Defence cape

Defence cape

Release date	18 October 2006 (Update)
Members?	Yes
Quest item?	No
Tradeable?	No
Equipable?	Yes
Stacks?	No
High Alch	59,400 coins
Low Alch	39,600 coins
Value	99,000 coins
Destroy	Drop
Store price	99,000 coins (Melee instructor)
Examine	The cape worn by masters of the art of Defence.
Weight	0.4 kg

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The Defence cape is the Skill Cape for the Defence skill. Players with level 99 Defence can purchase it for 99,000 coins alongside the Defence hood from Harlan the Melee instructor in a building to the north of the Lumbridge general store. Defence capes are light blue in colour, and have a cream-coloured trim if the player has more than one level 99 skill.

The Defence cape is popular, and relatively easy to train in minigames such as Pest Control and Soul Wars. It is relatively fast and easy to achieve, and is thus the 7th rarest level 99 cape.

The cape also has an emote, lasting 5.42 seconds, during which the player uses shields to defend from various attacks such as arrows and rocks. The Defence cape must be equipped in order to perform this emote.

Should a player achieve a second level 99 after Defence, the Defence cape will become a Defence cape (t). The trimmed version has a white trim and adds a +4 Prayer bonus to the original cape's stats. If a players already has a level 99 while achieving the Defence cape, the cape received will automatically be the Defence cape (t).

Bonuses

Hover over image for type												A player wearing an untrimmed defence cape. A player wearing an untrimmed defence cape.	A player wearing a trimmed Defence cape (t).
Attack bonus
0	0	0	0	0
Defence bonus
+9	+9	+9	+9	+9
Other bonuses				Slot
0	0	0%	0 (+4 trimmed)

Gallery

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  A player performing the Defence cape emote (click to play).

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  A trimmed Defence cape seen from the front.

• A player getting 99 Defence.

  A player getting 99 Defence.

Trivia

• The lowest combat level to achieve 99 Defence is 27. This needs to retain 10 Constitution and is only possible with the use of the Soul Wars activity, tome of experiences, experience lamps, exam books, or penguin points.
• This cape's emote was changed and received a graphics update as well on 25 May 2010.
• This cape is one of the capes that got an almost completely different emote. The others were the Attack cape, Summoning cape, Thieving cape, and Constitution cape.
• As of the update 25 August 2010, the clothing colour of Saradomin blue resembles the colour of the Defence Cape
• As of the update 4 January 2011, Jagex fixed a bug where the cross on the Defence cape was unclear in your inventory.