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A full Old School RuneScape walkthrough for the Shield of Arrav quest, detailing how to join the Phoenix Gang or Black Arm Gang and obtain your half of the shield.

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A full Old School RuneScape walkthrough for the Shield of Arrav quest, detailing how to join the Phoenix Gang or Black Arm Gang and obtain your half of the shield.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Talk to Reldo in the Varrock Palace library to start the quest. Search the bookcases to find a book, then read it.
  2. 2
    Talk to Reldo again and he will direct you to Baraek.
  3. 3
    Find Baraek in Varrock square near the armor shop. Give him 20 coins. He will tell you about the Phoenix Gang's location in an alleyway in southeast Varrock.
  4. 4
    Gang Choice: At this point, both participants must have completed the above steps. One player will join the Phoenix Gang, and the other will join the Black Arm Gang.
  5. 5
    Phoenix Gang Steps:
    • Kill Johnny the Beard (level 10) in the Blue Moon Inn (north of gang HQ). He drops a scroll.
  6. 6
    Return the scroll to the gang leader, Straven. He will grant access to the Gang Headquarters and give you a key for your friend in the Black Arm Gang.
  7. 7
    Retrieve your half of the Shield of Arrav from a chest in the southeast room of the Gang Headquarters.
  8. 8
    Black Arm Gang Steps:
    • Speak to the tramp in an alleyway north of the south Varrock entrance on the west wall.
  9. 9
    Enter the building and speak to Katrine. Agree to join and she will ask you to get two Phoenix crossbows.
  10. 10
    Your Phoenix Gang friend will give you a key. Go to the Phoenix storeroom in the Varrock slums near the Phoenix Gang hideout.
  11. 11
    Use the key on the door, go up the ladder. Have your friend follow (they will need another key).
  12. 12
    While your friend talks to the level 25 Weapon Master, grab two phoenix crossbows. You or your friend can kill the Weapon Master.
  13. 13
    Descend a ladder and return to Katrine.
  14. 14
    Speak to Katrine again to join the gang. Go through the door and up the stairs. Search the cupboard in the small room to find your half of the shield.
  15. 15
    Finishing the Quest:
    • One player must hold both halves of the shield.
  16. 16
    Talk to the Curator in the Varrock Museum (northeast Varrock) to report retrieving the reward. You will receive two certificates, each worth 600 coins. Give one certificate to your friend as you can only claim the reward once.
  17. 17
    Talk to the King, near the Varrock Palace entrance, to receive your final reward.
Tips
  • This quest requires two players. Ensure you and your partner choose opposite gangs.
  • The Phoenix Gang player needs to give their friend a key to the Phoenix storeroom.
  • The Black Arm Gang player needs to obtain two Phoenix crossbows.
  • The King's reward is experience, not items.
  • 600 coins from the Curator (per player, claimable once).
  • Experience in Attack and Strength.

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