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{{otheruses|the altars used to recharge Prayer|the altars used in Runecrafting|Runecrafting altar}} For altars in a player owned house, see [[Chapel#Altar|Chapel]]. For altars in Daemonheim, see [[Dungeoneering/Prayer]].

[[File:Praying at altar.gif|frame|A player prays to the gods.]]

An '''altar''' is an interactive piece of furniture that allows a player to recharge their [[Prayer]] points. To pray at an altar, players must left-click on the altar, or right-click and select the ''pray'' option. Their character will then kneel by the altar, and it will recharge prayer points. If a player uses an item on an altar, a message appears saying "You fear the wrath of the [[gods]]!" However, this will not happen at the altar to [[Seren]] in [[Lletya]] or the Vampyric altar in [[Darkmeyer]].

To locate an altar, look for the altar icon ([[File:Altar icon.png]]) on the [[world map]] or [[minimap]].

==Altar locations==
[[File:Praying to the chaos God Zamorak.png|thumb|A player praying at an altar dedicated to Zamorak.]]
[[File:Altar.png|175px|thumb|A typical [[Saradomin]] altar.]]
These are the locations of all the normal altars around the world (this list is incomplete).

*[[Ape Atoll]] temple
*[[Black Knights' Fortress (building)|Black Knights' Fortress]] - Chaos altar on 2nd level
*[[Camelot]] Castle
*The [[Captured Temple]] located South of the Goblin Village.
*[[Citharede Abbey]] east of Al Kharid
*The hospital located at the [[Al Kharid]] [[Duel Arena]]
*The church on [[Entrana]]
*The upper floor in the White Knight's Castle in [[Falador]]
*Chaos altar in South-West [[Varrock]].
*[[Darkmeyer]]
*[[East Ardougne]]
*[[Lletya]]
*[[Lumbridge]]
*[[Monastery (Kandarin)|Monastery]] south of Ardougne
*[[Heroes' Guild|Heroes' Guild]]
*[[Player-owned_house]] Level 45 Construction Required to make your own altar.
*[[Scorpius Shrine]] graveyard west of the [[Battlefield]] of Khazard
*[[Seers' Village|Seers' Village]], in the church to the south side of the village (+2 with [[Seers' headband 3|Seers' headband 3]])
*[[Sophanem]]
*South-west of [[Port Sarim]]
*Eastern border of [[Tirannwn]], inside the western entrance of the [[Underground Pass (dungeon)|Underground Pass]], next to the [[Well of Voyage]]
*Altar of Guthix north of [[Taverley]]
*[[Paterdomus ]] temple on the [[River Salve]]
*[[Tutorial Island]] (Inaccessible)
*[[Varrock]]
**In the church in the north-east corner of the city
**In the chaos temple in the south-east corner of the city
**Varrock Palace
*[[West Ardougne]]
*Wilderness
**In the Chaos Temple at level 12, South-East of the Graveyard of Shadows
**In the Chaos Temple southwest of the Lava Maze in level 38 wilderness
*[[Witchaven]]
*[[Ape atoll|Ape Atoll]]

