Trident of the seas
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| Uncharged trident | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Released | 30 January 2014 (Update) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Members | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||
| Quest item | No | ||||||||||||||||||
| League region | |||||||||||||||||||
| Properties | |||||||||||||||||||
| Tradeable | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||
| Equipable | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stackable | No | ||||||||||||||||||
| Noteable | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||
| Options | Wield, Check, Drop | ||||||||||||||||||
| Worn options | Check | ||||||||||||||||||
| Examine | It needs to be charged with death runes, chaos runes, fire runes and coins. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Values | |||||||||||||||||||
| Value | 68,000 coins | ||||||||||||||||||
| High alch | 40,800 coins | ||||||||||||||||||
| Low alch | 27,200 coins | ||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 1.814 kg | ||||||||||||||||||
| Grand Exchange | |||||||||||||||||||
| Exchange | 39,895 coins (info) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Buy limit | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Daily volume | 348 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Advanced data | |||||||||||||||||||
| Item ID | 11908 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Link | MOID | ||||||||||||||||||
The trident of the seas is a one-handed powered staff requiring 75 Magic to wield. Once charged with runes and coins, it can be used to attack with a built-in magic spell regardless of the player’s current spellbook.
It is available as a task-only drop from cave krakens (or the kraken boss) with level 87 Slayer; normal cave krakens can drop an uncharged trident, whereas the kraken boss can drop a fully charged one. Similar to Barrows equipment, the trident is only tradeable when either uncharged or fully charged.
The trident of the seas has the same effect in drift net fishing as the merfolk trident,[1] though it does not have the ability to hold pufferfish charges (convenient for breathing underwater).
The staff's charge cannot be used against another player in dangerous PvP, only safe minigames.
Combat stats
| +0 | +0 | +0 | +15 | +0 | ||
| +2 | +3 | +1 | +15 | +0 | ||
| Slot | ||||||
| +0 | +0 | +0% | +0 | List | ||
| Combat style | Attack type | Weapon style | Attack speed | Range | Experience | Level boost | |
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| Accurate | Magic | Accurate | 4 ticks (2.4s) | 7 tiles | +3 Magic | ||
| Accurate | Magic | Accurate | 7 tiles | +3 Magic | |||
| Longrange | Magic | Longrange | 9 tiles | +1 Magic, +3 Defence | |||
Charging
To use the trident's magic spell, it must be charged with various runes, holding up to 2,500 charges when fully charged. One charge is consumed each time you cast the built-in spell. Charging the trident requires level 75 Magic, and the following items are required for a single charge:
| Resource | Cost per charge |
|---|---|
| 1 x |
185 |
| 1 x |
106 |
| 5 x |
25 |
| 10 x |
10 |
| Total cost per charge | 326 |
To charge the trident, use the runes or coins on the trident. Assuming non-stop use (one cast every 2.4 seconds, 1,500 casts per hour), the trident costs 489,000 coins per hour to use.
Fully charging an uncharged staff costs 815,000 coins total: 2,500 death runes, 2,500 chaos runes, 12,500 fire runes, and 25,000 coins. Players can configure the charges while the weapon is in their bank by right-clicking on Configure-Charges, as long as players have the required materials.
Any remaining charges within the trident can be removed at any time using the 'uncharge' option. This will recover only the runes; any coins used to charge it will be permanently lost when the trident is uncharged.
If lost on death, only the uncharged trident will appear on the floor.
Rune substitutes, such as elemental staves, the Fountain of Rune, or runes in a rune pouch, cannot be used to charge the trident, and yield a special message, Combination runes such as lava runes can be used.
| Item | Quantity | Cost | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Death rune | 2,500 | 462,500 | |
| Chaos rune | 2,500 | 265,000 | |
| Fire rune | 12,500 | 62,500 | |
| Coins | 25,000 | 25,000 | |
| Uncharged trident | 1 | 39,895 | |
| Total cost | 854,895 | ||
| Trident of the seas (full) | 1 | 852,910 | |
| Profit | −1,985 | ||
| Profit after GE Tax | −19,043 | ||
Upgrading
Players can give an uncharged trident and 10 kraken tentacles to Lieve McCracken to create an enhanced trident of the seas, which holds 20,000 charges instead of 2,500.
Players with level 59 Crafting can attach a magic fang to the trident using a chisel, creating a trident of the swamp. This enhances its magic attack bonus, and has the ability to infect a target with venom. However, to take advantage of those benefits requires using 1 Zulrah's scale instead of 10 coins for each charge. Players can attach a magic fang to an enhanced trident to create an enhanced trident of the swamp.
Maximum hit
The base maximum hit dealt by the trident is dependent on the player's current Magic level, starting at 20 with level 75 Magic and increasing by one every three Magic levels, up to a maximum of 36 at level 123+ (obtainable only through smelling salts in Tombs of Amascut). Both magic damage bonuses and visible stat boosts will modify the max hit of the spell; likewise, stat-reductions will lower the damage. Invisible boosts, such as from the trident's attack styles, do not affect the max hit. The trident always has a max hit of at least 1, even when reduced to 0 magic. Compared to the other two powered staves, the trident of the swamp increases the base maximum hit by 3 (max of 23 at level 75), and the Sanguinesti staff increases the base maximum hit by 4 (max of 24 at level 75).
