Tortoise
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This article is about the Tortoises near the Tree Gnome Village. For the summoning familiar, see War tortoise.
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For the slayer creature, see Warped tortoise.
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| Release date | 24 April 2006 (Update) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Members? | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Combat level | 72 (Mounted spawns a Level 60 Gnome archer, level 66 Gnome driver, and a level 68 Gnome mage upon death) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| XP per kill | 120 (and 39.6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Always drops | Big bones + 3 bones (from Gnomes) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Examine text | A large tortoise. / Massive beast of War with extra Gnome. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Tortoise (Testudines Giganteus) are trained tortoises used by the gnomes in battle. They train in the pen north of the Tree Gnome Stronghold swamp. Trainer Nacklepen is in charge of their combat development.
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Fighting
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Tortoises are very good for training and making coins at the same time. A full inventory of tortoise shells can bring in about 180k. Tortoises have very high hitpoints and low attack, but good defence. They are weak to air spells. With a fair variety of drops, they are arguably better than Yaks or Rock Crabs for training purposes, but since they are a lower level than the latter they are not commonly used. It is recommended for training only if you can hit high enough to effectively damage them, particularly if you choose to use ranged or melee. The best way to damage them is to use an air battlestaff or better in tandem with the best air spell you are capable of casting, as this provides a cost-free way of killing them with a decent damage rate. An alternative for higher levelled players is to use a Polypore staff with the Polypore Strike spell, due to its cheap cost per cast.
When fighting the tortoise with riders, the three gnomes take turns attacking the player. The mage sends a bluish spell towars the player. The ranger shoots a steel arrow at the player, and the tortoise attacks with the driver holding the reins if the player is within their meleeing range. Protection prayers aren't very effective because the riders use all 3 combat styles; however, the tortoises hit hardest with melee, so that prayer will stop the most damage.
When the mounted tortoise is slain, the riders, which consist of a level 60 Gnome archer, a level 66 Gnome driver, and a level 68 Gnome mage, will all attack the player that killed it simultaneously. This can prove somewhat dangerous for low levelled (under 80 combat) players, as these gnomes are fairly accurate for their level. If the player runs away, however, they become unaggressive, and eventually disappear when the tortoise respawns.
There are two mounted tortoises at the Battlefield of Khazard.
Location
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- With riders
- Battlefield of Khazard, south-west of Ardougne - 2 with gnome riders
- Pen north of Tree Gnome Stronghold swamp
- 1 with gnome riders
- Without riders
- Pen north of Tree Gnome Stronghold swamp
- 2 without riders
Drops
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100% drops
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- ^ From killing three riders on the backs of level 92 tortoise.
Seeds
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Item Quantity Rarity GE Market Price
Wergali seed 1 Common 783
Cabbage seed 10–29 Common 30–87
Redberry seed 1 Rare 1
Potato seed 4 Rare 8
Onion seed 4 Rare 8
Tomato seed 1 Rare 1
Watermelon seed 1–2 Rare 1,963–3,926
Marigold seed 1 Rare 15
Rosemary seed 1–4 Rare 12–48
Woad seed 1 Rare 2
Dwellberry seed 1 Rare 3
Asgarnian seed 1–3 Rare 2–6
Barley seed 2–4 Rare 2–4
Strawberry seed 1–2 Rare 335–670
Nasturtium seed 1–2 Rare 2–4
Yanillian seed 1–2 Rare 36–72
Hammerstone seed 1–2 Rare 1–2
Sweetcorn seed 1–4 Rare 2–8
Herbs
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Item Quantity Rarity GE Market Price
Grimy guam 1 Common 516
Grimy marrentill 1 Common 43
Grimy tarromin 1 Common 225
Grimy harralander 1 Rare 612
Grimy ranarr 1 Rare 2,169
Grimy irit 1 Rare 1,772
Grimy avantoe 1 Rare 4,171
Grimy kwuarm 1 Rare 2,557
Grimy cadantine 1 Rare 2,538
Grimy lantadyme 1 Rare 7,733
Grimy dwarf weed 1 Rare 8,069
Grimy wergali 1 Rare 3,003
Food
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Item Quantity Rarity GE Market Price
Swamp toad 1 Common 309
Pineapple 1 Common 27
Cabbage 16–101 (noted) Common 1,072–6,767
Worm batta 1 Uncommon 166
Toad crunchies 1 Rare 3,807
Blurberry special 1 Rare 1,561
Tangled toads' legs 1 Rare 482
Runes/Talismans
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Item Quantity Rarity GE Market Price
Law talisman 1 Common 204
Nature rune 1–3 Common 112–336
Earth rune 10–14 Uncommon 80–112
Soul rune 5–11 Rare 615–1,353
Arrows
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Item Quantity Rarity GE Market Price
Steel arrow 12–23 Common 144–276
Mithril arrow 6–13 Uncommon 126–273
Clothing
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These items are dropped at the Gnome Stronghold and Khazard Battlefield.
Item Quantity Rarity GE Market Price
Pink boots 1 Uncommon 448
Pink robe bottoms 1 Uncommon 242
Pink robe top 1 Uncommon 457
Barlak XP Items
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Item Quantity Rarity GE Market Price
Tortoise shell 1–3 Uncommon 13,532–40,596
Perfect shell 1–3 Rare Not sold
Curved bone 1 Rare Not sold
Long bone 1 Rare Not sold
Barlak in Dorgesh-Kaan will trade these items for gold and either Crafting or Construction XP. Tortoise shells are also used in Summoning to make war tortoises. These are commonly killed for MoneyMaking because of the tortoise shell's expensive price.
Other
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Item Quantity Rarity GE Market Price
Teak logs 1,2,4 Uncommon 101–404
Mahogany logs 1,2,4 Uncommon 599–2,396
Humerus bone 1 Uncommon [1] Not sold
Spin ticket 1 Uncommon Not sold
- ^ Dropped only during Fur 'n' Seek wishlist.
Trivia
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- The Tortoise exhibit in the basement of the Varrock Museum is the one from before the Gnome Graphic Update.
- Along with their graphical update, their movement speed was reduced, similar to that of real-life Tortoises.
- Prior to the Evolution of Combat, the Gnome archer was always the first to strike when he falls off of the tortoise. Now, all three riders attack the player that killed the tortoise at once.
- The Gnome riders named the tortoise Dobbie.