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{{otheruses|the skill that controls life points|the old skill before the 3 March 2010 update|Hitpoints (historical)}}
{{Infobox skill
|AKA = LP, HP
|release = [[4 January]] [[2001]]
|update = Runescape beta is now online!
|members = No
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[[File:Constitution.png|left]]
[[File:ConstitutionDuringCombat.png|thumb|Life points bars appear above the heads of those in combat.]]
{{Listen|align=right|filename=Hitpoints.ogg|desc=|title=The sound played when a player levels up a Constitution level.}}
'''Constitution''' (also known as '''health''', previously '''Hitpoints''' or '''HP''') is a [[skill]] that controls how many life points (LP) a player or monster has. Life points represent the amount of damage a player or monster can withstand before it dies. [[Death]] occurs when a player or monster's life points reach zero. The maximum number of life points a player may have without any boosts is 10 times their Constitution level. Approximately 980,032,406 damage must be dealt in total by a player to accomplish 99 Constitution.

Players begin with a Constitution level of 10 and thus 100 life points, and their Lifepoints are increased by 10 for every Constitution level gained. As such, a player with level 99 Constitution has 990 life points. {{Skill minimum rank|Constitution}} {{Skill 99s|Constitution}}

The number of life points a monster has varies between 1 and 75,000. The [[Queen Black Dragon]] follows, followed by [[Nex]], tied with [[Char]], the quest boss of [[The Firemaker's Curse]], followed by the [[Corporeal Beast]] tied with [[Hati]], [[Sköll]] and the [[Pest Queen]], then [[Nomad (monster)|Nomad]], [[Har-Aken]], [[Turkey (2009 Thanksgiving event)]], [[Decaying avatar]], [[Kalphite Queen]] (the Kalphite Queen has two forms, with each 2,550 life points, effectively giving her 5,100 total life points), [[Glacor]], [[Living rock patriarch]], [[Skeletal horror]], [[Tormented demon]], [[Ice strykewyrm]], [[Living rock striker]], [[Kree'arra]], [[Commander Zilyana]], [[K'ril Tsutsaroth]] and [[General Graardor]]. The [[Party Demon]] has 200,000,000 lifepoints; however, it only appeared as a short event, and all use of lifepoints on the monster was exaggerated as a commemoration to Jagex having reached 200,000,000 registered accounts.

The monsters with the lowest amount of life points are the [[rabbit]]s in the [[Enchanted Valley]], [[Lucien]] during [[Temple of Ikov]], and the [[Evil creature]]s from the quests [[The Eyes of Glouphrie]] and [[The Path of Glouphrie]] with only 1 Life point.

The [[Steel Titan]] has the highest amount of life points for a [[summoning familiar]] at 7500 life points, followed by the [[Pack yak]] and [[Iron titan]].

However, the [[Wise Old Man]] is speculated to have the largest amount of lifepoints, as during the quest [[Swan Song]], the [[Wise Old Man]] is hit for almost 2500 lifepoints, yet his health bar does not even seem to decrease by a single bit. This could mean that the Wise Old Man has more than 75,000 lifepoints, more than any other.
[[File:Constitution cape (t) equipped.png|thumb|100px|A player wearing a trimmed [[constitution cape]]]]
==Fighting==
Any player or creature who is hit in a fight will have a life bar shown above them, which represents their life points. There are two colours on the bar: green and red. The green part of the bar is on the left and represents how many life points the player has remaining. The red part of the bar appears on the right and represents how much damage has been taken away from their maximum life points. This allows an easy estimation of the percentage of health a player has left.

Players may look to the top-right of their RuneScape screen (to the left of the minimap) to check how many life points they have remaining. They will be alerted when their life points drop to 25% or lower as the Life points status globe will start to pulse. Due to a recent hidden update, players are now further warned that their life points are getting low (25% or less of total LP) through the addition of a beating heart sound effect which accompanies the pulsing animation until health is restored above 25%. (This is a very common device in video games and is almost always used to show that the player is near death or that another similarly dramatic event is occurring).

