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{{otheruses|the regular version|the Elite/'improved' version|Elite Void Knight equipment}}

[[File:Void knight equipment.png|left|100px|A player only wearing a Void knight top, Void knight bottom, and Void knight gloves.]]
'''Void Knight equipment''' can be bought from the [[Void Knight (NPC)|Void Knights]] with Void Knight commendation points, earned through the [[minigames]] [[Pest Control]] and [[Conquest]]. To buy and equip the items, a player must have level 42 in all of the next [[skills]]: [[Attack]], [[Strength]], [[Defence]], [[Constitution]], [[Ranged]], [[Magic]], ''and'' 22 [[Prayer]] (notice that [[Summoning]] is '''not''' required). Hence, the lowest possible [[combat level]] to wear the full set is 51.

The full available set consists of [[Void Knight Helmet|3 Helmets]] ([[Void mage helm|magic]], [[Void ranger helm|ranged]] and [[Void melee helm|melee]]), [[void knight top|robe top]], [[Void knight robe|robe bottom]], [[Void knight gloves|gloves]], [[Void knight deflector|deflector]], [[Void knight mace|mace]], and [[Void Knight seal|seal]].

If the three main parts of the set are lost (top, bottom and helm) in a [[Player Killing|PvP]] situation, it will turn into 59430 coins.

This equipment is unique because it has a [[Void Knight equipment#Set Effects|set effect]] (for more information, see below). For this set effect, not all pieces are needed, just three parts plus a helmet. The helmet will direct the set effect (making it either [[Void mage helm|magic]], [[Void ranger helm|ranged]] or [[Void melee helm|melee oriented]]).
Another unique quality of Void Knight armour is that it contributes defence bonuses near equally to all stats (including [[Magic]] and [[Ranged]]) without any negative attack bonuses (unlike normal [[Melee armour|Melee]] and [[Ranged armour]]), though it has no positive attack bonus (unlike normal Ranged and [[Magic armour]]). As such, this equipment can be used as an all-purpose armour, because any form of attack may be effectively conducted while having this armour equipped, especially at higher levels.
See also [[Elite Void Knight equipment]], this is the 'upgraded' version. The Elite Void Knight top and robe are similar to the normal top and robe but each give +4 [[Prayer#Prayer_bonus|prayer bonus]] and increased Summoning defence.

== Set Effects ==

Void Knight armour has a set effect in addition to each item's stats. These depend upon ''which ''of the three Void Knight helmets are worn:
{| class="wikitable"
! scope="col"|Image
! scope="col"|Helmet
! scope="col"|Set effect
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|[[File:Void melee helm.png]]
| style="text-align: center;"|[[Void melee helm|Melee]]
| style="text-align: center;"| +10% to [[Attack]] & [[Strength]]
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|[[File:Void ranger helm.png]]
| style="text-align: center;"|[[Void ranger helm|Ranger]]
| style="text-align: center;"| +10% to [[Ranged]] & [[Ranged strength]]
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|[[File:Void mage helm.png]]
| style="text-align: center;"|[[Void mage helm|Mage]]
| style="text-align: center;"| +30% to [[Magic attack bonus]]
|}

In addition to 1 of these 3 helmets the player also needs to wear 3 of the 4 below listed items:
#([[Elite void knight torso|Elite]]) [[Void knight top|Void knight robe top]]
#([[Elite void knight robe|Elite]]) [[Void knight robe|Void knight robe bottom]]
#[[Void knight gloves]]
#[[Void knight deflector]] (in addition this item requires a [[Conquest]] rating of 1250 to [[Void_Knight_equipment#Getting_Void_Knight_Equipment|purchase]])

'''Note:''' Unfortunately, the [[Void Knight mace|Mace]] and [[Void Knight seal|Seal]] do '''not''' contribute to get the set effect. However, the [[Void Knight mace|Mace]] can be used to cast [[Claws of Guthix]] with even more damage too (+10%), therefore it can still be regarded as quite useful.

'''Also note:''' The higher the combat skill the more effective this set will be. Certainly at maximum levels in a combat style, the Void Knight set of that style becomes '''very '''powerful.

