Callisto

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Callisto
Released	13 March 2014 (Update)
Members	Yes
Combat level	470
Size	5x5
Examine	I wouldn't want to eat his Porridge.
Combat info
XP bonus	+22.5%
Max hit	50 (Crush); 60 (Special)
Aggressive	Yes
Poisonous	No
Attack style	Crush
Attack speed
Respawn time	50 ticks (30 seconds)
Slayer info
Slayer level	None
Slayer XP	312 xp
Category	Bears, Bosses
Assigned by
Combat stats
Aggressive stats
Defensive stats
Immunities
Poison	Immune
Venom	Immune
Cannons	Not immune
Thralls	Not immune
Advanced data
Monster ID	6503

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Callisto is an enormous bear empowered by the corruption of the Wilderness that resides south of the Demonic Ruins and is the only monster to drop the tyrannical ring. He attacks using Melee. He can knock players back a few tiles, which renders them unable to move for a few seconds, as well as heal himself slightly. He is also able to perform a deadly shock wave attack that can hit up to 60 and may combine this with a melee attack, which is capable of instantly killing the player if they are within melee range and do not have Protect from Melee active.

Callisto is immune to Magic damage, although spells with effects such as Vulnerability will still affect him.

Location[edit | edit source]

Location	Levels	Members	Spawns	Map
South of the Demonic Ruins	470		1	Maplink

Strategy[edit | edit source]

Drops[edit | edit source]

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

The average Callisto kill is worth 99,113.54.

The average Callisto kill while on a Konar task is worth 101,375.12.

100%[edit | edit source]

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Big bones	1	Always	215	0

Pre-roll[edit | edit source]

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Tyrannical ring	1	1/512	1,351,305	30,000

Weapons and armour[edit | edit source]

Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
Rune pickaxe	1	12/128	18,598	19,200
Rune 2h sword	1	3/128	37,881	38,400
Dragon pickaxe	1	0.75/128	4,748,525	58,770
Dragon 2h sword	1	0.5/128	131,857	132,000

Runes and ammunition[edit | edit source]

Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
Blood rune	200	7/128	71,800	48,000
Chaos rune	400	7/128	29,200	21,600
Death rune	300	7/128	56,100	32,400
Soul rune	250	5/128	43,750	45,000
Cannonball	250	4/128	51,000	750

Materials[edit | edit source]

Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
Uncut ruby	20 (noted)	7/128^{[d 1]}	24,180	1,200
Uncut diamond	10 (noted)	7/128^{[d 1]}	28,320	1,200
Mahogany logs	400 (noted)	6/128	158,800	12,000
Limpwurt root	25 (noted)	5/128	17,825	100
Magic logs	100 (noted)	5/128	106,200	19,200
Red dragonhide	75 (noted)	3/128	175,125	6,525
Coconut	60 (noted)	2/128	171,240	3,120
Uncut dragonstone	1	2/128	14,087	600
Grimy toadflax	100 (noted)	1/128	236,100	1,100

^ ^1.0 ^1.1 20 uncut rubies are dropped along 10 uncut diamonds.

Seeds[edit | edit source]

Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
Ranarr seed	5	5/128	271,220	150
Snapdragon seed	3	5/128	246,177	108
Magic seed	1	1/128	128,848	253
Palm tree seed	1	1/128	38,631	152
Yew seed	1	1/128	53,811	85

Other[edit | edit source]

Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
Coins	15,000–19,999	19/128	15,000–19,999	15,000–19,999
Dark crab	8	10/128^{[d 1]}	12,464	1,536
Super restore(4)	3	10/128^{[d 1]}	46,806	540
Supercompost	100 (noted)	4.75/128	48,600	5,100
Dragon bones	30 (noted)	3/128	83,100	2,880
Dark fishing bait	375	1/128	3,000	375

^ ^1.0 ^1.1 8 dark crabs are dropped along with 3 Super restore (4).

