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Dagannoth are monsters that live in the Waterbirth Island Dungeon and the Chaos Tunnels. There are two types of Dagannoth, those who use Melee and those who use Ranged, also differing in appearance and examine text. Furthermore, both types of Dagannoth are separated into two combat levels, those on the first level of the Waterbirth Dungeon are level 78, while those deeper in the dungeon are level 79 Both levels of Ranged Dagannoth can be found in the Chaos Tunnels. Dagannoth are extremely weak to Balmung and its enhanced counterparts, but may nevertheless be fought with other weapons.

The melee dagannoth use an accurate melee attack, which hits often and hard against players. They have grey backs, and are identified as "darkened horrors" in their examine text. The Level 78 versions of them are the only type of Dagannoth (besides spawn) to inhabit the first room of the dungeon, while the level 79 ones can only be found deeper.

The ranged dagannoth use a fast and very accurate ranged attack. They have brown backs and are identified as "spiny horrors" in their examine text. They cannot be found in the first room of the dungeon, but instead the level 78s are found behind the southern-most door. As with their melee counterparts, the level 79 ranged dagannoth can be found deeper within the dungeon. Both levels of ranged Dagannoth can also be found in the north-western most cavern of the Chaos Tunnels, in the room that leads to Bork's chamber.

Dagannoth drop medium clue scrolls, runes, and ranged weapons/ammo frequently. Occasionally they may even drop a Warrior, Berserker, Farseer, or Archer helm. They also drop their hide, which can be used to make armour.

Locations

File:Daganoths Prayer.png

A player using protection prayers against the dagannoth's ranged attack.

  • Waterbirth Island Dungeon
    • First chamber: 78 Melee dagannoth
    • Southern-most door chamber: 78 Ranged dagannoth
    • Other areas of the Dungeon: 79 dagannoth of both types.
  • Chaos Tunnels north-western chamber (78 and 79 Ranged dagannoth)

Strategies

Unlike the Melee dagannoth, rangers are highly aggressive, making those in the Chaos Tunnels a good low-attention way to complete slayer tasks, as they're all rangers.

However, training in any area with ranged Dagannoth for long periods of time may be difficult without using Soul Split or a steady supply of blood spells. Protect from Missiles prayer or the Deflect Missiles curse may also prove useful, as it negates half of the damage from the monsters. Another good strategy is to use Guthan's due to its healing effect and since these dagannoth are weak to stab, Guthan's warspear works effectively.

Drops

Note that the drops from the melee and ranged dagannoths differ somewhat. Melee dagannoths drop Dagannoth hide frequently, while Spined boots, Spined gloves, Flattened hide, Stretched hide and Circular hide are dropped by the ranging dagannoths that can be found behind one of the 2-man doors and inside the Chaos Tunnels.

100% drops

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Charms

Item Quantity Rarity GE price
BonesBones1Always266
No charmGold charmGreen charmCrimson charmBlue charm
55%13%6%25%0.8–0.9%
Represents a 90% confidence range based on a sample of 152,250 kills.
1 charm is dropped at a time.
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Weapons and armour

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Herbs and seeds

Item Quantity Rarity GE price
Gloves (Fremennik)Gloves (Fremennik)1Common78
Fremennik shirt (brown)Fremennik shirt (brown)1Common70
Fremennik cloak (brown)Fremennik cloak (brown)1Common42
Steel hatchetSteel hatchet1Common3,019
Mithril javelinMithril javelin3Common291
Mithril spearMithril spear1Uncommon9,149
Steel arrowSteel arrow15Uncommon255
Fremennik shieldFremennik shield1UncommonNot sold
Fremennik helmFremennik helm1UncommonNot sold
Fremennik bladeFremennik blade1UncommonNot sold
Spined glovesSpined gloves1Uncommon[1]2,952
Spined bootsSpined boots1Rare[1]3,407
Berserker helmBerserker helm1Rare45,255
Archer helmArcher helm1Rare45,275
Farseer helmFarseer helm1Rare45,631
Warrior helmWarrior helm1Rare45,195

