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Skeleton

Release date	21 January 2001 (Update)
Members?	No
Combat level	16
XP per kill	29.7 (and 9.8 experience)
Slayer level	1
Slayer XP	24
Assigned by	Turael or Spria, Mazchna or Achtryn
Always drops	Bones
Examine text	Could do with gaining a few pounds.
Combat stats LP Max hit 400 Unknown Attack Defence Ranged Magic 8 8 0 0 Other Immune to Poison? Immune to Stun? No No Attack Speed Speed 6 (Interval: 2.4 seconds) Aggressive? Poisonous? No No Attack style Weaknesses Melee Earth spells Salve amulet Salve amulet (e)

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Skeleton

Release date	5 June 2008 (Update)
Members?	No
Combat level	18
XP per kill	30.9 (and 10.2 experience)
Slayer level	1
Slayer XP	24
Assigned by	Turael or Spria, Mazchna or Achtryn
Always drops	Bones
Examine text	Could do with gaining a few pounds.
Combat stats LP Max hit 450 Unknown Attack Defence Ranged Magic 6 6 9 0 Other Immune to Poison? Immune to Stun? No No Attack Speed Speed 6 (Interval: 2.4 seconds) Aggressive? Poisonous? No No Attack style Weaknesses Ranged Crush Salve amulet Salve amulet (e)

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Skeleton

Release date	23 September 2001 (Update)
Members?	No
Combat level	18
XP per kill	33 (and 10.9 experience)
Slayer level	1
Slayer XP	Unknown edit
Assigned by	Turael or Spria, Mazchna or Achtryn
Always drops	Bones
Examine text	Could do with gaining a few pounds.
Combat stats LP Max hit 450 36 Attack Defence Ranged Magic 9 9 0 0 Other Immune to Poison? Immune to Stun? No No Attack Speed Speed 6 (Interval: 2.4 seconds) Aggressive? Poisonous? No No Attack style Weaknesses Melee Earth spells Salve amulet Salve amulet (e)

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Skeleton

Release date	4 January 2001 (Update)
Members?	No
Combat level	22
XP per kill	33.9 (and 11.2 experience)
Slayer level	1
Slayer XP	9
Assigned by	Turael or Spria, Mazchna or Achtryn
Always drops	Bones
Examine text	Could do with gaining a few pounds.
Combat stats LP Max hit 550 44 Attack Defence Ranged Magic 11 11 1 1 Other Immune to Poison? Immune to Stun? No No Attack Speed Speed 6 (Interval: 2.4 seconds) Aggressive? Poisonous? No No Attack style Weaknesses Melee Earth spells Salve amulet Salve amulet (e)

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Skeleton

Release date	4 January 2001 (Update)
Members?	No
Combat level	24
XP per kill	36 (and 11.9 experience)
Slayer level	1
Slayer XP	Unknown edit
Assigned by	Turael or Spria, Mazchna or Achtryn
Always drops	Bones
Examine text	Could do with gaining a few pounds.
Combat stats LP Max hit 600 48 Attack Defence Ranged Magic 12 12 1 1 Other Immune to Poison? Immune to Stun? No No Attack Speed Speed 6 (Interval: 2.4 seconds) Aggressive? Poisonous? No No Attack style Weaknesses Melee Earth spells Salve amulet Salve amulet (e)

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Skeleton

Release date	4 January 2001 (Update)
Members?	No
Combat level	46
XP per kill	50.4 (and 16.6 experience)
Slayer level	1
Slayer XP	Unknown edit
Assigned by	Turael or Spria, Mazchna or Achtryn
Always drops	Bones
Examine text	Could do with gaining a few pounds.
Combat stats LP Max hit 1150 92 Attack Defence Ranged Magic 23 23 1 1 Other Immune to Poison? Immune to Stun? No No Attack Speed Speed 6 (Interval: 2.4 seconds) Aggressive? Poisonous? No No Attack style Weaknesses Melee Earth spells Salve amulet Salve amulet (e)

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Skeleton

Release date	4 July 2006 (Update)
Members?	No
Combat level	62
XP per kill	104.4 (and 34.5 experience)
Slayer level	1
Slayer XP	Unknown edit
Assigned by	Turael or Spria, Mazchna or Achtryn
Always drops	Bones
Examine text	Could do with gaining a few pounds.
Combat stats LP Max hit 3100 132 Attack Defence Ranged Magic 31 31 1 1 Other Immune to Poison? Immune to Stun? No No Attack Speed Speed 6 (Interval: 2.4 seconds) Aggressive? Poisonous? No No Attack style Weaknesses Melee Water spells Salve amulet Salve amulet (e)

