Smite

Smite
Released			6 September 2005 (Update)
Members			Yes
Level			52
Drain rate			30 points per minute
Description			1/4 of damage dealt is also removed from opponent's Prayer.
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Smite is an overhead prayer unlocked at level 52 Prayer. It was the highest level prayer until the July 2007 introduction of Chivalry and Piety. When active, attacking another player will cause 25% of the damage done to be drained from their Prayer, rounded down. Because of this rounding down, any damage below 4 will not drain the opponent's prayer. Additionally, this makes higher hits more effective for draining an opponent's prayer as a lower proportion of the damage dealt will be rounded down.

This prayer is popular among player killers due to the fact that it can be used to prevent their opponent from using the Protect Item prayer. Prayers are deactivated the moment prayer points reach 0. Using a combination of smite and the ancient mace's special attack, it is possible to drain an opponent's prayer for 125% of the damage dealt. A common tactic known as "macing" is for a clan to try and coordinate several of these attacks on a single player within the same game tick. If used directly after a dragon spear's special attack, there is a chance that the target's health and prayer will both drop to zero at the same time, and they are guaranteed to lose all of their items if they are skulled.

Damage that is reflected to the attacker using rings of recoil or the Vengeance spell will not drain any of their Prayer when Smite is active, nor will the second hit of a Karil's crossbow if used in conjunction with an amulet of the damned. The Prayer-draining effect of Smite likewise does not apply to the damage-over-time inflicted by the special attacks of the ursine chainmace or Morrigan's javelin.

Changes

Date	Changes
18 April 2023 (update)	The prayer's overhead icon was reverted.
12 April 2023 (update)	The prayer's overhead icon was unintentionally updated.
12 January 2017 (update)	Previously, when a player's prayer points were drained to 0 by Smite at the same time the player died, their prayers would remain active, and Protect Item would still take effect. This is no longer the case. A complete, simultaneous depletion of both Hitpoints and prayer points will cause any prayers being used to deactivate on death, including Protect Item and Retribution.

Gallery (historical)

6 September 2005– 12 April 2023	12 April 2023– 18 April 2023	18 April 2023 ⁠– present

See also

• Skull (status)
• Skull trick scam