Tertiary[edit | edit source]

Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
Looting bag	1	1/3	Not sold	N/A
Brimstone key	1	1/50^{[d 1]}	Not sold	N/A
Clue scroll (elite)	1	1/100; 1/50^{[d 3]}^{[d 2]}	Not sold	12
Long bone	1	1/400	Not sold	3
Callisto cub	1	1/2,000	Not sold	N/A
Curved bone	1	1/5,012.5	Not sold	4

^ Brimstone keys are only dropped while on a Slayer task given by Konar quo Maten.
^ The elite clue scroll drop rate increases to 1/50 if a ring of wealth (i) is worn.
^ The elite clue scroll drop rate increases to 1/95; 1/47 with the completion of the elite combat achievements.

Wilderness Slayer tertiary[edit | edit source]

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

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Larran's key	1	1/50	Not sold	54
	Slayer's enchantment	1	1/30	1,859	720

Deadman mode[edit | edit source]

The following drops and rarities only apply to Deadman Mode.

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Saradomin brew(4)	1	1/3^{[d 1]}	7,384	120
	Saradomin brew(1)	1	1/3^{[d 2]}	1,770	75

^ Saradomin brew(4) is a tertiary drop only found in the seasonal mode.
^ Saradomin brew(1) is a tertiary drop only found in the tournament mode.

Combat Achievements[edit | edit source]

The following Combat Achievement tasks involve Callisto.

Name	Description	Difficulty	Category
Callisto Adept	Kill Callisto 10 times.	Hard	Kill count
Callisto Veteran	Kill Callisto 20 times.	Elite	Kill count

Changes[edit | edit source]

Date	Changes
22 November 2018 (update)	Callisto's 75 noted crushed nests drop was removed from its drop table, being replaced with 30 noted dragon bones.
8 February 2018 (update \| poll)	Callisto now uses his knockback attack less frequently.
16 April 2015 (update)	Callisto can no longer be blocked by other NPCs.
19 March 2015 (update \| poll)	Scorpia, Venenatis, Vet'ion and Callisto now have a very slim chance of dropping a pet version of themselves when killed.
26 June 2014 (update)	Callisto's drop table was improved and he was made immune to Magic damage. The cluster of skeletons north of him was also removed to discourage safespotting.
20 March 2014 (update)	The drop tables for Callisto, Vet'ion, Venenatis and the Lava dragons have been buffed.

Trivia[edit | edit source]

Callisto's model is a recoloured version of the arctic bear Summoning familiar model extracted from the August 2007 Archive of RuneScape. Summoning assets were re-used to make new monsters due to the Old School team's small size and lack of artists in the game's early years.
- His shockwave attack uses the same projectile and sound as the King Black Dragon's icy breath.
Callisto is named after one of the Greek god Zeus' many lovers (and consequently, one of Jupiter's moons), who was turned into the constellation Ursa Major, depicting a bear.
- Although Callisto's namesake in Greek mythology is female, the examine refers to the boss in-game as male.
His examine text is a reference to Goldilocks and the Three Bears.
There is a pile of bear droppings in the woods south of his spawn, with the examine text "Now you know.", a reference to the colloquialism "does a bear shit in the woods?", which is a rhetorical question in response to something where the answer is obviously yes.
Despite being a boss variant of the bear, Callisto is unable to drop ensouled bear heads, even though other bosses like Scorpia and the Kalphite Queen drop ensouled scorpion and kalphite heads respectively.

[gem-1] 1.0 ^1.1 20 uncut rubies are dropped along 10 uncut diamonds.

[rest-2] 1.0 ^1.1 8 dark crabs are dropped along with 3 Super restore (4).

[3] Brimstone keys are only dropped while on a Slayer task given by Konar quo Maten.

[4] The elite clue scroll drop rate increases to 1/50 if a ring of wealth (i) is worn.

[5] The elite clue scroll drop rate increases to 1/95; 1/47 with the completion of the elite combat achievements.

[6] Saradomin brew(4) is a tertiary drop only found in the seasonal mode.

[7] Saradomin brew(1) is a tertiary drop only found in the tournament mode.

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