Salamander

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For the livestock animal, see Salamander (player-owned farm).

Salamanders are versatile, two-handed ranged weapons that act as two-handed crossbows. Salamanders may be obtained through net trapping and must be fuelled using a variety of herb tars made with the Herblore skill.

When you die or drop a salamander it runs away. In contrast, when a beast of burden holding any salamanders is dismissed or dies, the salamanders are dropped on the ground and can be picked up as items instead.

A player holding a Black salamander

Weapon (creature)	Hunter Level	Ranged Level	Damage	Ammo
Green salamander (hunter)	29	30	397	Guam tar
Orange salamander (hunter)	47	50	662	Marrentill tar
Red salamander (hunter)	59	60	795	Tarromin tar
Black salamander (hunter)	67	70	892	Harralander tar

Yellow salamanders may also be caught through the Hunter skill, although these are not kept as a weapon once caught.

The combat bonuses for the weapons are as follows:

Item		Level	Style	Slot	Range	Acc	Damage		Attribute			Style bonus			Price
							Auto	Abil
	Green salamander	30	Bolt		7	454	382.5	432	-	-	-	-	-	-	3,164
	Orange salamander	50	Bolt		7	850	637.5	720	-	-	-	-	-	-	7,573
	Red salamander	60	Bolt		7	1132	765	864	-	-	-	-	-	-	6,553
	Black salamander	70	Bolt		7	1486	892.5	1008	-	-	-	-	-	-	3,913

Salamanders may also be kept as livestock at Anachronia Dinosaur Farm, see Salamander (player-owned farm) for further detail.

Update history

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• patch 8 July 2019 (Update):
  • Increased Salamander tree click box.
  • Salamanders now have a release all option.
  • More Black salamanders and net trap hotspots have been added to the wilderness.
  • A new, high level Yellow salamander has been added into the game. You can find them on the island.

• ninja 11 April 2016 (Update):
  • Salamander tar production now uses the current pestle & mortar animation.

• patch 2 February 2015 (Update):
  • Dragging salamanders from the Worn Equipment screen will now release them as expected.

• patch 4 December 2012 (Update):
  • Salamanders can now be sheathed.

• patch 17 January 2011 (Update):
  • These weapons have had their wield and attack animations updated.

• patch 10 January 2011 (Update):
  • Attacking with a salamander's magic attack no longer claims every hit is a max hit.

• patch 8 April 2009 (Update):
  • Improved the code for salamanders in combat; no behavioural changes that you’ll be able to notice.

• patch 20 January 2009 (Update):
  • The salamanders near the Chaos Altar were occasionally getting stuck near one of the trees, this should no longer occur.

Trivia

• On the 17 January 2011 patch notes, salamanders had their idle animation stance updated.
• When moving around, a salamander becomes a one-handed weapon rather than a two-handed one.
• When salamanders were first released players would purchase them for 12,000 coins to upwards of 65,000 coins depending on the tier.
• When you attack with salamanders, you appear to be pulling their tail.
• When you are in the combat stance with a salamander, it is similar to holding a gun, or anything similar to that matter.