Armour/Prayer armour

For a full list of items and their stats worn in the body slot, see this table.

Prayer armour is used to slow the rate at which Prayer points drain when praying. Unlike the other three general categories of armour, there are few items within it that can be considered uniquely Prayer-related. Many shields, magic robes, and types of metal armour can also be considered Prayer armour.

Prayer item sets

Level	Level	Armour	Name	Other skills/ requirements
1	1		Trimmed skillcape	Level 99 in two or more skills
1	1		Priest gown	None
1	1		Monk's robes	None
1	1		Shade robes	None
1	1		Zamorak monk robes	None
1	1		Druid’s robes	None
1	1		Ancient ceremonial robes	None
1	1		Ring of the gods	None
1	1		God book	Horror from the Deep
1	10		White armour	Wanted!
1	30		Inquisitor's armour	70
1	40		Blessed d'hide armour	70
1	70		Verac's armour	70 for Verac's flail
1	75		Justiciar armour	None
10	20		Initiate armour	Recruitment Drive
20	30		Proselyte armour	Slug Menace
20	1		Vestment robe	None
31	1		Holy sandals	None
40	1		Mitre	40
40	1		Vestment cloak	None
55	45		Spirit shield	None
60	1		Stole	None
60	1		Devout boots	None
60	1		Crozier	None
60	40		Sunfire fanatic armour	None
60	70		Blessed spirit shield	None
65	1		3rd age druidic robes	None
70	1		Soul cape	2500 Zeal Tokens
70	75		Arcane spirit shield	65
70	75		Spectral spirit shield	65
75	75		Elysian spirit shield	None
80	80		Elidinis' ward	80
80	80		Elidinis' ward (f)	80 to wield, 90 and 90 to create (boostable)

Prayer equipment

Prayer robes

Priest, Monk, Shade, Zamorak, Druid

Priest gowns and Zamorak robes give the lowest Prayer bonus, while Druid robes give a slightly higher bonus. Monk's robes give the highest Prayer bonus in Free-to-play. Monk's robes are very popular when Player killing. Prayer robes are not used often in minigames (nor are they recommended to be used in them). The wearer may find themselves often coming under attack from different attack styles in a multi-combat area and, being able to use only one protection prayer at a time, this basically ensures a swift death (i.e. a player with monk's robes using Protect from Melee against a warrior coming under fire by a ranger, and being unable to protect from both).

God books

The Holy book.

The Book of balance.

The Unholy book.

Holy (Saradomin), Balance (Guthix), Unholy (Zamorak), Law (Armadyl), War (Bandos), Darkness (Zaros)

The God books are often used when using Prayer. These are obtained by completing the Horror from the Deep quest. They then must be completed by adding God pages obtained from Treasure Trails or by trading other players. The incomplete books give a +5 Prayer bonus, while completed books also give defensive and offensive bonuses.

Temple Knight armour

An initiate sallet

A proselyte sallet

Initiate, Proselyte

Initiate armour and Proselyte armour are earned by completing the Recruitment Drive and Slug Menace quests respectively. Initiate armour has the same stats as Mithril armour plus a Prayer bonus, and Proselyte armour has the same stats as its Adamant armour counterparts, with an even larger prayer bonus.

Vestment robes

A Saradomin Cloak.

A Guthix Cloak.

A Zamorak Cloak.

Saradomin, Guthix, Zamorak,
Mitre (Hat), Robe top, Robe bottom, Cloak, Stole (Amulet), Crozier (Weapon)

The Vestment robe sets are made up of six pieces. Stoles give the second highest Prayer bonus of any amulet, behind only the Dragonbone necklace. Vestment robe tops and legs give a Prayer bonus equivalent to Monk's robes, but also have a small magic bonus. The croziers have equivalent stats to a battlestaff with an additional prayer bonus, but are not often used as they do not provide unlimited runes. Vestments can be obtained from Treasure Trails, or by trading with another player.

