Defence
“How well you shrug off a hit, and what armor you may wear. It grows in the Defensive stance, the Shared stance, and the careful stances of the bow and the staff.”
Every skill uses the same XP table: 951,207,314 XP for level 99. Past 99 the XP keeps counting.
What it does
Defence (plus your armour's defence bonus) is what a monster's attack has to beat, and it decides what armour you can wear. It trains in Melee's Defensive stance, a third of Shared, and half of Ranged's Long-range and Magic's Defensive stances (8 XP per damage).
Armour
| Item | Needs | Defence | Loadout |
|---|---|---|---|
 Apprentice Hat | Defence 1, Magic 1 | +1 | Magic |
 Apprentice Robe | Defence 1, Magic 1 | +3 | Magic |
 Apprentice Skirt | Defence 1, Magic 1 | +2 | Magic |
 Bronze Chestplate | Defence 1 | +5 | Melee |
 Bronze Helmet | Defence 1 | +3 | Melee |
 Bronze Legs | Defence 1 | +4 | Melee |
 Bronze Shield | Defence 1 | +6 | Melee |
 Iron Chestplate | Defence 1 | +10 | Melee |
 Iron Helmet | Defence 1 | +6 | Melee |
 Iron Legs | Defence 1 | +8 | Melee |
 Iron Shield | Defence 1 | +12 | Melee |
 Leather Body | Defence 1, Ranged 1 | +4 | Ranged |
 Leather Buckler | Defence 1, Ranged 1 | +5 | Ranged |
 Leather Chaps | Defence 1, Ranged 1 | +3 | Ranged |
 Leather Helmet | Defence 1, Ranged 1 | +2 | Ranged |
 Steel Chestplate | Defence 5 | +17 | Melee |
 Steel Helmet | Defence 5 | +10 | Melee |
 Steel Legs | Defence 5 | +13 | Melee |
 Steel Shield | Defence 5 | +20 | Melee |
 Mithril Chestplate | Defence 20 | +26 | Melee |
 Mithril Helmet | Defence 20 | +16 | Melee |
 Mithril Legs | Defence 20 | +21 | Melee |
 Mithril Shield | Defence 20 | +32 | Melee |
 Studded Buckler | Defence 20, Ranged 20 | +11 | Ranged |
 Studded Leather Body | Defence 20, Ranged 20 | +9 | Ranged |
 Studded Leather Chaps | Defence 20, Ranged 20 | +7 | Ranged |
 Studded Leather Helmet | Defence 20, Ranged 20 | +5 | Ranged |
 Wizard Hat | Defence 20, Magic 20 | +4 | Magic |
 Wizard Robe | Defence 20, Magic 20 | +7 | Magic |
 Wizard Skirt | Defence 20, Magic 20 | +5 | Magic |
 Adamant Chestplate | Defence 30 | +40 | Melee |
 Adamant Helmet | Defence 30 | +24 | Melee |
 Adamant Legs | Defence 30 | +32 | Melee |
 Adamant Shield | Defence 30 | +48 | Melee |
 Hard Leather Body | Defence 30, Ranged 30 | +15 | Ranged |
 Hard Leather Buckler | Defence 30, Ranged 30 | +18 | Ranged |
 Hard Leather Chaps | Defence 30, Ranged 30 | +12 | Ranged |
 Hard Leather Helmet | Defence 30, Ranged 30 | +9 | Ranged |
 Green Dragonhide Body | Defence 40, Ranged 40 | +24 | Ranged |
 Green Dragonhide Buckler | Defence 40, Ranged 40 | +29 | Ranged |
 Green Dragonhide Chaps | Defence 40, Ranged 40 | +18 | Ranged |
 Green Dragonhide Helmet | Defence 40, Ranged 40 | +14 | Ranged |
 Mystic Hat | Defence 40, Magic 40 | +7 | Magic |
 Mystic Robe | Defence 40, Magic 40 | +12 | Magic |
 Mystic Skirt | Defence 40, Magic 40 | +9 | Magic |
 Rune Chestplate | Defence 40 | +60 | Melee |