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Skeleton

Release date	4 July 2006 (Update)
Members?	No
Combat level	66
XP per kill
Slayer level	1
Slayer XP	Unknown edit
Assigned by	Turael or Spria, Mazchna or Achtryn
Always drops	Bones
Examine text	Could do with gaining a few pounds.
Combat stats LP Max hit 1650 136 Attack Defence Ranged Magic 33 33 1 1 Other Immune to Poison? Immune to Stun? No No Attack Speed Speed 6 (Interval: 2.4 seconds) Aggressive? Poisonous? No No Attack style Weaknesses Melee Water spells Salve amulet Salve amulet (e)

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Skeleton

Release date	4 July 2006 (Update)
Members?	No
Combat level	68
XP per kill	79.8 (and 26.3 experience)
Slayer level	1
Slayer XP	Unknown edit
Assigned by	Turael or Spria, Mazchna or Achtryn
Always drops	Bones
Examine text	Could do with gaining a few pounds.
Combat stats LP Max hit 1700 Unknown Attack Defence Ranged Magic 34 34 1 1 Other Immune to Poison? Immune to Stun? No No Attack Speed Speed 6 (Interval: 2.4 seconds) Aggressive? Poisonous? No No Attack style Weaknesses Melee Water spells Salve amulet Salve amulet (e)

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Skeleton

Release date	4 July 2006 (Update)
Members?	No
Combat level	70
XP per kill
Slayer level	1
Slayer XP	Unknown edit
Assigned by	Turael or Spria, Mazchna or Achtryn
Always drops	Bones
Examine text	Could do with gaining a few pounds.
Combat stats LP Max hit 1750 175 Attack Defence Ranged Magic 35 35 1 1 Other Immune to Poison? Immune to Stun? No No Attack Speed Speed 6 (Interval: 2.4 seconds) Aggressive? Poisonous? No No Attack style Weaknesses Melee Water spells Salve amulet Salve amulet (e)

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Skeleton

Release date	4 July 2006 (Update)
Members?	No
Combat level	74
XP per kill
Slayer level	1
Slayer XP	Unknown edit
Assigned by	Turael or Spria, Mazchna or Achtryn
Always drops	Bones
Examine text	Could do with gaining a few pounds.
Combat stats LP Max hit 1850 185 Attack Defence Ranged Magic 37 37 1 1 Other Immune to Poison? Immune to Stun? No No Attack Speed Speed 6 (Interval: 2.4 seconds) Aggressive? Poisonous? No No Attack style Weaknesses Melee Water spells Salve amulet Salve amulet (e)

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Skeleton

Release date	4 July 2006 (Update)
Members?	No
Combat level	76
XP per kill
Slayer level	1
Slayer XP	Unknown edit
Assigned by	Turael or Spria, Mazchna or Achtryn
Always drops	Bones
Examine text	Could do with gaining a few pounds.
Combat stats LP Max hit 1900 190 Attack Defence Ranged Magic 38 38 1 1 Other Immune to Poison? Immune to Stun? No No Attack Speed Speed 6 (Interval: 2.4 seconds) Aggressive? Poisonous? No No Attack style Weaknesses Melee Water spells Salve amulet Salve amulet (e)

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Skeleton

Release date	4 July 2006 (Update)
Members?	No
Combat level	78
XP per kill	148.9 (and 49.1 experience)
Slayer level	1
Slayer XP	Unknown edit
Assigned by	Turael or Spria, Mazchna or Achtryn
Always drops	Bones
Examine text	Could do with gaining a few pounds.
Combat stats LP Max hit 1950 195 Attack Defence Ranged Magic 39 39 1 1 Other Immune to Poison? Immune to Stun? No No Attack Speed Speed 6 (Interval: 2.4 seconds) Aggressive? Poisonous? No No Attack style Weaknesses Melee Water spells Salve amulet Salve amulet (e)

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Skeleton

Release date	24 April 2012 (Update)
Members?	Yes
Combat level	80
XP per kill	0 (and 0 experience)
Always drops	Nothing
Examine text	• All bones and no brawn. • Fist bone connected to the face bone.
Combat stats LP Max hit 4000 Unknown Attack Defence Ranged Magic 40 40 40 40 Other Immune to Poison? Immune to Stun? No No Attack Speed Speed 6 (Interval: 2.4 seconds) Aggressive? Poisonous? Yes No Attack style Weakness Melee Nothing

