Tortoise

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For the summoning familiar, see War Tortoise.

For the slayer creature, see Warped Tortoise.

Tortoise

Combat level	79, 92 ( Level 5 Gnome archer, Gnome driver, and a Gnome mage after death)
Hitpoints	100, 120
Slayer level	Not assigned
Members only?	Yes
Aggressive?	No (Gnomes after Tortoise's death are however)
Poisonous?	No
Immune to poison?	No
Attack style	Melee, Ranged, and Magic
Max hit	12
Weakness	Stab
Always drops	Big bones + 3 bones (from Gnomes)
Examine text	A large tortoise. / Massive beast of War with extra Gnome.

The Tortoise (Testudines Giganteus) are trained tortoises used by the gnomes in battle. The training area is to the west, and slightly north, of the Grand Tree. Trainer Nacklepen is in charge of their combat development.

Contents 1 Fighting 2 Location 3 Drops 3.1 100% Drops 3.2 Seeds 3.3 Herbs 3.4 Other Drops 4 See also 5 Trivia

[edit] Fighting

They have very high hitpoints and low attack, but good defence. With a fair variety of drops, they are arguably better than Yaks or Rock crabs for training purposes, but since they are a much higher level they are rarely used. It is recommended for training only if you can hit high enough to effectively damage them. Abyssal whips are effective against them.

At the north end of the Tree gnome stronghold there are 3 tortoises, one has three gnome riders, and two do not have riders.

Two tortoises at the Battlefield of Khazard are ridden by three gnomes: a Gnome archer, Gnome driver, and a Gnome mage, all level 5s. Protection prayers aren't very effective because the tortoises use range, melee, and magic, and a player cannot have all of the prayers activated at once.

When fighting the tortoise, the three gnomes take turns attacking the player. The mage sends a spell, which looks like Water strike, but sounds like Ice Burst. The ranger shoots, and the tortoise attacks with the warrior holding the reins if the player is within their meleeing range. The tortoises can hit with a maximum of 12. When you kill the tortoise the Gnomes attack you. The driver, who exclaims "No! Dobbie is dead!", usually attacks first. After he is dead, the others attack - the mage yells, "Kill the infidel.", while the ranger merely says, "Argh!" They become aggressive to ALL players, so low levels should be careful around them.

It has been tested and proven that the ring of wealth has the ability to attract the better drops like the much coveted tortoise shell worth 12200 on the grand exchange. Prices however are subject to change as the grand exchange is constantly updating.

[edit] Location

• Battlefield of Khazard, south-west of Ardougne - 2 with gnome riders
• Tree gnome stronghold - 1 with gnome riders, 2 without riders

[edit] Drops

[edit] 100% Drops

• Big bones
• Bones, 3 from killing the 3 gnome riders

[edit] Seeds

• Potato seeds, 4
• Wergali seed (common)
• Onion seeds, 4
• Cabbage seeds, 10-19
• Tomato seeds

[edit] Herbs

• Grimy guam
• Grimy marrentill (common)
• Grimy tarromin (common)
• Grimy harralander
• Grimy ranarr (rare)
• Grimy irit
• Grimy avantoe
• Grimy kwuarm

[edit] Other Drops

• Noted Cabbages, 25-59
• Teak logs, 1,2,4
• Mahogany logs, 1-2
• Nature runes, 1-3
• Earth runes, 10-14
• Mithril arrows, 6 - 11
• Swamp toad, 1-3
• Worm batta
• Toad crunchies
• Pineapple
• Tortoise shells, 1-3 (uncommon)
• Perfect shell 1-3
• Steel arrows
• Blurberry special
• Boots (Uncommon)
• Law talisman
• Robe bottoms (Gnome Stronghold)
• Robe top (Gnome Stronghold)
• Curved Bone (rare)
• Long Bone (rare)

[edit] See also

• Battlefield of Khazard

[edit] Trivia

• Though there are 2 near the Khazard Battlefield, they are never seen fighting Khazard Troops.
• The mage on the Tortoise appears to be wielding a Guthix staff, just like they do in the Mage Arena.
• The gnomes on the tortoise can hit a maximum of 12 if they are riding it, but when the tortoise dies, they only hit a maximum of 2.