Cockatrice

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Cockatrice are Slayer monsters that require level 25 Slayer to kill. They frequently drop limpwurt roots, which are their main food source and used in the Herblore skill, and rarely drop the Cockatrice head, which can be brought to the Taxidermist in Canifis and stuffed for 2,000 gp. Wearing the Mask of Stone doubles the drop rate.

In the quest Fur 'n Seek, cockatrice skin must be collected and cleaned for the Odd Old Man.

Locations[edit | edit source]

Protective equipment[edit | edit source]

Equipment is necessary to avoid the stat-draining attack of the cockatrice. Any of the following can be used:

The Slayer helmet does not defend against this attack.

Players without level 20 Defence will not be assigned a cockatrice Slayer assignment. Once per day, players can force a cockatrice Slayer assignment by talking to Mazchna whilst wearing the Mask of Stone or Helm of Petrification.

Strengths and weaknesses[edit | edit source]

Cockatrices in the Fremennik Slayer Dungeon.

Cockatrice have a special stat-draining attack, which they use if the player is not wearing protective equipment. It will shoot out beams from its eyes, quickly reducing Attack, Strength, Defence, Ranged, Magic, Agility, and Summoning to dangerously low levels (1/4 of the player's original levels, e.g. 15/60) and causes rapid damage for up to 110 life points per hit (it does more damage with higher levels). These beams always hit a fixed amount. This is why a mirror shield is necessary. Use a restore or super restore potion to recover from these effects.

If the player is protected, however, they fight using standard melee and ranged attacks. They have few life points and do not hit substantially. Their attack speed is the same as a scimitar or mace. They are weak against crush attacks, although any melee weapon will suffice.

Drops[edit | edit source]

Drop rates estimated based on 13,353 kills from the Drop Log Project, unless otherwise cited.

The average Cockatrice kill is worth 1,652 coins.

100% drop[edit | edit source]

Charms[edit | edit source]

Nothing
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89%2%7–8%1%0.2–0.3%
Represents a 90% confidence range based on a sample of 61,854 kills.
1 item is dropped at a time.
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Main drop[edit | edit source]

Tertiary drops[edit | edit source]

  1. ^ Only during Fur 'n Seek.
  2. ^ When wearing the Helm of Petrification or the Mask of Stone the droprate for this item is 1/500

Rare drop table[edit | edit source]

