Main page/Skill guides/Regular mode/Prayer

About Prayer

Prayer is trained by either burying bones, or using them on altars, or training with the bonecrusher. Different bones give different amounts of experience. Prayers are unlocked as the level in the skill goes up, these prayers are used to aid the player in combat. The prayers can help boost attack, defence, strength, ranged, and magic. When prayers are activated, your prayer points will start to drain until the prayer is turned off or all prayer points are used. To restore these, either drink a potion that restores prayer, or pray at an altar.

All of the prayers are listed here.

The only prayers that you can't unlock with leveling up, are Rigour, Preserve and Augury. You can buy the scrolls from the blood money shop (Emblem Trader) at ::shops.

Getting bones

There are a few ways to get bones:

• Get them from NPC's;
• Buy them from the high priest store and prayer master;
• Buy them from players;
• Get them from the command trivia

Remember that ironmen are not able to buy bones from players.

Even though prayer can be very useful, and very rewarding, it is also one of the most expensive skills to train, especially when you buy the bones from the shop or players. The fastest method is to buy them from the high priest store, but it's also the most expensive way. Prayer is relatively simple to train. However, it is very expensive unless you are getting the bones yourself.

You can find the high priest store at the shops (::shops).

How to train prayer?

Once you have the bones, training is pretty simple. There are three ways to train this skill:

• Take the bones you have and bury them in the ground;
• Use them on an altar;
• Bury them with the bonecrusher.

Bury

Burying bones is the fastest way, but it give less xp than when you offer the bones on an altar.

Altar

Home altar

You can find an altar north of Edgeville bank (just beside the Home teleport location) to use all types of bones on for around 3.5x more experience than when you bury them.

Platinum Members Zone altar

You can find the altar north of bank at home, right outside the bank of the Platinum Members Zone to use all types of bones on for more than 4x experience than when you bury them.

Ectofuntus

Using your bones on Ectofuntus gives the best prayer xp. To get there, either buy an ectophial from the slayer shop for 50 slayer points, or use the teleport via the Ancient wizard.

To get there via the Ancient wizard, teleport to the Experiments, climb the ladder and run east beyond the farming patch until you reach the Ectofuntus.

Chaos altar

To get there, teleport via the Ancient wizard and open the large door after which you will see the chaos altar.

The chaos altar gives one of the highest prayer xp and you have a 50% chance of saving a bone, but be aware of PKing as you are in level 38 wilderness!

Bonecrusher

If you kill a NPC that drops bones, the bonecrusher will drop that bones automatically. It gives around 3 times more xp than when you bury bones, but less than when you offer the bones on an altar.

You can buy the bonecrusher at Borat for 250 participation points. He stays in the bank at Edgeville (home).

You have to charge the bonecrusher with ecto-tokens. You can buy them at the general store. The bonecrusher is untradeable.

Prayer master

The prayer master (Brother Jered) can be found at the shops of Edgeville (use the command ::shops). He is able to give you skilling tasks to obtain prayer points or money (you will also get participation points when you finish your task). In addition, you can see his master's shop where you can spend your prayer points.

These xp rates are based on a maxed player.

Experience table for regular mode

Bone type	Image	XP for burying	XP with altar (Home)	XP with gilded altar (Ruby Members Zone)	Ectofuntus	Chaos Altar (Wilderness)
Burnt Bones		75	180	255	300	255
Bones		75	180	255	300	255
Small Ninja Monkey Bones
Big Bones		225	555	780	900	780
Zogre Bones		345	855	1,200	1,380	1,200
Shaikahan Bones		375	930	1,305	1,500	1,1305
Babydragon Bones		450	1,125	1,575	1,800	1,575
Dragon Bones		1,080	2,700	3,780	4,320	3,780
Wyvern Bones		1,080	2,700	3,780	4,320	3,780
Fayrg Bones		1,260	3,150	4,410	5,040	4,410
Lava Dragon Bones		1,275	3,180	4,455	5,100	4,455
Raurg Bones
Hydra Bones		1,650	4,125	5,775	6,600	5,775
Ourg Bones		2,100	5,250	7,350	8,400	7,350
Dagannoth Bones		1,875	4,680	6,555	7,500	6,555
Superior Dragon Bones		2,250	5,625	7,875	9,000	7,875
Gilded Bones		3,975	9,930	13,905	15,900	13,905