 Rune Helmet | Defence 40 | +36 | Melee |
 Rune Legs | Defence 40 | +48 | Melee |
 Rune Shield | Defence 40 | +72 | Melee |
 Black Chestplate | Defence 50 | +67 | Melee |
 Black Helmet | Defence 50 | +40 | Melee |
 Black Legs | Defence 50 | +53 | Melee |
 Black Shield | Defence 50 | +81 | Melee |
 Blue Dragonhide Body | Defence 50, Ranged 50 | +29 | Ranged |
 Blue Dragonhide Buckler | Defence 50, Ranged 50 | +34 | Ranged |
 Blue Dragonhide Chaps | Defence 50, Ranged 50 | +22 | Ranged |
 Blue Dragonhide Helmet | Defence 50, Ranged 50 | +17 | Ranged |
 Granite Chestplate | Defence 50, Strength 50 | +67 | Melee |
 Granite Helmet | Defence 50, Strength 50 | +40 | Melee |
 Granite Legs | Defence 50, Strength 50 | +53 | Melee |
 Granite Shield | Defence 50, Strength 50 | +81 | Melee |
 Sorcerer Hat | Defence 50, Magic 50 | +10 | Magic |
 Sorcerer Robe | Defence 50, Magic 50 | +18 | Magic |
 Sorcerer Skirt | Defence 50, Magic 50 | +13 | Magic |
 Veldhide Body | Defence 50, Ranged 50 | +32 | Ranged |
 Veldhide Buckler | Defence 50, Ranged 50 | +38 | Ranged |
 Veldhide Chaps | Defence 50, Ranged 50 | +24 | Ranged |
 Veldhide Helmet | Defence 50, Ranged 50 | +19 | Ranged |
 Arcanist Hat | Defence 60, Magic 60 | +13 | Magic |
 Arcanist Robe | Defence 60, Magic 60 | +24 | Magic |
 Arcanist Skirt | Defence 60, Magic 60 | +17 | Magic |
 Dragon Chestplate | Defence 60 | +75 | Melee |
 Dragon Helmet | Defence 60 | +45 | Melee |
 Dragon Legs | Defence 60 | +58 | Melee |
 Dragon Shield | Defence 60 | +90 | Melee |
 Prowlerhide Body | Defence 60, Ranged 60 | +42 | Ranged |
 Prowlerhide Buckler | Defence 60, Ranged 60 | +50 | Ranged |
 Prowlerhide Chaps | Defence 60, Ranged 60 | +32 | Ranged |
 Prowlerhide Helmet | Defence 60, Ranged 60 | +24 | Ranged |
 Red Dragonhide Body | Defence 60, Ranged 60 | +38 | Ranged |
 Red Dragonhide Buckler | Defence 60, Ranged 60 | +45 | Ranged |
 Red Dragonhide Chaps | Defence 60, Ranged 60 | +28 | Ranged |
 Red Dragonhide Helmet | Defence 60, Ranged 60 | +22 | Ranged |
 Archmage Hat | Defence 70, Magic 70 | +17 | Magic |
 Archmage Robe | Defence 70, Magic 70 | +31 | Magic |
 Archmage Skirt | Defence 70, Magic 70 | +22 | Magic |
 Black Dragonhide Body | Defence 70, Ranged 70 | +50 | Ranged |
 Black Dragonhide Buckler | Defence 70, Ranged 70 | +59 | Ranged |
 Black Dragonhide Chaps | Defence 70, Ranged 70 | +36 | Ranged |
 Black Dragonhide Helmet | Defence 70, Ranged 70 | +29 | Ranged |
 Sabrehide Body | Defence 70, Ranged 70 | +55 | Ranged |
 Sabrehide Buckler | Defence 70, Ranged 70 | +66 | Ranged |
 Sabrehide Chaps | Defence 70, Ranged 70 | +41 | Ranged |
 Sabrehide Helmet | Defence 70, Ranged 70 | +32 | Ranged |
 Dragonfire Shield | Defence 75 | +92 | Melee or Ranged |
Every number on this wiki is read from RuneClick 3.3.0's own game files, so it matches what the game does. It updates itself when a new version ships. Spot something off? Tell us on the Discord.