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Black equipment are weapons stronger than steel equipment, yet weaker than mithril equipment. As with all things black, they have a black colour. Black, along with its counterpart White, is a coloured form of Steel as a result from specialised forging techniques which also slightly increase its defensive capability.^[1]

Contents 1 Weapons 2 Armour 2.1 Regular black armour 2.2 Elite black armour 2.3 Other black armour 2.3.1 Trimmed 2.3.2 Gold Trimmed 3 References 4 Trivia 5 See also

Weapons

Black weapons give medium attack bonuses. Players require an Attack level of 10 to wield them. Black in general is much more expensive than steel as many players like the dark black colour as well as some black items cannot be bought from stores. Because of this, some high-level players may still be seen wielding black weapons and armour. All black items cannot be smithed. Black armour is comparable to white armour, unlocked after the Wanted! quest. However, white armour is member's only and has a slight Prayer bonus.

== The weapons ==

Image	Name
	Black dagger
	Black hatchet
	Black mace
	Black claws
	Black sword
	Black longsword
	Black scimitar
	Black spear
	Black warhammer
	Black battleaxe
	Black two-handed sword
	Black halberd
	Black defender
	Black cane
	Black crossbow
	Black knife
	Black dart

Armour

Black armour (also known as Blk armour) is currently the fifth-highest quality armour on the standard spectrum of metal armours (bronze to dragon). Black armour requires 10 Defence to wear. Regular full black costs around 8,000 coins. Black, along with dragon and white, are the only three metals that cannot be smithed into weapons or armour (except for the Dragon platebody and Dragon square shield).

Regular black armour

• Black med helm: 394 coins
• Black full helm: 1,472 coins
• Black sq shield: 594 coins
• Black kiteshield: 1,198 coins
• Black chainbody: 1,505 coins
• Black platebody: 3,491 coins
• Black platelegs: 2,020 coins
• Black plateskirt: 2,020 coins
• Black boots 292 coins
• Black gloves 1000 coins
• Black gauntlets: 75 Fist of Guthix tokens

Elite black armour

Players can obtain special items of black armour, called Elite black armour, during and after the While Guthix Sleeps quest. Elite black armour requires 40 Defence to wear and is roughly the equivalent of Rune armour. Players can wear this armour without having started the quest (and can purchase it on the Grand Exchange, although it is somewhat expensive). This armour is members only.

• Elite black full helm: 112,700 coins
• Elite black platebody: 207,000 coins
• Elite black platelegs: 80,600 coins

Other black armour

Trimmed armours have the same bonuses as standard black armours.But it more expensive. These can be obtained by members from Treasure Trails or for free players by buying in Grand Exchange

Trimmed

• Black full helm(t)
• Black platebody (t)
• Black plateskirt (t)
• Black platelegs (t)
• Black kiteshield (t)

Gold Trimmed

• Black full helm(g)
• Black platebody (g)
• Black plateskirt (g)
• Black platelegs (g)
• Black kiteshield (g)

References

1. ^ Thurgo (Jagex). Postbag 41. Postbags from the Hedge.

Trivia

• Players wishing to fight the Tormented wraith after the Summer's End quest must equip black armour and weapons. For black armour, players must wear:
  • A full helm or med helm
  • A chainbody or platebody
  • Platelegs or plateskirt
  • A square shield, kite shield, or defender (unless using a two-handed weapon)
• Players can wear regular or elite black armour to fight the wraith, but trimmed and gold-trimmed black armour does not count.
• A number of monsters drop black armour. Elite Black Knights do drop elite black armour. Regular Black Knights, however, do not drop any black items at all.
• Black armour is an occasional reward from Level 1 Treasure Trails.
• Unlike many items armour of other metals, items of black armour often sell on the Grand Exchange above their High Level Alchemy price, making them worthwhile to sell there. This is in part because black armour cannot be smithed and also because of the demand for black armour by players wishing to slay tormented wraiths.
• After the release of RuneScape 2 through around 2006, if you opened up the Smithing guide from your skill tab it would display a "Black" section where it appeared that you could make Black items, though it was never possible.

See also

• White equipment

v • d • e Weapons
Bronze • Iron • Steel • Black/White • Mithril • Adamant • Rune • Dragon

v • d • e Armour
Bronze • Iron • Steel • Black/White • Mithril • Adamant • Rune • Dragon

v • d • e Black equipment
Weapons	Dagger • Hatchet • Mace • Claws(m) • Sword • Longsword • Scimitar • Spear(m) • Warhammer • Battleaxe • Two-hander • Halberd(m)
Armour	Medium helm • Full helmet • Square shield • Kiteshield • Chainbody • Platebody • Plateskirt • Platelegs • Boots(m) • Gloves(m) • Gauntlets • Defender(m)
Ranged	Crossbow(m) • Bolts(m) • Brutal arrows(m) • Darts(m) • Throwing knife(m)
Other	Broken axe • Nails
(m) stands for members only.