Barrows gloves are the best all-round gloves in Old School RuneScape for most players and a classic account milestone. They are bought for 130,000 coins (104,000 after the Elite Lumbridge & Draynor Diary) from the Culinaromancer's Chest in Lumbridge Castle cellar, after completing the entire Recipe for Disaster quest. They give strong offensive and defensive bonuses in every combat style at once.
Equipment bonuses
Barrows gloves give +12 to every attack and defence bonus (with +6 magic attack and defence) plus +12 melee strength — the second-best melee gloves behind ferocious gloves, second-best for Ranged behind zaryte vambraces, and among the best all-round hands slot in the game.
Attack bonuses
Defence bonuses
Other bonuses
No Defence requirement, but completing Recipe for Disaster puts the effective minimum around 35 Defence.
Why Barrows gloves are worth it
Because they give solid bonuses in melee, Ranged and Magic at the same time, Barrows gloves are the go-to hands slot for almost all mid-game combat and are especially strong where you switch styles, such as the Dagannoth Kings. Only a handful of style-specific gloves beat them, so most players treat unlocking them as a long-term goal. See where they land in the Best-in-Slot gear calculator.
How to get Barrows gloves
Barrows gloves are not tradeable and cannot be smithed. Complete the full Recipe for Disaster quest, then buy them from the Culinaromancer's Chest in the Lumbridge Castle cellar for 130,000 coins (or 104,000 with the Elite Lumbridge & Draynor Diary). If you lose them, you can re-buy another pair from the same chest.
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Source: OSRS Wiki — Barrows gloves (Changes).
