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Zeal

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Zeal

Zeal
Type Mechanic
Videos 2 (first 2026-07-07, latest 2026-07-30)
Main source NEW RAIDS 4 REWARDS AND BLOG UPDATE (OSRS)

Zeal is a mechanic topic that Gnomonkey covers in 2 videos between 2026-07-07 and 2026-07-30. This article is a stub: his statements are grouped by type, repeated ones merged.

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Methods

  • A Zeal unlock would be a permanent account upgrade like prayer scrolls or the Avernic kilt, meaning duplicates are useless and cannot be resold.1

Stats and numbers

  • Zeal would require level 84 Prayer to unlock and give +28% strength, +25% attack and +25% defense, versus Piety's same defense, +5% more strength and +5% more attack, with the same drain rate and no drawback.2
  • Zeal grants some extra accuracy and an additional six strength levels for 99 strength players using potions, which Jagex says makes it a must-have.2

Gnomonkey's opinion

  • Gnomonkey says Zeal is the weakest Raids 4 reward and a bit boring and obvious, but still fine, safe and very strong; he cites others saying it is about a 5% DPS increase to the Scythe and a lot of accuracy.1
  • Gnomonkey thinks Zeal fits in raids thematically, like Rigor and Arcane from Chambers of Xeric, and may be the strongest reward up until the mega rare.3
  • Gnomonkey notes Jagex heavily implies Zeal is a tradable drop but did not say so outright, and hopes it is tradable.4
  • Gnomonkey says he is not into PvP so cannot judge the Zeal change, but he heard the prayer would have been extremely broken in PvP and assumes the requirement tones it back.5

Events

  • Jagex proposed Zeal, a Piety upgrade prayer inspired by requests for Turmoil, as a Raids 4 reward giving objective best in slot upgrades.6
  • Jagex says Zeal is not expected to be the most common reward and is not set on how it unlocks, hoping for something cooler than reading a piece of paper in the bank as Rigor and Augury do.1
  • Zeal now requires 75 Attack and Strength on top of the existing Piety unlock, to avoid further imbalance between some PvP builds.5

Revision history

Date Video Change
2026-07-30 FINAL RAIDS 4 REWARD BLOG VOTING (OSRS) Added: 2 statements (event, opinion)
2026-07-07 NEW RAIDS 4 REWARDS AND BLOG UPDATE (OSRS) Page created: 8 statements (event, method, opinion, stat)
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References

  1. NEW RAIDS 4 REWARDS AND BLOG UPDATE (OSRS), 2026-07-07. ▶ 16:25 ↩↩↩

  2. NEW RAIDS 4 REWARDS AND BLOG UPDATE (OSRS), 2026-07-07. ▶ 15:53 ↩↩

  3. NEW RAIDS 4 REWARDS AND BLOG UPDATE (OSRS), 2026-07-07. ▶ 17:30 ↩

  4. NEW RAIDS 4 REWARDS AND BLOG UPDATE (OSRS), 2026-07-07. ▶ 19:40 ↩

  5. FINAL RAIDS 4 REWARD BLOG VOTING (OSRS), 2026-07-30. ▶ 2:53 ↩↩

  6. NEW RAIDS 4 REWARDS AND BLOG UPDATE (OSRS), 2026-07-07. ▶ 15:20 ↩

Mechanics

Colosseum invocations • Yama contracts • Invocations (Tombs of Amascut) • Jal-ImKot • Inferno pillars • Jal-Ak • Alt account • Thralls • Nex gear setup • Tempoross • Turael • Inferno waves • Jal-Nib • Doom of Mokhaiotl: rock block method • Monkey Room • Fortis Colosseum pillars • Phantom barrage • Awakened bosses • Melee gear progression • Demonic Brutus • Jal-MejRah • Prayer flicking • Butterfly Tech • Fortis Colosseum setup • Doom of Mokhaiotl: melee punish • Sulliuscep • Botting • Off-ticking • Corner trapping • Doom of Mokhaiotl: car attack • Combat Achievements • Doom of Mokhaiotl: shield phase • Pest Control • Blood Barrage • Nylocas • Great Olm 4-1 method • Nex reset • Triple Jad • RuneScape 3 combat • Tightrope skip

Category: Mechanics