Skeleton thug

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Skeleton thug



Release				3 July 2007 (Update)
Members				Yes
Options				Attack, Examine
Race				Skeleton
Examine				Floats like an anvil, hits like a hammer.

Combat info

Combat level				85
Life points				3,050
Aggressive
Poisonous

Combat experience

XP				152.5
XP				73.6
XP				50.3
XP				13 (two-handed) 6 (one-handed and armour)

Slayer info

Level				1
Assignment				Skeletons
Master				Jacquelyn: 15–25 The Raptor: 95–125 Vannaka: 40–60

Offensive
Max hit

244		0			0			0		0
Style						Rate
						4 ticks (2.4s)
Combat levels

61			1			1			1
Accuracy

1,164			0			0			0
Defensive
Armour				Weakness			Susceptible
1,164	61
Base hit chance

90			60			50			70
Immunities

Not immune			Not immune			Not immune			Not immune
Advanced data

NPC ID			6107
Links			bestiary • MRND

The Skeleton thug can be found wandering around the Ancient Cavern. It is one of the weaker monsters in the Ancient Cavern.

As with all undead, they are weak to the Salve amulet as well as the Salve amulet (e).

Locations

Drops

The average Skeleton thug kill is worth 1,846 coins.

100%

Weapons

Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE price	High Alch
Yew shortbow	1	3/123	1,913	480
Battlestaff	1	1/123	4,819	4,200
Steel knife	10	3/246	1,440	50
Off-hand steel knife	10	3/246	1,520	50
Steel dart	10	1/246	90	60
Off-hand steel dart	10	1/246	100	60

Runes and ammunition

Herbs

There is a 5/123 chance of rolling the herb drop table.

Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE price	High Alch
Grimy guam	1	1/98.4	373	18
Grimy marrentill	1	1/131.2	3,697	1
Grimy tarromin	1	1/174.9	208	1
Grimy harralander	1	1/224.9	4,724	1
Grimy ranarr	1	1/286.3	1,787	1
Grimy irit	1	1/393.6	507	1
Grimy avantoe	1	1/524.8	387	1
Grimy kwuarm	1	1/629.8	5,099	1
Grimy cadantine	1	1/787.2	896	1
Grimy lantadyme	1	1/1,049.6	4,303	1
Grimy dwarf weed	1	1/1,049.6	4,517	1

Spirits

Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE price	High Alch
Coal stone spirit	3	5/123	42	N/A
Silver stone spirit	3	5/123	519	N/A
Gold stone spirit	1	7/123	889	N/A
Adamantite stone spirit	1	2/123	39	N/A
Yew wood spirit	4–5	12/123	300–375	N/A

Salvage

Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE price	High Alch
Medium plated iron salvage	1	13/123	1,160	195
Small bladed steel salvage	1	7/123	3,001	480
Tiny spiky steel salvage	1	5/123	237	240
Tiny blunt steel salvage	1	2/123	1,304	240
Small plated steel salvage	1	1/123	1,434	480
Medium plated steel salvage	1	1/123	2,182	720
Tiny plated mithril salvage	1	1/123	1,444	600
Small plated mithril salvage	1	1/123	1,845	1,200
Medium bladed adamant salvage	1	1/123	4,996	6,000
Medium bladed rune salvage	1	1/123	21,941	24,000

Coins

Other

Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE price	High Alch
Strength mix (2)	1	5/123	96	7
Mithril grapple	2	3/123	23,016	2
Sapphire ring	1	2/123	1,467	540
Ancient page	1	1/32	Not sold	N/A
Sealed clue scroll (medium)	1	1/128	Not sold	N/A

Gem drop table

There is a 2/123 chance of rolling the gem drop table.

