Defence

A player in full rune armour in Varrock square

Defence lets you block more of the hits you take. You train it by fighting in a defensive style.

Equipment that needs Defence

Level	Item
5	Decorative helm
5	Decorative shield
5	Spiny helmet
5	Steel boots
5	Steel chainbody
5	Steel full helm
5	Steel kiteshield
5	Steel med helm
5	Steel platebody
5	Steel platelegs
5	Steel plateskirt
5	Steel sq shield
10	Black boots
10	Black chainbody
10	Black full helm
10	Black full helm (g)
10	Black full helm (t)
10	Black kiteshield
10	Black kiteshield (g)
10	Black kiteshield (t)
10	Black kiteshield(h)
10	Black med helm
10	Black platebody
10	Black platebody (g)
10	Black platebody (t)
10	Black platelegs
10	Black platelegs (g)
10	Black platelegs (t)
10	Black plateskirt
10	Black plateskirt (g)
10	Black plateskirt (t)
10	Black sq shield
10	Hardleather body
10	Initiate platelegs
10	Slayer helmet (i)
10	White boots
10	White chainbody
10	White full helm
10	White gloves
10	White kiteshield
10	White med helm
10	White platebody
10	White platelegs
10	White plateskirt
10	White sq shield
10	Xerician hat
10	Xerician robe
10	Xerician top
20	Elite black full helm
20	Elite black platebody
20	Elite black platelegs
20	Enchanted hat
20	Enchanted robe
20	Enchanted top
20	Initiate helm
20	Initiate platemail
20	Initiate sallet
20	Mirror shield
20	Mithril boots
20	Mithril chainbody
20	Mithril full helm
20	Mithril kiteshield
20	Mithril med helm
20	Mithril platebody
20	Mithril platelegs
20	Mithril plateskirt
20	Mithril sq shield
20	Mystic boots
20	Mystic boots
20	Mystic boots
20	Mystic gloves
20	Mystic gloves
20	Mystic gloves
20	Mystic hat
20	Mystic hat
20	Mystic hat
20	Mystic robe bottom
20	Mystic robe bottom
20	Mystic robe bottom
20	Mystic robe bottom
20	Mystic robe top
20	Mystic robe top
20	Mystic robe top
20	Studded body
20	Studded body (g)
20	Studded body (t)
25	Broodoo shield
25	Broodoo shield (1)
25	Broodoo shield (10)
25	Broodoo shield (2)
25	Broodoo shield (3)
25	Broodoo shield (4)
25	Broodoo shield (5)
25	Broodoo shield (6)
25	Broodoo shield (7)
25	Broodoo shield (8)
25	Broodoo shield (9)
25	Infinity boots
25	Infinity bottoms
25	Infinity gloves
25	Infinity hat
25	Infinity top
30	Adam full helm (g)
30	Adam full helm (t)
30	Adam kiteshield (g)
30	Adam kiteshield (t)
30	Adam kiteshield(h)
30	Adam platebody (g)
30	Adam platebody (t)
30	Adam platelegs (g)
30	Adam platelegs (t)
30	Adam plateskirt (g)
30	Adam plateskirt (t)
30	Adamant boots
30	Adamant chainbody
30	Adamant defender
30	Adamant full helm
30	Adamant kiteshield
30	Adamant med helm
30	Adamant platebody
30	Adamant platelegs
30	Adamant plateskirt
30	Adamant sq shield
30	Fremennik helm
30	Fremennik shield
30	Gold helmet
30	Inquisitor's great helm
30	Inquisitor's hauberk
30	Inquisitor's plateskirt
30	Masori body
30	Masori chaps
30	Masori mask
30	Proselyte cuisse
30	Proselyte hauberk
30	Proselyte sallet
30	Proselyte tasset
30	3rd Age amulet
30	3rd Age mage hat
30	3rd Age robe
30	3rd Age robe top
30	Ram skull helm
30	Snakeskin bandana
30	Snakeskin body
30	Snakeskin boots
30	Snakeskin chaps
33	Heavy ballista
35	Ava's assembler
35	Masori assembler
40	Ancient coif
40	Ancient d'hide body
40	Black d'hide body
40	Blue d'hide body
40	D-hide body (g)
40	D-hide body (t)
40	D-hide body(g)
40	Fighter torso
40	Fighter torso (l)(or)
40	Fighter torso (or)
40	Gilded full helm
40	Gilded kiteshield
40	Gilded platebody
40	Gilded platelegs