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.png Rare drop table:
Rare drop table
Item Quantity Rarity GE price High alch value
Coins_250.png: RS3 Cockatrice drops Coins with rarity Common in quantity 250-500Coins250–500Common250–500High Level Alchemy icon.png250–500
Coins_25.png: RS3 Cockatrice drops Coins with rarity Common in quantity 50Coins50Common[d 1]50High Level Alchemy icon.png50
Uncut sapphire.png: RS3 Cockatrice drops Uncut sapphire with rarity Common in quantity 1Uncut sapphire1Common51615
Uncut emerald.png: RS3 Cockatrice drops Uncut emerald with rarity Common in quantity 1Uncut emerald1Common34230
Uncut ruby.png: RS3 Cockatrice drops Uncut ruby with rarity Common in quantity 1Uncut ruby1Common39060
Uncut diamond.png: RS3 Cockatrice drops Uncut diamond with rarity Common in quantity 1Uncut diamond1Common901120
Uncut diamond.png: RS3 Cockatrice drops Uncut diamond with rarity Rare in quantity 45-55 (noted)Uncut diamond45–55 (noted)Rare40,545–49,5555,400–6,600
Uncut dragonstone.png: RS3 Cockatrice drops Uncut dragonstone with rarity Uncommon in quantity 1Uncut dragonstone (m)1Uncommon5,946600
Uncut dragonstone.png: RS3 Cockatrice drops Uncut dragonstone with rarity Rare in quantity 45-55 (noted)Uncut dragonstone (m)45–55 (noted)Rare267,570–327,03027,000–33,000
Loop half of a key.png: RS3 Cockatrice drops Loop half of a key with rarity Common in quantity 1Loop half of a key (m)1Common9,0441
Tooth half of a key.png: RS3 Cockatrice drops Tooth half of a key with rarity Common in quantity 1Tooth half of a key (m)1Common9,0731
Crystal triskelion fragment 1.png: RS3 Cockatrice drops Crystal triskelion fragment 1 with rarity Very rare in quantity 1Crystal triskelion fragment 1 (m)1Very rare[d 2]Not soldNot alchemisable
Crystal triskelion fragment 2.png: RS3 Cockatrice drops Crystal triskelion fragment 2 with rarity Very rare in quantity 1Crystal triskelion fragment 2 (m)1Very rare[d 2]Not soldNot alchemisable
Crystal triskelion fragment 3.png: RS3 Cockatrice drops Crystal triskelion fragment 3 with rarity Very rare in quantity 1Crystal triskelion fragment 3 (m)1Very rare[d 2]Not soldNot alchemisable
Dragon longsword.png: RS3 Cockatrice drops Dragon longsword with rarity Common in quantity 1Dragon longsword (m)1Common57,38660,000
Off-hand dragon longsword.png: RS3 Cockatrice drops Off-hand dragon longsword with rarity Common in quantity 1Off-hand dragon longsword (m)1Common57,26260,000
Dragon spear.png: RS3 Cockatrice drops Dragon spear with rarity Rare in quantity 1Dragon spear (m)1Rare35,79337,440
Battlestaff.png: RS3 Cockatrice drops Battlestaff with rarity Rare in quantity 180-220 (noted)Battlestaff (m)180–220 (noted)Rare708,480–865,920756,000–924,000
Rune javelin.png: RS3 Cockatrice drops Rune javelin with rarity Rare in quantity 5Rune javelin5Rare9301,870
Huge plated rune salvage.png: RS3 Cockatrice drops Huge plated rune salvage with rarity Uncommon in quantity 1Huge plated rune salvage1Uncommon38,27740,000
Huge plated rune salvage.png: RS3 Cockatrice drops Huge plated rune salvage with rarity Rare in quantity 18-22 (noted)Huge plated rune salvage18–22 (noted)Rare688,986–842,094720,000–880,000
Shield left half.png: RS3 Cockatrice drops Shield left half with rarity Rare in quantity 1Shield left half (m)1Rare76,34466,000
Dragon helm.png: RS3 Cockatrice drops Dragon helm with rarity Uncommon in quantity 1Dragon helm (m)1Uncommon58,07860,000
Rune arrowheads.png: RS3 Cockatrice drops Rune arrowheads with rarity Common in quantity 113-137Rune arrowheads113–137Common23,730–28,770678–822
Onyx bolts.png: RS3 Cockatrice drops Onyx bolts with rarity Very rare in quantity 135-165Onyx bolts (m)135–165Very rare833,490–1,018,7101,104,165–1,349,535
Water talisman.png: RS3 Cockatrice drops Water talisman with rarity Rare in quantity 68-82 (noted)Water talisman68–82 (noted)Rare51,612–62,238136–164
Earth talisman.png: RS3 Cockatrice drops Earth talisman with rarity Rare in quantity 68-82 (noted)Earth talisman68–82 (noted)Rare13,396–16,154136–164
Raw lobster.png: RS3 Cockatrice drops Raw lobster with rarity Common in quantity 135-165 (noted)Raw lobster135–165 (noted)Common52,920–64,68022,950–28,050
Raw shark.png: RS3 Cockatrice drops Raw shark with rarity Uncommon in quantity 225-275 (noted)Raw shark (m)225–275 (noted)Uncommon181,800–222,20040,500–49,500
Big bones.png: RS3 Cockatrice drops Big bones with rarity Uncommon in quantity 68-82 (noted)Big bones68–82 (noted)Uncommon31,008–37,39268–82
Dragon bones.png: RS3 Cockatrice drops Dragon bones with rarity Rare in quantity 180-220 (noted)Dragon bones180–220 (noted)Rare620,100–757,900180–220
Drakolith stone spirit.png: RS3 Cockatrice drops Drakolith stone spirit with rarity Uncommon in quantity 25-35Drakolith stone spirit25–35Uncommon6,125–8,575Not alchemisable
Necrite stone spirit.png: RS3 Cockatrice drops Necrite stone spirit with rarity Common in quantity 2Necrite stone spirit2Common574Not alchemisable
Phasmatite stone spirit.png: RS3 Cockatrice drops Phasmatite stone spirit with rarity Uncommon in quantity 25-30Phasmatite stone spirit25–30Uncommon6,425–7,710Not alchemisable
Phasmatite stone spirit.png: RS3 Cockatrice drops Phasmatite stone spirit with rarity Common in quantity 2Phasmatite stone spirit2Common514Not alchemisable
