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{{otheruses|def=no|the ankous found in Daemonheim|Ankou (Daemonheim)}}
{{Infobox Monster
|name = Ankou
|image = [[File:Ankou.png|90px|Ankou]]|Ankou]]
|release = [[4 July]] [[2006]]
|update = Security and free-to-play update - the Stronghold of Security
|level = 75, 82 and 86
|LP = 600, 660 and 700
|slaylvl = 1
|slayxp = 60, 66, 70
|vannaka = yes
|members = No
|aggressive = Yes
|poisonous = No
|immune to poison = No
|attack style = [[Melee]] ([[Crush]])
|attack speed = 6
|max hit = 84 ''(level 75 and 82)''; 89 ''(level 86)''
|weakness = [[Crumble Undead]], [[Salve amulet]], [[Salve amulet (e)]] Very weak to [[Attack types|stab]], Magic, and Ranged attacks
|always drops = [[Bones]]
|examine = A bony ghost.|experience = 240, 264 and 280 (80, 88 and 93 Constitution experience)
}}
'''Ankou''' are [[undead]] [[bestiary|monsters]] found on the fourth level of the [[Stronghold of Security]], in the [[Wilderness Volcano]], and in the [[Forinthry Dungeon]]. They are described by [[Vannaka]], a [[Slayer Master]], as "neither skeleton nor ghost, but a combination of both." The level 86 ankous have a maximum hit of 89. The highest-level ankous are one of the strongest monsters open to [[free-to-play|non-members]], surpassed only by [[greater demon]]s, [[hellhound]]s and certain [[revenants]].

This monster is a very popular monster to train in [[members]] worlds because of its decent [[blood rune]] and [[death rune]] drops and their weakness against melee attacks and the [[Salve amulet]]. In free worlds, ankous are less often attacked due to their high level and poorer drops, but some players may kill these monsters for their [[Left skull half]] drops. Members can use this monster for [[money making guide|money making]]; the drops of [[blood rune]]s, [[death rune]]s, [[battlestaves]], [[pure essence]], [[adamant arrow]]s, and level 3 [[clue scroll]]s are a good source of money. However, the popularity of ankous makes it very crowded. Ankous act very similar to attackable human NPCs, and attack by punching (crush-type attack). This makes a chainbody, such as [[Rune chainbody|rune]] or [[Dragon chainbody|dragon]], preferable to a platebody.

The ankou is the only monster to drop the [[left skull half]], a component needed to assemble the [[skull sceptre]]. It is very helpful to wear [[Varrock armour]] while killing these if you want the left skull half, as the chance of receiving a component of the skull sceptre is improved.

==Locations==

*[[Wilderness Volcano]] (level 22 [[Wilderness]])
*[[Forinthry Dungeon]] (level 30 Wilderness)
*[[Stronghold of Security]] (Fourth level)
*[[Daemonheim]] ([[Warped Floors]])

==Drops==
===100% drops===
{{DropsTableHead}}
{{DropsLine|Name=Bones|Quantity=1|Rarity=Always}}
|}

===Charms (members only)===
{{Charm:Ankou}}

===Armour and Weapons===
{{DropsTableHead}}
{{DropsLine|Name=Black robe top|Quantity=1|Rarity=Uncommon}}
{{DropsLine|Name=Black knife|Quantity=1|Rarity=Uncommon|Raritynotes=<ref name="Members item">Members item</ref>}}
{{DropsLine|Name=Battlestaff|Quantity=1|Rarity=Uncommon|Raritynotes=<ref name="Members item">Members item</ref>}}
{{DropsLine|Name=Adamant arrow|Quantity=5-14,25|Rarity=Uncommon}}
{{DropsLine|Name=Wizard hat (black)|Quantity=1|Rarity=Rare}}
|}

===Runes===
{{DropsTableHead}}
{{DropsLine|Name=Blood rune|Quantity=5,6,10,11,12,16|Rarity=Common|Raritynotes=<ref name="Members item">Members item</ref>}}
{{DropsLine|Name=Law rune|Quantity=2|Rarity=Common}}
{{DropsLine|Name=Death rune|Quantity=10|Rarity=Common|Raritynotes=<ref>Only dropped on members worlds</ref>}}
|}

