Mugger

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This article is about the monster. For the NPC in the Court Cases Distraction and Diversion, see Mugger (level: 6).

Mugger

Release	4 January 2001 (Update)
Members	No
Examine
He jumps out and attacks people.
Combat info
Level	LP	XP	XP
15	550	33.9	11.1
Equipment XP (2H/MH & Armour/OH)
2 / 1 / 0
Aggressive		Poisonous
Offensive
Max hit
44	0	0	0
Style		Speed
		4 ticks (2.4s)
Combat levels
11 1 1 Accuracy 213 0 0
Defensive
Armour		Weakness
213	11
Affinities
90	55	45	65
Immunities

Defined properties:

All Life points: 550 Life points: 550 All Combat experience: 33.9 Combat experience: 33.9 All Release date: 4 January 2001 Release date: 4 January 2001 All Combat level: 15 Combat level: 15 All Is members only: false Is members only: false All NPC ID: 175 NPC ID: 175

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Muggers are level 15 humans that can be found throughout RuneScape. They can be a potentially fatal threat to unaware new players. They use only crush attacks, which are quick and accurate. On one unknown date in January 2010, some of the Muggers in the entrance to the Stronghold of Player Safety have had their shirts changed from red to blue.

Muggers are aggressive, which means that they attack players who are two times the mugger's combat level or less. Thus, muggers are aggressive against players from level 3 through to 31. Caught by surprise and unprepared, a new player can fairly easily die at their hands. They can assault players even inside buildings, but are incapable of following them down or up the stairs, or opening shut doors, whether they be within the building or outside it. Other NPCs do not appear to even notice their presence, nor do they attempt to aid or resist them. Ways to repel or escape the threat of muggers include simply closing the door, engaging them in direct combat (inadvisable for inexperienced fighters), or simply teleporting away. Easy and quick ways of teleporting away include teleporting to the rune essence mine through Aubury (which requires the completion of Rune Mysteries) or enter mysterious ruins, though the ruins are accessible only with talismans or tiaras.

Locations

1. The entrance to the blurite cave (in the Asgarnian Ice Dungeon)
2. Port Sarim Jail Locked up in the 4th cell
3. Stronghold of Player Safety (not aggressive)
4. Near the Sawmill
5. West Edgeville near the general store
6. Earth Runecrafting Altar
7. South East Varrock near the wizard shop

Varrock Mugger

A mugger used to wander the area around Aubury's Rune Shop in south-eastern Varrock. The mugger was infamous for his attacks on low-levelled players entering the store, including, until late 2007, many macroers. The mugger became something of an inside-joke amongst the RuneScape community and was often referred to as "Mugger (level-6)." Jagex hinted at this in the Varrock Census, in which the mugger is named as "Phearthee Levalsyx" (or fear the level six). During early testing of the Court Cases Distractions and Diversions game, the mugger was used by Jagex as a test case. A shirt with a headshot of the mugger is also available in the Jagex Store.

With the updates on 17 September 2009, Jagex removed the mugger from Varrock, to preserve the cushion of safety around Varrock and Lumbridge.

The citizens of Varrock sleep easy once more. The notorious mugger of southern Varrock, level 6, who works the patch outside of Aubury’s rune store, has moved on. Various street sources suggest that the mugger, real name unknown, felt that ‘his work was done’ and has decided to travel abroad. This is good news indeed for the people of Varrock, as this mugger has proven to be second only to zombie invasions as a source of panic for the city.

While the streets of Varrock are now safe, adventurers are being warned to steer clear of this shady individual should they run into him outside of Varrock. Recent sightings have put Mugger (level-6) as far afield as Paterdomus, Port Sarim and Edgeville. While it may appear that these are separate people, it is, in fact, the very same (and very fast) person. Please be advised that he is considered armed and dangerous – do not to approach him for any reason.

Claims that his level has increased to 7 are greatly exaggerated.

—Mod Srowley

Drops

100%

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE price
	Bones	1	Always	266

Main drops

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE price
	Chargebow	1	Uncommon	1,004
	Bronze bolts	4–11	Uncommon	100–275
	Staff of air	1	Rare	2,013
	Bronze helm	1	Rare	524
	Water rune	6	Uncommon	150
	Earth rune	5	Uncommon	90
	Mind rune	9	Rare	171
	Grimy guam	1	Common	709
	Grimy marrentill(m)	1	Uncommon	2,307
	Grimy tarromin(m)	1	Uncommon	105
	Grimy harralander(m)	1	Uncommon	741
	Grimy irit(m)	1	Uncommon	5,008
	Grimy avantoe(m)	1	Uncommon	1,043
	Grimy kwuarm(m)	1	Rare	11,782
	Grimy cadantine(m)	1	Rare	4,322
	Grimy ranarr(m)	1	Rare	1,860
	Grimy lantadyme(m)	1	Rare	7,551
	Grimy dwarf weed(m)	1	Rare	8,476
	Coins	5; 10; 15; 25	Common	5–25
	Rope	1	Common	401
	Copper ore	1	Common	337
	Fishing bait	Unknown	Common	5
	Cabbage	1	Uncommon	900
	Knife	1	Rare	111

Tertiary drops

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE price
	Sealed clue scroll (easy)(m)	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

Trivia

• The mugger in Port Sarim Jail was not affected by the update which changed the muggers' appearances.
• It appears that some muggers were created in certain places to prevent the use of Bots. Two examples would be at the mine south-west of Varrock, near the Sawmill and by the rune shop in Varrock. Other monsters share this use. However, the mugger by the rune shop in Varrock has been there since RuneScape Classic, prior to the introduction of Runecrafting.