Rare drop table

When slain, some monsters have the chance to give loot from the Rare Drop Table instead of loot from their own unique drop table. How these drops are determined is essentially by random chance associated with a table of items that were in some way associated with the various monsters. Each of the items on the table has various statistical values of rarity attached to it. Via a sort of "roll of the dice", a drop is chosen from this table when a creature is slain. For many monsters, one of the "items" on the table of standard drops is actually a trigger that gives a second "roll" on the rare drop table. This second table contains many of the greatly sought after items in the game, often including drops specific only to that monster or class of monster, such as abyssal whips or draconic visages.

When the player gets a "roll" on the rare drop table, they may get an item at random from this separate list of items, which also contains items like uncut gems, the half of a key items, and a few dragon and rune items such as left half of shield, dragon spear, and rune javelins. However, this second table also normally contains many "empty" slots that, if rolled, results in a "no drop." In such an event, nothing except for the monsters 100% drops (eg, bones) and perhaps some summoning charm(s). The ring of wealth previously worked on drops by reducing (not eliminating) the number of empty slots on the rare drop table, increasing the odds of receiving items such as half of a key, but not actually increasing the chances of receiving a "rare drop roll" overall.

In issue 24 of the God letters, Guthix had this to say about how a ring of wealth worked as of that time:
 * If thou consider the possessions of an enemy to be like a roulette wheel, then the 'rare' items so coveted by players are located on a second roulette wheel, that will only be spun shouldst thou roll a specific number on the first wheel. The ring of wealth affects not the number which thou may achieve upon the first wheel, but should thou gain the precise number to allow thee access to the second, the ring will make thy chances of gaining an object on that second roulette wheel all the greater. My analogy is flawed, for death is not like roulette, but I hope that thou see the truth within this.

This insight provides a good, albeit mildly cryptic, explanation on how exactly the rare drop table is accessed. The Rare Drop Table is a set of the same items shared by many monsters ranging from chaos druids, to lesser demons, through to most Slayer monsters and the Kalphite queen. When a player is given the chance to get an item from the Rare Drop Table, there is also a chance that they will land on a 'blank spot', which will cause the monster to drop nothing other than their 100% drop (e.g. bones). The Ring of wealth increases a player's chances of receiving an item from this table by removing some of those blank spots. Wearing a ring of wealth will not lower your chances of getting a normal drop. It only increases the chances of receiving an item from this table instead of nothing.

Main purpose

 * 100% drop - Most creatures have what is called a '100% drop' which they will drop every time they are defeated (e.g. bones or ashes).
 * Main drop - This will be an item drawn from a creature's 'drop table' based upon a random 'roll' (imagine a dice roll or roulette wheel).
 * Drop table - This is a list of all items that a creature could possibly drop. The percentage chance of receiving each item varies depending upon the item's relative value.
 * Rare drop table - Occasionally, a creature will have a drop table of more valuable items. To receive items from this drop table, you must first 'roll' to land on it from the main drop table.
 * Second drop - Some creatures also have a second drop. This only consists of charms used in Summoning, items unique to certain monsters, such as a Draconic Visage, and Ancient effigies.
 * Quest drops - in some instances, a creature will drop a quest-specific item (e.g. the unique bones required for the Rag and Bone Man or Fur 'n' Seek quests).

Items known to be on the Rare Drop Table
This does not include drops added on the expansion of the Ring of Wealth drops. Due to the nature of the way the Rare Drop Table is accessed, we can never be 100% sure what items are on the Rare Drop Table through recording drops. However, the following items have been confirmed by Jagex (through the Non-Combat Magic article on the Runescape Knowledge Base) to be on the Rare Drop Table. Wearing the Ring of wealth will likely increase the chance to get these items if the monster being killed drops them. The ring of wealth does not have to be worn in order to gain access to the rare drop table; the ring only increases the chances of getting a rare drop table item.

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Items likely to be on the Rare Drop Table
In the Knowledge Base, Jagex also implies that there are many other items in addition to the ones that are confirmed. Though we can never be sure of what items are on the table, items that are repeatedly dropped by many different monsters that also drop the items in the previous list are likely to be. As with the confirmed items, wearing the Ring of wealth will likely increase your chance to get these items if the monster being killed drops items from the rare drop table.

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Additional drops
For pages on monsters, instead of listing the ring of wealth drops separately, please add:  

Added with the ring of wealth update on 15 March 2011, these drops have an increased drop rate when wearing the ring of wealth. Contrary to popular belief, they may be obtained without a ring of wealth. Even with the ring of wealth, these drops are still considered rare. All monsters in the rare drop table list give access to this list.


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Monsters likely to give access to the Rare Drop Table
The following is a list of some monsters that drop many of the items found on the rare drop table. This list is very likely incomplete.


 * Aberrant spectre
 * Abyssal demon
 * Ancient Mage
 * Ankou
 * Aquanite
 * Armoured zombie
 * Aviansie
 * Banshee
 * Basilisk
 * Barbarian
 * Black demon
 * Black dragon
 * Bloodveld
 * Blue dragon
 * Brine rat
 * Cave crawlers
 * Cave horror
 * Cave slime
 * Catablepon
 * Chaos druid
 * Chaos dwarf hand cannoneer
 * Chaos dwogre
 * Chaos elemental
 * Cockroach drone
 * Cockroach soldier
 * Cockroach worker
 * Cockatrice
 * Commander Zilyana
 * Crawling Hand
 * Dark beast
 * Desert lizard
 * Desert strykewyrm
 * Dust devil
 * Dagannoth Rex
 * Dagannoth Supreme
 * Dagannoth Prime
 * Dwarf
 * Earth elemental
 * Earth warrior
 * Elf warrior (level 108)
 * Fire elemental
 * Fire giant
 * Flesh crawler
 * Frost dragon
 * Gargoyle
 * General Graardor
 * Ghast
 * Ghostly warrior
 * Giant mole
 * Giant skeleton (level 80)
 * Gorak
 * Greater demon
 * Green dragon
 * Harpie bug swarm
 * Hill giant
 * Hobgoblin (Level 42)
 * Ice giant
 * Ice strykewyrm
 * Ice troll male
 * Ice troll female
 * Ice troll runt
 * Iron dragon
 * Ice warrior
 * Jelly
 * Jogre
 * Jungle strykewyrm
 * Kalphite guardian
 * Kalphite Queen (Level 333)
 * Kalphite soldier
 * Kalphite worker
 * Killerwatt
 * King Black Dragon
 * Kraka
 * Kree'arra
 * K'ril Tsutsaroth
 * Kurask
 * Lesser demon
 * Dagannoth (Lighthouse)
 * Locust rider
 * Mithril dragon
 * Molanisk
 * Moss giant
 * Mountain troll
 * Mummy
 * Mutated bloodveld
 * Nechryael
 * Nex
 * Ogre statue
 * Otherworldly being
 * Pee Hat
 * Pyrefiend
 * Red Dragon
 * Rock crab
 * 'Rum'-pumped crab
 * Shadow warrior
 * Skeleton (level 45 / 21)
 * Skeletal wyvern
 * Spiritual Mage
 * Steel dragon
 * Suqah
 * Terror dog
 * Thug
 * Tormented demon
 * Troll General
 * Turoth
 * TzHaar-Ket
 * TzHaar-Xil
 * Vampire (level 72)
 * Wallasalki
 * Waterfiend
 * Water elemental
 * Warped terrorbird
 * Warped tortoise
 * Werewolf
 * Zombie (44)
 * Zygomite
 * Cyclops
 * Minotaur