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Greater demons are strong, demonic beings often found in remote places. They are amongst the highest-levelled, most accurate, and strongest Free-to-play monster that is neither Revenant, Quest or Random event-related. Greater demons are stronger than Lesser demons, with highly accurate melee attacks that hit up to 12. Physically, their only difference is that greater demons are larger than lessers and have wings. With the release of Summoning many players kill Greater demons for Crimson charms. They also drop better items.
Locations
- Demonic ruins in level 45-48 Wilderness
- Entrana Dungeon (no armour or weapons allowed)
- Brimhaven Dungeon
- Ogre Enclave (caged)
Strengths and weaknesses
The hardest part about fighting greater demons is getting to them, as they are found in rather remote or dangerous locations. They can be maged or ranged fairly easily in most of their locations. Since they are demons, both Silverlight and Darklight will work effectively when fighting these monsters. Bring good food, however, because their melee attacks are very accurate and can hit frequently even against a character with high defensive bonuses.
Greater demons are very susceptible to magic attacks.
Tactics
Brimhaven Dungeon (P2P)
A strategy for players without Guthan's armour is to bring a Super defence potion as well as Bones to peaches runes. Fight per normal but kill the usually aggressive wild dogs for their bones whenever needed to heal oneself.
Semi-safe spot in Brimhaven dungeon
There's a semi-safe spot at the very end of the Greater Demon area in Brimaven dungeon, where attacked demons will mostly position themselves in a spot where they are unable to attack the player.
Ogre Enclave (P2P)
Another strategy is for players to use ranging or magic against them in the Ogre Enclave, where they are caged and cannot strike back. Players should be aware of the danger of nearby Blue dragons and take appropriate precautions. Ava's Accumulator will not work through the bars of the cage. It is recommended to bring Telekinetic Grab runes to pick up valuable drops.In the North Western corner of the cave there is one greater demon non-caged.
Demonic Ruins (F2P)
A F2P strategy is to wear full rune or green dragonhide armour (to defend against Revenants's magical attacks) and to bring mid-level food (preferably lobsters). Optionally. bring Strength potions to deal more damage and get drops faster. Fight as normal. If a revenant appears, do this:
- Revenant comes from the East: Run inside the ruins and hide on the south-western portion. When it passes the pink greater demon, go north to the other side, otherwise it will attack you.
- Revenant comes from the West: This tactic is different as they spawn. Run inside the ruins and stay away from the openings. When it sees you, quickly hide on the western side. If it goes for you, log out and log back in, it will eventually give up.
Drops
100% drop: Ashes
Runes
- 37, 75 Fire runes
- 15 Chaos runes
- 5 Death runes
Weapons and armour
- Steel axe
- Steel battleaxe
- Steel two-handed sword
- Mithril kiteshield
- Adamant platelegs
- Dragon spear (members-only)
- Rune med helmet (rare)
- Rune mace (very rare)
- Rune javelin (members-only)
- Rune Spear (members-only)
- Rune full helm (rare)
- Rune chainbody (rare)
- Rune kiteshield (rare)
Gems
Charms (members only)
- Crimson Charm (most common)
- Green Charm
- Gold Charm
- Blue Charm
Other
- 11, 44, 132, 220, or 420 Coins
- 10 Thread
- 150 Steel Arrows
- Tuna
- Gold bar
- Chaos talisman (members only)
- Loop half of a key (members only)
- Nature talisman (members only)
- Level 3 Clue scroll (members only)
- Tooth half of a key (members only)
Different appearance
Since the graphic update on demons, greater demons now appear in at least four different variants. Because of this, some new players think one "species" of Greater demon appears stronger and tougher due to it looking more intimidating than others. However this is not true, as Jagex affirms that they are equally strong and tough and have the same stats as one another.
Three of the four different forms of the Greater demon. These demons' pictures are taken from the demonic ruins in the northeastern area of the wilderness and are available to Free-to-play.
The fourth form of the Greater Demon.
Before graphical update
Before demons were updated 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.
In Runescape classic, they had reddish-orange skin, with horns like a devil, and did not have wings.
The Greater Demon before its graphical update.
See also
| Preceded by | Title | Succeeded by |
| Lesser demon | Strongest monster in RuneScape | Elvarg |