||||||
| Low alch | 80 coins | ||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 1 kg | ||||||||||||||||||
| Advanced data | |||||||||||||||||||
| Item ID | 12612 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Link | MOID | ||||||||||||||||||
The book of darkness is a book held in place of a shield, and is the god book aligned with Zaros. It can be purchased from Jossik for 5,000 coins after completion of the Horror from the Deep quest. Previously, obtaining the book required completion of the Dig Site quest. Ancient books must be made using all four torn Ancient pages which can be purchased from other players, or be obtained from Treasure Trails.
Equipping a book of darkness allows the player to preach and perform ceremonies, such as blessing, last rites, and wedding rites, by operating it (none of which have any effect on the game itself, and are simply recited lines of text), costing 25% of the player's special attack energy.
Lost books of darkness can be reclaimed by speaking to Jossik, complete with all pages that have been added, for no cost. Alternatively, for those who do not wish to travel to the lighthouse, Perdu will return them to players for 14,000 coins.
Filling the book of darkness currently costs 8,917 coins when buying each page individually or 19,949 coins when buying the item set.
Combat stats
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| +0 | +0 | +0 | +10 | +0 | ||
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| +0 | +0 | +0 | +0 | +0 | ||
 Other bonuses | Slot | |||||
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| +0 | +0 | +0% | +5 | List | ||
Products
| Item | Members | Skills | XP | Materials | |
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Shop locations
| Seller | Location | Number in stock | Restock time | Price sold at | Price bought at | Change Per | Members |
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| Lost Property shop (1) | Lumbridge | ∞ | N/A |  14,000 | N/A | 0.0% | |
| Lost Property shop (2) | Catherby | ∞ | N/A | 14,000 | N/A | 0.0% | |
| Lost Property shop (3) | Edgeville | ∞ | N/A | 14,000 | N/A | 0.0% | |
| Lost Property shop (4) | Falador | ∞ | N/A | 14,000 | N/A | 0.0% | |
| Lost Property shop (5) | Ferox Enclave | ∞ | N/A | 14,000 | N/A | 0.0% | |
| Lost Property shop (6) | Emir's Arena | ∞ | N/A | 14,000 | N/A | 0.0% | |
| Lost Property shop (7) | Daimon's Crater | ∞ | N/A | 14,000 | N/A | 0.0% | |
Treasure Trails
| Tier | Emotes | STASH location | Items | Cost |
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| Elite | Bow (clue) | South-east corner of the Edgeville Monastery, on the 1st floor[UK]2nd floor[US] |
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8,917[c 1] |
- ^ The cost may be higher because of the variant of the item used. The base item is Holy book.
Used in recommended equipment
| Rank | Method |
|---|---|
| 4 | Slayer training (Magic (Barrage)) |
| 3 | TzHaar Fight Cave/Strategies (Early-game iron) |
| 4 | Mithril dragon/Strategies (Magic) |
| 5 | General Graardor/Strategies (Magic (Solo)) |
| 5 | General Graardor/Strategies (Magic (Group)) |
| 5 | Nightmare Zone/Strategies (Magic) |
| 5 | Zulrah/Strategies (Magic) |
| 3 | Zulrah/Strategies (Magic (Diary kill)) |
| 3, 4 | Scorpia/Strategies (Magic) |
| 2 | Crazy archaeologist/Strategies (Magic) |
| 3 | Callisto/Strategies (Magic) |
| 5 | Thermonuclear smoke devil/Strategies (Magic) |
| 5 | Thermonuclear smoke devil/Strategies (Magic) |
| 5 | Green dragon/Strategies (Magic) |
| 1 | Lava dragon/Strategies (Magic) |
| 1 | Krystilia/Strategies (Magic) |
| 4, 5 | Maniacal monkey/Strategies (Magic - Ice Burst) |
| 4, 5 | Maniacal monkey/Strategies (Magic - Ice Barrage) |
| 3 | Volcanic Mine (Group) |
| 3 | Volcanic Mine (Solo) |
| 3 | One-defence pure (Magic) |
| 3, 4 | Revenants/Strategies (Magic) |
| 4 | Giant Mole/Strategies (Magic) |
| 5 | Rune dragon/Strategies (Magic) |
| 5 | Deranged archaeologist/Strategies (Magic) |
| 3 | Theatre of Blood/Strategies (Magic) |
| 3 | Zalcano/Strategies (Mining) |
| 3 | Ultimate Ironman Guide/Equipment |
| 5 | Smoke devil/Strategies |
| 4 | Slayer task/Dust devils (Magic (Barrage)) |
| 4 | Slayer task/Drakes (Magic) |
| 4 | Slayer task/Abyssal demons (Magic) |
| 3 | Slayer task/Jellies (Magic) |
| 4 | Slayer task/Skeletons (Magic) |
| 3 | Slayer task/Trolls (Magic) |
| 5 | Slayer task/Trolls (Magic) |
| 3 | Shooting Stars (Shooting Stars) |
| 3 | Theatre of Blood/Hard Mode (Magic) |
| 5 | The Bane of Demons (Magic) |
| 3 | Slayer task/Wyrms (Magic) |
| 4 | The Whisperer/Strategies (Magic) |
| 2 | Artio/Strategies (Magic) |
| 2 | Scurrius/Strategies (Magic (mid level)) |
| 4 | Brutal black dragon/Strategies (Magic) |
| 4 | Tormented Demon/Strategies (Magic switch) |
| 5 | Slayer task/Nechryael (Magic) |
| 3 | Royal Titans/Strategies (Minimal gear switching) |
| 4 | Yama/Strategies (Mage) |
| 5 | Slayer task/Custodian stalker (Magic) |
| 1 | Gemstone Crab/Strategies (Magic) |
| 1 | Gemstone Crab/Strategies (Magic) |
| 4 | Slayer task/Kurasks (Mage) |
Transcript
- Select a relevant passage
- Wedding Ceremony
- Last Rites
- Blessings
- Preach
- Ye faithful and loyal to the Great Lord...
- May ye together succeed in your deeds.
- Ye are now joined by the greatest power.
- Thy faith faltered, no power could save thee.
- Like the Great Lord, one day you shall rise again.
- By day or night, in defeat or victory...
- the power of the Great Lord be with thee.
- Follower of the Great Lord be relieved:
- One day your loyalty will be rewarded.
- Power to the Great Lord!
Changes
| Date | Changes |
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| 12 August 2026 (Update) |
The item was renamed from "Book of darkness" to "Book of Darkness". |
| 31 July 2014 (Update) |
The item's value was decreased from 800 to 200. |
Trivia
- The book appears to have been written after the fall of Zaros, as it says that he will one day rise again.