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| Release date | 18 April 2005 (Update) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Members? | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Combat level | 122 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| XP per kill | 416.2 (and 137.3  experience)
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| Slayer level | 65 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Slayer XP | 202.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assigned by | Chaeldar, Sumona, Vannaka, Duradel or Lapalok, Kuradal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Always drops | Bones | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Examine text | The vacuumed face of evil. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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A dust devil is a slayer monster that requires level 65 Slayer to kill. A face mask, masked earmuffs, or slayer helmet is required to slay them, whether in the Smoke Dungeon or Chaos Tunnels, because of their effects on players without protection. Some players choose to train on dust devils for the coveted dragon chainbody, although it is a very rare drop.
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Locations
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- Smoke Dungeon - in the western part of the dungeon
- Chaos Tunnels - easily reached by entering the rift north of Edgeville Monastery, then taking the north-west portal from the gargoyles, running west through the mummies and taking the north-west portal, then taking the north-east portal from monks of Zamorak.
Strengths and weaknessesEdit
| “ | Dust devils use clouds of dust, sand, ash and whatever else they can inhale to blind and disorientate their victims. Good luck on obtaining a dragon chainmail from their dusty remains. | ” |
— Kuradal
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Dust devils primarily use Ranged attacks, and are weak to crushing weapons. A Face mask, Masked earmuffs, a slayer helm, or a full slayer helm is mandatory when fighting them. If none of these items are worn, dust devils will drain a player's combat stats to 1. In addition, they will dramatically lower the player's prayer and summoning points, and deal rapid hits of 350 damage. This can quickly kill the player, so caution should be advised if one is attacked by accident without proper protection.
As they are weak to crush, the best way to kill these is with a Chaotic Maul or dual-wield Drygore maces. If your dungeoneering is low or you cannot afford the maces, a Saradomin Sword is a good alternative.
For players who find it difficult to kill more than 30 of these without eating then you could also bring a one-handed melee weapon (such as a chaotic rapier/longsword or abyssal whip) and any kind of shield. Using the Ultimate Ability Rejuvenate you can switch from your chaotic maul/Saradomin sword to your shield and 1-handed weapon and then heal 40% of your hitpoints over a short period of time. While this strategy is very useful, it will not generate the fastest kill rate, since the mentioned weapons do not cover the dust devils' crush weakness. In addition, Rejuvenate can only be used once every five minutes, though, so it is advised to bring food anyway. Regenerate can also be used as an alternative, as it doesn't require a shield, but is much less effective on the other hand.
Players need at least level 65 Slayer to fight these creatures. The protective headgear is also required just to survive in the Smoke Dungeon, one of the dust devil's habitats. In the Chaos Tunnels, their other habitat, the protective equipment is only required when fighting the devils themselves.
A good healing strategy is to use the spell Bones to Peaches to maximise one's stay. It is possible to use Guthans armour to heal, although players must be careful switching the helm with the face mask or the dungeon will hit them for 200 life points every 12 seconds or so, only allowing 3-4 hits in before having to switch back to the face mask. Use Guthan's armour to heal only on nearby fire elementals, pyrefiends, or fire giants.
Players with 80+ defence and an enhanced excalibur or Saradomin godsword shouldn't need much more than 5 sharks for a slayer task, despite neither weapon being crush-based.
If the player chooses to use the Chaos Tunnels instead, they will still need the facemask to kill the Dust devils themselves, but since there is no environmental smoke, Guthan's can be used to heal on the giant crypt rats, black demons, infernal mages, Zamorak warriors or the monks of Zamorak that surround the dust devil's chamber. The dust devils here are also closer to each other than the Smoke Dungeon allowing players to attack multiple dust devils at once to speed up their Slayer task, especially if players do not mind wasting their prayer points for Soul Split. Also a player will be able to use a combat familiar while in the Chaos Tunnels; it is recommended a player use a melee familiar, as dust devils are weak to melee (crush). A ghast familiar is also a decent option if one has completed Temple Trekking; its attack speed is higher than most familiars, and its special move can restore prayer if one uses Soul Split.
Players should also bring super sets if they are on a slayer task and want to finish it quickly. Alternatively, players with 68 Summoning can use a Bunyip to stay for long periods of time. It generally takes two pouches to complete a task. The vampyrism aura from the membership loyalty program can also keep your hitpoints up. Most players will need to bring along supplemental food, however those with high Defence and good defensive armour may not require any, especially due to the occasional 1-2 Ugthanki kebab drop.
Dust devils are weak to crush attacks, but an abyssal whip coupled with a dragon defender, Enhanced excalibur, or an off-hand dragon mace will work fine whilst having momentum active. Players with 85 attack and strength can easily kill them with minimal hits thus making them very fast to kill.
DropsEdit
100% dropEdit
Item Quantity Rarity GE Market Price
Bones 1 Always 85
CharmsEdit
Charm drop percentages No charms
55%
12%
6%
26%
0.9–1%
- Represents 90% confidence range, based on a sample of 214,133 kills.
1 charm is dropped at a time.
- Please add to the log (only if 50 or more creatures killed).
Weapons and armourEdit
Item Quantity Rarity GE Market Price
Steel hatchet 1 Common 46
Rune arrow 12 Common 2,388
Red d'hide vambraces 1 Uncommon 1,967
Earth battlestaff 1 Rare 9,198
Rune dagger 1 Rare 4,468
Rune javelin 5 Rare 1,240
Dragon chainbody 1 Very rare [1] 2,975,530
- ^ Estimated at 1/34,227 using gathered Adventurer's Log data as of 18 September 2012.
