Salamander

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Salamanders are versatile, two-handed ranged weapons that act as two-handed crossbows. Salamanders may be obtained through net trapping and must be fuelled using a variety of herb tars made with the Herblore skill.

When you die or drop a salamander it runs away. In contrast, when a beast of burden holding any salamanders is dismissed or dies, the salamanders are dropped on the ground and can be picked up as items instead.

A player holding a Black salamander

Weapon (creature)	Ranged Level	Damage	Ammo
Swamp lizard (hunter)	30	397	Guam tar
Orange salamander (hunter)	50	662	Marrentill tar
Red salamander (hunter)	60	795	Tarromin tar
Black salamander (hunter)	70	892	Harralander tar

Their combat bonuses are as follows:

Item		Level	Main-hand			Off-hand			Attributes			Style bonus			Price
			Style	Dmg	Acc	Style	Dmg	Acc
	Swamp lizard	30	Bolt	397	454	-	-	-	0	0	0	-	-	-	7,233
	Orange salamander	50	Bolt	662	850	-	-	-	0	0	0	-	-	-	4,903
	Red salamander	60	Bolt	765	1132	-	-	-	0	0	0	-	-	-	3,901
	Black salamander	70	Bolt	892	1486	-	-	-	0	0	0	-	-	-	6,260

Trivia

• On the 17 January 2011 patch notes, salamanders had their idle animation stance updated.
• When moving around, a salamander becomes a one-handed weapon rather than a two-handed one.
• When salamanders were first released players would purchase them for 12,000 coins to upwards of 65,000 coins depending on the tier.
• When you attack with salamanders, you appear to be pulling their tail.
• When you are in the combat stance with a salamander, it is similar to holding a gun, or anything similar to that matter.