Aquanite

Aquanite is a Slayer monster announced by Jagex in a Guaranteed Content poll on 17 June 2009 and subsequently released on the 28th July 2009. The poll asked players which name for the new monster they preferred: Aquanite, Gilidrixon, Amphibrath, Lanterwyn or Anglibian. All the names were suggested by players on the RuneScape Forums thread "Name A Slayer Creature" in "Suggestions - Monster and NPC". The name Aquanite won the Guarenteed Contest Poll over Gilidrixon by 117 votes.

Drops
100% drop: Big Bones

Runes

 * 3 Blood Runes
 * 41 Water Runes

Weapons and armours

 * Dragon Platebody (common)

Ranged Weapons

 * 10 Rune darts

Others

 * 1-3 Lobster
 * 1-3 Raw Lobster
 * 500 Coins
 * Herbs (Grimy)
 * 3 Sea Weed
 * 3 Snape Grass

The Aquanite was released on July 28, 2009 along with the Poison Arrow Pub. It is level 78 and casts magic damage on the player.

The new item which came out along with Aquanite was the amulet of ranging which increases range strength by a moderate amount, this item had a starting price of 1.8m gp on the grand exchange


 * {|class="wikitable"

!Name !Votes !Percentage
 * Aquanite
 * 23,298
 * 31%
 * Gilidrixon
 * 23,181
 * 31%
 * Amphibrath
 * 12,084
 * 16%
 * Lanterwyn
 * 11,291
 * 15%
 * Anglibian
 * 5,696
 * 8%
 * }
 * Anglibian
 * 5,696
 * 8%
 * }
 * }

Jagex have stated that it will lurk in a new cave past the Kurasks in the Fremennik Slayer Dungeon and have a special attack. They also stated that the new monster will use water attacks.



Drops

 * Amulet of Ranged