Cockroach soldier

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Cockroach soldier

Release date	11 March 2008 (Update)
Members	No
Combat level	36
XP per kill	74 (and 24.4 experience)
Examine text	Euww! A giant bug.
Combat info LP Max hit 1,300 104 Attack Defence Ranged Magic 26 26 1 1 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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The Cockroach soldier is found exclusively in the Stronghold of Player Safety. As a free-to-play monster, cockroach soldier offers a very consistent method to make money.

Combat strategies

Main article: Cockroach soldier/Strategies

Drops

Always

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Charms _(m)

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE price
	Carapace(m)	1	Always	666

No charm
58–59%	8%	6%	26–27%	1%
Represents a 90% confidence range based on a sample of 39,015 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
	Mithril helm	1	Common	1,507
	Rune sq shield	1	Rare	22,047
	Rune scimitar	1	Rare	14,957
	Black full helm	1	Very rare	2,994
	Mithril sq shield	1	Very rare	2,669

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Seeds _(m)

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE price
	Death rune	1–15	Uncommon	232–3,480
	Fire rune	1–60	Uncommon	159–9,540
	Blood rune(m)	1–16	Uncommon	678–10,848

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Ores

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE price
	Jangerberry seed	1	Uncommon	79
	Wildblood seed	1	Uncommon	189
	Limpwurt seed	1	Uncommon	5,207
	Strawberry seed	1	Uncommon	1,075
	Avantoe seed	1	Rare	375
	Belladonna seed	1	Rare	1,007
	Cactus seed	1	Rare	1,016
	Cadantine seed	1	Rare	1,438
	Irit seed	1	Rare	1,018
	Kwuarm seed	1	Rare	12,857
	Marrentill seed	1	Rare	179
	Bittercap mushroom spore	1	Rare	1,768
	Poison ivy seed	1	Rare	302
	Tarromin seed	1	Rare	137
	Toadflax seed	1	Rare	9,872
	Whiteberry seed	1	Rare	136
	Harralander seed	1	Rare	196
	Spirit weed seed	1	Rare	78,260
	Ranarr seed	1	Rare	976
	Dwarf weed seed	1	Very rare	822
	Lantadyme seed	1	Very rare	726
	Watermelon seed	1	Rare	3,590

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Uncut gems

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE price
	Mithril ore	3 (noted)	Common	591
	Adamantite ore	1 (noted)	Uncommon	227
	Coal	1	Very rare	112

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Other drops

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE price
	Uncut sapphire	1	Common	809
	Uncut emerald	1	Uncommon	2,555
	Uncut ruby	1	Rare	1,842
	Uncut diamond	1	Very rare	4,843
	Uncut dragonstone(m)	1	Very rare	12,077

Usually drops 5 coins.

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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	5; 100–400	Common	5–400
	Bittercap mushroom(m)	1–3	Uncommon	9,010–27,030
	Clue scroll (medium)(m)	1	Uncommon	Not sold
	Clue scroll (easy)(m)	1	Rare	Not sold
	Spirit sapphire(m)	1	Rare	Not sold
	Spirit emerald(m)	1	Rare	Not sold
	Spirit ruby(m)	1	Rare	Not sold
	Starved ancient effigy(m)	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