Echo boots

“Thick, stony boots. There's a giant crystal in the middle of them.”

Echo boots are an upgraded pair of Guardian boots, made by adding an echo crystal from the Fortis Colosseum. They need 75 Defence. They keep the same very high defence, add +2 Prayer over the Guardian boots, and add a passive effect that hits back at attackers for 1 damage using charges.

Equipment bonuses

The defence is the point: +32 stab, +32 slash and +32 crush, plus +24 ranged. These are tied with Guardian boots for the best melee and ranged defence of any boots. They also carry +3 strength and +4 Prayer. The cost is −3 magic attack and defence and −1 ranged attack.

Attack bonuses
0
0
0
−3
−1
Defence bonuses
+32
+32
+32
−3
+24
Other bonuses
+3
+0
+0%
+4
Slot
Feet

Requires 75 Defence to wear · feet slot · members · untradeable. Standout numbers: +32 / +32 / +32 melee defence, +24 ranged defence and +4 Prayer shown above.

How to get Echo boots

You cannot buy Echo boots. You build them from two other items, and one of those is a rare drop.

Ways to obtain it
Guardian boots — the base item. They are made from Bandos boots and a black tourmaline core, and they are tradeable.
Echo crystal — a drop from the Fortis Colosseum. The chance of at least one crystal from a full 12-wave run is approximately 1/12.44.
Combine them — use the crystal on the boots. The crystal gives the boots their first 6,000 charges.

Because the Guardian boots and echo crystal are both tradeable, you can buy the parts instead of earning them. The finished Echo boots are untradeable.

How the recoil effect works

The recoil is a passive effect. When something damages you, the boots hit it back for 1 damage, if it is inside a 3x3 square centred on you. The effect runs on charges.

  • Each echo crystal adds 6,000 charges, up to 60,000.
  • Toggle-activity turns the effect on and off, so you only spend charges when you want to.
  • With 0 charges, the boots stay equipped and keep their stats. Only the recoil stops.

The effect is small. 1 damage per hit will not change a fight, but it can kill pitfall hunter creatures, which cannot be damaged in normal combat.

Are Echo boots worth it?

The stats are the same as Guardian boots apart from +2 Prayer (the Guardian boots have +2, these have +4). So the upgrade buys you extra Prayer bonus and the recoil effect. For the defence alone, the Guardian boots already match them.

They are a defensive choice. Primordial boots and Avernic treads give more strength for damage-focused setups, and Bandos boots are the step below Guardian boots. Use the gear compare tool to set any pair side by side.

At 7 kg they are very heavy, like the Guardian boots they come from.

Echo boots FAQ

What level do you need for Echo boots?
75 Defence. Since 8 May 2024, boots that you can no longer wear are removed from your equipment automatically.
How do you make Echo boots?
Combine a pair of Guardian boots with an echo crystal. Echo crystals are a rare drop from taking part in the Fortis Colosseum.
What does the Echo boots recoil effect do?
While they have charges, the boots deal 1 recoil damage to anything that damages you, within a 3x3 square around you. In practice, that means monsters in melee range.
How many charges do Echo boots hold?
Each echo crystal adds 6,000 charges, up to a maximum of 60,000. When the charges run out, the boots stay on and keep their stats. Only the recoil stops.
Can you turn the recoil off?
Yes. Use the Toggle-activity option so you do not waste charges during casual training. You can also set charges while the boots are in your bank.
Can Echo boots be turned back into Guardian boots?
Yes, with the Revert option. It does not give back any echo crystals, even if you never used a charge. Since 30 April 2025 you can do this on a free-to-play world as well.
Echo boots or Primordial boots?
Primordial boots give +5 strength against the Echo boots' +3 and add melee attack, but need 75 Strength as well as 75 Defence. Echo boots give far more defence: +32 to the melee defences, compared with +22 on Primordial boots.
Do Echo boots keep Bandos followers from attacking you?
Yes. Like Bandos boots and Guardian boots, they make Bandos followers in the God Wars Dungeon unaggressive toward you.

Update history

30 April 2025Echo boots can now be reverted to Guardian boots on a free-to-play world.
5 March 2025You can now set the charges on the boots through an option in your bank.
8 May 2024A hotfix moves boots you can no longer wear (below 75 Defence) from your equipment to your backpack, or your bank if the backpack is full.
8 May 2024Echo boots now require 75 Defence.
10 April 2024The charge limit rose from 10,000 to 60,000. The recoil effect gained a Toggle-activity option, and the boots stay equipped with no recoil when charges hit 0. The item's value rose from 305,000 to 450,000.

Source: OSRS Wiki — Echo boots (Changes).