Rondache
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| Type | Item |
| Videos | 1 (first 2026-06-16, latest 2026-06-16) |
| Main source | Raids 4 Reward Blog ARE FINALLY HERE (OSRS) |
Rondache is an item topic that Gnomonkey covers in 1 video on 2026-06-16. This article is a stub: his statements are grouped by type, repeated ones merged.
Methods
- Damage mitigated by the Rondache's flat armour is stored as charges, and the shield bash special attack unleashes the stored damage instantly like a granite maul special.1
Stats and numbers
- The Rondache has two flat armour, which reduces all incoming melee and ranged damage by two but does not work on magic.2
- The Rondache gives 8 melee strength, the same as the Avernic defender, but the Avernic defender has 30 accuracy in each style, so Gnomonkey says the Rondache will not matter much in Theatre of Blood where bosses are drained to zero defence.3
- The Rondache holds up to 20 mitigated damage (10 charges, since each block mitigates two), and the shield bash consumes charges to deal more damage; Gnomonkey reads that 20 charges would deal 20 plus 20%, totalling 24.4
- The Rondache's shield bash has plus six bonus accuracy per charge consumed; Gnomonkey says he assumes it is not a guaranteed hit but is a guaranteed 24 if it lands, and wants clarification on how accuracy is rolled.5
- The blog says there is a short cooldown after shield bash before charges can be gained, but the flat armour stays active, which prevents spamming shield bash at fast attackers like Thermonuclear smoke devil.6
Tips
- The Rondache is good for mitigating chip damage and may be a nice pickup for combat achievements at The Great Ulm, melee Inferno and Araxxor, but at Ulm half of the attacks are magic, so it only works on the ranged ones.7
Gnomonkey's opinion
- Gnomonkey thinks the Rondache looks a little gaudy, and says it will rarely match an armour set such as Oathplate with a rapier.2
- Gnomonkey says the Rondache should be decent at Ulm because Ulm has neutral melee defences, still good in Theatre of Blood where everything has zero defence, and possibly good on regular Nightmare if shield bash is crush.6
- Gnomonkey notes the Rondache has very low defences for a shield but better defensive stats than a defender including ranged defence, and says it is pretty good given the bonus damage, though not for places needing extra accuracy with a one-handed weapon.8
Events
- The Raids 4 blog proposes the Rondache, a tradable offensive shield, because players asked for interesting offhands and the best defence in Old School is usually killing the boss faster.9
- The Rondache's flat armour is active whenever the shield is equipped after you attack, which prevents tedious shield swapping; Gnomonkey is torn on whether Jagex should avoid shield switching.10
Revision history
| Date | Video | Change |
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| 2026-06-16 | Raids 4 Reward Blog ARE FINALLY HERE (OSRS) | Page created: 12 statements (event, method, opinion, stat, tip) |
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