Followers that fight what you fight and give a perk. Twelve to unlock through tasks, each levelling to 10 and strengthening its perk at levels 5 and 10.
Companions are followers that fight beside you: like a pet that follows you around, but one that attacks whatever you are fighting and gives you a perk. You unlock each one by completing a task. Open the Companions manager from the worn-equipment tab to see your progress, summon one or swap. One companion is out at a time.
A companion's hits count as yours, so it never steals a kill. It levels from 1 to 10 as it fights, about 3,000 XP an hour in steady combat (level 5 takes about two hours and level 10 about twenty). Its max hit doubles by level 10, and its perk gets stronger at level 5 and again at level 10.
| Companion | How to unlock | Perk (level 1 / 5 / 10) |
|---|---|---|
| Ember (fire hound) | Earn a fire cape in the Fight Caves | +5 / 7 / 10% magic damage against monsters |
| Grimtooth (dire wolf) | Kill 500 monsters on Slayer tasks | +10 / 12 / 15% Slayer XP on task kills |
| Pip (scavenger imp) | Kill 1,000 monsters | Puts drops in your pack: coins, bones and ashes; then runes and ammo too; then herbs too |
| Sylva (spirit dryad) | Reach level 80 Woodcutting or Farming | In combat, heals 1 hitpoint every 25 seconds; then every 20 seconds; then 2 every 20 seconds |
| Aegis (stone guardian) | Kill 50 bosses | 5 / 6 / 8% chance to block a monster's hit completely |
| Nibbles (baby dragon) | Kill 250 dragons | +10 / 12 / 15% Prayer XP |
| Cinder (TzHaar champion) | Complete the Inferno | +10 / 12 / 15% damage against all monsters |
| Vexis (dark beast) | Kill 5,000 monsters on Slayer tasks | +20 / 22 / 25% Slayer XP, and extra damage on task |
| Rex (Dagannoth king) | Kill each Dagannoth King 100 times | +5 / 6 / 8% drop rate |
| Wraith (restless spirit) | Reach total level 1,750 | +5 / 6 / 8% XP in every skill |
| Inferna (chaos elemental) | Kill 250 bosses | Heals you for 25 / 30 / 35% of the damage it deals |
| Glacius (frost giant) | Reach level 90 in all seven combat skills | Monsters you fight hit 10 / 12 / 15% softer |
Companions fight with you everywhere, including raids, the Inferno, the Gauntlet and solo bosses such as Vorkath, Cerberus, the Alchemical Hydra, the Kraken and the Corporeal Beast. Their hits follow the same rules as yours, so a boss that resists your attacks resists theirs too. They take no part at Zalcano, and a companion cannot attack a monster you lack the Slayer level for.
Settings > Gameplay > Companion options right-click only keeps a left-click on a companion or pet as Walk here. Its options stay in the right-click menu, so it never gets in the way in a crowd.