Gem and rare drop table

Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE price	High Alch
Coins _(m)	250–500	1/124.95	250–500	250–500
Coins^{[d 1]}	50	1/110.87	50	50
Uncut sapphire	1	1/253.94	315	15
Uncut emerald	1	1/492	367	30
Uncut ruby	1	1/984	365	60
Uncut diamond	1	1/3,936	862	120
Rune javelin _(m)	5	1/1,968	935	1,870
Uncut dragonstone _(m)	1	1/6,997.33–1/6,822.4	5,640	600
Tooth half of a key _(m)	1	1/7,197.26–1/7,057.66	8,281	1
Loop half of a key _(m)	1	1/7,197.26–1/7,057.66	8,543	1
Huge plated rune salvage	1 (noted)	1/100,761.6–1/81,868.8	38,074	40,000
Magic logs _(m)	65–85 (noted)	1/125,952–1/102,336	57,655–75,395	12,480–16,320
Rune arrowheads	110–140	1/125,952–1/102,336	13,640–17,360	660–840
Soft clay _(m)	35–45 (noted)	1/125,952–1/102,336	39,620–50,940	35–45
Small bladed orikalkum salvage _(m)	1 (noted)	1/251,904–1/204,672	48,082	50,000
Catalytic anima stone _(m)	35–45	1/251,904–1/204,672	30,730–39,510	6,300–8,100
Teak plank _(m)	45–55 (noted)	1/251,904–1/204,672	18,900–23,100	13,500–16,500
Dragon bones _(m)	35–45 (noted)	1/251,904–1/204,672	39,830–51,210	35–45
Dragon helm _(m)	1	1/224,538.38–1/182,437.44	58,425	60,000
Dragon longsword _(m)	1	1/810,143.52–1/658,241.61	55,823	60,000
Off-hand dragon longsword _(m)	1	1/810,143.52–1/658,241.61	57,662	60,000
Molten glass _(m)	45–55 (noted)	1/125,952; 0^{[d 2]}	10,800–13,200	45–55
Runite stone spirit _(m)	25–35	1/125,952; 1/118,080; 0^{[d 3]}	44,450–62,230	N/A
Raw lobster _(m)	135–165 (noted)	1/125,952–1/110,208; 0^{[d 4]}	38,745–47,355	22,950–28,050
Shield left half _(m)	1	1/4,030,464–1/3,274,752	70,670	66,000
Dragon spear _(m)	1	1/2,303,122.29–1/1,871,286.86	35,059	37,440
Huge plated rune salvage	18–22 (noted)	1/5,373,952–1/4,366,336	685,332–837,628	720,000–880,000
Yew logs	675–825 (noted)	1/4,030,464–1/3,274,752	462,375–565,125	64,800–79,200
Super restore (4) _(m)	45–55 (noted)	1/2,686,976–1/2,183,168	126,000–154,000	8,100–9,900
Prayer potion (4)	45–55 (noted)	1/2,686,976–1/2,183,168	237,510–290,290	5,130–6,270
Raw rocktail _(m)	180–220 (noted)	1/3,224,371.2–1/2,619,801.6	173,520–212,080	64,800–79,200
Mahogany plank _(m)	270–330 (noted)	1/5,373,952–1/4,366,336	531,090–649,110	243,000–297,000
Magic seed _(m)	3–5	1/8,060,928–1/6,549,504	89,088–148,480	759–1,265
Water talisman	68–82 (noted)	1/10,076,160–1/8,186,880	40,664–49,036	136–164
Battlestaff _(m)	180–220 (noted)	1/10,076,160–1/8,186,880	867,420–1,060,180	756,000–924,000
Hardened dragon bones _(m)	45–55 (noted)	1/8,060,928–1/6,549,504	414,990–507,210	45–55
Onyx bolt tips _(m)	135–165	1/10,076,160–1/8,186,880	1,032,615–1,262,085	729,000–891,000
Ciku seed _(m)	1	1/10,076,160–1/8,186,880	14,541	300
Golden dragonfruit seed _(m)	13–17	1/5,373,952–1/4,366,336	12,428–16,252	3,900–5,100
Uncut diamond	45–55 (noted)	1/3,224,371.2–1/2,619,801.6	38,790–47,410	5,400–6,600
Uncut dragonstone _(m)	45–55 (noted)	1/8,060,928–1/6,549,504	253,800–310,200	27,000–33,000
Soul rune _(m)	450–550	1/10,076,160–1/8,186,880	399,600–488,400	36,900–45,100
Light animica stone spirit _(m)	270–330	1/4,030,464–1/3,274,752	152,010–185,790	N/A
Dark animica stone spirit _(m)	270–330	1/4,030,464–1/3,274,752	146,880–179,520	N/A
Primal stone spirit _(m)	90–150	1/3,838,537.14–1/3,118,811.43	1,068,210–1,780,350	N/A
Crystal key _(m)	9–11 (noted)	1/1,343,488–1/1,091,584	141,372–172,788	9–11
White berries _(m)	67–85 (noted)	1/5,373,952–1/4,366,336	203,881–258,655	402–510
Ectoplasm _(m)	270–330	1/4,030,464–1/3,274,752	283,500–346,500	1,620–1,980
Medium spiky orikalkum salvage _(m)	3–5 (noted)	1/4,030,464–1/3,274,752	218,142–363,570	225,000–375,000
Large blunt necronium salvage _(m)	2 (noted)	1/5,373,952–1/4,366,336	641,318	650,000
Wine of Saradomin _(m)	13–17 (noted)	1/10,076,160–1/8,186,880	420,511–549,899	13–17
Aura refresh _(m)	1	1/3,224,371.2–1/2,619,801.6	Not sold	N/A
Distraction & Diversion reset token (daily) _(m)	1	1/8,060,928–1/6,549,504	Not sold	N/A
Distraction & Diversion reset token (weekly) _(m)	1	1/8,060,928–1/6,549,504	Not sold	N/A
Distraction & Diversion reset token (monthly) _(m)	1	1/8,060,928–1/6,549,504	Not sold	N/A
Vecna skull _(m)	1	1/8,186,880; 0^{[d 5]}	294,249	6,000
Cheese+tom batta _(m)	1	~1/80,609,280–1/70,533,120; 0^{[d 6]}	795	1
Blurberry Special _(m)	1	~1/72,772,266.67; 0^{[d 7]}	49,764	18
Hazelmere's signet ring _(m)	1	~1/654,950,400; 0^{[d 8]}	5,647,648,046	300,000

