Catablepon

Level 49Level 64Level 68
Catablepon
Released	4 July 2006 (Update)
Members	No
Combat level	49
Size	2x2
Examine	Big... Cow-like... But cows don't have serpent tails!
Combat info
Max hit	6
Aggressive	Yes
Poisonous	No
Attack style	Stab, Magic
Attack speed
Respawn time	20 ticks (12 seconds)
Slayer info
Slayer level	None
Slayer XP	40 xp
Category	Catablepon
Assigned by
Combat stats
Aggressive stats
Defensive stats
Immunities
Poison	Not immune
Venom	Not immune
Cannons	Not immune
Thralls	Not immune
Advanced data
Monster ID	2474

SMW Subobject for Level 68Magic defence bonus: 30Examine: Big... Cow-like... But cows don't have serpent tails!Immune to venom: Not immuneAttack bonus: 0Magic Damage bonus: 0Ranged Strength bonus: 0Stab defence bonus: 50Uses skill: SlayerDefence level: 60Uses infobox: MonsterNPC ID: 2476Crush defence bonus: 30Release date: 4 July 2006Version anchor: Level 68Ranged level: 1Attack level: 65Combat level: 68Is variant of: CatableponMagic attack bonus: 0Slayer experience: 50Attack style: Stab, MagicImmune to poison: Not immuneSize: 2Range defence bonus: 50Hitpoints: 50Slayer category: CatableponMax hit: 7Assigned by: mazchnaAttack speed: 4Image: File:Catablepon.pngRange attack bonus: 0Magic level: 60Name: CatableponStrength bonus: 0Slash defence bonus: 40Strength level: 60Experience bonus: 0Is members only: false

SMW Subobject for Level 64Magic defence bonus: 30Examine: Big... Cow-like... But cows don't have serpent tails!Immune to venom: Not immuneAttack bonus: 0Magic Damage bonus: 0Ranged Strength bonus: 0Stab defence bonus: 50Uses skill: SlayerDefence level: 50Uses infobox: MonsterNPC ID: 2475Crush defence bonus: 30Release date: 4 July 2006Version anchor: Level 64Ranged level: 1Attack level: 55Combat level: 64Is variant of: CatableponMagic attack bonus: 0Slayer experience: 70Attack style: Stab, MagicImmune to poison: Not immuneSize: 2Range defence bonus: 50Hitpoints: 70Slayer category: CatableponMax hit: 6Assigned by: mazchnaAttack speed: 4Image: File:Catablepon.pngRange attack bonus: 0Magic level: 45Name: CatableponStrength bonus: 0Slash defence bonus: 40Strength level: 50Experience bonus: 0Is members only: false

SMW Subobject for Level 49Magic defence bonus: 20Examine: Big... Cow-like... But cows don't have serpent tails!Immune to venom: Not immuneAttack bonus: 0Magic Damage bonus: 0Ranged Strength bonus: 0Stab defence bonus: 40Uses skill: SlayerDefence level: 40Uses infobox: MonsterNPC ID: 2474Crush defence bonus: 20Release date: 4 July 2006Version anchor: Level 49Ranged level: 1Attack level: 45Combat level: 49Is variant of: CatableponMagic attack bonus: 0Slayer experience: 40Attack style: Stab, MagicImmune to poison: Not immuneSize: 2Range defence bonus: 40Hitpoints: 40Slayer category: CatableponMax hit: 6Assigned by: mazchnaAttack speed: 4Image: File:Catablepon.pngRange attack bonus: 0Magic level: 60Name: CatableponStrength bonus: 0Slash defence bonus: 30Strength level: 40Experience bonus: 0Is members only: false

Catablepon are creatures that appear to be green bulls with reptilian tails. They are found on the third level of the Stronghold of Security. They drop the top of sceptre, one of four parts of the Skull sceptre.

They cast the magic spell Weaken (which appears as a spraying white sparkle) to drain your Strength, but will stop casting once 8% +3 of your total strength level has been drained.