Experience table for Classic Mode

Bone type	Image	XP for burying	XP with altar (Home)	XP with gilded altar (Ruby Members Zone)	Ectofuntus	Chaos Altar (Wilderness)
Burnt Bones		50	120	170	200	170
Bones		50	120	170	200	170
Small Ninja Monkey Bones		125	300	425	500	425
Big Bones		150	370	520	600	520
Shaikahan Bones		250	620	870	1,000	870
Zogre Bones		230	570	800	920	800
Babydragon Bones		300	750	1,050	1,200	1,050
Dragon Bones		720	1,800	2,520	2,880	2,520
Wyvern Bones		720	1,800	2,520	2,880	2,520
Lava Dragon Bones		850	2,120	2,970	3,400	2,970
Fayrg Bones		840	2,100	2,940	3,360	2,940
Raurg Bones		2,400	6,000	8,400	9,600	8,400
Hydra Bones		1,100	2,750	3,850	4,400	3,850
Dagannoth Bones		1,250	3,120	4,370	5,000	4,370
Ourg Bones		1,400	3,500	4,900	5,600	4,900
Superior Dragon Bones		1,500	3,750	5,250	6,000	5,250
Gilded Bones		2,650	6,620	9,270	10,600	9,270

Experience table for Ironman Mode

Bone type	Image	XP for burying	XP with altar (Home)	XP with gilded altar (Ruby Members Zone)	Ectofuntus	Chaos Altar (wilderness)
Bones		75	180	255	300	255
Small Ninja Monkey Bones
Big Bones		225	555	780	900	780
Zogre Bones		345	855	1,200	1,380	1,200
Shaikahan Bones		375	930	1,305	1,500	1,1305
Babydragon Bones		450	1,125	1,575	1,800	1,575
Dragon Bones		1,080	2,700	3,780	4,320	3,780
Wyvern Bones		1,080	2,700	3,780	4,320	3,780
Fayrg Bones		1,260	3,150	4,410	5,040	4,410
Lava Dragon Bones		1,275	3,180	4,455	5,100	4,455
Raurg Bones
Hydra Bones		1,650	4,125	5,775	6,600	5,775
Ourg Bones		2,100	5,250	7,350	8,400	7,350
Dagannoth Bones		1,875	4,680	6,555	7,500	6,555
Superior Dragon Bones		2,250	5,625	7,875	9,000	7,875
Gilded Bones		3,975	9,930	13,905	15,900	13,905

Experience table for Realism Mode

Bone type	Image	XP for burying	XP with altar (Home)	XP with gilded altar (Ruby Members Zone)	Ectofuntus	Chaos Altar (Wilderness)
Burnt Bones		25	60	85	100	85
Bones		25	60	85	100	85
Small Ninja Monkey Bones		25	60	85	100	85
Big Bones		75	185	260	300	260
Shaikahan Bones		125	310	435	500	435
Zogre Bones		115	285	400	460	400
Babydragon Bones		150	375	525	600	525
Dragon Bones		360	900	1,260	1,440	1,260
Wyvern Bones		360	900	1,260	1,440	1,260
Lava Dragon Bones		425	1,060	1,845	1,700	1,485
Fayrg Bones		420	1,050	1,470	1,680	1,470
Raurg Bones		480	1,200	1,680	1,920	1,680
Hydra Bones		550	1,375	1,925	2,200	1,925
Dagannoth Bones		625	1,560	2,185	2,500	2,185
Ourg Bones		700	1,750	2,450	2,800	2,450
Superior Dragon Bones		750	1,875	2,625	3,000	2,625
Gilded Bones		1,325	3,310	4,635	5,300	4,635

