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.
Combat info
Attribute										Undead, Spectral
Max hit										8
Aggressive										Yes
Poison										No
Attack style										Crush
Attack speed
Respawn time										? (edit)
Slayer info
Slayer level										None
Slayer XP										60 xp
Category										Ankou
Assigned by
Combat stats
60					70					70					60					1					1
Aggressive stats
+0					+0					+0					+0					+0					+0
Defensive stats
+0						+0						+0						+0						+0
Immunities
Poison										Not immune
Venom										Not immune
Cannons										Not immune
Thralls										Not immune
Advanced data
Monster ID												2514,2517
Twisted League												Yes

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SMW Subobject for Level 86Magic defence bonus: 0Immune to venom: Not immuneAttack bonus: 0Magic Damage bonus: 0Ranged Strength bonus: 0Stab defence bonus: 0Uses skill: SlayerDefence level: 80Uses infobox: MonsterNPC ID: 2516, 2519, 6608Crush defence bonus: 0Version anchor: Level 86Ranged level: 1Attack level: 75Combat level: 86Is variant of: AnkouImage: File:Ankou.pngSlayer experience: 70Attack style: CrushImmune to poison: Not immuneSize: 1Range attack bonus: 0Range defence bonus: 0Hitpoints: 70Slayer category: AnkouMax hit: 8Assigned by: krystilia, vannaka, konar, nieve, duradelIs members only: falseSlash defence bonus: 0Magic attack bonus: 0Magic level: 1Name: AnkouStrength bonus: 0Monster attribute: undead, spectralStrength level: 75Experience bonus: 0Attack speed: 4

SMW Subobject for Level 95Magic defence bonus: 0Immune to venom: Not immuneAttack bonus: 0Magic Damage bonus: 0Ranged Strength bonus: 0Stab defence bonus: 0Uses skill: SlayerDefence level: 100Uses infobox: MonsterNPC ID: 7257Crush defence bonus: 0Version anchor: Level 95Ranged level: 1Attack level: 100Combat level: 95Is variant of: AnkouImage: File:Ankou.pngSlayer experience: 60Attack style: CrushImmune to poison: Not immuneSize: 1Range attack bonus: 0Range defence bonus: 0Hitpoints: 60Slayer category: AnkouMax hit: 8Assigned by: krystilia, vannaka, konar, nieve, duradelIs members only: trueSlash defence bonus: 0Magic attack bonus: 0Magic level: 1Name: AnkouStrength bonus: 0Monster attribute: undead, spectralStrength level: 70Experience bonus: 0Attack speed: 4

SMW Subobject for Level 98Magic defence bonus: 0Immune to venom: Not immuneAttack bonus: 0Magic Damage bonus: 0Ranged Strength bonus: 0Stab defence bonus: 0Uses skill: SlayerDefence level: 80Uses infobox: MonsterNPC ID: 7864Crush defence bonus: 0Version anchor: Level 98Ranged level: 1Attack level: 75Combat level: 98Is variant of: AnkouImage: File:Ankou.pngSlayer experience: 100Attack style: CrushImmune to poison: Not immuneSize: 1Range attack bonus: 0Range defence bonus: 0Hitpoints: 100Slayer category: AnkouMax hit: 10Assigned by: krystilia, vannaka, konar, nieve, duradelIs members only: trueSlash defence bonus: 0Magic attack bonus: 0Magic level: 1Name: AnkouStrength bonus: 0Monster attribute: undead, spectralStrength level: 90Experience bonus: 0Attack speed: 4

SMW Subobject for Level 75Magic defence bonus: 0Immune to venom: Not immuneAttack bonus: 0Magic Damage bonus: 0Ranged Strength bonus: 0Stab defence bonus: 0Uses skill: SlayerDefence level: 60Uses infobox: MonsterNPC ID: 2514, 2517Crush defence bonus: 0Version anchor: Level 75Ranged level: 1Attack level: 70Combat level: 75Is variant of: AnkouImage: File:Ankou.pngSlayer experience: 60Attack style: CrushImmune to poison: Not immuneSize: 1Range attack bonus: 0Range defence bonus: 0Hitpoints: 60Slayer category: AnkouMax hit: 8Assigned by: krystilia, vannaka, konar, nieve, duradelIs members only: falseSlash defence bonus: 0Magic attack bonus: 0Magic level: 1Name: AnkouStrength bonus: 0Monster attribute: undead, spectralStrength level: 70Experience bonus: 0Attack speed: 4

