Cockroach worker

Cockroach worker

Cockroach worker
Release date	11 March 2008 (Update)
Members	No
Combat level	56
XP per kill	Unknown edit
Examine text	Eurgh! A big bug.
Combat info LP Max hit 550 60 (approx) Attack Defence Ranged Magic Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Immune to Poison Stun Deflect No Unknown No Attack speed Undefined Aggressive Poisonous No No Attack style Weakness Melee Slash

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Cockroach workers are found in the Stronghold of Player Safety. They are good non-member monsters for mid-levelled players to train on, though some members may also train on them as they are tied with Nex as the only monster to drop Grimy torstols. They also drop Crimson charms and Gold charms quite often, making the Stronghold a popular place to obtain charms for training Summoning. They are also known for their common Nature Rune drops, and many high level non-members fight them for this purpose.

It is recommended to be combat level 55 or higher before attempting to kill them. They can hit 50s and 60s very often if Runite Armour or better is not worn; however they can hit just as hard even if the player is wearing a Dragon Chainbody. As they occupy 2x2 areas, rangers and mages may fight them in safe spots in Level 1 of the Stronghold. Two cockroach workers have their spawn points enclosed in a small room with an exit only one tile wide so they cannot attack a player fighting them with a Range or Magic attack style from outside of the room. However, workers' defences are rather high, making it harder for low and mid-level players to deal damage to it. For members, a halberd can be used for safe Melee training, as it can attack up to two spaces away from the player, allowing you to strike melee attacks without getting hit.

Many players take free food from the nearby fishing spot when training on cockroaches.

Also the Monastery is nearby for healing or using the altar (level 31 prayer needed) which is better than fishing as it is fast and does not take up inventory space

Habitat

• Stronghold of Player Safety

Drops

Herbs (members only)

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE price
	Black full helm	1	Common	2,994
	Mithril sq shield	1	Uncommon	2,669
	Mithril platebody	1	Rare	2,540

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Gems and ores

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE price
	Grimy irit	1	Common	5,008
	Grimy guam	1	Common	709
	Grimy marrentill	1	Common	2,307
	Grimy tarromin	1	Common	105
	Grimy harralander	1	Common	741
	Grimy ranarr	1	Rare	1,860
	Grimy cadantine	1	Rare	4,322
	Grimy avantoe	1	Rare	1,043
	Grimy kwuarm	1	Rare	11,782
	Grimy lantadyme	1	Rare	7,551
	Grimy dwarf weed	1	Rare	8,476

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Charms (members only)

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE price
	Mithril ore	2–3 (noted)	Common	394–591
	Coal	1–2 (noted)	Common	112–224
	Uncut sapphire	1	Uncommon	809
	Uncut emerald	1	Rare	2,555
	Uncut ruby	1	Rare	1,842
	Uncut diamond	1	Rare	4,843

No charm
71–73%	6–7%	3–4%	16–18%	0.9–1.3%
Represents a 90% confidence range based on a sample of 6,764 kills. 1 charm is dropped at a time. Add data to the log (requires JavaScript).

Runes

File:Cockroach worker.PNG

A player fighting a cockroach worker.

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Other drops

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE price
	Cosmic rune	1–2	Common	412–824
	Nature rune	1–20	Common	405–8,100
	Chaos rune	1–18	Common	152–2,736
	Earth rune	2–22	Common	36–396

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References

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE price
	Coins	5–318	Common	5–318
	Limpwurt root	1	Very rare	5,190