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Warped tortoise

Release date	3 September 2007 (Update)
Members?	Yes
Combat level	96
XP per kill	Unknown edit
Slayer level	56
Slayer XP	87
Assigned by	Chaeldar, Sumona, Kuradal
Always drops	Big bones
Examine text	Invulnerable: "You don't think you can harm this creature." After cleansing: "This tortoise looks a little more vulnerable now."
Combat stats LP Max hit 870 120 Attack Defence Ranged Magic Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Other Immune to Poison? Immune to Stun? No Unknown edit Attack Speed Speed 6 (Interval: 2.4 seconds) Aggressive? Poisonous? No No Attack style Weakness Melee Crush

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The Warped tortoise is found in the Poison Waste Slayer Dungeon during the The Path of Glouphrie quest and can be fought there during and after the quest. Players cannot receive assignments for warped tortoises unless they have completed the quest.

They are commonly killed for the frequent drop rate of Tortoise shells, used for creating a War Tortoise pouch. They are also killed for their frequent drop of rune warhammers and pickaxes.

How to kill

Warped tortoises are immune to anything unless a Crystal chime is used. When a crystal chime is used on it, it will become "vulnerable" for 45 seconds, which is enough time to kill it quickly. They can hit hard for their level (nowhere near a player however). They have moderate defense aganist stabbing and crushing attacks. With higher attacking levels, however a slash weapon may be used.

There are a few areas where they may be killed without any interference from the terrorbirds which will attack you. One is at the entrance, where there are two quick tortoise spawns. This area is best used for those using melee, as there is a lack of safespots in the area for rangers.

There is another group of tortoises deep in the dungeon that has no Warped terrorbirds inside. This is useful, however players will find it unappealing to run through the length of the entire dungeon, blocking attacks inflicted by the huge numbers of Warped Terrorbirds along the way. This tortoises in this area, however, are more easier to deal with by Ranged, as they are limited to a small amount of ground unlike the ones encountered earlier. Due to the small abundance and the number of slayers and money-makers avaliable, players will often compete and attempt to force the other one to hop into another world.

Notes

• Competition: Heavily fierce. Bots may infest several of the worlds, reducing the player's input per kill unless a Chaotic weapon is used. If a higher level player appears, it would be best to hop as they will most likely take every kill.
• Multi-hitting: A Dwarf multicannon can be used in the dungeon. However, this will attack immediately on target, and the chimes must be used manually on them. This however, while expensive to do, maintains your hold on the tortoises the player is currently attacking. This will also affect Ancient Magicks Burst and Barrage spells.
• Healing: Warped tortoises can drop various amounts of items. They drop Tangled toad legs, which heal for a small amount, and can come in groups of one to three. This makes players who come to kill them bring little or no food, however the drop rate for this food is not common, so players are advised to bring some food.
• Drops: Pick up stackables such as Swamp tar, noted Cabbage, Mithril ore, Law runes, and Coal. They also drop decent alching equipment, such as Mithril platebodies, warhammers, and Rune warhammers and pickaxes. Pick up any unique drops, such as Tortoise shells, Perfect shells, Long bones and Curved bones.
• Prayer Flashing: Prayer flashing may be used to negate all damage, and maximize profit created. However, this may take some practice to do, and doing this will force the player to attack one at a time to minimize damage.

Habitat

• Poison Waste Slayer Dungeon

Drops

100%

Item		Quantity	Rarity	GE Market Price
	Big bones	1	1 Always	439

Charms

Charm drop percentages

No charms
80%	9%	4%	3%	3–4%

Represents 90% confidence range, based on a sample of 44,119 kills.
1 charm is dropped at a time.

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

Armour and Weapons

Item		Quantity	Rarity	GE Market Price
	Adamant hatchet	1	3 Uncommon	612
	Mithril platebody	1	3 Uncommon	2,891
	Mithril warhammer	1	3 Uncommon	1,037
	Rune pickaxe	1	3 Uncommon	18,804
	Rune warhammer	1	3 Uncommon	24,637

Ore and Gems

Item		Quantity	Rarity	GE Market Price
	Adamantite ore	1	2 Common	1,581
	Mithril ore	3–9 (noted)	2 Common	981–2,943
	Coal	6–16 (noted)	3 Uncommon	1,668–4,448

Runes and Talismans

Item		Quantity	Rarity	GE Market Price
	Law rune	3–6	2 Common	525–1,050
	Law talisman	1	3 Uncommon	215
	Air rune	49	4 Rare	686

Special

Item		Quantity	Rarity	GE Market Price
	Humerus bone	1	2 Common [1]	Not sold
	Perfect shell	1–3	3 Uncommon	Not sold
	Long bone	1	4 Rare	Not sold
	Curved bone	1	4 Rare	Not sold

1. ^ only during Fur 'n' Seek

Other

Item		Quantity	Rarity	GE Market Price
	Sulphur	1	2 Common [1]	Not sold
	Coins	30–180	2 Common	Not sold
	Cabbage	2–54 (noted)	3 Uncommon	138–3,726
	Swamp tar	10–32	3 Uncommon	2,810–8,992
	Tortoise shell	1–3	3 Uncommon	14,116–42,348
	Tangled toads' legs	1–4	3 Uncommon	482–1,928
	Weapon poison	1	4 Rare	87
	Court summons	1	4 Rare	Not sold
	Spin ticket	1	4 Rare	Not sold
	Starved ancient effigy	1	5 Very rare	Not sold

1. ^ Only dropped during Regicide.

Rare drop table drops

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.

Trivia

• At one time it was possible to heal using Guthan's set even when the tortoises were not made vulnerable by the crystal chimes. This was because at one point Guthan's set counted potential damage inflicted on foes even when actual damage was not possible due to prayer or other invulnerability. An update on 9 June 2009 fixed this bug.
• When examining a warped tortoise, the message says, "You don't think you can harm this creature." However, if you examine a Warped Terrorbird, the message says, "You don't think you can harm this terrorbird," referring specifically to the terrorbird.
• These tortoises have six legs, possibly as a result of the poisonous environment affecting them. Their shells are also open, showing several tentacles.

See also

• Tortoise
• Warped terrorbird