Magical melee | OSRS Index

Magical melee (also known as magic-based melee) attacks are attacks which roll for accuracy against your magic defensive bonuses but are fully protected against by the Protect from Melee prayer instead of the Protect from Magic prayer.

	Using Prayer	Using Defence and armour
Attack acts like	Melee → Protect from Melee	Magic → Defend against magic, with e.g., Dragonhide ()
More info	Having a high Prayer bonus will help	Magical Defence is based on 70% of your Magic level and 30% on your Defence = 70% & 30%

Note: Certain special attacks of melee weapons can deal a magical-melee attack (the Saradomin sword for example).

List of monsters that use magical-melee

Banshee, Screaming Banshee, Twisted Banshee, and Screaming Twisted Banshee
Icefiend, Pyrefiend, Pyrelord, Infernal pyrelord, and Flaming pyrelord
Bloodveld, Insatiable Bloodveld, Mutated Bloodveld, Insatiable Mutated Bloodveld, and Reanimated Bloodveld.
Zygomite and Ancient Zygomite
Cave horror and Cave abomination
Jelly, Vitreous Jelly, Chilled Jelly, Vitreous Chilled Jelly, Warped Jelly, and Vitreous Warped Jelly
Moss Guardian

v t e Combat Mechanics
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

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List of monsters that use magical-melee

See also