Abyssal demon

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Abyssal demon

Release date	26 January 2005 (Update)
Members?	Yes
Combat level	124
Life points	1500
Experience for killing	600 (200 Constitution experience)
Slayer level	Level 85
Slayer XP	150
Assigned by	Sumona, Duradel or Lapalok, Kuradal
Aggressive?	No
Poisonous?	No
Immune to poison?	No
Attack style	Melee
Attack speed	AverageInterval: 3.6 seconds
Max hit	97
Weakness	[[]], silverlight/darklight, abyssalbane bolts/arrows, stabmagic, silverlight/darklight, abyssalbane bolts/arrows, stabmagic, silverlight/darklight, abyssalbane bolts/arrows, stabmagic, silverlight/darklight, abyssalbane bolts/arrows, stabmagic, silverlight/darklight, abyssalbane bolts/arrows, stabmagic, silverlight/darklight, abyssalbane bolts/arrows, stabmagic, silverlight/darklight, abyssalbane bolts/arrows, stabmagic, silverlight/darklight, abyssalbane bolts/arrows, stabmagic, silverlight/darklight, abyssalbane bolts/arrows, stabmagic, silverlight/darklight, abyssalbane bolts/arrows, [[]]magic, silverlight/darklight, abyssalbane bolts/arrows, stabmagic, silverlight/darklight, abyssalbane bolts/arrows, stabMagic, Silverlight/Darklight, Abyssalbane bolts/arrows, Stab
Always drops	Infernal ashes
Examine text	A denizen of the Abyss!

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Abyssal demons are one of the strongest types of demons, located at the top of the Slayer Tower in Morytania, in Kuradal's Dungeon, and in the depths of the dark Abyssal Area (which is not the Abyssal location used in Runecrafting) accessible through fairy rings code ALR. Only players with level 85 Slayer can fight these demons and obtain their drops. Abyssal demons share similar, although much better, drops with black demons.

Abyssal demons are the ultimate goal of many slayers because of the abyssal whips they drop. The whip is regarded by many as one of the best nondegradable weapons in RuneScape, so it is always in demand and sells well on the Grand Exchange. Slaying abyssal demons can therefore be very profitable. They are often slain, rather than dark beasts, because the dark bow drop from the dark beasts is currently worth much less than the abyssal whip. Dark beasts also have a higher Slayer level requirement, the player must start Mourning's End II, or be assigned them by Kuradal and are more difficult to kill.

Strengths and weaknesses

Since they are a type of demon, they are affected by the powers of Silverlight and Darklight. Additionally, they have poor magic defence. Abyssal demons have a max hit of around 97 life points, which is quite low considering their level, although they are fairly accurate to compensate. Despite their accuracy, they are fairly good targets when using Guthan's or Dharok's sets because of the low risk of dying. However, if using Dharok's set, players should consider activating Protect from Melee as they have somewhat accurate melee attacks.

Abyssal demons have the unusual ability of teleporting around the room while also teleporting the player at the same time. While the player always ends up in one of the eight spaces next to the abyssal demon, it is possible that the ending position will prevent ordinary melee combat. For example, if the demon teleports east of a terrain feature and the player south of it, melee combat is not possible (except if the player has a long weapon like a Halberd). If auto-retaliate is turned off, the player will have to click or right-click to resume attacking. Ranging or maging will usually prevent running back to combat, or if needed auto-retaliate should be turned on.

High levelled players may find it easy to stay for long periods of time, using a healing weapon such as a Saradomin godsword or enhanced excalibur, a healing familiar like a bunyip, or healing armour sets like Guthans, or a combination of the three. Prayers such as Soul Split can also be utilised to extend the time of a trip by gaining life points. These methods, along with an occasional lobster drop, can sustain most players for hours. In addition, if the player has trained slayer to this point and has 68 Summoning, they will usually find that a bunyip's healing effect will keep them at or near full lifepoints for the duration of the bunyip. Because of this, it is helpful to bring one or two bunyip pouches and a summoning potion, as well as a gem bag if owned and High Level Alchemy runes to clear up inventory space by alchemising drops such as mithril kiteshields, rune helms, rune chainbodies, etc..

