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[[File:Ruinous Powers.png|left]]
[[File:Ruinous Powers tab.png|frame|The Ruinous Powers prayer book.]]
[[File:Activated Ruinous Power.png|right]]
The '''Ruinous Powers''' are a set of ancient [[Zaros]]ian prayers unlocked by selecting the [[Ruinous Powers (relic)|Ruinous Powers relic]] in [[Trailblazer Reloaded League]] that can be accessed separately from the normal prayer book. Originally intended to be obtained as a reward from completing [[Desert Treasure II - The Fallen Empire]], with some being unlocked via boss drops, these prayers had powerful effects aimed at superseding the existing prayers in the game.

==Prayers==
{| class="wikitable align-center-1 align-center-2 align-center-6" style="width:850px"
! style="width:5%;" | {{SCP|Prayer}} Level
! style="width:20%;" colspan="2"| Prayer
! style="width:50%;" | Effect
! style="width:20%;" | Drain rate
! style="width:5%;" | Drain effect{{efn|See [[Prayer#Prayer drain mechanics|§&nbsp;Prayer drain mechanics]].}}
|-
| 60
|{{plinkt|Rejuvenation}}
| 3x Restore rate for Hitpoints
| 1 point per 9 seconds
| 4
|-
| 61
|{{plinkt|Ancient Strength}}
| +20% Attack and Strength
| 1 point per 2 seconds
| 18
|-
| 62
|{{plinkt|Ancient Sight}}
| +20% Ranged Attack & Strength
| 1 point per 2 seconds
| 18
|-
| 63
|{{plinkt|Ancient Will}}
| +20% Magic Attack
| 1 point per 2 seconds
| 18
|-
| 65
|{{plinkt|Protect Item (Ruinous Powers)|txt=Protect Item}}
| Keep one extra item upon [[death]]
| 1 point per 2 seconds
| 18
|-
| 66
|{{plinkt|Ruinous Grace}}
| Prayer points are drained in place of run energy whilst [[running]]
| 1 point per 36 seconds
| 1
|-
| 67
|{{plinkt|Dampen Magic}}
| 100% protection from magic attacks (40% in [[PvP]]), but increases damage taken by 10%
| 1 point per 2.5 seconds
| 14
|-
| 69
|{{plinkt|Dampen Ranged}}
| 100% protection from ranged attacks (40% in [[PvP]]), but increases damage taken by 10%
| 1 point per 2.5 seconds
| 14
|-
| 71
|{{plinkt|Dampen Melee}}
| 100% protection from melee attacks (40% in [[PvP]]), but increases damage taken by 10%
| 1 point per 2.5 seconds
| 14
|-
| 72
|{{plinkt|Trinitas}}
| +15% Melee Attack and Strength, +15% Ranged Attack and Strength, and +15% Magic Attack
| 1 point per 1.63 seconds
| 22
|-
| 74
|{{plinkt|Berserker (Ruinous Powers)|txt=Berserker}}
| Boosted combat stats last 50% longer
| 1 point per 18 seconds
| 2
|-
| 75
|{{plinkt|Purge}}
| Reduces the player's and opponent's prayer points by 33% of damage dealt
| 1 point per 2 seconds
| 18
|-
| 77
|{{plinkt|Metabolise}}
| 25 ticks (15 seconds) after activation, allows players to attack 1 tick earlier after eating a piece of food
| 1 point per 3 seconds
| 12
|-
| 78
|{{plinkt|Rebuke}}
| Increases recoil damage by 50%
| 1 point per 3 seconds
| 12
|-
| 80
|{{plinkt|Vindication}}
| Heals the player by 25% of their base Prayer level if they fall below 10% health, draining their prayer points fully
| 1 point per 4 seconds
| 9
|-
| 82
|{{plinkt|Decimate}}
| +25% Attack, +27% Strength
| 1 point per 1.3 seconds
| 28
|-
| 84
|{{plinkt|Annihilate}}
| +25% Ranged Attack, +27% Ranged Strength
| 1 point per 1.3 seconds
| 28
|-
| 86
|{{plinkt|Vaporise}}
| +25% Magic Attack, +4% Magic Damage
| 1 point per 1.3 seconds
| 28
|-
| 87
|{{plinkt|Fumus' Vow}}
| Attacks that inflict [[poison]] will deal poison damage instantly
| 1 point per 2.5 seconds
| 14
|-
| 88
|{{plinkt|Umbra's Vow}}
| Attacks drain 5% of the opponent's Defence, up to 15% of their base level
| 1 point per 2.5 seconds
| 14
|-
| 89
|{{plinkt|Cruor's Vow}}
| Heals 3 Hitpoints and drains 3 Prayer points upon killing a target
| 1 point per 2.5 seconds
| 14
|-
| 90
|{{plinkt|Glacies' Vow}}
| Attacks drain 5% of the opponent's Magic, up to 15% of their base level
| 1 point per 2.5 seconds
| 14
|-
| 91
|{{plinkt|Wrath}}
| Upon death, deals damage up to 25% of the player's base Prayer level to targets in a 5x5 radius
| 1 point per 12 seconds
| 3
|-
| 92
|{{plinkt|Intensify}}
| +40% accuracy in all attack styles
| 1 point per 1.3 seconds
| 28
|}
{{Notelist}}

