Abyssal demon

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For other uses, see Abyss (disambiguation).

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Abyssal demon
Release			26 January 2005 (Update)
Members			Yes
Actions			Attack, Examine
Race			Chthonian, Demon
Examine
A denizen of the Abyss!
Combat info
Level			LP			XP			XP
98			8,500			661			218.1
Equipment XP (2H/MH & Armour/OH)
39 / 26 / 13
Aggressive						Poisonous
Slayer
Level			XP			Category
85			278			Abyssal demons, Demons
Assigned by
Offensive
Max hit
672			0			0			0
Style						Rate
						4 ticks (2.4s)
Combat levels
70				1				1
Accuracy
1,486				0				0
Abilities used
? (edit)
Defensive
Armour				Weakness			Susceptible
1,608		70
Affinities
90			55			45			65
Immunities
Not immune			Not immune			Not immune			Not immune
Advanced data
NPC ID				1615
Links				bestiary • MRND
FAQ • doc

Abyssal demons are a type of demon players encounter as part of the Slayer skill, requiring level 85 Slayer to damage. They are famous for their unique drops of the abyssal whip, the abyssal wand, and the abyssal orb, which can only be received from abyssal demons. They are commonly fought for combat and Invention experience, as well as their unique and common drops. They have a special effect of short-range teleporting either themselves or the player they are battling on occasion.

Abyssal demons have a Slayer mask associated with them known as the Mask of the Abyss. This can be upgraded into the Helm of Warping by killing 900 abyssal demons while wearing the mask.

A Most Wanted card may be used to increase the chances of receiving unique drops from abyssal demons.

History

Abyssal demons are among the remnants of the Chthonian race of demons. As revealed in Palkeera's memory, the Chthonians were once rulers of Infernus, and by extension all of demonkind after rising up and overthrowing their predecessors, the Infernal demons. They were said to be cannibals, actually eager at the idea of consuming their own kin, and they were able to steal the power, or essence, of whomever they consumed. Despite this, their culture is said to be highly based on rules and laws, and they formed a complex bureaucracy in stark contrast to the Avernic's tribal ways. They came to be nobles in both the Infernal dimension and under the Zarosian empire, but lived in 'distant luxury' that made them unaware of the brewing conflicts that surround them.

At length, the Mahjarrat Zamorak managed to sway many Avernic to his side in his secret coup against Zaros, promising to help them overthrow the Chthonians. After his success and armed with his newfound godly powers, Zamorak travelled with the Avernic demons back to Infernus to do just that. The Chthonian resistance was so fierce that even with his godly powers, it took Zamorak and his Avernic legions nearly twenty years to kill or banish every last Chthonian to the Abyss.

Chthonian demons now reside in the Abyss, for the most part. The abyssal demons found on Gielinor were originally summoned by a team of researchers in Viggora's Folly, who opened a portal to the abyss. The abyssal demons remain there to this day, also being found in the Abyssal Area and Kuradal's Dungeon. Kuradal also captured some of the demons for her own dungeon.

Strategies

Main article: Abyssal demon/Strategies

Locations

Abyssal demons in the Slayer Tower

Concept art for the abyssal demon graphical update

Slayer Tower

Abyssal demons can be found in the Slayer Tower, six in the south-west part of the top floor and ten on part of the roof, which is accessible over an Agility shortcut. Twice a day, players can use the mask of the Abyss or helm of Warping to teleport here. It is also possible to use the resource dungeon below the Slayer Tower, but this requires level 100 Dungeoneering. The resource dungeon is usually less crowded, so players will have a lower chance of being crashed.

If killing demons here without a Slayer task, players can get a Slayer contract for 30 or 200 kills, which will give 58.2 experience per kill for a regular contract, or 332.6 for a special contract. Players using the Tower's abyssal demons to complete their Slayer task can instead get a Special slayer contract, which will give increased experience per kill. It should be noted, however, that obtaining an off-task contract will not allow the player to obtain the abyssal wand and orb. Morytania legs 4 can also be used to further boost slayer experience.

Morytania Slayer Tower Dungeon

Morytania Slayer Tower dungeon can only be accessed with level 100 Dungeoneering (rewarding 35,000 Dungeoneering experience on first entry). The Dungeon is located to the east of the Morytania Slayer Tower entrance. There are 8 abyssal demons in both the south-east and south-west rooms. There are 8 imps located in the south-west room (which have a chance to drop a champion scroll) with the 8 abyssal demons.