RunesEdit
Item Quantity Rarity GE Market Price
Fire rune 37, 150, 300 Common 444–3,600
Chaos rune 5 Uncommon 210
Soul rune 2, 3, 5 Uncommon 248–620
Law rune 1 Very rare 190
HerbsEdit
Item Quantity Rarity GE Market Price
Grimy guam 1 Common 361
Grimy marrentill 1 Common 56
Grimy tarromin 1 Common 168
Grimy harralander 1 Uncommon 463
Grimy ranarr 1 Uncommon 2,244
Grimy irit 1 Uncommon 1,863
Grimy avantoe 1 Uncommon 3,940
Grimy cadantine 1 Uncommon 2,156
Grimy lantadyme 1 Rare 7,886
Grimy kwuarm 1 Rare 2,183
Grimy dwarf weed 1 Rare 9,087
OtherEdit
Item Quantity Rarity GE Market Price
Coins 15, 25, 50, 60, 150, 300, 396 Common Not sold
Anagogic ort 20 Common Not sold
Mithril bar 1 Common 1,444
Ugthanki kebab 1–2 Uncommon 722–1,444
Spin ticket 1 Rare Not sold
Starved ancient effigy 1 Very rare Not sold
Court summons 1 Very rare Not sold
Rare drop table dropsEdit
- 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.
Show/hide rare drop table Item Quantity Rarity GE Market Price
Coins 250; 381; 450; 3,000; 9,000; 12,000 Common Not sold
Uncut sapphire 1 Common 1,107
Uncut emerald 1 Common 1,903
Uncut ruby 1 Common 3,112
Uncut diamond 1 Uncommon 7,110
Loop half of a key 1 Uncommon 10,649
Tooth half of a key 1 Uncommon 17,280
Uncut dragonstone 1 Rare 12,885
Dragonstone 1 Rare 10,457
Dragon dagger 1 Uncommon 16,857
Rune javelin 5 Rare 1,240
Adamant javelin 20 Very rare 1,320
Rune 2h sword 1 Very rare 37,963
Rune spear 1 Very rare 12,049
Dragon spear 1 Very rare 36,917
Dragon dagger 50 (noted) Very rare 842,850
Rune sq shield 1 Very rare 22,727
Rune kiteshield 1 Very rare 32,283
Shield left half 1 Very rare 65,284
Dragon helm 1 Very rare 59,692
Adamant bolts 200 Uncommon 20,000
Onyx bolts 150 Rare 1,297,050
Rune arrow 150–200; 500 Rare 29,850–199
Battlestaff 200 (noted) Rare 1,680,000
Air orb 1,000 (noted) Rare 1,587,000
Fire orb 1,000 (noted) Rare 1,723,000
Vecna skull 1 Very rare 91,765
Water talisman 1 Uncommon 5,606
Earth talisman 25–35 (noted) Uncommon 19,050–26,670
Fire talisman 25–35 (noted) Uncommon 50,400–70,560
Chaos talisman 1 Uncommon 175
Nature talisman 1 Uncommon 195
Pure essence 500–15,000 (noted) Uncommon 34,000–1,020,000
Nature rune 47–77 Rare 5,405–8,855
Soul rune 20 Rare 2,480
Law rune 45 Rare 8,550
Death rune 50; 121 Rare 167
Blood rune 50 Rare 14,450
Raw swordfish 125 – 250; 1,000 (noted) Uncommon 36,250–290
Raw shark 250–500 (noted) Uncommon 256,500–513,000
Big bones 150 – 500 (noted) Uncommon 68,100–227,000
Coal 150–7,500 (noted) Uncommon 38,850–1,942,500
Adamantite ore 150–800 (noted) Uncommon 214,650–1,144,800
Silver ore 100 (noted) Rare 11,200
Runite ore 100 (noted) Rare 1,056,600
Adamant bar 1,000–7,000 (noted) Rare 2,824,000–19,768,000
Rune bar 1,50,150 (noted) Rare 13,017–1,952,550
Clean ranarr 33 (noted) Uncommon 75,900
Clean toadflax 25–250 (noted) Uncommon 85,700–857,000
Clean snapdragon 30–120 (noted) Uncommon 103,980–415,920
Clean torstol 10–100 (noted) Uncommon 94,140–941,400
Saradomin brew (4) 250 (noted) Very rare 64,750
Watermelon seed 3 Uncommon 5,859
Yew seed 1–50 Rare 60,155–3,007,750
Magic seed 1–6 Rare 163,646–981,876
Palm tree seed 10 Rare 1,043,290
Snapdragon seed 1 Rare 2,087
Torstol seed 1–31 Rare 50,268–1,558,308
Fellstalk seed 2 Rare 1,000
Yew logs 100–20,000 (noted) Rare 52,500–10,500,000
TriviaEdit
- Both "dirt devil" and "dust devil" are brands of a vacuum cleaner, hence the examine text; "The vacuumed face of evil".
- They also have a resemblance to the stress release toy Popping Martian (Martian Popper, Bug Out Bob).
- Although they drop bones, Dust devils do not appear to have bones, as they are supposedly filled with air.
- Many of their drops are the colour of dragon metal (crimson charm, red d'hide vambraces, uncut ruby). This often misleads players, making them think that they have received a Dragon chainbody drop.
- In real life, dust devils are a miniature whirlwind strong enough to whip dust and leaves into the air.
