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{{Infobox Item
|name = Serpentine helm
|variant = Charged
|item_type = Helmet
|tradeable = No
|slot = Head
|requirements = 75 Defence
|charges = Up to 11,000 [[Zulrah's scales]]
|effects = Poison and venom protection<br />Melee attacks can envenom vulnerable NPCs
|sources = Craft from a [[Serpentine visage]] dropped by [[Zulrah]]
}}

The '''Serpentine helm''' is a helmet requiring '''75 Defence'''. Charge it with [[Zulrah's scales]] to gain its defensive bonuses and protection from poison and venom. The uncharged helmet is tradeable; the charged helmet is not.

== Creating a serpentine helm ==
Obtain a [[Serpentine visage|serpentine visage]] from [[Zulrah]], then use a chisel on it with '''53 Crafting''' to make an uncharged helmet. Add Zulrah's scales before equipping it for a fight.

== Charging and use ==
Use scales on the helmet to add charges, up to '''11,000 scales'''. The '''Check''' option shows the remaining amount. Scales are consumed while you have recently been under attack. When it runs out, the helmet returns to its uncharged form and loses its charged defensive bonuses and protection.

While charged and worn, the helmet prevents poison and venom. Your melee attacks can also envenom vulnerable NPCs. It is useful for encounters with poison or venom, but its Magic and Ranged attack penalties make it less suited to those styles.

The '''Uncharge''' option returns the remaining scales and leaves an uncharged helmet. Leave inventory room for the returned scales. Dismantling an ordinary uncharged helmet destroys it and gives '''20,000 scales'''; check that you want the materials before confirming.

== Combat stats ==
These bonuses apply to the charged helmet before [[Tempering]]. The uncharged version retains the −5 Magic and −5 Ranged attack penalties but has none of the defensive or Strength bonuses below.

{{Infobox Bonuses
|name = Serpentine helm
|variant = Charged; before tempering
|alignment = none
|magic_attack_bonus = -5
|range_attack_bonus = -5
|stab_defence_bonus = 52
|slash_defence_bonus = 55
|crush_defence_bonus = 58
|range_defence_bonus = 50
|melee_strength_bonus = 5
}}

== Mutagens ==
Use a tanzanite mutagen or magma mutagen on the helmet to change it to the corresponding variant. The mutagen is consumed, and any existing scales stay with the helmet.

== See also ==
* [[Zulrah]]
* [[Toxic blowpipe]]
* [[Equipment progression]]
* [[Items]]

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