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Rock lobsters are found in the Waterbirth Island Dungeon's fifth sub-level, in room 16. They are similar to Giant Rock Crabs in the fact that they are initially disguised as large rocks, but they will attack the player as they approach. They have very high defence (though they are weak to magic attacks) and can hit up to 150 life points, but rarely hit over 110 life points. Their attack speed is twice as fast as any "Fastest" speed weapon (equivalent to dual-wielding such weapons), making them incredibly dangerous. Rock lobsters are commonly killed by wealthy players because of their common crimson charm drops. However with the use of charged battle robes, a reward from the Fist of Guthix minigame, the price is significantly decreased. Using the right technique, such as ice bursting or ice barraging, killing rock lobsters is one of (if not) the fastest way(s) to obtain charms in RuneScape.

Contents 1 Strategy 2 Drops 2.1 Runes 2.2 Talismans 2.3 Charms 2.4 Herbs 2.5 Equipment 2.6 Seeds 2.7 Other 2.8 Rare drop table drops 3 Trivia 4 References

StrategyEdit

Main article: Rock lobster/Strategies

DropsEdit

RunesEdit

Item		Quantity	Rarity	GE Market Price
	Earth rune	5	2 Common	45
	Water rune	9	2 Common	117
	Pure essence	4–8	2 Common	340–680

TalismansEdit

Item		Quantity	Rarity	GE Market Price
	Fire talisman	1	3 Uncommon	1,991
	Air talisman	1	3 Uncommon	145
	Cosmic talisman	1	3 Uncommon	210
	Body talisman	1	3 Uncommon	187
	Water talisman	1	3 Uncommon	4,695

CharmsEdit

Charm drop percentages

No charms
46–49%	16–18%	8–10%	23–25%	3–4%

Represents 90% confidence range, based on a sample of 3,760 kills.
2 charms are dropped at a time.

Please add to the log (only if 15 or more creatures killed).

HerbsEdit

Item		Quantity	Rarity	GE Market Price
	Grimy guam	1	3 Uncommon	555
	Grimy marrentill	1	3 Uncommon	44
	Grimy tarromin	1	3 Uncommon	253
	Grimy harralander	1	3 Uncommon	652
	Grimy ranarr	1	3 Uncommon	2,248
	Grimy irit	1	3 Uncommon	1,730
	Grimy avantoe	1	3 Uncommon	4,128
	Grimy kwuarm	1	3 Uncommon	2,507
	Grimy cadantine	1	3 Uncommon	2,516
	Grimy lantadyme	1	3 Uncommon	7,850
	Grimy dwarf weed	1	3 Uncommon	8,089

EquipmentEdit

Item		Quantity	Rarity	GE Market Price
	Steel arrow	4–7	2 Common	48–84
	Iron arrow	2–17	2 Common	16–136
	Fremennik shirt (brown)	1	4 Rare	131
	Fremennik blade	1	4 Rare	Not sold

SeedsEdit

Item		Quantity	Rarity	GE Market Price
	Onion seed	1	3 Uncommon	2
	Potato seed	1	3 Uncommon	2
	Cabbage seed	1	3 Uncommon	3
	Tomato seed	1	3 Uncommon	1
	Watermelon seed	1–3	5 Very rare	2,010–6,030
	Evil turnip seed	1–3	5 Very rare	141–423

OtherEdit

Item		Quantity	Rarity	GE Market Price
	Seaweed	4	2 Common	1,684
	Edible seaweed	4	2 Common	392
	Raw lobster	1	2 Common	126
	Lobster pot	1	2 Common	52
	Tinderbox	1	2 Common	111
	Anagogic ort	20	2 Common	Not sold
	Soda ash	1	3 Uncommon	485
	Coins	355	3 Uncommon	Not sold
	Snape grass	1	3 Uncommon	348
	Clue scroll (medium)	1	4 Rare	Not sold
	Spin ticket	1	4 Rare	Not sold
	Court summons	1	5 Very rare	Not sold
	Starved Ancient Effigy	1	5 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.

