Ankou

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Level 75Level 82
Level 86Level 95Level 98

Ankou
Released							4 July 2006 (Update)
Members							No
Combat level							75
Size							1x1
Examine							A boney ghost.
Twisted League							Yes
Combat info
Attribute							Undead
Hitpoints							60
Max hit							8
Aggressive							Yes
Poison							No
Weakness							Salve amulet, Magic
Attack style							Crush
Attack speed
Slayer info
Slayer level							None
Slayer XP							60
Category							Ankou
Assigned by
Combat stats
70				70				60				1				1
Aggressive stats
+0				+0				+0				+0				+0
Defensive stats
+0				+0				+0				+0				+0
Other bonuses												Immunities
+0			+0			+0			+0%			Not immune				Not immune
Advanced data
Monster ID							2514,2517

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SMW Subobject for Level 86Magic defence bonus: 0Immune to venom: Not immuneSlash attack bonus: 0Magic Damage bonus: 0Page type: MonsterRanged Strength bonus: 0Stab defence bonus: 0Defence level: 80Crush attack bonus: 0Crush defence bonus: 0Version anchor: Level 86Ranged level: 1Attack level: 75Combat level: 86Is variant of: AnkouImage: File:Ankou.pngStab attack bonus: 0Slayer experience: 70Attack style: CrushImmune to poison: Not immuneSize: 1Slash defence bonus: 0Range defence bonus: 0Max hit: 8Slayer category: AnkouMonster attribute: undeadHitpoints: 70Attack speed: 4Magic attack bonus: 0Attack bonus: 0Magic level: 1Name: AnkouStrength bonus: 0Range attack bonus: 0Strength level: 75Experience bonus: 0NPC ID: 2516, 2519, 6608

SMW Subobject for Level 95Magic defence bonus: 0Immune to venom: Not immuneSlash attack bonus: 0Magic Damage bonus: 0Page type: MonsterRanged Strength bonus: 0Stab defence bonus: 0Defence level: 100Crush attack bonus: 0Crush defence bonus: 0Version anchor: Level 95Ranged level: 1Attack level: 100Combat level: 95Is variant of: AnkouImage: File:Ankou.pngStab attack bonus: 0Slayer experience: 60Attack style: CrushImmune to poison: Not immuneSize: 1Slash defence bonus: 0Range defence bonus: 0Max hit: 8Slayer category: AnkouMonster attribute: undeadHitpoints: 60Attack speed: 4Magic attack bonus: 0Attack bonus: 0Magic level: 1Name: AnkouStrength bonus: 0Range attack bonus: 0Strength level: 70Experience bonus: 0NPC ID: 7257

SMW Subobject for Level 98Magic defence bonus: 0Immune to venom: Not immuneSlash attack bonus: 0Magic Damage bonus: 0Page type: MonsterRanged Strength bonus: 0Stab defence bonus: 0Defence level: 80Crush attack bonus: 0Crush defence bonus: 0Version anchor: Level 98Ranged level: 1Attack level: 75Combat level: 98Is variant of: AnkouImage: File:Ankou.pngStab attack bonus: 0Slayer experience: 100Attack style: CrushImmune to poison: Not immuneSize: 1Slash defence bonus: 0Range defence bonus: 0Max hit: 10Slayer category: AnkouMonster attribute: undeadHitpoints: 100Attack speed: 4Magic attack bonus: 0Attack bonus: 0Magic level: 1Name: AnkouStrength bonus: 0Range attack bonus: 0Strength level: 90Experience bonus: 0NPC ID: 7864

SMW Subobject for Level 75Magic defence bonus: 0Immune to venom: Not immuneSlash attack bonus: 0Magic Damage bonus: 0Page type: MonsterRanged Strength bonus: 0Stab defence bonus: 0Defence level: 60Crush attack bonus: 0Crush defence bonus: 0Version anchor: Level 75Ranged level: 1Attack level: 70Combat level: 75Is variant of: AnkouImage: File:Ankou.pngStab attack bonus: 0Slayer experience: 60Attack style: CrushImmune to poison: Not immuneSize: 1Slash defence bonus: 0Range defence bonus: 0Max hit: 8Slayer category: AnkouMonster attribute: undeadHitpoints: 60Attack speed: 4Magic attack bonus: 0Attack bonus: 0Magic level: 1Name: AnkouStrength bonus: 0Range attack bonus: 0Strength level: 70Experience bonus: 0NPC ID: 2514, 2517

