Protection prayers

Protection Prayers are often used to refer to the three "Protect from x" Prayers that could nullify or mitigate damage from incoming attacks of the respective combat style or discipline from monsters or players. These are available in both free-to-play and pay-to-play.

Level	Prayer		Effect	Drain Rate	Drain Effect
37		Protect from Magic	Protects against magic attacks	1 point per 3 seconds	12
40		Protect from Missiles	Protects against ranged attacks	1 point per 3 seconds	12
43		Protect from Melee	Protects against melee attacks	1 point per 3 seconds	12

Only one protection Prayer can be activated at a time; activating a different protection Prayer will deactivate the current one. Protection Prayers provide only a 40% damage reduction in PVP. Against non-player characters, protection Prayers block all damage in most circumstances, though some bosses (typically high-levelled) have attacks that can deal partial or full damage through them.

See also

• Protect Item
• Overheads