40	Gilded plateskirt
40	Green d'hide body
40	Guthix full helm
40	Guthix kiteshield
40	Guthix platebody
40	Guthix platelegs
40	Guthix plateskirt
40	Hueycoatl hide body
40	Koriff's cowl
40	Maoma's full helm
40	Red d'hide body
40	Rock-shell helm
40	Rock-shell legs
40	Rock-shell plate
40	Rune boots
40	Rune chainbody
40	Rune defender
40	Rune full helm
40	Rune full helm
40	Rune full helm (g)
40	Rune full helm (t)
40	Rune kiteshield
40	Rune kiteshield
40	Rune kiteshield (g)
40	Rune kiteshield (t)
40	Rune kiteshield(h)
40	Rune med helm
40	Rune platebody
40	Rune platebody (g)
40	Rune platebody (t)
40	Rune platelegs
40	Rune platelegs (g)
40	Rune platelegs (t)
40	Rune plateskirt
40	Rune plateskirt (g)
40	Rune plateskirt (t)
40	Rune sq shield
40	Saika's veil
40	Saradomin full
40	Saradomin kite
40	Saradomin legs
40	Saradomin plate
40	Saradomin skirt
40	Skeletal bottoms
40	Skeletal helm
40	Skeletal top
40	Spined body
40	Spined boots
40	Spined chaps
40	Spined helm
40	Splitbark body
40	Splitbark gauntlets
40	Splitbark greaves
40	Splitbark helm
40	Splitbark legs
40	Sunfire fanatic chausses
40	Sunfire fanatic cuirass
40	Sunfire fanatic helm
40	Zamorak full helm
40	Zamorak kiteshield
40	Zamorak platebody
40	Zamorak platelegs
40	Zamorak plateskirt
45	Archer helm
45	Berserker helm
45	Farseer helm
45	Fighter hat
45	3rd Age range coif
45	3rd Age range legs
45	3rd Age range top
45	3rd Age vambraces
45	Spirit shield
45	Warrior helm
45	Zaryte vambraces
50	Blood Moon chestplate
50	Blood Moon chestplate (broken)
50	Blood Moon helm
50	Blood Moon helm (broken)
50	Blood Moon tassets
50	Blood Moon tassets (broken)
50	Blue Moon chestplate
50	Blue Moon chestplate (broken)
50	Blue Moon helm
50	Blue Moon helm (broken)
50	Blue Moon tassets
50	Blue Moon tassets (broken)
50	Dwarven helmet
50	Eclipse Moon chestplate
50	Eclipse Moon chestplate (broken)
50	Eclipse Moon helm
50	Eclipse Moon helm (broken)
50	Eclipse Moon tassets
50	Eclipse Moon tassets (broken)
50	Granite gloves
50	Granite legs
50	Granite ring (i)
50	Granite shield
50	Swampbark body
50	Swampbark boots
50	Swampbark gauntlets
50	Swampbark helm
50	Swampbark legs
50	Zombie helmet
55	Helm of Neitiznot
55	Helm of Neitiznot (or)
60	Bloodbark body
60	Bloodbark boots
60	Bloodbark gauntlets
60	Bloodbark helm
60	Bloodbark legs
60	Coconut bunch
60	Dragon boots
60	Dragon chainbody
60	Dragon defender
60	Dragon full helm
60	Dragon kiteshield
60	Dragon med helm
60	Dragon med helm (cr)
60	Dragon platebody
60	Dragon platelegs
60	Dragon plateskirt
60	Dragon plateskirt (cr)
60	Dragon sq shield
60	Malediction ward
60	Obsidian helmet
60	Obsidian platebody
60	Obsidian platelegs
60	Odium ward
60	Toktz-ket-xil
60	Waste disposal
65	Ancestral hat
65	Ancestral robe bottom
65	Ancestral robe top
65	Bandos boots
65	Bandos chestplate
65	Bandos tassets
65	3rd Age full helmet
65	3rd Age kiteshield
65	3rd Age platebody
65	3rd Age platelegs
65	3rd Age plateskirt
65	Twisted ancestral hat
65	Twisted ancestral robe bottom
65	Twisted ancestral robe top
70	Ahrims hood
70	Ahrims hood 100
70	Ahrims hood 25
70	Ahrims hood 50
70	Ahrims hood 75
70	Ahrims robeskirt
70	Ahrims robetop
70	Ahrims skirt 100
70	Ahrims skirt 25
70	Ahrims skirt 50
70	Ahrims skirt 75
70	Ahrims top 100
70	Ahrims top 25
70	Ahrims top 50
70	Ahrims top 75
70	Armadyl chainskirt
70	Armadyl chestplate
70	Armadyl helmet
70	Avernic defender
70	Blessed spirit shield
70	Boots of Brimstone
70	Crystal body
