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This article is about the monster. For the process of becoming a mummy, see Mummification.

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Standard (level 110) Ullek (level 106) Pyramid Plunder (Level 100)
























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Mummies are undead creatures commonly found in tombs and pyramids, such as the Jaldraocht Pyramid from the Desert Treasure quest, on the cliffs near the tombs of Ullek from the Dealing With Scabaras quest and the Jalsavrah Pyramid from the Pyramid Plunder minigame. They can also be found in the Chaos Tunnels.

Mummies are the only monsters that can drop Ancient staves, although this is a quite rare drop. If you've purchased an Ancient staff from Eblis and lost it, and do not want to buy one from another player, killing these monsters is your only choice.

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Strengths and weaknessesEdit

Mummy on fire
The result of using a fire spell on a mummy.

Mummies are Undead, which means that wearing a Salve amulet (e) provides a significant combat boost. Mummies are primarily weak to fire type magic spells. When hit by a fire spell, the mummy catches on fire, although this effect does not cause any more damage than the spell itself. On death, they will turn into Mummy ashes and fall to the ground. Pyramid Plunder mummies do not exhibit this behavior, although they are still weak to fire.

The level 100 mummies can deal moderate damage for their level, hitting a maximum of 200 life points. The level 110 mummies are slightly stronger, with a max hit of around 220, and can hit consistently even through strong melee defence (such as Robes of subjugation). They aren't too dangerous, but if necessary, players can use Protect from/Deflect Melee to reduce damage taken. This is especially recommended when fighting mummies in desert areas such as Ullek, where many players wear Desert camouflage gear or Desert robes instead of life point boosting armour, to reduce water consumption and avoid the effects of desert heat.

There is an area in the Chaos Tunnels with 12 non-aggressive level 110 mummies. If the player uses a decent fire spell, they can get a good kill rate, and the drops of herbs, jewellery, rune items, and Ancient staves will help pay for runes and/or food consumed.

Aggressive mummies can continually spawn from the Sarcophagus's found in the Jaldraocht Pyramid, with another spawning as soon as the last is defeated. If players position themself between two Sarcophagus, this can be used for a relatively low-attention way of killing mummies, particularly useful if hunting for their champion scroll.

Ice spells and chinchompas [obsolete]Edit

Mummy2
Player attacking mummy with red chinchompas
Ice Burst on Mummies
A player casting ice burst on a group of mummies in the Chaos Tunnels

Before the Evolution of Combat, the mummies in the Chaos Tunnels were aggressive, enabling players to receive large amounts of magic and ranged experience by using Ancient Magicks and Red chinchompas, respectively. Approximately 230,000 experience an hour could be earned by gathering up the mummies and attacking them. While these methods can still be used, it is no longer recommended to do so, as the mummies are no longer aggressive, and gathering them up is much more tedious as a result.

Swamp titansEdit

Swamp titans are useful auxiliaries when fighting mummies in areas with large concentrations of mummies, like the Chaos Tunnels or Ullek. Although the swamp titan's normal melee attack is not particularly strong against mummies, its special move, swamp plague, is quite effective as it can poison numerous mummies. The poison starts at 58 damage and decreases over time. The basic strategy is to use a protection prayer or Soul Split, attack the mummies with Bloodfire Burst or Bloodfire Barrage, and frequently use the swamp titan's special move to keep poisoning the mummies. (The special move is a two-step process; see the Swamp titan article for details about how to use the move.)

LocationsEdit

Although the Pyramid Plunder level 100 mummies are weak for their level, most players regard it a waste of time to train on them, as they only drop bones (rather than the ashes other mummies drop). Mummies are only found by opening the sarcophagi in the pyramid, and there's a chance there will be no mummy in a sarcophagus. It takes several seconds to open a sarcophagus; there's just one sarcophagus in each of the eight rooms in the pyramid; each room requires a minimum Thieving level to enter (21 for the first room, rising to 91 for the eighth room).

Examine textEdit

Normal:

  • Where's my mummy?
  • But who's the daddy?
  • A tightly-wrapped monster.
  • A spooky, bandaged dead dude.
  • A victim of poor first aid.
  • Warning: Highly flammable.

When on fire:

  • Someone's old flame, perhaps?
  • A victim of poor barbeque skills.
  • This one's on fire!

When turned into 'Mummy ashes':

  • A tightly-wrapped monster.

Pyramid Plunder:

  • A wizened old warrior.
  • This mummy looks like it means business!
  • An irate warrior-mummy.
  • An irate mummy.

Champions' ChallengeEdit

Mummies are one of the 'races' who have lesser champions in the Champions' Challenge activity. To fight the Mummy Champion, the player must kill mummies until one drops a Champion scroll, which is a very rare drop.

