Dust devil

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This article is about the slayer monster. For the superior variant, see Choke devil.

Level 93Level 110

Dust devil
Released										18 April 2005 (Update)
Members										Yes
Combat level										93
Size										1x1
Examine										The vacuumed face of evil.
Combat info
Max hit										8 (16 without facemask)
Aggressive										No
Poison										No
Attack style										Ranged melee
Attack speed
Slayer info
Slayer level										65
Slayer XP										105 xp
Category										Dust devil
Assigned by
Combat stats
105					105					70					40					1					1
Aggressive stats
+0					+0					+0					+0					+0					+0
Defensive stats
+0						+0						+0						+0						+0
Immunities
Not immune to poison															Not immune to venom
Advanced data
Monster ID										423
Twisted League										No

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SMW Subobject for Level 110Magic defence bonus: 0Immune to venom: Not immuneAttack bonus: 0Magic Damage bonus: 0Page type: MonsterRanged Strength bonus: 0Stab defence bonus: 0Defence level: 40NPC ID: 7249Crush defence bonus: 0Version anchor: Level 110Ranged level: 1Attack level: 120Combat level: 110Is variant of: Dust devilImage: File:Dust devil.pngSlayer experience: 130Attack style: Ranged meleeImmune to poison: Not immuneSize: 1Slash defence bonus: 0Slayer category: Dust devilHitpoints: 130Magic attack bonus: 0Is members only: trueRange attack bonus: 0Range defence bonus: 0Magic level: 1Name: Dust devilStrength bonus: 0Max hit: 10Strength level: 90Experience bonus: 0Attack speed: 4

SMW Subobject for Level 93Magic defence bonus: 0Immune to venom: Not immuneHitpoints: 105Magic Damage bonus: 0Page type: MonsterRanged Strength bonus: 0Stab defence bonus: 0Defence level: 40NPC ID: 423Crush defence bonus: 0Version anchor: Level 93Ranged level: 1Attack level: 105Combat level: 93Is variant of: Dust devilImage: File:Dust devil.pngSlayer experience: 105Attack style: Ranged meleeImmune to poison: Not immuneSize: 1Slayer category: Dust devilRange defence bonus: 0Range attack bonus: 0Is members only: trueAttack bonus: 0Magic attack bonus: 0Magic level: 1Name: Dust devilStrength bonus: 0Slash defence bonus: 0Strength level: 70Experience bonus: 0Attack speed: 4

A dust devil is a Slayer monster that requires level 65 Slayer to kill. They are located in the Smoke Dungeon and the Catacombs of Kourend. The use of a facemask or a Slayer helmet is required to fight dust devils as they use clouds of dust, sand, ash, and whatever else they can inhale to blind and disorient their victims. Dust devils cannot be assigned as a Slayer task until starting Desert Treasure.

They are also popular for Bursting/Barraging and Chinning in the Catacombs of Kourend.

Location

• Smoke Dungeon - Found in the western part of the dungeon. You will also need to have started the Desert Treasure quest (and do it up to the point where you make and look into the mirrors) to gain access to the well. The entire time you are in the Smoke Dungeon, you must have the facemask or Slayer helmet equipped, or you will die very quickly.
• Catacombs of Kourend - stronger dust devils can be found here; having a combat level of 110 with 130 hitpoints and a higher max hit. A facemask is still required and if not worn your stats will get reduced similar to aberrant spectres when a nosepeg is not worn.

Strategy

Players need at least level 65 Slayer to fight these creatures. Protective headgear is also required to fight them; if players don't wear a facemask, slayer helmet or slayer helmet (i), dust devils will deal 16 damage with each hit instead of 8 (10 in the catacombs). In addition, players will not be able to damage dust devils, as a single attack from them, even under the effect of Protect from Melee, will reduce Attack, Strength, Ranged, and Magic to 0 whilst halving a player's prayer points and defence level.

An effective method to kill dust devils in the Catacombs of Kourend is to use Ice Burst or Ice Barrage. Turn on Protect from Melee, then attack the dust devils with a fast ranged weapon (such as darts or toxic blowpipe) to get them aggressive towards you. Run to a side which has two corners adjacent to each other and run back and forth between the two corners so that the dust devils clump into a small area. Switch to magic attack and use Ice Burst/Barrage. Since the dust devils have very little Magic defence, magical accuracy doesn't matter much, and players may choose to use equipment with high Prayer bonus to save Prayer potion doses, though you will want to keep your magic attack bonus higher than about -20. Equipment that increases magic strength, such as a Tormented bracelet, Ancestral robes, Imbued god cape, and Occult necklace are still worth bringing for their ability to increase your max hit. Additionally, having a bonecrusher helps in this regard since burying bones inside the Catacombs of Kourend also restores Prayer points.