Locations

Kuradal's Dungeon

This area can only be used while having a task from Kuradal that is in her dungeon. There are 8 abyssal demons in here and are all crowded together, making it quite easy to target another one. Players with 85 Agility can use one summer pie to bypass several rooms to make it quicker, but at least dragonfire protection must be needed to avoid being burnt badly from the Steel dragons. A Ferocious ring can be used to speed up tasks drastically. Bank runs are somewhat cumbersome, so using Infernal urns and picking up the good drops is highly recommended to avoid waste of inventory space or ferocious ring charges. However, if a player has a pack yak familiar, they can use its special move to bank the ashes for a hefty profit.

Abyssal Area

This area is somewhat unrelenting for most players. This area is usually empty of players due to the other abyss creatures that lurk in the area. Partial completion of Fairy Tale II - Cure a Queen must be used to access this area as it needs the use of a fairy ring to get into. Most areas are infested with other abyss creatures. The best spot is west from the fairy ring as the abyssal leech can be easily killed and there is an abyssal demon nearby. There are around 11 abyssal demons scattered around the abyssal plane. Get here by using the code ALR on the fairy ring.

Slayer Tower

The demons may be found on the top floor of the tower. There are around 9 abyssal demons here. It is slightly farther to travel than the abyssal area, but no other creatures will attack. The abyssal demons are spread out a little, but not as much as the abyssal area.

Having at least 71 Agility is helpful as this will allow you to bypass a lot of walking around the tower. Bank runs here are cumbersome, so at least 71 Agility and runes for Teleport to House (spell) or Kharyll Teleport will make bank runs faster and so does restocking. Not recommended for those with low Agility levels. Having a slayer helmet or full slayer helmet is strongly recommended for this location, due to the aggressive aberrant spectres on the first floor of the tower.

Drops

100% drop

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE Market Price
	Infernal ashes	1	1 Always	1,641

Weapons

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE Market Price
	Black sword	1	2 Common	266
	Black hatchet	1	2 Common	304
	Steel battleaxe	1	2 Common	282
	Abyssal whip	1	4 Rare <ref>1/512 was revealed at RuneFest 2010</ref>	643,629
	Rune battleaxe	1	5 Very rare	24,735
	Rune 2h sword	1	5 Very rare	38,245

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Armour

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE Market Price
	Mithril kiteshield	1	3 Uncommon	1,086
	Rune chainbody	1	3 Uncommon	29,853
	Rune helm	1	3 Uncommon	11,283
	Rune sq shield	1	4 Rare	22,884

Herbs

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE Market Price
	Grimy guam	1	2 Common	521
	Grimy marrentill	1	2 Common	41
	Grimy tarromin	1	2 Common	56
	Grimy harralander	1	3 Uncommon	385
	Grimy ranarr	1	3 Uncommon	3,508
	Grimy irit	1	3 Uncommon	1,496
	Grimy avantoe	1	3 Uncommon	2,877
	Grimy cadantine	1	3 Uncommon	1,336
	Grimy lantadyme	1	3 Uncommon	6,002
	Grimy kwuarm	1	3 Uncommon	2,902
	Grimy dwarf weed	1	3 Uncommon	7,525

Runes

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE Market Price
	Air rune	50	2 Common	400
	Blood rune	7	2 Common	1,365
	Chaos rune	10	2 Common	860
	Law rune	3	3 Uncommon	447

Other

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE Market Price
	Coins	9–3000	2 Common	Not sold
	Lobster	1	2 Common	223
	Cosmic talisman	1	2 Common	160
	Pure essence	60 (noted)	3 Uncommon	6,420
	Earth talisman	1	3 Uncommon	826
	Adamant bar	1	3 Uncommon	2,175
	Ferocious ring	1	3 Uncommon <ref>Only in Kuradal's Dungeon</ref>	Not sold
	Defence potion (3)	1	3 Uncommon	414
	Clue scroll (hard)	1	3 Uncommon	Not sold
	Court summons	1	4 Rare	Not sold
	Spin ticket	1	4 Rare	Not sold
	Starved ancient effigy	1	5 Very rare	Not sold
	Abyssal demon head	1	5 Very rare	Not sold

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Rare drop table drops

This monster drops items from the rare drop table.
The ring of wealth improves the chances if equipped but is not required to access the table.

