Ancient mace

Ancient mace
Released							24 April 2007 (Update)
Members							Yes
Quest item							Another Slice of H.A.M.
League region							&
Properties
Tradeable							Yes
Equipable							Yes
Stackable							No
Noteable							Yes
Options							Wield, Drop
Examine							It has ancient goblin symbols on it.
Values
Value							1,000 coins
Alchemy							Not alchemisable
Weight							1.814 kg
Grand Exchange
Exchange							3,503 coins (info)
Buy limit							8
Daily volume							283
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Advanced data
Item ID							11061
Link							MOID

The ancient mace is a weapon that can be acquired during the Another Slice of H.A.M. quest, when the player helps the Dorgeshuun archaeology team uncover ancient artefacts in the train tunnel from the Third Age. It's found that the mace was bestowed to Bandos' strongest goblin warriors during the God Wars to siphon favour of their enemies' god from their users.^[1] Although tradeable, it cannot be wielded until after a certain point in the quest; attempting to do so results in the message, You must have received that mace in Another Slice of H.A.M to wield it.

The ancient mace has stats in between those of a black mace and mithril mace (but with a 1 tick slower attack speed) and requires level 15 Attack and level 25 Prayer to wield. In addition, it can be equipped for protection against the Bandosian followers in the God Wars Dungeon.

If lost during the quest, it can be retrieved from General Bentnoze and General Wartface for 1,000 coins. After the quest, it can be retrieved from Tegdak for 1,000 coins, north-east of the Dorgesh-Kaan marketplace.

Attack bonuses
+10	-2	+16	+0	+0
Defence bonuses
+0	+0	+0	+0	+0
Other bonuses				Slot
+14	+0	+0%	+3	List

The ancient mace has a special attack, Favour of the War God, requiring 100% special attack energy, that hits through Protect from Melee and drains the Prayer points of the opponent by 100% of the amount hit, recharging the user's prayer points by the same amount. This can raise your current Prayer points to above your maximum Prayer level - up to the amount of damage inflicted by the attack. The accuracy roll of the special attack is based on the attack bonus of the player's current style, which is rolled against an enemy's crush defence.^[2]

The special attack will restore prayer even if used against a target that has immunity to conventional weaponry such as Turoths and Kurasks, making this a useful special attack on slayer trips for restoring prayer. It is a useful tool while in the Nightmare Zone for restoring prayer after activating a power surge power-up, which gives the player infinite special attack energy. To maximise the number of prayer points restored, activating a strength-boosting prayer and drinking strength boosting potions before using the special attack is advised.

Players can boost their prayer points above maximum by using this special attack on a combat dummy in a player-owned house combat room in conjunction with damage-boosting gear, as hitting the dummy will always result in the player's max hit for that style. The maximum possible hit with the mace is a 44, using all best-in-slot gear apart from the amulet, using an amulet of avarice against a wilderness combat dummy. Players can hit up to 49 if they have Forinthry Surge, but this requires players to find and deal the most damage to the Revenant maledictus, which is not worth the additional 5 max hits.

The highest maximum hit possible can be obtained if While Guthix Sleeps has not been completed. At the very end of the quest, the player's stats are temporarily boosted to 255 by the Stone of Jas; with Piety and best-in-slot strength equipment a player can restore up to 78 prayer points on one of the tormented demons. Note that unlike the combat dummy, landing a max hit against the tormented demon is not guaranteed, and leaving While Guthix Sleeps intentionally not completed will lock the player out of using tormented synapse weapons.

Due to its extremely low price, if circumstances do not necessitate the health-recovering effect of the Saradomin godsword, the ancient mace is a viable alternative. As such, the Saradomin godsword, which can restore up to 21 points per special attack — with each attack consuming 50% of the special attack bar — is a much more convenient option, which also has the added benefit of restoring hitpoints. The ancient mace is particularly advantageous in situations that do not allow players to use two-handed weapons, particularly Basilisks and Basilisk Knights, and for example on a house combat dummy where one quick attack is more beneficial than two separate attacks.

• Players cannot cast High or Low Level Alchemy on the Ancient mace; doing so results in the message: This ancient artefact resists your magic. However, players can sell the mace to general stores for 400 coins.
• Despite being described as "ancient", the mace is not associated with Zaros, whom most ancient items are affiliated with. Instead, the mace is associated with the god Bandos.

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NPCs	Dwarves Ambassador Alvijar Builder Ticket dwarf Crowd of dwarves Goblins Grubfoot General Bentnoze General Wartface Sergeant Mossfists Sergeant Slimetoes Goblin crowd Cave goblins Oldak Tegdak Ticket goblin Zanik Cave gobins Council members H.A.M. Cultists Sigmund H.A.M. Archer H.A.M. Mage Guard
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Related	Quick guide Transcript Dorgesh-Kaan–Keldagrim train system Dorgesh-kaan sphere