Skeleton

**Skeleton**
Release date	4 January 2001 (Update)
Members?	No
Combat level	21-142
Life points	240-1120
Experience for killing	128-unknown
Slayer level	Level 1
Slayer XP	Varies
Assigned by	Turael or Spria, Mazchna or Achtryn
Aggressive?	Yes
Poisonous?	No
Immune; to poison?	No
Attack style	Melee, Magic (level 13)
Attack speed	AverageInterval: 3.6 seconds
Max hit	Varies
Weakness	Crush, Crumble Undead, Salve amulet (e)
Always drops	Bones (Big bones for giant skeleton)
Examine text	• Could do with gaining a few pounds.; • It looks just a bit... underfed.; • Put some meat on those bones!; • Achingly thin.; • Gutless... but fearless.; • Heartless, in every sense of the word.; • Its bones have been bleached by the sun.

This article is about the generic skeleton. For others, see Skeleton (disambiguation).

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Skeletons are undead monsters found in various locations around RuneScape. As they are undead, they are highly vulnerable to the Crumble Undead spell. The skeleton class is very weak against crush attacks, and the Skeleton is no different. A Salve amulet or Salve amulet (e) provide a Strength and accuracy boost of +15% and +20% respectively against Skeletons. Many skeletons are aligned with the god Zamorak, but others have absolutely nothing to do with him.

A notable variety of skeleton, Giant skeletons generally have significantly higher combat levels and drop big bones. These skeletons are found in around three locations. Level 79 giant skeletons can be found in the Shadow Dungeon, which can be accessed using a Ring of visibility at a certain point during the Desert Treasure quest. Level 100 giant skeletons are found in the Lair of Tarn Razorlor (dungeon), which is related to The Lair of Tarn Razorlor miniquest. Finally, giant skeletons can be found on occasion in Daemonheim. Within the Karamja Volcano, just outside Elvarg's lair, there are level 45 normal skeletons which appear to be the same size as giant skeletons.

Skeletons may also be purchased at level 70 Construction, to guard a players dungeon, (see Skeleton (POH)).

Special appearances

While doing the free-to-play quest The Restless Ghost, a level 13 Skeleton warlock will appear when the player picks up the muddy skull. It has 180 life points and a max hit of 20. Skeletons also appear across a great number of Members quests such as Smoking Kills and Missing my Mummy. There is also a mysterious skeleton which is said to have been spotted around RuneScape leading up to the 2008 Hallowe'en event.

Level 22 Skeleton guards can be purchased by players to patrol the Dungeon in their Player-owned house. It costs 50,000 coins per guard.

General Notes

Like most monsters in the Wilderness, all skeletons found throughout the Wilderness are aggressive to all players, regardless of level. The skeletons are known to have a higher rate of dropping some of the less common herbs, making them a good way to make some decent money.

Slayer alternatives

Main article: Slayer assignment

In addition to this generic type, when on a slayer assignment, the following alternatives are also available:

File:Skeleton chaos tunnels.png

A Chaos Tunnel skeleton.

The Skeleton guards in the dungeons of player-owned houses, however, cannot be killed for a skeleton slayer task.

Habitats

There is a very high number of skeletons in the game compared most other monsters. They are found all over RuneScape, in relation to almost any area. Some such locations are:

In the Lumbridge Catacombs Dungeon - Level 11. Requires completion of The Blood Pact.
Near the Lumbridge Swamp south-east mine (Only During Restless Ghost). - Level 13
In several areas of Edgeville Dungeon - Level 21, 22, 25, 45
In Digsite Dungeon (both before and after it is restored) - Level 22
In Draynor Sewers - Level 25
In the Karamja Volcano - Level 22, 25, 45
In the Ogre Enclave - Level 22
In the Steel Mine - Level 25
In several rooms in the Fourth level of the Stronghold of Security - Level 60, 68, 85
In Taverley Dungeon - Level 22
In the Temple of Ikov - Level 45
In several parts of the Varrock Sewers - Level 21, 25
In the Waterfall Dungeon - Level 45
Scattered across the Wilderness (levels 1-6) - Level 22
In the Low-level Wilderness Dungeon - Level 45
In the Wilderness Agility Course - Level 25
In a large number of rooms in the Lair of Tarn Razorlor - Level 42, 59, 63, 72, 77, 81, 87, 100
Randomly in the Barrows - Level 77
In several rooms in the Chaos Tunnels - Level 77
Scattered around the Ruins of Ullek, east of the Agility Pyramid - Level 94-140
In part of Melzar's Maze - Level 22
Scattered around the Wilderness Volcano crater - Level 85
In Zooknocks cave on Ape Atoll - Level 142. (aggressive to all players who are not wielding a greegree.)
In a small room in the Senntisten Temple after it is restored (location of the Altar of Zaros) - Level 22
In several areas of the Underground Pass (dungeon) - Level 22, 26