^ 50 coins replaces members-only drops in free-to-play.
^ Molten glass removed from the drop table with tier 2 luck.
^ Runite stone spirit removed from the drop table with tier 3 luck.
^ Raw lobster removed from the drop table with tier 4 luck.
^ Vecna skull requires tier 4 luck. Without it, coins are dropped instead.
^ Cheese+tom batta dropped only without tier 4 luck. Indicates a roll for Hazelmere's signet ring and Blurberry Special.
^ Blurberry Special requires tier 4 luck. Indicates a failed 1/10 roll for Hazelmere's signet ring.
^ Hazelmere's signet ring requires tier 4 luck.

Graphical updates

Skeleton thug after Unknown date (edit)
Skeleton thug after Unknown date (edit)

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!

update 2 March 2026 (Update):
- Default base hit chances increased:
  - Magic ('weak'): 65 → 70
  - Melee ('same'): 55 → 60
  - Ranged ('strong'): 45 → 50

update 3 July 2007 (Update):
- Added to game.

Trivia

The examine text for this monster is a possible reference to the saying "Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee."

[1] 50 coins replaces members-only drops in free-to-play.

[removedt2-2] Molten glass removed from the drop table with tier 2 luck.

[removedt3-3] Runite stone spirit removed from the drop table with tier 3 luck.

[removedt4-4] Raw lobster removed from the drop table with tier 4 luck.

[5] Vecna skull requires tier 4 luck. Without it, coins are dropped instead.

[6] Cheese+tom batta dropped only without tier 4 luck. Indicates a roll for Hazelmere's signet ring and Blurberry Special.

[7] Blurberry Special requires tier 4 luck. Indicates a failed 1/10 roll for Hazelmere's signet ring.

[8] Hazelmere's signet ring requires tier 4 luck.

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