Strategy[edit | edit source]

Players are not advised to train on these with Melee, as Weaken can drain their Strength quite significantly, which will affect the player's experience rates in turn, unless Strength potions or Restore potions are used (you can also use the Protect from Magic prayer). They can use melee and magic attacks often and cast Weaken at the same time. After the spell has decreased 8% +3 of your Strength levels, catablepon will stop casting Weaken, but casts before this threshold can still bring you lower than the threshold. Ranged or Magic attacks are recommended instead of melee.

On the west side of north-western room, there is a ranged and mage safespot behind the "Stinking/Dripping tendrils" available. Walk into the western door and the westernmost tile behind the tendrils. Another safespot is in the same room. Enter from the western door and stand against the wall beside the door. Finally, another safespot is available in the room right before the central room. Standing in the north-westernmost corner of the room, it is possible to attack the catablepon from a distance. Level 64 catablepon give 70 Slayer experience per kill, while levels 68 and 49 give only 50 and 40 respectively, so to maxmise for Slayer experience, only kill level 64 catablepon on task.

Safespot at the tendrils in the north-western room
Safespot at a door in the same room
Safespot at a door in the penulitimate room

Location[edit | edit source]

Location	Levels	Spawns	Map
Stronghold of Security: Pit of Pestilence	49	8	Maplink
Stronghold of Security: Pit of Pestilence	64	4	Maplink
Stronghold of Security: Pit of Pestilence	68	14	Maplink

Drops[edit | edit source]

Drop rates estimated based on 224,252 samples from the Drop Rate Project, unless otherwise cited.

100%[edit | edit source]

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Bones	1	Always	67	0

Armour[edit | edit source]

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Adamant med helm_(m)	1	1/101^[1]	906	1,152

Runes and ammunition[edit | edit source]

Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
Fire rune	15	7/101	75	30
Water rune	7	6/101	35	14
Chaos rune_(m)	7	1/101	567	378
Law rune	2	4/101	242	288
Cosmic rune_(m)	2	3/101	172	60
Mithril arrow	5–14	4/101	15–42	95–266

Herbs[edit | edit source]

There is a 3/101 chance of rolling the herb drop table.

Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
Grimy guam leaf_(m)	1	1/134.7	43	7
Grimy marrentill_(m)	1	1/179.6	37	8
Grimy tarromin_(m)	1	1/239.4	169	9
Grimy harralander_(m)	1	1/307.8	590	9
Grimy ranarr weed_(m)	1	1/391.8	5,579	18
Grimy irit leaf_(m)	1	1/538.7	877	10
Grimy avantoe_(m)	1	1/718.2	2,939	10
Grimy kwuarm_(m)	1	1/861.9	2,809	12
Grimy cadantine_(m)	1	1/1,077.3	2,548	13
Grimy lantadyme_(m)	1	1/1,436.4	1,542	13
Grimy dwarf weed_(m)	1	1/1,436.4	961	14

Seeds[edit | edit source]

There is a 1/101 chance of rolling the allotment seed drop table.

Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
Potato seed	1–4	1/202	1–4	1–4
Onion seed	1–3	1/404	1–3	1–3
Cabbage seed	1–3	1/808	1–3	1–3
Tomato seed	1–2	1/1,616	2–4	2–4
Sweetcorn seed	1–2	1/3,232	3–6	4–8
Strawberry seed	1	1/6,464	3	10
Watermelon seed	1	1/12,928	15	33
Snape grass seed	1	1/12,928	4,587	56

Materials[edit | edit source]

Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
Rune essence_(f)	15 (noted)	5/101	210	30
Pure essence_(m)	15 (noted)	5/101	30	30
Eye of newt	1	7/101	4	1
Coal	3–7 (noted)	2/101	555–1,295	81–189

Coins[edit | edit source]

Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
Coins_(f)	10	4/101^{[d 1]}	10	10
Coins_(m)	15	6/101	15	15
Coins_(m)	44	12/101	44	44
Coins	5–104	10/101	5–104	5–104

^ Only dropped in free-to-play

Other[edit | edit source]

Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
Trout	1	2/101	39	6
Unlit torch_(m)	1	9/101	2	2
Top of sceptre	1	3/101^[2]	Not sold	N/A

Rare drop table[edit | edit source]

There is a 2/101 chance of rolling the gem drop table.

Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
Nothing	N/A	1/101.19; Never^{[d 1]}	N/A	N/A
Uncut sapphire	1	1/202; 1/102.58^{[d 2]}	313	15
Uncut emerald	1	1/404; 1/205.16^{[d 2]}	590	30
Uncut ruby	1	1/808; 1/410.31^{[d 2]}	1,094	60
Nature talisman_(m)	1	1/2,154.67; 1/1,094.17^{[d 2]}	150	2
Uncut diamond	1	1/3,232; 1/1,641.25^{[d 2]}	2,689	120
Loop half of key_(m)	1	1/6,464; 1/3,282.5^{[d 2]}	10,471	60
Tooth half of key_(m)	1	1/6,464; 1/3,282.5^{[d 2]}	10,765	60
Rune javelin_(m)	5	1/6,464; 1/3,282.5^{[d 2]}	835	1,200
Rune spear_(m)	1	1/103,424; 1/6,154.69^{[d 2]}^{[d 3]}	12,023	12,480
Shield left half_(m)	1	1/206,848; 1/12,309.37^{[d 2]}^{[d 3]}	65,746	66,000
Dragon spear_(m)	1	1/275,797.33; 1/16,412.5^{[d 2]}^{[d 3]}	42,069	37,440

^ The "nothing" drop is removed while wearing a ring of wealth.
^ ^2.00 ^2.01 ^2.02 ^2.03 ^2.04 ^2.05 ^2.06 ^2.07 ^2.08 ^2.09 ^2.10 The drop rate is increased while wearing a ring of wealth due to the "nothing" drop being removed.
^ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 Only dropped if Legends' Quest has been finished; if not, a talisman is dropped instead.

Tertiary[edit | edit source]

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Clue scroll (medium)_(m)	1	1/101^{[d 1]}^[3]	Not sold	12

^ The medium clue scroll drop rate increases to 1/95 with the completion of the medium combat achievements.

Trivia[edit | edit source]

Their name appears to be a corruption of 'Catoblepas' (from the Greek καταβλέπω, (katablépō) "to look downwards," due to their head shape), a legendary cow-like creature from real-world Ethiopian myth that is similar in appearance, thought to have originated from encounters with wildebeest.

References[edit | edit source]

^ Jagex. Mod Ash's Twitter account. 27 November 2019. Archived from the original on 25 May 2020. Mod Ash: "No, for some reason the dev has locked that roll so that only members can get it. The code doesn't indicate why, and the dev has since left the studio."
^ Jagex. Mod Ash's Twitter account. 21 August 2019. Archived from the original on 09 September 2019. Mod Ash: "3% from ankou, 3% from fleshcrawlers 3/101 for catablepon, 3/101 for minotaurs."
^ Jagex. Mod Ash's Twitter account. 14 november 2015. Archived from the original on 20 April 2019. Mod Ash: "There's a 1/101 chance from catablepon."

[2] Only dropped in free-to-play

[4] The "nothing" drop is removed while wearing a ring of wealth.

[row-5] 2.00 ^2.01 ^2.02 ^2.03 ^2.04 ^2.05 ^2.06 ^2.07 ^2.08 ^2.09 ^2.10 The drop rate is increased while wearing a ring of wealth due to the "nothing" drop being removed.

[rowm-6] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 Only dropped if Legends' Quest has been finished; if not, a talisman is dropped instead.

[8] The medium clue scroll drop rate increases to 1/95 with the completion of the medium combat achievements.

[Catablepon_Adamant_med_helm_members_tweet-1] Jagex. Mod Ash's Twitter account. 27 November 2019. Archived from the original on 25 May 2020. Mod Ash: "No, for some reason the dev has locked that roll so that only members can get it. The code doesn't indicate why, and the dev has since left the studio."

[Skull_sceptre_piece_rates_tweet-3] Jagex. Mod Ash's Twitter account. 21 August 2019. Archived from the original on 09 September 2019. Mod Ash: "3% from ankou, 3% from fleshcrawlers 3/101 for catablepon, 3/101 for minotaurs."

[7] Jagex. Mod Ash's Twitter account. 14 november 2015. Archived from the original on 20 April 2019. Mod Ash: "There's a 1/101 chance from catablepon."

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