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Item Quantity Rarity GE Market Price Coins 250; 381; 450; 3,000; 9,000; 12,000 2 Common Not sold Uncut sapphire 1 2 Common 810 Uncut emerald 1 2 Common 1,295 Uncut ruby 1 2 Common 2,613 Loop half of a key 1 3 Uncommon 9,402 Tooth half of a key 1 3 Uncommon 12,758 Uncut diamond 1 3 Uncommon 9,520 Uncut dragonstone 1 4 Rare 13,572 Dragonstone 1 4 Rare 10,393 Dragon dagger 1 2 Common 17,356 Rune javelin 5 4 Rare 1,285 Adamant javelin 20 5 Very rare 800 Rune spear 1 5 Very rare 12,130 Dragon spear 1 5 Very rare 40,021 Dragon dagger 50 (noted) 5 Very rare 867,800 Rune kiteshield 1 5 Very rare 34,977 Shield left half 1 5 Very rare 65,553 Dragon helm 1 5 Very rare 60,107 Adamant bolts 200 3 Uncommon 31,600 Rune arrow 150–200, 500 4 Rare 28,500–95,000 Onyx bolts 150 4 Rare 1,315,350 Battlestaff 200 (noted) 4 Rare 1,612,200 Air orb 1000 (noted) 4 Rare 1,216,000 Fire orb 1000 (noted) 4 Rare 1,406,000 Vecna skull 1 5 Very rare 457,724 Water talisman 1 3 Uncommon 4,485 Earth talisman 25–35 (noted) 3 Uncommon 20,650–28,910 Fire talisman 25–35 (noted) 3 Uncommon 48,450–67,830 Chaos talisman 1 3 Uncommon 137 Nature talisman 1 3 Uncommon 165 Pure essence 500–15000 (noted) 3 Uncommon 53,500–1,605,000 Template:ExchangeItemNat Nature rune 47–77 4 Rare – Soul rune 20 4 Rare 6,360 Death rune 50, 121 4 Rare 9,250–22,385 Blood rune 50 4 Rare 9,750 Raw swordfish 125 – 250, 1000 (noted) 3 Uncommon 37,875–303,000 Raw shark 250–500 (noted) 3 Uncommon 129,750–259,500 Big bones 150 – 500 (noted) 3 Uncommon 52,650–175,500 Coal 150–7500 (noted) 3 Uncommon 39,450–1,972,500 Adamantite ore 150–800 (noted) 3 Uncommon 248,250–1,324,000 Silver ore 100 (noted) 4 Rare 9,200 Adamant bar 1000–7000 (noted) 4 Rare 2,175,000–15,225,000 Runite ore 100 (noted) 4 Rare 1,067,100 Rune bar 1,50,150 (noted) 4 Rare 13,029–1,954,350 Clean ranarr 33 (noted) 3 Uncommon 115,665 Clean toadflax 25–250 (noted) 3 Uncommon 69,100–691,000 Clean snapdragon 30–120 (noted) 3 Uncommon 168,210–672,840 Clean torstol 10–100 (noted) 3 Uncommon 277,960–2,779,600 Saradomin brew (4) 250 (noted) 5 Very rare 854,750 Watermelon seed 3 3 Uncommon 5,583 Yew seed 1–50 4 Rare 84,903–4,245,150 Magic seed 1–6 4 Rare 294,483–1,766,898 Palm tree seed 10 4 Rare 1,219,220 Snapdragon seed 1 4 Rare 26,078 Torstol seed 1–31 4 Rare 274,040–8,495,240 Fellstalk seed 2 4 Rare 2,052 Yew logs 100–20000 (noted) 4 Rare 49,400–9,880,000

See also

• Imp
• Lesser demon
• Greater demon
• Black demon
• Abyssal walker
• Abyssal guardian
• Abyssal leech
• Abyssal minion
• Tormented demon

Trivia

• Abyssal demons and cave horrors were the only Slayer monsters that did not receive a graphical update on or around the time the Smoking Kills quest was released in 2008.
• Oddly enough, Abyssal demons have high health for their combat level, but their max hit is quite low for their level.
• If you kill an Abyssal demon as it teleports, there will be no death animation, just an idle one.
• As of 27 March 2012 killing an Abyssal demon is a requirement for the Elite Morytania Tasks.