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{{RSC page|Raw lobster}}
{{Infobox Item
|name = Raw lobster
|image = [[File:Raw lobster.png|A raw lobster]]
|release = [[11 June]] [[2001]]
|update = New fishing skill and more cooking
|members = No
|quest = No
|tradeable = Yes
|equipable = No
|stackable = No
|high = 90
|low = 60
|destroy = Drop
|store = No
|exchange = gemw
|examine = I should try cooking this.
|weight = 0.4
}}
{{otheruses|uncooked Lobsters|the cooked form|Lobster}}
[[File:Raw lobster detail.png|left|80px|A detailed view of a raw lobster]]

A '''Raw lobster''' is a type of fish that can be caught with level 40 [[fishing]], giving 90 experience. They are popular on [[free-to-play]] servers because they are easy to acquire, give quite a bit of [[Cooking]] [[experience]], and also seem to be easier to catch than tuna, which are only level 35. Many people buy lobsters after they are cooked. Raw lobsters can be cooked with a [[Cooking]] level of 40 or higher. Cooking raw lobsters on a range gives 120 experience, and cooking them on a bonfire gives 132 experience. Players may accidentally burn lobsters while cooking until they reach a Cooking level of 74 (or 68 while wearing [[Cooking gauntlets]]), though the chance to burn a lobster turns rare at level 60 Cooking. They are one of the most common ways for players to train [[Cooking]].

{{Cooking table
|tools = [[Lobster pot]]
|ingredients = Raw lobster
|fishing level = 40
|fishing method = Lobster pot
|fishing spot = Cage
|fishing exp = 90
|cooking level = 40
|noburnlevel = 74 (or 68 while wearing Cooking gauntlets)
|cooking exp = 120 (132 on a bonfire)
|range = No
|instructions = Use raw lobster with fire or range.
|servings = 1
|lp healed = }}

== Dropping monsters ==

=== Levels 1 to 99 ===

{{ItemDropsTableHead}}
{{ItemDropsLine|Monster=Dagannoth (Waterbirth Island)|Combat=88, 90|Quantity=1|Rarity=Common}}
{{ItemDropsLine|Monster = 'Rum'-pumped crab|Combat = 91|Quantity = 1-3 (noted)|Rarity = Common}}
{{ItemDropsLine|Monster=Brine rat|Combat=70|Quantity=10 (noted)|Rarity=Uncommon}}
{{ItemDropsLine|Monster=Dagannoth (Chaos Tunnels)|Combat=88|Quantity=1|Rarity=Uncommon}}
{{ItemDropsLine|Monster=Dagannoth (Lighthouse)|Combat=74, 92|Quantity=1|Rarity=Uncommon}}
{{ItemDropsLine|Monster=Sea snake young|Combat=90|Quantity=1|Rarity=Uncommon}}
{{ItemDropsLine|Monster=Sea snake hatchling|Combat=62|Quantity=1|Rarity=Rare}}
|}

=== Levels 100 and above ===

{{ItemDropsTableHead}}
{{ItemDropsLine|Monster=Aquanite|Combat=114|Quantity=1-3|Rarity=Common}}
{{ItemDropsLine|Monster=Giant Rock Crab|Combat=137|Quantity=1|Rarity=Common}}
{{ItemDropsLine|Monster=Rock lobster|Combat=127|Quantity=1|Rarity=Common}}
{{ItemDropsLine|Monster=Waterfiend|Combat=115, 134|Quantity=5-12|Rarity=Uncommon}}
{{ItemDropsLine|Monster=Giant Sea Snake|Combat=149|Quantity=1|Rarity=Rare}}
|}

== Acquiring Raw lobsters ==
[[File:Fishing lobster.gif|frame|A player fishing for lobsters.]]
[[Fishing]] is by far the most popular way to acquire raw lobsters. Players with level 40 or higher in the Fishing skill can fish for lobsters with a [[lobster pot]]. Doing so yields 90 experience for each lobster fished. Depending on your level of fishing you get around 30000-40000 xp per hour.

