Sacred eel

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This article is about the eels found in Zul-Andra. For eels caught in the Lumbridge Swamp Caves, see raw cave eel. For eels caught in several swamps across RuneScape, see raw slimy eel.

Sacred eel
Released							26 November 2015 (Update)
Members							Yes
Quest item							No
Properties
Tradeable							No
Equipable							No
Stackable							No
Options							Eat
Destroy							Drop
Examine							An eel that used to live in a toxic swamp containing Zulrah's discarded scales.
Values
Value							140 coins
High alch							84 coins
Low alch							56 coins
Weight							0.6 kg
Advanced data
Item ID							13339

Sacred eels are members-only fish that can be caught at Zul-Andra with a fishing rod and fishing bait, requiring at least level 87 Fishing and granting 105 Fishing experience per eel caught. The village may only be accessed once players reach the Tyras Camp during Regicide. Players must also speak to High Priestess Zul-Harcinqa before attempting to catch the eels, or they will be stopped by one of the people there.

With a minimum Cooking level of 72, the fish can be dissected with a knife to extract Zulrah's scales. Dissecting the fish gives 3–9 scales and 109–127 Cooking experience (100 base XP plus 3 for each scale obtained). A player's Cooking level affects how many scales are received when they are dissected. The minimum, maximum, and average scales per level can be obtained from the table below. Furthermore, the sacred eels provide a relatively high chance (around 1/500, depending on your Fishing level) of obtaining Clue bottles.

With 90 Fishing and Cooking, you can expect to gain about 21,300 Fishing experience, 23,800 Cooking experience, and about 1,200 Zulrah's scales per hour.

With 97 Fishing and 99 Cooking, you can expect to gain about 23,500 Fishing experience, 26,400 Cooking experience, and about 1,500 scales per hour (about 200–225 eels).

Rada's Blessings can help increase the amount of eels fished per hour. (Obtained by completing the Kourend & Kebos Diary)

Cooking Level	Scale Range	Avg Scales	Gp / Eel Avg
72–79	3 - 5	4	516
80–87	4 - 6	5	645
88–95	5 - 7	6	774
96–103	6 - 8	7	903
104-111	7 - 9	8	1,032

The maximum amount of scales acquired from every dissected sacred eel increases in 8-level intervals, capping at a boosted level of 104 (9 scales).

On death, each sacred eel's worth counts as 16 coins.

Dissecting a sacred eel is a possible challenge given by Sherlock on a master level Treasure Trail.

Fishing info

Sacred eel
Level required					87
Fishing XP					105 xp
Bait					Fishing bait
Fishing spot					Fishing spot (sacred eel)
Required tool					Fishing rod

Fishing chance

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Products

Item		Members	Skills	XP	Materials
	Zulrah's scales × 7		72	109–127	1 × Sacred eel

Item sources

For an exhaustive list of all known sources for this item, see here (include RDT).

Source	Level	Quantity	Rarity
Fishing spot (sacred eel)	87	1	Always

Changes

Date	Changes
23 July 2020 (update)	Players can now keep running while slicing sacred eels.

Trivia

• According to High Priestess Zul-Harcinqa, people who eat the sacred eels will become one with the Zul-Andra tribe, and causes their original families and tribes to shun them as unclean creatures, forcing them to remain in Zul-Andra and worship Zulrah, whom the tribe sees as their god.
  • When attempting to eat a sacred eel, the player will see a message: "You've seen what these eels did to the Zul-Andra tribe. Eating one yourself seems remarkably unwise."
• Sacred eels have been reported to be nibbling on Zulrah, explaining why they give Zulrah's scales upon dissecting.