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For the monsters on Uncharted Isles, see Armoured zombie (Uncharted Isles).
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Armoured zombies are undead monsters that are encountered during the Defender of Varrock, Ritual of the Mahjarrat, The World Wakes, Dishonour among Thieves and Dimension of Disaster quests and other locations, see below. The attack style of the zombie can be identified by the colour of the crest on its helmet. Armoured zombies with yellow crests on their helmets use Melee, and those with blue crests use Ranged. Some of these wield scimitars and the others wield thrownaxes.

Locations[]

  • Since 1 February 2011, armoured zombies can no longer be reached by going through the Wilderness. Instead, one must get Hartwin to teleport him or her to a safe version of the wilderness, where armoured zombies can be fought by going down the trapdoor to the Chaos Temple Dungeon. As of March 2016 if you are taken there by Hartwin the zombies aren't aggressive and it counts as wilderness again.
  • Armoured zombies are encountered in Varrock during the Defender of Varrock quest, but these only give 10 experience per kill and have no drops. They do leave behind a "red mist". During the Defender of Varrock quest, this "red mist" must be captured in bottles, making Bottle of mist, used to open doors further into the dungeon, and after this quest they have no use.
  • There is one Armoured zombie outside of Zemouregal's fort in The North, but this does not have the usual drops.
  • Sharathteerk summons Armoured zombies to aid him during Ritual of the Mahjarrat.
  • Zemouregal summons Armoured zombies to aid him during The World Wakes.
  • Armoured zombies are encountered underneath Zemouregal's fort during Dimension of Disaster
  • Armoured zombies can be found on the first floor of New Varrock palace in Dimension of Disaster, these drop red mist like the ones in Defender of Varrock. This mist can be gathered in regular vials however.

Strategies[]

As armoured zombies are classed as undead creatures, a salve amulet/(e) is useful for fighting them. The amulet can also be used alongside a full slayer helmet or its components.

Due to the convenience of an altar above the location of armoured zombies, combat-boosting prayers such as Turmoil, Leech curses, Chivalry or Piety may be used to increase the experience yield.

To maximise profits when killing these zombies, players should pick up most of the stackable/noted drops which include charms, types of planks, pure essence and Blood Runes, but not mithril arrows or eyes of newt. For maximum experience per hour, players should not bury bones (unless using a Bonecrusher) or bother with herbs (unless using Herbicide), but may pick up the valuable herbs and other worthy drops like key halves (rare).

Armoured zombies training

A player training on Armoured zombies

Before EoC, the zombies were excellent monsters to train on for medium to high levelled players, with many players training their combat skills to level 99. A player with good combat stats and a source of healing, such as Guthan's, could camp here without food indefinitely and earn over 60k exp/hr. The zombies are aggressive, so very little attention had to be paid. These monsters also drop noted planks and pure essences, runes, various herbs, and charms fairly regularly, which could make a player some decent money.

Drops[]

100% drops[]

Item Quantity Rarity GE price
Bones1Always266

Charms[]

No charm
82–83%7–8%4%3%3%
Represents a 90% confidence range based on a sample of 39,194 kills.
1 charm is dropped at a time.
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Main drop[]

Item Quantity Rarity GE price
Mithril arrow4Uncommon84
Steel mace1Uncommon993
Adamant kiteshield1Uncommon7,314
Rune full helm1Very rare20,892
Cosmic rune6Uncommon2,472
Chaos rune12Uncommon1,824
Nature rune3Uncommon1,215
Blood rune3Uncommon2,034
Death rune3Uncommon696
Grimy guam1Uncommon709
Grimy marrentill1Uncommon2,307
Grimy harralander1Uncommon741
Grimy tarromin1Uncommon105
Grimy ranarr1Uncommon1,860
Grimy irit1Uncommon5,008
Grimy avantoe1Uncommon1,043
Grimy kwuarm1Uncommon11,782
Grimy cadantine1Uncommon4,322
Grimy lantadyme1Uncommon7,551
Grimy dwarf weed1Uncommon8,476
Coins50–2,500Common50–2,500
Pure essence3–16 (noted)Common90–480
Zombie bone1CommonNot sold
Eye of newt1–4 (noted)Uncommon10–40
Plank(noted)Uncommon7,191
Oak plank(noted)Uncommon2,780
Fishing bait7Uncommon35
Teak plank(noted)Uncommon744
Rare drop table1RareNot sold

Tertiary drops[]