Unused concept art for the abyssal demon graphical update

Kuradal's Dungeon

Kuradal's Dungeon can only be used while having a task from Kuradal, Morvran, or Laniakea. There are 10 abyssal demons crowded together here, making it easier to fight multiple of them. Players with 85 Agility can use one summer pie to bypass several rooms to make it quicker. Bank runs are somewhat cumbersome, so using Infernal urns and picking up the valuable drops is highly recommended to avoid wasting inventory space or ferocious ring charges. Alternatively, if a player has access to a pack yak familiar, they can use its special move to bank the ashes for a bigger profit. Quick access to here can be gained by the twice-daily teleports from the mask of the Abyss or helm of Warping, a ferocious ring teleport, or a fused full slayer helm with ferocious ring charges on it.

Abyssal Area

The Abyssal Area contains several abyssal demons scattered around it. Getting to this area requires partial completion of A Fairy Tale II - Cure a Queen as it can only be reached via the fairy ring code ALR. However, it is also inhabited by abyssal leeches, abyssal guardians and abyssal walkers, all of which are aggressive and can be a nuisance for players. As a result, this area is rarely visited for abyssal demons alone.

Wilderness

A group of 17 abyssal demons are found south of the Graveyard of Shadows in level 17-19 Wilderness. This area also has a nearby Wilderness obelisk, and is in a multi-way area.

If the player is killing abyssal demons for a Slayer assignment at this location then they can gain 20% additional Slayer experience by equipping a demonic skull. They can gain another 20% extra experience per kill if they accept a special slayer contract from Erskine while assigned abyssal demons as a Slayer task. These experience bonuses stack, meaning the player may gain 40% extra Slayer experience. Completing a special slayer contract rewards the player with a choice of coins or combat experience.

The Heart of Gielinor

A fair number of abyssal demons are found in Zaros' Bastion, located in the Heart of Gielinor. These demons aren't as aggressive, but they are extremely spread out. They may also spawn around captured Zarosian nodes.

Location	Levels	Members	Spawns	Map
Morytania Slayer Tower dungeon	98		16	Maplink
Kuradal's Dungeon	98		10	Maplink
Abyssal Area	98		13	Maplink
Slayer Tower 2nd floor[UK]3rd floor[US]	98		6	Maplink
Slayer Tower Roof	98		10	Maplink
Wilderness	98		17	Maplink
Heart of Gielinor	98		9	Maplink

Drops

The average Abyssal demon kill is worth 5,437.66 coins.

100% drop

	Item		Quantity	Rarity	GE Price	High Alch
	Infernal ashes (m)		1	Always	1,080	1

Charms

Nothing	1	1	1	1
53%	9%	4%	33%	1%
Represents a 90% confidence range based on a sample of 241,502 kills. 1 item is dropped at a time. Add data to the log (requires JavaScript).

Main drops

	Item		Quantity	Rarity	GE Price	High Alch
	Coins		1,920–3,600	32/128	1,920-3,600	1,920-3,600
	Medium bladed adamant salvage		1	12/128	4,866	6,000
	Tiny spiky rune salvage		1	8/128	6,404	8,000
	Tiny plated rune salvage		1	4/128	6,878	8,000
	Large plated rune salvage		1	4/128	30,158	32,000
	Shark (m)		1	14/128	1,238	180
	Pure essence		72–88 (noted)	12/128	7,560-9,240	144-176
	Uncut ruby		1	14/128	522	60
	Uncut diamond		1	6/128	1,117	120
	Uncut dragonstone (m)		1	2/128	5,829	600
	Magic logs		6 (noted)	6/128	3,012	1,152
	Fire orb (m)		2 (noted)	6/128	1,900	360
	Orichalcite stone spirit (m)		1	4/128	184	Not alchemisable
	Phasmatite stone spirit (m)		1	4/128	319	Not alchemisable
	Abyssal whip (m)		1	1/1024	87,405	72,000