SMW Subobject for Level 82Magic defence bonus: 0Immune to venom: Not immuneSlash attack bonus: 0Magic Damage bonus: 0Page type: MonsterRanged Strength bonus: 0Stab defence bonus: 0Defence level: 70Crush attack bonus: 0Crush defence bonus: 0Version anchor: Level 82Ranged level: 1Attack level: 80Combat level: 82Is variant of: AnkouImage: File:Ankou.pngStab attack bonus: 0Slayer experience: 65Attack style: CrushImmune to poison: Not immuneSize: 1Slash defence bonus: 0Range defence bonus: 0Max hit: 8Slayer category: AnkouMonster attribute: undeadHitpoints: 65Attack speed: 4Magic attack bonus: 0Attack bonus: 0Magic level: 1Name: AnkouStrength bonus: 0Range attack bonus: 0Strength level: 70Experience bonus: 0NPC ID: 2515, 2518

Ankou are skeletal, ghostly monsters. They are popular monsters for their common death and blood rune drops. They can be assigned as slayer tasks by Vannaka, Nieve/Steve, Krystilia, Duradel and Konar quo Maten.

Locations

• Stronghold of Security: Sepulcher of Death (levels 75, 82 & 86)
• Stronghold Slayer Cave, eastern section (levels 75, 82 & 86)
• Catacombs of Kourend - Reeking Cove, south-west section (level 95)
• Wilderness:
  • The Forgotten Cemetery (level 86)
  • Revenant Caves (level 98)

Tips

The Salve amulet works on this monster as it is an undead creature. However, if Ankous are your Slayer task, the Salve amulet does not stack with the bonus received by the Slayer Helmet.

There is a safe spot at The Forgotten Cemetery, located behind the south west coffin, on the square between the bone spawns. Beware of player killers as this is around level 30 Wilderness.

To speed up an ankou slayer task, a dwarf multicannon can be used in the western part of the Revenant Caves. Beware of both revenants and PKers.

Drops

Drop rates estimated based on 400,459 kills from the Old School RuneScape Wiki drop log project, unless otherwise cited.

100%

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Bones	1	Always	76	0

Weapons and armour

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Black knife(m)	1	1/100	49	11
	Black robe	1	1/100	828	7

Runes and ammunition

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Adamant arrow	5–14	4/100	350-980	240-672
	Death rune(m)	10	10/100	2,000	1,080
	Blood rune(m)	11	6/100	3,333	2,640
	Law rune	2	6/100	332	288
	Blood rune(m)	5	3/100	1,515	1,200

Herbs

There is a 3/100 chance of rolling the herb drop table.

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Grimy guam leaf(m)	1	1/133.3	10	7
	Grimy marrentill(m)	1	1/177.8	10	8
	Grimy tarromin(m)	1	1/237	153	9
	Grimy harralander(m)	1	1/304.8	677	9
	Grimy ranarr weed(m)	1	1/387.9	7,607	18
	Grimy irit leaf(m)	1	1/533.3	882	10
	Grimy avantoe(m)	1	1/711.1	2,027	10
	Grimy kwuarm(m)	1	1/853.3	1,322	12
	Grimy cadantine(m)	1	1/1,066.7	1,679	13
	Grimy lantadyme(m)	1	1/1,422.2	1,559	13
	Grimy dwarf weed(m)	1	1/1,422.2	515	14

Seeds

There is a 1/100 chance of rolling the common seed drop table.

