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A Wall beast is a Slayer monster that requires level 35 Slayer to kill. They are the hands of "the Grotesque", a monster made from pure corruption who turned the area south-southwest of Lumbridge into a swamp. The hands of the wall beasts are very long, even able to emerge from the Lumbridge Swamp Caves to the surface, sticking out of a nexus. A spiny helmet or equivalent is required to start fighting one. Players without 5 Defence would not be assigned these as 5 Defence is required to wield the helmet. This monster is not very popular, due to the fact that its drops are poor with the exception of the mystic hat. It is found only in the Lumbridge Swamp Caves.

This creature is infamous for surprising, and often killing, low-level players in the Lumbridge caves.

Players should note when using ranged, their ammunition will disappear into the wall even when using Ava's device.

Appearance[]

Wall beast full body

The full view of a wall beast is never seen in-game.

When a wall beast attacks a player, only its arm is seen sticking out of the wall. However, in the July 2006 edition of Postbag from the Hedge a player asked for a picture of the wall beast's whole body.[1]

The reply contained no words, only a picture of a green creature, though this seems to have been retconned with the release of The Nexus, where it is revealed that wall beasts are in fact the arms of The Grotesque.

Lumbridge Swamp Caves[]

Main article: Lumbridge Swamp Caves
Lumbridge Swamp Caves map

Wall beasts are found in Lumbridge Swamp Caves

Players can find wall beasts in Lumbridge Swamp Caves. When walking (not running) past one without wearing a spiny helmet, there is a chance it will grab the player by the head and slam him or her against the wall. This will result in 110 to 180 life points being lost.

Nevertheless, even if the player forgets their spiny helmet, they may still avoid damage from these: move to beside their opening and stop. Make sure run is on, and click beyond their opening. Doing this will make passing the wall beast guaranteed, without it grabbing your head.

On another note, when slaying wall beasts, it is recommended that players only fight the wall beast closest to the main entrance of the Lumbridge Swamp Caves. When a player climbs down the rope, there will be a wall beast lurking in the wall just ahead.

Strengths and weaknesses[]

Players should wear a spiny helmet whilst fighting wall beasts, otherwise they will grab them by the head and slam them against the wall, removing up to 180 life points.

If players wear a spiny helmet, the grabbing attack will fail. A wall beast's maximum hit on a player wearing a spiny helmet is 44.

Along with a spiny helmet, a spiked helmet, slayer helmet or full slayer helmet may also be used.

Contrary to what the above picture may imply, the wall beast does not count as a large monster and therefore the dragon halberd's special attack does not produce two hits on it.

Training tips[]

  • You can still use a black mask, focus sight or hexcrest to fight the wall beasts as long as you ensure you wear one of the aforementioned items while the wall beast initially tries to attack you. As soon as it discovers you with your spiny helmet, you can switch to your preferred headgear. Just be careful to re-equip your spiny helmet after each battle.
  • A player can "reset" the wall beast spawn by quickly climbing up the rope of the cavern and then back down—this is much faster than waiting for the wall beast to respawn by itself.
  • Always remember to wear one of the four helmets. (Refer to the list above.)
  • Remember to walk, not run. You will run right past them!
  • The respawn is triggered every time you enter the Lumbridge Swamp Caves, meaning you can run back and exit to refresh the spawn.
  • They are located in the Lumbridge swamp caves, so remember to bring a light source with you.
  • Players may wish to bring an antipoison potion in case they accidentally attack a cave slime or a cave crawler, which are poisonous.
  • If one does not want to fight them, or get hit by them, and does not possess a Slayer Helmet or a spiny helmet, you can use Surge (with level 30 MagicMagic) to pass them without getting hit.

Drops[]

Charms[]

No charmGold charmGreen charmCrimson charmBlue charm
72–75%9–11%5–7%9–11%0.7–1.5%
Represents a 90% confidence range based on a sample of 1,788 kills.
1 charm is dropped at a time.
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Main drops[]

Item Quantity Rarity GE price
Grimy guamGrimy guam1Common709
Grimy marrentillGrimy marrentill1Common2,307
Grimy tarrominGrimy tarromin1Common105
Grimy harralanderGrimy harralander1Common741
Grimy cadantineGrimy cadantine1Uncommon4,322
Grimy kwuarmGrimy kwuarm1Uncommon11,782
Grimy ranarrGrimy ranarr1Rare1,860
Grimy iritGrimy irit1Rare5,008
Grimy avantoeGrimy avantoe1Rare1,043
Grimy lantadymeGrimy lantadyme1Very rare7,551
Grimy dwarf weedGrimy dwarf weed1Very rare8,476
Air runeAir rune3Common270
Cosmic runeCosmic rune2Uncommon824
Chaos runeChaos rune3; 7Rare456–1,064
Steel helmSteel helm1Common1,002
Steel full helmSteel full helm1Common1,065
Iron helmIron helm1Common631
Bronze helmBronze helm1Common524
Bronze full helmBronze full helm1Common451
Black full helmBlack full helm1Uncommon2,994
Mithril helmMithril helm1Uncommon1,507
Mithril full helmMithril full helm1Uncommon2,187
Adamant helmAdamant helm1Uncommon2,691
Light mystic hatLight mystic hat1Rare12,224
Steel gauntletsSteel gauntlets1Rare1,025
Coins 250Coins400–560Common400–560
TinderboxTinderbox1Common474
Silver oreSilver ore(noted)Common690
Eye of newtEye of newt1Uncommon10

Tertiary drops[]

Item Quantity Rarity GE price
Spirit sapphireSpirit sapphire1RareNot sold
Spirit emeraldSpirit emerald1RareNot sold
Spirit rubySpirit ruby1RareNot sold
Sealed clue scroll (medium)Sealed clue scroll (medium)1RareNot sold
Starved ancient effigyStarved ancient effigy1Very rareNot 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 tokenKey token1RareNot sold
Mimic kill tokenMimic kill token1Very rare5,575

Trivia[]

  • Surge allows you to bypass the beast without the chance of being caught.

References[]

  1. ^ Jagex. Postbag 9 - "Transcript:Sawdust, Wallbeasts and Kebabs!", Letter 2, by Jagex. RuneScape Postbags from the Hedge.
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