Greater demons are commonly fought monsters that can be assigned by Slayer masters. They are well known for their rune full helm drop, as well as hard clue scrolls. They can be safe-spotted with Ranged or Magic in the Chasm of Fire as there are many pillars there. Another safe-spot is in Entrana Dungeon behind the burnt corpses (use second square south of the stalagmite and two squares away from the sitting burnt corpse). Finally, they can be safe-spotted by standing at the easternmost piece of land in their spawn area in the Brimhaven Dungeon. Also, the Catacombs of Kourend has an easy safespot; stand under an arch which divides the area where the Greater Demons can be found.
Note: K'ril Tsutsaroth, the Zamorakian general in the God Wars Dungeon, is a greater demon. Therefore, the Slayer helmet boost works against him if you are on task.
Locations
Greater demons can be found at these locations:
- Chasm of Fire (slayer-task only)
- Wilderness (Demonic Ruins and underground Lava Maze)
- Brimhaven Dungeon
- Entrana Dungeon
- Ogre Enclave
- Catacombs of Kourend (Levels 100, 101, and 113)
Free-to-play strategy
The only place free-to-play players can kill greater demons is in the Demonic Ruins. Since this is a multicombat area in high-level Wilderness, there is a high risk of getting killed by other players. Because of that, the best strategy to kill these is to bring as few items as possible.
To do that, first train your Prayer level to 43 to use Protect from Melee. Since the Ruins slowly restore your prayer, you can use this prayer permanently without draining your prayer points. Simply bring a weapon (for example Silverlight) and an Amulet of strength or Amulet of power, and bring nothing else. That way, your damage per second is still maximized, but you don't risk losing your items.
Alternatively, bring a weapon and Monk's robe top, monk's robe bottom and a holy symbol, which allows you to use either Superhuman Strength or Improved Reflexes in combination with Protect from Melee without draining any prayer points, for a 10% strength or accuracy boost.
Drops
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Item Quantity Rarity GE market price Ashes 1 Always 72
Weapons and armour
Item Quantity Rarity GE market price Steel axe 1 Common 26 Steel battleaxe 1 Common 164 Steel 2h sword 1 Common 374 Adamant platelegs 1 Uncommon 3,506 Rune full helm 1 Rare (1/128) 20,588 Mithril kiteshield 1 Rare (1/128) 1,044
Runes
Item Quantity Rarity GE market price Fire rune 37; 75 Common 185–375 Chaos rune 12; 15 Uncommon 1,068–1,335 Death rune 5 Uncommon 1,015
Other
Item Quantity Rarity GE market price Coins 11; 44; 132; 220; 460 Common Not sold Gold bar 1 Uncommon 46 Tuna 1 Uncommon 43 Looting bag 1 Uncommon (1/30)[1] Not sold Ensouled demon head 1 Uncommon (1/40) 6,602 Slayer's enchantment 1 Uncommon [2] 1,661 Mysterious emblem 1 Rare (1/111.5)[2] 68,122 Thread 10 Rare 80 Clue scroll (hard) 1 Rare [3] Not sold Ancient shard 1 Rare (1/256.66)[4] Not sold Dark totem base 1 Rare (1/385)[4] Not sold Dark totem middle 1 Rare (1/385)[4] Not sold Dark totem top 1 Rare (1/385)[4] Not sold
- ↑ Only dropped by those found in the Wilderness.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Only dropped by those found in the Wilderness while on a slayer assignment given by Krystilia.
- ↑ Twice as common if a Ring of wealth (i) is worn and fought in the Wilderness.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Only dropped by those found within the Catacombs of Kourend.
Rare drop table
In addition to the drops above, this monster also has access to the rare drop table.
Show/hide rare drop table Item Quantity Rarity GE market price Coins 3,000 Common Not sold Loop half of key 1 Common 10,307 Tooth half of key 1 Common 10,840 Chaos talisman 1 Common 505 Uncut sapphire 1 Common 455 Uncut emerald 1 Uncommon 679 Uncut ruby 1 Uncommon 1,249 Nature talisman 1 Uncommon 744 Steel arrow 150 Uncommon 4,800 Rune arrow 42 Uncommon 2,940 Rune javelin 5 Uncommon 875 Adamant javelin 20 Uncommon 1,220 Runite bar 1 Uncommon 12,368 Nature rune 67 Uncommon 14,539 Law rune 45 Uncommon 7,470 Death rune 45 Uncommon 9,135 Rune battleaxe 1 Uncommon 24,487 Rune 2h sword 1 Uncommon 37,758 Rune sq shield 1 Uncommon 22,459 Silver ore 100 (noted) Uncommon 7,000 Dragonstone 1 Uncommon 11,932 Uncut diamond 1 Rare 2,627 Dragon med helm 1 Rare 58,488 Rune kiteshield 1 Rare 32,015 Rune spear 1 Rare 11,933 Shield left half 1 Rare 65,697 Dragon spear 1 Rare 37,226
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