Court summons

Court Summons

A Court summons is an item that is needed for the Distraction and Diversion, Court Cases. The court summons will tell which case the player has. It is obtainable as a drop from monsters. Alternatively, players can get it from fishing caskets, completing clue scrolls, or by pickpocketing several NPCs. A player can only have one court summons in their possession at a time. If a player wants a specific court summons, the summons can be destroyed until the player receives the desired one.

Note: You can get a Court summons from the same NPC twice.

If there is a particular case you would like to complete, but you already have a summons for a different case, you can destroy the summons you have and search for another, destroying each summons until you find the one you want. This can be useful for players specifically trying to get the Mime case (to unlock the faint emote) or the Party Pete case (for the rainbow afro).

Monster drop
The following monsters are known to drop court summons:
 * Aberrant spectres
 * Abyssal demons
 * Armoured zombies
 * Aviansies
 * Bandit
 * Basilisks
 * Black demons
 * Cave horrors
 * Chaos dwogres
 * All Chromatic dragons (green, blue, red, and black, including the King Black Dragon)
 * Dagannoth Rex
 * Dagannoth Supreme
 * Dagannoth Prime
 * Dagannoths
 * Dark beasts
 * Desert strykewyrms
 * Dust devils
 * Fire giants
 * Frost dragons
 * Gargoyles
 * Giants
 * Glacors
 * Goraks
 * Greater demons
 * Hill giants
 * Ice strykewyrms
 * Iron dragons
 * Jungle strykewyrms
 * Kurasks
 * Lesser demons
 * Mithril dragons
 * Mummies
 * Nechryaels
 * Ork statues
 * Paladins
 * Spiritual mages
 * Steel dragons
 * Tormented demons
 * Trolls
 * Turoth
 * Warped tortoises

Pick-pocketing
The following table outlines monsters that can yield a court summons if pick-pocketed. This is not a complete list.

Fishing caskets
Court summons can also be received very commonly from caskets.

Players can obtain caskets by fishing it themselves, obtaining it from their Kingdom, a player can only have one summons in their possession at a time, so a player must complete or destroy their current summons before obtaining another.

Clue scrolls
Court summons are also a reward from completing a treasure trail and may be received from hard clue scrolls.

Recommended methods

 * Al-Kharid warriors have the most common pickpocket chance. Most players (depending on Thieving level) will obtain a court summons within 5 to 45 minutes of pickpocketing. Remember to equip a bow without arrows to prevent attacking. One warrior in the east room respawns in a place where he can be trapped to make for faster pickpocketing. Low level pures often train on warriors, making it difficult to pickpocket continuously. This problem can be avoided by using the "1500 skill levels" server.
 * Warrior women may be a better choice or even Knights of Ardougne because they can be trapped in the nearby houses. (If your thieving level is 70+, it is recommended to pickpocket Knights of Ardougne, you will normally average a court summons around every 6k of gold, or around 120 successful pickpockets.)