OSRS Amulet of Rancour Guide: Stats, Creation & Is It Worth It?

OSRS Amulet of Rancour Guide: The Ultimate Melee Amulet?

Melee enthusiasts, rejoice! Old School RuneScape offers a powerful upgrade to the ubiquitous Amulet of Torture: the Amulet of Rancour. Infused with the venomous essence of Araxxor, this amulet provides substantial boosts to melee combat stats, making it a highly sought-after item for high-level players.

This guide will cover everything you need to know about the Amulet of Rancour, including its stats compared to the Torture, how to obtain and craft it, and its place in the current melee meta.

Amulet of Rancour vs. Amulet of Torture: Stat Comparison

The Amulet of Rancour is a direct upgrade to the Amulet of Torture for melee effectiveness. Here's how they stack up:

Key Takeaways:

• Increased Accuracy: The Rancour provides a significant +10 boost across all melee attack styles compared to the Torture.
• Increased Strength: It offers an additional +2 Melee Strength bonus, leading to higher potential max hits.
• Negative Hybrid Stats: The trade-off is negative Magic and Ranged attack bonuses, making the Torture potentially better if you frequently switch combat styles without changing gear.
• HP Requirement: You need 90 Hitpoints to wear the Amulet of Rancour.

How to Obtain and Create the Amulet of Rancour

Creating this powerful amulet involves combining two valuable items:

1. Obtain an Amulet of Torture: This Zenyte amulet can be bought from the Grand Exchange or created by enchanting a Zenyte amulet (requires 93 Magic, 79 Crafting).
2. Obtain an Araxyte Fang: This is the challenging part. The Araxyte Fang is a rare, untradeable drop from the high-level Slayer boss, Araxxor.
   • Araxxor requires 92 Slayer (boostable from 87 with a Wild Pie) and must be killed while on an Araxyte or Spider task. Find him in the Morytania Spider Cave. Check our Araxxor Boss Guide for strategies.
3. Combine the Items: With both an Amulet of Torture and an Araxyte Fang in your inventory, use one on the other.
   • Requirement: Level 86 Crafting (boostable).
   • XP Reward: 500 Crafting XP.

The resulting Amulet of Rancour is tradeable.

Recolouring the Amulet (Amulet of Rancour (s))

For cosmetic flair, the Amulet of Rancour can be recoloured into a silvery version (amulet of rancour (s)). This requires navigating a series of tunnels in the Morytania Spider Cave and speaking to a specific NPC at the end. This is purely cosmetic and doesn't change the amulet's stats.

Is the Amulet of Rancour Worth It?

For players focused purely on maximizing melee DPS and accuracy, the Amulet of Rancour is undoubtedly the best-in-slot neck item. The combined increase in attack bonus and strength makes a noticeable difference in high-level PvM encounters.

However, consider these points:

• Cost: Both the Amulet of Torture and the implied cost/effort of obtaining the untradeable Araxyte Fang make the Rancour a significant investment.
• Hybrid Scenarios: If your activities involve frequent switching between melee, ranged, and magic without gear swaps, the negative bonuses might make the Amulet of Torture a more practical choice.
• Availability: Getting the Araxyte Fang drop from Araxxor can take considerable time and effort due to its rarity and the difficulty of the boss.

Conclusion

The Amulet of Rancour represents the pinnacle of melee neckwear in OSRS, offering substantial improvements over the Amulet of Torture. Its creation requires tackling the challenging Slayer boss Araxxor and having high Crafting. While a costly upgrade, for dedicated melee specialists seeking peak performance, the Amulet of Rancour is a worthy goal.

Ready to take on Araxxor but need the stats or gear? Check out our OSRS Slayer Services or general OSRS PvM Services to prepare for the fight. Don't forget you can always Buy OSRS Gold to fund your gear and supplies!