Magic - Battle Spells

Without doubt, the most common use of Magic in RuneScape is to smite your foes from afar. To this end, mages have developed a number of delightful spells designed to hurl various magical energies at their enemies.

Unlike other spells, battle spells will not always succeed. Your ability to cast spells of this type is judged through a combination of your Magic skill and your Magic attack bonuses (these depend on what you are wearing).

Certain items (such as rune platebodies) will lower your magical attack bonus and therefore your chance of successfully casting this type of spell is also decreased.

It should also be noted that the amount of experience listed in the tables below is merely the base number of points you receive upon successfully casting any listed spell. You will gain additional experience (and not just in Magic) once your spell has actually damaged its target.

Please note that if a spell has (m) after its name, it is Members Only.

Spell name	Levels required	Casting requirements						Maximum damage	Base magic experience gained
Wind Strike	1	Mind rune	x1	Air rune	x1			20	5.5
Water Strike	5	Mind rune	x1	Air rune	x1	Water rune	x1	40	7.5
Earth Strike	9	Mind rune	x1	Air rune	x1	Earth rune	x2	60	9.5
Fire Strike	13	Mind rune	x1	Air rune	x2	Fire rune	x3	80	11.5

Spell name	Levels required	Casting requirements						Maximum damage	Base magic experience gained
Wind Bolt	17	Chaos rune	x1	Air rune	x2			90	13.5
Water Bolt	23	Chaos rune	x1	Air rune	x2	Water rune	x2	100	16.5
Earth Bolt	29	Chaos rune	x1	Air rune	x2	Earth rune	x3	110	19.5
Fire Bolt	35	Chaos rune	x1	Air rune	x3	Fire rune	x4	120	21.5

Spell name	Levels required	Casting requirements						Maximum damage	Base magic experience gained
Wind Blast	41	Death rune	x1	Air rune	x3			130	25.5
Water Blast	47	Death rune	x1	Air rune	x3	Water rune	x3	140	28.5
Earth Blast	53	Death rune	x1	Air rune	x3	Earth rune	x4	150	31.5
Fire Blast	59	Death rune	x1	Air rune	x4	Fire rune	x5	160	34.5

Spell name	Levels required	Casting requirements						Maximum damage	Base magic experience gained
Wind Wave (m)	62	Blood rune	x1	Air rune	x5			170	36
Water Wave (m)	65	Blood rune	x1	Air rune	x5	Water rune	x7	180	37.5
Earth Wave (m)	70	Blood rune	x1	Air rune	x5	Earth rune	x7	190	40
Fire Wave (m)	75	Blood rune	x1	Air rune	x5	Fire rune	x7	200	42.5

Spell name	Levels required	Casting requirements								Maximum damage	Base magic experience gained
Wind Surge (m)	81	Blood rune	x1	Death rune	x1	Air rune	x7			220	75
Water Surge (m)	85	Blood rune	x1	Death rune	x1	Air rune	x7	Water rune	x10	240	80
Earth Surge (m)	90	Blood rune	x1	Death rune	x1	Air rune	x7	Earth rune	x10	260	85
Fire Surge (m)	95	Blood rune	x1	Death rune	x1	Air rune	x7	Fire rune	x10	280	90

Not every spell useful in combat is elemental, of course, and cunning wizards have devised other, specialised spells.

Spell	Description
Crumble Undead:	Providing useful training for a mage of level 39, you will find that the crumble undead spell can hit up to 150 points of damage on undead creatures (zombies, skeletons, etc.).
Magic Dart:	Requiring an experienced Slayer of at least level 55 to use, you will find the power of the magic dart can defeat even the toughest enemies with ease. It is also useful if you want to use Magic to kill turoths and kurasks.
Iban Blast:	After completion of the Underground Pass you can possess the Iban Staff and hence cast 'Iban blast'- an incredibly powerful spell. Be warned, the staff will run out of charges and you will have to visit the Zamorak well, deep in the Underground pass, to get it recharged.

Spell name	Levels required	Casting requirements						Maximum damage	Base magic experience gained
Crumble Undead	39	Air rune	x2	Earth rune	x2	Chaos rune	x1	150	24.5
Magic Dart (m)	50	Death rune	x1	Mind rune	x4		Slayer Staff	190	30
Iban Blast (m)	50	Death rune	x1	Fire rune	x5		Iban Staff	250	30

To start or leave a fight, you may need to trap your opponent on the spot, or use your magical skill to affect their combat related levels, all in an effort to gain the upper hand. To do this, view the below table for a list of hexes and holding spells.

Spell name	Levels required	Casting requirements						Effect	Base magic experience gained
Confuse	3	Water rune	x3	Earth rune	x2	Body rune	x1	Reduces opponent's Attack by 5%	13
Weaken	11	Water rune	x3	Earth rune	x2	Body rune	x1	Reduces opponent's Strength by 5%	21
Curse	19	Water rune	x2	Earth rune	x3	Body rune	x1	Reduces opponent's Defence by 5%	29
Bind	20	Water rune	x3	Earth rune	x3	Nature rune	x2	Holds target in place for 5 seconds	30
Snare (m)	50	Water rune	x4	Earth rune	x4	Nature rune	x3	Holds target in place for 10 seconds	60
Vulnerability (m)	66	Water rune	x5	Earth rune	x5	Soul rune	x1	Reduces target's Defence by 10%	76
Enfeeble (m)	73	Water rune	x8	Earth rune	x8	Soul rune	x1	Reduces target's Strength by 10%	83
Entangle (m)	79	Water rune	x5	Earth rune	x5	Nature rune	x4	Holds target in place for 15 seconds.	89
Stun (m)	80	Water rune	x12	Earth rune	x12	Soul rune	x1	Reduces target's Attack by 10%	90
Charge (m)	80	Air rune	x3	Fire rune	x3	Blood rune	x3	Increases the god spells' damage if you are wearing a Mage Arena god cape	180
Teleport Block	85	Chaos rune	x1	Law rune	x1	Death rune	x1	Prevents your enemy from teleporting for 5 minutes	80

All of the god spells are incredibly powerful and can be 'Charged' (level 80 Magic) to increase the damage significantly, provided you are also wearing one of the Mage Arena god capes. To read about the spells and how to unlock them, view the Mage Arena page. Aside from the damage inflicted, each god spell has an alternative effect, described in the table below:

Spell	Description
Saradomin Strike:	Can temporarily lower the target's Prayer level.
Claws of Guthix:	Can temporarily lower the opponent's Defence level.
Flames of Zamorak:	Can temporarily lower the target's Magic level.

Spell name	Levels required	Casting requirements								Maximum damage	Base magic experience gained
Saradomin Strike (m)	60	Blood rune	x2	Fire rune	x2	Air rune	x4		Saradomin Staff	200	61
Claws of Guthix (m)	60	Blood rune	x2	Fire rune	x1	Air rune	x4		Guthix Staff or Void Knight Mace	200	61
Flames of Zamorak (m)	60	Blood rune	x2	Fire rune	x4	Air rune	x1		Zamorak Staff	200	61

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