Ava's accumulator

“A superior bagged chicken ready to serve you, magnet in claw.”

Ava's accumulator is the mid-tier Ranged back-slot device. It needs 50 Ranged, gives +4 Ranged attack, and picks up your fired ammunition so you spend less of it. About 72% of shots are recovered, and it comes from the Animal Magnetism quest. The next device up is Ava's assembler at 70 Ranged.

Equipment bonuses

The cape is small on stats: +4 Ranged attack, +4 magic defence and +1 slash defence. The point is the ammunition saving, not the bonuses, and it has no Ranged Strength.

Attack bonuses
0
0
0
0
+4
Defence bonuses
0
+1
0
+4
0
Other bonuses
+0
+0
+0%
+0
Slot
Cape

Requires 50 Ranged to wear · cape slot · members · not tradeable. The standout feature is the ammunition recovery rather than the +4 Ranged attack shown above.

How to get Ava's accumulator

You cannot trade for it. You earn it through a quest, then pay Ava if you need to replace or upgrade it.

Ways to obtain it
Animal Magnetism — finish the quest with 50 Ranged or more and the accumulator is awarded. With less than 50 Ranged you get Ava's attractor instead.
Upgrade at Ava — she is in Draynor Manor. Bring 75 steel arrows plus 999 coins or an attractor once you have 50 Ranged.
Perdu — after you reach 50 Ranged he sells it, even if you never got one from Ava.
Replacement — if it is lost in a grave and you do not reclaim it within an hour, Ava sells another for 999 coins and 75 steel arrows.

You can own more than one Ava's device at the same time.

How Ava's accumulator works

When you fire ranged ammunition, the accumulator picks it back up. Of your shots, 72% are recovered automatically, 8% drop on the floor and 20% break on impact. It covers arrows, bolts, darts, javelins, throwing knives, throwing axes and toktz-xil-ul, but not ammunition that is always used up, such as chinchompas.

Do not wear metal torso armour. The magnet is disrupted by most melee body armour and by Ahrim's robetop, and the effect stops. Some body armour does not interfere.

It also pulls in a steel item roughly every 3.5 minutes while you are moving. Use Commune on the cape, worn or in your inventory, if you do not want those items.

The accumulator can also be used on Lanthus in the Castle Wars lobby and Nomad in the Soul Wars lobby to switch on its effect inside those minigames.

Accumulator vs the other Ava's devices

There are three Ava's devices. They differ in level and in how much ammunition they save.

  • Ava's attractor — 30 Ranged, 60% recovered, +2 Ranged attack.
  • Ava's accumulator — 50 Ranged, 72% recovered, +4 Ranged attack.
  • Ava's assembler — 70 Ranged, 80% recovered, +8 Ranged attack and +2 Ranged Strength.

Upgrade when you meet the level and have the materials. The assembler also needs a Vorkath's head, so the accumulator is the device to use until you can meet both. For other back-slot and gear choices see ranged gear and best in slot gear.

Ava's accumulator FAQ

What level do you need for Ava's accumulator?
50 Ranged to wear it. You also need to have finished the quest Animal Magnetism to get one.
How do you get Ava's accumulator?
Finish Animal Magnetism with 50 Ranged or more and it is given to you. If you finish with less than 50 Ranged you get Ava's attractor instead, and you can upgrade it later.
How do you upgrade Ava's attractor to the accumulator?
Take 75 steel arrows plus either 999 coins or an attractor to Ava in Draynor Manor once you have 50 Ranged. You can also buy the accumulator from Perdu after reaching 50 Ranged.
How much ammunition does Ava's accumulator save?
72% is recovered automatically, 8% drops on the floor and 20% breaks on impact. Without picking up the dropped ammo, each piece is used about 3.57 times before it is lost.
Does Ava's accumulator work with Ahrim's robetop or metal armour?
No. Like all Ava's devices, it does not work when you wear metal torso armour, including Ahrim's robetop. Some body armour does not interfere.
Ava's accumulator or Ava's assembler?
The assembler is the upgrade. It needs 70 Ranged and a Vorkath's head from after Dragon Slayer II, and it gives +8 Ranged attack, +2 Ranged Strength and an 80% ammunition recovery rate. The accumulator is +4 Ranged attack with 72% recovery.
What is the random metal item Ava's accumulator picks up?
About every 3.5 minutes, if you have moved at least three tiles, it attracts a steel item. Most are steel arrows. You can right-click and use Commune to stop it gathering them.
What happens to Ava's accumulator when you die?
It is not destroyed. If you do not keep it, it sits in your grave. If you do not reclaim it within an hour you can get a new one from Ava for 999 coins and 75 steel arrows.

Update history

21 Oct 2020The accumulator is no longer protected automatically on a non-PvP death, and its Destroy option became Drop.
14 Oct 2020It is no longer destroyed when you die outside PvP.
11 Dec 2019Ava's devices stopped checking your boosted skill level when equipping the items they attract.
22 Jan 2015The device can grab ammunition whether or not an obstacle is in the way.
5 Jun 2014Ava's device ammunition saving no longer applies on free-to-play worlds.
20 Feb 2014Added the Commune option to turn off collecting random metal items.

Source: OSRS Wiki — Ava's accumulator (Changes).