Greater demon

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"Gd" redirects here. For Guardian doors, see Dungeoneering/Doors.

For the variant encountered in Daemonheim, see Greater demon (Dungeoneering).

For the elite version, see Greater demon (elite).

This article has a strategy guide. All information on mechanics, setups, and strategy are on the subpage.

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45Daemonheim

Greater demon

Release	13 August 2001 (Update)
AKA	Greaters
Members	No
Examine
Big, red, and incredibly evil.
Combat info
Level	LP	XP	XP
82	6,000	385.2	127.1
Equipment XP (2H/MH & Armour/OH)
23 / 15 / 7
Aggressive		Poisonous
Slayer
Level	XP	Category
1	135.4	Greater demons
Assigned by
Offensive
Max hit
0	0	566	N/A
Style		Speed
		4 ticks (2.4s)
Combat levels
1 1 59 Accuracy 0 0 1101
Defensive
Armour		Weakness
1101	59
Affinities
90	45	65	55
Immunities

? (edit)Versions: 6

Defined properties:

All Life points: 6,000 Life points: 6,000 All Slayer experience: 135.4 Slayer experience: 135.4 All Combat experience: 385.2 Combat experience: 385.2 All Release date: 13 August 2001 Release date: 13 August 2001 All Combat level: 82 Combat level: 82 All Is members only: false Is members only: false All NPC ID: 83 NPC ID: 83

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Greater demons are demonic beings found in many remote locations throughout RuneScape. As most other demons do, they follow the god Zamorak. Greater demons are more powerful than lesser demons, with highly accurate magic attacks. They are distinguished from them by their large wings and slightly greater stature. Like all demons, they are weak to Silverlight and holy water. A famous demon slayer known to have fought these creatures is Gaalsien.

Greater demons originate on Infernus, where they were called Alyaroth, as the other demons seen in RuneScape do. They are part of the Avernic race, tribal and primitive, and slaves to whomever was ruling Infernus. At the time of Palkeera's memory of the realm, they were enslaved by the cannibalistic Chthonians, who were unable to consume the Avernics for some reason. Among the Avernic demons, the Tsutsaroth were the dominant tribe, ruling over the Alyaroth and Byzroth in a brutal manner.

Greater demons are often killed as a good source of crimson charms and as frequent droppers of clue scrolls. They provide good experience as a slayer task due to their low defence. K'ril Tsutsaroth in the God Wars Dungeon counts as a greater demon for slayer tasks, allowing for a more challenging alternative.

Accursed or infernal urns can be useful when killing greater demons to collect the dropped ashes and grant 20% more prayer experience than just scattering them.

Locations

• Brimhaven Dungeon
• Entrana Dungeon
• Kuradal's Dungeon (Kuradal/Morvran slayer task only)
• Ogre Enclave
• Wilderness:
  • Wilderness Volcano
  • Forinthry Dungeon
  • Demonic Ruins

If the player is killing greater demons for a Slayer assignment then they can gain 20% additional Slayer experience by equipping a demonic skull while killing greater demons in the Wilderness. They can gain another 20% extra experience per kill at these locations if they accept a special slayer contract from Erskine while assigned greater demons as a Slayer assignment. These experience bonuses stack, meaning the player may gain 40% extra Slayer experience. Completing a special slayer contract rewards the player with a choice of coins or combat experience.

Strategies

Main article: /Strategies

Drops

100% drop

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE price
	Accursed ashes	1	Always	750

Charms

No charm
62%	7%	4%	26%	0.9–1%
Represents a 90% confidence range based on a sample of 205,304 kills. 1 charm is dropped at a time. Add data to the log (requires JavaScript).

Main drops

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE price
	Coins	50–2,384	Common	50–2,384
	Mithril platelegs	1	Common	2,574
	Adamant 2h sword	1	Common	8,231
	Grimy guam	1	Common	709
	Pure essence	55–66 (noted)	Common	1,650–1,980
	Iron ore	2 (noted)	Common	898
	Gold ore	4 (noted)	Common	2,348
	Yew logs	6 (noted)	Common	1,002
	Grimy marrentill	1	Uncommon	2,307
	Grimy tarromin	1	Uncommon	105
	Grimy harralander(m)	1	Uncommon	741
	Grimy ranarr(m)	1	Uncommon	1,860
	Grimy irit(m)	1	Uncommon	5,008
	Grimy avantoe(m)	1	Uncommon	1,043
	Grimy kwuarm(m)	1	Uncommon	11,782
	Grimy cadantine(m)	1	Uncommon	4,322
	Grimy lantadyme(m)	1	Uncommon	7,551
	Grimy dwarf weed(m)	1	Uncommon	8,476
	Adamant platelegs	1	Uncommon	8,325
	Rune mace	1	Rare	7,165
	Off-hand rune mace	1	Rare	7,202
	Rune full helm	1	Rare	20,892
	Wine of Zamorak	1	Rare	15,400
	Rare drop table	1	Very rare	Not sold