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Skeleton

Release date	4 January 2001 (Update)
Members?	No
Combat level	84
XP per kill	114.6 (and 37.8 experience)
Slayer level	1
Slayer XP	Unknown edit
Assigned by	Turael or Spria, Mazchna or Achtryn
Always drops	Bones
Examine text	Could do with gaining a few pounds.
Combat stats LP Max hit 2100 Unknown Attack Defence Ranged Magic 42 42 1 1 Other Immune to Poison? Immune to Stun? No No Attack Speed Speed 6 (Interval: 2.4 seconds) Aggressive? Poisonous? No No Attack style Weaknesses Melee Earth spells Salve amulet Salve amulet (e)

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Skeleton

Release date	4 January 2001 (Update)
Members?	No
Combat level	100
XP per kill	166.8 (and 55 experience)
Slayer level	1
Slayer XP	Unknown edit
Assigned by	Turael or Spria, Mazchna or Achtryn
Always drops	Bones
Examine text	• Anatomically correct. • Gutless... but fearless. • Heartless in every sense of the word. • It's bones have been bleached by the sun. • A reminder of mortality.
Combat stats LP Max hit 2500 300 Attack Defence Ranged Magic 50 50 1 1 Other Immune to Poison? Immune to Stun? No No Attack Speed Speed 6 (Interval: 2.4 seconds) Aggressive? Poisonous? No No Attack style Weaknesses Melee Earth spells Salve amulet Salve amulet (e)

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Skeleton

Release date	4 January 2001 (Update)
Members?	No
Combat level	124
XP per kill	297.3 (and 98.1 experience)
Slayer level	1
Slayer XP	Unknown edit
Assigned by	Turael or Spria, Mazchna or Achtryn
Always drops	Bones
Examine text	Could do with gaining a few pounds.
Combat stats LP Max hit 3100 Unknown Attack Defence Ranged Magic 62 62 1 1 Other Immune to Poison? Immune to Stun? No No Attack Speed Speed 6 (Interval: 2.4 seconds) Aggressive? Poisonous? No No Attack style Weaknesses Melee Earth spells Salve amulet Salve amulet (e)

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Skeleton

Release date	4 January 2001 (Update)
Members?	No
Combat level	126
XP per kill	312.3 (and 103.1 experience)
Slayer level	1
Slayer XP	Unknown edit
Assigned by	Turael or Spria, Mazchna or Achtryn
Always drops	Bones
Examine text	Could do with gaining a few pounds.
Combat stats LP Max hit 3150 Unknown Attack Defence Ranged Magic 63 63 1 1 Other Immune to Poison? Immune to Stun? No No Attack Speed Speed 6 (Interval: 2.4 seconds) Aggressive? Poisonous? No No Attack style Weaknesses Melee Earth spells Salve amulet Salve amulet (e)

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Skeletons are a common undead monster found all over Gielinor. Like Zombies, they are the result of a necromancer reanimating the bodies of the dead. As such, they are the commonly found in tombs, graveyards and dungeons.

They are generally weak to magical attack, with most skeletons being especially vulnerable to Earth or Water spells. A Salve amulet or Salve amulet (e) provide a Strength and accuracy boost of +15% and +20% respectively against Skeletons.

Varieties, Combat Levels and LocationsEdit

Skeletons are one of the most common enemies in the game. Unlike most enemies, skeletons wildly differ in stats, combat levels and locations. The table below lists the known locations and combat levels of all monsters named "Skeleton", and also provides links to the skeletons with seperate articles.

Standard SkeletonsEdit

Quest SkeletonsEdit

Slayer alternativesEdit

Main article: Slayer assignment

Any monsters named "skeleton", with the exception of guard skeletons in a player-owned house and the Skeletons found in Daemonheim and Sinkholes, may be killed to complete a slayer assignment. The following alternatives are also available:

• Skeleton mages.
• Skeletal miners.
• Skeletal hands.
• Skeleton Fremenniks.
• Skeleton warlords.
• Skoblins.

