Trident of the swamp

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Uncharged toxic trident
Equipped
Release date	8 January 2015 (Update)
Members only	Yes
High Alchemy	46,800 coins
Low Alchemy	31,200 coins
Destroy	Drop
Store price	Not sold
Exchange price	4,207,968 coins (info)
Weight	1 kg
Drop Rate	Unknown
Drops From	Unknown
Examine	It needs to be charged with death runes, chaos runes, fire runes, and Zulrah's scales.
Examine	It needs to be charged with death runes, chaos runes, fire runes, and Zulrah's scales.
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The trident of the swamp is a trident-class magic weapon requiring 75 Magic to wield. It is made by using a magic fang on an uncharged trident of the seas with a chisel, requiring 59 Crafting to do so. Unlike its predecessor, it is only tradeable when uncharged.

The staff has a built-in magic spell that can be used regardless of the spellbook the player is using, although it cannot be used to autocast any other combat spells. The spell gives no base experience and grants the player 2 Magic experience per damage dealt.

In addition, the spell possesses a passive effect in which successful hits have a 25% chance of inflicting venom on their opponent. If the player is wearing a serpentine helm, the chance is increased to 100%.

Like all trident-class weapons, the spell cannot be used against other players in the Wilderness. The only way that the spell can be used against other players is during the Castle Wars and TzHaar Fight Pit minigames, as well as the Clan Wars minigame if the clan leaders enable it.

Players can give ten kraken tentacles and an uncharged toxic trident to Lieve McCracken to create an enhanced trident of the swamp, which holds 20,000 charges instead of 2,500.

A player using the trident of the swamp's built in spell.

Bonuses
Attack bonus
	+0
	+0
	+0
	+0
	+0
	+0
	+25
	+25
	+0
	+0
Defence bonus
	+2
	+2
	+3
	+3
	+1
	+1
	+15
	+15
	+0
	+0
Other bonuses
	+0
	+0
	+0
	+0
	+0%
	+0%
	+0
	+0
Slot	List
Attack speed
Attack speed

Trident of the swamp
Release date	8 January 2015 (Update)
Members only	Yes
High Alchemy	47,100 coins
Low Alchemy	31,400 coins
Destroy	Drop
Store price	Not sold
Weight	1 kg
Drop Rate	Unknown
Drops From	Unknown
Examine	A toxic weapon from the deep.
Examine	A toxic weapon from the deep.

The trident of the swamp is a trident-class magic weapon requiring 75 Magic to wield. It is made by using a magic fang on an uncharged trident of the seas with a chisel, requiring 59 Crafting to do so. Unlike its predecessor, it is only tradeable when uncharged.

The staff has a built-in magic spell that can be used regardless of the spellbook the player is using, although it cannot be used to autocast any other combat spells. The spell gives no base experience and grants the player 2 Magic experience per damage dealt.

In addition, the spell possesses a passive effect in which successful hits have a 25% chance of inflicting venom on their opponent. If the player is wearing a serpentine helm, the chance is increased to 100%.

Like all trident-class weapons, the spell cannot be used against other players in the Wilderness. The only way that the spell can be used against other players is during the Castle Wars and TzHaar Fight Pit minigames, as well as the Clan Wars minigame if the clan leaders enable it.

Players can give ten kraken tentacles and an uncharged toxic trident to Lieve McCracken to create an enhanced trident of the swamp, which holds 20,000 charges instead of 2,500.

A player using the trident of the swamp's built in spell.

Bonuses
Attack bonus
	+0
	+0
	+0
	+0
	+0
	+0
	+25
	+25
	+0
	+0
Defence bonus
	+2
	+2
	+3
	+3
	+1
	+1
	+15
	+15
	+0
	+0
Other bonuses
	+0
	+0
	+0
	+0
	+0%
	+0%
	+0
	+0
Slot	List
Attack speed
Attack speed

Combat styles

	Combat style	Experience	Boosts
	Accurate	Magic and Hitpoints	Accuracy and damage
	Accurate	Magic and Hitpoints	Accuracy and damage
	Longrange	Magic, Hitpoints and Defence	Attack range by 2 squares

Charging

In order to use the trident's magic spell, it must be charged with various runes, holding up to 2,500 charges when fully charged. Charging the trident requires level 75 Magic.

Each cast requires 1 death rune, 1 chaos rune, 5 fire runes and 1 Zulrah's scale, costing 524 per cast, and 1,310,000 coins to fully charge it.

Any remaining charges within the trident can be removed at anytime to recover the runes.

If a player dies with the trident, any scales that were used to charge it will appear on the floor along with the uncharged trident (if it's not protected on death).

Maximum hit

The maximum hit dealt by the trident is dependent on the player's current Magic level, starting at 23 with level 75 Magic and increasing by one every three Magic levels, up to a maximum of 33 at level 105 (obtainable only through super magic potions in a Nightmare Zone dream, or with an imbued heart). Both magic damage bonuses and stat boosts will modify the max hit of the spell; likewise, stat-reductions will lower the damage. With an occult necklace equipped, the maximum hit possible is 36. With an occult necklace, a tormented bracelet, and an imbued slayer helmet on a Slayer assignment, the maximum hit possible is 41. Note that the damage boosts stack additively rather than multiplicatively.