{|class="wikitable"
|[[File:HPslider.gif]]
|The current life points bar.
|-
|[[File:Hitsplat Red.png]]
|The hitsplat for a successful hit (Your hit, Another player/monster's Hit, Your max hit and Another player/monster's Max hit respectively)
|-
|[[File:0-splat.png]]
|The hitsplat for a miss/block
|-
|[[File:Poisonsplatnew.png]]
|The hitsplat for [[poison]]
|-
|[[File:Diseasesplat.png]]
|The hitsplat for [[disease]]'''. Note:''' Random skills are affected, not including Constitution.
|-
|[[File:Hit Splat (Heal).png]]
|The hitsplat when healing during [[Dungeoneering]],<br />during the final fights of [[Fairytale III - Battle at Orks Rift]], [[The Void Stares Back]],<br />and when fighting [[Nex]] and the [[Queen black dragon]]. The hitsplat is also used when healing via poison whilst the [[Poison purge|Poison Purge]] aura is activated.
|-
|[[File:Soaked splat.png]]
|The hitsplat for [[damage soaking]] and for a successful hit while fighting an NPC<br />with special armour (like the [[Bulwark beast]] or [[Fairy Godfather]] during [[Battle at Orks Rift]])
|}

===Poison (Members only)===
{{main|Poison}}

A player may become poisoned during a fight. This effect will continue to reduce life points periodically, even after the fight is over. The body's natural defences will gradually neutralize the poison, however. For instance, if a player is hit by another player wielding a poisoned dagger or spear, they would be hit for 48 damage initially, then 46, then 44, and so on until the damage hits 10, by which time the player would have been naturally cured of the poison. Players may cure the poison at any time with an [[antipoison]] potion made using the [[Herblore]] skill. Please note that the higher levelled antiposions will give a player temporary immunity to any poison-based attack. This is especially useful in the [[Pyramid Plunder]] [[Thieving]] [[Minigame]].

Please also note that if you are poisoned in a [[Member]]s' server but then switch to a [[Free]] server, '''you WILL remain poisoned''' with no way to cure it (aside from eating food to offset the damage) until you switch back to a Members' server.

==Death==
[[File:Gravestone.gif|frame|A player dying and his Gravestone appearing]]
{{main|Death}}

If a player is in [[Pest Control]], in a [[player-owned house]], [[duelling]] another player at the Duel Arena, or playing any other safe minigame, he or she will not lose any items on death, and will respawn in a designated location with all items retained.

A [[ring of life]] can also teleport the player safely back to the chosen respawn point automatically upon reaching 10% or below their maximum LP. There are three exceptions: either the player was hit for more than 10% of his or her maximum LP, is beyond level 30 in the deep [[wilderness]], or is in a [[Minigames#Safe|safe minigame]] with no danger of losing his or her items. A Ring of Life can only be used once before its charge is finished.

In addition, if a player has used the [[Abyss]] for runecrafting, or attacks another player in the [[Wilderness]], he or she is given a skull that appears over his or her head. If a player dies of any circumstances while being "skulled," he or she loses ALL of his or her items carried at the time instead of the usual all but three. However, if a skulled player dies while the [[Protect Item|Protect Item Prayer]] is on, he or she keeps ONE item (one more than the usual, which is zero if the player is skulled). If a player does not enter the [[Abyss]] within twenty minutes of receiving the skull, the skull vanishes.

===Respawning===
When a player dies, he or she will respawn, meaning he or she will live again. Normally, the player will keep three of his or her items (s)he was carrying (see [[Constitution#Death|above]] for exceptions).
* [[free-to-play|Free players]], can choose to respawn in [[Lumbridge]], or at the last major hub.
* For [[members]], they will initially have the same options, but can gain additional ones by completing quests:
**[[Falador]], after completion of the [[Recruitment Drive]] quest;
**[[Camelot]], after completion of the [[King's Ransom]] quest and the [[Knight Waves Training Grounds]] [[miniquest]];
**[[Soul Wars]] lobby, after completion of the [[Nomad's Requiem]] quest.

