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{{Infobox Monster
|name = Skeleton (Ape Atoll)
|image = [[File:Skeleton (Ape Atoll).png|Skeleton (Ape Atoll)|200px]]|200px]]
|update = Monkey Madness
|release = [[6 December]] [[2004]]
|level = 142
|LP = 1120
|slaylvl = 1
|turael = Yes
|Mazchna = Yes
|slayxp = 112
|members = Yes
|aggressive = Yes
|poisonous = No
|immune to poison = No
|attack style = Melee
|max hit = 138
|attack speed = 6
|weakness = [[Crumble Undead]], [[Salve amulet]], [[Salve amulet (e)]]
|always drops = [[Bones]]
|examine = It looks just a bit... underfed.
}}
'''Skeletons (Ape Atoll)''' are found in the [[Ape Atoll Dungeon]] and are commonly killed by players for high rates of [[Ranged]] experience by using [[Red chinchompa|red]] and [[Chinchompa|grey]] Chinchompas. Many players also use various [[Ancient spells|burst]] and [[Ancient spells|barrage]] spells to obtain great amounts of experience. Players are advised to use [[Protect from Melee]] against these monsters, as they are in a multicombat area and several can attack at a time.

They are a form of [[Undead]], meaning players can use the [[Crumble Undead]] spell to train on them, as well. Players can also equip a [[Salve amulet]] (or [[Salve amulet (e)]]), if wishing to train [[Melee]] on them. Because of this, one can potentially earn vast amounts of melee experience because the [[Salve amulet (e)]] and the [[Dragon 2h sword]] special attack can be fully utilised while fighting these.

It is worth noting that Skeletons (Ape Atoll) have the tendency of spawning from the bones they drop. To prevent an overflow of extra skeletons, they will disappear into a pile of burning bones after a short while. When they respawn, they do so with an animation of them coming out of the ground, this is unique among other monsters. The bones cannot be taken away from Ape Atoll, and when teleporting out a message appears saying 'The skeleton bones you are carrying crumble to dust'. Ashes are then left in your inventory.

The bones were not originally able to be crushed for [[Prayer]] [[experience]] by the [[Bonecrusher]], but [[Update:Patch Notes (5 July 2011)|a small update]] made it possible to do so. However, it is still not recommended to crush the bones since the skeletons spawn from them.

[[File:Monkey skeleton respawn.gif|left|A player ranging the Skeletons using Red chinchompas|frame]]

==Strategies==
===Red Chinchompa Range training method===
To earn (arguably) the fastest [[Ranged]] experience in [[RuneScape]] it is recommended the player wears a similar or identical set-up. '''It should be advised that upon death, ALL red chinchompas will be lost, and they will not be retrievable from your grave. Low levels or people who suffer from lag should consider bringing far fewer chinchompas.'''

Equipment:

*[[Pernix cowl]] > [[Armadyl helmet]] > [[Robin Hood Hat]] > [[Royal coif]]
*[[Completionist Cape]] > [[Max Cape]] > [[Soul wars cape]] > [[Trimmed skillcape|Skillcape (t)]] > [[Cape of Accomplishment|Skillcape]]/[[Obsidian Cape]]
*[[Saradomin's murmur]] > [[God stole]] > [[Amulet of ranging]] > [[Amulet of Fury]] > [[Amulet of Glory]]
*[[Pernix body]] > [[Armadyl chestplate]] > [[Royal d'hide body]] > [[Elite void knight top]] > [[Void knight top]]
*[[Pernix legs]] > [[Armadyl chainskirt]] > [[Royal d'hide chaps]] > [[Elite void knight robe]] > [[Void knight robe]]
*[[Glaiven boots]] > [[Ranger boots]] > [[Snakeskin boots]]
*[[Eagle-eye kiteshield]] > [[God book]]
*[[Swift gloves]] > [[Mercenary's gloves]] > [[Royal d'hide vambraces]] > [[Culinaromancer's gloves 10|Barrows gloves]]
*[[Archers' ring (i)]] [[Onyx ring (i)|> Onyx ring (i)]] > [[Dragonstone ring (i)]] > [[Archers' ring]] > [[Ring of life]]
*2500-3000 [[Red chinchompa]]s

Expensive but more effective Inventory (recommended):

*4x [[Prayer renewal flask]] (6)
*14x [[Prayer Flask]] (6)
*4x [[Ranging flask]] (6) or [[Extreme ranging flask]] (6) or [[Overload flask]] (6)
*1x [[Antipoison++ flask]] (6)
*1x [[Greegree]] of any type
*2x [[Rocktail]]
*1x [[Holy wrench]] or bring an extra [[Prayer Flask]] (6)
*1x [[Teleport to house (item)|Teleport to House Tablet]] (Recommended) or 1x [[Varrock teleport|Teleport to Varrock Tablet]]

