Cockroach soldier

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Cockroach soldier

Release date	11 March 2008 (Update)
Members?	No
Combat level	83
Life points	960
Experience for killing	384 (128 Constitution experience)
Slayer level	Not assigned
Aggressive?	No
Poisonous?	No
Immune to poison?	No
Attack style	Melee, Ranged
Attack speed	AverageInterval: 3.6 seconds
Max hit	83 (Melee), 110 (Ranged)
Weakness	crush, ranged, stab, earth spellscrush, ranged, stab, earthscrush, ranged, stab, earth spellscrush, ranged, stab, earth spellscrush, ranged, stab, spellscrush, ranged, stab, earth spellscrush, [[]], stab, earth spellscrush, ranged, stab, earth spellscrush, ranged, stab, earth spellscrush, ranged,, earth spells, ranged, stab, earth spellscrush, ranged, stab, earth spellsCrush, Ranged, Stab, Earth spells
Always drops	Nothing
Examine text	Eww! A giant bug.

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The Cockroach soldier is the fifth highest-levelled monster in free-to-play (excluding revenants and dungeoneering bosses), surpassed by Greater demons, Ankous, Skeletons, and Hellhounds in the Forinthry Dungeon/Wilderness Crater. They are found exclusively in the Stronghold of Player Safety. This monster is non-aggressive.

Cockroach soldiers attack with melee or ranged depending on how they are attacked; if attacked from a distance, it will attack back with only its ranged attack; if the attacker comes within melee range, the soldier will attack with only its melee attack. Similar to metal dragons, they will not move toward a player if attacked from a distance. It is notable that their ranged attack is stronger than their melee attack, so attempting to safe spot is useless unless prayer is used.

Popularity

For several months after their release, cockroach soldiers were incredibly popular training monsters, and the Stronghold of Player Safety became crowded with players training on cockroach soldiers. There was a slight decline in popularity when the ranged attack was made more powerful. Their relatively high defence and high lifepoints also contributed to the loss of the cockroach soldier's popularity as a money-making strategy.

Killing cockroach soldiers can still be a decent money-making activity, as they commonly drop Law runes, Death runes, noted Mithril ore, noted Adamant ore, and occasionally Rune scimitars and Rune sq shields.

Drops

Weapons and armour

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE Market Price
	Mithril helm	1	4 Rare	357
	Rune sq shield	1	4 Rare	22,884
	Rune scimitar	1	4 Rare	15,254

Runes

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE Market Price
	Death rune	1–15	2 Common	185–2,775
	Law rune	1–20	2 Common	149–2,980
	Fire rune	2–59	2 Common	28–826
	Blood rune (m)	2–11	3 Uncommon	390–2,145

Seeds (members only)

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE Market Price
Jangerberry seed	Jangerberry seed	1	3 Uncommon	2
Wildblood seed	Wildblood seed	1	3 Uncommon	2
Limpwurt seed	Limpwurt seed	1	3 Uncommon	147
Strawberry seed	Strawberry seed	1	3 Uncommon	92
	Avantoe seed	1	4 Rare	1,306
	Belladonna seed	1	4 Rare	29
Cactus seed	Cactus seed	1	4 Rare	20
	Cadantine seed	1	4 Rare	997
	Irit seed	1	4 Rare	100
	Kwuarm seed	1	4 Rare	1,042
	Marrentill seed	1	4 Rare	3
	Bittercap mushroom spore	1	4 Rare	7
Poison ivy seed	Poison ivy seed	1	4 Rare	31
	Tarromin seed	1	4 Rare	7
	Toadflax seed	1	4 Rare	989
	Whiteberry seed	1	4 Rare	24
	Watermelon seed	1	4 Rare	1,861
	Harralander seed	1	4 Rare	4
	Spirit weed seed	1	4 Rare	3,869
	Ranarr seed	1	4 Rare	2,935
	Dwarf weed seed	1	5 Very rare	43,732
	Lantadyme seed	1	5 Very rare	28,328
	Torstol seed	1	5 Very rare	274,040

Ores

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE Market Price
	Mithril ore	3 (noted)	2 Common	1,230
	Adamantite ore	1 (noted)	3 Uncommon	1,655

Other drops

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE Market Price
	Coins	5–482	2 Common	Not sold
	Bittercap mushroom (m)	1–3	3 Uncommon	314–942
	Spin Ticket	1	4 Rare	Not sold
	Clue scroll (easy) (m)	1	4 Rare	Not sold
	Clue scroll (medium) (m)	1	5 Very rare	Not sold
	Starved ancient effigy (m)	1	5 Very rare	Not sold

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