The regen bracelet is an enchanted onyx bracelet worn in the hand slot that doubles your natural Hitpoints regeneration — healing 2 HP per minute instead of 1. It has no equip requirement, gives modest melee bonuses (+8 stab/slash/crush attack and +7 strength), and is the best melee hand slot for 1 Defence accounts. It is made by casting Lvl-6 Enchant on an onyx bracelet (87 Magic), but most players simply buy the finished bracelet on the GE for roughly 2.8M coins. Note the healing perk only works on members worlds.
Equipment bonuses
The regen bracelet is worn for its passive healing, but it also carries small all-round melee bonuses with no level requirement to equip.
Attack bonuses
Defence bonuses
Other bonuses
With +8 stab, slash and crush attack, a matching set of +6 defences and +7 melee strength, it edges out the combat bracelet and mithril gloves while staying open to a 1 Defence pure or skiller.
Grand Exchange price history
What the regen bracelet does
When worn, the regen bracelet doubles your natural Hitpoints regeneration, healing 2 Hitpoints per minute instead of the standard 1. The effect runs passively as long as the bracelet is equipped.
It also stacks with either the Rapid Heal prayer or the Hitpoints cape (those two do not stack with each other). Pairing the bracelet with one of them effectively quadruples your natural regen rate to 2 Hitpoints every 30 seconds.
This makes it a strong quality-of-life pick for activities that deal low but continuous damage — fighting weak-but-accurate NPCs, subduing the Wintertodt (where it also doubles your warmth regeneration), Zalcano, Pyramid Plunder, and pickpocketing — cutting down how often you need to bank or eat. Note that since 14 February 2019 the healing effect does not work on free-to-play worlds.
How to get the regen bracelet
The regen bracelet is not dropped or sold by a shop — it is player-made. You create it by casting Lvl-6 Enchant on an onyx bracelet, which requires 87 Magic and grants 97 Magic experience per cast.
Each enchant consumes 1 Cosmic rune, 20 Fire runes and 20 Earth runes (plus the onyx bracelet). Because the onyx itself is expensive, most players simply buy the finished bracelet on the Grand Exchange for around 2.8M coins rather than gathering an onyx and enchanting it themselves. The buy limit is 70 every 4 hours.
Is the regen bracelet worth it?
For most mains the regen bracelet is a niche utility item, not a combat upgrade — at higher Defence levels, gloves like barrows or ferocious gloves give far more offensive value, so you would only swap to the regen bracelet for long, low-damage grinds where the passive healing saves food and time.
For 1 Defence accounts — pures and skillers who can't wear most gloves — it's a genuine best-in-slot pick: it has no equip requirement, beats the combat bracelet and mithril gloves on bonuses, and adds the doubled-regen perk on top. If you want to plan a full setup, see our melee gear guide or the boss gear finder.
Regen bracelet FAQ
What does the regen bracelet do in OSRS?
It doubles your natural Hitpoints regeneration, healing 2 HP per minute instead of 1. It also gives small melee bonuses (+8 stab/slash/crush attack, +7 strength) and has no level requirement to equip.
How do you get a regen bracelet?
It's player-made: cast Lvl-6 Enchant on an onyx bracelet, which needs 87 Magic and uses 1 Cosmic, 20 Fire and 20 Earth runes. Most players just buy the finished bracelet on the Grand Exchange for around 2.8M coins.
What level do you need for a regen bracelet?
None to wear it — it has no equip requirement, which is part of why it's so popular on low-Defence accounts. To make one yourself you need 87 Magic for Lvl-6 Enchant.
Does the regen bracelet stack with Rapid Heal or the Hitpoints cape?
Yes. The bracelet stacks with either the Rapid Heal prayer or the Hitpoints cape (those two don't stack with each other). Using one with the bracelet quadruples your natural regen to 2 HP every 30 seconds.
Does the regen bracelet work in free-to-play?
No. Since the 14 February 2019 update, the bracelet's healing effect no longer works on free-to-play worlds. It's a members item, so the regen perk only applies on members worlds.
Is the regen bracelet best in slot?
It is the best melee hand slot item for 1 Defence accounts — it needs no Defence to equip and beats the combat bracelet and mithril gloves. For higher-level mains, gloves like barrows or ferocious gloves give more combat stats, so the regen bracelet is worn for its healing perk rather than its bonuses.
How much is a regen bracelet worth?
Around 2.8M coins on the Grand Exchange (price moves daily — see the live chart above). Its high alch value is 121.2K and the buy limit is 70 every 4 hours.
Where is the regen bracelet useful?
Anywhere you take low, steady damage and want to bank less — fighting weak-but-accurate NPCs, the Wintertodt (it also doubles warmth regen), Zalcano, Pyramid Plunder, and pickpocketing all benefit from the doubled HP regen.
Update history
Source: OSRS Wiki — Regen bracelet (Changes).
