View source for Gold charm

{{Infobox Item
|name = Gold charm
|image = [[File:Gold charm.png|Gold charm]]
|release = [[15 January]] [[2008]]
|update = Summoning!
|members = Yes
|quest = Yes
|tradeable = Only while [[Dungeoneering]]
|equipable = No
|stackable = Yes
|high = 0
|low = 0
|value = 1
|destroy = Drop
|store = 1
|exchange = No
|examine = A charm used to summon familiars.
|weight = 0
}}[[File:Gold charm detail.png|left|70px]]
'''Gold charms''' are the lowest level charm of the four major types of charms used in the [[Summoning]] [[skills|skill]]. Common ways to obtain gold charms are as a drop from various monsters, hunting [[charm sprite]]s, and thieving [[Dorgesh-Kaan Rich Chest]]s. A less used but effective way of obtaining Gold Charms is to hunt [[Gelatinous Abomination|Gelatinous Abombinations]], located in the [[Taverley Slayer Dungeon]] southeast of the [[Slayer master]], [[Turael]] (or [[Spria]]). It is possible to receive multiple charms in one drop from higher levelled opponents. Gold charms may also be purchased by using [[Zeal points]] obtained from the [[Soul Wars]] [[activities|activity]] or by visiting the summoning shop in Burthorpe, however isn't recommended due to the high demand of players buying them as soon as they are replenished in the store; one free sample gold charm may be collected in the store however. Players will receive 275 gold charms upon completion of the [[Wolf Whistle]] [[Quests|quest]] that may be used to start training the skill. As gold charms give between 4.8 to 93.2 experience each depending on the pouch made, they are not as popular with higher levelled summoners as other charms due to their lower experience rates. As with the other three major charm types, gold charms may be used in [[Dungeoneering]] to summon followers. Other colours of charms are [[Green charm|green]], [[Crimson charm|crimson]], and [[Blue charm|blue]]. There was also a 'glitch' in the Dagannoth Lighthouse where there is a gold charm that is dropped but unobtainable; however, some speculate this is a counter measure to bots as they will click on the unobtainable charm for hours.

==Familiars==
Pouches that require gold charms to make generally need a minimal amount of [[spirit shards]].

Gold charms are used to create [[pouch (Summoning)|pouches]] for the following familiars:
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!Summon<br />Level
!Familiar
!Shards
!Shard<br />Cost
!Create<br />Pouch XP
!Pouch<br />hi-alch
|-
|align="right"|1
|[[Spirit wolf]]
|7
|175
|4.85
|359
|-
|align="right"|4
|[[Dreadfowl]]
|8
|200
|9.3
|375
|-
|align="right"|10
|[[Spirit spider]]
|8
|200
|12.6
|374
|-
|align="right"|13
|[[Thorny snail]]
|9
|225
|12.6
|389
|-
|align="right"|16
|[[Granite crab]]
|7
|175
|21.6
|359
|-
|align="right"|17
|[[Spirit mosquito]]
|1
|25
|46.5
|269
|-
|align="right"|40
|[[Bull ant]]
|11
|275
|52.8
|419
|-
|align="right"|52
|[[Spirit terrorbird]]
|12
|300
|68.4
|
434
|-
|align="right"|66
|[[Barker toad]]
|11
|275
|87.0
|419
|-
|align="right"|67
|[[War tortoise]]
|1
|25
|58.6
|269
|-
|align="right"|71
|[[Arctic bear]]
|14
|350
|93.2
|464
|}

