Rat pole

The rat pole is a pole that can be used to store up to six dead rats. It is obtained from Phingspet and Grimesquit in Varrock Sewers while learning how to be Ratcatchers.

To attach a rat, the pole must first be wielded, then the player's pet cat must catch a rat. When caught, the player is given the option to attach it to the pole or leave it. An adult cat or wily cat are advised for this as they have greater success rates.

Attaching six rats to the pole is required for the medium Varrock Task "With a Ten-foot Pole".

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Combat Stats

Requirements
None
Class			Slot
Melee
Tier
1
Weapons		Main		Off
Damage		22		-
Accuracy		110		-
Style		Crush
Range		1
Speed		Average (3.6s)
Attributes						Damage reduction
Armour				0		PvM: 0%			PvP: 0%
Life points				0		Style bonuses
Prayer				0		0		0		0
[FAQ] • [doc]

Combat Stats

Requirements
None
Class			Slot
Melee
Tier
1
Weapons		Main		Off
Damage		22		-
Accuracy		110		-
Style		Crush
Range		1
Speed		Average (3.6s)
Attributes						Damage reduction
Armour				0		PvM: 0%			PvP: 0%
Life points				0		Style bonuses
Prayer				0		0		0		0
[FAQ] • [doc]

Combat Stats

Requirements
None
Class			Slot
Melee
Tier
1
Weapons		Main		Off
Damage		22		-
Accuracy		110		-
Style		Crush
Range		1
Speed		Average (3.6s)
Attributes						Damage reduction
Armour				0		PvM: 0%			PvP: 0%
Life points				0		Style bonuses
Prayer				0		0		0		0
[FAQ] • [doc]

Combat Stats

Requirements
None
Class			Slot
Melee
Tier
1
Weapons		Main		Off
Damage		22		-
Accuracy		110		-
Style		Crush
Range		1
Speed		Average (3.6s)
Attributes						Damage reduction
Armour				0		PvM: 0%			PvP: 0%
Life points				0		Style bonuses
Prayer				0		0		0		0
[FAQ] • [doc]

Combat Stats

Requirements
None
Class			Slot
Melee
Tier
1
Weapons		Main		Off
Damage		22		-
Accuracy		110		-
Style		Crush
Range		1
Speed		Average (3.6s)
Attributes						Damage reduction
Armour				0		PvM: 0%			PvP: 0%
Life points				0		Style bonuses
Prayer				0		0		0		0
[FAQ] • [doc]

Combat Stats

Requirements
None
Class			Slot
Melee
Tier
1
Weapons		Main		Off
Damage		22		-
Accuracy		110		-
Style		Crush
Range		1
Speed		Average (3.6s)
Attributes						Damage reduction
Armour				0		PvM: 0%			PvP: 0%
Life points				0		Style bonuses
Prayer				0		0		0		0
[FAQ] • [doc]

Combat Stats

Requirements
None
Class			Slot
Melee
Tier
1
Weapons		Main		Off
Damage		22		-
Accuracy		110		-
Style		Crush
Range		1
Speed		Average (3.6s)
Attributes						Damage reduction
Armour				0		PvM: 0%			PvP: 0%
Life points				0		Style bonuses
Prayer				0		0		0		0
[FAQ] • [doc]

Disassembly

Disassembly XP	0.3
Item quantity required	1
Material count	8
Base junk chance	?  98.9% Your actual junk chance depends on your junk chance reduction researched. See the table below for all values, and Junk for more information. Reduction Junk chance None 1 98.9% 1 34 98.0% 2 49 96.0% 3 64 94.0% 4 69 92.0% 5 78 90.0% 6 83 87.1% 7 91 85.1% 8 95 82.1% 9 105 79.2%
Possible materials
Often
Base parts	35%
Head parts	30%
Smooth parts	30%
Rarely
Heavy components	3%
Strong components	2%

Defined properties:

All Junk chance: 98.9 Junk chance: 98.9

[FAQ] • [doc]

Trivia

• Hellrats used to be added to the pole, but would only show on the pole as a normal rat. This has been fixed; Hellrats are no longer added to the pole because "[they] are too hot to add to the rat pole".
• The rat pole used to have a function in the Rat Pits before the Pits were removed.

v • d • e Ratcatchers
NPCs	Gertrude  Grimesquit  Phingspet  Jimmy Dazzler  Hooknosed Jack  Smokin' Joe  The Face  Felkrash  Ali the Snake Charmer  Apothecary  King rat  Guard  Ceril Carnillean  Councillor Halgrive  Spice seller  Gem merchant  Ali Morrisane  Fur trader  Silk merchant  Zenesha  Silver merchant Cats  Bones  Bellemorde  Pox  The Beast
Items	Cat antipoison  Directions  Music scroll  Poisoned cheese  Pot of weeds  Rat poison  Smouldering pot  The ratpits manual
Rewards	Rat pole
Locations	Ratcatchers Mansion
Music	The Noble Rodent Rat Hunt Bubble and Squeak Sarim's Vermin Rat a Tat Tat Catch Me If You Can
Miscellaneous	Rat Pits • Quick guide • Transcript

v • d • e Rats
Small	Rat Crypt rat Hell-Rat Mouse
Giant	Giant rat (Daemonheim) Angry giant rat Blessed giant rat Brine rat Dungeon rat Giant crypt rat Warped rat Zombie rat
Miscellaneous	Albino rat  King rat Rat (2008 Easter event) Experiment No.2
Items	Cave mouse  Mouse toy  Rat (Swept Away)  Rat pole  Toy mouse (Wound)

v • d • e Two-handed crush weapons
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Barrows	Akrisae's war mace (Augmented • Golden)  Torag's hammer (Augmented • Lucky • Golden)  Verac's flail (Augmented • Lucky • Golden)
Kyzaj	Bloodied (Superior)  Honourable (Superior)
God	Mjolnir  Guthix  Saradomin  Zamorak Banner  Armadyl  Bandos  Godless  Saradomin  Seren  Sliske  V  Zamorak  Zaros
Quest reward	Rat pole  Gadderhammer  Barrelchest anchor  Blisterwood polearm
Minigame	Dominion Tower maul  Annihilation (Augmented)
Other	Saradomin sword (Augmented • Lucky)
Promotional	Candy floss maul  Golden hammer  Golden scythe  Handheld masquerade mask  Scythe