Item Quantity Rarity GE price
Spirit sapphire1RareNot sold
Spirit emerald1RareNot sold
Spirit ruby1RareNot sold
Zombie Champion's scroll1Very rareNot sold
Court summons1Very rareNot sold
Starved ancient effigy1Very rareNot sold

Rare drop table drops[]

This monster has access to the rare drop table.
Luck-enhancing items such as a ring of wealth or luck of the dwarves are not required to access the table.
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Item Quantity Rarity GE price
Coins250–500Common250–500
Uncut sapphire1Common809
Uncut emerald1Common2,555
Uncut ruby1Common1,842
Uncut diamond1Common4,843
Uncut diamond45–55 (noted)Rare217,935–266,365
Loop half of a key1Common11,053
Tooth half of a key1Common11,538
Uncut dragonstone1Uncommon12,077
Uncut dragonstone45–55 (noted)Rare543,465–664,235
Dragon longsword1Common56,212
Dragon spear1Rare35,861
Battlestaff180–220 (noted)Rare542,160–662,640
Rune javelin5Rare905
Rune platebody1Uncommon37,480
Rune platebody15–25 (noted)Rare562,200–937,000
Shield left half1Rare64,399
Dragon helm1Uncommon58,601
Rune arrowheads113–137Common14,916–18,084
Onyx bolts135–165Very rare1,003,725–1,226,775
Chaos talisman1Rare1,923
Nature talisman1Rare1,473
Water talisman65–82 (noted)Rare164,320–207,296
Earth talisman65–82 (noted)Rare12,025–15,170
Fire talisman25–35 (noted)Rare5,225–7,315
Raw lobster135–165 (noted)Common47,655–58,245
Raw shark225–275 (noted)Uncommon321,075–392,425
Big bones68–82 (noted)Uncommon13,804–16,646
Dragon bones180–220 (noted)Rare384,480–469,920
Coal200–1,100 (noted)Uncommon22,400–123,200
Gold ore90–110 (noted)Common52,830–64,570
Adamantite ore180–220 (noted)Uncommon40,860–49,940
Adamant bar14–16 (noted)Common24,654–28,176
Adamant bar135–165 (noted)Rare237,735–290,565
Runite ore90–110 (noted)Rare127,710–156,090
Rune bar(noted)Common8,955
Rune bar45–55 (noted)Rare134,325–164,175
Grimy torstol90–110 (noted)Uncommon485,010–592,790
Grimy snapdragon90–110 (noted)Uncommon161,010–196,790
Super restore (4)45–55 (noted)Uncommon125,910–153,890
Prayer potion (4)45–55 (noted)Uncommon130,950–160,050
Lantadyme seed14–16Uncommon10,164–11,616
Dwarf weed seed14–16Uncommon11,508–13,152
Magic seed4Uncommon209,856
Palm tree seed10Rare396,000
Flax450–550 (noted)Common43,200–52,800
Molten glass45–55 (noted)Common27,585–33,715
Soft clay450–550 (noted)Uncommon188,550–230,450
Yew logs68–82 (noted)Uncommon11,356–13,694
Yew logs675–825 (noted)Rare112,725–137,775
Teak plank45–55 (noted)Uncommon16,740–20,460
Mahogany plank270–330 (noted)Rare356,670–435,930
Blurberry Special1Uncommon12,008
Vecna skull1Very rare*124,871
Hazelmere's signet ring1Very rare*1,432,268,388
Brawling gloves (Melee)1Very rareNot sold
Brawling gloves (Magic)1Very rareNot sold
Brawling gloves (Ranged)1Very rareNot sold
Brawling gloves (Agility)1Very rareNot sold
Brawling gloves (Cooking)1Very rareNot sold
Brawling gloves (FM)1Very rareNot sold
Brawling gloves (Fishing)1Very rareNot sold
Brawling gloves (Hunter)1Very rareNot sold
Brawling gloves (Mining)1Very rareNot sold
Brawling gloves (Prayer)1Very rareNot sold
Brawling gloves (Smithing)1Very rareNot sold
Brawling gloves (Thieving)1Very rareNot sold
Brawling gloves (WC)1Very rareNot sold
Crystal triskelion fragment 11Very rareNot sold
Crystal triskelion fragment 21Very rareNot sold
Crystal triskelion fragment 31Very rareNot sold

Universal drops[]

Universal drops are dropped by nearly every monster outside of Daemonheim.
These drops are dropped alongside main drops.
Item Quantity Rarity GE price
Key token1RareNot sold
Mimic kill token1Very rare5,575

Trivia[]