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Item Quantity Rarity GE Market Price Coins 250; 381; 450; 3,000; 9,000; 12,000 2 Common Not sold Uncut sapphire 1 2 Common 1,142 Uncut emerald 1 2 Common 1,792 Uncut ruby 1 2 Common 3,576 Loop half of a key 1 3 Uncommon 8,474 Tooth half of a key 1 3 Uncommon 12,351 Uncut diamond 1 3 Uncommon 7,092 Uncut dragonstone 1 4 Rare 14,935 Dragonstone 1 4 Rare 9,995 Dragon dagger 1 3 Uncommon 17,124 Rune battleaxe 1 4 Rare 24,560 Rune javelin 5 4 Rare 1,255 Adamant javelin 20 5 Very rare 920 Rune spear 1 5 Very rare 12,048 Dragon spear 1 5 Very rare 36,856 Dragon dagger 50 (noted) 5 Very rare 856,200 Rune kiteshield 1 5 Very rare 32,544 Shield left half 1 5 Very rare 65,188 Dragon helm 1 5 Very rare 59,386 Adamant bolts 200 3 Uncommon 18,200 Rune arrow 150–200; 500 4 Rare 29,850–199 Onyx bolts 150 4 Rare 1,303,050 Battlestaff 200 (noted) 4 Rare 1,665,400 Air orb 1,000 (noted) 4 Rare 1,418,000 Fire orb 1,000 (noted) 4 Rare 1,612,000 Vecna skull 1 5 Very rare 138,745 Water talisman 1 3 Uncommon 4,695 Earth talisman 25–35 (noted) 3 Uncommon 20,475–28,665 Fire talisman 25–35 (noted) 3 Uncommon 49,775–69,685 Chaos talisman 1 3 Uncommon 227 Nature talisman 1 3 Uncommon 270 Pure essence 500–15,000 (noted) 3 Uncommon 42,500–1,275,000 Nature rune 47–77 4 Rare 5,170–8,470 Soul rune 20 4 Rare 2,420 Death rune 50; 121 4 Rare 93 Blood rune 50 4 Rare 8,150 Raw swordfish 125 – 250; 1,000 (noted) 3 Uncommon 37,750–302 Raw shark 250–500 (noted) 3 Uncommon 246,500–493,000 Big bones 150 – 500 (noted) 3 Uncommon 66,450–221,500 Coal 150–7,500 (noted) 3 Uncommon 41,850–2,092,500 Adamantite ore 150–800 (noted) 3 Uncommon 227,700–1,214,400 Silver ore 100 (noted) 4 Rare 10,700 Adamant bar 1,000–7,000 (noted) 4 Rare 3,168,000–22,176,000 Runite ore 100 (noted) 4 Rare 1,038,500 Rune bar 1,50,150 (noted) 4 Rare 13,029–1,954,350 Clean ranarr 33 (noted) 3 Uncommon 74,448 Clean toadflax 25–250 (noted) 3 Uncommon 93,800–938,000 Clean snapdragon 30–120 (noted) 3 Uncommon 103,290–413,160 Clean torstol 10–100 (noted) 3 Uncommon 118,420–1,184,200 Saradomin brew (4) 250 (noted) 5 Very rare 181,000 Watermelon seed 3 3 Uncommon 6,030 Yew seed 1–50 4 Rare 71,385–3,569,250 Magic seed 1–6 4 Rare 161,054–966,324 Palm tree seed 10 4 Rare 1,064,590 Snapdragon seed 1 4 Rare 2,144 Torstol seed 1–31 4 Rare 78,509–2,433,779 Fellstalk seed 2 4 Rare 932 Yew logs 100–20,000 (noted) 4 Rare 57,300–11,460,000

TriviaEdit

• The examine is likely a reference to the B-52's song "Rock Lobster".
• After the ring of wealth update, the charm drop rates of hellhounds and rock lobsters had "gone walkabouts"^[1]. This has now been fixed.
• The rock lobster's combat level was 127 upon being introduced into RuneScape 2. It was later changed to 156 in a hidden update. Their combat levels changed again to 142 upon the release of the Evolution of Combat on November 20 2012.
• If you manage to get the Rock Lobster within a distance while you're running to another place, sometimes, the intact version (the disguised as a rock) will be seen moving.

ReferencesEdit

1. ^ Mod Sneakman. "answer to". 16 March 2011. Hellhounds Nerf? Forums. *