Experience table for One Life Mode

Bone type	Image	XP for burying	XP with altar (Home)	XP with gilded altar (Ruby Members Zone)	Ectofuntus	Chaos Altar (Wilderness)
Burnt Bones		75	180	255	300	255
Bones		75	180	255	300	255
Small Ninja Monkey Bones		25	60	85	100	85
Big Bones		225	555	780	900	780
Zogre Bones		345	855	1,200	1,380	1,200
Shaikahan Bones		375	930	1,305	1,500	1,1305
Babydragon Bones		450	1,125	1,575	1,800	1,575
Dragon Bones		1,080	2,700	3,780	4,320	3,780
Wyvern Bones		1,080	2,700	3,780	4,320	3,780
Fayrg Bones		1,260	3,150	4,410	5,040	4,410
Lava Dragon Bones		1,275	3,180	4,455	5,100	4,455
Raurg Bones		480	1,200	1,680	1,920	1,680
Hydra Bones		1,650	4,125	5,775	6,600	5,775
Ourg Bones		2,100	5,250	7,350	8,400	7,350
Dagannoth Bones		1,875	4,680	6,555	7,500	6,555
Superior Dragon Bones		2,250	5,625	7,875	9,000	7,875
Gilded Bones		3,975	9,930	13,905	15,900	13,905

Experience table for Pure / Master Mode

Bone type	Image	XP for burying	XP with altar (Home)	XP with gilded altar (Ruby Members Zone)	Ectofuntus	Chaos Altar (Wilderness)
Burnt Bones		25	60	85	100	85
Bones		25	60	85	100	85
Small Ninja Monkey Bones		25	60	85	100	85
Big Bones		75	185	260	300	260
Shaikahan Bones		125	310	435	500	435
Zogre Bones		115	285	400	460	400
Babydragon Bones		150	375	525	600	525
Dragon Bones		360	900	1,260	1,440	1,260
Wyvern Bones		360	900	1,260	1,440	1,260
Lava Dragon Bones		425	1,060	1,845	1,700	1,485
Fayrg Bones		420	1,050	1,470	1,680	1,470
Raurg Bones		480	1,200	1,680	1,920	1,680
Hydra Bones		550	1,375	1,925	2,200	1,925
Dagannoth Bones		625	1,560	2,185	2,500	2,185
Ourg Bones		700	1,750	2,450	2,800	2,450
Superior Dragon Bones		750	1,875	2,625	3,000	2,625
Gilded Bones		1,325	3,310	4,635	5,300	4,635

Experience table for Spawn Mode

Bone type	Image	XP for burying	XP with altar (Home)	XP with gilded altar (Ruby Members Zone)	Ectofuntus	Chaos Altar (Wilderness)
Burnt Bones		75	180	255	300	255
Bones		75	180	255	300	255
Small Ninja Monkey Bones		75	180	255	300	255
Big Bones		225	555	780	900	780
Zogre Bones		345	855	1,200	1,380	1,200
Shaikahan Bones		375	930	1,305	1,500	1,1305
Babydragon Bones		450	1,125	1,575	1,800	1,575
Dragon Bones		1,080	2,700	3,780	4,320	3,780
Wyvern Bones		1,080	2,700	3,780	4,320	3,780
Fayrg Bones		1,260	3,150	4,410	5,040	4,410
Lava Dragon Bones		1,275	3,180	4,455	5,100	4,455
Raurg Bones		1,440	3,600	5,040	5,760	5,040
Hydra Bones		1,650	4,125	5,775	6,600	5,775
Ourg Bones		2,100	5,250	7,350	8,400	7,350
Dagannoth Bones		1,875	4,680	6,555	7,500	6,555
Superior Dragon Bones		2,250	5,625	7,875	9,000	7,875
Gilded Bones		3,975	9,930	13,905	15,900	13,905

Useful items and boosts

Prayer is not included in the hourly bonus list.

Item/Boost	Image	Effect	How to obtain?
Voting		Gives you 25% more prayer xp for 1 hour	When you redeem your vote, you will get a boost xp for 1 hour. See here how to vote
Zealot set		Gives you 20% more prayer xp	Buy it from the prayer master for 3750 prayer points
Prayer cape		Gives you 10% more prayer xp	Buy it from the prayer master
Prayer hood		Gives you 5% more prayer xp	Buy it from the prayer master

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