Tertiary drops

	Item		Quantity	Rarity	GE Price	High Alch
	Abyssal wand (m)		1	1/6104	367,778	90,000
	Abyssal orb (m)		1	1/6104	823,201	45,000
	Ferocious ring (m)		1	Rare	Not sold	Not alchemisable
	Sealed clue scroll (hard) (m)		1	1/128	Not sold	Not alchemisable
	Court summons (m)		1	Rare	Not sold	Not alchemisable
	Spirit sapphire (m)		1	5/2000	Not sold	Not alchemisable
	Spirit emerald (m)		1	3/2000	Not sold	Not alchemisable
	Spirit ruby (m)		1	2/2000	Not sold	Not alchemisable
	Crystal triskelion fragment 1 (m)		1	1/2000	Not sold	Not alchemisable
	Crystal triskelion fragment 2 (m)		1	1/2000	Not sold	Not alchemisable
	Crystal triskelion fragment 3 (m)		1	1/2000	Not sold	Not alchemisable
	Starved ancient effigy (m)		1	Very rare	Not sold	Not alchemisable
	Abyssal head (m)		1	1/5000	7,200	7,200
	Rare drop table		1	Rare	Not sold	Not alchemisable

Rare drop table

This monster has access to the rare drop table.
Luck-enhancing items are not required to access the table, but they will increase the chance of accessing the rare drop table and may also improve the loot received from it.

Rare drop table:

Rare drop table Item Quantity Rarity GE price High alch value Coins 250–500 Common 250-500 250-500 Uncut sapphire 1 Common 674 15 Uncut emerald 1 Common 573 30 Uncut ruby 1 Common 522 60 Uncut diamond 1 Common 1,117 120 Uncut diamond 45–55 (noted) Rare 50,265-61,435 5,400-6,600 Uncut dragonstone (m) 1 Uncommon 5,829 600 Uncut dragonstone (m) 45–55 (noted) Rare 262,305-320,595 27,000-33,000 Loop half of a key (m) 1 Common 11,065 0 Tooth half of a key (m) 1 Common 11,316 0 Crystal triskelion fragment 1 (m) 1 Very rare Not sold Not alchemisable Crystal triskelion fragment 2 (m) 1 Very rare Not sold Not alchemisable Crystal triskelion fragment 3 (m) 1 Very rare Not sold Not alchemisable Dragon longsword (m) 1 Common 57,594 60,000 Off-hand dragon longsword (m) 1 Common 57,249 60,000 Dragon spear (m) 1 Rare 35,266 37,440 Battlestaff (m) 180–220 (noted) Rare 696,960-851,840 756,000-924,000 Rune javelin 5 Rare 935 1,870 Huge plated rune salvage 1 Uncommon 38,530 40,000 Huge plated rune salvage 18–22 (noted) Rare 693,540-847,660 720,000-880,000 Shield left half (m) 1 Rare 65,803 66,000 Dragon helm (m) 1 Uncommon 58,497 60,000 Rune arrowheads 113–137 Common 19,549-23,701 678-822 Onyx bolts (m) 135–165 Very rare 967,005-1,181,895 1,104,165-1,349,535 Water talisman 68–82 (noted) Rare 78,472-94,628 136-164 Earth talisman 68–82 (noted) Rare 13,124-15,826 136-164 Raw lobster 135–165 (noted) Common 52,515-64,185 22,950-28,050 Raw shark (m) 225–275 (noted) Uncommon 310,500-379,500 40,500-49,500 Big bones 68–82 (noted) Uncommon 17,884-21,566 0 Dragon bones 180–220 (noted) Rare 354,960-433,840 0 Drakolith stone spirit (m) 25–35 Uncommon 5,050-7,070 Not alchemisable Necrite stone spirit (m) 2 Common 1,426 Not alchemisable Phasmatite stone spirit (m) 25–30 Uncommon 7,975-9,570 Not alchemisable Phasmatite stone spirit (m) 2 Common 638 Not alchemisable Necrite stone spirit (m) 25–30 Rare 17,825-21,390 Not alchemisable Runite stone spirit 3 Common 6,354 Not alchemisable Orichalcite stone spirit (m) 25–35 Rare 4,600-6,440 Not alchemisable Lantadyme seed (m) 14–16 Uncommon 4,536-5,184 532-608 Dwarf weed seed (m) 14–16 Uncommon 41,622-47,568 532-608 Magic seed (m) 4 Uncommon 165,784 1,012 Palm tree seed (m) 10 Rare 51,550 1,520 Grimy torstol (m) 90–110 (noted) Uncommon 856,080-1,046,320 0 Grimy snapdragon (m) 90–110 (noted) Uncommon 153,630-187,770 0 Super restore (4) (m) 45–55 (noted) Uncommon 174,735-213,565 8,100-9,900 Prayer potion (4) 45–55 (noted) Uncommon 451,980-552,420 5,130-6,270 Flax 450–550 (noted) Common 50,850-62,150 1,350-1,650 Molten glass (m) 45–55 (noted) Common 29,205-35,695 45-55 Soft clay 450–550 (noted) Uncommon 456,750-558,250 450-550 Yew logs 68–82 (noted) Uncommon 23,188-27,962 6,528-7,872 Yew logs 675–825 (noted) Rare 230,175-281,325 64,800-79,200 Teak plank (m) 45–55 (noted) Uncommon 23,310-28,490 13,500-16,500 Mahogany plank (m) 270–330 (noted) Rare 488,700-597,300 243,000-297,000 Brawling gloves (Melee) (m) 1 Very rare Not sold Not alchemisable Brawling gloves (Magic) (m) 1 Very rare Not sold Not alchemisable Brawling gloves (Ranged) (m) 1 Very rare Not sold Not alchemisable Brawling gloves (Agility) (m) 1 Very rare Not sold Not alchemisable Brawling gloves (Cooking) (m) 1 Very rare Not sold Not alchemisable Brawling gloves (FM) (m) 1 Very rare Not sold Not alchemisable Brawling gloves (Fishing) (m) 1 Very rare Not sold Not alchemisable Brawling gloves (Hunter) (m) 1 Very rare Not sold Not alchemisable Brawling gloves (Mining) (m) 1 Very rare Not sold Not alchemisable Brawling gloves (Prayer) (m) 1 Very rare Not sold Not alchemisable Brawling gloves (Smithing) (m) 1 Very rare Not sold Not alchemisable Brawling gloves (Thieving) (m) 1 Very rare Not sold Not alchemisable Brawling gloves (WC) (m) 1 Very rare Not sold Not alchemisable Vecna skull (m) 1 Very rare 383,146 6,000 Cheese+tom batta (m) 1 Very rare 519 1 Blurberry Special (m) 1 Very rare 18,291 18 Hazelmere's signet ring (m) 1 Very rare 2,147,483,612 300,000

