Cave slime

Cave slime are poisonous Slayer monsters found in the Lumbridge Swamp Caves, Dorgesh-Kaan South Dungeon and in Daemonhein furnished floors. They require level 17 slayer to kill. They are notable for dropping considerable amounts of Swamp tar, which can be sold for coins each. They can also drop level 1 clue scrolls. Cave slimes are good creatures for making money if used correctly. The slimes are only poisonous if they can attack you. If you are going to melee them you should make sure to bring antipoisons to avoid wasting supplies. Enchanted opal tipped bolts work well on them with their Lucky Lightning ability.

Locations
(Floors 12 - 19) of the Daemonheim
 * Lumbridge Swamp Caves
 * Dorgesh-Kaan South Dungeon
 * Daemonheim

Strengths and weaknesses
Cave slimes have a maximum melee hit of 27 LP, and are poisonous. The poison starts at 32 LP and is inflicted in one of two ways: when they attack (whether the attack inflicts damage or not), and when they are hit with a close melee attack (even if the attack kills the slime). In either case, the player will be poisoned nearly 100% of the time, unless the player protects themselves accordingly by taking Anti-poison potions or using the thermal bath Spa at Oo'glog before fighting these monsters. Super antipoison potions are regarded as quite useful, as each dose gives immunity to poison for 6 minutes. An alternative for higher levelled players is to bring decent food (such as tuna) to offset damage from the poison, as their melee attacks rarely do any direct damage, and the poison is generally mild.

Although these monsters have good drops, some lower levelled players do not prefer to train on them due to large number of antipoison potions required. However, players who can kill the slimes quickly can usually make a profit from the swamp tar drops, even after paying for the super antipoison potions.



Players using long-range combat (magic, ranged, or long melee weapons like Halberds) do not need any poison protection as long as they use Safe spots. There is a safe spot near the south-west fishing spot in Lumbridge swamp cave (see picture).

Players should not go into the Lumbridge Swamps dungeon with an open light (this includes candles, torches, etc.), as the flame will eventually cause the gases in the cave to explode. This can cause massive damage to the player (up to 200, depending on the player's constitution) and possibly death. Also, the light source will be extinguished, and swarming insects will then constantly hit 10s on the player until the player relights a light source, escapes the cave, or dies. An enclosed light source like a Bullseye lantern or a flameless light source like a Seers' headband 1 (or higher) will not ignite the gases and is highly recommended.

A tip for Cave Slimes would be to use the Prayer book and the Holy symbol from The Great Brain Robbery quest, This allows

you to camp at Cave Slimes for a very long time period, or forever at a reasonably high combat level.

100% Drops

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Trivia

 * Previously, equipping an Anti-poison totem would not prevent Cave slimes and certain other poisonous monsters from causing poison. On 15 June 2010, Jagex implemented a fix that addressed the issue. However, during the fix, cave slimes were overlooked, and could still cause poison even if the player was holding the anti-poison totem. As of 21 September 2010, this glitch has been fixed (the exact date of the fix is unknown, and most likely occurred in a hidden update).
 * Strangely, cave slimes are not poisonous in Daemonheim.
 * Cave slimes are one of the few monsters from which you can get a different 100% drop every time.
 * Even though they are slime, they are still poisonous to the touch.

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Cave slime