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Runes and talismans

Item Quantity Rarity GE price
Grimy guamGrimy guam1Uncommon709
Grimy marrentillGrimy marrentill1Uncommon2,307
Grimy tarrominGrimy tarromin1Uncommon105
Grimy harralanderGrimy harralander1Uncommon741
Grimy ranarrGrimy ranarr1Uncommon1,860
Grimy kwuarmGrimy kwuarm1Uncommon11,782
Grimy iritGrimy irit1Uncommon5,008
Grimy avantoeGrimy avantoe1Uncommon1,043
Grimy cadantineGrimy cadantine1Uncommon4,322
Grimy lantadymeGrimy lantadyme1Uncommon7,551
Grimy dwarf weedGrimy dwarf weed1Uncommon8,476
Irit seedIrit seed1Uncommon1,018
Toadflax seedToadflax seed1Uncommon9,872
Avantoe seedAvantoe seed1Uncommon375
Dwarf weed seedDwarf weed seed1Uncommon822
Kwuarm seedKwuarm seed1Uncommon12,857
Belladonna seedBelladonna seed1Uncommon1,007
Cactus seedCactus seed1Uncommon1,016
Poison ivy seedPoison ivy seed1Uncommon302
Lantadyme seedLantadyme seed1Rare726

Seafood

Item Quantity Rarity GE price
Air talismanAir talisman1Uncommon498
Water talismanWater talisman1Uncommon2,528
Earth talismanEarth talisman1Uncommon185
Fire talismanFire talisman1Uncommon209
Mind talismanMind talisman1Uncommon203
Body talismanBody talisman1Uncommon407
Water runeWater rune10Uncommon250
Nature runeNature rune1–12Uncommon405–4,860
Blood runeBlood rune1–10Uncommon678–6,780
Law runeLaw rune1–10Uncommon570–5,700
Cosmic talismanCosmic talisman1Rare1,030
Chaos talismanChaos talisman1Rare1,923
File:Nature Talisman.pngNature Talisman1UnknownError

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Other

Item Quantity Rarity GE price
Raw lobsterRaw lobster1Common353
Oyster pearlOyster pearl1Common224
OysterOyster1Uncommon6,705
Oyster pearlsOyster pearls1Uncommon457
FeatherFeather15Uncommon195
Fishing baitFishing bait50; 100Uncommon250–500
HarpoonHarpoon1Uncommon780
Lobster potLobster pot1Uncommon602
Raw sardineRaw sardine5Uncommon3,070
Raw herringRaw herring3Uncommon2,025
SeaweedSeaweed10Uncommon280
Edible seaweedEdible seaweed2–5Uncommon1,772–4,430

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  1. ^ a b c d e Only by ranged dagannoth.
  2. ^ Only by melee Dagannoth.
  3. ^ Only during Rag and Bone Man wish list