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Limpwurt seed(m)	1	1/765	39	7
	Strawberry seed(m)	1	1/800	11	10
	Marrentill seed(m)	1	1/838.4	5	1
	Jangerberry seed(m)	1	1/1,139.1	5	36
	Tarromin seed(m)	1	1/1,232.9	13	1
	Wildblood seed(m)	1	1/1,262.7	28	8
	Watermelon seed(m)	1	1/1,663.5	45	33
	Harralander seed(m)	1	1/1,871.4	20	2
	Snape grass seed(m)	1	1/2,620	2,001	56
	Ranarr seed(m)	1	1/2,687.2	42,656	30
	Whiteberry seed(m)	1	1/3,082.4	7	79
	Mushroom spore(m)	1	1/3,613.8	36	51
	Toadflax seed(m)	1	1/3,881.5	698	6
	Belladonna seed(m)	1	1/5,822.2	30	106
	Irit seed(m)	1	1/5,822.2	49	3
	Poison ivy seed(m)	1	1/8,061.5	19	99
	Avantoe seed(m)	1	1/8,733.3	616	4
	Cactus seed(m)	1	1/8,733.3	56	59
	Kwuarm seed(m)	1	1/11,644.4	211	6
	Potato cactus seed(m)	1	1/13,100	30	84
	Snapdragon seed(m)	1	1/20,960	65,240	36
	Cadantine seed(m)	1	1/26,200	878	4
	Lantadyme seed(m)	1	1/34,933.3	1,728	5
	Dwarf weed seed(m)	1	1/52,400	531	3
	Torstol seed(m)	1	1/104,800	57,543	42

Coins

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Coins	8	33/100	8	8
	Coins	5–204	10/100	5-204	5-204
	Coins(f)	10	3/100	10	10
	Coins(f)	5	1/100	5	5

Other

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Dark fishing bait(m)	60	33/100	240	60
	Fishing bait(f)	60	33/100	240	60
	Pure essence(m)	15 (noted)	5/100	30	30
	Rune essence(f)	15 (noted)	5/100	150	30
	Left skull half	1	3/100	Not sold	0
	Bass(m)	1	2/100	113	24
	Mithril ore	3–7	2/100	345-805	291-679
	Weapon poison(m)	1	2/100	144	86
	Fried mushrooms(m)	1	1/100	86	25

Gem drop table

There is a 2/100 chance of rolling the gem drop table.

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Uncut sapphire	1	1/200; 1/101.56	455	15
	Uncut emerald	1	1/400; 1/203.13	670	30
	Uncut ruby	1	1/800; 1/406.25	1,276	60
	Nature talisman(m)	1	1/2,133.33; 1/1,083.33	686	2
	Uncut diamond	1	1/3,200; 1/1,625	2,914	120
	Loop half of key(m)	1	1/6,400; 1/3,250	10,382	60
	Tooth half of key(m)	1	1/6,400; 1/3,250	9,620	60
	Rune javelin(m)	5	1/6,400; 1/3,250	885	1,200
	Rune spear(m)	1	1/102,400; 1/6,093.75	11,903	12,480
	Shield left half(m)	1	1/204,800; 1/12,187.5	65,472	66,000
	Dragon spear(m)	1	1/273,066.67; 1/16,250	37,244	37,440

Tertiary

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Clue scroll (elite)(m)	1	Always	Not sold	12
	Reward casket (elite)(m)	1	Always	Not sold	30
	Looting bag(m)	1	1/3	Not sold	N/A
	Brimstone key(m)	1	1/225	Not sold	N/A
	Clue scroll (hard)(m)	1	1/512	Not sold	12

Catacombs tertiary

The following drops are only accessible while killing the Catacombs of Kourend variants.

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Ancient shard(m)	1	1/293	Not sold	122
	Dark totem base(m)	1	1/440	Not sold	123
	Dark totem middle(m)	1	1/440	Not sold	123
	Dark totem top(m)	1	1/440	Not sold	123

Wilderness Slayer tertiary

The following drops are only accessible while on a slayer assignment given by Krystilia.

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Larran's key(m)	1	1/98	Not sold	54
	Slayer's enchantment(m)	1	1/528	1,339	720
	Ring of wealth scroll(m)	1	1/792	41,131	3,000
	Magic shortbow scroll(m)	1	1/1,584	53,705	3,000

Revenant Cave drops

The following drop rates are provided by Jagex, unless otherwise specified.

The average Ankou in the Revenant Caves kill is worth 873.83.

100%

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Bones	1	Always	76	0

Weapons and armour

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Adamant dagger	1	2/95	298	480
	Adamant platelegs	1	1/95	3,571	3,840

Runes

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Rune arrow	5–14	4/95	335-938	1,200-3,360
	Death rune	15	3/95	3,000	1,620
	Death rune	17	3/95	3,400	1,836
	Blood rune	11	3/95	3,333	2,640
	Blood rune	8	2/95	2,424	1,920
	Blood rune	18	1/95	5,454	4,320

Herbs

There is a 3/95 chance of rolling the herb drop table.

