Dust devil

Lv 93Lv 110
Dust devil
Released	18 April 2005 (Update)
Members	Yes
Combat level	93
Always drops	Bones
Examine
	The vacuumed face of evil.
Combat info
Hitpoints	105
Max hit	8 (16 without facemask)
Aggressive	No
Poison	No
Weakness	Magic
Attack style	Melee
Slayer info
Slayer level	65
Slayer XP	105
Category	Dust devil
Assigned by
Combat stats
Aggressive stats
Defensive stats
Other bonuses
Attack speed

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.^[1]

Location[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

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. 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.

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.

A safe spot in the Catacombs, just south of the Warped Jellies.

Drops[edit | edit source]

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

100%[edit | edit source]

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Bones	1	Always	56	0

Uniques[edit | edit source]

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Dust battlestaff	1	1/4,000^[2]	25,381	9,300
	Dragon chainbody	1	1/32,768	826,362	150,000

Weapons and Armour[edit | edit source]

Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
Rune arrow	12	5/128	1,092	2,880
Adamant axe	1	3/128	1,010	768
Rune dagger	1	2/128	4,503	4,800
Red d'hide vamb	1	2/128	1,882	2,160
Black d'hide vamb	1	1/128	2,457	2,592
Air battlestaff	1	2/128	9,016	9,300
Earth battlestaff	1	2/128	9,003	9,300
Mystic air staff	1	1/128	25,189	25,500
Mystic earth staff	1	1/128	25,199	25,500
Dragon dagger	1	1/128	17,544	18,000

Runes[edit | edit source]

Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
Dust rune	200	10/128	600	2,400
Earth rune	300	10/128	1,500	600
Fire rune	300	10/128	1,500	600
Fire rune	50	1/128	250	100
Chaos rune	80	7/128	7,840	4,320
Soul rune	20	4/128	2,940	3,600
Soul rune	50	1/128	7,350	9,000

Herbs[edit | edit source]

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	12	8
Grimy tarromin	1	1/113.8	121	9
Grimy harralander	1	1/146.3	633	9
Grimy ranarr weed	1	1/186.2	6,585	18
Grimy irit leaf	1	1/256	748	10
Grimy avantoe	1	1/341.3	1,768	10
Grimy kwuarm	1	1/409.6	1,178	12
Grimy cadantine	1	1/512	1,393	13
Grimy lantadyme	1	1/682.7	1,209	13
Grimy dwarf weed	1	1/682.7	517	14

Other[edit | edit source]

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	3,056	48
Mithril bar	10 (noted)	3/128	6,630	1,800
Adamantite bar	4 (noted)	1/128	8,288	1,536

Gem drop table[edit | edit source]

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

Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
Uncut sapphire	1	1/64; 1/32.5^{[d 1]}	647	15
Uncut emerald	1	1/128; 1/65^{[d 1]}	812	30
Uncut ruby	1	1/256; 1/130^{[d 1]}	1,494	60
Nature talisman	1	1/682.67; 1/346.67^{[d 1]}	705	2
Uncut diamond	1	1/1,024; 1/520^{[d 1]}	3,033	120
Loop half of key	1	1/2,048; 1/1,040^{[d 1]}	13,729	60
Tooth half of key	1	1/2,048; 1/1,040^{[d 1]}	11,794	60
Rune javelin	1	1/2,048; 1/1,040^{[d 1]}	167	240
Rune spear	1	1/32,768; 1/1,950^{[d 1]}^{[d 2]}	12,068	12,480
Shield left half	1	1/65,536; 1/3,900^{[d 1]}^{[d 2]}	65,573	66,000
Dragon spear	1	1/87,381.33; 1/5,200^{[d 1]}^{[d 2]}	37,968	37,440

↑ ^1.00 ^1.01 ^1.02 ^1.03 ^1.04 ^1.05 ^1.06 ^1.07 ^1.08 ^1.09 ^1.10 The drop rate of this item is increased when wearing a Ring of wealth.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 The Rune spear, Shield left half and Dragon spear will only be dropped if Legend's Quest has been started, or else a talisman will be dropped as a replacement.

Tertiary[edit | edit source]

Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
Brimstone key	1	1/109.8; 1/98^{[d 1]}	Not sold	N/A
Ancient shard	1	1/246.66^{[d 2]}	Not sold	122
Dark totem base	1	1/370^{[d 2]}	Not sold	123
Dark totem middle	1	1/370^{[d 2]}	Not sold	123
Dark totem top	1	1/370^{[d 2]}	Not sold	123

↑ Only dropped if killed on a slayer assignment given by Konar quo Maten. There is a 1/109.8 chance of obtaining this item from the level 93 dust devils, and a 1/98 chance from the level 110 dust devil.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 Only dropped by those found within the Catacombs of Kourend.

Changes[edit | edit source]

Date	Changes
15 September 2016 (update \| poll)	The drop table was improved to include more valuable drops.

References[edit | edit source]

↑ Jagex. Mod Ash's Twitter account. 1 Oct 2017. Mod Ash: "I think all three of the checks you list are still in effect on the creatures in question. Reducing requirements tends not to be popular."
↑ Jagex. Mod Ash's Twitter account. 28 March 2019. Mod Ash: "No, it's 1/4k. Cheers."

[row-3] 1.00 ^1.01 ^1.02 ^1.03 ^1.04 ^1.05 ^1.06 ^1.07 ^1.08 ^1.09 ^1.10 The drop rate of this item is increased when wearing a Ring of wealth.

[rowm-4] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 The Rune spear, Shield left half and Dragon spear will only be dropped if Legend's Quest has been started, or else a talisman will be dropped as a replacement.

[5] Only dropped if killed on a slayer assignment given by Konar quo Maten. There is a 1/109.8 chance of obtaining this item from the level 93 dust devils, and a 1/98 chance from the level 110 dust devil.

[catacomb-6] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 Only dropped by those found within the Catacombs of Kourend.

[1] Jagex. Mod Ash's Twitter account. 1 Oct 2017. Mod Ash: "I think all three of the checks you list are still in effect on the creatures in question. Reducing requirements tends not to be popular."

[2] Jagex. Mod Ash's Twitter account. 28 March 2019. Mod Ash: "No, it's 1/4k. Cheers."

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Uniques[edit | edit source]

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Runes[edit | edit source]

Herbs[edit | edit source]

Other[edit | edit source]

Gem drop table[edit | edit source]

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Changes[edit | edit source]

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