Hellhound

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Hellhounds are mid- to high-level demons often given as a slayer assignment to mid- to high-level players.

Hellhounds may also be purchased to guard a player's dungeon in the Construction skill (see here).

Hellhounds are primarily killed for gold charms and hard clue scrolls, although more emphasis is put on the latter, having the highest drop rate compared to other monsters which drop them.

Locations[edit | edit source]

Hellhounds in their lair under Taverley.

Strategy[edit | edit source]

Drops[edit | edit source]

Drop rates estimated based on 440,446 kills from the Drop Log Project, unless otherwise cited.

100% drops[edit | edit source]

Charms P2P icon.png[edit | edit source]

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Represents a 90% confidence range based on a sample of 407,457 kills.
1 item is dropped at a time.
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Main drops[edit | edit source]

  1. ^ Only in Kuradal's Dungeon.

Tertiary drops[edit | edit source]

  1. ^ Estimated based on RuneMetrics data of 1,631,999 Hellhounds

Wilderness drop table[edit | edit source]

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.
Skull.png Wilderness shared loot table:
Rare drop table
Item Quantity Rarity GE price High alch value
Wilderness hilt.png: RS3 Hellhound drops Wilderness hilt with rarity Rare in quantity 1Wilderness hilt1Rare47,57648,000
Adrenaline crystal.png: RS3 Hellhound drops Adrenaline crystal with rarity Uncommon in quantity 5-15 (noted)Adrenaline crystal5–15 (noted)Uncommon33,335–100,00512,000–36,000
Preserved meat.png: RS3 Hellhound drops Preserved meat with rarity Common in quantity 1Preserved meat1CommonNot soldNot alchemisable
Fremennik equipment patch.png: RS3 Hellhound drops Fremennik equipment patch with rarity Uncommon in quantity 1Fremennik equipment patch1Uncommon2,937Not alchemisable
Ancient warriors' equipment patch.png: RS3 Hellhound drops Ancient warriors' equipment patch with rarity Very rare in quantity 1Ancient warriors' equipment patch1Very rare609,588Not alchemisable
Revenant drop enhancer.png: RS3 Hellhound drops Revenant drop enhancer with rarity Rare in quantity 1Revenant drop enhancer1RareNot soldNot alchemisable
Bloodweed seed.png: RS3 Hellhound drops Bloodweed seed with rarity Uncommon in quantity 1-3Bloodweed seed1–3Uncommon71,264–213,79238–114
Brawling gloves (Agility).png: RS3 Hellhound drops Brawling gloves (Agility) with rarity Very rare in quantity 1Brawling gloves (Agility)1Very rare30,000High Level Alchemy icon.png30,000
Brawling gloves (Cooking).png: RS3 Hellhound drops Brawling gloves (Cooking) with rarity Very rare in quantity 1Brawling gloves (Cooking)1Very rare30,000High Level Alchemy icon.png30,000
Brawling gloves (Fishing).png: RS3 Hellhound drops Brawling gloves (Fishing) with rarity Very rare in quantity 1Brawling gloves (Fishing)1Very rare30,000High Level Alchemy icon.png30,000
Brawling gloves (FM).png: RS3 Hellhound drops Brawling gloves (FM) with rarity Very rare in quantity 1Brawling gloves (FM)1Very rare30,000High Level Alchemy icon.png30,000
Brawling gloves (Hunter).png: RS3 Hellhound drops Brawling gloves (Hunter) with rarity Very rare in quantity 1Brawling gloves (Hunter)1Very rare30,000High Level Alchemy icon.png30,000
Brawling gloves (Magic).png: RS3 Hellhound drops Brawling gloves (Magic) with rarity Very rare in quantity 1Brawling gloves (Magic)1Very rare30,000High Level Alchemy icon.png30,000
Brawling gloves (Melee).png: RS3 Hellhound drops Brawling gloves (Melee) with rarity Very rare in quantity 1Brawling gloves (Melee)1Very rare30,000High Level Alchemy icon.png30,000
Brawling gloves (Mining).png: RS3 Hellhound drops Brawling gloves (Mining) with rarity Very rare in quantity 1Brawling gloves (Mining)1Very rare30,000High Level Alchemy icon.png30,000
Brawling gloves (Prayer).png: RS3 Hellhound drops Brawling gloves (Prayer) with rarity Very rare in quantity 1Brawling gloves (Prayer)1Very rare30,000High Level Alchemy icon.png30,000
Brawling gloves (Ranged).png: RS3 Hellhound drops Brawling gloves (Ranged) with rarity Very rare in quantity 1Brawling gloves (Ranged)1Very rare30,000High Level Alchemy icon.png30,000
Brawling gloves (Smithing).png: RS3 Hellhound drops Brawling gloves (Smithing) with rarity Very rare in quantity 1Brawling gloves (Smithing)1Very rare30,000High Level Alchemy icon.png30,000
Brawling gloves (Thieving).png: RS3 Hellhound drops Brawling gloves (Thieving) with rarity Very rare in quantity 1Brawling gloves (Thieving)1Very rare30,000High Level Alchemy icon.png30,000
Brawling gloves (WC).png: RS3 Hellhound drops Brawling gloves (WC) with rarity Very rare in quantity 1Brawling gloves (WC)1Very rare30,000High Level Alchemy icon.png30,000

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.

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 6 February 2023 (Update):
    • Updated the appearance of hellhounds by adjusting their roughness and metal spec values.
  • update 1 August 2022 (Update):
    • Hellhounds have been graphically updated.
  • ninja 25 April 2016 (Update):
    • Improved respawn rates for Hellhounds.
  • ninja 23 June 2014 (Update):
    • The graphics and animations for the following NPCs have been revised:
      • Hellhounds
  • patch 5 February 2013 (Update):
    • All Hellhounds (and normal dogs) now utilise the latest sound effects.
  • patch 28 March 2011 (Update):
    • Charm drop rates for this monster have been reverted.
  • patch 10 January 2011 (Update):
    • This monster's animations have been updated to use more than just one of their legs.
  • update 4 June 2007 (Update):
    • Hellhounds have been graphically updated.
  • update 31 January 2005 (Update):
    • We have added more hill giants and hellhounds to cope with the increased demand for these creatures that has been created by the slayer skill. There are now more hellhounds in the Taverley dungeon and some south of the Wilderness axe hut.

Trivia[edit | edit source]

  • Slayer Masters describe hellhounds as "a cross between dogs and demons". They are affected by the powers of silverlight and darklight. Along with the bloodveld, they are the only demons that drop bones rather than ashes.
    • They also don't count when assigned a "dog" slayer task.
  • On 16 June 2009, hellhounds were placed in the Wilderness Crater, making it the first members monster to be made free-to-play. It also broke the record of strongest, non-revenant, free to play monster with its pre-EoC combat level of 122. This title was relinquished to Deadly red spiders after the EoC launch.
  • After the ring of wealth update on 16 March 2011, the charm drop rates of hellhounds and rock lobsters had "gone walkabouts."[1] This caused hellhounds to drop gold charms less frequently. Rather, they seemed to drop blue charms much more often. This was, however, fixed on 28 March as noted in the patch notes of that date.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ^ Mod Sneakman. "Hellhounds Nerf?." 16 March 2011. Recent Updates Forums.