SMW Subobject for Level 82Magic defence bonus: 0Immune to venom: Not immuneAttack bonus: 0Magic Damage bonus: 0Ranged Strength bonus: 0Stab defence bonus: 0Uses skill: SlayerDefence level: 70Uses infobox: MonsterNPC ID: 2515, 2518Crush defence bonus: 0Version anchor: Level 82Ranged level: 1Attack level: 80Combat level: 82Is variant of: AnkouImage: File:Ankou.pngSlayer experience: 65Attack style: CrushImmune to poison: Not immuneSize: 1Range attack bonus: 0Range defence bonus: 0Hitpoints: 65Slayer category: AnkouMax hit: 8Assigned by: krystilia, vannaka, konar, nieve, duradelIs members only: falseSlash defence bonus: 0Magic attack bonus: 0Magic level: 1Name: AnkouStrength bonus: 0Monster attribute: undead, spectralStrength level: 70Experience bonus: 0Attack speed: 4

Ankou are skeletal, ghostly monsters. Ankou in the fourth level of the Stronghold of Security can drop the left skull half, one of four parts of the Skull sceptre.

Ankou 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

Location	Levels	Members	Spawns	Map
The Forgotten Cemetery	86		21	Maplink
Stronghold of Security: Sepulchre of Death	82, 86		23	Maplink
Stronghold of Security: Sepulchre of Death	75		9	Maplink
Stronghold Slayer Cave	75, 82, 86		8	Maplink
Wilderness Slayer Cave	98		10	Maplink
Catacombs of Kourend	95		10	Maplink

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 safespot 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.

Furthermore there is a safespot located in the Stronghold of Security: Sepulchre of Death floor. This spot can be found in the south-west room, by standing on the south side of the south-easternmost skeleton.

To speed up an ankou slayer task, a dwarf multicannon can be used in the Wilderness Slayer Cave, as well as in the Stronghold Slayer Cave.

Prayer info

Level 75Level 82
Level 86Level 95Level 98

Ankou
Level required					40
Prayer XP					12 xp
Type					Spectral creature
Required tool					Ectoplasmator

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SMW Subobject for Level 86Prayer level: 40Name: AnkouPrayer experience: 14Uses skill: Prayer, , , , Uses tool: EctoplasmatorIs variant of: Ankou

SMW Subobject for Level 95Prayer level: 40Name: AnkouPrayer experience: 12Uses skill: Prayer, , , , Uses tool: EctoplasmatorIs variant of: Ankou

SMW Subobject for Level 98Prayer level: 40Name: AnkouPrayer experience: 20Uses skill: Prayer, , , , Uses tool: EctoplasmatorIs variant of: Ankou

SMW Subobject for Level 75Prayer level: 40Name: AnkouPrayer experience: 12Uses skill: Prayer, , , , Uses tool: EctoplasmatorIs variant of: Ankou

SMW Subobject for Level 82Prayer level: 40Name: AnkouPrayer experience: 13Uses skill: Prayer, , , , Uses tool: EctoplasmatorIs variant of: Ankou

Drops

Drop rates estimated based on 400,459 kills from the Drop Rate Project, unless otherwise cited.

The average ankou kill is worth 1,020.2.

The average ankou kill while on a Konar task is worth 1,440.46.