==Earning experience==
[[File:Constitution milestone.png|thumb|left|The message received upon achieving [[99]] in the Constitution skill]]

To earn [[experience]] in Constitution, a player has to fight or do a [[quest]] that rewards Constitution experience. Alternatively, one could use an item that gives a specific amount of experience (for example, [[lamp|experience lamps]] or [[quest rewards]]).

When fighting, whenever a player deals damage, he or she will always earn Constitution experience. The amount of experience earned is found using the formula <math>damage * 0.133</math>. The sole exception to this is when a player uses a [[Dwarf Multicannon]] as it gives half the range experience normally received and no Constitution experience. Constitution experience is earned at one third the rate of [[Attack]], [[Ranged]], [[Strength]] and [[Defence]], making this one of the slowest skills to train, although it may be gained fast if you are focusing on Attack, Strength, Defence, Ranged or Magic too.

The quickest way to earn Constitution experience is the [[Soul Wars]] [[minigame]]. By using Soul Wars, achieving 99 Constitution at a low combat of 25 is possible, thus being the lowest level possible with a [[Constitution cape]].

[[Prayer]] cannot help train Constitution, however using the Rapid Heal or Rapid Renewal prayers, or the Soul Split [[Ancient Curse]] can help to restore health if you've lost some.

==Recovering life points==
[[File:Heal group.gif|frame|right|A player casting the [[Heal Group]] spell]]

A player can heal to restore their life points back to or even over its maximum. There are a number of ways to do this:

* Let it recharge on its own. A player will naturally heal at the rate of roughly one life point every six seconds. The natural regeneration rate can be boosted by a number of methods. Resting and wearing a [[regen bracelet]] each add another life point every 6 seconds. The prayers [[Rapid Heal]] and [[Rapid Renewal]] add one life point and four life points respectively. The lunar spell [[Dream]] will likewise add four life points every six seconds.

:The recovery rate for life points, in life points per minute, is given by the formula <math>10 * (1 + bonus)</math> where bonus is indicated in the chart below.

:{|class="wikitable"
!Minigame/Item
!Bonus
|-
|[[Rest]]*
|1
|-
|Listening to a [[musician]]*
|2
|-
|[[Rapid heal prayer]]**
|1
|-
|[[Rapid renewal]] prayer**
|4
|-
|[[Regen bracelet]]
|1
|-
|[[Dream]] spell*
|4
|-
|[[Regeneration]] aura
|1
|}
:<nowiki>*</nowiki> Resting, listening to a musician, and the dream spell cannot be combined.
:<nowiki>**</nowiki> The Rapid renewal and rapid heal prayer cannot be used together.

:The maximum life point recovery rate without a familiar is 110 points per minute (with [[rapid renewal]], [[dream]], [[regeneration]], and a [[regen bracelet]]). The rate for free players would be 40 points per minute (with rapid heal and listening to a musician)

:Without any items, skills or help from npc's a player can sit and get 2x lifepoint restoration.

:All restorations run on separate clocks. Resting/Listening to music/moving status on player is updated by one clock while prayer restoration updated by another clock. If a player is listening to music with rapid heal, he will gain 1 lifepoint for every 2 seconds, plus another 1 point for every 6 seconds in another interval. Overall the effects stack additively, and it leads to 40 points every minute, but irregular through the minute.

* Eating food. Players can eat [[Cooking#Cookables|food]] to heal their Life points. The best foods are often more expensive but provide more healing per item. Some foods also give bonuses when eaten, such as increasing your maximum health. Note that any health boosted over your maximum will fall naturally over time. [[Members]] have a much wider variety of foods available to them, most of which can heal more life points at once.