==Monsters that drop gold charms==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Monster
!Combat level
!Drop frequency %
!# dropped
|-
|[[Abyssal demon]]s
|124
|{{Charm:Abyssal demon|view=goldpercent}}
|{{Charm:Abyssal demon|view=charms}}
|-
|[[Abyssal guardian]]s
|59
|{{Charm:Abyssal guardian|view=goldpercent}}
|{{Charm:Abyssal guardian|view=charms}}
|-
|[[Abyssal walker]]s
|81
|{{Charm:Abyssal walker|view=goldpercent}}
|{{Charm:Abyssal walker|view=charms}}
|-
|[[Ankou]]s
|75,82,86
|{{Charm:Ankou|view=goldpercent}}
|{{Charm:Ankou|view=charms}}
|-
|[[Armoured zombie]]s
|85
|{{Charm:Armoured zombie|view=goldpercent}}
|{{Charm:Armoured zombie|view=charms}}
|-
|[[Baby black dragon]]s
|83
|{{Charm:Baby black dragon|view=goldpercent}}
|{{Charm:Baby black dragon|view=charms}}
|-
|[[Bat]]s
|6
|{{Charm:Bat|view=goldpercent}}
|{{Charm:Bat|view=charms}}
|-
|[[Banshee]]s
|23
|{{Charm:Banshee|view=goldpercent}}
|{{Charm:Banshee|view=charms}}
|-
|[[Basilisk]]s
|61
|{{Charm:Basilisk|view=goldpercent}}
|{{Charm:Basilisk|view=charms}}
|-
|[[Black bear]]s
|19
|{{Charm:Black bear|view=goldpercent}}
|{{Charm:Black bear|view=charms}}
|-
|[[Black knight]]s
|33
|{{Charm:Black Knight|view=goldpercent}}
|{{Charm:Black Knight|view=charms}}
|-
|[[Black unicorn]]s
|27
|{{Charm:Black unicorn|view=goldpercent}}
|{{Charm:Black unicorn|view=charms}}
|-
|[[Bloodveld]]s
|76,81
|{{Charm:Bloodveld|view=goldpercent}}
|{{Charm:Bloodveld|view=charms}}
|-
|[[Bloodworm]]s
|52
|{{Charm:Bloodworm|view=goldpercent}}
|{{Charm:Bloodworm|view=charms}}
|-
|[[Black dragon]]s
|227
|{{Charm:Black dragon|view=goldpercent}}
|{{Charm:Black dragon|view=charms}}
|-
|[[Blue dragon]]s
|111
|{{Charm:Blue dragon|view=goldpercent}}
|{{Charm:Blue dragon|view=charms}}
|-
|[[Brine rat]]s
|70
|{{Charm:Brine rat|view=goldpercent}}
|{{Charm:Brine rat|view=charms}}
|-
|[[Bronze dragon]]s
|131
|{{Charm:Bronze dragon|view=goldpercent}}
|{{Charm:Bronze dragon|view=charms}}
|-
|[[Catablepon]]
|49,64,68
|{{Charm:Catablepon|view=goldpercent}}
|{{Charm:Catablepon|view=charms}}
|-
|[[Cave crawler]]s
|23
|{{Charm:Cave crawler (23)|view=goldpercent}}
|{{Charm:Cave crawler (23)|view=charms}}
|-
|[[Cockatrice]]
|37
|{{Charm:Cockatrice|view=goldpercent}}
|{{Charm:Cockatrice|view=charms}}
|-
|[[Cockroach soldier]]s
|83
|{{Charm:Cockroach soldier|view=goldpercent}}
|{{Charm:Cockroach soldier|view=charms}}
|-
|[[Cow]]s
|2
|{{Charm:Cow|view=goldpercent}}
|{{Charm:Cow|view=charms}}
|-
|[[Crawling hand]]s
|7,8,11,12
|{{Charm:Crawling hand|view=goldpercent}}
|{{Charm:Crawling hand|view=charms}}
|-
|[[Deadly red spider]]s
|34
|{{Charm:Deadly red spider|view=goldpercent}}
|{{Charm:Deadly red spider|view=charms}}
|-
|[[Dust devil]]s
|93
|{{Charm:Dust devil|view=goldpercent}}
|{{Charm:Dust devil|view=charms}}
|-
|[[Dwarf|Dwarves]]
|7,10,11,20
|{{Charm:Dwarf|view=goldpercent}}
|{{Charm:Dwarf|view=charms}}
|-
|[[Earth warrior]]s
|4,51
|{{Charm:Earth warrior|view=goldpercent}}