Necrite stone spirit.png: RS3 Cockatrice drops Necrite stone spirit with rarity Rare in quantity 25-30Necrite stone spirit25–30Rare7,175–8,610Not alchemisable
Runite stone spirit.png: RS3 Cockatrice drops Runite stone spirit with rarity Common in quantity 3Runite stone spirit3Common3,021Not alchemisable
Orichalcite stone spirit.png: RS3 Cockatrice drops Orichalcite stone spirit with rarity Rare in quantity 25-35Orichalcite stone spirit25–35Rare5,575–7,805Not alchemisable
Lantadyme seed.png: RS3 Cockatrice drops Lantadyme seed with rarity Uncommon in quantity 14-16Lantadyme seed (m)14–16Uncommon12,922–14,768532–608
Dwarf weed seed.png: RS3 Cockatrice drops Dwarf weed seed with rarity Uncommon in quantity 14-16Dwarf weed seed (m)14–16Uncommon52,136–59,584532–608
Magic seed.png: RS3 Cockatrice drops Magic seed with rarity Uncommon in quantity 4Magic seed (m)4Uncommon163,4521,012
Palm tree seed.png: RS3 Cockatrice drops Palm tree seed with rarity Rare in quantity 10Palm tree seed (m)10Rare33,7801,520
Grimy torstol.png: RS3 Cockatrice drops Grimy torstol with rarity Uncommon in quantity 90-110 (noted)Grimy torstol (m)90–110 (noted)Uncommon256,770–313,83090–110
Grimy snapdragon.png: RS3 Cockatrice drops Grimy snapdragon with rarity Uncommon in quantity 90-110 (noted)Grimy snapdragon (m)90–110 (noted)Uncommon115,920–141,68090–110
Super restore (4).png: RS3 Cockatrice drops Super restore (4) with rarity Uncommon in quantity 45-55 (noted)Super restore (4) (m)45–55 (noted)Uncommon149,895–183,2058,100–9,900
Prayer potion (4).png: RS3 Cockatrice drops Prayer potion (4) with rarity Uncommon in quantity 45-55 (noted)Prayer potion (4)45–55 (noted)Uncommon394,920–482,6805,130–6,270
Flax.png: RS3 Cockatrice drops Flax with rarity Common in quantity 450-550 (noted)Flax450–550 (noted)Common44,100–53,9001,350–1,650
Molten glass.png: RS3 Cockatrice drops Molten glass with rarity Common in quantity 45-55 (noted)Molten glass (m)45–55 (noted)Common44,820–54,78045–55
Soft clay.png: RS3 Cockatrice drops Soft clay with rarity Uncommon in quantity 450-550 (noted)Soft clay450–550 (noted)Uncommon893,700–1,092,300450–550
Yew logs.png: RS3 Cockatrice drops Yew logs with rarity Uncommon in quantity 68-82 (noted)Yew logs68–82 (noted)Uncommon26,724–32,2266,528–7,872
Yew logs.png: RS3 Cockatrice drops Yew logs with rarity Rare in quantity 675-825 (noted)Yew logs675–825 (noted)Rare265,275–324,22564,800–79,200
Teak plank.png: RS3 Cockatrice drops Teak plank with rarity Uncommon in quantity 45-55 (noted)Teak plank (m)45–55 (noted)Uncommon34,785–42,51513,500–16,500
Mahogany plank.png: RS3 Cockatrice drops Mahogany plank with rarity Rare in quantity 270-330 (noted)Mahogany plank (m)270–330 (noted)Rare518,130–633,270243,000–297,000
Vecna skull.png: RS3 Cockatrice drops Vecna skull with rarity Very rare in quantity 1Vecna skull (m)1Very rare[d 3][d 4]807,0726,000
Cheese+tom batta.png: RS3 Cockatrice drops Cheese+tom batta with rarity Very rare in quantity 1Cheese+tom batta (m)1Very rare[d 5]6081
Blurberry Special.png: RS3 Cockatrice drops Blurberry Special with rarity Very rare in quantity 1Blurberry Special (m)1Very rare[d 6]16,70118
Hazelmere's signet ring.png: RS3 Cockatrice drops Hazelmere's signet ring with rarity Very rare in quantity 1Hazelmere's signet ring (m)1Very rare[d 7]2,147,483,647300,000
  1. ^ Replaces members' only drops in free-to-play.
  2. ^ a b c Triskelion fragments are dropped in order.
  3. ^ a b Jagex. Mod Timbo's Twitter account. 19 January 2018. (Archived from the original on 22 January 2019.) Mod Timbo: "1/1280 if you hit the RDT, requires T4 luck to be worn in order to get a hold of it. Of course there are tons of different ways to access the RDT so it changes massively depending on what you're fighting, what you're wearing etc."
  4. ^ Vecna skull requires tier 4 luck. Chance is 1/1,280 per roll of the rare drop table with the tier 4 luck requirement.[d 3]
  5. ^ Cheese+tom batta indicates a roll for Hazelmere's signet ring without tier 4 luck.
  6. ^ Blurberry Special indicates a failed 1/10 roll for Hazelmere's signet ring with tier 4 luck.
  7. ^ Hazelmere's signet ring requires tier 4 luck. Rarer than the Vecna skull.

Universal drops[edit | edit source]

Universal drops are dropped by nearly every monster and skilling action outside of Daemonheim.
These items are dropped alongside main drops.

Achievement[edit | edit source]

Graphical updates[edit | edit source]

Update history[edit | edit source]

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!
  • patch 3 July 2017 (Update):
    • Cockatrices now attack correctly.
  • patch 1 November 2014 (Update):
    • Cockatrices once again deal the correct amount of damage.
  • patch 9 July 2013 (Update):
    • The cockatrice drain special attack is now more responsive, allowing a player to use the special as soon as the player enters combat with a target.
  • patch 13 March 2012 (Update):
    • Cockatrices and basilisks are no longer given as Slayer assignments to players with less than 20 Defence.
  • patch 6 October 2010 (Update):
    • Corrected a message to work with all types of cockatrice.
  • patch 10 February 2009 (Update):
    • The cockatrice's chathead has been resized to properly fit the chat window.

References[edit | edit source]