Protect from Magic

Protect from Magic is a Prayer accessible at level 37. When used, the player receives a 50% damage reduction from Magic attacks used by monsters and receives a 40% damage reduction from other players' magic attacks. Protect from Magic drains prayer points by 10 points per 3 seconds which is equal to Deflect Magic, the Ancient Curse. Players using this prayer have an image of the Magic skill's icon overhead.

It also reduces the effect of curse spells by 50%; for instance, a 10 second binding spell lasts for 5 seconds, and a 5 minute Teleport Block only lasts for 2.5 minutes, though the holding time of Ancient Magicks ice spells is not affected by this prayer; however, the damage is still reduced.

Players should note that Protect from Magic cannot be used in combination with Protect from Melee or Protect from Missiles. However, it can be used with Protect from Summoning.

Uses
One use of this prayer is protection against dragonfire from chromatic dragons (but not from celestial dragons or metal dragons). When attacked by a dragon's breath and using this prayer, the chatbox informs the player that "Your prayers help resist some of the dragonfire!" When combined with the effects of an antifire potion, the player will receive two messages, the first being "Your prayers resist some of the dragon fire", the second appearing immediately below reading "Your potion slightly protects you from the heat of the dragon's breath." When used with an anti-dragon shield, the prayer is ignored and the player will be hit for the same amount of damage had they been using either the shield, or the prayer, on its own.

This prayer cannot nullify all forms of magical effects. Iban's attacks, though clearly mystical in nature, still harm players using this prayer. Stealing the Wine of Zamorak with this prayer activated does not prevent players' stats from being considerably reduced, nor is it capable of shielding players from the cursed flames they are struck with when they take the Wine. This prayer cannot negate teleportation spells that NPCs cast on players, nor can it prevent players from using teleportation spells on other players. Malignius Mortifer still easily changes a player into a mushroom, and the magical attacks of the blamish snails of Mort Myre Swamp are also capable of hitting through this prayer.

However, the power of this prayer is sufficient to completely block the attacks of a high-level godly avatar of Bandos, as well as the Magic-based attacks of at least certain deities of the Menaphite pantheon, such as Het, Scabaras, Crondis, and Apmeken. It can also prevent Strongbones from summoning Skoblins, and neutralize his and Redeyes's ability to decrease players' stats.

Protect from Magic