|{{Charm:Earth warrior|view=charms}}
|-
|[[Flesh crawler]]s
|28,35,41
|{{Charm:Flesh crawler|view=goldpercent}}
|{{Charm:Flesh crawler|view=charms}}
|-
|[[Fire giant]]s
|86
|{{Charm:Fire giant|view=goldpercent}}
|{{Charm:fire giant|view=charms}}
|-
|[[Gelatinous Abomination|Gelatinous Abomnations]]
|2
|43
|1
|-
|[[Ghoul]]s
|42
|{{Charm:Ghoul|view=goldpercent}}
|{{Charm:Ghoul|view=charms}}
|-
|[[Giant rock crab]]s
|137
|{{Charm:Giant Rock Crab|view=goldpercent}}
|{{Charm:Giant Rock Crab|view=charms}}
|-
|[[Giant bat]]s
|27
|{{Charm:Giant bat|view=goldpercent}}
|{{Charm:Giant bat|view=charms}}
|-
|[[Giant crypt rat]]s
|76
|{{Charm:Giant crypt rat|view=goldpercent}}
|{{Charm:Giant crypt rat|view=charms}}
|-
|[[Goblin]]s
|2,5,11,13,16,25,97
|{{Charm:Goblin|view=goldpercent}}
|{{Charm:Goblin|view=charms}}
|-
|[[Green dragon]]s
|79
|{{Charm:Green dragon|view=goldpercent}}
|{{Charm:Green dragon|view=charms}}
|-
|[[Grizzly bear]]s
|21,42
|{{Charm:Grizzly bear|view=goldpercent}}
|{{Charm:Grizzly bear|view=charms}}
|-
|[[Guard]]s
|18, 19, 20, 21, 22
|{{Charm:Guard|view=goldpercent}}
|{{Charm:Guard|view=charms}}
|-
|[[Hellhound]]s
|122,127
|{{Charm:Hellhound|view=goldpercent}}
|{{Charm:Hellhound|view=charms}}
|-
|[[Hill giant]]s
|13,28
|{{Charm:Hill giant|view=goldpercent}}
|{{Charm:Hill giant|view=charms}}
|-
|[[Hobgoblin]]s
|23,28,36,42,47
|{{Charm:Hobgoblin|view=goldpercent}}
|{{Charm:Hobgoblin|view=charms}}
|-
|[[Infernal mage]]s
|66
|{{Charm:Infernal Mage|view=goldpercent}}
|{{Charm:Infernal Mage|view=charms}}
|-
|[[Ice giant]]s
|53
|{{Charm:Ice giant|view=goldpercent}}
|{{Charm:Ice giant|view=charms}}
|-
|[[Ice warrior]]s
|57
|{{Charm:Ice warrior|view=goldpercent}}
|{{Charm:Ice warrior|view=charms}}
|-
|[[Iron dragon]]s
|189
|{{Charm:Iron dragon|view=goldpercent}}
|{{Charm:Iron dragon|view=charms}}
|-
|[[Ivory statue]]s
|108
|{{Charm:Ivory statue|view=goldpercent}}
|{{Charm:Ivory statue|view=charms}}
|-
|[[Jelly|Jellies]]
|50
|{{Charm:Jelly|view=goldpercent}}
|{{Charm:Jelly|view=charms}}
|-
|[[Jogre]]s
|53,58,105
|{{Charm:Jogre|view=goldpercent}}
|{{Charm:Jogre|view=charms}}
|-
|[[Khazard trooper]]s
|19
|{{Charm:Khazard trooper|view=goldpercent}}
|{{Charm:Khazard trooper|view=charms}}
|-
|[[Killerwatt]]
|55
|{{Charm:Killerwatt|view=goldpercent}}
|{{Charm:Killerwatt|view=charms}}
|-
|[[King black dragon]]
|276
|{{Charm:King Black Dragon|view=goldpercent}}
|{{Charm:King Black Dragon|view=charms}}
|-
|[[Kurask]]s
|106
|{{Charm:Kurask|view=goldpercent}}
|{{Charm:Kurask|view=charms}}
|-
|[[Lesser demon]]s
|82
|{{Charm:Lesser demon|view=goldpercent}}
|{{Charm:Lesser demon|view=charms}}
|-
|[[Locust rider]]s
|68,98,106
|{{Charm:Locust rider|view=goldpercent}}
|{{Charm:Locust rider|view=charms}}
|-
|[[Mithril dragon]]s
|304
|{{Charm:Mithril dragon|view=goldpercent}}
|{{Charm:Mithril dragon|view=charms}}
|-
|[[Moss giant]]s
|42
|{{Charm:Moss giant (42)|view=goldpercent}}
|{{Charm:Moss giant (42)|view=charms}}
|-
|[[Ogress champion]]s