Location by combat level

This table may be incomplete, as skeletons appear in a great many places. Also, a number of the locations have limited access such as being in members only areas, requiring quests to enter, requiring the ability to enter a guild, etc. Consider checking the location's description before going there to hunt skeletons.

Skeleton level	Location
11	Skeletons are found in the Lumbridge catacombs.
13	The mining site south of Lumbridge, Restless ghost quest only
21	Edgeville Dungeon, Varrock Sewers
22	Crandor and Karamja Dungeon, Digsite Dungeon, Draynor Manor, Draynor Sewers, Edgeville Dungeon, Melzar's Maze, Ogre Enclave, Taverley Dungeon, Wilderness levels 1-10 north of Edgeville
25	Crandor, Crandor and Karamja Dungeon, Draynor Sewers, Edgeville Dungeon, Steel Mine Taverley Dungeon, Varrock Sewers, Wilderness Agility Course, Wilderness Boneyard
28, 31, 38, 40	Dungeon of Catolax's Tomb in Smoking Kills quest
42	Lair of Tarn Razorlor (dungeon)
45	Crandor and Karamja Dungeon, Edgeville Dungeon in low-level Wilderness, Temple of Ikov (dungeon), Waterfall Dungeon, Yanille Agility dungeon
53	Dungeon of Catolax's Tomb in Smoking Kills quest
59	Lair of Tarn Razorlor (dungeon)
60	Stronghold of Security level 4
63	Lair of Tarn Razorlor (dungeon)
68	Stronghold of Security level 4
72	Lair of Tarn Razorlor (dungeon)
77	Barrows, Chaos Tunnels, Lair of Tarn Razorlor (dungeon)
80	Giant skeleton, Shadow Dungeon
81	Lair of Tarn Razorlor (dungeon)
85	Stronghold of Security level 4, Wilderness Volcano
87	Lair of Tarn Razorlor (dungeon)
94, 97	Ruins of Ullek
100	Giant skeleton, Lair of Tarn Razorlor (dungeon)
108, 115, 120, 129, 140	Ruins of Ullek
142	Ape Atoll Dungeon (Skeletons of monkeys or apes)

Banking tips

Many skeleton locations are far from banks. For players wishing to slay skeletons and bank their drops, consider the following:

The Draynor Sewers are moderately close to the Draynor Village bank.
The Lair of Tarn Razorlor has a banker. However, using this dungeon requires the Haunted Mine quest, The Lair of Tarn Razorlor miniquest, and a 100 coin payment to the banker for each access to the bank.
The skeleton cave in the Chaos Tunnels is easily accessed from entrance #1 to tunnels and is thus moderately close to the Edgeville bank. However, care should be taken in that entrance #1 is in low-level Wilderness and also enters the cave with rather dangerous Gargoyles. The tunnels are a multiway combat area, and aggressive Zombies in the cave with the skeletons may interfere with skeleton hunting.
Skeletal Hands may also be slain in the Meiyerditch Dungeon if the player looking for good drops from skeletons.

Champions' Challenge

Skeletons are one of the races who have lesser champions in the Champions' Challenge activity. To fight the Skeleton Champion, the player must kill skeletons until one drops a Champion scroll, which is a very rare drop. Obtaining the scroll usually takes several hours of dedicated skeleton hunting, and is best done on lower level skeletons to increase the kill rate as much as possible.

Drops

Note: Items marked "(m)" are members-only.

