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{{External|rs|rsc=Holy Water Vial}}
{{Infobox Item
|name = Holy water
|image = [[File:Holy water.png]]
|release = [[20 August]] [[2003]]
|update = New - Legends Quest!
|members = Yes
|quest = [[Legends' Quest]]
|tradeable = No
|placeholder = Yes
|equipable = Yes
|stackable = Yes
|noteable = No
|options = Wield, Drop
|examine = A vial of holy water, good against certain demons.
|value = 1
|weight = 0.000
|id = 732
}}
[[File:Holy water detail.png|120px|left]]
'''Holy water''' is a [[Ranged]] weapon that is used just like [[throwing knives]] and [[dart]]s; however, it will only deal damage against [[Demon (attribute)|demons]]. Throwing holy water will cause the vial to break, dropping [[smashed glass]] on the floor. This makes holy water a single-use weapon. Holy water is non-tradeable and has a +6 Ranged attack bonus when wielded. As a [[demonbane weapon]] it gains a 60% damage bonus versus demons on top of a +5 damage bonus if the demon is [[Nezikchened]]. It also grants bonus accuracy by draining the opponent's Defence level by 5%, provided it is a demon.{{CiteTwitter|author=Mod Ash|url=https://twitter.com/JagexAsh/status/1569278023014170624|date=12 September 2022|archiveurl=https://archive.ph/uIi2l|archivedate=13 September 2022|quote=[Hey Ash. A bit of an obscure question. But what accuracy / damage bonus does the holy water ranged weapon from legends quest gain against demons?] It gets a 1.6x damage multiplier (stacked with +5 damage if the demon is Nezikchened in that quest). The accuracy bonus is more to do with how it drains the target's Defence stat by 5%.|name=60%}}

Holy water uses a different form of damage calculation compared to how regular [[Maximum ranged hit#Calculating your maximum ranged hit|maximum Ranged hits]] are determined, which ignores some factors that normally serve to increase Ranged damage.{{CiteTwitter|author=Mod Ash|url=https://twitter.com/JagexAsh/status/1415031043707576321|date=13 July 2021|archiveurl=https://archive.ph/5xemR|archivedate=10 January 2023|quote=It has a custom damage calculation that isn't affected by some of the stuff that'd normally help in ranging.}} For instance, while boosting one's visible Ranged level will result in an increased maximum hit when using holy water, the use of stat-boosting prayers such as [[Eagle Eye]] or [[Rigour]] will not, nor does the set effect of [[Void Knight equipment#Set effects|Void ranger armour]] apply to holy water.{{CiteTwitter|author=Mod Ash|url=https://twitter.com/JagexAsh/status/1378724479061360641|date=4 April 2021|archiveurl=https://archive.ph/NtVoW|archivedate=10 January 2023|quote=I don't think the prayer would help there.}}

The following formula can be used to calculate the max hit of Holy water : <br/>
<br/>
<math>\text{Maximum Hit} =\left\lfloor \left\lfloor \left\lfloor 0.5+\frac{\text{Visible Ranged Level} + 10 *(\text{Ammo Ranged Strength} +64)}{640} \right\rfloor *1.6\text{ (If fighting a demon) } \right\rfloor +5\text{ (If fighting Nezikchened) }\right\rfloor</math> {{efn|name=level|Only the player's visible ranged level matters. Boosts given through prayers and Void Knight armour are ignored.}} {{efn|name=stance|A stance bonus of 10 is used regardless of attack style used.}} {{efn|name=ammo|The ranged strength bonus of the player's armour and gear is ignored. Only the ranged strength bonus of the player's ammo is used. In the case of Holy water, the weapon's ranged strength is used instead.}} {{efn|name=slayer|The bonus damage usually provided by wearing a Slayer helmet (i), Salve amulet (i) or Salve amulet (ei) is ignored.}}

{{notelist}}

The making of holy water is learnt during [[Legends' Quest]], by taking a [[Gold bowl]] to [[Gujuo]] and asking him to bless it; holy water cannot be made by players who have not made sufficient progress into the quest. The [[blessed gold bowl]] can then be filled with water from the [[Water Pool|Kharazi pool]] (via a [[hollow reed]], cut from the tall reed plants by the pool with a [[machete]]) and then decanted into [[enchanted vial]]s to make holy water. Holy water is stackable. One bowl will fill 10 enchanted vials. It is also possible to enchant the vials and siphon the sparkling water directly from the pool into the vials, but this is slower, since only one vial is filled per reed.

==Combat stats==
{{Infobox Bonuses
|astab = 0
|aslash = 0
|acrush = 0
|amagic = 0
|arange = +6
|dstab = 0
|dslash = 0
|dcrush = 0
|dmagic = 0
|drange = 0
|str = 0
|rstr = +12
|mdmg = 0
|prayer = 0
|slot = weapon
|speed = 4
|attackrange = 4
|combatstyle = Thrown
|image = [[File:Holy water equipped.png|130px]]
|altimage = [[File:Holy water equipped female.png|130px]]
}}

{{CombatStyles|Thrown|speed=4|attackrange=4}}

==Creation==
{{Recipe
|members = Yes
|ticks = 0
|mat1 = Enchanted vial
|mat1cost = No
|mat2 = Golden bowl (blessed pure water)
|mat2txt = Golden bowl
|mat2cost = No
|output1 = Holy water
|output1cost = No
}}
{{Instructions
|step1 = Use a [[binding book]] to enchant one or more empty [[vial]]s.{{efn|Drains 5 levels of Magic and Prayer.}}
|step2 = Hammer two [[gold bar]]s into a [[gold bowl]] at an anvil.{{efn|Requires the [[sketch]] prior to completion of Legends' Quest. Failure can result in the loss of one or both bars.}}
|step3 = Summon [[Gujuo]] by swinging the [[bullroarer]] in the [[Kharazi Jungle]].
|step4 = Let Gujuo turn the gold bowl into a [[blessed gold bowl]].{{efn|Can drain 5 Prayer levels on failure.}}
|step5 = Cut a [[hollow reed]] from the [[tall reeds]] with a knife or machete.
|step6 = Use the hollow reed on the [[Water Pool|water pool]] to fill the bowl.
|step7 = Decant the [[Golden bowl#Blessed pure water|golden bowl]] into an enchanted vial.{{efn|Up to 10 enchanted vials may be filled by a single golden bowl.}}
}}
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==Bulk production==
The most effective way to make holy water in bulk is to wear a machete and the [[Karamja gloves 3]]. Then:
*Bring 28 blessed gold bowls to the pool, drop one
*Cut a hollow reed, fill the bowls
*Drop a bowl, pick up the empty bowl you previously dropped
*Fill that one, drop the reed
*Pick up the full one, and teleport to [[Shilo Village (location)|Shilo Village]] with your gloves
*Go to the Shilo Village bank, and fill the enchanted vials there.
It is important to note that if you try to leave the jungle on foot, the water will disappear from your bowls.

==Changes==

===Gallery (historical)===
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|RuneScape 2<br/>Beta
|29 March 2004 –<br/>present
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==Trivia==
*The inventory icon was originally re-used for [[Divine potions]], with the colour changed to represent the various combat potions until 2 July 2020.

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Ranged weapons}}
{{Legends' Quest}}
{{Potions}}