Gryphon

Gryphon
Released	19 November 2025 (Update)
Members	Yes
Combat level	95
Size	2x2
Examine	A vicious predatory bird-like monster.
League region	N/A
Combat info
XP bonus	+0%
Max hit	8; 20+ (special)
Aggressive	No
Poisonous	No
Attack style	Crush
Attack speed	5 ticks (3.0 seconds)
Slayer info
Slayer level	51
Slayer XP	110 xp
Category	Gryphons
Assigned by
Combat stats
Aggressive stats
Melee defence
Magic defence
+100	50% weakness
Ranged defence
Immunities
Poison	Not immune
Venom	Not immune
Cannons	Not immune
Thralls	Not immune
Burn	Not immune
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Advanced data
Monster ID	14857,14858
Link	MOID

This article has a Slayer task guide here.

Information comparing locations for Slayer tasks will be on this page.

Gryphons are Slayer monsters requiring 51 Slayer to kill. They inhabit the Great Conch and require completion of the Troubled Tortugans quest and 45 Sailing to access. Wings Spread must be unlocked at a slayer master for 80 points to be given as a task by Nieve/Steve or Duradel. You can also get this task from Chaeldar or Vannaka without unlocking them with points as long as the quest is completed. They commonly attack Tortugans.

Gryphons attack with melee and have a special attack allowing them to knock back players with too low of an equipped weight with a threshold around 30kg. If the player's equipped weight meets this threshold, a gryphon using the special attack will be stunned instead; additionally, the player may click the Gryphon within 2 ticks of it being stunned to knock it back one tile and perform one additional attack free of attack delay. Unlike the boss and superior variants, the player will not be punished for missing this counterattack. Despite its use in the prerequisite quest, a tortugan shield does not have to be equipped while fighting normal gryphons. It is, however, required for both the superior and boss variants and is generally recommended due to its considerable weight. Gryphons have an elemental weakness to air spells, but melee is typically a stronger option, especially considering that melee armour is typically heavier.

With the Slayer reward Bigger and Badder unlocked for 50 Slayer reward points, there is a chance for their superior version, the dire gryphon, to spawn. It has the same mechanics as regular gryphons, except the players will take guaranteed damage after every hit if a tortugan shield is not equipped. The Slayer reward Wings Spread allows Nieve and Duradel to assign gryphon tasks.

A boss variant, the shellbane gryphon, can be fought while on task.

Locations

Gryphons can be found in two dungeons: a task-only eastern cave and a western cave in which they may be fought off-task. Both caves have a mix of single-way areas and multicombat areas that are cannonable. The multicombat areas are limited to a single southern room in each cave.

Location	Levels	Members	Spawns	Map
Gryphons (dungeon)	95		18	Show map	N/A
Gryphons (task-only dungeon)	95		18	Show map	N/A

Drops

Drop rates are estimated based on 976,917 samples from the Drop Rate Project, unless otherwise cited.

When on a slayer task, the average gryphon kill is worth 2,641.00.

When not on a slayer task, the average gryphon kill is worth 1,318.00

100%

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Bones	1	Always	35	0
	Gryphon feather	1–3	Always	26–78	9–27

Foods

Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
Onion	1	10/128	11	1
Strawberry	1	10/128	94	10
Watermelon	1	10/128	18	28
Raw lobster	1	10/128	156	42
Raw swordfish	1	10/128	194	48
Raw shark	1	8/128	607	102
Potato	1	8/128	14	1
Cabbage	1	1/128	7	0
Tomato	1	1/128	14	2
Sweetcorn	1	1/128	71	5

Seeds and frags

There is a 12/128 chance of rolling the allotment seed drop table.

Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
Potato seed	1–4	1/21.3	4–16	1–4
Onion seed	1–3	1/42.7	4–12	1–3
Cabbage seed	1–3	1/85.3	2–6	1–3
Tomato seed	1–2	1/170.7	3–6	2–4
Sweetcorn seed	1–2	1/341.3	3–6	4–8
Strawberry seed	1	1/682.7	15	10
Watermelon seed	1	1/1,365.3	102	33
Snape grass seed	1	1/1,365.3	8,847	56
Elkhorn frag	1	1/128	591	15
Pillar frag	1	1/128	785	31

Herbs

There is a 11/128 chance of rolling the herb drop table.

Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
Grimy guam leaf	1	1/46.5	224	7
Grimy marrentill	1	1/62.1	140	8
Grimy tarromin	1	1/82.7	154	9
Grimy harralander	1	1/106.4	390	9
Grimy ranarr weed	1	1/135.4	5,383	18
Grimy irit leaf	1	1/186.2	1,794	10
Grimy avantoe	1	1/248.2	1,719	10
Grimy kwuarm	1	1/297.9	2,521	12
Grimy cadantine	1	1/372.4	2,802	13
Grimy lantadyme	1	1/496.5	1,652	13
Grimy dwarf weed	1	1/496.5	1,786	14

Other

Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
Gryphon feather	10–25	17/128	260–650	90–225
Mithril cannonball	8–12	6/128	1,184–1,776	288–432
Basket	1	4/128	2	1
Empty sack	1	4/128	3	1
Adamant cannonball	5–9	2/128	1,370–2,466	540–972

Gem drop table

There is a 1/128 chance of rolling the gem drop table.

Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
Nothing	N/A	1/256.47; Never^{[d 1]}	N/A	N/A
Uncut sapphire	1	1/512; 1/260^{[d 2]}	284	15
Uncut emerald	1	1/1,024; 1/520^{[d 2]}	541	30
Uncut ruby	1	1/2,048; 1/1,040^{[d 2]}	1,221	60
Nature talisman	1	1/5,461.33; 1/2,773.33^{[d 2]}	224	2
Uncut diamond	1	1/8,192; 1/4,160^{[d 2]}	2,752	120
Rune javelin	5	1/16,384; 1/8,320^{[d 2]}	965	1,200
Loop half of key	1	1/16,384; 1/8,320^{[d 2]}	10,458	60
Tooth half of key	1	1/16,384; 1/8,320^{[d 2]}	10,470	60
Rune spear	1	1/262,144; 1/15,600^{[d 2]}^{[d 3]}	11,887	12,480
Shield left half	1	1/524,288; 1/31,200^{[d 2]}^{[d 3]}	65,082	66,000
Dragon spear	1	1/699,050.67; 1/41,600^{[d 2]}^{[d 3]}	39,041	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

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Clue scroll (hard)	1	1/100^{[d 1]}^{[d 2]}	Not sold	12
	Horn of plenty (empty)	1	1/2,500; 1/1,000^[1]	2,204,484	12,000

^ The hard clue scroll drop rate increases to 1/95 after unlocking the hard Combat Achievements rewards tier.
^ Clue scrolls will drop as scroll boxes after the completion of X Marks the Spot.

^ The rarity changes to 1/1,000 while on a Gryphon Slayer task.

Changes

Date	Changes
4 February 2026 (Update)	Gryphon slayer tasks are now more common: Vannaka's weighting has increased from 7 to 10. Chaeldar's weighting has increased from 5 to 10. A new Slayer extension, "Gryphon and on", has been added to extend gryphon tasks by 80 kills, costing 50 Slayer reward points.

Trivia

Gryphons are mythical creatures said to have the body, tail, and back legs of a lion, and the head and wings of an eagle - though rather than an eagle, this gryphon appears to be based on a herring gull.
A gryphon NPC was present in the cache of the August 2025 Sailing Stress Test, but was not accessible and had the same model as a sandcrab.
Grimgnash, an NPC encountered during the Grim Tales quest, is a griffin. It is unknown what connection there may be between griffins like Grimgnash and gryphons like those found on the Great Conch.

[nothing-1] The "nothing" drop is removed while wearing a ring of wealth.

[row-2] 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.

[legend-3] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 Only dropped if Legends' Quest has been finished; if not, a talisman is dropped instead.

[4] The hard clue scroll drop rate increases to 1/95 after unlocking the hard Combat Achievements rewards tier.

[box-5] Clue scrolls will drop as scroll boxes after the completion of X Marks the Spot.

[6] The rarity changes to 1/1,000 while on a Gryphon Slayer task.

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