Skeletal horror

The Skeletal horror is a monster which may be killed once a week after completing Rag and Bone Man wish list and Fur 'n' Seek wishlist. While fighting it, both hands and the tail will come off, and its combat level will go down. Pick them up and bury these to make its level stay down. After the parts are buried you can kill it and talk to the Odd Old Man for your reward. The first fight will reward you with 10,000 Slayer experience and 7,000 Prayer experience. To fight the Skeletal Horror again you must first talk to the Odd Old Man and ask him to rebuild the creature for you (he will then rebuild the creature every week for you to fight it). Every subsequent fight after will reward you with 1,250 Slayer experience and 1,000 Prayer experience.

Strategy
The Skeletal Horror can be dangerous for unprepared, lower level players. The Skeletal Horror will not attack you with the attack style that you are praying against (i.e. if praying against Magic, it will use Melee, and vice versa), so high healing food such as monkfish, possibly even sharks, is recommended. High leveled players can defeat the Skeletal horror without any issues, and possibly without using any prayer or food. After both arms have fallen off, it seems to lose its magic attack, at which point it is safe to switch to Protect from Melee.

Because killing a mithril dragon is a requirement for completing the second bone wish-list, players who have unlocked the ability to fight the Skeletal Horror should be well prepared to fight it.

An excellent way to kill this monster is to use Magic, as Magic armour provides excellent defense against both its attack styles. It is advised you use the highest level staff (such as a Staff of light) and combat spell you have available, such as Fire Wave or, if you are using the Polypore Staff, Polypore Strike. A less expensive alternative is to use Grifolic wand and Grifolic orb, as they are inexpensive and have only a slightly lower damage output than the more expensive Polypore Staff, while at the same time having a lower Magic level requirement.

If using melee, strong weapons of any type are useful, such as the Chaotic maul, any Godsword or a Zamorakian spear or items of similar tiers. Because there is no great difference between godswords, any type is useful, though Bandos and Armadyl may be preferable as they allow the player to deal a bit of extra damage (through lowering defence and having a chance to deal more damage, respectively). A good set-up would be to have armour like barrows, a Saradomin sword and a bunyip, a titan or a Unicorn stallion. One can also use the Guthan's set, which, depending on combat stats, should heal most or all damage that you take so long as you pray against magic until both arms are removed (prayer after both arms are removed isn't needed).

If you die fighting the Skeletal Horror, your tombstone will appear outside the entrance to the stairs leading to the battle, so you can get your lost items back safely if you can make it back in time. Also, keep in mind, if the fight is still too hard, you are able to use a dwarf multicannon

At times during the fight the Skeletal Horror's limbs and tail will fall off and be thrown to the other side of the battlefield. First the right hand will fall off, then the left hand, and finally his tail. When this happens, the Skeletal Horror will be weakened, which will lower its stats, and hence combat level, max hit, accuracy, etc. Take the time to pick up these limbs and bury them, as leaving them on the ground or in your inventory will cause them to return to their master, healing it considerably and restoring its combat stats; however, it is possible, albeit difficult to kill it without burying any of its limbs.

Drops

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Trivia

 * In the old diary, it is suggested that the Skeletal horror's skull was the model for the black mask.
 * The Skeletal Horror is supposed to be an ancient beast yet most of its bones are from other creatures. Some, such as the skull, are presumably the original bones of the ancient beast that the Odd Old Man found.
 * The Skeletal horror has one of the 'non-chafing manacles' that was on the Odd Old Man's wishlist after completing the Rag and Bone Man quest and the first wishlist. It appears that the Golden Fleece is what makes it non-chafing.
 * All the bones retrieved from Rag and Bone Man, Rag and Bone Man wishlist and the Fur 'n' Seek wishlist can be found on the Skeletal horror.
 * The Skeletal Horror drops elite clue scrolls as of the update on 4 August 2010.
 * The Skeletal Horror is currently the only Elite clue dropping monster that does not drop Hard clues.
 * Despite being a monster made from the bones of dead creatures, it is not considered undead, and therefore is unaffected by the Salve Amulet (e).
 * During the cutscene before the fight, the Skeletal Horror's health bar is set to 3,250 HP