===Seeds (members only)===
{{DropsTableHead}}
{{DropsLine|Name=Belladonna seed|Quantity=1|Rarity=Uncommon}}
{{DropsLine|Name=Cactus seed|Quantity=1|Rarity=Uncommon}}
{{DropsLine|Name=Irit seed|Quantity=1|Rarity=Uncommon}}
{{DropsLine|Name=Kwuarm seed|Quantity=1|Rarity=Uncommon}}
{{DropsLine|Name=Limpwurt seed|Quantity=1|Rarity=Uncommon}}
{{DropsLine|Name=Marrentill seed|Quantity=1|Rarity=Uncommon}}
{{DropsLine|Name=Poison ivy seed|Quantity=1|Rarity=Uncommon}}
{{DropsLine|Name=Strawberry seed|Quantity=1|Rarity=Uncommon}}
{{DropsLine|Name=Tarromin seed|Quantity=1|Rarity=Uncommon}}
{{DropsLine|Name=Toadflax seed|Quantity=1|Rarity=Uncommon}}
{{DropsLine|Name=Whiteberry seed|Quantity=1|Rarity=Uncommon}}
{{DropsLine|Name=Harralander seed|Quantity=1|Rarity=Uncommon}}
{{DropsLine|Name=Nasturtium seed|Quantity=1|Rarity=Uncommon}}
{{DropsLine|Name=Avantoe seed|Quantity=1|Rarity=Rare}}
{{DropsLine|Name=Dwarf weed seed|Quantity=1|Rarity=Rare}}
{{DropsLine|Name=Jangerberry seed|Quantity=1|Rarity=Rare}}
{{DropsLine|Name=Bittercap mushroom spore|Quantity=1|Rarity=Rare}}
{{DropsLine|Name=Watermelon seed|Quantity=1|Rarity=Rare}}
{{DropsLine|Name=Wildblood seed|Quantity=1|Rarity=Rare}}
{{DropsLine|Name=Spirit weed seed|Quantity=1|Rarity=Rare}}
{{DropsLine|Name=Ranarr seed|Quantity=1|Rarity=Rare}}
{{DropsLine|Name=Torstol seed|Quantity=1|Rarity=Very rare}}
|}

===Herbs (members only)===
{{DropsTableHead}}
{{DropsLine|Name=Grimy harralander|Quantity=1|Rarity=Common|Raritynotes=}}
{{DropsLine|Name=Grimy marrentill|Quantity=1|Rarity=Common|Raritynotes=}}
{{DropsLine|Name=Grimy guam|Quantity=1|Rarity=Common|Raritynotes=}}
{{DropsLine|Name=Grimy avantoe|Quantity=1|Rarity=Uncommon|Raritynotes=}}
{{DropsLine|Name=Grimy irit|Quantity=1|Rarity=Uncommon|Raritynotes=}}
{{DropsLine|Name=Grimy cadantine|Quantity=1|Rarity=Uncommon|Raritynotes=}}
{{DropsLine|Name=Grimy dwarf weed|Quantity=1|Rarity=Uncommon|Raritynotes=}}
{{DropsLine|Name=Grimy kwuarm|Quantity=1|Rarity=Uncommon|Raritynotes=}}
{{DropsLine|Name=Grimy ranarr|Quantity=1|Rarity=Uncommon|Raritynotes=}}
{{DropsLine|Name=Grimy lantadyme|Quantity=1|Rarity=Rare|Raritynotes=}}
{{DropsLine|Name=Grimy tarromin|Quantity=1|Rarity=Rare|Raritynotes=}}
|}

===Food (members only)===
{{DropsTableHead}}
{{DropsLine|Name=Bass|Quantity=1|Rarity=Uncommon|Raritynotes=}}
{{DropsLine|Name=Fried mushrooms|Quantity=1|Rarity=Uncommon|Raritynotes=}}
|}

===Other items===
{{DropsTableHead}}
{{DropsLine|Name=Coins|gemw=no|Image=Coins 250.png|Quantity=1-500|Rarity=Common|Raritynotes=<ref>8 coins Common, other quantities Rare</ref>}}
{{DropsLine|Name=Left skull half|gemw=no|Image=Left skull half.png|Quantity=1|Rarity=Uncommon|Raritynotes=<ref>Dropped in Stronghold/ Forinthy Dungeon</ref>}}
{{DropsLine|Name=Rune essence|Quantity=15 (noted)|Rarity=Uncommon|Raritynotes=<ref>Dropped only in free worlds</ref>}}
{{DropsLine|Name=Pure essence|Quantity=15 (noted)|Rarity=Uncommon|Raritynotes=<ref name="Members item"/>}}
{{DropsLine|Name=Mithril ore|Quantity=3-7, 14 (noted)|Rarity=Uncommon}}
{{DropsLine|Name=Weapon poison|Quantity=1|Rarity=Uncommon|Raritynotes=<ref name="Members item"/>}}
{{DropsLine|Name=Spin ticket|gemw=no|Image=Spin ticket.png|Quantity=1|Rarity=Rare|}}
{{DropsLine|Name=Clue scroll (hard)|gemw=no|Image=Clue scroll.png|Quantity=1|Rarity=Rare|Raritynotes=<ref name="Members item"/>}}
{{DropsLine|Name=Fire talisman|Quantity=1|Rarity=Very rare}}
{{DropsLine|Name=Starved ancient effigy|Quantity=1|Rarity=very Rare|gemw=no|Image=Ancient effigy.png|Raritynotes=}}
|}

===Rare drop table drops===
{{Rare drop table}}

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==Trivia==

*In [[wikipedia:Breton language|Breton]], the word Ankou means Grim Reaper or Death. It is also a psychopomp (someone who escorts deceased souls to the afterlife) in Breton mythology.
*Although the examine info says, "A bony ghost," they do not count towards a Slayer assignment of ghosts.
*Ankous located in the [[Forinthry Dungeon]] can drop a [[left skull half]], this glitch has yet to be fixed.
*It appears that when an ankou drops a [[Left skull half]], it'll usually drop a seed/item or a battlestaff too. For non-members an ankou will usually drop a gem as well as the Left skull half.
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[[de:Ankou]]
[[fi:Ankou]]
[[no:Ankou]]
[[nl:Ankou]]
[[Category:Clue Drop Monsters]]

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