Shock

This article is about the Magic ability. For other uses, see Shock (disambiguation).

Shock was removed after an update. The contents of this page no longer exist in RuneScape, and this article is kept for historical purposes.

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Shock
Release								12 March 2018 (Update)
Removal								2 March 2026 (Update)
Members								No
Skill								Magic
Level								10
Type								Basic
Target								Single-target
Adrenaline								+8%
Equipment								Any
								70%
Cooldown								15 seconds (25 ticks)
Description
Scream at the target. (65%-75%) Magic damage. Stuns and binds the target for 1.2s (2 ticks). Knocks-back the target by 1 tile. Generates 8% Adrenaline.. Only 1x1 enemies are affected by knock-back.
Animation
Sound effect
Advanced data
Struct ID								39530
Links								Struct39530

Shock was a basic Magic ability available before the Combat Style Modernisation update in 2026, that was unlocked from the Scare Tactics book. It required level 10 Magic to use. It stunned and knocked back the target, as well as dealing 65-75% ability damage.

The stun from Shock was not long enough to gain the effect from Wrack, as the stun only lasted for 1.2 seconds and abilities might only be activated every 1.8 seconds.

Compared to its melee counterpart, Kick, it did not require being in melee distance and can attack from a distance. The 1 square knockback and stun only be happened if the attack successfully hit and the enemy was 1x1 square size.

The threshold version of this ability was Horror.

This ability shared its cooldown timer with other basic stuns (Backhand, Kick, Binding Shot, Demoralise, and Impact).

Despite being a free-to-play item, Scare Tactics could only be obtained by members. Free players could only obtain it by trading. Therefore, unlike the melee variants, Shock, Horror, Demoralise, and Rout were impossible to unlock in free-to-play Ironman Mode.

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Update history

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• update 2 March 2026 (Update):
  • Removed from game.

• update 4 March 2024 (Update):
  • Damage range: 20-100% → 65-75%

• patch 13 September 2021 (Update):
  • The player character will no longer freeze after casting a two-handed Shock or Horror spell.

• update 12 March 2018 (Update):
  • Added to game.