Jungle strykewyrm

Jungle strykewyrm

Release date	8 February 2010 (Update)
Members?	Yes
Combat level	110
Life points	1100
Experience for killing	440 (147 Constitution experience)
Slayer level	Level 73
Slayer XP	110
Assigned by	Chaeldar, Sumona, Duradel or Lapalok, Kuradal
Aggressive?	No
Poisonous?	Yes - 48 (Melee), 88 (Magic)
Immune to poison?	Yes
Attack style	Melee, Magic
Attack speed	AverageInterval: 3.6 seconds
Max hit	87, 300 (Special attack)
Weakness	ranged, stabranged, stabranged, stabranged, stabranged, stabranged, stab[[]], stabranged, stabranged, stabranged, [[]]ranged, stabranged, stabRanged, Stab
Always drops	None
Examine text	Who said worms were small and harmless?

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Jungle strykewyrms are slayer monsters that are located north-east of Mobilising Armies, next to the three fishing spots along the western coast. They are some of the most visually striking creatures in RuneScape, and are accessible only at 73+ Slayer. They can only be attacked when you have been given them as a slayer assignment.

File:Junglestrykewyrmlocation.png

The location of jungle strykewyrms

Attacks

Jungle strykewyrms don't hit very high with their normal melee and magic-based attacks, but they have a special attack where they tunnel under your feet, then push you back from beneath. This attack hits 300 and can poison you for 40-80 (you can easily avoid this attack by running away as soon as it starts tunneling).

It has 4 attack types:

1. A fairly weak and inaccurate melee attack (up to 87 life points). If it damages the player, it will always cause a 48 life point poison condition, unless the player has immunity to poison. As always, prayers will not prevent the attack from poisoning the player.
2. A special attack when the wyrm buries itself into the ground and then bursts out with tremendous force, hitting 300 plus any poison damage. This attack can be avoided by running away. (This attack can be prevented by standing with your back or side to an obstacle, such as rocks. This is highly recommended.)
3. A magic attack that looks like a large purple ball which explodes upon impact.
4. A rarer magic cloud-like attack that can poison, dealing 88 life points initially. Unlike the melee attack, this attack does not always cause poison.

Given the number of poison attacks these creatures possess, It is highly advised that you bring Super antipoison potions or a similar potion while killing them. If you have high Defence and have completed The Great Brain Robbery then a prayer book and holy symbol can substitute nicely, but be advised that this consumes prayer points and does not provide immunity. Another option for players with 60 Defence, 60 Dungeoneering, and 70 Herblore is to equip an Anti-poison totem, which provides full immunity to poison along with fairly decent defensive bonuses, but disallows the use of two-handed weapons, such as Godswords. Alternatively, if you have Soul Split, the need for any kind of poison cure is eliminated, as the damage taken can easily be recovered from said curse. Do not forget the use of Poison Purge also eliminates the need for any other posion-preventing item and may help substitute for food as poison damage heals you instead of damaging you.

Another alternative is to summon a Unicorn Stallion and use its 'Cure' Ability to remove the poison in addition to its Healing Aura scrolls, but much like the prayer book, this does not grant immunity. Once a player runs out of Summoning points, they may recharge it by taking Spirit Tree transportation to Grand Tree and then using the nearby mini-obelisk there, or by using the mini-obelisk just west of Oo'glog.

There are lobster, tuna/swordfish, shark and big net fishing spots along the coastline, near the strykewyrms. Cuttable jungle vegetation is near, as well. A player with a harpoon or lobster pot, hatchet, and tinderbox has access to an unlimited food supply by utilising this. Some players may be able to catch the sharks or tuna/swordfish barehanded (after doing Barbarian Training). This means they do not need any fishing equipment. Players may now also use the Toolbelt to store a hatchet, tinderbox, and any fishing equipment in order to save inventory space. There is also a bank in Mobilising Armies and can be accessed easily with a Ring of Duelling. When using a Bunyip with Swallow whole scrolls players don't need to take a hatchet and tinderbox.

Weaknesses

Jungle strykewyrms are generally weak against stab and ranged attacks. They are also immune to poison (as shown by Monster Examine), due to their poisonous nature.

Once the strykewyrms spawn to the surface, whether after a special attack or an inspection, the wyrm will not attack for a few seconds. This gives you the opportunity to attack it (preferably a fast hitting weapon or the special of the Dragon Dagger) without retaliation. When asked for tips, Slayer masters note that they are inherently passive creatures, who become aggressive upon sensing the slayer's own ill intent.

As with all Strykewyrms, the Jungle Strykewyrm will only perform its 300-damage tunnelling attack if the 3x3-square area around the attacking player is free from obstructions. As the jungle area is littered with rocks and trees, players are likely to be able to move into a position where they can attack without fear of such a retaliation.

Since they attack with melee most of the time, melee armour is suggested for killing them, but players with 80+ Defence can be productive with black dragonhide armour or better and a rune kiteshield or better. A combination of black d'hide legs and the rest a strength bonus outfit can be very effective for slayer with stats around 80. The best defence for these monsters, however, is barrows armour, preferable Torag, for the high defensive value of the armour. Potting up attack and strength can increase your stay times and make the tasks and kill go faster, eliminating extra damage that may occur from slower kills. Do not bring Super Defence potions since they are dropped at a sufficient rate to keep you fully supplied.

As the slayer guides suggest, range seems to prove rather efficient against these types of strykewyrms, even bronze knives can be used effectively hand in hand with a sufficient range level/accuracy bonus. They can attack with melee at adjacent diagonal spaces, so be sure to stand at least one square away. For players who have difficulty moving out of the way in time, it is also advised to range Strykewyrms from a distance, as it will allow you more time to avoid the attack.

