Crawling hand

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This article is about the slayer monster. For other uses, see Crawling hand (disambiguation).

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Crawling hand
Release			26 January 2005 (Update)
Members			No
Examine
Gimme five. Actually, don't.
Combat info
Level			LP			XP			XP
11			200			14.8			4.8
Equipment XP (2H/MH & Armour/OH)
0 / 0 / 0
Aggressive						Poisonous
Slayer
Level			XP			Category
5			7.6			Crawling hands
Assigned by
Offensive
Max hit
32			0			0			0
Style						Rate
						4 ticks (2.4s)
Combat levels
8				0				0
Accuracy
181				0				0
Abilities used
None
Defensive
Armour				Weakness			Susceptible
181		8
Affinities
90			55			45			65
Immunities
Not immune			Not immune			Not immune			Not immune
Advanced data
NPC ID				1648
Links				bestiary • MRND
FAQ • doc

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4 ticks (2.4s)

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Crawling hands are Slayer monsters that require level 5 Slayer to kill, and are the second Slayer monsters that beginning Slayers can kill, the first being gelatinous abominations. They frequently drop gloves and rings, since they are reanimated severed hands. They are also one of the creatures that will sometimes "die" in a perfect form, allowing you to get it stuffed by a taxidermist and mounted in your player-owned house. The stuffed hand along with 5 zeal points can also be exchanged for a creeping hand Summoning pet at Soul Wars.

Players can also kill skeletal hands and zombie hands as part of a crawling hand Slayer task. These monsters yield more slayer and combat experience than crawling hands and have better drops. Skeletal and zombie hands are found in the Meiyerditch Dungeon, which can only be accessed during and after the Legacy of Seergaze quest.

Despite common perception, crawling hands are living, so Salve amulets have no additional effect. Crawling hands can be fought on slayer contracts, giving 9.6 and 11.3 experience on special contracts for the level 11 and level 18 versions, respectively.

Players should use a Mask of Broken Fingers (or its helm variant Helm of the Dead Hand) to kill these, especially when on a slayer assignment, to take advantage of its benefits.

Locations

See also: Crawling hand (Daemonheim)

Location	Levels	Members	Spawns	Map
Taverley Slayer Dungeon	11, 18		11	Maplink
Slayer Tower ground floor[UK]1st floor[US]	11		17	Maplink

Drops

The average Crawling hand kill is worth 592.66 coins.

100% drop

	Item		Quantity	Rarity	GE price	High Alch
	Bones		1	Always	395	0

Charms

Nothing	1	1	1	1
89%	9–10%	0.6–0.7%	0.6–0.7%	0.1–0.2%
Represents a 90% confidence range based on a sample of 64,994 kills. 1 item is dropped at a time. Add data to the log (requires JavaScript).

Main drop

	Item		Quantity	Rarity	GE price	High Alch
	Leather gloves		1	21/128	247	3
	Gloves (grey)		1	2/128	174	390
	Gloves (yellow)		1	2/128	202	390
	Gloves (red)		1	2/128	181	390
	Gloves (teal)		1	2/128	175	390
	Gloves (purple)		1	2/128	183	390
	Gold ring		1	3/128	1,559	210
	Sapphire ring		1	2/128	2,147	540
	Emerald ring		1	2/128	4,224	765
	Coins		4; 5; 8; 50; 312; 442; 472	3/128	4-472	4-472

Tertiary drops

	Item		Quantity	Rarity	GE price	High Alch
	Hand bone (m)		1	Uncommon	0	0
	Crawling hand (item) (m)		1	1/512	600	600
	Starved ancient effigy (m)		1	Very rare	Not sold	Not alchemisable
	Rare drop table		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

Rare drop table

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.

