Lava strykewyrm

Lava strykewyrms are strykewyrms found exclusively in the Wilderness, south of the Lava Maze. Unlike other strykewyrms, a slayer assignment is not mandatory in order to kill them, but they can still be assigned by Kuradal and Morvran; however, killing them while not on a task will reduce the chances of obtaining their unique level 85 weapon component drops.

A wyrm initially appears as a mound on the ground. Before combat can be initiated with the wyrm, the mound must be investigated, like any other strykewyrm mound. This causes the wyrm to burst out of the ground and it will attack the player who investigated the mound immediately. It should be noted that stepping on a mound in their regular location may cause their much stronger counterpart to spawn instead, although this is rare.

Lava strykewyrms can burrow into the ground while fighting players. However, unlike other strykewyrms which head for the player's last position when they burrow, Lava strykewyrms will drag the player to them before bursting out of the ground or if they are far enough, will burrow similar to regular wyrms. In addition, it will disable any protection prayers that the player had on when the wyrm bursts from the ground. This can be avoided by clicking away when the player is dragged.

Lava strykewyrms attack the player with all three forms of combat. When you are within melee distance of one, they only focus on melee and magic attacks. When fighting from a distance, they only use magic and ranged attacks. It is advised to use Protect/Deflect Ranged at all times when fighting them, until you see them using a magic attack (their magic attacks hit harder compared to their other attacks). Although their ranged attacks can be avoided, it is not recommended to do so. Regardless of the distance between you and the lava strkewyrm, their use their magic attacks occasionally.

Lava strykewyrms can drop spikes, scalps and hearts, which can be used with multiple abyssal whips, dark bows, or staves of light respectively to create the lava whip, strykebow, and the staff of darkness. They also drop searing ashes, which are the ash equivalent of frost dragon bones. Another possible uncommon drop is a Fury shark.

The fastest ways to reach Lava strykewyrms is by using the Wilderness obelisks, as they are near the level 35 obelisk. Alternative methods include using the Lava titan's ability to teleport to the runite ore and running south of there, or by using a waka canoe and running west from the lake.

WARNING: The location where lava strykewyrms are, is a PVP-enabled area, meaning it is entirely possible for other players to attack you while fighting them. Do not bring equipment that you are not willing to lose. The area is a single-way area and is not far from the level 30 Wilderness line, but be aware that you may be teleblocked by other players.

Trivia

 * Lava strykewyrms were originally supposed to be placed between the Lava Maze and Red Dragon Isle, but player complaints due to how deep it was in the Wilderness changed it to south-west of the Lava Maze.
 * Lava strykewyrms are based on the WildyWyrms from 2011.
 * When a slayer master assigns the player lava strykewyrms, the option is shown as normal. However, when the player quickchats their slayer assignment, they are called as "WildyWyrms" instead. This may be an oversight from Jagex.