Cheap but less effective inventory:

*4x [[Prayer Renewal]] (4)
*14x [[Prayer Potion]] (4)
*4x [[Ranging potion]] (4) or [[Extreme ranging potion]] (4) or [[Overload]] (4)
*1x [[Antipoison++]] (4)
*1x [[Greegree]] of any type
*2x [[Shark]]
*1x [[Holy wrench]] or bring an extra [[prayer potion]] (4)
*1x [[Teleport to house (item)|Teleport to House Tablet]] (Recommended) or 1x [[Varrock teleport|Teleport to Varrock Tablet]]

===Ice Burst/Barrage Magic training method===
As well as training range these skeletons are also great for training magic. This is considered the best magic experience in the game but most people use rock lobsters instead. Rock lobsters are good for magic but are commonly killed for their high charm rate. The only down side is is that once the first few die off, there are less to kill so your experience per hit gets lower, costing you more time and money, not to mention the fact that they have to be re-lured each time. Ape Atoll skeletons are a much better option for purely training magic because they always spawn back where they die, and if enough are lured or are with a few people, there are constantly 10+ skeletons on the pile. This means '''no''' luring is necessary, and the area-of-effect attacks are '''always''' hitting 9 at a time.

Equipment:

*[[Virtus mask]] > [[Ahrim's hood]] > [[Void mage helm]]
*[[Completionist cape]] > [[God cape]] > [[Max cape]] > [[Soul Wars cape]]
*[[Arcane stream necklace]] > [[Amulet of fury]] > [[Amulet of glory]]
*[[Virtus robe top]] > [[Ahrim's robe top]] > [[Void knight top]]
*[[Virtus robe bottom]] > [[Ahrim's robe bottom]] > [[Void knight bottom]]
*[[Ragefire boots]] > [[Infinity boots]] > [[Wizard boots]]
*[[Tome of frost]] >[[Mage's book]] > [[Zamorak's unholy book]] > [[Void deflector]]
*[[Metal gloves|Any metal gloves]] >[[Void Knight gloves]]
*[[Onyx ring (i)]] > [[Dragonstone ring (i)]] > [[TokKul-Zo]] > [[Seer's ring]] > [[Ring of life]]
*[[Chaotic staff]] > [[Staff of light]] > [[Master wand]] > [[Polypore staff]]

Expensive but more effective inventory (recommended):

*4x [[Prayer renewal flask]] (6)
*12x [[Prayer flask]] (6)
*4x [[Magic flask]] (6) or [[Extreme magic flask]] (6) or [[Overload flask]] (6)
*1x [[Antipoison++]] (4)
*1x [[Greegree]] of any type
*2x [[Rocktail]]
*1x [[Teleport to house (item)|Teleport to House Tablet]] (Recommended) or 1x [[Varrock teleport|Teleport to Varrock Tablet]]
*3 Inventory spaces for the runes for your desired spell. It is recommended that you use [[Ice burst]] (or [[Blood burst]] if your magic level is not high enough). The runes required for [[Ice burst]] are [[water rune]]s (replace with [[Blood rune]]s if using Blood Burst), [[chaos rune]]s and [[death rune]]s. It is advised to bring between 2000-3000 casts of your chosen spell.

Cheap but less effective inventory:

*4x [[Prayer renewal]] (4)
*12x [[Prayer potion]] (4)
*4x [[Magic potion]] (4) or [[Extreme magic potion]] (4) or [[Overload]] (4)
*1x [[Antipoison++]] (4)
*1x [[Greegree]] of any type
*2x [[Shark]]
*1x [[Teleport to house (item)|Teleport to House Tablet]] (Recommended) or 1x [[Varrock teleport|Teleport to Varrock Tablet]]
*3 Inventory spaces for the runes for your desired spell. It is recommended that you use [[Ice burst]] (or [[Blood burst]] if your magic level is not high enough). The runes required for [[Ice burst]] are [[water rune]]s (replace with [[blood rune]]s if using Blood Burst), [[chaos rune]]s and [[death rune]]s. It is advised to bring between 2000-3000 casts of your chosen spell.

'''Note:''' You may use [[Ice barrage]] instead of [[Blood burst]]/[[Ice burst]] for increased experience gains but do note that this is much more expensive per cast than the aforementioned spells. If you will be using [[Ice barrage]], the runes you will need are the same as [[Ice burst]] except you will need blood runes instead of chaos runes.

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