Aquanite

For the pet from Social Slayer, see Squidge, and for the elite version, see Aquanite (elite).

This article has a strategy guide. All information on mechanics, setups, and strategy are on the subpage.

Aquanite

Release	28 July 2009 (Update)
Members	Yes
Examine
It has a light on its forehead. What a pretty light... So shiny!
Combat info
Level	LP	XP	XP
95	7,000	598.5	197.5
Equipment XP (2H/MH & Armour/OH)
35 / 23 / 11
Aggressive		Poisonous
Slayer
Level	XP	Category
78	212.6	Aquanites
Assigned by
Offensive
Max hit
652	652	652	500
Style		Speed
		4 ticks (2.4s)
Combat levels
68 68 68 Accuracy 1409 1409 1409
Defensive
Armour		Weakness
1409	68
Affinities
90	45	65	55
Immunities
FAQ • doc

The Aquanite is a Slayer monster that requires a Slayer level of 78 to kill. They frequently drop herbs and herb seeds.

While Aquanites are normally only assigned by Sumona, Duradel, and Lapalok, the ability to be assigned Aquanites by Kuradal and Morvran can be purchased for 50 Slayer points. Once unlocked, they can be toggled off without any cost, though in order to toggle them back on, they must be purchased again for 50 Slayer points.

Additionally, a task can be forced by wearing a Mask or Helm of the Aquanites. If Aquanite tasks have not been purchased with Slayer points, however, this will only work when seeking an assignment from Sumona, Duradel, or Lapalok; attempting to force a task from Kuradal or Morvran without toggling them will result in receiving a random slayer assignment without any confirmation.

Because Aquanites drop large amounts of seeds, when combined with a seedicide, they can be useful for training Farming. This generally requires level 74 Farming to be effective because players must have the proper Farming level in order for the seedicide's effect to activate. It is possible to get 160,000 Farming experience per hour with a Farming level of at least 91 and good equipment. However, Turoths also offer almost comparable experience per hour rates, but take less effort to kill and require a lower Farming level of 74 to be a viable training method. Aquanites would also be recommended for ironmen, as they drop many high level seeds, such as yew seeds.

Habitat

The Aquanites are located past the Kurasks at the very end of the Fremennik Slayer Dungeon. While there are no requirements to get there, the travel time can be reduced with 81 Agility (boostable).

The route, in conjunction with a ring of slaying, is to teleport directly to the Rellekka dungeon and simply run using both Agility shortcuts.

There is another, faster way for those without 81 Agility. Using a ring of slaying to teleport to Sumona, players run down the Desert Slayer Dungeon into either the Kurask or Turoth rooms, and use the portal, making players have a little walk to their lair. Otherwise, if players do not want to spend points buying/making a ring of slaying, the Bandit Camp's lodestone or the Al Kharid lodestone will suffice.

Using the Bandit camp lodestone, players will run east to the Desert Slayer Dungeon, or if needed, go down the smokey well to avoid unnecessary desert heat damage. If using the Al Kharid lodestone, stock up at the Shantay pass, and bring either 205-400 coins and head to Pollnivneach.

Alternatively, players who own a Mask of the Kura or Helm of the Kuraski may use it to teleport to the Kurasks within the slayer cave then run a short distance south to the aquanites. The Mask of the Aquanites or Helm of the Aquanites can also be used to teleport to them directly.

Strategy

Main article: /Strategies

Drops

100% drops

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE price
	Big bones	1	Always	201

Charms

No charm
74–75%	10%	5%	5%	6–7%
Represents a 90% confidence range based on a sample of 37,793 kills. 1 charm is dropped at a time. Add data to the log (requires JavaScript).

Main drops

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE price
	Water battlestaff	1	6/128	8,392
	Amulet of ranging	1	1/512	36,255
	Morchella mushroom spore	3	7/128	432
	Maple seed	1	2/128	27,905
	Pineapple seed	1	1/128	9,201
	Watermelon seed	1–2	6/128	1,489–2,978
	Yew seed	1	1/128	15,722
	Fellstalk seed	2	7/128	780
	Snape grass seed	2	4/128	1,006
	Grimy ranarr	1 (noted)	12/128	1,562
	Grimy irit	1 (noted)	12/128	3,904
	Grimy avantoe	1 (noted)	12/128	755
	Grimy cadantine	1 (noted)	12/128	2,901
	Sirenic scale	1	1/1024	283,463
	Rare drop table	1	Rare	Not sold
	Seaweed	6 (noted)	18/128	90
	Snape grass	6–8 (noted)	15/128	288–384

Tertiary drops

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE price
	Sealed clue scroll (hard)	1	Rare	Not sold
	Spirit sapphire	1	5/2000	Not sold
	Spirit emerald	1	3/2000	Not sold
	Spirit ruby	1	2/2000	Not sold
	Long bone	1	Rare	Not sold
	Curved bone	1	Rare	Not sold
	Starved ancient effigy	1	Very rare	Not sold
	Pelvis bone	1	Common	Not sold

Rare drop table drops

This monster has access to the rare drop table.
Luck-enhancing items such as a ring of wealth or luck of the dwarves are not required to access the table.

