Mages' book

**Mages' book**
Release date	4 January 2006 (Update)
Members?	Yes
Quest item?	No
Tradeable?	Yes
Lendable?	No
Equipable?	Yes
Stacks?	No
High Alch	300 coins
Low Alch	200 coins
Destroy	Drop
Store price	500, 550, 6,000, 500 Pizazz points;
Examine	The magical book of the Mage.
Weight	1 kg

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The Mages' book is a book held in place of a shield that is a reward from the Mage Training Arena minigame, and was also a rare potential drop from PvP worlds or Bounty worlds until its removal from the PvP drop table on 16 June 2009. The mages' book requires 60 Magic to wield and is held in the shield slot.

A mages' book can be obtained from the Rewards Guardian in exchange for 500 telekinetic, 550 alchemist, 6,000 enchantment, and 500 graveyard pizazz points. It is currently the most expensive reward available from the Rewards Guardian. Though a very slow process, the cost of the runes needed for the required pizazz points (While using corresponding staves at the minimal level to cast all Mage Arena spells) will earn you a very large profit. (This profit used to be around 2,757,721 coins. Note: These calculations are valid if you currently have no pizazz points in any of the Mage Training areas and if using Onyx enchantments in the Enchanting Chamber.)

Bonuses
Attack bonus
Hover over image for type					A player wielding a Mage's book. A player wielding a Mage's book.

0	0	0	+15	0
Defence bonus

0	0	0	+15	0
Other bonuses				Slot

0	0	0%	0

Compared to others

Until the release of spirit shields, the mages' book provided the highest Magic attack and Defence bonus of any item worn in the shield slot. These statistics can now be claimed by the Arcane spirit shield and Spectral spirit shield. The mages' book has the fourth-highest Magic attack bonus for any piece of equipment in the shield slot, the highest being the Arcane spirit shield, the second highest being the Farseer kiteshield, and the third highest being the Ward of subjugation. It has the fourth-highest Magic defence for a shield, the highest being the Spectral spirit shield and Sacred clay shield (magic) (tied) and the second highest being the Eagle-eye kiteshield.

Item		attack	defence	absorption
	Arcane spirit shield	+20	+2	0%
	Celestial surgebox	+7	+7	0%
	Eagle-eye kiteshield	+0	+25	+14%
	Farseer kiteshield	+17	+5	+7%
File:Incomplete ancient book.png	Ancient Book	+6	+6	0%
	Mages' book	+15	+15	0%
	Sacred clay shield (magic)	+0	+30	0%
	Spectral spirit shield	+0	+30	0%
	Tome of frost	+10	+10	0%
File:Unholy book.png	Unholy Book	+8	+0	0%
	Ward of subjugation	+16	+3	6%
	Illuminated Holy Book	+0	+8	0%