'''Advised setup:'''

*You could use a [[Void knight deflector|Deflector]] and better gloves such as [[Gloves (barrows)|Barrows gloves]] with the set. This can yield higher hits than an armour set composed of a [[Helmet of Neitiznot]], [[Bandos chestplate]], [[Bandos tassets]], and a [[Dragonfire shield]], which is popular for attempting to generate a maximum hit. Note that an Elite Void setup also has a higher Prayer bonus.

*Or the harder, but preferred option: a deflector and a better top (like the [[royal dragonhide body]] or a piece of [[Sacred Clay Armour and Weapons|Sacred clay body]]).
* If possible use the [[Elite Void Knight equipment|Elite parts]] (adding Prayer bonus), combining Regular parts with Elite parts will still give you the set effects.
* If using a ranged Void Deflector set with [[Swift gloves]] ( Reward from the [[Dominion tower]] ), [[Dragon bolts (e)]] and the [[Rigour]] prayer, it's possible to hit well over 1100 damage in PvP situations ( The gloves provide a chance to fire a second shot ). This is potentially devastating, even though the chance is rare.

==Popular uses==
Void Knight Equipment is popular in the [[Wilderness]] and other PvP situations, where the extra damage caused by the set effect can be very useful for [[player killing]], and because it is possible to switch between helmets quickly for the effects without having to switch between a lot of equipment. It is also a favourite amongst rangers when training, because its bonuses allows players to hit higher and reduce training time.

Also for [[Barrows]] runs the set may be appreciated, as it can switch between combat styles easily adapting to the [[Barrow wights|brother's]] [[:Category:Weaknesses|weaknesses]].

The set can be used to speed up Slayer tasks when a ([[Full slayer helmet|Full]]) [[Slayer helmet]] isn't a priority. For example when fighting [[undead]], a [[Salve amulet]] ([[Salve amulet (e)|e]]) can be used for melee boosts instead of the helmet.

Also note that the boost to Ranged accuracy is 10%, on [[Slayer]] tasks the [[Focus sight]] and [[Full slayer helmet]] will give 15% and 16.6% accuracy boost, respectively.

{| class="wikitable"
!Combat style
!Paired with
!Pro/Advantage
!Con/Disadvantage
!Notes
|-
|Melee
|[[Godsword]]s, Dragon [[Dragon defender|Defender]] or [[Dragonfire shield]]
|
High [[Attack]]: tremendous accuracy 

High [[Strength]]: Significantly higher than that of [[Bandos armour]], especially at higher levels.
|High loss to range and melee [[defence]], especially when compared to higher leveled armour
|Using a [[Deflector]] is '''not''' advised, because of the ability to use the set bonus with 2-handed weapons, and potentially better items for the shield slot itself. However, if you wish, you may use an [[abyssal whip]] or a [[chaotic weapon]] and using [[Culinaromancer's gloves 10]] or Goliath Gloves to fill in the missing slot.
|-
|Ranged
|
[[Chinchompa (item)|Gray]]/[[Red chinchompa]]s for effective training or other good training weapons, for less expenses.
|
Boosts [[Ranged]] damage substantially, resulting in much higher max hits.

The 10% bonus to ranged reduces the impact of the loss of ranged accuracy stat on other armours such as [[Black d'hide armour|Black d'hide]]
|Loss of Ranged accuracy (degree of loss depends on user's ranged level) with a slight Defense loss, compared to [[Black d'hide armour]]; considerably less of a problem when fighting things that are [[:Category:Weak to ranged attacks|weak to Ranged]]
|If using [[Deflector]]: a [[Crossbow]] or other one-handed ranged weapon + a [[Royal d'hide body]], [[Armadyl Chestplate]], or [[Pernix body]]
|-
|Magic
|[[Tome of frost]], [[Arcane stream necklace]], and a [[Staff of light]] or [[Chaotic staff]]: (+41 or 42 accuracy and +30% or +35% [[Magic damage]])
|A general increase in overall Defensive stats, especially ranged in which its defence is far higher than all magic armour, most of which gives zero or even negative bonuses.
|Affects Magic accuracy based on the user's level; a higher-level mage may find their Magic accuracy to be boosted, while a lower level mage may experience a loss in Magic accuracy. This is considerably less of a problem when fighting things that are [[:Category:Weak to magic attacks|weak to Magic]]
|If using [[Deflector]]: an [[Ahrim's robe top]], [[Ganodermic poncho]], or [[Virtus robe top]]
|}
'''Please note''' that at the higher levels in the chosen combat skill (Melee, Ranged, Magic) the sets start becoming more and more effective, as briefly stated above.