==Development history==
A proposal for a new prayer book, obtained as a Desert Treasure II reward, was first put to a poll by Jagex on [[20 December]] [[2022]].{{CiteNews|url=https://secure.runescape.com/m=news/winter-summit-summary?oldschool=1|title=Winter Summit Summary|newsdate=10 December 2022}} Players voted in favour of the original poll by 86.3%.{{CitePoll|url=https://secure.runescape.com/m=poll/oldschool/results?id=1654|poll=2023 Releases|polldate=20 December 2022|question=3}}

On [[14 February]] [[2023]], a blog post was released detailing the proposed rewards for the Desert Treasure II quest. As part of this blog post, Jagex created a poll which included a question on whether the new prayers should focus mostly on combat, on skilling, or a balance of both.{{CiteNews|url=https://secure.runescape.com/m=news/desert-treasure-ii---the-fallen-empire-rewards-greenlight-blog?oldschool=1|title=Desert Treasure II - The Fallen Empire: Rewards Greenlight Blog|newsdate=14 February 2023}} A majority of players voted that the prayers should focus on a balance of both combat and skilling.{{CitePoll|url=https://secure.runescape.com/m=poll/oldschool/results?id=1656|poll=Desert Treasure II Rewards: Community Consultation|polldate=17 February 2023}}

On [[3 March]], Jagex released a new blog post detailing their vision for the new prayer book. This initial proposal outlined 22 new prayers, which included utility, combat, protection, overhead, and skilling prayers.{{CiteNews|url=https://secure.runescape.com/m=news/a=13/the-ruinous-powers---greenlight-poll-blog?oldschool=1|title=The Ruinous Powers - Greenlight Poll Blog|newsdate=3 March 2023|name=greenlight}}

{{Cquote2|Our task is simple. Make a new Prayer book that doesn't outright overpower the Prayers we all know and love, bake in the common themes from hundreds of community suggestions, make something that feels rewarding for skilling-focused and combat-focused content, and deliver on some elements of high-risk vs. high-reward without making the new set of Prayers inapproachable. Simple, really.|Jagex{{NamedRef|greenlight}}}}

After player feedback, Jagex adjusted the proposal in an updated blog post, removing the ''Conservation'', ''Ancient Abundance'', ''Ancient Offering'', and ''Overprotection'' prayers, and reworking several others.{{CiteNews|url=https://secure.runescape.com/m=news/the-ruinous-powers---updated-greenlight-poll-blog?oldschool=1|title=The Ruinous Powers - Updated Greenlight Poll Blog|newsdate=8 March 2023}} A poll subsequently followed, giving approval to run a [[beta]] where players could try out the proposed new prayers.{{CitePoll|url=https://secure.runescape.com/m=poll/a=13/oldschool/results?id=1658|poll=The Ruinous Powers: Community Consultation|polldate=8 March 2023}}