Magic levels	Maximum hit
	Maximum hit (no bonuses)	Maximum hit ()	Maximum hit ( + )	Maximum hit ( + + )
75-77	23	25	26	29
78-80	24	26	27	31
81-83	25	27	28	32
84-86	26	28	29	33
87-89	27	29	31	35
90-92	28	30	32	36
93-95	29	31	33	37
96-98	30	33	34	39
99-101	31	34	35	40
102-104	32	35	36	41
105-107	33	36	37	42
108-110	34	37	39	44
111-113	35	38	40	45
113-116	36	39	41	47
117-120	37	40	42	48

Comparison between other magic weapons

Name		Levels to equip	Magic Attack bonus	Notes
	Kodai wand	75	+28	Can autocast Ancient Magicks. Provides unlimited water runes while equipped. Boosts magic damage by 15%. When a combat spell is cast with the staff, there is a 15% chance that the wand will negate the rune cost for that spell. Currently offers the highest stat of any magic weapon in both magic attack and defence.
	Sanguinesti staff	75	+25	Slightly stronger than the Trident of the swamp, with the same stats but able to hit one damage higher. Requires 3 per charge of the built-in spell. Built-in spell damage scales with the player's Magic level and can hit up to 32 at 99 . Has a 1 in 6 chance to heal the wielder by half the damage dealt. Tied with the Toxic staff of the dead and Trident of the swamp for second-highest magic attack bonus.
	Trident of the swamp	75	+25	Has the same benefits as the Trident of the seas, but with +10 more magic attack bonus. Requires 115 and 1 Zulrah scale (instead of coins) per charge of the built-in spell, and can hold up to 2500 charges. Built-in spell damage scales with the player's Magic level and can hit up to 31 at 99 . Has 25% chance to inflict venom on the target. Tied with the Sanguinesti staff and Toxic staff of the dead for second-highest magic attack bonus.
	Toxic staff of the dead	75 75	+25	Has the same benefits as the Staff of the dead, but with +8 more magic attack bonus. Requires Zulrah's scales to recharge (up to 11000). Has 25% chance to inflict venom on an opponent. Tied with the Sanguinesti staff and Trident of the swamp for second-highest magic attack bonus.
	Master wand	60	+20	Can autocast Ancient Magicks. Requires 240 Telekinetic, 240 Alchemist, 2400 Enchantment and 240 Graveyard points, and a teacher wand equipped or in the player's inventory, to purchase from the Mage Training Arena. Thus it does not cost much besides the time and runes spent in the Mage Training Arena.
	Staff of light	75 75	+17	Can autocast Saradomin Strike and Magic Dart. Otherwise possesses identical bonuses to the Staff of the dead
	Staff of the dead	75 75	+17	Can autocast Flames of Zamorak and Magic Dart. Boosts magic damage by 15%. Has a special attack that halves all melee damage the player takes for one minute, which stacks with the PvP damage reduction effect of the Protect from Melee prayer. This consumes 100% of the player's special attack. When a combat spell is cast with the staff, there is a 1/8 (12.5%) chance that the staff will negate the rune cost for that spell. Currently the strongest staff when used as a melee weapon, surpassing the Ancient staff and Iban's staff, and provides +17 magic defence.
	Trident of the seas	75	+15	Has its own built-in spell, requiring charges which cost 115 runes and 10 coins per cast. Can hold up to 2,500 charges. Built-in spell damage scales with the player's Magic level and can hit up to 28 at 99 . Has a weapon speed of 6 (same as scimitars/whip), while all other forms of combat magic only have 5 (same as longswords). Because the spell is built-in, the player does not need to carry its runes in their inventory and can use Lunar spells or Ancient Magicks while wielding this staff.
	Smoke battlestaff	30 (Battlestaff) 40 (Mystic)	+10	Provides unlimited fire and air runes. Grants a 10% accuracy and damage boost for combat spells on the standard spellbook.
	Iban's staff	50 50	+10	Only staff able to cast (and autocast) Iban Blast. Can cast this spell up to 120 (2,500 if upgraded) times before needing to be recharged. Iban Blast has a max hit of 25. Currently the third strongest staff when used as a melee weapon, behind the Ancient staff and the (Toxic) Staff of the dead.
	God staves	60	+6	Required to cast God spells. Those who have 80 and the respective God cape can use the Charge spell, which increases the God spell's damage by 50%.
	Ancient staff	50 50	+15	Can autocast Ancient Magicks. Currently the second strongest staff when used as a melee weapon, behind the (Toxic) Staff of the dead.
	Slayer's staff	50 55	+12	Can autocast Magic Dart and Crumble Undead, in addition to the four Wave spells. Runes required to cast Magic Dart are very cheap compared to spells of a similar level. Maximum hit of Magic Dart is 10 + (player's magic level / 10), rounded down.
	Elemental staves	1 (Basic) 30 (Battlestaff) 40 (Mystic)	+10	Provide unlimited runes of their respective elements. Elemental staves (air, water, earth and fire) provide one type of rune. Combination staves (lava, mud, mist, dust, steam and smoke) provide two types of runes. However, they have a slower attack speed than better staves (3 seconds per cast instead of 2.4)

Concept art

Pre-release model of the trident of the swamp