:{|class="wikitable"
!Food
!Life healed
![[Grand Exchange|GE]] price
!Consumption bites
|-
|[[Tuna]]
|100
|{{GEPrice|Tuna}}
|One
|-
|[[Lobster]]
|120
|{{GEPrice|Lobster}}
|One
|-
|[[Swordfish]]
|140
|{{GEPrice|Swordfish}}
|One
|-
|[[Anchovy pizza]]
|180
|{{GEPrice|Anchovy pizza}}
|Two
|-
|[[Monkfish]]
|160
|{{GEPrice|Monkfish}}
|One
|-
|[[Curry]]
|190
|{{GEPrice|curry}}
|One
|-
|[[Shark]]
|200
|{{GEPrice|Shark}}
|One
|-
|[[Sea turtle]]
|210
||{{GEPrice|Sea turtle}}
|One
|-
|[[Wild pie]]
|220
|{{GEPrice|Wild pie}}
|Two
|-
|[[Summer pie]]
|220
|{{GEPrice|Summer pie}}
|Two
|-
|[[Pineapple pizza]]
|220
|{{GEPrice|Pineapple pizza}}
|Two
|-
|[[Tuna potato]]
|220
|{{GEPrice|Tuna potato}}
|One
|-
|[[Manta ray]]
|220
|{{GEPrice|Manta ray}}
|One
|-
|[[Rocktail]]
|230 (up to +100 life points boost)
|{{GEPrice|Rocktail}}
|One
|-
|[[Moonlight Mead (m4)]]
|240
|{{GEPrice|M'light mead (m4)}}
|Four
|-
|[[Tiger shark]]
|250 (up to +100 life points boost)
|''Untradeable''
|One
|-
|[[Basket of strawberries]]
|up to 280 (5 strawberries at 56 LP each)
|{{GEPrice|Strawberries (5)}}
|Five
|}
* Drinking Potions. [[Members]] have access to [[Herblore#Saradomin Brew|Saradomin Brews]], which heal 15% of a player's total life points and adds it to their life points. This can exceed their limit.
* [[Special attacks]]. Some weapons have [[special attack]]s that recover life points, such as [[Enhanced excalibur]], [[Saradomin Godsword]], [[Saradomin bow]] and [[Guthix bow]]. Additionally, the [[Barrows - guthan's set|Guthan's]] set effect, will occasionally heal a player by the amount they hit.
* The monks at the [[Monastery]] and [[Entrana]] will heal players if they ask them. They heal 20% of the player's life points level.
* The nurses [[Sabreen]] and [[A'abla]] and Surgeon [[Tafani]] at the infirmary north of [[Al-Kharid]] [[Duel Arena]] will heal players if asked.
* Two [[lunar spells]] can be cast to heal other players while within a multicombat zone: [[Heal Other]], level 92 magic needed, and [[Heal Group]], level 95 magic needed.
* [[Death|Die]]. When a player dies, they respawn at full health and full energy. This is not recommended unless the player has [[bank]]ed all items and wants to go to an area near their [[respawn]] point.
*A player can use a [[bracelet of regeneration]] which doubles life points recovery rate. When used in conjunction with the prayer [[rapid heal]], it triples to 30 lifepoints per minute.
*Using [[Soul Split]] (one of the [[Ancient Curses]], level 92 [[Prayer]] required) adds 1/5th of damage dealt back to lifepoints. Since this method needs high hits to heal fast, it can be used together with [[Turmoil]]. It is risky to use versus NPC capable of dealing high and/or frequent damage though. Used right, it is a great and potion-saving alternative against monsters usually fought with activated protection prayers or deflection curses.
*The two [[Summoning familiars]], the [[Void spinner]] and the [[Bunyip]], will heal a player over time, for 10 life points per 15 seconds and 20 life points per 15 seconds, respectively. The [[Unicorn stallion]] will heal 15% of the player's life points by using its special move, Healing Aura.