Verac's armour

Helm, Brassard, Plateskirt, Flail

Verac's armour is a high-level Melee armour that gives a Prayer bonus. It gives the same prayer bonuses as Initiate armour, except for Verac's plateskirt, which gives slightly less, however its defensive bonuses are significantly higher. When all of Verac's set is worn (including Verac's flail), the player has a chance of hitting through protection prayers via its special, Defiler. The set effect coupled with the Prayer bonus makes this armour very popular when fighting the Kalphite Queen and in PvP. Verac's armour is obtained from the Barrows minigame or by trading with another player. Like other Barrows armour, Verac's armour has to be repaired after 15 hours of Combat. When a full set of Verac's and the Amulet of the damned are equipped, the wearer receives an additional +7 Prayer bonus (on top of the amulet's +3), giving an overall prayer bonus equivalent to equipping a stole (+10 prayer bonus).

Ancient ceremonial robes

Ancient ceremonial robes are a set of Zarosian robes. The set is made up of five pieces and do not have any requirements to wear. The robe top and bottoms offer equivalent prayer bonuses to monk robes. All monsters in the Ancient Prison excluding Nex can drop pieces of the set.

Sunfire fanatic armour

Sunfire fanatic armour is a set of armour giving the highest prayer bonus in the game. It is obtained as a possible reward from the Fortis Colosseum. It has the same stats as Rune armour, except for the prayer bonus and lower weight.

Best F2P Prayer armour setup

Main article: Armour/Highest bonuses

Slot	Image	Item	Prayer bonus	Notes
		God full helm	+1	This includes Guthix, Saradomin, and Zamorak helmets. Requires 40 to wear.
		Holy symbol	+8	Made by taking an unblessed symbol to Brother Jered on the 1st floor[UK]2nd floor[US] of the Edgeville Monastery, which requires 31 to enter. The Amulet of power also gives a Prayer bonus, but it is only +1.
		Monk's robe top	+6	Found on the 1st floor[UK]2nd floor[US] of the Edgeville Monastery, which requires 31 to enter.
		Monk's robe bottom	+5	Found on the 1st floor[UK]2nd floor[US] of the Edgeville Monastery, which requires 31 to enter.
		God kiteshield	+1	This includes Guthix, Saradomin, and Zamorak kiteshields. Requires 40 to wear.
		Rune mace	+4	Requires 40 to wield.
TOTAL			+25

Notes

• There are no boots, ring or glove armour pieces that give increased prayer stats.
• All F2P rune god armours give +1 prayer bonus per piece.

Best P2P Prayer armour setup

Main article: Armour/Highest bonuses

The following armour gives the highest possible prayer bonus.

Slot	Image	Item	Prayer bonus	Notes
		Sunfire fanatic helm	+6	Requires 40 and 60 to be worn.
		Dragonbone necklace	+12	Requires 70 to wear. The Bonecrusher necklace has the same bonus, requirements, and prayer-restoring effect, but also acts as a Bonecrusher.
		Sunfire fanatic cuirass	+10	Requires 40 and 60 to be worn.
		Sunfire fanatic chausses	+8	Requires 40 and 60 to be worn.
File:Boots slot.png		Devout boots	+5	Requires 60 to wear.
		Soul cape	+8	Requires 70 to wear.
		Any god book	+5	Requires completion of Horror from the Deep. Broodoo shields also give the same bonus, but require 25 and 25 . The Falador shield 4 gives the same Prayer bonus and requires completion of the Elite Falador Diary.
		Holy wraps	+3	Requires 31 to wear. Cheaper alternatives include White gloves and Blessed vambraces, but they only give +1 to Prayer. A Tormented bracelet gives +2, but requires 75 Hitpoints to wear.
		Ring of the gods (i)	+8	The Ring of the gods initially gives +4 Prayer bonus. However, players can imbue their ring via Nightmare Zone to increase its Prayer bonuses to +8. The Ring of suffering (i) gives +4 Prayer and has significantly higher Defence bonuses, but does not give the Holy wrench effect and additionally requires 75 .
		Any crozier	+6	Requires 60 to wield. The Void knight mace also gives the same Prayer bonus, but requires 42 , , , , , , 22 , and 250 commendation points.
		Rada's blessing 4	+2	Requires completion of the elite Kourend & Kebos Diary.
TOTAL			+73