Prayer

combat

Prayer is a combat skill that runs from level 1 to 99.

How to train it

Offer bones at the church altar for Prayer XP. Higher Prayer levels unlock stronger prayers, which you switch on for stat bonuses while they drain your prayer points.

Perks

You earn 1 perk point every 15 levels in Prayer. Spend points on the perks below from the Skills menu; each rank is a permanent bonus.

Perk	Each rank	Max ranks
Devout	+5% skill XP per rank	3
Conservation	-5% prayer point drain per rank	3

Altar offerings

Offer these at the altar in Church. XP is per item, before perks.

Item	Level	Prayer XP
Bone	1	109
Big Bones	1	326
Dragon Bones	1	9,000

Prayers

Switch a prayer on for its bonus. It drains prayer points every minute it stays on; when the points run out it switches off. Prayers in the same group cancel each other.

Level	Prayer	Effect	Drain / min	Group
1	Earthen Ward The ground beneath your feet answers your call, turning blows aside like rain on stone.	+15 Armor	1	defence
1	Hawk's Talon Strike like a raptor from the ridge. Your blows find the soft spots first.	+10 Attack Damage	1	offence
10	Gatherer's Haste The wind at your back while your hands work. Ore, wood, and harvest come quicker to the patient.	+15% Gather Speed	5	gathering_speed
15	Wolf's Rage A cold, patient hunger awakens. Your magic bites harder and bites again.	+15 Ability Power	1	offence
25	Ironheart Your pulse slows, your stance widens. Lesser blades ring off you like hail.	+40 Armor	3	defence
35	Bear's Might Heavy as a falling oak. Your strikes carry the weight of the wild.	+30 Attack Damage	3	offence
40	Prosperity The land gives a little more than it meant to. Sometimes the node holds a second gift.	+15% Gather Yield	7	gathering_yield
45	Blood Tithe The altar takes, and it gives. A sliver of every wound you deal returns as borrowed life.	+10% Lifesteal	5	lifesteal
50	Ward of Blades A wall of turned steel, one prayer thick. Physical blades lose their edge against it.	+120 Armor	12	protection
55	Mind of the Seer The weave of the world lays itself bare. Your spells strike with terrible certainty.	+40 Ability Power	3	offence
60	Bulwark of the Mountain You become unmoveable. The mountain does not flinch, and for a time, neither do you.	+80 Armor	6	defence
70	Ward of the Arcane A silver circle drawn in the air. Sorcery breaks against it like water on slate.	+120 Magic Resist	12	protection
75	Wisdom's Light Every swing teaches. The repetition becomes revelation, and the land rewards your attention.	+20% Gather XP	9	gathering_xp
85	Oath of the Slayer The old hunter's pact. Everything you are, sharpened at once — and it burns through your reserves.	+60 Attack Damage, +60 Ability Power, +40 Armor	24	offence, defence