Tertiary drops

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE price
	Ferocious ring(m)	1	Uncommon	Not sold
	Sealed clue scroll (hard)(m)	1	Rare	Not sold
	Spirit sapphire	1	Rare	Not sold
	Spirit emerald	1	Rare	Not sold
	Spirit ruby	1	Rare	Not sold
	Starved ancient effigy(m)	1	Very rare	Not 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
	Coins	250–500	Common	250–500
	Uncut sapphire	1	Common	809
	Uncut emerald	1	Common	2,555
	Uncut ruby	1	Common	1,842
	Uncut diamond	1	Common	4,843
	Uncut diamond	45–55 (noted)	Rare	217,935–266,365
	Loop half of a key	1	Common	11,053
	Tooth half of a key	1	Common	11,538
	Uncut dragonstone	1	Uncommon	12,077
	Uncut dragonstone	45–55 (noted)	Rare	543,465–664,235
	Dragon longsword	1	Common	56,212
	Dragon spear	1	Rare	35,861
	Battlestaff	180–220 (noted)	Rare	542,160–662,640
	Rune javelin	5	Rare	905
	Rune platebody	1	Uncommon	37,480
	Rune platebody	15–25 (noted)	Rare	562,200–937,000
	Shield left half	1	Rare	64,399
	Dragon helm	1	Uncommon	58,601
	Rune arrowheads	113–137	Common	14,916–18,084
	Onyx bolts	135–165	Very rare	1,003,725–1,226,775
	Chaos talisman	1	Rare	1,923
	Nature talisman	1	Rare	1,473
	Water talisman	65–82 (noted)	Rare	164,320–207,296
	Earth talisman	65–82 (noted)	Rare	12,025–15,170
	Fire talisman	25–35 (noted)	Rare	5,225–7,315
	Raw lobster	135–165 (noted)	Common	47,655–58,245
	Raw shark	225–275 (noted)	Uncommon	321,075–392,425
	Big bones	68–82 (noted)	Uncommon	13,804–16,646
	Dragon bones	180–220 (noted)	Rare	384,480–469,920
	Coal	200–1,100 (noted)	Uncommon	22,400–123,200
	Gold ore	90–110 (noted)	Common	52,830–64,570
	Adamantite ore	180–220 (noted)	Uncommon	40,860–49,940
	Adamant bar	14–16 (noted)	Common	24,654–28,176
	Adamant bar	135–165 (noted)	Rare	237,735–290,565
	Runite ore	90–110 (noted)	Rare	127,710–156,090
	Rune bar	3 (noted)	Common	8,955
	Rune bar	45–55 (noted)	Rare	134,325–164,175
	Grimy torstol	90–110 (noted)	Uncommon	485,010–592,790
	Grimy snapdragon	90–110 (noted)	Uncommon	161,010–196,790
	Super restore (4)	45–55 (noted)	Uncommon	125,910–153,890
	Prayer potion (4)	45–55 (noted)	Uncommon	130,950–160,050
	Lantadyme seed	14–16	Uncommon	10,164–11,616
	Dwarf weed seed	14–16	Uncommon	11,508–13,152
	Magic seed	4	Uncommon	209,856
	Palm tree seed	10	Rare	396,000
	Flax	450–550 (noted)	Common	43,200–52,800
	Molten glass	45–55 (noted)	Common	27,585–33,715
	Soft clay	450–550 (noted)	Uncommon	188,550–230,450
	Yew logs	68–82 (noted)	Uncommon	11,356–13,694
	Yew logs	675–825 (noted)	Rare	112,725–137,775
	Teak plank	45–55 (noted)	Uncommon	16,740–20,460
	Mahogany plank	270–330 (noted)	Rare	356,670–435,930
	Blurberry Special	1	Uncommon	12,008
	Vecna skull	1	Very rare*	124,871
	Hazelmere's signet ring	1	Very rare*	1,432,268,388
	Brawling gloves (Melee)	1	Very rare	Not sold
	Brawling gloves (Magic)	1	Very rare	Not sold
	Brawling gloves (Ranged)	1	Very rare	Not sold
	Brawling gloves (Agility)	1	Very rare	Not sold
	Brawling gloves (Cooking)	1	Very rare	Not sold
	Brawling gloves (FM)	1	Very rare	Not sold
	Brawling gloves (Fishing)	1	Very rare	Not sold
	Brawling gloves (Hunter)	1	Very rare	Not sold
	Brawling gloves (Mining)	1	Very rare	Not sold
	Brawling gloves (Prayer)	1	Very rare	Not sold
	Brawling gloves (Smithing)	1	Very rare	Not sold
	Brawling gloves (Thieving)	1	Very rare	Not sold
	Brawling gloves (WC)	1	Very rare	Not sold
	Crystal triskelion fragment 1	1	Very rare	Not sold
	Crystal triskelion fragment 2	1	Very rare	Not sold
	Crystal triskelion fragment 3	1	Very rare	Not 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 token	1	Rare	Not sold
	Mimic kill token	1	Very rare	5,575

Different appearance

A demon specifically found while Dungeoneering.

Trivia

• Before they were given a graphical update on 28 January 2013, they had heads which resembled that of a horse, or the old head of all the dragons, as well as long thin limbs, fangs, and a solid red skin tone. One variant of demon was purple and sported a different examine text of "Big, purple, and incredibly evil." This variant was changed to red along with its examine during the graphical rework.
• On 4 February 2014 the greater demon underwent a drop table rework which resulted in them dropping more valuable and useful items.
• They are the fifth highest-levelled and second most accurate free-to-play monster, and have the third highest maximum hit for a free-to-play monster, excluding revenants, Quest monsters, or Dungeoneering monsters. In accuracy and maximum damage per hit, they were surpassed by the level 85 skeletons from the Stronghold of Security in 2006, and then by the hellhound in 2009.