|99
|{{Charm:Ogress champion|view=goldpercent}}
|{{Charm:Ogress champion|view=charms}}
|-
|[[Pyrefiend]]s
|43,48
|{{Charm:Pyrefiend|view=goldpercent}}
|{{Charm:Pyrefiend|view=charms}}
|-
|[[Rock crab]]s
|13
|{{Charm:Rock Crab|view=goldpercent}}
|{{Charm:Rock Crab|view=charms}}
|-
|[[Scorpion]]s
|14,37,59
|{{Charm:Scorpion|view=goldpercent}}
|{{Charm:Scorpion|view=charms}}
|-
|[[Shadow warrior]]s
|48
|{{Charm:Shadow warrior|view=goldpercent}}
|{{Charm:Shadow warrior|view=charms}}
|-
|[[Steel dragon]]s
|246
|{{Charm:Steel dragon|view=goldpercent}}
|{{Charm:Steel dragon|view=charms}}
|-
|[[Suqah]]s
|111
|{{Charm:Suqah|view=goldpercent}}
|{{Charm:Suqah|view=charms}}
|-
|[[Thug]]s
|16
|{{Charm:Thug|view=goldpercent}}
|{{Charm:Thug|view=charms}}
|-
|[[Terror dog]]s
|100,110
|{{Charm:Terror dog|view=goldpercent}}
|{{Charm:Terror dog|view=charms}}
|-
|[[Tormented demon]]s
|450
|{{Charm:Tormented demon|view=goldpercent}}
|{{Charm:Tormented demon|view=charms}}
|-
|[[Tormented wraith]]
|129
|{{Charm:Tormented wraith|view=goldpercent}}
|{{Charm:Tormented wraith|view=charms}}
|-
|[[Turoth]]
|83,85,87,88,89
|{{Charm:Turoth|view=goldpercent}}
|{{Charm:Turoth|view=charms}}
|-
|[[Wall beast]]s
|49
|{{Charm:Wall beast|view=goldpercent}}
|{{Charm:Wall beast|view=charms}}
|-
|[[Werewolf|Werewolves]]
|88
|{{Charm:Werewolf|view=goldpercent}}
|{{Charm:Werewolf|view=charms}}
|-
|[[White wolf|White wolves]]
|38
|{{Charm:White wolf|view=goldpercent}}
|{{Charm:White wolf|view=charms}}
|-
|[[Wolf (25)|Wolves]]
|25
|{{Charm:Wolf (level 25)|view=goldpercent}}
|{{Charm:Wolf (level 25)|view=charms}}
|-
|[[Wolf (64)|Wolves]]
|64
|{{Charm:Wolf (level 64)|view=goldpercent}}
|{{Charm:Wolf (level 64)|view=charms}}
|-
|[[Zamorak warrior]]s
|81,84,85
|{{Charm:Zamorak warrior|view=goldpercent}}
|{{Charm:Zamorak warrior|view=charms}}
|-
|[[Zogre]]s
|44
|{{Charm:Zogre|view=goldpercent}}
|{{Charm:Zogre|view=charms}}
|}

==Dungeoneering==
While dungeoneering, the gold charm can be used to summon each of the types of dungeoneering familiars up to tier 3, or the Naïve versions. It can also be made by using any other types of charms on the summoning obelisk and then selecting "Downgrade to gold charm"

==Other Charm Obtaining methods==

* [[Dorgesh-Kaan Average Chest]]
* [[Dorgesh-Kaan Rich Chest]]
* [[Soul Wars]] rewards
* [[Spirit impling]] loot
* [[Charm sprite]] hunting
* Freeing a [[Fire Spirit]]
* Completing the [[Wolf whistle quest]] quest which gives 275 gold charms.

==Trivia==
*Gold charms appear in Magestix and Pikkupstix's shop inventories, but they cannot be sold to them, and there is no stock of the item. There is, however, one free sample that can be taken.
*The free sample in Magestix and Pikkupstix's shop inventories could be considered an unlimited source of gold charms, but it would take an extremely long time to even obtain 50.

{{Charms|colour=gold}}
[[de:Güldenes Siegel]]
[[fi:Gold charm]]
[[Category:Summoning items]]