==Special altars==
These are the altars that do not look like the standard altars, or that have special effects. All can be used to recharge prayer points.
[[File:Vampyric altar.png|thumb|An altar for the vampyres.]]
*Druid's Circle north of [[Taverley]]. Use the stone in the centre of the Henge.
*In the temple in north-east [[Ape Atoll]]. Use the large gorilla statue.
*Tribal Statue, [[Tai Bwo Wannai]] Village. Can only be used on completion of the [[Tai Bwo Wannai Trio]] quest.
*Upstairs at the [[Monastery]] (also known as the Prayer Guild), just west of [[Edgeville]]. Can only be entered by players with a prayer level of 31. Praying at the altar boosts the player's prayer points 20 above their regular amount. Only special altar available to [[free players]].
*[[Altar of nature]], Mort Myre Swamp. Can only be used on completion of the [[Nature Spirit]] quest. Praying at the altar boosts the player's prayer points 20 above their regular amount.
*[[Seers' Village]] - when wearing the [[Seers' headband 3]], praying at the Seers' Village altar also boosts your prayer points 20 points above your regular amount.
*[[Elidinis Statuette]] in [[Nardah]]. Can only be used on completion of the [[Spirits of the Elid]] quest. Altar restore not only prayer but also briefly boosts a player's [[Constitution]] above the normal level.
*Altar in the [[Chapel]] room of a [[Player-owned house|player's house]]. Chapel must be built using [[Construction]] skill. Players can pray at altar normally or use [[bones]] on it for more prayer experience (see [[Chapel]]).
*Altar dedicated to [[Bandos]], in the secret temple in the [[Goblin cave]]. Can only be used on completion of the [[Land of the Goblins]] quest. [[File:Altar_to_Big_High_War_God.png|thumb|left|An altar to the Big High War God!]]
*The sulphur spring in [[Oo'glog]] restores prayer points and boosts them 70 points above the normal prayer level (more than the Altar of nature or the Monastery). Can only be used on completion of the [[As a First Resort...]]) quest.
* [[Decayed altar]] found in level 33 [[Wilderness]]. It is found after [[Spirit of Summer]]. After [[Summer's End]], the room containing the altar is the habitat of the [[Corporeal beast]].
*Altars in generals' rooms in [[God Wars Dungeon]] can be used only every ten minutes while not in combat. Wearing an item of the corresponding god will increase the Prayer points by ten per item (Example: Player with 99 [[Prayer]] and wearing [[Bandos chestplate]], [[Bandos tassets|tassets]], [[Bandos boots|boots]] and [[Bandos godsword|godsword]] praying at a [[Bandos]] altar would get 1030 Prayer points).
*The desert-god statues located in [[Uzer Mastaba]] during and after [[Missing My Mummy]].
*The [[Altar of Zaros]] located underneath the [[Digsite]] can be used to switch your prayer to the [[Ancient Curses]]. It can be accessed after the [[The Temple at Senntisten]] quest. In addition to switching prayers, it will also boost your prayer points by 15%.
*Altar in the [[Agility Dungeon]], north of [[Yanille]]. This altar can be used to recharge prayer points but after praying at it a trap door will open, dropping the player into a lower level inhabited by [[poison spider]]s.
*The Vampyric altar in [[Darkmeyer]], which looks like a statue of a [[Gargoyle]]. It is exactly like one the gargoyle statues outside the [[Slayer Tower]] in its opened position. Examining this altar displays the message, 'Is it wise to use this?'. However, praying at it recharges prayer and does not seem to cause any negative effects.

==Unusable altars==
This altar looks like standard altars but cannot be used to recharge prayer points.

*Altar in the basement of [[Wizard's Tower]] cannot be prayed at. It was previously used in the [[Restless Ghost]] quest before that quest was [[Update:Patch Notes (15 December 2009)|updated]]; it currently has no use.
*Broken altar in Sophanem.
*Altar in the [[Taverley Dungeon]]; the monks of Zamorak

==Other==
*When attempting to use any item on an altar (except all types of bones and all spreadable ashes [the ones dropped by monsters]), the following message appears in your chat box: "You fear the wrath of the gods!".
*Altars may be officially dedicated to a god such as Saradomin, Zamorak or Guthix, but any player can pray at any usable altar, even if they have chosen a god different from the altar's, have thwarted the god's followers in a quest or are wearing symbols or items of other gods.

==Fast transport altars==
These altars are reasonably accessible by "fast" transportation means: [[Teleportation|teleport]] spells or items, [[Fairy ring]]s, [[Gnome glider]]s, and the [[Balloon transport system]]. Players can use the transportation means and then walk only a short distance to the altar.

The list notes whether the transport is:
* 2-Way: You can use it to go to the altar and then again to return to where you came from. Two-way transportation is usually most useful for prayer-using players when killing monsters in areas without conveniently located altars.
* 1-Way: You can use it to go the altar, but you must get back by some other means. This can be quite practical if there is a convenient teleport back. For example, when in the Morytania [[Slayer Tower]], using a [[Combat bracelet]] to go to the Monastery and then a [[Slayer ring]] to return to the tower is a quick way to recharge prayer points.

Note that some transportation means may require the start or completion of quests. These requirements are not listed here.