Banking tips Edit

Many skeleton locations are far from banks. For players wishing to slay skeletons and bank their drops, consider the following:

• The Draynor Sewers are moderately close to the Draynor Village bank.
• The Lair of Tarn Razorlor has a banker. However, using this dungeon requires the Haunted Mine quest, The Lair of Tarn Razorlor miniquest, and a 100 coin payment to the banker for each access to the bank.
• The skeleton cave in the Chaos Tunnels is easily accessed from entrance #1 to tunnels and is thus moderately close to the Edgeville bank. However, care should be taken in that entrance #1 is in low-level Wilderness and also enters the cave with rather dangerous Gargoyles. The tunnels are a multiway combat area, and aggressive Zombies in the cave with the skeletons may interfere with skeleton hunting.
• Skeletal Hands may also be slain in the Meiyerditch Dungeon if the player looking for good drops from skeletons.

Champions' Challenge Edit

Skeletons are one of the races who have lesser champions in the Champions' Challenge activity. To fight the Skeleton Champion, the player must kill skeletons until one drops a Champion scroll, which is a very rare (1 in 5000). Obtaining the scroll usually takes several hours of dedicated skeleton hunting, therefore it is advice to kill lower level skeletons to increase the kill rate as much as possible.

Drops Edit

Note: Items marked "(m)" are members-only.

Note:This drop table is an amalgamation of different varieties of skeleton, and doesn't necessarily give a good indication of what a particular skeleton will drop.

100%Edit

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE Market Price
	Bones	1	1 Always	91

Herbs (m)Edit

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE Market Price
	Grimy guam	1	2 Common	332
	Grimy marrentill	1	2 Common	56
	Grimy tarromin	1	2 Common	157
	Grimy harralander	1	2 Common	463
	Grimy ranarr	1	3 Uncommon	2,187
	Grimy irit	1	3 Uncommon	1,721
	Grimy avantoe	1	3 Uncommon	3,940
	Grimy kwuarm	1	3 Uncommon	2,183
	Grimy cadantine	1	4 Rare	2,015
	Grimy dwarf weed	1	4 Rare	9,330
	Grimy lantadyme	1	4 Rare	7,886

EquipmentEdit

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE Market Price
	Staff of air	1	2 Common	802
	Chargebow	1	2 Common	73
	Iron dagger	1	2 Common	16
	Iron helm	1	2 Common	11
	Bronze arrow	1–11	2 Common	8–88
	Iron mace	1	2 Common	15
	Iron hatchet	1	3 Uncommon	14
	Iron arrow	1, 12–15	3 Uncommon	8–120
	Iron sword	1	3 Uncommon	13
	Iron scimitar	1	4 Rare	48
	Steel arrow	1	4 Rare	13

RunesEdit

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE Market Price
	Air rune	12–15	2 Common	156–195
	Water rune	2–9	2 Common	22–99
	Earth rune	1–3	2 Common	11–33
	Fire rune	2	2 Common	24
	Mind rune	1–25	2 Common	4–100
	Chaos rune	3–8	3 Uncommon	123–328
	Nature rune	1–3	3 Uncommon	116–348
	Cosmic rune	2	3 Uncommon	282
	Law rune	2	3 Uncommon	380
	Death rune	1–50	4 Rare	167–8,350

Charms (m)Edit

Charm drop percentages

No charms
89–91%	5–6%	0.6–1.2%	2–3%	0.7–1.4%

Represents 90% confidence range, based on a sample of 2,346 kills.
1 charm is dropped at a time.

Please add to the log (only if 50 or more creatures killed).

OtherEdit

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE Market Price
	Coins	1–65	2 Common	Not sold
	Key (Melzar's Maze)	1	2 Common [1]	Not sold
	Bucket	1	3 Uncommon	43
	Cannonball	3	3 Uncommon	780
	Wheat	1	3 Uncommon	31
	Tin ore	1	3 Uncommon	72
	Iron ore	1	3 Uncommon	187
	Bronze bar	1	3 Uncommon	200
	Fire talisman	1	4 Rare	1,918
	Uncut sapphire	1	4 Rare	1,107
	Spin ticket	1	4 Rare	Not sold
	Pot lid	1	4 Rare	Not sold
	Clue scroll (medium) (m)	1	4 Rare [2]	Not sold
	Champion scroll (skeleton) (m)	1	5 Very rare [3]	Not sold
	Starved ancient effigy	1	6 Varies (Monster level dependant)	Not sold

PotionsEdit

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE Market Price
	Attack potion (3)	1	3 Uncommon	216
	Agility potion (2)	1	3 Uncommon	132
	Antipoison (3)	1	3 Uncommon	86
	Fishing potion (1)	1	4 Rare	56

