Armadyl helmet

“A helmet of great craftsmanship.”

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The Armadyl helmet is a ranged helm from the God Wars Dungeon. It needs 70 Defence and 70 Ranged, gives +10 ranged attack and has no ranged strength at all. The Masori mask now beats it on offence, so the helmet mostly matters to players between 70 and 79 Ranged, and it has a second use: chiselled at 90 Crafting it becomes an Armadylean plate, the part that fortifies Masori armour.

Equipment bonuses

The helm is a mix of one good number and several penalties: +10 ranged attack is a high figure for the head slot, but stab, slash, crush and magic attack are all −5, and ranged strength is 0. Defences are small but still above the Masori mask's: +6 stab, +8 slash, +10 crush, +10 magic and +8 ranged, with +1 Prayer.

Attack bonuses
−5
−5
−5
−5
+10
Defence bonuses
+6
+8
+10
+10
+8
Other bonuses
+0
+0
+0%
+1
Slot
Head

Requires 70 Defence and 70 Ranged to wear · head slot · members. Its standout numbers are the +10 ranged attack and +10 crush and magic defence shown above.

How to get the Armadyl helmet

The helmet is a drop from the Armadyl side of the God Wars Dungeon, and it also has a very rare clue-scroll source.

Ways to obtain it
Kree'arra — the main source, at 1/381 per kill. His bodyguards Kilisa, Wingman Skree and Flockleader Geerin can drop it too, at 1/16,129 each.
Elite coordinate clues — an Armadylean guard or Bandosian guard can drop it, at 1/2,000,000. Treat it as a long shot, not a plan.
Grand Exchange — it is tradeable, with a buy limit of 8 every 4 hours.

It sits in the same drop table as the Armadyl chestplate and chainskirt, which make up the rest of the Armadyl set.

Where the Armadyl helmet is used

The helmet is a head-slot option for ranged setups only. Because of its penalties to melee and magic attack, it works best when you never leave the ranged style during a fight.

It is used for Kree'arra (including the chinchompa and ranged-tank methods), General Graardor, K'ril Tsutsaroth, the Chambers of Xeric and Nex. The Masori mask does the same job better once you reach 80 Ranged.

It also has a use outside combat. One Armadylean plate comes from chiselling the helmet at 90 Crafting, and plates are what turn standard Masori armour into the fortified version. For that reason it is worth keeping the plate route in mind before you sell one. Browse the fortified pieces on Masori body (f).

Armadyl helmet compared with the Masori mask

The Masori mask beats the Armadyl helmet on the numbers a ranged setup cares about: +12 ranged attack against +10, +2 ranged strength against 0, and only a −1 magic attack penalty against −5. Masori armour also avoids the melee accuracy penalty that the Armadyl set carries.

What the helmet keeps is better raw defence: +10 crush and +10 magic defence against the mask's +3 and +6. The trade is lower offence, so it suits a setup where you want defence more than damage.

If you already own one, it covers the gap while you build the levels for the mask, and you can then decide whether to keep it for the plate. For the full ranged picture see ranged gear.

Armadyl helmet FAQ

What level do you need for the Armadyl helmet?
70 Defence and 70 Ranged. There is no quest requirement.
Where does the Armadyl helmet drop?
From Kree'arra at 1/381, and from his bodyguards Kilisa, Wingman Skree and Flockleader Geerin at 1/16,129 each. It can also come from an Armadylean guard or Bandosian guard in an elite coordinate clue, at 1/2,000,000.
Does the Armadyl helmet give ranged strength?
No. Its ranged strength is 0. It raises ranged accuracy through the +10 ranged attack, and it lowers your melee and magic attack by 5 each.
Armadyl helmet or Masori mask?
The Masori mask is the better ranged helm: +12 ranged attack and +2 ranged strength against the helmet's +10 and 0, for 80 Ranged and 30 Defence. The Armadyl helmet has the stronger defence numbers, but it is the step to take while you are still below 80 Ranged.
What is an Armadylean plate?
A crafted item made by using a chisel on a piece of Armadyl armour at 90 Crafting. The helmet gives one plate. Plates are used to fortify Masori armour, and the change cannot be reversed.
Can a fortified Masori mask replace the Armadyl helmet for the Falo clue step?
No. The Falo the Bard clue step asks for the Armadyl helmet itself, and the fortified Masori mask does not count in its place, even though it is built from Armadylean plates.
Is the Armadyl helmet worth getting?
As a ranged helm, only in a narrow window: you meet 70 Ranged but not yet 80, and you want more accuracy than a plain helmet. Once you reach 80 Ranged, the Masori mask is the better helm. Its penalties to melee and magic attack also make it a poor pick for any setup that swaps styles.

Update history

28 Jun 2018Beards stopped rendering over the helmet on male chatheads.
23 Jan 2014The female-character model was changed to match how the helmet looks on male characters.
9 Jan 2014The item's base value was raised from 20,000 to 289,000.

Source: OSRS Wiki — Armadyl helmet (Changes).