== Strategy for Obtaining ==
{{main|Pest Control/Strategies}}
{{main|Conquest/Strategies}}
Most people would agree that Void Knight Equipment is one of the best armour sets, as it costs no coins. It does however cost Commendation Points, which could be obtained from [[Pest Control]] or [[Conquest]].

== Getting Void Knight Equipment ==
In total, a full set with the [[Void knight mace|Mace]] without [[Void Knight seal|Seal]] costs 1100 [[Pest_Control#Rewards|Commendation points]]. However, a more popular method is to exchange 850 points for the [[Void Knight top|top]], [[Void knight bottom|bottom]], [[Void knight gloves|gloves]] '''or''' [[Void knight deflector|deflector]], and 1 [[Void Knight Helmet|helmet]]. This means if the player were to get the whole set with Pest Control (except the seal), it would take them at least 550 games on the easy boat, 367 games on the medium boat, and 275 games on the hard boat.

After completing [[The Void Stares Back]], players can upgrade regular [[Void knight bottom|Bottom]] (and [[Void knight top|Top]]) to its [[Elite Void Knight equipment|Elite]] version (for a price of 100 Commendations each, though part of the [[The_Void_Stares_Back#Rewards|quest's reward]] is receiving an [[Elite void knight top|Elite top]]).

{|class="wikitable"
| style="text-align: center;"|'''Image'''
|'''Equipment'''
|'''Commendations cost'''
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|[[File:Void melee helm.png]] [[File:Void ranger helm.png]] [[File:Void mage helm.png]]
| style="text-align: right;"|[[Void Knight Helmet|Helmet]]
|200 (each)
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|[[File:Void Knight top.png]]
| style="text-align: right;"|[[Void Knight top|Top]]
|250
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|[[File:Void Knight robe.png]]
| style="text-align: right;"|[[Void knight bottom|Bottom]]
|250
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|[[File:Void Knight gloves.png]]
| style="text-align: right;"|[[Void knight gloves|Gloves]]
|150
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|[[File:Void Knight mace.png]]
| style="text-align: right;"|[[Void knight mace|Mace]]
|250
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|[[File:Void knight deflector.png]]
| style="text-align: right;"|[[Void knight deflector|Deflector]]
|150 (with 1250 [[Conquest]] rating)
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|[[File:Void seal.png]]
| style="text-align: right;"|[[Void Knight seal|Seal]]
|10
|}
The elite version of the robes gives all defence the normal versions gives, while also adding a +4 [[prayer]] bonus (per piece), as well as an extra +15 to [[summoning]] defence ([[Void Knight robe|Bottom robe]] only).
===Gaining Commendations ===

Players who wish to get the top, bottom, gloves, and one helmet can complete the following number of games for the set:
{|class="wikitable"
!Lander type
!# Games
!Time (hh:mm)
|-
|Novice
| style="text-align: center;"|425
| style="text-align: right;"|14:10
|-
|Intermediate
| style="text-align: center;"|284
| style="text-align: right;"|9:25
|-
|Veteran
| style="text-align: center;"|213
| style="text-align: right;"|7:00
|}

'''Note: '''This is only accurate, when, ''all ''games are won, and take 2 minutes per game, these are '''minimum '''estimates, showing the best case scenario. There will always be some losses, and each loss will mean at least 2 minutes has been added to the time needed. Also, higher-level landers sometimes (perhaps often) do not fill up as quickly as the novice lander, so extra time per game (up to 5 minutes) may be required waiting for a lander to fill. The novice lander leaves every 30 seconds (which can occur on busy Pest Control worlds). In this case, a wait of 1 minute 30 seconds for an intermediate lander or a wait of 2 minutes 30 seconds for a veteran lander wipes out the time advantage of the higher landers.