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	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE price
	Coins	250–500	Common	250–500
	Uncut sapphire	1	Common	455
	Uncut emerald	1	Common	1,623
	Uncut ruby	1	Common	1,253
	Uncut diamond	1	Common	2,963
	Uncut diamond	45–55 (noted)	Rare	133,335–162,965
	Loop half of a key	1	Common	13,514
	Tooth half of a key	1	Common	13,151
	Uncut dragonstone	1	Uncommon	12,364
	Uncut dragonstone	45–55 (noted)	Rare	556,380–680,020
	Dragon longsword	1	Common	57,415
	Dragon spear	1	Rare	36,099
	Battlestaff	180–220 (noted)	Rare	1,108,440–1,354,760
	Rune javelin	5	Rare	910
	Huge plated rune salvage	1	Uncommon	39,023
	Huge plated rune salvage	15–25 (noted)	Rare	585,345–975,575
	Shield left half	1	Rare	64,426
	Dragon helm	1	Uncommon	58,812
	Rune arrowheads	113–137	Common	16,498–20,002
	Onyx bolts	135–165	Very rare	1,060,695–1,296,405
	Chaos talisman	1	Rare	1,013
	Nature talisman	1	Rare	990
	Water talisman	65–82 (noted)	Rare	525,330–662,724
	Earth talisman	65–82 (noted)	Rare	137,280–173,184
	Fire talisman	25–35 (noted)	Rare	47,750–66,850
	Raw lobster	135–165 (noted)	Common	20,655–25,245
	Raw shark	225–275 (noted)	Uncommon	217,575–265,925
	Big bones	68–82 (noted)	Uncommon	13,668–16,482
	Dragon bones	180–220 (noted)	Rare	323,820–395,780
	Coal stone spirit	200–1,100	Uncommon	18,200–100,100
	Gold stone spirit	90–110	Common	24,030–29,370
	Adamantite stone spirit	180–220	Uncommon	71,100–86,900
	Adamantite stone spirit	14–16	Common	5,530–6,320
	Adamantite stone spirit	135–165	Rare	53,325–65,175
	Runite stone spirit	90–110	Rare	139,950–171,050
	Runite stone spirit	3	Common	4,665
	Runite stone spirit	45–55	Rare	69,975–85,525
	Grimy torstol	90–110 (noted)	Uncommon	321,840–393,360
	Grimy snapdragon	90–110 (noted)	Uncommon	85,860–104,940
	Super restore (4)	45–55 (noted)	Uncommon	120,105–146,795
	Prayer potion (4)	45–55 (noted)	Uncommon	103,680–126,720
	Lantadyme seed	14–16	Uncommon	2,632–3,008
	Dwarf weed seed	14–16	Uncommon	4,354–4,976
	Magic seed	4	Uncommon	166,180
	Palm tree seed	10	Rare	474,570
	Flax	450–550 (noted)	Common	29,250–35,750
	Molten glass	45–55 (noted)	Common	7,200–8,800
	Soft clay	450–550 (noted)	Uncommon	197,550–241,450
	Yew logs	68–82 (noted)	Uncommon	8,840–10,660
	Yew logs	675–825 (noted)	Rare	87,750–107,250
	Teak plank	45–55 (noted)	Uncommon	19,935–24,365
	Mahogany plank	270–330 (noted)	Rare	251,910–307,890
	Blurberry Special	1	Very rare	8,323
	Cheese+tom batta	1	Very rare	381
	Vecna skull	1	Rare	189,188
	Hazelmere's signet ring	1	Very rare	2,138,409,151
	Brawling gloves (Melee)	1	Very rare	Not sold
	Brawling gloves (Magic)	1	Very rare	Not sold
	Brawling gloves (Ranged)	1	Very rare	Not sold
	Brawling gloves (Agility)	1	Very rare	Not sold
	Brawling gloves (Cooking)	1	Very rare	Not sold
	Brawling gloves (FM)	1	Very rare	Not sold
	Brawling gloves (Fishing)	1	Very rare	Not sold
	Brawling gloves (Hunter)	1	Very rare	Not sold
	Brawling gloves (Mining)	1	Very rare	Not sold
	Brawling gloves (Prayer)	1	Very rare	Not sold
	Brawling gloves (Smithing)	1	Very rare	Not sold
	Brawling gloves (Thieving)	1	Very rare	Not sold
	Brawling gloves (WC)	1	Very rare	Not sold
	Crystal triskelion fragment 1	1	Very rare	Not sold
	Crystal triskelion fragment 2	1	Very rare	Not sold
	Crystal triskelion fragment 3	1	Very rare	Not sold

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
	Key token	1	Rare	Not sold
	Mimic kill token	1	Very rare	4,942

Trivia

• The aquanite was announced by Jagex in a Guaranteed Content poll on 17 June 2009. The poll asked players which name for the new monster they preferred: Aquanite, Gilidrixon, Amphibrath, Lanterwyn, or Anglibian. All of the names were suggested by players on the RuneScape Forums thread "Name A Slayer Creature" in "Suggestions - Monster and NPC". The name Aquanite won the Guaranteed Content Poll over Gilidrixon by 159 votes.
• Previously, Kuradal could not assign Aquanites as a task. However, with the Shattered Heart update on 3 March 2010, the ability to be assigned Aquanites can be purchased for 50 Slayer points.
• The examine text is a reference to the anglerfish in the movie Finding Nemo.
• It has frog-like webbed feet, a bioluminescent light hanging from its forehead like that of an Anglerfish, and a head with whiskers like a catfish; showcasing the real life influence in designing the creature.
• On 9 November 2015, a patch increased aquanite's life points from 3,400 to 7,000 and increased their max hit from 390 to 652.
• As of 1 February 2018, the highest kill count for this monster was 742,508 kills.
  • This had increased to 984,000 by 6 May 2018.