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	1,107
	Uncut emerald	1	2 Common	1,903
	Uncut ruby	1	2 Common	3,112
	Uncut diamond	1	3 Uncommon	7,034
	Loop half of a key	1	3 Uncommon	11,742
	Tooth half of a key	1	3 Uncommon	19,052
	Uncut dragonstone	1	4 Rare	12,885
	Dragonstone	1	4 Rare	10,585
	Dragon dagger	1	3 Uncommon	16,976
	Rune javelin	5	4 Rare	1,215
	Adamant javelin	20	5 Very rare	1,320
	Rune 2h sword	1	5 Very rare	37,933
	Rune spear	1	5 Very rare	11,988
	Dragon spear	1	5 Very rare	36,917
	Dragon dagger	50 (noted)	5 Very rare	848,800
	Rune sq shield	1	5 Very rare	22,727
	Rune kiteshield	1	5 Very rare	32,404
	Shield left half	1	5 Very rare	65,284
	Dragon helm	1	5 Very rare	59,501
	Adamant bolts	200	3 Uncommon	19,800
	Onyx bolts	150	4 Rare	1,297,050
	Rune arrow	150–200; 500	4 Rare	29,850–199
	Battlestaff	200 (noted)	4 Rare	1,680,000
	Air orb	1,000 (noted)	4 Rare	1,587,000
	Fire orb	1,000 (noted)	4 Rare	1,723,000
	Vecna skull	1	5 Very rare	91,765
	Water talisman	1	3 Uncommon	5,311
	Earth talisman	25–35 (noted)	3 Uncommon	19,025–26,635
	Fire talisman	25–35 (noted)	3 Uncommon	47,950–67,130
	Chaos talisman	1	3 Uncommon	177
	Nature talisman	1	3 Uncommon	193
	Pure essence	500–15,000 (noted)	3 Uncommon	34,000–1,020,000
	Nature rune	47–77	4 Rare	5,452–8,932
	Soul rune	20	4 Rare	2,480
	Law rune	45	4 Rare	8,550
	Death rune	50; 121	4 Rare	167
	Blood rune	50	4 Rare	13,900
	Raw swordfish	125 – 250; 1,000 (noted)	3 Uncommon	36,250–290
	Raw shark	250–500 (noted)	3 Uncommon	256,500–513,000
	Big bones	150 – 500 (noted)	3 Uncommon	67,350–224,500
	Coal	150–7,500 (noted)	3 Uncommon	38,250–1,912,500
	Adamantite ore	150–800 (noted)	3 Uncommon	214,650–1,144,800
	Silver ore	100 (noted)	4 Rare	11,100
	Runite ore	100 (noted)	4 Rare	1,056,600
	Adamant bar	1,000–7,000 (noted)	4 Rare	2,824,000–19,768,000
	Rune bar	1,50,150 (noted)	4 Rare	13,069–1,960,350
	Clean ranarr	33 (noted)	3 Uncommon	75,900
	Clean toadflax	25–250 (noted)	3 Uncommon	88,175–881,750
	Clean snapdragon	30–120 (noted)	3 Uncommon	106,230–424,920
	Clean torstol	10–100 (noted)	3 Uncommon	94,140–941,400
	Saradomin brew (4)	250 (noted)	5 Very rare	64,750
	Watermelon seed	3	3 Uncommon	5,859
	Yew seed	1–50	4 Rare	60,155–3,007,750
	Magic seed	1–6	4 Rare	164,810–988,860
	Palm tree seed	10	4 Rare	1,043,290
	Snapdragon seed	1	4 Rare	2,127
	Torstol seed	1–31	4 Rare	50,268–1,558,308
	Fellstalk seed	2	4 Rare	1,000
	Yew logs	100–20,000 (noted)	4 Rare	53,600–10,720,000

1. ^ 100% drop inside Melzar's maze by the level 22 skeleton with a round shield.
2. ^ Dropped by Level 45 and 77 skeletons and level 80 giant skeletons.
3. ^ Only dropped if access to Champions' Guild is available and the Skeleton Champion hasn't been previously killed in the Champions' Challenge.

Trivia Edit

• As of 9 November 2009, various skeletons' combat animations and sounds have been reworked.
• The level 84 skeletons in the Crandor and Karamja Dungeon seem bigger than the other skeletons.
• The skeletons in the Barrows did not drop the champion scroll for several years. This bug was eventually fixed.
• When in a player-owned-house oubliette or dungeon when building mode is on, they are called Bones.
• In the Hallowe'en 2011 event the player has to choose a skeleton to represent Pestilence in statue form.

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