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 826 15 Uncut emerald 1 Common 2,664 30 Uncut ruby 1 Common 2,561 60 Uncut diamond 1 Common 6,864 120 Uncut diamond 45–55 (noted) Rare 308,880-377,520 5,400-6,600 Loop half of a key (m) 1 Common 11,170 0 Tooth half of a key (m) 1 Common 10,896 0 Uncut dragonstone (m) 1 Uncommon 12,601 600 Uncut dragonstone (m) 45–55 (noted) Rare 567,045-693,055 27,000-33,000 Dragon longsword (m) 1 Common 57,630 60,000 Off-hand dragon longsword (m) 1 Common 57,295 60,000 Dragon spear (m) 1 Rare 35,673 37,440 Battlestaff (m) 180–220 (noted) Rare 519,840-635,360 756,000-924,000 Rune javelin 5 Rare 890 1,870 Huge plated rune salvage 1 Uncommon 38,670 40,000 Huge plated rune salvage 18–22 (noted) Rare 696,060-850,740 720,000-880,000 Shield left half (m) 1 Rare 64,683 66,000 Dragon helm (m) 1 Uncommon 58,688 60,000 Rune arrowheads 113–137 Common 15,029-18,221 678-822 Onyx bolts (m) 135–165 Very rare 1,017,360-1,243,440 1,104,165-1,349,535 Water talisman 68–82 (noted) Rare 262,412-316,438 136-164 Earth talisman 68–82 (noted) Rare 12,852-15,498 136-164 Raw lobster 135–165 (noted) Common 50,490-61,710 22,950-28,050 Raw shark (m) 225–275 (noted) Uncommon 531,900-650,100 40,500-49,500 Big bones 68–82 (noted) Uncommon 14,416-17,384 0 Dragon bones 180–220 (noted) Rare 359,280-439,120 0 Drakolith stone spirit (m) 25–35 Uncommon 9,550-13,370 Not alchemisable Necrite stone spirit (m) 2 Common 7,458 Not alchemisable Phasmatite stone spirit (m) 25–30 Uncommon 10,800-12,960 Not alchemisable Phasmatite stone spirit (m) 2 Common 864 Not alchemisable Necrite stone spirit (m) 25–30 Rare 93,225-111,870 Not alchemisable Runite stone spirit 3 Common 1,677 Not alchemisable Orichalcite stone spirit (m) 25–35 Rare 4,600-6,440 Not alchemisable Grimy torstol (m) 90–110 (noted) Uncommon 476,100-581,900 0 Grimy snapdragon (m) 90–110 (noted) Uncommon 151,110-184,690 0 Super restore (4) (m) 45–55 (noted) Uncommon 96,345-117,755 8,100-9,900 Prayer potion (4) 45–55 (noted) Uncommon 183,195-223,905 5,130-6,270 Lantadyme seed (m) 14–16 Uncommon 11,032-12,608 532-608 Dwarf weed seed (m) 14–16 Uncommon 16,786-19,184 532-608 Magic seed (m) 4 Uncommon 173,952 1,012 Palm tree seed (m) 10 Rare 310,670 1,520 Flax 450–550 (noted) Common 42,300-51,700 1,350-1,650 Molten glass (m) 45–55 (noted) Common 35,055-42,845 45-55 Soft clay 450–550 (noted) Uncommon 224,550-274,450 450-550 Yew logs 68–82 (noted) Uncommon 11,900-14,350 6,528-7,872 Yew logs 675–825 (noted) Rare 118,125-144,375 64,800-79,200 Teak plank (m) 45–55 (noted) Uncommon 20,025-24,475 13,500-16,500 Mahogany plank (m) 270–330 (noted) Rare 527,580-644,820 243,000-297,000 Vecna skull (m) 1 Rare 186,139 6,000 Blurberry Special (m) 1 Very rare 11,711 18 Cheese+tom batta (m) 1 Very rare 426 1 Hazelmere's signet ring (m) 1 Very rare 1,286,144,357 300,000 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 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

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	Very rare	8,549	Not alchemisable

Update history

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• patch 9 November 2009 (Update):
  • Crawling hands can now drop purple gloves on occasion.

Trivia

Crawling hands mysteriously spawning at the grand exchange.

• The concept probably originated from the story, "La Main Gauche" from French author Guy de Maupassant. This theory is backed up by the ability to display the hand in one's home, as in the story. Another possible origin might be the wallmasters/floormasters from the The Legend of Zelda series or Thing from The Addams Family. Another possible inspiration was from the B-movie The Crawling Hand, in which an astronaut burns up and crash lands with his hand being the only surviving part, which becomes animated via radiation, or from Dr. Terror's House of Horrors, in which the protagonist is haunted by the severed, crawling hand of his enemy who committed suicide.
• Their appearance was updated on 5 June 2008.
• The black markings seen on some of the crawling hands is very similar to the appearance of Ash's possessed hand from Evil Dead 2, which he severs with a chainsaw, after which it crawls about on its own.
• All crawling hands seem to be right hands.
• Crawling hands are the lowest level monster that drop the Vecna skull.