So your armor bar's toast and you’re wondering how the heck to refill it? Yeah, RuneScape Dragonwilds doesn’t exactly hold your hand when it comes to explaining how armor works. Your HP might be locked at 100, but that extra armor bar from Apprentice Armor can save your bacon—if you know how to recharge it. Good news: we’ve got all the answers right here.
Use Wardstones – The Fastest Way to Refill Armor
The most efficient way to get your armor bar back up? Crafting Small Wardstones using the Rune Altar. These little lifesavers fully recharge your armor bar almost instantly. Best part? They're super easy to make once your base is set up.
How to Craft Small Wardstones:
Build a Rune Altar in your base.
→ You'll unlock it during the tutorial, no blueprint-hunting needed.
→ Requires: 12 Stones + 4 Rune Essence.Craft Wardstones using:
→ 1 Rock + 5 Rune Essence.
You can mine stones from boulders or just grab the broken ones scattered around. For Rune Essence, look for those glowing purple stones floating all over the valley. Later in the game, you’ll unlock stronger Wardstones that restore even more armor—total game-changer.
Cook Up Meals for Bonus Armor Healing
Don’t sleep on food. Cooking meals in Dragonwilds can give you a nice chunk of armor HP back too—about one-third of your bar.
Here’s how to do Cook Up Meals for Bonus Armor Healing:
Build a Cooking Pot outside your base.
Mix meat with stuff like Cabbage or Redberries.
Boom—healing meal ready to go.
These meals don’t replace Wardstones in terms of power, but they’re super handy when you’re out in the wild and running low on supplies.
Pro Tip: Your armor HP drops fast, way faster than regular health, so don’t rely on it too much. Use it smart during enemy-heavy zones.
Best Time to Refill Your Armor
Don't wait until you're in the middle of a boss fight to panic about armor. Here’s when to top it off:
Before heading into higher-level zones
Right after a big fight
While crafting or cooking at base
Stay prepared = stay alive.