DropsEdit

Mummy artwork
Mummy artwork.

100% dropsEdit

Item Quantity Rarity GE Market Price
Ashes Ashes 1 1 Always 349

CharmsEdit

Please add your charm drop rates to the next template:

Charm drop percentages
No charms Gold charm Green charm Crimson charm Blue charm

88–90%

3–5%

2–3%

1–2%

3–4%

Represents 90% confidence range, based on a sample of 2,583 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
Rune scimitar Rune scimitar 1 3 Uncommon 15,170
Rune sq shield Rune sq shield 1 3 Uncommon 22,731
Ancient staff Ancient staff 1 4 Rare 59,834

JewelleryEdit

Item Quantity Rarity GE Market Price
Gold amulet Gold amulet 1 2 Common 139
Gold necklace Gold necklace 1 2 Common 177
Gold ring Gold ring 1 2 Common 160
Emerald amulet Emerald amulet 1 2 Common 692
Emerald ring Emerald ring 1 2 Common 926
Ring of duelling Ring of duelling (1) 1 3 Uncommon 688
Sapphire amulet Amulet of magic 1 2 Common 534
Sapphire necklace Sapphire necklace 1 3 Uncommon 663
Sapphire ring Sapphire ring 1 2 Common 467
Sapphire bracelet Sapphire bracelet 1 3 Uncommon 574

HerbsEdit

Item Quantity Rarity GE Market Price
Grimy guam Grimy guam 1 4 Rare 555
Grimy marrentill Grimy marrentill 1 4 Rare 44
Grimy tarromin Grimy tarromin 1 4 Rare 249
Grimy harralander Grimy harralander 1 4 Rare 652
Grimy ranarr Grimy ranarr 1 4 Rare 2,248
Grimy irit Grimy irit 1 4 Rare 1,743
Grimy avantoe Grimy avantoe 1 4 Rare 4,128
Grimy kwuarm Grimy kwuarm 1 4 Rare 2,471
Grimy cadantine Grimy cadantine 1 4 Rare 2,507
Grimy lantadyme Grimy lantadyme 1 4 Rare 7,850
Grimy dwarf weed Grimy dwarf weed 1 4 Rare 8,089

OtherEdit

Item Quantity Rarity GE Market Price
Coins 1 Coins 3 Uncommon Not sold
Casket Casket 1 3 Uncommon 12,114
Gold bar Gold bar 1 2 Common 138
Gold ore Gold ore 1 2 Common 333
Papyrus Papyrus 1 2 Common 142
Pottery scarab Pottery scarab 1 2 Common [1] 74
Swamp tar Swamp tar 1–17 2 Common 271–4,607
Silk Silk 1 2 Common 26
Spice Spice (noted) 10 4 Rare 9,530
Clue scroll Clue scroll (medium) 1 4 Rare Not sold
Ancient effigy Starved ancient effigy 1 5 Very rare Not sold
Champion's scroll (mummy) Champion scroll 1 5 Very rare [2] 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.

  1. ^ This item only drops inside the Pyramid Plunder activity.
  2. ^ Only obtained if player has access to the Champions' Guild and has not defeated the Mummy Champion in Champions' Challenge.

TriviaEdit

  • Prior to the Evolution of Combat, the mummies that come out of the sarcophagi in the Jaldraocht Pyramid had 10 life points, a maximum hit of 170, and could only be killed by fire spells. What's more interesting is that they were also level 138 like the mummies roaming around the pyramid and have the same drops as the roaming mummies. There are also two or three places in the pyramid where no roaming mummies will attack the player.
  • While on fire, mummies' examine text changes. This only happens if the player continues to use fire spells. Otherwise, it will change back.
  • When a burning mummy is killed and turns into 'Mummy ashes' as it dies, the Mummy ashes are always level 110, regardless of the original mummy's level. In the brief time they are present, Mummy ashes cannot be attacked (but can be examined).
  • On the release date of the Evolution of Combat, there was a glitch that causes the player to receive only one experience for killing mummies if they use fire spell, most likely due to them changing to 'Mummy ashes' when killed that way. They would still give normal experience if killed any other way. This was fixed with the release of Demon Flash Mobs on 28 January 2013.
  • In February 2012, the mummies in the Chaos Tunnels and in the Jaldraocht Pyramid had their combat levels increased from 103 to 138. This also increased their Ancient Effigy drop rates. This made them popular for players to target them, as they only have 10 life points and they're easily killed by even the weakest types of fire spells. Their popularity has dropped since the effigy drop rate reduction.

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