Lava strykewyrm

For the Dragonkin Laboratory monster, see Lava strykewyrm (Dragonkin Laboratory).

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Lava strykewyrm
Release																				16 February 2015 (Update)
Members																				Yes
Actions																				Investigate, Attack, Examine
Race																				Strykewyrm
Examine																				It's made of pure fire.
Combat info
Combat level																				115
Life points																				30,000
Aggressive
Poisonous
Combat experience
XP																				1,200
XP																				1,872
XP																				396
XP (2H/MH/OH)																				72 / 48 / 24
Slayer info
Level																				94
Assignment																				Lava strykewyrms, Strykewyrms
Master
Offensive
Max hit
1,788															1,152															1,152															Varies
Style																														Rate
																														4 ticks (2.4s)
Combat levels
85																				85																				85
Accuracy
2,178																				2,178																				2,178
Defensive
Armour																				Weakness															Susceptible
1,924										80
Base hit chance
-															55															55															55
Immunities
Immune															Immune															Immune															Not immune
Advanced data
NPC ID															20630
Links															bestiary • MRND
FAQ • doc

Lava strykewyrms are strykewyrms found in the Wilderness, south of the Lava Maze, residing in level 34-41 Wilderness. They require level 94 Slayer to kill and can be assigned by Kuradal, Morvran, Mandrith, or Laniakea. Unlike their other cousins where a slayer task is required to harm them, lava strykewyrms can be killed off-task. This is due to the dangers of the Wilderness, and as such these strykewyrms already sense the killing intents of those who would disturb them. However, killing them off-task greatly reduces the chances of obtaining wyrm components. They are a reincarnation of the original WildyWyrms.

Lava strykewyrms can drop wyrm spikes, scalps and hearts, which can be used with abyssal whips, dark bows, or staves of light respectively to create the lava whip, strykebow, and the staff of darkness. They also drop searing ashes, which give 200 Prayer experience upon scattering, and are also used to create Aggression potions.

If the player is killing lava strykewyrms for a Slayer assignment 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 lava strykewyrms as a Slayer task. These experience bonuses are multiplicative with one another, meaning the player may gain 44% extra Slayer experience when benefitting from both. Completing a special slayer contract rewards the player with a choice of coins or combat experience.

Killing lava strykewyrms can be extremely profitable, as their ashes are currently worth 67,080 coins each due to their high demand for prayer training and use in aggression potions and aggroverloads, with a small supply due to the dangers of the Wilderness. Outside of the ashes and unique drops, lava strykewyrms also have a generous drop table. Though be wary, as they are located in moderately deep Wilderness.

If players do not wish to go to the wilderness to kill lava strykewyrms for a slayer task, some special lava strykewyrms can be found in the Dragonkin Laboratory, where there is less risk compared to the wilderness. However, these lava strykewyrms have a less generous drop table than their wilderness counterparts, and don't drop searing ashes, wyrm spikes, wyrm scalps or wyrm hearts. Furthermore, these lava strykewyrms do not count for slayer tasks assigned by Mandrith; they must be killed in the wilderness to count for his tasks.

Lava strykewyrms cannot be placed in the Sunken Pyramid - attempting to do so will state that it requires a volcanic environment to survive.

Locations

Location	Levels	Members	Spawns	Map
South of the Lava Maze (level 34-41 Wilderness)	115		12	Maplink

Mechanics

Main article: Lava strykewyrm/Strategies

Drops

Drop rates estimated based on 34,868 kills from the Drop Log Project, unless otherwise cited.

The average Lava strykewyrm kill is worth 101,971 coins.

100%

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE Price	High Alch
	Searing ashes	1	Always	67,080	1

Charms

Nothing	3	3	3	3
6–7%	0.9–1.4%	4–5%	29–31%	57–59%
Represents a 90% confidence range based on a sample of 4,838 kills. 3 items are dropped at a time. Add data to the log (requires JavaScript).

Main drops

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE Price	High Alch
	Medium plated rune salvage	1	1/24	22,321	24,000
	Large bladed rune salvage	1	1/12	30,316	32,000
	Huge plated rune salvage	1	1/36	38,760	40,000
	Wild arrow	50–70	4/37	4,450-6,230	9,000-12,600
	Dragon bolts (e)	50–100	7/120	16,050-32,100	31,850-63,700
	Onyx bolts (e)	25	1/160	178,700	225,000
	Uncut diamond	1	5/64	743	120
	Uncut dragonstone	1	3/64	5,374	600
	Gold stone spirit	10–20	1/12	3,440-6,880	Not alchemisable
	Adamantite stone spirit	8–20	1/40	352-880	Not alchemisable
	Runite stone spirit	2	1/76	2,756	Not alchemisable
	Yew logs	25 (noted)	1/24	6,900	2,400
	Magic logs	12–25 (noted)	1/24	6,228-12,975	2,304-4,800
	Black dragonhide	7–11 (noted)	1/36	11,508-18,084	336-528
	Fury shark	1	1/35	300	300
	Weapon poison (2)	1	1/108	795	57
	Saradomin brew (2)	1	1/108	2,659	90
	Zamorak brew (2)	1	1/108	552	90
	Super attack (2)	1	1/108	1,074	81
	Super strength (2)	1	1/108	2,284	99
	Super magic potion (2)	1	1/108	5,534	120
	Super ranging potion (2)	1	1/108	8,099	129
	Super defence (2)	1	1/108	4,922	118
	Antipoison (2)	1	1/108	220	129
	Coins	10,000–25,000	1/8	10,000-25,000	10,000-25,000
	Searing ashes	5 (noted)	5/92	335,400	5
	Rare drop table	1	1/120	Not sold	Not alchemisable