70	Crystal helm
70	Crystal legs
70	Crystal shield 1/10
70	Crystal shield 2/10
70	Crystal shield 3/10
70	Crystal shield 4/10
70	Crystal shield 5/10
70	Crystal shield 6/10
70	Crystal shield 7/10
70	Crystal shield 8/10
70	Crystal shield 9/10
70	Crystal shield full
70	Dharoks body 100
70	Dharoks body 25
70	Dharoks body 50
70	Dharoks body 75
70	Dharoks helm
70	Dharoks helm 100
70	Dharoks helm 25
70	Dharoks helm 50
70	Dharoks helm 75
70	Dharoks legs 100
70	Dharoks legs 25
70	Dharoks legs 50
70	Dharoks legs 75
70	Dharoks platebody
70	Dharoks platelegs
70	Echo ahrim's hood
70	Echo ahrim's hood 100
70	Echo ahrim's hood 25
70	Echo ahrim's hood 50
70	Echo ahrim's hood 75
70	Echo ahrim's robeskirt
70	Echo ahrim's robeskirt 100
70	Echo ahrim's robeskirt 25
70	Echo ahrim's robeskirt 50
70	Echo ahrim's robeskirt 75
70	Echo ahrim's robetop
70	Echo ahrim's robetop 100
70	Echo ahrim's robetop 25
70	Echo ahrim's robetop 50
70	Echo ahrim's robetop 75
70	Guthans body 100
70	Guthans body 25
70	Guthans body 50
70	Guthans body 75
70	Guthans chainskirt
70	Guthans helm
70	Guthans helm 100
70	Guthans helm 25
70	Guthans helm 50
70	Guthans helm 75
70	Guthans platebody
70	Guthans skirt 100
70	Guthans skirt 25
70	Guthans skirt 50
70	Guthans skirt 75
70	Karils coif
70	Karils coif 100
70	Karils coif 25
70	Karils coif 50
70	Karils coif 75
70	Karils leatherskirt
70	Karils leathertop
70	Karils skirt 100
70	Karils skirt 25
70	Karils skirt 50
70	Karils skirt 75
70	Karils top 100
70	Karils top 25
70	Karils top 50
70	Karils top 75
70	Koriff's coif
70	Maoma's great helm
70	Neitiznot faceguard
70	New crystal shield
70	Saika's shroud
70	Torags body 100
70	Torags body 25
70	Torags body 50
70	Torags body 75
70	Torags helm
70	Torags helm 100
70	Torags helm 25
70	Torags helm 50
70	Torags helm 75
70	Torags legs 100
70	Torags legs 25
70	Torags legs 50
70	Torags legs 75
70	Torags platebody
70	Torags platelegs
70	Veracs brassard
70	Veracs helm
70	Veracs helm 100
70	Veracs helm 25
70	Veracs helm 50
70	Veracs helm 75
70	Veracs plateskirt
70	Veracs skirt 100
70	Veracs skirt 25
70	Veracs skirt 50
70	Veracs skirt 75
70	Veracs top 100
70	Veracs top 25
70	Veracs top 50
70	Veracs top 75
75	Ancient wyvern shield
75	Arcane spirit shield
75	Dinh's blazing bulwark
75	Dinh's bulwark
75	Dragonfire shield
75	Dragonfire ward
75	Echo boots
75	Elysian spirit shield
75	Eternal boots
75	Guardian boots
75	Justiciar chestguard
75	Justiciar faceguard
75	Justiciar legguards
75	Magma helm
75	Magma helm (uncharged)
75	Primordial boots
75	Serpentine helm
75	Serpentine helm (uncharged)
75	Spectral spirit shield
75	Tanzanite helm
75	Tanzanite helm (uncharged)
75	Twisted buckler
75	Virtus mask
75	Virtus robe bottom
75	Virtus robe top
78	Oathplate chest
78	Oathplate helm
78	Oathplate legs
78	Radiant oathplate chest
78	Radiant oathplate helm
78	Radiant oathplate legs
80	Avernic treads
80	Avernic treads (et)
80	Avernic treads (max)
80	Avernic treads (pe)
80	Avernic treads (pe)(et)
80	Avernic treads (pr)
80	Avernic treads (pr)(et)
80	Avernic treads (pr)(pe)
80	Elidinis' ward
80	Elidinis' ward (f)
80	Elidinis' ward (or)
80	Ferocious gloves
80	Masori body (f)
80	Masori chaps (f)
80	Masori mask (f)
80	Rondache
80	Sanguine torva full helm
80	Sanguine torva platebody
80	Sanguine torva platelegs
80	Torva full helm
80	Torva platebody
80	Torva platelegs

Skill cape

Level	Item
99	Defence cape
99	Defence cape(t)
99	Defence hood