Cockroach soldier

Cockroach soldier is the fourth strongest non-revenant, non-quest and non-random event monster in free-to-play, only to be beaten by Greater demons in the Wilderness and Ankous and level 85 Skeletons in the Stronghold of Security, This monster was released by Jagex on March 11, 2008 along with the Stronghold of Player Safety.

They use an somewhat accurate melee attack hitting up to 8. They also use a range attack if attacked by long-ranged magic or ranged weapons, however it is extremely inaccurate. They will not move towards you if you attack from a distance, similar to metal dragons (and like dragons, they take 4X4 squares of space).

Cockroaches' range attacks almost never hit, and some players have taken advantage of this; using side-stepping methods, rangers are able to slay roaches without receiving damage. Cockroaches' range attacks take form of a swirling black cloud, that looks like spit.

Compared to level 82 Lesser Demons, these monsters have higher hitpoints and defence. Nonetheless these cockroach soldiers have much better drops for f2p players, and as such it is advised that a player kill them with a clan and have lootshare on to get the drops as many player will attack them because they are in a multi-combat zone.

Since it is a new monster, the places are often very crowded with high-leveled players so it may be difficult to get a drop. Also players may find it almost impossible to solo-fight unless they are high-level players.

Cockroach soldiers drop charms quite often. Killing them is a good method for obtaining charms, especially crimson.

Weapons and Armour

 * Mithril med helm (uncommon)
 * Rune sq shield (fairly rare)
 * Rune Scimitar (fairly rare)
 * Shield Left Half (extremely rare, member's only)
 * Dragon med helm (extremely rare, member's only)
 * Rune Chainbody (extremely rare)
 * Rune 2h sword    (extremely rare)
 * Adamantite ores 1-10 noted (rare)
 * Rune ores 2-10 noted (rarest)
 * Mithril platebody (uncommon)
 * Dragon Spear (Very Rare, members only)

Seeds (Member's only)

 * Avantoe Seed
 * Cactus seed
 * Kwuarm seed
 * Lantadyme Seed
 * Limpwurt seed
 * Marrentill seed
 * Poison Ivy Seed
 * Ranarr Seed
 * Snapdragon seed
 * Spirit weed seed
 * Strawberry seed
 * Tarromin seed
 * Watermelon seed
 * Whiteberry seed
 * Wildblood seed
 * Mushroom spore

Runes

 * 2-67 Fire runes
 * 1-27 Law runes (Fairly common)
 * 1-17 Death runes
 * 1-28 Blood rune's (Member's only)

Charms (Members only)

 * Gold charm
 * Crimson charm (Common)
 * Green charm
 * Blue Charm

Other

 * 5-500 coins
 * Uncut sapphire
 * Uncut emerald
 * Uncut ruby (semi-rare)
 * Uncut diamond (rare)
 * 3 noted mithril ore (common)
 * 1 noted adamantite ore (common)
 * 1-2 Mushroom (Members only)
 * Half of a key (Members only)
 * Clue scroll (level 3) (Members only)
 * Red spiders' eggs
 * Nature talisman (Members only)

Trivia

 * Cockroach soldiers have the highest hitpoints of any free-to-play monster, exceeding that of the level 92 Greater Demons and some Revenants.
 * Cockroach soldiers are the only f2p monsters to attack with 2 types of combat styles (Melee and range) outside the wilderness, other than Elvarg or Melzar the Mad.
 * Cockroach soldiers have the best drops for f2ps, with rune chain and r2h able to be sold in the Grand Exchange for over 30k, rune sq shield alched for 23k and rune scimmy for 15k.Their highest drop is rune ores noted 2-10(so far 10) worth 12k per ore.