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.
Item Quantity Rarity GE price
Dagannoth hideDagannoth hide1Common[2]6,035
TinderboxTinderbox1Common474
Dagannoth ribsDagannoth ribs1Uncommon[3]Not sold
Coins 25Coins3–81Uncommon3–81
Opal bolt tipsOpal bolt tips12Uncommon96
Keg of beerKeg of beer1Uncommon1,845
Flattened hideFlattened hide1Rare[1]222
Stretched hideStretched hide1Rare[1]257
Circular hideCircular hide1Rare[1]8,172
CasketCasket1Rare572
Clue scrollClue scroll (medium)1RareNot sold
Ancient effigyStarved ancient effigy1Very rareNot sold
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Item Quantity Rarity GE price
Coins 250Coins250–500Common250–500
Uncut sapphireUncut sapphire1Common809
Uncut emeraldUncut emerald1Common2,555
Uncut rubyUncut ruby1Common1,842
Uncut diamondUncut diamond1Common4,843
Uncut diamondUncut diamond45–55 (noted)Rare217,935–266,365
Loop half of a keyLoop half of a key1Common11,053
Tooth half of a keyTooth half of a key1Common11,538
Uncut dragonstoneUncut dragonstone1Uncommon12,077
Uncut dragonstoneUncut dragonstone45–55 (noted)Rare543,465–664,235
Dragon longswordDragon longsword1Common56,212
Dragon spearDragon spear1Rare35,861
BattlestaffBattlestaff180–220 (noted)Rare542,160–662,640
Rune javelinRune javelin5Rare905
Rune platebodyRune platebody1Uncommon37,480
Rune platebodyRune platebody15–25 (noted)Rare562,200–937,000
Shield left halfShield left half1Rare64,399
Dragon helmDragon helm1Uncommon58,601
Rune arrowheadsRune arrowheads113–137Common14,916–18,084
Onyx boltsOnyx bolts135–165Very rare1,003,725–1,226,775
Chaos talismanChaos talisman1Rare1,923
Nature talismanNature talisman1Rare1,473
Water talismanWater talisman65–82 (noted)Rare164,320–207,296
Earth talismanEarth talisman65–82 (noted)Rare12,025–15,170
Fire talismanFire talisman25–35 (noted)Rare5,225–7,315
Raw lobsterRaw lobster135–165 (noted)Common47,655–58,245
Raw sharkRaw shark225–275 (noted)Uncommon321,075–392,425
Big bonesBig bones68–82 (noted)Uncommon13,804–16,646
Dragon bonesDragon bones180–220 (noted)Rare384,480–469,920
CoalCoal200–1,100 (noted)Uncommon22,400–123,200
Gold oreGold ore90–110 (noted)Common52,830–64,570
Adamantite oreAdamantite ore180–220 (noted)Uncommon40,860–49,940
Adamant barAdamant bar14–16 (noted)Common24,654–28,176
Adamant barAdamant bar135–165 (noted)Rare237,735–290,565
Runite oreRunite ore90–110 (noted)Rare127,710–156,090
Rune barRune bar(noted)Common8,955
Rune barRune bar45–55 (noted)Rare134,325–164,175
Grimy torstolGrimy torstol90–110 (noted)Uncommon485,010–592,790
Grimy snapdragonGrimy snapdragon90–110 (noted)Uncommon161,010–196,790
Super restore (4)Super restore (4)45–55 (noted)Uncommon125,910–153,890
Prayer potion (4)Prayer potion (4)45–55 (noted)Uncommon130,950–160,050
Lantadyme seedLantadyme seed14–16Uncommon10,164–11,616
Dwarf weed seedDwarf weed seed14–16Uncommon11,508–13,152
Magic seedMagic seed4Uncommon209,856
Palm tree seedPalm tree seed10Rare396,000
FlaxFlax450–550 (noted)Common43,200–52,800
Molten glassMolten glass45–55 (noted)Common27,585–33,715
Soft claySoft clay450–550 (noted)Uncommon188,550–230,450
Yew logsYew logs68–82 (noted)Uncommon11,356–13,694
Yew logsYew logs675–825 (noted)Rare112,725–137,775
Teak plankTeak plank45–55 (noted)Uncommon16,740–20,460
Mahogany plankMahogany plank270–330 (noted)Rare356,670–435,930
Blurberry SpecialBlurberry Special1Uncommon12,008
Vecna skullVecna skull1Very rare*124,871
Hazelmere's signet ringHazelmere's signet ring1Very rare*1,432,268,388
Brawling gloves (Melee)Brawling gloves (Melee)1Very rareNot sold
Brawling gloves (Magic)Brawling gloves (Magic)1Very rareNot sold
Brawling gloves (Ranged)Brawling gloves (Ranged)1Very rareNot sold
Brawling gloves (Agility)Brawling gloves (Agility)1Very rareNot sold
Brawling gloves (Cooking)Brawling gloves (Cooking)1Very rareNot sold
Brawling gloves (FM)Brawling gloves (FM)1Very rareNot sold
Brawling gloves (Fishing)Brawling gloves (Fishing)1Very rareNot sold
Brawling gloves (Hunter)Brawling gloves (Hunter)1Very rareNot sold
Brawling gloves (Mining)Brawling gloves (Mining)1Very rareNot sold
Brawling gloves (Prayer)Brawling gloves (Prayer)1Very rareNot sold
Brawling gloves (Smithing)Brawling gloves (Smithing)1Very rareNot sold
Brawling gloves (Thieving)Brawling gloves (Thieving)1Very rareNot sold
Brawling gloves (WC)Brawling gloves (WC)1Very rareNot sold
Crystal triskelion fragment 1Crystal triskelion fragment 11Very rareNot sold
Crystal triskelion fragment 2Crystal triskelion fragment 21Very rareNot sold
Crystal triskelion fragment 3Crystal 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 tokenKey token1RareNot sold
Mimic kill tokenMimic kill token1Very rare5,575

Trivia

  • In an update on 8 May 2013, dagannoths on Waterbirth Island were made more near-sighted. Many players posted on the forums that they were displeased with the resulting drop in combat experience rate (particularly magic experience from barrages) and charm collection rate.
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