Wilderness drop table

This monster has access to the Wilderness shared loot table, which is a tertiary drop. To access the table, it has to be killed inside the Wilderness.
Luck-enhancing items are not required to access the table, but do increase the chance of doing so, as does doing higher-level content.

Wilderness shared loot table:

Rare drop table Item Quantity Rarity GE price High alch value Wilderness hilt (m) 1 Rare 64,245 48,000 Adrenaline crystal (m) 5–15 (noted) Uncommon 44,815-134,445 12,000-36,000 Preserved meat (m) 1 Common Not sold Not alchemisable Fremennik equipment patch (m) 1 Uncommon 23,098 Not alchemisable Ancient warriors' equipment patch (m) 1 Very rare 13,301,236 Not alchemisable Revenant drop enhancer (m) 1 Rare Not sold Not alchemisable Bloodweed seed (m) 1–3 Uncommon 120,988-362,964 38-114 Brawling gloves (Agility) (m) 1 Very rare 30,000 30,000 Brawling gloves (Cooking) (m) 1 Very rare 30,000 30,000 Brawling gloves (Fishing) (m) 1 Very rare 30,000 30,000 Brawling gloves (FM) (m) 1 Very rare 30,000 30,000 Brawling gloves (Hunter) (m) 1 Very rare 30,000 30,000 Brawling gloves (Magic) (m) 1 Very rare 30,000 30,000 Brawling gloves (Melee) (m) 1 Very rare 30,000 30,000 Brawling gloves (Mining) (m) 1 Very rare 30,000 30,000 Brawling gloves (Prayer) (m) 1 Very rare 30,000 30,000 Brawling gloves (Ranged) (m) 1 Very rare 30,000 30,000 Brawling gloves (Smithing) (m) 1 Very rare 30,000 30,000 Brawling gloves (Thieving) (m) 1 Very rare 30,000 30,000 Brawling gloves (WC) (m) 1 Very rare 30,000 30,000

Universal drops

Universal drops are dropped by nearly every monster outside of Daemonheim.