A good healing strategy for non-overhead prayer users is to use the spell Bones to Peaches to maximise one's stay. Players with 80+ Defence and a Saradomin godsword shouldn't need much more than 5 sharks for a slayer task. However, those with high Defence and good defensive armour may not require any food, especially due to the occasional 4 Ugthanki kebab drop. Another way to heal is to bring full Guthans and heal on the Moss Giants in the room located to the west of them, this method is only used for the catacombs as you do need to wear the proper protection to slay them.

If using Magic or Ranged in the Smoke Dungeon, some of the lava pits can be used as safespots. One of them is the lava pit located northwest of the door leading to the burnt chest.

The same can be done in the Catacombs of Kourend, use the gaps in the east wall to shoot/cast on the dust devils along the wall. This is possible for either the north as the south area. Also the corridors can be used for this.

A safespot in the Catacombs, just south of the Warped Jellies.

Drops

Drop rates estimated based on 784,134 kills from the Old School RuneScape Wiki drop log project, unless otherwise cited.

The average Dust devil kill is worth 3,098.47.

100%

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Bones	1	Always	81	0

Weapons and armour

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Adamant axe	1	3/128	496	768
	Rune dagger	1	2/128	4,419	4,800
	Red d'hide vambraces	1	2/128	1,840	2,160
	Black d'hide vambraces	1	1/128	2,440	2,592
	Air battlestaff	1	2/128	8,985	9,300
	Earth battlestaff	1	2/128	8,979	9,300
	Mystic air staff	1	1/128	25,105	25,500
	Mystic earth staff	1	1/128	25,113	25,500
	Dragon dagger	1	1/128	17,483	18,000
	Dust battlestaff	1	1/4,000	50,860	9,300
	Dragon chainbody	1	1/32,768	389,823	150,000

Runes and ammunition

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Dust rune	200	10/128	800	2,400
	Earth rune	300	10/128	1,500	600
	Fire rune	300	10/128	1,800	600
	Fire rune	50	1/128	300	100
	Chaos rune	80	7/128	7,440	4,320
	Rune arrow	12	5/128	984	2,880
	Soul rune	20	4/128	2,940	3,600
	Soul rune	50	1/128	7,350	9,000

Herbs

There is a 8/128 chance of rolling the herb drop table.

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Grimy guam leaf	1	1/64	13	7
	Grimy marrentill	1	1/85.3	14	8
	Grimy tarromin	1	1/113.8	132	9
	Grimy harralander	1	1/146.3	661	9
	Grimy ranarr weed	1	1/186.2	8,382	18
	Grimy irit leaf	1	1/256	857	10
	Grimy avantoe	1	1/341.3	1,872	10
	Grimy kwuarm	1	1/409.6	1,279	12
	Grimy cadantine	1	1/512	1,522	13
	Grimy lantadyme	1	1/682.7	1,434	13
	Grimy dwarf weed	1	1/682.7	471	14

Other

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Coins	2,000–4,000	32/128	2,000-4,000	2,000-4,000
	Ugthanki kebab	4	2/128	3,528	48
	Mithril bar	10 (noted)	3/128	7,140	1,800
	Adamantite bar	4 (noted)	1/128	7,964	1,536

Gem drop table

There is a 8/128 chance of rolling the gem drop table.

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Nothing	N/A	1/32.06; Never	N/A	N/A
	Uncut sapphire	1	1/64; 1/32.5	470	15
	Uncut emerald	1	1/128; 1/65	738	30
	Uncut ruby	1	1/256; 1/130	1,352	60
	Nature talisman	1	1/682.67; 1/346.67	828	2
	Uncut diamond	1	1/1,024; 1/520	2,670	120
	Loop half of key	1	1/2,048; 1/1,040	10,456	60
	Tooth half of key	1	1/2,048; 1/1,040	10,717	60
	Rune javelin	5	1/2,048; 1/1,040	825	1,200
	Rune spear	1	1/32,768; 1/1,950	11,989	12,480
	Shield left half	1	1/65,536; 1/3,900	65,513	66,000
	Dragon spear	1	1/87,381.33; 1/5,200	37,422	37,440

Tertiary

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Brimstone key	1	1/109.8; 1/98	Not sold	N/A

Catacombs tertiary

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

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Ancient shard	1	1/246	Not sold	122
	Dark totem base	1	1/370	Not sold	123
	Dark totem middle	1	1/370	Not sold	123
	Dark totem top	1	1/370	Not sold	123

Changes

Date	Changes
15 September 2016 (update | poll)	The drop table was improved to include more valuable drops.
24 March 2016 (update | poll)	Increased the density of dust devil spawns.