Tertiary drops

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE Price	High Alch
	Wyrm spike	1	1/12288	8,721,346	72,000
	Wyrm heart	1	1/12288	28,681,032	72,000
	Wyrm scalp	1	1/12288	20,333,149	72,000
	Sealed clue scroll (hard)	1	10/1024	1	1
	Sealed clue scroll (elite)	1	5/1024	1	1
	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	1	Very rare	Not sold	Not alchemisable
	Wilderness shared loot 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 Coins 50 Common 50 50 Uncut sapphire 1 Common 414 15 Uncut emerald 1 Common 271 30 Uncut ruby 1 Common 364 60 Uncut diamond 1 Common 743 120 Uncut diamond 45–55 (noted) Rare 33,435-40,865 5,400-6,600 Uncut dragonstone (m) 1 Uncommon 5,374 600 Uncut dragonstone (m) 45–55 (noted) Rare 241,830-295,570 27,000-33,000 Loop half of a key (m) 1 Common 9,849 1 Tooth half of a key (m) 1 Common 10,654 1 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 57,376 60,000 Off-hand dragon longsword (m) 1 Common 57,020 60,000 Dragon spear (m) 1 Rare 34,243 37,440 Battlestaff (m) 180–220 (noted) Rare 658,440-804,760 756,000-924,000 Rune javelin 5 Rare 940 1,870 Huge plated rune salvage 1 Uncommon 38,760 40,000 Huge plated rune salvage 18–22 (noted) Rare 697,680-852,720 720,000-880,000 Shield left half (m) 1 Rare 62,948 66,000 Dragon helm (m) 1 Uncommon 58,022 60,000 Rune arrowheads 113–137 Common 20,001-24,249 678-822 Onyx bolts (m) 135–165 Very rare 887,625-1,084,875 1,104,165-1,349,535 Water talisman 68–82 (noted) Rare 34,884-42,066 136-164 Earth talisman 68–82 (noted) Rare 13,396-16,154 136-164 Raw lobster 135–165 (noted) Common 53,325-65,175 22,950-28,050 Raw shark (m) 225–275 (noted) Uncommon 158,400-193,600 40,500-49,500 Big bones 68–82 (noted) Uncommon 15,368-18,532 68-82 Dragon bones 180–220 (noted) Rare 564,840-690,360 180-220 Drakolith stone spirit 25–35 Uncommon 4,575-6,405 Not alchemisable Necrite stone spirit 2 Common 500 Not alchemisable Phasmatite stone spirit 25–30 Uncommon 5,525-6,630 Not alchemisable Phasmatite stone spirit 2 Common 442 Not alchemisable Necrite stone spirit 25–30 Rare 6,250-7,500 Not alchemisable Runite stone spirit 3 Common 4,134 Not alchemisable Orichalcite stone spirit 25–35 Rare 4,075-5,705 Not alchemisable Lantadyme seed (m) 14–16 Uncommon 14,770-16,880 532-608 Dwarf weed seed (m) 14–16 Uncommon 21,602-24,688 532-608 Magic seed (m) 4 Uncommon 155,856 1,012 Palm tree seed (m) 10 Rare 28,830 1,520 Grimy torstol (m) 90–110 (noted) Uncommon 375,390-458,810 90-110 Grimy snapdragon (m) 90–110 (noted) Uncommon 176,310-215,490 90-110 Super restore (4) (m) 45–55 (noted) Uncommon 133,470-163,130 8,100-9,900 Prayer potion (4) 45–55 (noted) Uncommon 433,035-529,265 5,130-6,270 Flax 450–550 (noted) Common 42,300-51,700 1,350-1,650 Molten glass (m) 45–55 (noted) Common 46,395-56,705 45-55 Soft clay 450–550 (noted) Uncommon 538,200-657,800 450-550 Yew logs 68–82 (noted) Uncommon 18,768-22,632 6,528-7,872 Yew logs 675–825 (noted) Rare 186,300-227,700 64,800-79,200 Teak plank (m) 45–55 (noted) Uncommon 22,275-27,225 13,500-16,500 Mahogany plank (m) 270–330 (noted) Rare 450,090-550,110 243,000-297,000 Brawling gloves (Melee) (m) 1 Very rare 30,000 30,000 Brawling gloves (Magic) (m) 1 Very rare 30,000 30,000 Brawling gloves (Ranged) (m) 1 Very rare 30,000 30,000 Brawling gloves (Agility) (m) 1 Very rare 30,000 30,000 Brawling gloves (Cooking) (m) 1 Very rare 30,000 30,000 Brawling gloves (FM) (m) 1 Very rare 30,000 30,000 Brawling gloves (Fishing) (m) 1 Very rare 30,000 30,000 Brawling gloves (Hunter) (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 (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 Vecna skull (m) 1 Very rare 292,780 6,000 Cheese+tom batta (m) 1 Very rare 581 1 Blurberry Special (m) 1 Very rare 18,251 18 Hazelmere's signet ring (m) 1 Very rare 2,147,483,647 300,000