Calculator
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| None | ||||||
| 75-77 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
| 78-80 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
| 81-83 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
| 84-86 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
| 87-89 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| 90-92 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 |
| 93-95 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 |
| 96-98 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 |
| 99-101 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 |
| 102-104 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 |
| 105-107 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 |
| 108-110 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 |
| 111-113 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 |
| 114-116 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 34 |
| 117-119 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 35 |
| 120-122 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 36 |
| 123-125 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 37 | 37 |
Products
| Item | Members | Skills | XP | Materials | |
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| Trident of the seas (full) |
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| Trident of the seas (o) |
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| Uncharged trident (e) |
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Item sources
Uncharged trident
| Source | Level | Quantity | Rarity | League region |
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| Cave kraken | 127 | 1 | 1/200 |
Trident of the seas (full)
Used in recommended equipment
Comparison between other magic weapons
| Name | Level(s) required | Magic attack | Magic damage | Price | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tumeken's shadow | +35 | N/A | 784,560,084 |
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| Eye of ayak | +30 | N/A | 43,001,642 |
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| Harmonised nightmare staff | +16 | +15% | 444,486,738 |
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| Volatile nightmare staff | +16 | +15% | 70,054,795 |
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| Eldritch nightmare staff | +16 | +15% | 154,799,611 |
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| Sanguinesti staff | +25 | N/A | 18,139,722 |
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| Holy Sanguinesti staff | ||||||
| Kodai wand | +28 | +15% | 61,200,341 |
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| Trident of the swamp | +25 | N/A | 3,179,570 |
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| Trident of the swamp (e) | 5,348,960 | |||||
| Purging staff | +37 | +10% | 30,776,983[n 1] |
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| Toxic staff of the dead | +25 | +15% | 8,819,693 |
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| Staff of light | +17 | +15% | 5,262,338 |
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| Staff of balance | +17 | +15% | 29,888,309 |
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| Staff of the dead | +17 | +15% | 5,337,135 |
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| Trident of the seas | +15 | N/A | 39,895 |
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| Trident of the seas (e) | 2,823,003 | |||||
| Slayer's staff (e) | +12 | N/A | 25,871[n 2] |
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| Blue moon spear | +30 | +5% | 368,032 |
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| Nightmare staff | +16 | +15% | 32,313,810 |
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| Ahrim's staff | +15 | +5% | 149,202 |
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| Ancient sceptre | +20 | +10% | 60,687 |
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| Accursed sceptre | +22 | N/A | 3,258,266 |
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| Accursed sceptre (a) | ||||||
| Dragon hunter wand | +16 | +10% | 8,675,576 |
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| Warped sceptre | +12 | N/A | 89,479 |
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| Master wand | +20 | +10% | 4,289,821 |
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| Thammaron's sceptre | +15 | N/A | 3,222,350 |
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| Thammaron's sceptre (a) | ||||||
| Twinflame staff | +12 | +10%[n 3] | 6,438,992 |
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| God staves | +6 | N/A | 80,000 |
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| Iban's staff | +10 | N/A | 200,000[n 4] |
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| Iban's staff (u) | 400,000[n 5] | |||||
| Ancient staff | +15 | N/A | 60,687 |
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| Slayer's staff | +12 | N/A | 24,257 |
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| Void knight mace | +8 | N/A | Untradeable[n 6] |
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| Mystic smoke staff | +14 | +10%[n 3] | 1,829,526 |
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| Smoke battlestaff | +12 | 1,746,834 | ||||
| Salamanders | (Green) |
N/A | N/A | 168 |
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(Orange) |
160 | |||||
(Red) |
38 | |||||
(Black) |
272 | |||||
(Tecu) |
249,716 | |||||
| Croziers | +10 | N/A | 2,749 |
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| Skull sceptre | +10 | N/A | Untradeable |
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| Skull sceptre (i) | ||||||
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Elemental staves | (Basic) |
+10 | N/A | 904 | |
(Battlestaff) |
+12 | 8,725 | ||||
(Mystic staff) |
+14 | 24,785 | ||||
Transcript
Changes
| Date | Changes |
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| 29 May 2025 (Update) |
The trident of the seas (full) has been removed from the Grand Exchange's item sink list. |
| 14 May 2025 (Update) |
The trident of the seas can now be charged with combination runes. |
| 5 March 2025 (Update) |
The Trident of the seas support a bank item option for changing charges. |
| 15 November 2018 (Update) |
The item's inventory sprite was adjusted slightly. |
| 11 October 2018 (Update) |
The item's inventory sprite was rotated. |
| 9 March 2017 (Update) |
The Trident of the Seas now respects stat boosts up to 120. |
| 6 October 2016 (Update) |
The damage cap of the Tridents has been increased by 1 so it can respect the maximum possible Magic stat-boost from the Imbued Heart. |
| 29 January 2016 (Update) |
The trident's model was retopologised to fix a bug that caused the player to turn invisible when equipped alongside Ahrim's robeskirt.[2] |
| 24 September 2015 (Update | poll) |
An additional attack style has been added to the trident to prevent it switching your selected attack style for other weapons. This new attack style has no impact on combat stats. |
| 8 January 2015 (Update) |
The trident of seas can now be upgraded to a trident of the swamp by attaching a magic fang. |
| 14 August 2014 (Update) |
The trident of the seas no longer damages Salarin the Twisted. |
| 27 February 2014 (Update | poll) |
The trident of the seas can now cast its spell on players in Castle Wars and the TzHaar Fight Pit. |
| 6 February 2014 (Update) |
The trident of the seas has had its model adjusted slightly to prevent it sticking to Verac's skirt or the pantaloons. |
Gallery (historical)
Trivia
- The trident is a reference to the trident of the Greek god of seas, Poseidon.
- The trident of the seas is the Old School RuneScape equivalent to the polypore staff from RuneScape.
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