Bind

Bind
Released		29 March 2004 (Update)
Members		No
Level		20
Spellbook		Standard
Type		Combat
Experience		31 (30 on splash)
Base max hit		0
Runes		3 3 2
Casting speed		5 ticks
Description		Holds your opponent for 5 seconds
Animation
Sound effect

Bind is a level 20 Magic spell located in the Standard spellbook. Casting bind on an opponent will prevent it from moving for 8 ticks (4.8 seconds). When used on a player and the bind is about to wear off, the bound player will receive this message in their chatbox: The holding effect is beginning to fade. Players can increase the binding duration by equipping swampbark armour; the helm, body, and legs will increase the duration by 2 ticks (1.2 seconds) each, up to a maximum of 14 ticks (8.4 seconds).

Bind gives 31 Magic experience if it successfully hits the target, or 30 experience if it splashes. It requires two nature, three earth, and three water runes to be cast.

Cost

Spell cost

Input	Cost
3 3 2	264
Combo runes
3 2 3	276
2 3	555
3 2 3	327
3 2 3	540
3 2 3	633
Main-hands
3 2 Alt	249
3 2 Alt	249
2	234
3 3 1.93	256
Main and off-hands
3 2 0.05	346
3 2	249
2 Alt	234
2 0.05 Alt	330
3 1.93 0.05	338
3 1.93	240

Wilderness-only casting
	Blighted entangle sack	61

Changes

Date	Changes
13 September 2023 (update)	Bind now yields 31 Magic experience upon a successful cast.
21 June 2023 (update | poll)	The maximum Swampbark Armour set bonus for the Bind spell can now be achieved with just the helm, body and legs as opposed to the full set. Each outfit piece now increases the duration of the Bind spell by an additional tick, so the complete bonus increases the duration to 6 ticks.
11 January 2023 (update)	An audio cue and message have been added to the Bind spell to tell the victims when the freeze is about to expire.
5 September 2019 (update)	Protect from Magic no longer halves the duration of Bind.