100%

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Bones	1	Always	99	0

Weapons and armour

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Black knife(m)	1	1/100	46	11
	Black robe	1	1/100	788	7

Runes and ammunition

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Adamant arrow	5–14	4/100	80–224	240–672
	Death rune(m)	10	10/100	2,230	1,080
	Blood rune(m)	11	6/100	4,477	2,640
	Law rune	2	6/100	310	288
	Blood rune(m)	5	3/100	2,035	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	19	7
	Grimy marrentill(m)	1	1/177.8	22	8
	Grimy tarromin(m)	1	1/237	119	9
	Grimy harralander(m)	1	1/304.8	698	9
	Grimy ranarr weed(m)	1	1/387.9	7,418	18
	Grimy irit leaf(m)	1	1/533.3	816	10
	Grimy avantoe(m)	1	1/711.1	1,736	10
	Grimy kwuarm(m)	1	1/853.3	1,504	12
	Grimy cadantine(m)	1	1/1,066.7	1,843	13
	Grimy lantadyme(m)	1	1/1,422.2	1,566	13
	Grimy dwarf weed(m)	1	1/1,422.2	852	14

Seeds

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

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Limpwurt seed(m)	1	1/765	22	7
	Strawberry seed(m)	1	1/800	2	10
	Marrentill seed(m)	1	1/838.4	7	1
	Jangerberry seed(m)	1	1/1,139.1	1	36
	Tarromin seed(m)	1	1/1,232.9	10	1
	Wildblood seed(m)	1	1/1,262.7	134	8
	Watermelon seed(m)	1	1/1,663.5	15	33
	Harralander seed(m)	1	1/1,871.4	27	2
	Snape grass seed(m)	1	1/2,620	2,701	56
	Ranarr seed(m)	1	1/2,687.2	43,488	30
	Whiteberry seed(m)	1	1/3,082.4	3	79
	Mushroom spore(m)	1	1/3,613.8	112	51
	Toadflax seed(m)	1	1/3,881.5	1,776	6
	Belladonna seed(m)	1	1/5,822.2	64	106
	Irit seed(m)	1	1/5,822.2	35	3
	Poison ivy seed(m)	1	1/8,061.5	12	99
	Avantoe seed(m)	1	1/8,733.3	280	4
	Cactus seed(m)	1	1/8,733.3	50	59
	Kwuarm seed(m)	1	1/11,644.4	272	6
	Potato cactus seed(m)	1	1/13,100	9	84
	Snapdragon seed(m)	1	1/20,960	54,980	36
	Cadantine seed(m)	1	1/26,200	616	4
	Lantadyme seed(m)	1	1/34,933.3	575	5
	Dwarf weed seed(m)	1	1/52,400	310	3
	Torstol seed(m)	1	1/104,800	49,458	42

Materials

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Pure essence(m)	15 (noted)	5/100	15	30
	Rune essence(f)	15 (noted)	5/100	165	30
	Mithril ore	3–7 (noted)	2/100	279–651	291–679

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	360	60
	Fishing bait(f)	60	33/100	240	60
	Left skull half	1	3/100	Not sold	0
	Bass(m)	1	2/100	76	24
	Weapon poison(m)	1	2/100	422	86
	Fried mushrooms(m)	1	1/100	120	25

Gem drop table

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

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Nothing	N/A	1/100.18; Never	N/A	N/A
	Uncut sapphire	1	1/200; 1/101.56	342	15
	Uncut emerald	1	1/400; 1/203.13	582	30
	Uncut ruby	1	1/800; 1/406.25	1,189	60
	Chaos talisman(m)	1	1/2,133.33; 1/1,083.33	479	2
	Nature talisman(m)	1	1/2,133.33; 1/1,083.33	973	2
	Uncut diamond	1	1/3,200; 1/1,625	2,741	120
	Loop half of key(m)	1	1/6,400; 1/3,250	10,139	60
	Tooth half of key(m)	1	1/6,400; 1/3,250	10,400	60
	Rune javelin(m)	5	1/6,400; 1/3,250	805	1,200
	Rune spear(m)	1	1/102,400; 1/6,093.75	11,797	12,480
	Shield left half(m)	1	1/204,800; 1/12,187.5	65,503	66,000
	Dragon spear(m)	1	1/273,066.67; 1/16,250	37,046	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	1/225–1/139	Not sold	N/A
	Clue scroll (hard)(m)	1	1/512; 1/256	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 Cave drops

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

The average ankou in the Wilderness Slayer Cave kill is worth 1,088.72.

