Rune equipment are items made from runite metal and is the best equipment in free-to-play worlds. It is stronger than adamant equipment, but weaker than dragon equipment. Rune equipment can be distinguished by the metal's teal colour. Rune armour requires 40 Defence to wield; weapons require 40 Attack with the exception of the rune warhammer which requires a Strength level of 40 instead.
Originally, rune equipment was widely criticised as being "too expensive", especially to free players. However, in recent times, due to rapidly falling prices, the vast majority of players can afford a full set of rune by the time they meet the equip requirements. Variations of rune armour, such as trimmed, gold-trimmed, gilded, heraldic, or armour in the colour of the gods are awarded completing clue scrolls. These were originally incredibly rare, but developer expansions and the increased popularity of the Treasure Trails activity has led to an abundance of these items.
Weapons
Rune weapons require an Attack level of 40 to wield with the exception of the rune warhammer which requires a Strength level of 40 instead. They are the best weapons available to free players.
Rune armour is the highest-quality non-degradable armour that free-to-play players can wear, and the second-highest quality armour on the standard metallic armour spectrum (bronze to dragon). Rune armour requires 40 Defence to wear and Dragon Slayer I to wear the rune platebody, but only 40 Defence to wear all other pieces (thus, Dragon Slayer I need not be completed). With a full set costing around 130,546 coins, the armour provides excellent Defence for its price, making it the best choice for warriors with level 40 Defence.
Ornamental rune armour, such as heraldic, trimmed, god armour, and gilded armour have the same bonuses as standard rune armour, with the addition of a +1 prayer bonus on god armour, and the exception of the ranged attack bonus of the god and trimmed variants of the kiteshield being -2 rather than -3. These can be obtained from the member's only Treasure Trails minigame. These armour sets are often worn by more wealthy players due to their looks and price.
Note: Other players cannot trim or bless armour. Players claiming to do so are scammers.
All the god, trimmed, heraldic, and gilded versions of rune have the same exact stats as regular rune, with the interesting exception of the god and trimmed variants of the rune kiteshield: these have a ranged attack bonus of -2, as opposed to the -3 stat shared by all the others. Apart from that, the only other difference is that God armour has a +1 Prayer bonus per piece.
Rune armour set (lg)
Rune armour set (sk)
Rune trimmed set (lg)
Rune trimmed set (sk)
Rune gold-trimmed set (lg)
Rune gold-trimmed set (sk)
Rune armour (h1)
Rune armour (h2)
Rune armour (h3)
Rune armour (h4)
Rune armour (h5)
Gilded armour set (lg)
Gilded armour set (sk)
Gilded med helm, chainbody, and sq shield
Ancient rune armour set (lg)
Ancient rune armour set (sk)
Armadyl rune armour set (lg)
Armadyl rune armour set (sk)
Bandos rune armour set (lg)
Bandos rune armour set (sk)
Guthix rune armour set (lg)
Guthix rune armour set (sk)
Saradomin rune armour set (lg)
Saradomin rune armour set (sk)
Zamorak rune armour set (lg)
Zamorak rune armour set (sk)
Gilded defender
Gilded spade
Gilded axe
Gilded pickaxe
Gilded hasta
Gilded spear
Gilded scimitar
Gilded 2h sword
Rune scimitar (guthix)
Rune scimitar (saradomin)
Rune scimitar (zamorak)