Ankou

Ankou are undead monsters found on the fourth level of the Stronghold of Security, in the Wilderness Volcano, and in the Forinthry Dungeon. They are described by Vannaka, a Slayer Master, as "neither skeleton nor ghost, but both." The level 86 ankous have a maximum hit of 89. The highest-level ankous are one of the strongest monsters open to non-members, surpassed only by greater demons, hellhounds and certain revenants.

This monster is a very popular monster to train in members worlds because of its decent blood rune and death rune drops and their weakness against melee attacks and the Salve amulet. In free worlds, ankous are less often attacked due to their high level, but some players may kill these monsters for their law rune and adamant arrow drops. Members can use this monster for money making; the drops of blood runes, death runes, battlestaves, pure essence, adamant arrows, and level 3 clue scrolls are a good source of money. However, the popularity of ankous makes it very crowded. Ankous act very similar to attackable human NPCs, and attack by punching (crush-type attack). This makes a chainbody, such as rune or dragon, preferable to a platebody.

The ankou is the only monster to drop the left skull half, a component needed to assemble the skull sceptre.

One strategy is to use Bones to Peaches (tablets, if you do not have the spell) as the ankous always drop bones. Ankous are highly recommended for players who want to use any strong Ancient Magicks spells or do not want to spend money on runes such as bloods and deaths, as they drop the runes very commonly.

Note that you can use the Dwarf multicannon inside the Stronghold of Security, and that is very effective. Though it is highly recommended players stand behind one of the Portals of Death, because it is not a multicombat zone and to pick a non-crowded world.

Locations

 * Wilderness Volcano (level 22 Wilderness)
 * Forinthry Dungeon (~level 30 Wilderness)
 * Stronghold of Security Fourth level
 * Daemonheim Warped Floors.

100% drops

 * }

Armour and Weapons

 * }

Runes

 * }

Seeds (members only)

 * }

Herbs (members only)

 * }

Food (members only)

 * }

Other items

 * }

Trivia

 * In Breton, the word ankou means Grim Reaper or Death. It is also a psychopomp (someone who escorts deceased souls to the afterlife) in the Breton mythology.
 * Although the examine info says, "A bony ghost," they do not count towards a Slayer assignment of ghosts.
 * Ankous located in the Forinthry Dungeon can drop a left skull half, this glitch yet has to be fixed.
 * It appears that when an ankou drops a Left skull half, it'll usually drop a rare seed/item or a battlestaff too.

Ankou Ankou Ankou Ankou