100%

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Bones	1	Always	99	0

Weapons and armour

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Adamant dagger	1	2/95	253	480
	Adamant platelegs	1	1/95	3,465	3,840

Runes

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Rune arrow	5–14	4/95	190–532	1,200–3,360
	Death rune	15	3/95	3,345	1,620
	Death rune	17	3/95	3,791	1,836
	Blood rune	11	3/95	4,477	2,640
	Blood rune	8	2/95	3,256	1,920
	Blood rune	18	1/95	7,326	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	19	7
	Grimy marrentill	1	1/168.9	22	8
	Grimy tarromin	1	1/225.2	119	9
	Grimy harralander	1	1/289.5	698	9
	Grimy ranarr weed	1	1/368.5	7,418	18
	Grimy irit leaf	1	1/506.7	816	10
	Grimy avantoe	1	1/675.6	1,736	10
	Grimy kwuarm	1	1/810.7	1,504	12
	Grimy cadantine	1	1/1,013.3	1,843	13
	Grimy lantadyme	1	1/1,351.1	1,566	13
	Grimy dwarf weed	1	1/1,351.1	852	14

Seeds

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

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Limpwurt seed	1	1/726.7	22	7
	Strawberry seed	1	1/760	2	10
	Marrentill seed	1	1/796.5	7	1
	Jangerberry seed	1	1/1,082.2	1	36
	Tarromin seed	1	1/1,171.3	10	1
	Wildblood seed	1	1/1,199.5	134	8
	Watermelon seed	1	1/1,580.3	15	33
	Harralander seed	1	1/1,777.9	27	2
	Snape grass seed	1	1/2,489	2,701	56
	Ranarr seed	1	1/2,552.8	43,488	30
	Whiteberry seed	1	1/2,928.2	3	79
	Mushroom spore	1	1/3,433.1	112	51
	Toadflax seed	1	1/3,687.4	1,776	6
	Belladonna seed	1	1/5,531.1	64	106
	Irit seed	1	1/5,531.1	35	3
	Poison ivy seed	1	1/7,658.5	12	99
	Avantoe seed	1	1/8,296.7	280	4
	Cactus seed	1	1/8,296.7	50	59
	Kwuarm seed	1	1/11,062.2	272	6
	Potato cactus seed	1	1/12,445	9	84
	Snapdragon seed	1	1/19,912	54,980	36
	Cadantine seed	1	1/24,890	616	4
	Lantadyme seed	1	1/33,186.7	575	5
	Dwarf weed seed	1	1/49,780	310	3
	Torstol seed	1	1/99,560	49,458	42

Other

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Dark fishing bait	60	53/95	360	60
	Coins	500–999	10/95	500–999	500–999
	Monkfish	1	2/95	315	138
	Monkfish	2	1/95	630	276
	Mithril ore	3–7 (noted)	2/95	279–651	291–679
	Weapon poison	1	2/95	422	86

Gem drop table

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

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Nothing	N/A	1/95.17; Never	N/A	N/A
	Uncut sapphire	1	1/190; 1/96.48	342	15
	Uncut emerald	1	1/380; 1/192.97	582	30
	Uncut ruby	1	1/760; 1/385.94	1,189	60
	Chaos talisman	1	1/2,026.67; 1/1,029.17	479	2
	Uncut diamond	1	1/3,040; 1/1,543.75	2,741	120
	Loop half of key	1	1/6,080; 1/3,087.5	10,139	60
	Tooth half of key	1	1/6,080; 1/3,087.5	10,400	60
	Rune javelin	5	1/6,080; 1/3,087.5	805	1,200
	Rune spear	1	1/97,280; 1/5,789.06	11,797	12,480
	Shield left half	1	1/194,560; 1/11,578.13	65,503	66,000
	Dragon spear	1	1/259,413.33; 1/15,437.5	37,046	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; 1/128	Not sold	12

Wilderness Slayer tertiary

The following drops are only accessible while on a Slayer task given by Krystilia.

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Larran's key	1	1/82	Not sold	54
	Slayer's enchantment	1	1/240	2,841	720

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!!!!".
• The name ankou is taken from Breton Ankoù, a servant of Death in Breton mythology.

Changes

Date	Changes
13 January 2021 (update)	Ankous were made into spectral creatures.
14 August 2014 (update | poll)	Ankous within the Wilderness now drop large quantities of dark fishing bait.