Since discussion on the Tip.it forums has come and gone months ago regarding the correct max hit formula, and since Tip.it's max hit calculator has been something of a source of comedy for me for the last few years, I guess now's a good a time as ever to make this post. This is what I know about the RuneScape max hit formula, and if you want more detail or discussion, see my post on the RuneScape official forums, where it has resided since late March.

 

Effective Strength = Strength * Bonus1 * Bonus2 * ... + Style Bonus

(Style Bonus: +3 for Aggressive, +1 for Controlled, +3 for Accurate when using ranged)

 

Where STR = effective strength and EQ = equipment strength bonus, max hit is...

 

Max = FLOOR[1.3 + STR/10 + EQ/80 + STR*EQ/640]

(or)

Max = ROUND[(STR+8)(EQ+64)/640]

Max = FLOOR[(STR+8)(EQ+64)/640 + 0.5]

 

Special attack bonuses are fairly common knowledge, and they are, of course, multiplied after other calculations; I prefer flooring to rounding, so I multiply directly before flooring (except for the Keris). The Void Knight set bonus is rather odd, but I can say that it is much closer to 20% than the 10% claimed in the RS Knowledge Base. I've never really bothered with testing the Dharok set effect (too much work, too little gain), but maybe there's some general community knowledge on that.

 

 

If you use this formula, please credit its contributors, listed below:

Oblivion590

Legend Z5

Recklusfire1

Reaper X13

Shandlar

W I L M O T

Th3 Sun G0d

Paleas

Oblivion, thank you very much for the post. The revised Max Hit Calculator should be up now. You and the other contributors are credited with the formula. Thank you :thumbup: