Talon beast
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| 77 | |
| Duration (min) | 49 |
| Points cost | 9 |
| Abilities | Hits 3 times in one attack similar to a nail beast. |
| Special moves | Deadly Claw |
| Race | Cat/Nail beast |
| Combat level | 135 |
| Life Points | 4540 |
| Immune to poison? | Yes |
| Attack Style | Melee (Strength) |
| Maximum hit | 80 damage per hit for a maximum of 240 damage per attack (it hits 3 times in one attack) |
| Examine text | If a normal black cat is bad luck, what happens if this crosses your path? |

Talon beasts are level 77 Summoning familiars, introduced with the Summoning 2 update on 31 March 2008. These beasts have similarities with Nail beasts, in that they look similar, attack with a loud screeching sound, and belong to the feline family. Like the Nail Beast, it hits three times in one attack. Each of these hits can hit up to 80 for a maximum hit of 240.
Talon beast pouch
| Shards | Shard cost | Charm | Tertiary | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 174 | 4,350 coins | Crimson | Talon beast charm | |||
| Create XP | Use XP | Low Alch | Hi Alch | GE Price | ||
| 1,015.2 | 3.8 | 1,909 coins | 2,864 coins | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". coins (info) | ||
| GE Database | Cost to make | Bogrog shard return | Shard return level | |||
| Look up price | 4,351 coins | 122 ( |
81 | |||
| Examine text | ||||||
| I can summon a talon beast familiar with this. | ||||||
Talon beast pouch is made by using a Summoning pouch on a Summoning obelisk with 174 spirit shards, a Crimson charm and a talon beast charm in the inventory. Making the pouch earns 1,015.2 experience points. Using the pouch to summon a Talon beast gains 3.8 experience points, and costs 9 Summoning points. This familiar currently earns the highest experience for making its pouch.
Deadly claw scroll
| Deadly claw scroll | Create XP | Use XP | Special move points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11.4 | 11.7 | 6 | |
| Low Alch | High Alch | GE Price | |
| 190 coins | 286 coins | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". coins (info) | |
| GE Database | Bogrog shard return | Shard return level | |
| Look up price | 9 ( |
81 | |
| Examine text | |||
| A scroll for a talon beast familiar. | |||
Deadly claw scroll enables the use of the Deadly Claw special move for a Talon beast. Using the pouch on a Summoning obelisk creates 10 scrolls.
Deadly Claw

Deadly Claw is the special move for the talon beast, which is a magical attack that hits 3 times. It is similar to its normal attack, but may hit higher (80 per hit, adding up to a max of 240) and will also hit more often through metal armour.
The special move costs 6 special points.
Its attack is like darts, and along with a helmet, scrolls can produce very rapid attacks.
Dialogue