Players can thieve raw lobsters from the [[Fish stall|fish stalls]] in Rellekka and possibly bank them with Peer the Seer if the player is wearing [[Fremennik Sea Boots 1|Fremennik Sea Boots]]. This method requires 42 thieving.

Though it is an inefficient way to acquire a large number of raw lobsters (500+), some [[monsters]] also drop them.

*[[Dagannoth]]
*[[Giant rock crab|Giant Rock Crab ]]
*[[Brine rat]]
*[[Waterfiends]]

==Fishing locations==

*Free-to-play players can fish for lobsters on [[Karamja]] or in the north eastern corner of the [[Wilderness]]. Using [[Stiles]] to note your fish for free on the south coast of Karamja is a helpful tool for power fishing large quantities, without losing time running around.
*Pay-to-play players also have the option of fishing lobster in [[Catherby]], [[Rellekka]], [[Jatizso]], and [[Piscatoris Fishing Colony]]. Players with level 68 or higher (65 or higher with a [[fishing potion]] or 63 or higher with an admiral pie) may also fish for lobsters in the [[Fishing Guild]]. Therefore it is suggested for the higher levels to fish in the Fishing Guild, which is reachable by Ardougne home-teleport.

== Uses ==
The only uses for raw lobsters are to sell them or cook them. (You can also use them with your kitten for food like other types of fish) Players with level 40 or higher in the [[Cooking]] skill can cook raw lobsters to turn it into a [[lobster]] and gain 120 Cooking experience. If the player is unsuccessful, they will create a [[burnt lobster]] instead, and gain no Cooking experience. The higher the player's Cooking level, the lower the chance of them burning them up until level 74 when the player stops burning them completely. Using a [[range]] or wearing [[cooking gauntlets]] are other ways of decreasing the odds of burning lobsters. When wearing cooking gauntlets, a player only needs 68 cooking to stop burning the lobsters.

==2010 Price Crash==
Lobsters experienced a large price crash in the weeks and months following the update of [[21 April]] [[2010]], which made banking lobsters much easier than before for F2P players. In the ten weeks after the update, the price of Raw Lobsters fell by about 40%, from around 450 coins each a few days before the update, to around 260 coins by the end of June. While the F2P community welcomed the update, it was met with very hostile reception from members (especially [[skillers]]), and [[Riot|protests]] have been held on the [[RuneScape Forums|forums]] as well as at popular [[Pay-To-Play|P2P]] fishing locations such as the [[Fishing Guild]] and [[Catherby]].

The price of [[Raw Shark]]s was also affected, as many members switched from lobsters to sharks in the weeks following the crash. Prices for Raw Sharks fell by about 40% as well, from 1750 coins before the update to around 1000 coins by the end of June.<br />

==2011 Price Crash==
In the [[Wilderness and Free Trade Vote |update that brought back free trade and the wilderness]], there was a dramatic shift in prices across the board. Lobsters were just one but experienced a price drop to 90-150gp per lobster due to a surge of Real World Trading, even with Raw Lobsters dropping in price F2P players can still earn a higher profit from Fishing Lobsters than some other F2P skills such as cutting Yew trees.

==Trivia==

*With the [[Update:Slayer Challenges|introduction]] of [[Stiles]] on 21 April 2010, free players can fish and bank lobsters between 3 and 4 times faster than before. This has led to a substantial increase in the supply of raw lobsters and therefore a dramatic decrease in their price.
*Lobsters are the only free-to-play fishing catch other than [[Crayfish]] and [[Pike]] that are never caught with any other fish. (e.g. [[Anchovies]] are caught with [[Shrimps]].)
*In the earliest years of RuneScape, raw lobsters had a bright red colour that dulled to brown when cooked, contrary to real-life behavior, where raw lobsters are naturally brown and bright red when cooked.
*When a lobster is cooked, instead of saying "You cook the lobster." the game will say "You roast a lobster." instead. This is the only food in the game that can be "roasted". But the raw lobster has the examine text "I should try cooking this."

{{Fish}}
{{Fishing Trawler}}
[[fi:Raw lobster]]
[[Category:Uncooked food]]

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