Defense

For information on training this skill, see the Melee training article.

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Attack	Fishing
Defense	Firemaking
Strength	Crafting
Hits	Smithing
Ranged	Mining
Prayer	Herblaw
Magic	Agility
Cooking	Thieving
Woodcut	Quest Points
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Armour	Magic
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Defense is a combat skill in RuneScape Classic. This skill, when raised to higher levels, will decrease the chance of an attack inflicting damage on the player. Defense does NOT decrease the amount of damage a player takes from attacks. To increase pure damage survivability, one should instead raise their Hits level.

Defense can be trained in combat with either the Controlled or Defensive buttons on the combat window selected in a fight.

To train defense, choose the defensive option

The amount of defense experience gained while in Defensive stance can be found using this formula: $XP = H \times 3$

While in Controlled stance, the experience is divided between the three skills (Attack, Strength, and Defense), so you instead use this formula: $XP = H$

In both cases, H = the amount of Hits experience received from the kill. This is different for each opponent, and unlike in RuneScape 2, is unrelated to the opponents' Hits.

Armour

There are eight general armour types in RSC, each requiring a specific defense level to equip. As players raise their defense levels, they are able to equip better armour that offer a higher Armour bonus. A higher Armour bonus does NOT reduce the damage taken, rather it reduces the chance of being inflicted damage. Some players, more commonly referred to as Pures, choose to have a lower level in Defense (and often Prayer and Magic) in order to have a much higher Hits level with a far lower combat. Doing this is a way to avoid being killed in three hits, and also to increase their potential to defeat a balanced character.

A player wearing steel armour.

Image	Armour	Defense Level
	Bronze	1
	Iron	1
	Steel	5
	Black	10
	Mithril	20
	Adamantite	30
	Rune	40
	Dragon	60

Boosts

Item/Prayer	Boost/Harm	Visibility
Super defense Potion	+15% + 5 levels	Visible
Steel skin	+15%	Invisible
Defense Potion	+10% + 3 levels	Visible
Rock skin	+10%	Invisible
Thick skin	+5%	Invisible
Draynor Cabbage	+1	Visable
Potion of Zamorak	-12.5%	Visible

Quests

The following quests give Defense experience rewards:

• Dragon Slayer - $XP=Level\times 300+1000$
• Hero's Quest - $XP = Level \times 50 + 75$
• The Holy Grail - $XP=(Level+1)*300$
• Observatory Quest - $XP = Level \times 25 + 125$ (optional)

Trivia

• "Zonghui" is the first known player to reach level 99 Defense.
• When a player consumes a Potion of Zamorak, it is recommended to take a drink of Stat restoration Potion to compensate the decrease in defense.