Gold helmet

This article is about the quest item. For the Treasure Trails reward, see Gilded full helm.

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Gold helmet
Release																				21 March 2005 (Update)
Members																				Yes
Quest item																				Between a Rock...
Properties
Tradeable																				No
Equipable																				Yes
Stackable																				No
Disassembly																				Yes
Destroy																				Drop
Examine																				Made of gold and white gold.
Options
Backpack																				Wear
Values
Value																				1 coin
High alch																				1 coin
Low alch																				1 coin
On death																				Always kept outside dangerous area
Weight																				31.751 kg
Advanced data
Item ID																				4567
Links																				MRID • recipe

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The gold helmet is a quest item made during the Between a Rock... quest. To create one, a player needs to use 3 gold bars on an anvil.

While wearing the helmet, the player can enter the massive Arzinian Mines near Keldagrim by being shot from Dondakan's cannon. While in the mine, removing the helmet at any time teleports the player from the mine back to Dondakan.

Along with the Barrelchest anchor, the helmet is one of the heaviest pieces of equipment in the game. During the quest, the helmet becomes so heavy that after 8 minutes in the mine the player breaks down and removes it, which forces them to restart that part of the quest.

While the 8 minute time limit in the mine no longer applies after quest completion, the player must wear the helmet at all times while in it. Logging out while in the mine leaves the helmet on but returns the player outside next to Dondakan.

Following the quest, a player may continue to make gold helmets for 30 Smithing experience. However, a player may not have a gold helmet in their inventory while doing so. If they do, the avatar will say "I think I'd better use this gold bar in a furnace". The option to make a gold helmet will not be available if a player has one in their bank.

Combat stats

Requirements
? (edit)
Class			Slot
None
Tier
None
		Auto		Ability
Damage		-		-
Accuracy		-
Style		-
Range		-
Attributes						Damage reduction
Armour				0.0		PvM: 0%				PvP: 0%
Life points				0		Style bonuses
Prayer				0		0.0		0.0		0.0		0.0

Disassembly

Gold helmet
Disassembly category	Clothing
Disassembly XP	0.3
Item quantity required	1
Material count	1
Base junk chance	?  98.9% Your actual junk chance depends on your junk chance reduction researched. See the table below for all values, and Junk for more information. Reduction Junk chance None 1 98.9% 1 34 98.0 2 49 96.0 3 64 94.0 4 69 92.0 5 78 90.0 6 83 87.1 7 91 85.1 8 95 82.1 9 105 79.2
Common materials
Cover parts	35/100
Simple parts	35/100
Padded parts	29/100
Rare materials
Variable components	1/100

Update history

This information has been compiled as part of the update history project. Some updates may not be included – see here for how to help out!

• patch 23 January 2023 (Update):
  • Players are now removed upon taking their helmets off in Dondakin's Gold Mine. Safety first!

• patch 2 April 2013 (Update):
  • The following items can now be used inside a Dragon Keepsake box: Sailor's hat, Doctors hat, Nurse hat, Gold helmet, Fish hats from Hunt for Red Raktuber, and Hallowed / Unhallowed equipment.

• patch 28 September 2015 (Update):
  • An issue that was causing the back of the neck to become see through when wearing the gold helmet has been fixed.

• update 21 March 2005 (Update):
  • Added to game.

Trivia

• When you smith the gold helmet, a prompt in your chat box says "You forge a beautiful and very heavy golden helmet out of solid gold. Who knows, this might become a new fashion rage?"
• The examine text says "Made of gold and white gold", yet exactly where the white gold comes from is unknown. White gold is made by combining gold with other metals such as silver or platinum, but neither material enters into the process of creating the gold helmet. However, yellow gold can be dipped in a chemical acid to change its composition to white.
• At 31.751 kg, it is also mysteriously heavier than the 3 gold bars used in its creation, which weigh 5.442 kg in total.
• It required 30 Defence to wear, which was also the requirement of the quest Between a Rock..., the Defence requirement was removed in an update from the quest but not the helmet, and it was removed in the following update.