Powder of defence
Powder of defence is a members item, with a high alchemy value of 120 coins. No shop sells Powder of defence and no monster drops it, so an Ironman makes it: it takes 1 Herblore and gives 10 Herblore XP, using 15 × Plain whirligig shell. There is one other recipe below.
“A powder that can be used to gain an extra Defence skill boost when using the Thick Skin prayer or better.”
MembersTradeable (not for Ironmen)High alch 120 gp
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Ironman verdict
Where the materials come from: Plain whirligig shell (from Plain whirligig). Making ten takes 150 × Plain whirligig shell and gives 100 Herblore XP. Powder of defence is members-only. It is tradeable on normal accounts, but an Ironman cannot use the Grand Exchange or trade for it, so the sources on this page are the whole list. High Alchemy turns one into 120 coins.
At a glance
- Members
- Yes
- Tradeable
- Yes, but not for Ironmen
- High alch
- 120 coins
- Monster drops
- None
- Shops
- None
- Recipes
- 2
- Used in
- Nothing
Make it yourself
Getting the materials as an Ironman
- Plain whirligig shell: from Plain whirligig
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