Opinion: Raid reward usefulness
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| Type | Opinion |
| Videos | 2 (first 2026-02-17, latest 2026-07-30) |
| Main source | Power creep in OSRS - Blood moon Rises Rewards Blog |
Opinion: Raid reward usefulness is an opinion topic that Gnomonkey covers in 2 videos between 2026-02-17 and 2026-07-30. This article is a stub: his statements are grouped by type, repeated ones merged.
Gnomonkey's opinion
- Gnomonkey says raids should be the place Jagex goes crazy with rewards, citing the Tumeken's shadow, Masori and the Osmumten's fang as items that changed what is used across the game.1
- Gnomonkey says everything from raids should be meta-defining since raids are the most complex content in the game and should require teams.2
- Gnomonkey says raid rewards should be interesting and shake things up, not a boring mega rare that is a side-grade to Scythe; he wants one that is over the top, fun, and simple enough that a new player knows what it does, like the Twisted bow.3
- Gnomonkey says nearly every purple from Chambers of Xeric is useful but there are too many items (about 12), and people want to move away from that.4
- Gnomonkey argues Theatre of Blood has only about two clearly useful rewards (the Avernic and the Scythe), perhaps four counting Sanguinesti staff and rapier, and Justiciar is not useful.5
- Gnomonkey says Tombs of Amascut has about five solid rewards where nearly everything is useful, with the ward iffy and the Masori mask not great for a main.5
- Gnomonkey considers it a breath of fresh air that Raids 4 would have no troll rares and says raids should not have purples that are useless to your account.6
Trivia
- Gnomonkey visited Jagex HQ and says he is under NDA about what he saw, and plans a future video on what raid rewards should look like.3
Revision history
| Date | Video | Change |
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| 2026-07-30 | FINAL RAIDS 4 REWARD BLOG VOTING (OSRS) | Added: 4 statements (opinion) |
| 2026-02-17 | Power creep in OSRS - Blood moon Rises Rewards Blog | Page created: 4 statements (opinion, trivia) |
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Power creep in OSRS - Blood moon Rises Rewards Blog, 2026-02-17. ▶ 14:14 ↩
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Power creep in OSRS - Blood moon Rises Rewards Blog, 2026-02-17. ▶ 14:38 ↩
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Power creep in OSRS - Blood moon Rises Rewards Blog, 2026-02-17. ▶ 18:37 ↩↩
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FINAL RAIDS 4 REWARD BLOG VOTING (OSRS), 2026-07-30. ▶ 6:52 ↩
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FINAL RAIDS 4 REWARD BLOG VOTING (OSRS), 2026-07-30. ▶ 7:23 ↩↩
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FINAL RAIDS 4 REWARD BLOG VOTING (OSRS), 2026-07-30. ▶ 7:51 ↩
Category: Opinions