:{|class="wikitable"
!Familiar
![[Summoning]] level required
!Heal rate
|-
|[[Void Spinner]]
|34
|10 life points every 15 seconds
|-
|[[Bunyip]]
|68
|20 life points every 15 seconds
|-
|[[Fire titan|Fire]], [[Moss titan|Moss]], [[Ice titan]]s
|79
|80 life points per scroll ([[special move]])
|-
|[[Unicorn Stallion]]
|88
|15% of Summoner's max life points ([[special move]])
|}

==Temporary boosts==
===Boosts to life points===
[[File:Constitution Emote.gif|frame|A player wearing a [[Constitution cape]] and performing the Skillcape emote]]
*'''[[Saradomin brew]]''' - Made using the [[Herblore]] skill. Drinking this brew raises [[defence]] by 25% and life points by 15%+20, even above maximum, though all other combat skills decrease by 10% excluding defence and prayer.
*'''[[Titan's Constitution]]''' - The respective scroll of the [[Fire titan]], [[Moss titan]] and [[Ice titan]] which will raise a player's maximum life points by 80 and defence by 12.5% temporarily.
*'''[[Elidinis Statuette]]''' - this altar in [[Nardah]] will heal you and raise your total LP by 80, and will also fully refill your prayer. To use it, players will need to have completed [[Spirits of the Elid]].
*'''[[Guthix rest]]''' - when drunk with full life points, it will boost your maximum life points by 50.
*'''[[Oo'glog]]''' - by resting in the Thermal bath your LP will be raised dramatically, by 20% over your maximum life points.
*'''[[Temple Trekking]] / [[Burgh de Rott Ramble]]''' - One particular event in the treks [[Abidor Crank]], increases current life points by 20% - increase over normal max will fade away, as well as increasing defence in the same way, and turning all rotten food in your inventory into [[curry]] or [[stew]]. In theory, if Abidor Crank is randomly selected, there is no limit to the level a luck player's character could reach, encountering multiple Cranks.
*'''[[Rocktail]]''' - Can heal up to 100 over the player's maximum life points when eaten.
*'''[[Torva armour|Torva]], [[Pernix armour|Pernix]] and [[Virtus armour]]''' - Wearing a head-slot, body-slot and/or leg-slot will boost your maximum lifepoints by 66, 200, and 134 respectively, for a total of 400. This is not a set effect and each item will grant its bonus regardless of other equipment.
*'''[[Bonfires]]''' - 1% to 10% of health for 6 min to 60 min percent corresponding to your firemaking level, time corresponding with type of logs used.

===Boosts to Constitution===
*'''[[Constitution cape|Constitution Cape of Achievement]]''' - Owners of a Constitution Cape can boost their Constitution skill by 1 every minute, by operating the cape or re-equipping it. The Constitution Cape is one of the [[Capes of Achievement]], which can be bought and equipped by players with 99 Constitution only. The cape is sold by [[Surgeon General Tafani]] at the [[Duel Arena]] in [[Al Kharid]] for 99,000 coins.

==Trivia==
*If you levelled Constitution before the [[3 March]] [[2010]] update, it would show Hitpoints in your Adventurer's Log. It was changed to Constitution the following day.
*When ''[[RuneScape 2]]'' was released, the experience required for level 10 in any skill was increased slightly. This meant that characters that had not gained Constitution experience in ''[[RuneScape Classic]]'' were brought to RuneScape 2 with only level 9 Hitpoints. Despite this, the players were still level 3 [[combat]]. These players would not be able to use any [[Constitution]] [[abilities]] in the [[Combat Beta]]
*It is possible to have a maximum of 1489 lifepoints. This is with the help of a complete set of [[Ancient armour]] and the lifepoint boosting effect from a [[bonfire]]. This can be raised even further with the temporary boost of a [[Saradomin brew]] to 1758. Meeting one Abidor Crank could then raise it to 2109. A rocktail in the mix might help as well.

==See also==

{{WP also|Health (gaming)}}

*[[Death]]
*[[Poison]]
*[[Disease]]
*[[Hit-splat]]
*[[Free-to-play Constitution training]], a guide to training Constitution for free-to-play players
*[[Pay-to-play Constitution training]], a guide to training Constitution for pay-to-play players
*[[Hitpoints (historical)]]
*[[Constitution/Level up table]]

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