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Cave slime

Release date	14 March 2005 (Update)
Members?	Yes
Combat level	23
XP per kill	Unknown edit
Slayer level	17
Slayer XP	25
Assigned by	Turael or Spria, Mazchna or Achtryn
Always drops	1-6 Swamp tar
Examine text	A foul-smelling blob of protoplasm.
Combat stats LP Max hit 230 27 Attack Defence Ranged Magic Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Other Immune to Poison? Immune to Stun? No Unknown edit Attack Speed Speed 6 (Interval: 2.4 seconds) Aggressive? Poisonous? No 32 Attack style Weakness Melee Magic

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A Cave slime is a poisonous Slayer monster found in the Lumbridge Swamp Caves, Dorgesh-Kaan South Dungeons. They require level 17 slayer to kill. They are notable for dropping considerable amounts of Swamp tar, which can be sold for 267 coins each. They can also drop level 1 clue scrolls. Cave slimes are good creatures for making money if used correctly. The slimes are only poisonous if they can attack you. If you are going to melee them you should make sure to bring antipoisons or other means of curing or preventing the poison in order to avoid wasting supplies. A slightly stronger, but non-poisonous version of these monsters appears in all floors of Daemonheim.

Locations

• Lumbridge Swamp Caves
• Dorgesh-Kaan South Dungeon
• Daemonheim(Floors 1-60)

Strengths and weaknesses

Cave slimes have a maximum melee hit of 27 LP, and are poisonous. The poison starts at 32 LP and is inflicted in one of two ways: when they attack (whether the attack inflicts damage or not), and when they are hit with a close melee attack (even if the attack kills the slime). In either case, the player will be poisoned nearly 100% of the time, unless the player protects themselves accordingly by taking Anti-poison potions or using the thermal bath Spa at Oo'glog before fighting cave slimes. Super antipoison potions are recommended as each dose gives immunity to poison for 6 minutes. An alternative for higher levelled players is to bring decent food, such as monkfish (the money made off of swamp tar is more than the cost of the monkfish), to offset damage from the poison, as their melee attacks rarely do any direct damage, and the poison is generally mild. The best option for players with 60 Dungeoneering, 60 Defence, and 70 Herblore is to equip an Anti-poison totem, which completely eliminates the need for antidotes, but costs 44,000 Dungeoneering tokens to buy. Alternatively, players may use the Poison Purge aura, which removes the need for antipoison and food for the time it lasts.

Although these monsters have good drops, some lower levelled players do not prefer to train on them due to large number of antipoison potions required. However, players who can kill the slimes quickly can usually make a profit from the swamp tar drops, even after paying for the super antipoison potions or their ingredients.

Players using long-range combat (magic, ranged, or long melee weapons like Halberds) do not need any poison protection as long as they use Safe spots. There is a safe spot near the south-west fishing spot in Lumbridge swamp cave (see picture).

Players should not go into the Lumbridge Swamps dungeon with an open light (this includes candles, torches, etc.), as the flame will eventually cause the gases in the cave to explode. This can cause massive damage to the player (up to 200, depending on the player's constitution) and possibly death if the player's life points are low enough. Also, the light source will be extinguished, and swarming insects will then constantly hit 10s on the player until the player relights a light source, escapes the cave, or dies. An enclosed light source like a Bullseye lantern or a flameless light source like a Seers' headband 1 (or higher) will not ignite the gases and is highly recommended.

A tip for Cave Slimes would be to equip a Holy symbol use the Prayer book from The Great Brain Robbery quest, This allows you to camp at the cave slimes for a long time. However, this doesn't provide immunity, and you will likely be poisoned again right away if the slime is still alive or if you attack another slime (even if you kill the slime in one hit).

Drops

100% Drops

Item		Quantity	Rarity	GE Market Price
	Swamp tar	1–6	1 Always	267–1,602

Weapons and Armour

Item		Quantity	Rarity	GE Market Price
	Bronze hatchet	1	2 Common	76
	Iron sword	1	2 Common	17
	Bronze full helm	1	2 Common	67
	Iron kiteshield	1	2 Common	43
File:Incantorsboots.png	Incantor's boots	1	3 Uncommon [1]	Not sold
	Sorcerer's boots	1	3 Uncommon [1]	Not sold
	Iron boots	1	4 Rare	3,096
	Rune javelin		5 Very rare	251

1. ^ ^{a b} Only in Daemonheim

Runes

Item		Quantity	Rarity	GE Market Price
	Earth rune	5	3 Uncommon	50
	Water rune	15	3 Uncommon	195
	Body rune	7	3 Uncommon	28

Other

Item		Quantity	Rarity	GE Market Price
	Coins	1, 2, 4, 10, 22, 44, 347	2 Common	Not sold
	Unlit torch	1	2 Common	2
	Oil lantern frame	1	3 Uncommon	16
Exchange:Oil lantern	Oil lantern	1	3 Uncommon	Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character "[".
	Gold bar	1	4 Rare	136
	Clue scroll (easy)	1	4 Rare	Not sold

Rare drop table drops

This monster drops items from the rare drop table.
The ring of wealth improves the chances if equipped but is not required to access the table.

Trivia

• Previously, equipping an Anti-poison totem would not prevent Cave slimes and certain other poisonous monsters from causing poison. On 15 June 2010, Jagex implemented a fix that addressed the issue. However, during the fix, cave slimes were overlooked, and could still cause poison even if the player was holding the anti-poison totem. As of 21 September 2010, this glitch has been fixed (the exact date of the fix is unknown, and most likely occurred in a hidden update).
• Cave slimes are not poisonous in Daemonheim.
• Cave slimes are one of the few monsters from which you can get a different 100% drop every time.