The obsidian cape is a tradeable cape that's part of the obsidian armour set. It has no requirements to wear and gives +9 defence across all five styles (stab, slash, crush, magic and ranged) with no offensive bonuses. It's a solid all-round defensive cape for players who don't yet have a fire cape or a Cape of Accomplishment. It's bought with Tokkul at the TzHaar shop or off the Grand Exchange for roughly around 500K.
Equipment bonuses
The obsidian cape is a pure defensive cape: +9 defence in every style (stab, slash, crush, magic and ranged) and nothing else — no attack, strength, prayer or magic-damage bonuses.
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With no level requirement and balanced defence across all styles, it's an easy all-round pick for any account that hasn't earned a fire cape yet.
Grand Exchange price history
How to get the obsidian cape
The obsidian cape is bought with Tokkul at TzHaar-Hur-Tel's Equipment Store in Mor Ul Rek (the TzHaar city beneath Karamja). The shop sells obsidian weapons and armour, so you earn Tokkul by fighting in the Fight Caves or Fight Pits and spend it there. It has no requirements to buy or wear.
Because it's tradeable, you can skip the Tokkul grind entirely and buy one off the Grand Exchange instead — it trades for roughly around 500K. A colour-reversed version (red with black trim) is also available as a master clue scroll reward from Treasure Trails; it's statistically identical to the normal cape.
Is the obsidian cape worth it?
For a player without a fire cape or a skillcape, the obsidian cape is one of the best defensive capes you can wear with no requirements — +9 defence across every combat style covers all damage types at once. It also counts as warm clothing at the Wintertodt, which is a handy bonus.
The catch is the price: at around 500K it isn't cheap, because supply is gated behind the Tokkul shop. If you just want a free warm-clothing cape for Wintertodt, the easily obtained clue hunter cloak does that job for nothing. And for combat, the goal cape is still the fire cape (or infernal cape), both of which add an attack and strength bonus the obsidian cape lacks. Treat the obsidian cape as a budget-of-effort stopgap rather than an endgame piece. For full setups by activity, the boss gear finder and melee gear pages show where it fits.
Obsidian cape FAQ
How do you get the obsidian cape in OSRS?
You buy it with Tokkul at TzHaar-Hur-Tel's Equipment Store in Mor Ul Rek. Earn Tokkul in the Fight Caves or Fight Pits, then spend it on the cape. Since it's tradeable you can also just buy one on the Grand Exchange for around 500K.
What are the requirements to wear the obsidian cape?
None. The obsidian cape has no skill or quest requirements, so any account can equip it.
What bonuses does the obsidian cape give?
It gives +9 defence in all five styles — stab, slash, crush, magic and ranged — and no offensive bonuses. That balanced defence across every damage type is what makes it a popular all-round cape.
How much is the obsidian cape worth?
It trades for roughly around 500K on the Grand Exchange. It high-alchs for 36K and low-alchs for 24K. The live price and chart are shown above.
Is the obsidian cape better than the fire cape?
No. The fire cape adds an attack and strength bonus on top of strong defence, while the obsidian cape is purely defensive (+9 in every style). The obsidian cape is best seen as a no-requirement stand-in for players who haven't beaten the Fight Caves yet.
Does the obsidian cape count as warm clothing at Wintertodt?
Yes, it's one of the few capes that counts as warm clothing at the Wintertodt. If you only need warm clothing, though, the free clue hunter cloak does the same job at no cost.