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Grimy guam leaf	1	1/126.7	10	7
	Grimy marrentill	1	1/168.9	10	8
	Grimy tarromin	1	1/225.2	153	9
	Grimy harralander	1	1/289.5	677	9
	Grimy ranarr weed	1	1/368.5	7,607	18
	Grimy irit leaf	1	1/506.7	882	10
	Grimy avantoe	1	1/675.6	2,027	10
	Grimy kwuarm	1	1/810.7	1,322	12
	Grimy cadantine	1	1/1,013.3	1,679	13
	Grimy lantadyme	1	1/1,351.1	1,559	13
	Grimy dwarf weed	1	1/1,351.1	515	14

Seeds

There is a 1/95 chance of rolling the common seed drop table.

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Limpwurt seed	1	1/726.7	39	7
	Strawberry seed	1	1/760	11	10
	Marrentill seed	1	1/796.5	5	1
	Jangerberry seed	1	1/1,082.2	5	36
	Tarromin seed	1	1/1,171.3	13	1
	Wildblood seed	1	1/1,199.5	28	8
	Watermelon seed	1	1/1,580.3	45	33
	Harralander seed	1	1/1,777.9	20	2
	Snape grass seed	1	1/2,489	2,001	56
	Ranarr seed	1	1/2,552.8	42,656	30
	Whiteberry seed	1	1/2,928.2	7	79
	Mushroom spore	1	1/3,433.1	36	51
	Toadflax seed	1	1/3,687.4	698	6
	Belladonna seed	1	1/5,531.1	30	106
	Irit seed	1	1/5,531.1	49	3
	Poison ivy seed	1	1/7,658.5	19	99
	Avantoe seed	1	1/8,296.7	616	4
	Cactus seed	1	1/8,296.7	56	59
	Kwuarm seed	1	1/11,062.2	211	6
	Potato cactus seed	1	1/12,445	30	84
	Snapdragon seed	1	1/19,912	65,240	36
	Cadantine seed	1	1/24,890	878	4
	Lantadyme seed	1	1/33,186.7	1,728	5
	Dwarf weed seed	1	1/49,780	531	3
	Torstol seed	1	1/99,560	57,543	42

Other

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Dark fishing bait	60	53/95	240	60
	Coins	500–999	10/95	500-999	500-999
	Monkfish	1	2/95	407	138
	Monkfish	2	1/95	814	276
	Mithril ore	3–7 (noted)	2/95	345-805	291-679
	Weapon poison	1	2/95	144	86

Gem drop table

There is a 2/95 chance of rolling the gem drop table.

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Uncut sapphire	1	1/190; 1/96.48	455	15
	Uncut emerald	1	1/380; 1/192.97	670	30
	Uncut ruby	1	1/760; 1/385.94	1,276	60
	Chaos talisman	1	1/2,026.67; 1/1,029.17	565	2
	Uncut diamond	1	1/3,040; 1/1,543.75	2,914	120
	Loop half of key	1	1/6,080; 1/3,087.5	10,382	60
	Tooth half of key	1	1/6,080; 1/3,087.5	9,620	60
	Rune javelin	5	1/6,080; 1/3,087.5	885	1,200
	Rune spear	1	1/97,280; 1/5,789.06	11,903	12,480
	Shield left half	1	1/194,560; 1/11,578.13	65,472	66,000
	Dragon spear	1	1/259,413.33; 1/15,437.5	37,244	37,440

Tertiary

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Clue scroll (elite)	1	Always	Not sold	12
	Reward casket (elite)	1	Always	Not sold	30
	Looting bag	1	1/3	Not sold	N/A
	Clue scroll (hard)	1	1/256	Not sold	12

Wilderness Slayer tertiary

The following drops are only accessible while on a slayer assignment given by Krystilia.

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Larran's key	1	1/95	Not sold	54
	Slayer's enchantment	1	1/480	1,339	720
	Ring of wealth scroll	1	1/720	41,131	3,000
	Magic shortbow scroll	1	1/1,440	53,705	3,000

Treasure Trails

• Killing an ankou is the solution to the elite cryptic clue: Ghostly bones.

Trivia

• Previously, the Slayer task tip for ankou was "Ankou are EVERYWHERE!!!!".

Changes

Date	Changes
14 August 2014 (update | poll)	Ankous within the Wilderness now drop large quantities of dark fishing bait.