In the past, a player could step on the jungle strykewyrm so that it would not be able to attack the player. This is still possible, though it is unknown whether or not they will burrow to attack you if you try this, also note your character will be pushed back out of the strykewyrm after a certain period of time.

Drops

Runes/Talismans

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE Market Price
Template:ExchangeItemNat	Nature rune	15	2 Common
	Death rune	5,10	2 Common	925–1,850
	Law rune	10	2 Common	1,490
	Air talisman	1	4 Rare	81
	Body talisman	1	4 Rare	251
	Cosmic talisman	1	4 Rare	160
	Earth talisman	1	4 Rare	826
	Fire talisman	1	4 Rare	1,938
	Mind talisman	1	4 Rare	84

Herbs

NOTE: Almost all herbs are noted; there may be rare cases of unnoted herbs.

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE Market Price
	Grimy cadantine	1–4	2 Common	1,336–5,344
	Grimy guam	1–4	3 Uncommon	521–2,084
	Grimy marrentill	1–4	3 Uncommon	41–164
	Grimy tarromin	1–4	3 Uncommon	56–224
	Grimy irit	1–4	3 Uncommon	1,496–5,984
	Grimy harralander	1–4	3 Uncommon	385–1,540
	Grimy dwarf weed	1–4	3 Uncommon	7,525–30,100
	Grimy avantoe	1–4	4 Rare	2,877–11,508
	Grimy lantadyme	1–4	4 Rare	6,002–24,008
	Grimy ranarr	1–4	4 Rare	3,508–14,032
	Grimy kwuarm	1–4	4 Rare	2,902–11,608

Seeds

NOTE: Most seeds are dropped with nature runes, though there are cases of seeds without nature runes.

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE Market Price
	Toadflax seed	1	2 Common	989
	Limpwurt seed	1	2 Common	147
	Marrentill seed	1	3 Uncommon	3
	Tarromin seed	1	3 Uncommon	7
	Whiteberry seed	1	3 Uncommon	24
	Watermelon seed	1	3 Uncommon	1,861
	Harralander seed	1	3 Uncommon	4
	Cadantine seed	1	3 Uncommon	997
	Wildblood seed	1	3 Uncommon	2
	Bittercap mushroom spore	1	3 Uncommon	7
	Cactus seed	1	3 Uncommon	20
	Poison ivy seed	1	3 Uncommon	31
	Jangerberry seed	1	4 Rare	2
	Ranarr seed	1	4 Rare	2,935
	Spirit weed seed	1	4 Rare	3,869
	Strawberry seed	1	4 Rare	92
	Kwuarm seed	1	4 Rare	1,042
	Dwarf weed seed	1	4 Rare	43,732
	Avantoe seed	1	4 Rare	1,306
	Maple seed	1	4 Rare	32,087
	Lantadyme seed	1	5 Very rare	28,328

Armour/Weapons

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE Market Price
	Adamant hatchet	1	3 Uncommon	664
	Mithril battleaxe	1	3 Uncommon	854
	Hexcrest	1	4 Rare <ref>Estimated at 1/518 using gathered Adventurer's Log data as of 18 September 2012.</ref>	65,709

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Other

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE Market Price
	Coins	200–7844 (200 drops with 20 teak logs)	2 Common	Not sold
	Anagogic ort	20,40	2 Common <ref>You need to be in a clan to receive this item</ref>	Not sold
	Papaya fruit	3–10 (noted)	2 Common	2,388–7,960
	Pure essence	40 (noted)	2 Common	4,280
	Lobster	1, 2	2 Common	223–446
Super defence (1)	Super defence (1)	1	2 Common	39
	Mithril bar	5 (noted)	3 Uncommon	7,630
	Teak logs	20 (noted)	3 Uncommon	2,460
	Clue scroll (hard)	1	4 Rare	Not sold
	Spin ticket	1	4 Rare	Not sold
	Starved ancient effigy	1	5 Very rare	Not sold
	Clue scroll (elite)	1	5 Very rare	Not sold
	Court Summons	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

Trivia

• Jungle strykewyrms are the only strykewyrm which inflict poison, and one of the few poisonous monsters that require a Slayer level to kill, the others being cave crawlers, cave slimes and night spiders.
• Jungle strykewyrms, along with the rest of the strykewyrms, were the first monsters in RuneScape that made use of particle Effects.
• The release of strykewyrms was hinted at by the Chaos Elemental in the Postbag a few weeks earlier and by the Twitter Clue "Three strykes and they're out" which is a pun on the baseball term Three strikes and you're out!. The Twitter Clue was also posted on Facebook.
• As of 11 February, 2010, Jungle strykewyrms can be assigned by Kuradal, Duradel, Lapalok (with While Guthix Sleeps complete), Chaeldar, and Sumona.
• Strykewyrms can attack diagonally with melee. This trait is shared with certain monsters that use both melee and a long-range attack (such as metal dragons), and is not a glitch.
• Jungle strykewyrms are the lowest-level monster to drop Elite Clue Scrolls, but require the player to be assigned them as a slayer task.
• In mid-October 2010, strykewyrms experienced a graphical error, which caused the textures on their bodies to become similar in appearance to wood. This glitch was fixed on 2 November 2010. This glitch reappeared later on and was fixed by 26 July 2011.
• When wearing a Ring of Wealth, after killing a Jungle Strykewyrm, it will always say "Your ring of wealth shines more brightly." This is because, like many creatures, such as Cave Horrors, the Ring of Wealth's effect applies to all drops from a Jungle Strykewyrm.
• If a player runs behind an obstacle just as a strykewyrm burrows into the ground, the strykewyrm will disappear. Although it will seem to respawn normally, it will leave no drops, nor count as a kill for the player. This glitch has not been fixed.