Ankou

For the variant encountered in Daemonheim, see Ankou (Dungeoneering).

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Level 60Level 61Level 63

Ankou

Release date	4 July 2006 (Update)
Members	No
Combat level	60
XP per kill	120 (and 39.6 experience)
Examine text	A bony ghost.
Slayer info
Slayer level	1
Slayer XP	34
Assigned by	Vannaka
Combat info LP Max hit 2,200 172 Attack Defence Ranged Magic Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Immune to Poison Stun Deflect No No No Attack speed Undefined Aggressive Poisonous No No Attack style Weakness Melee Earth spells

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Ankou

Release date	4 July 2006 (Update)
Members	No
Combat level	61
XP per kill	126 (and 41.5 experience)
Examine text	A bony ghost.
Slayer info
Slayer level	1
Slayer XP	34
Assigned by	Vannaka
Combat info LP Max hit 2,200 176 Attack Defence Ranged Magic Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Immune to Poison Stun Deflect No No No Attack speed Undefined Aggressive Poisonous No No Attack style Weakness Melee Earth spells

[FAQ] • [doc]

Ankou

Release date	4 July 2006 (Update)
Members	No
Combat level	63
XP per kill	132 (and 43.5 experience)
Examine text	A bony ghost.
Slayer info
Slayer level	1
Slayer XP	34
Assigned by	Vannaka
Combat info LP Max hit 2,250 180 Attack Defence Ranged Magic Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Immune to Poison Stun Deflect No No No Attack speed Undefined Aggressive Poisonous No No Attack style Weakness Melee Earth spells

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Ankou are undead 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 63 ankous have a maximum hit of 180.

This monster is weakness against Earth spells and the Salve amulet. In free worlds, ankous are often attacked due to their high experience rates and decent drops, but some players kill these monsters solely for their left skull half drops. Ankous act very similar to attackable human NPCs, and attack by punching.

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 Crater (level 22 Wilderness)
• Forinthry Dungeon (level 30 Wilderness)
• Stronghold of Security (Fourth level)
• Daemonheim (Warped Floors)

Drops

100% drops

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Charms _(m)

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE price
	Bones	1	Always	266

No charm
72–73%	23–24%	2%	2%	0.3–0.5%
Represents a 90% confidence range based on a sample of 37,000 kills. 1 charm is dropped at a time. Add data to the log (requires JavaScript).

Weapons and armour

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Runes

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE price
	Adamant arrow	20	Common	1,020
	Mithril 2h sword	1	Common	3,569
	Mithril chainbody	1	Common	2,619
	Battlestaff(m)	1	Uncommon	3,012
	Black knife(m)	1	Rare	668
	Off-hand black knife(m)	1	Rare	126

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Seeds _(m)

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE price
	Death rune	10	Uncommon	2,320

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Herbs _(m)

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE price
	Belladonna seed	1	Uncommon	1,007
	Cactus seed	1	Uncommon	1,016
	Irit seed	1	Uncommon	1,018
	Kwuarm seed	1	Uncommon	12,857
	Limpwurt seed	1	Uncommon	5,207
	Marrentill seed	1	Uncommon	179
	Poison ivy seed	1	Uncommon	302
	Strawberry seed	1	Uncommon	1,075
	Tarromin seed	1	Uncommon	137
	Toadflax seed	1	Uncommon	9,872
	Whiteberry seed	1	Uncommon	136
	Harralander seed	1	Uncommon	196
	Nasturtium seed	1	Uncommon	224
	Avantoe seed	1	Rare	375
	Dwarf weed seed	1	Rare	822
	Jangerberry seed	1	Rare	79
	Bittercap mushroom spore	1	Rare	1,768
	Watermelon seed	1	Rare	3,590
	Wildblood seed	1	Rare	189
	Spirit weed seed	1	Rare	78,260
	Ranarr seed	1	Rare	976
	Lantadyme seed	1	Very rare	726

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Food _(m)

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE price
	Grimy harralander	1	Common	741
	Grimy marrentill	1	Common	2,307
	Grimy guam	1	Rare	709
	Grimy avantoe	1	Uncommon	1,043
	Grimy irit	1	Uncommon	5,008
	Grimy cadantine	1	Uncommon	4,322
	Grimy dwarf weed	1	Uncommon	8,476
	Grimy kwuarm	1	Uncommon	11,782
	Grimy ranarr	1	Uncommon	1,860
	Grimy lantadyme	1	Rare	7,551
	Grimy tarromin	1	Rare	105

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Other

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE price
	Bass	1	Uncommon	299
	Fried mushrooms	1	Uncommon	476

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Rare drop table drops

This monster has access to the rare drop table.
Luck-enhancing items such as a ring of wealth or luck of the dwarves are not required to access the table.

