The skill we know as prayer can be very advantageous. By calling upon the Gods of Runescape, one can perform such acts as regeneration, superhuman strength and invulnerability to magic, combat and ranging. The ability to call upon these gods must be trained however, and that is the art of prayer. For the higher your prayer level, the greater your advantages.

To use a prayer, open the prayer menu and a list of prayers will open. Click on the prayer you want to activate. If you want to turn it off again, simply click on it one more time.

	Prayer that you have the level to use.
	Prayer that is in use.
	Prayer that you dont have the level to use.

Each of the prayers can be turned on or off individually. When you use a prayer, you are given an advantage depending on the prayer you choose to use. However, you can only use one prayer spells for each skill at a time. For instance you can have 'superhuman strength' (raises strength) and 'incredible reflexes' (raises attack) at the same time, but you cannot use 'improved reflexes' and 'incredible reflexes' simultaneously, since they both increase your attack.

Spells & Drain Rates

When using a prayer, your prayer level will slowly drain. When your prayer is drained to zero, all prayers will be deactivated and you will need to recharge at an altar to use another prayer. The rate at which it drains depends on the prayer, and the equipment you are wearing.

List Of Prayers
Picture	Level	Name	Description
	1	Thick Skin	Increases your defence by 5%
	2	Burst of Strength	Increases your strength by 5%
	7	Clarity of Thought	Increases your attack by 5%
	10	Rock Skin	Increases your defence by 10%
	13	Superhuman Strength	Increases your strength by 10%
	16	Improved Reflexes	Increases your attack by 10%
	19	Rapid Restore	2x restore rate for all stats except hitpoints and prayer.
	22	Rapid Heal	2x restore rate for hitpoints
	25	Protect Items	Keep 1 extra item if you die
	28	Steel Skin	Increases your defence by 15%
	31	Ultimate Strength	Increases your strength by 15%
	34	Incredible Reflexes	Increases your attack by 15%
	37	Protect from Magic	Protection from magical attacks
	40	Protect from Missiles	Protection from ranged attacks
	43	Protect from Melee	Protection from close attacks

Higher prayer gives the advantage of being able to use prayers for longer periods of time, an advantage that is invaluable when it comes to dueling/player killing and when training.

There are armors and weapons that add bonuses to prayer which help slow the drain rate.

To recharge your prayer points when it has run out, simply find an altar. Altars are found all over the map, mainly in churches.

Experience

To train prayer, all you have to do is bury bones. The different types of bones are:

Protection Prayers

The 3 protection prayers, Melee, Missiles and Magic are very important prayers. They allow you 100% protection from NPC attacks. When in use, a little icon will appear above your head.

These prayers can be invaluable when you are in a tight spot, or when you are training. A good training technique against high level monsters that typically do a lot of damage is to wear equipment that gives excellent prayer bonuses such as the mace, monk’s robes and the holy symbol, and use protect against melee. Your prayer will drain quite slowly and last a while. Bring prayer potions to keep your prayer from draining totally.

However, in the wilderness and the dueling arena, the protection prayers work differently. Instead of 100% protection, they protect you 50%, while raising the amount of times you block your opponent’s attack. They are a great advantage, and can save your life in tight spots.

The Prayer Guild

The Prayer Guild, located in the Monastery east of Ice Mountain, is 31 to enter. Benefits include the ability to talk to Brother Jerrod, who can bless your holy symbols. Monk’s robes are also available in the guild. And an altar that gives u 2 more prayers when you recharge (example: If you lvl 55 prayer, you get 57/55).