*An alternative to this is by playing [[Conquest]] as it is often much faster, though Jagex has stated that the rate is approximately equal between the two minigames. You get commendation points whether you win or lose in Conquest, which is an advantage since you have to win [[Pest Control]] to get points. However, it is generally accepted that playing the combat-oriented Pest Control is far more simple to the Player versus player chess games Conquest offer.

==Costume Room==
A full set of Void Knight armour (3 pieces: [[Void knight top|robe top]], [[Void knight robe|robe bottom]], and [[Void knight gloves|gloves]]) can be stored in the [[armour case]] found in the [[costume room]] of a [[player-owned house]]. Each of the 3 helmets can also be stored there separately, making it a bank account space saver. One can withdraw them at any time.

However, you cannot store full elite, merely the top and bottom.

==Equipment Bonuses==
{{Infotable Bonuses header
|
|rows = 7
|tot = 4
|
}}
|[[Void melee helm|Void knight helm]]<ref>All helms give same bonuses</ref>||0||0||0||0||0||+6||+6||+6||+6||+6||+6||0||0||0||+0% ||0%||0%||0%
|-
|[[Void knight top]]||0||0||0||0||0||+45||+45||+45||+45||+45||+45||0||0||0||+0% ||0%||0%||0%
|-
|[[Void knight robe]]||0||0||0||0||0||+30||+30||+30||+30||+30||+15||0||0||0||+0% ||0%||0%||0%
|-
|[[Void knight gloves]]||0||0||0||0||0||+6||+6||+6||+4||+6||+6||0||0||0||+0% ||0%||0%||0%
|-
|[[Void knight deflector]]||0||0||0||0||0||+30||+30||+30||+10||+30||+30||0||0||0||+0% ||0%||0%||0%
|-
|[[Void seal]]||0||0||0||0||0||+1||+1||+1||+1||+1||+1||0||0||0||+0% ||0%||0%||0%
|-
|[[Void knight mace]]||+22||0||+41||+8||0||+2||+2||+2||+2||+2||0||+38||0||+6||+10% ||0%||0%||0%
{{Infotable Bonuses multi-totals|without mace}}
| 0||0||0||0||0||+118||+118||+118||+96||+118||+103||0||0||0||+0% ||0%||0%||0%
{{Infotable Bonuses multi-totals|with mace}}
| +22||0||+41||+8||0||+120||+120||+120||+98||+120||+103||+38||0||+6||+10% ||0%||0%||0%
|}

<gallery captionalign="left">
Void melee helm equipped.png|A player wearing a full melee-set, with [[Void melee helm]].
Void ranger helm equipped.png|A player wearing a full ranger-set, with [[Void ranger helm]].
Void mage helm equipped.png|A player wearing a full mage-set, with [[Void mage helm]].
Void deflector equipped.png|A player only wielding a [[Void knight deflector]].
Void knight mace equipped.png|A player only wielding a [[Void knight mace]].
Void seal equipped.png|A player only wearing a [[Void seal]].
Void knight equipment.png|A player only wearing a [[Void knight top]], [[Void knight robe|Void knight bottom]], and [[Void knight gloves]].
</gallery>
<references/>

==Trivia==
*The Ranged Void Knight armour originally conferred a 15% bonus towards Ranged attack and strength; however, this was soon "corrected", but since there is now a boost to both range strength and your range level (which boosts equally to range strength), you will receive a 20% damage bonus.
*Even after the 6th of March graphical update the purchase interface for void knight equipments still shows the old sprite. This only affects the Ranger helmet if the player is on minimal quality
*The specific level of '42' required in most skills is probably a reference to The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, in which '42' is the answer to the meaning of life and to the great question.
*The Void Knight equipment has received 2 graphical updates up to date. The first being the [[3 March]] update, the second being the [[5 September]] update.

==See also==
*[[Elite Void Knight equipment]]

[[fi:Void Knight equipment]]
[[Category:Equipment]]
[[Category:Pest Control]]

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