These items are dropped alongside main drops.

	Item		Quantity	Rarity	GE Price	High Alch
	Key token		1	Rare	Not sold	Not alchemisable
	Mimic kill token (m)		1	1/10000	25,310	Not alchemisable

Graphical updates

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  Initial in-game appearance of Abyssal demon from 26 January 2005 (update)

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  Appearance of Abyssal demon after Unknown date (edit) Unknown year (edit) (Unknown update (edit))

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  Appearance of Abyssal demon after 26 August 2014 (update)

Update history

This information has been compiled as part of the update history project. Some updates may not be included - see here for how to help out!

• ninja 1 March 2021 (Update):
  • Abyssal demons will no longer teleport the player around sporadically while in manual combat mode.

• patch 4 May 2020 (Update):
  • Adamantite and runite stone spirits have been replaced by orichalcite and phasmatite stone spirits.

• patch 3 July 2017 (Update):
  • Abyssal demons will no longer teleport through the entrance barrier in the player-owned slayer dungeon.

• ninja 16 January 2017 (Update):
  • The Wilderness abyssal demons have migrated through the obelisk portal to south of the Graveyard of Shadows, a multi-combat zone.

• ninja 25 April 2016 (Update):
  • Improved respawn rates for Abyssal Demons.

• patch 2 November 2015 (Update):
  • Maximum hit has been increased

• ninja 26 August 2014 (Update):
  • Abyssal demons have had their models and animations updated.

• patch 22 April 2014 (Update):
  • Players will now receive bonus XP whilst wearing demon slayer equipment when killing abyssal demons.

• ninja 21 January 2014 (Update):
  • Abyssal demons will no longer teleport as often.

• patch 4 June 2013 (Update):
  • Abyssal demons no longer stop taking damage from a channelled ability after teleporting.

• update 26 January 2005 (Update):
  • Added to game.

Trivia

• When the Evolution of Combat was first released, Abyssal demons were weak to bolts, like most other demons. This was later changed to slashing weapons in an unknown update. In the beta version of the EoC, they were weak to water spells.
• Although the game says Abyssal demons are weak to slashing weapons, they still appear to be weak to magic. This is actually due to their affinity being higher against magic than against melee attacks other than slashing. This would make sense, as according to the combat triangle, monsters that use melee should be weak to magic.
• Jagex greatly increased the life points of Abyssal demons among other common Slayer creatures in a hidden update on 25 February 2013. They stated that "they were too easy to kill for low-levelled players."
• While a player is attacking them and performing a combo attack, Abyssal demons are incapable of teleporting the player, however they can still teleport themselves.
• The abyssal demons that attempt to escape Kuradal's Dungeon were not updated following the Evolution of Combat. When Kuradal's Fire Surge hit one of these demons, it showed a hitsplat of 150 (their health prior to the update). This has been fixed.
• If an abyssal demon is killed as it is teleporting, it will have no death animation.
• Abyssal demons received a drop revamp on 4 February 2014, removing most drops and replacing with more expensive drops, and allowing them to drop the abyssal wand and orb for players on abyssal demon tasks.
• Abyssal demons being Chthonians was first implied by Palkeera's memory, and later confirmed by Mod Jack on the Mahjarrat Memories FAQ. Mod Jack also stated that the Abyssal demons in the Slayer Tower are relatively weaker ones, and the Dukes are much stronger.
• Prior to the current appearance of abyssal demons, there were two pieces of concept art shown for their graphical update, one of which went unused. However, this unused art still influenced the designs of their Slayer mask and helm.
• When the Wilderness was rejuvenated with the update on 8 August 2016, Abyssal demons were placed north of the Bandit Camp. This area was a single-way area. Player feedback eventually moved the abyssal demons to their current position near the Graveyard of Shadows to allow the demons to give experience rates on par with other slayer monsters in the Wilderness.
• As of 1 February 2018, the highest kill count for this monster was 1,221,227 kills.
  • This had increased to 1,380,000 by 6 May 2018.
• Abyssal demons had a combat level of 124 on release.