Autocast

Autocast is an attack option available for all Magic weapons (except powered staves and salamanders) that can be activated on the Combat Options interface. This attack option causes players to automatically cast a selected spell when they attack, as opposed to manually selecting the spell and its target each time you wish to cast it. Once autocast has been selected, a player will continue casting spells as their default attack as long as they wield the staff and have the correct amount of runes.

Wherever autocasting is available, there are two options: one with a picture of a shield on the button, and one without it. Selecting the option without the shield will cast magic offensively, granting only Magic experience. Selecting the "shield" option will cast magic defensively, dividing the experience gained between the Defence and Magic skills.

The autocast setting is remembered, unless

• you equip a staff that cannot autocast the chosen spell, or
• you equip a staff within 12 seconds after attacking a player in a PVP area

The spells that can be autocast vary between magic weapons. No teleportation, alchemy, curses, or enchantment spells can be autocast.

Regular staves, battlestaves, wands, and croziers can autocast elemental combat spells (Wind, Water, Earth, and Fire spells) from the standard spellbook. Certain staves can additionally autocast other spells:

The following staves can autocast the Ancient Magicks, as well as spells from the standard spellbook:

The following staves can autocast spells from the Arceuus Spellbook, as well as spells from the standard spellbook:

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Combat	Attack range Attack speed Auto Retaliate Autocast Combat triangle Special attacks Hitsplat Tanking Magical melee Magical ranged Ranged magic Ranged melee Typeless
Maximum hit	Maximum magic hit Maximum melee hit Maximum ranged hit Monster maximum hit
Damage per second	Damage per second/Melee Damage per second/Ranged Damage per second/Magic
Mechanics	Aggressiveness Buffs Elemental weakness Flinching Hit delay Retaliation Retreat Safespot Spawning Successful hit Maximum damage cap Flat armour Tolerance Wander radius PJ timer Red-X Line of sight
Other	Single-way combat Multicombat area Singles-plus combat Player killing