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	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE Market Price
	Bones	1	1 Always	105
	Big bones	1	1 Always <ref>Only dropped from Giant Skeletons.</ref>	351

Herbs (m)

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	2 Common	385
Grimy ranarr	1	3 Uncommon	3,508
Grimy irit	1	3 Uncommon	1,496
Grimy avantoe	1	3 Uncommon	2,877
Grimy kwuarm	1	3 Uncommon	2,902
Grimy cadantine	1	4 Rare	1,336
Grimy dwarf weed	1	4 Rare	7,525
Grimy lantadyme	1	4 Rare	6,002

Equipment

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE Market Price
	Staff of air	1	2 Common	786
Exchange:Sling	Sling	1	2 Common	Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[".
	Iron dagger	1	2 Common	13
	Iron helm	1	2 Common	22
	Bronze arrow	1–11	2 Common	10–110
	Iron mace	1	2 Common	28
	Iron hatchet	1	3 Uncommon	12
	Adamant kiteshield	1	3 Uncommon	3,103
	Iron arrow	1, 12–15	3 Uncommon	10–150
	Iron sword	1	3 Uncommon	26
	Iron scimitar	1	4 Rare	40
	Steel arrow	1	4 Rare	14

Runes

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE Market Price
	Air rune	12–15	2 Common	96–120
	Water rune	2–9	2 Common	14–63
	Earth rune	1–3	2 Common	6–18
	Fire rune	2	2 Common	28
	Mind rune	1–25	2 Common	4–100
	Chaos rune	3–8	3 Uncommon	258–688
Template:ExchangeItemNat	Nature rune	1–3	3 Uncommon	Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[".–Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[".
	Cosmic rune	2	3 Uncommon	220
	Law rune	2	3 Uncommon	298
	Death rune	1–50	4 Rare	185–9,250

Charms (m)

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Other

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE Market Price
	Coins	1–65	2 Common	Not sold
	Key (Melzar's Maze)	1	2 Common <ref>100% drop inside Melzar's maze by the level 22 skeleton with a round shield.</ref>	Not sold
	Bucket	1	3 Uncommon	58
	Cannonball	3	3 Uncommon	855
Wheat	Wheat	1	3 Uncommon	18
	Tin ore	1	3 Uncommon	54
	Iron ore	1	3 Uncommon	216
	Bronze bar	1	3 Uncommon	191
	Fire talisman	1	4 Rare	1,938
	Uncut sapphire	1	4 Rare	810
	Spin ticket	1	4 Rare	Not sold
	Pot lid	1	4 Rare	Not sold
	Clue scroll (medium) (m)	1	4 Rare <ref>Dropped by Level 45 and 77 skeletons and level 80 giant skeletons.</ref>	Not sold
File:Champion's scroll (skeleton).png	Champion scroll (skeleton) (m)	1	5 Very rare <ref>Only dropped if access to Champions' Guild is available and the Skeleton Champion hasn't been previously killed in the Champions' Challenge.</ref>	Not sold
	Starved ancient effigy	1	6 Varies (Monster level dependant)	Not sold

Potions

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE Market Price
	Attack potion (3)	1	3 Uncommon	226
	Agility potion (2)	1	3 Uncommon	130
	Antipoison (3)	1	3 Uncommon	703
Fishing potion (1)	Fishing potion (1)	1	4 Rare	57

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	Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[".–Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[".
	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

The level 25 skeletons have 170 LP, 120 less than the level 22 skeletons with 290 LP.
As of 9 November 2009, various skeletons' combat animations and sounds have been reworked.
The level 45 skeletons in the Crandor and Karamja Dungeon seem taller than the other skeletons.
The skeletons in the Barrows did not drop the champion scroll for several years. This bug was eventually fixed.
When in a player-owned-house oubliette or dungeon when building mode is on, they are called Bones.
The examine text for the level 100 Giant Skeleton asks the question whether this creature is a giant skeleton or a skeleton of a giant, suggesting this undead creature may originate from human or giant remains.
The observed size of giant skeletons suggests that they are merely oversized skeletons as they are, in fact, smaller than any known giant.
In the Hallowe'en 2011 event the player has to choose a skeleton to represent Pestilence in statue form.

Skeleton

Contents

Special appearances

General Notes

Slayer alternatives