On [[12 April]], beta worlds became available to test out the Desert Treasure II rewards, which included the Ruinous Powers.{{CiteNews|url=https://secure.runescape.com/m=news/a=13/desert-treasure-ii-rewards-beta?oldschool=1|title=Desert Treasure II Rewards Beta|newsdate=12 April 2023}} The worlds could be accessed for just one week, after which a blog post was released noting that Jagex were considering changes to the prayers to ensure that they do not impact the long-term health of the game.{{CiteNews|url=https://secure.runescape.com/m=news/a=97/makeover-improvements?oldschool=1|title=Makeover Improvements|newsdate=18 April 2023}}

A second beta begun on [[14 June]], which included several changes to address player feedback.{{CiteNews|url=https://secure.runescape.com/m=news/a=97/ruinous-powers-beta-v2?oldschool=1|title=Ruinous Powers Beta v2|newsdate=14 June 2023}} This beta was intended to run until [[21 June]], however Jagex announced on [[19 June]] that they would instead be shelving the Ruinous Powers.{{CiteNews|url=https://secure.runescape.com/m=news/a=13/the-future-of-the-ruinous-powers?oldschool=1|title=The Future of the Ruinous Powers|newsdate=19 June 2023|name=shelf}} In a lengthy post, they explained that their original vision for the content had "fallen to the wayside", that the Ruinous Powers felt like "power creep for the sake of it", and that shelving the content is the best decision for the game. However, they also made it clear that despite Ruinous Powers not being added to the game, the door is still open on new prayers and prayer books to be added in the future.

===Scrapped prayers===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left; width:700px"
|-
!Name
!Effect
!Type
|-
|[[File:Ancient Precision.png]] Ancient Precision
| +20% Attack

|Offensive
|-
|Overprotection
|Protect two extra items upon [[death]], but drains prayer points by 25% of damage taken
|Utility
|-
|Deflect Melee/Magic/Ranged
|Reduces damage from an attack style by 90%, with a 50% chance to reflect 10% of the original damage back (rounded down)
|Overhead
|-
|Absorb Melee/Magic/Ranged
|Full protection from an attack style (40% in PvP), but drains prayer points by 10% of the damage an attack would have dealt (rounded down)
|Overhead
|-
|Withstand Melee/Magic/Ranged
|Full protection from an attack style (40% in PvP), but reduces Defence by 33%
|Overhead
|-
|Conservation
|Grants a chance to prevent a resource from depleting when harvested
|Skilling
|-
|Ancient Abundance
|Increases success chance for gathering skills (e.x. Hunter, Woodcutting, Fishing, and Mining)
|Skilling
|-
|Ancient Offering
|Gives a 75% chance to destroy a gathered item, draining one prayer point if the effect procs
|Skilling
|}

===Proposed requirements===
{{User stats
|Mining = 72
|Strength = 30
|Agility = 70
|Smithing = 65
|Herblore = 62
|Ranged = 42
|Thieving = 70
|Cooking = 62
|Prayer = 60
|Crafting = 51
|Firemaking = 75
|Magic = 70
|Fletching = 50
|Woodcutting = 
|Runecraft = 60
|Slayer = 10
|Farming = 38
|Construction = 55
|Hunter = 56
|Attack = 37
|Fishing = 63
|Combat = 40
}}
Completion of the following quests:
* [[Desert Treasure I]]
** [[The Dig Site]]
** [[Temple of Ikov]]
** [[The Tourist Trap]]
** [[Troll Stronghold]]
** [[Priest in Peril]]
** [[Waterfall Quest]]
* [[Secrets of the North]]
** [[Making Friends with My Arm]]
** [[Devious Minds]]
** [[Hazeel Cult]]
** [[The General's Shadow]] (miniquest)
* [[Enakhra's Lament]]
* [[Temple of the Eye]]
** [[Enter the Abyss]] (miniquest)
* [[The Garden of Death]]
* [[Below Ice Mountain]]
* [[His Faithful Servants]] (miniquest)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Ruinous Powers}}
[[Category:Members' prayers]]