Greater demon

Greater demons are strong, demonic beings often found in remote places. They are amongst the highest-levelled, most accurate, and strongest Free-to-play monster that is neither revenant, Quest or random event-related. Greater demons are stronger than Lesser demons, with highly accurate melee attacks that hit up to 9. Physically, their only difference is that greater demons are larger and have wings. With the release of summoning many players kill Greater Demons for crimson charms.

Locations

 * Demonic ruins in level 45-48 Wilderness
 * Entrana Dungeon (No armour or weapons allowed)
 * Brimhaven Dungeon
 * Ogre Enclave (caged)

Strengths and weaknesses
The hardest part about fighting greater demons is getting to them, as they are found in rather remote or dangerous locations. They can be maged or ranged fairly easily in most of their locations. Since they are demons, both Silverlight and Darklight will work effectively when fighting these monsters. Bring good food, however, because their melee attacks are very accurate and can hit frequently even against a character with high defensive bonuses.

Greater demons are very susceptible to magic attacks.

Tactics
A P2P strategy for players without Guthan's armour (in the Brimhaven Dungeon) is to bring a super defence potion as well as Bones to peaches runes. Fight as per normal but kill the usually aggressive wild dogs for their bones whenever needed to heal oneself.

Another strategy is for players to kill them in the Ogre Enclave where they are caged and as such no damage will be taken. Players should be aware of the danger of the nearby Blue dragons and take appropriate precautions. Ava's Accumulator will not work through the bars of the cage. It is recommended to bring telegrab runes to pick up valuable drops.

An F2P strategy is to bring Full Rune, or Green Dragonhide armor (to defend against Revenants's magical attacks), and to bring mid-leveled food (preferably lobsters). An optional item to bring is Strength potion to deal more damage and get drops faster. Fight as normal as you do, this is what to do when a revenant comes from the following directions:


 * East

Run inside the ruins and hide on the southwestern portion. When it passes the pink greater demon, go north to the other side, otherwise it will attack you.


 * West

This tactic is different as they spawn. Run inside the ruins and stay away from the openings. When it sees you, quickly hide on the western side. If they go for you, log out and log back in, it will eventually give up.

Drops
100% drop: Ashes

Runes

 * 37, 75 Fire runes
 * 15 Chaos runes
 * 5 Death runes

Weapons and armour

 * Steel axe
 * Steel battleaxe
 * Steel two-handed sword
 * Mithril kiteshield
 * Adamant platelegs
 * Dragon spear (members-only)
 * Rune full helmet (rare)
 * Rune mace {very rare)
 * Rune javelin (members-only)
 * Rune Spear (members-only)
 * Rune Scimitar

Gems

 * Uncut sapphire
 * Uncut emerald
 * Uncut ruby
 * Uncut diamond

Charms (members only)

 * Crimson Charm
 * Green Charm
 * Gold Charm
 * Blue Charm

Other

 * 11, 44, 132, 220, or 420 Coins
 * 10 Thread
 * 150 Steel Arrows
 * Tuna
 * Gold bar
 * Chaos talisman (members only)
 * Loop half of a key (members only)
 * Nature talisman (members only)
 * Level 3 Clue scroll (members only)
 * Tooth half of a key (members only)

Different appearance
Since the graphic update on demons, greater demons now appear in at least four different variants. Because of this, some new players think one "species" of Greater demon appears stronger and tougher due to it looking more intimidating than others. However this is not true, as Jagex affirms that they are equally strong and tough and have the same stats as one another.

Before Graphical Update
Before demons were updated they had heads which resembled that of a horse,or the old head of all the dragons, as well as long thin limbs, fangs, and a solid red skin tone.

In Runescape classic, they had reddish-orange skin, with horns like a devil, and did not have wings.