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 1 Rare 46,036 48,000 Adrenaline crystal 5–15 (noted) Uncommon 30,365-91,095 12,000-36,000 Preserved meat 1 Common Not sold Not alchemisable Fremennik equipment patch 1 Uncommon 3,018 Not alchemisable Ancient warriors' equipment patch 1 Very rare 1,426,348 Not alchemisable Revenant drop enhancer 1 Rare Not sold Not alchemisable Bloodweed seed 1–3 Uncommon 81,078-243,234 38-114 Brawling gloves (Agility) 1 Very rare 30,000 30,000 Brawling gloves (Cooking) 1 Very rare 30,000 30,000 Brawling gloves (Fishing) 1 Very rare 30,000 30,000 Brawling gloves (FM) 1 Very rare 30,000 30,000 Brawling gloves (Hunter) 1 Very rare 30,000 30,000 Brawling gloves (Magic) 1 Very rare 30,000 30,000 Brawling gloves (Melee) 1 Very rare 30,000 30,000 Brawling gloves (Mining) 1 Very rare 30,000 30,000 Brawling gloves (Prayer) 1 Very rare 30,000 30,000 Brawling gloves (Ranged) 1 Very rare 30,000 30,000 Brawling gloves (Smithing) 1 Very rare 30,000 30,000 Brawling gloves (Thieving) 1 Very rare 30,000 30,000 Brawling gloves (WC) 1 Very rare 30,000 30,000

Universal drops

Universal drops are dropped by nearly every monster and skilling action 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	41,387	Not alchemisable

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!

• patch 6 January 2020 (Update):
  • Corrected some task-specific loot script that didn't always check against all NPCs' Slayer categories (Revenant dark beast counts as a revenant, a ghost and a dark beast for this purpose, for example)

• patch 14 November 2016 (Update):
  • Lava strykewyrms will no longer reduce damage taken for the first 10 seconds.

• ninja 2 March 2015 (Update):
  • Anticipation and Freedom now prevents lava strykewyrms from dragging the player towards them.
  • Lava strykewyrms now drop new level 85 wild arrows to pair with a strykebow.
  • Players can now retaliate instantly against another player while fighting a strykewyrm. The strykewyrm will also stop attacking.
  • Lava strykewyrms now give more Slayer experience per kill.
  • Searing ashes now grant 200xp when scattered.
  • The Wildywyrm's chance of spawning has been greatly increased.

• update 16 February 2015 (Update):
  • Added to game.

Trivia

• Lava strykewyrms were originally supposed to be placed between the Lava Maze and Red Dragon Isle, but they were eventually moved south-west of the Lava Maze following complaints about being in a deep multi-combat area and near a potentially active Wilderness Warbands camp.
• Initially, lava strykewyrms gave 1404 slayer experience per kill when assigned for a task. This was changed due to player complaints on the dangers of the Wilderness, their damaging attacks and the 50% damage reduction for 10 seconds at the beginning of the fight (which was also later removed), and they now give more Slayer experience than combat experience.
• There was a glitch where if a player was assigned lava strykewyrms, even though the slayer master said "lava strykewyrms", players who quickchatted/blocked the task said WildyWyrms instead. This has since been fixed.
• Prior to the Patch Notes on 2 March 2015, a player in combat with a lava strykewyrm would be unable to retaliate if attacked by another player. Additionally, neither Anticipate nor Freedom would be able to prevent the pull of a Lava strykewyrm's burrow attack.
• Sometimes, a glitch can occur where the wyrm will stop attacking the player for a few seconds. This is due to the lava strykewyrm attempting to use its burrow attack but unable to as the player is too far to be dragged/the strykewyrm cannot burst from that location.
• As of 1 February 2018, the highest kill count for this monster was 29,997 kills.
  • This had not increased by 6 May 2018.
• Interestingly, while a wyrm is attempting to burrow underneath the player, it displays a weakness to crush despite being unable to be attacked during this attack.