{|class="wikitable"
!Altar Location
!Fast Transport Method
|-
|[[Monastery (Kandarin)|Kandarin Monastery]] south of [[Ardougne]]
|1-Way: [[Ardougne cloak 1]] teleport<br />2-Way: [[Fairy ring]] DJP to the [[Tower of Life (building)|Tower of Life]] and then go west to the monastery. This is not as fast as most other fast-teleport altars, but it is the quickest for players wishing to use the fairy rings. (It is a bit faster if the player can use an Ardougne cloak to teleport to the monastery and then just use the fairy ring to return.)
|-
|Church at [[Lumbridge]]
|1-Way: [[Lumbridge Home Teleport]], [[Lumbridge Teleport]]
|-
|Church on [[Entrana]]
|2-Way: [[Balloon transport system|Balloon transport]] to Entrana
|-
|Altar in [[Lletya]]
|1-Way: [[Elf teleport crystal]]
|-
|[[Captured Temple]] near Goblin Village
|1-Way: [[Goblin village sphere|Goblin village teleport sphere]]
|-
|Temple on [[Ape Atoll]]
|1-Way: [[Teleport to Ape Atoll]]
|-
|[[Monastery]] west of [[Edgeville]]
|1-Way: [[Combat bracelet]]
|-
|[[Chapel]] room of player's house
|1-Way: [[Teleport to House]]
|-
|Altar at entrance of [[Ourania Cave]]
|1-Way: [[Ourania Teleport]] of the [[Lunar Spells]]
|-
|[[Chaos Temple (hut)]] in Level 38 [[Wilderness]]
|1-Way: [[Ghorrock Teleport]] of [[Ancient Magicks]] to [[Ice Plateau]] in Level 45 Wilderness, then south to hut. This is not as fast as most other fast-teleport altars, but it is the fastest of the Ancient Magicks spells. It is also dangerous, being in the Wilderness. ([[Ice Plateau Teleport]] and [[Tele Group Ice Plateau]] of the Lunar spells can also be used for access to this altar, but the Lunar [[Ourania Teleport]] is better, since it teleports closer to an altar and does not involve the Wilderness.)
|-
|Sulphur spring in [[Oo'glog]]
|2-Way: This is not as convenient as the others, but its large prayer boost may make it worthwhile. Go to [[Feldip Hills]] by [[Gnome glider]] or by [[Fairy ring]] code AKS. Run south to Oo'glog (north-eastern shortcut to the city is the fastest path, if player has sufficient [[Agility]]). At the [[Spa]], players can also use the salt water springs to get unlimited run energy for a time, so running to the spa and back to the gnome glider or fairy ring becomes practical.<br />2-Way: Travel on any charter ship to [[Oo'glog]] and run west to the pools.
|-
|[[Altar of Zaros]] at the [[Senntisten Temple]] in the [[Digsite Dungeon]]
|1-Way: [[Digsite pendant]]. This is not as fast as most other fast-teleport altars, but the 15% extra prayer boost may make it worth it.
1-Way: [[Gnome glider]] from the grand tree, but the glider will crash and you can't fly back.
|-
|Vampyric altar in [[Darkmeyer]]
|2-Way: [[Drakan's medallion]] between Darkmeyer and any of these locations in [[Morytania]]: [[Barrows]], [[Burgh de Rott]], [[Meiyerditch]] Myrque hideout, and [[Meiyerditch Dungeon]]. The medallion does not use a charge when used in Morytania, so it is very useful. Also, it allows fast banking as well as prayer recharge, as there are banks in Darkmeyer and Burgh de Rott.
1-Way: Drakan's medallion to Darkmeyer from other places.
|}

==Trivia==
* A long time ago the Altar of Chaos, the altar glorifying Zamorak, did not recharge prayer points fully. It restored 2 less (now equivalent to 20) than the player's maximum. Having 2 or less maximum [[Prayer]] would fully recharge your points, however.
* At the [[Monastery]] (the [[Prayer Guild]]), [[Nature Grotto]] altar , and [[Seers' Village]] altar (with [[Seers' headband 3|Seers' headband 3,]])(no longer needs to be equipped or with you), players receive 20 more prayer points than their maximum. For example, if someone had level 50 prayer, then praying at the monastery would recharge their prayer points to 520, rather than 500.
* Above-level prayer boosts do not allow players to use any prayer above their normal prayer level. For example, a player with level 58 prayer which gets their prayer boosted to 60 at the Monastery cannot use a level 60 prayer. (The extra prayer points just extend the player's praying times.)
* The [[Rogue's Den]] activity could have been used to recharge prayer. When starting the activity, the players prayer points are reduced to 0. Whenever the player leaves the game, however, prayer points are restored to the players prayer level (Even if the player had fewer points).
*Altars located in a player's house can be used to train [[Prayer]]. Simply use any bones on an altar in a [[Player-owned house]] to gain experience. When you use bones on a player's altar it will say, "The gods are very pleased with your offering." OR "The gods are pleased with your offering.' OR "The gods accept your offering." and you will lose your bones and gain some [[Prayer]] experience. This does not work on normal altars.
*Altars inside Daemonheim work similar to that in a Player-owned house, giving 4x the [[Experience|xp]] received from burying.
*You can check the Zamorakian altar in Varrock, if you check it, it says: An altar to the evil god Zamorak. You can check it as part of the quest [[Merlin's Crystal]].
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