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE price
	Coins	100–2,000	Common	100–2,000
	Pure essence(m)	15 (noted)	Uncommon	450
	Mithril ore	2 (noted)	Uncommon	394
	Yew logs	2 (noted)	Uncommon	334
	Weapon poison (1)(m)	1	Rare	62
	Spirit sapphire(m)	1	Rare	Not sold
	Spirit emerald(m)	1	Rare	Not sold
	Spirit ruby(m)	1	Rare	Not sold
	Clue scroll (hard)(m)	1	Rare	Not sold
	Left skull half	1	Rare	Not sold
	Fire talisman	1	Very rare	209
	Starved ancient effigy	1	Very rare	Not sold

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	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE price
	Coins	250–500	Common	250–500
	Uncut sapphire	1	Common	809
	Uncut emerald	1	Common	2,555
	Uncut ruby	1	Common	1,842
	Uncut diamond	1	Common	4,843
	Uncut diamond	45–55 (noted)	Rare	217,935–266,365
	Loop half of a key	1	Common	11,053
	Tooth half of a key	1	Common	11,538
	Uncut dragonstone	1	Uncommon	12,077
	Uncut dragonstone	45–55 (noted)	Rare	543,465–664,235
	Dragon longsword	1	Common	56,212
	Dragon spear	1	Rare	35,861
	Battlestaff	180–220 (noted)	Rare	542,160–662,640
	Rune javelin	5	Rare	905
	Rune platebody	1	Uncommon	37,480
	Rune platebody	15–25 (noted)	Rare	562,200–937,000
	Shield left half	1	Rare	64,399
	Dragon helm	1	Uncommon	58,601
	Rune arrowheads	113–137	Common	14,916–18,084
	Onyx bolts	135–165	Very rare	1,003,725–1,226,775
	Chaos talisman	1	Rare	1,923
	Nature talisman	1	Rare	1,473
	Water talisman	65–82 (noted)	Rare	164,320–207,296
	Earth talisman	65–82 (noted)	Rare	12,025–15,170
	Fire talisman	25–35 (noted)	Rare	5,225–7,315
	Raw lobster	135–165 (noted)	Common	47,655–58,245
	Raw shark	225–275 (noted)	Uncommon	321,075–392,425
	Big bones	68–82 (noted)	Uncommon	13,804–16,646
	Dragon bones	180–220 (noted)	Rare	384,480–469,920
	Coal	200–1,100 (noted)	Uncommon	22,400–123,200
	Gold ore	90–110 (noted)	Common	52,830–64,570
	Adamantite ore	180–220 (noted)	Uncommon	40,860–49,940
	Adamant bar	14–16 (noted)	Common	24,654–28,176
	Adamant bar	135–165 (noted)	Rare	237,735–290,565
	Runite ore	90–110 (noted)	Rare	127,710–156,090
	Rune bar	3 (noted)	Common	8,955
	Rune bar	45–55 (noted)	Rare	134,325–164,175
	Grimy torstol	90–110 (noted)	Uncommon	485,010–592,790
	Grimy snapdragon	90–110 (noted)	Uncommon	161,010–196,790
	Super restore (4)	45–55 (noted)	Uncommon	125,910–153,890
	Prayer potion (4)	45–55 (noted)	Uncommon	130,950–160,050
	Lantadyme seed	14–16	Uncommon	10,164–11,616
	Dwarf weed seed	14–16	Uncommon	11,508–13,152
	Magic seed	4	Uncommon	209,856
	Palm tree seed	10	Rare	396,000
	Flax	450–550 (noted)	Common	43,200–52,800
	Molten glass	45–55 (noted)	Common	27,585–33,715
	Soft clay	450–550 (noted)	Uncommon	188,550–230,450
	Yew logs	68–82 (noted)	Uncommon	11,356–13,694
	Yew logs	675–825 (noted)	Rare	112,725–137,775
	Teak plank	45–55 (noted)	Uncommon	16,740–20,460
	Mahogany plank	270–330 (noted)	Rare	356,670–435,930
	Blurberry Special	1	Uncommon	12,008
	Vecna skull	1	Very rare*	124,871
	Hazelmere's signet ring	1	Very rare*	1,432,268,388
	Brawling gloves (Melee)	1	Very rare	Not sold
	Brawling gloves (Magic)	1	Very rare	Not sold
	Brawling gloves (Ranged)	1	Very rare	Not sold
	Brawling gloves (Agility)	1	Very rare	Not sold
	Brawling gloves (Cooking)	1	Very rare	Not sold
	Brawling gloves (FM)	1	Very rare	Not sold
	Brawling gloves (Fishing)	1	Very rare	Not sold
	Brawling gloves (Hunter)	1	Very rare	Not sold
	Brawling gloves (Mining)	1	Very rare	Not sold
	Brawling gloves (Prayer)	1	Very rare	Not sold
	Brawling gloves (Smithing)	1	Very rare	Not sold
	Brawling gloves (Thieving)	1	Very rare	Not sold
	Brawling gloves (WC)	1	Very rare	Not sold
	Crystal triskelion fragment 1	1	Very rare	Not sold
	Crystal triskelion fragment 2	1	Very rare	Not sold
	Crystal triskelion fragment 3	1	Very rare	Not sold

Universal drops

Universal drops are dropped by nearly every monster outside of Daemonheim.

These drops are dropped alongside main drops.

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE price
	Key token	1	Rare	Not sold
	Mimic kill token	1	Very rare	5,575

Trivia

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• In 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. Instead, they are a slayer task by themselves.
• 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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