Gleason's Gielinor Guide

Abyssal leech

Released		13 June 2005 (Update)
Members		Yes
Combat level		41
Size		1x1
Examine		A blood-drinking denizen of the Abyss.
Combat info
XP bonus		-75%
Max hit		2
Aggressive		Yes
Poisonous		No
Attack style		Slash
Attack speed		2 ticks (1.2 seconds)
Respawn time		5 ticks (3 seconds)
Combat stats

10	95	5	25	1	1
Aggressive stats

+100	+10	+0	+0	+0	+0
Melee defence

+50		+50		+0
Magic defence

+50			No elemental weakness
Ranged defence

+0		+10		+0
Immunities
Poison		0% resistance
Venom		0% resistance
Cannons		Not immune
Thralls		Not immune
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Advanced data
Monster ID		2584
Link		MOID

An abyssal leech is a monster that dwells in the Abyss, and also in the Abyssal Area. They are the easiest abyssal monsters to kill because they have low defence, low strength, and low hitpoints. However, they have a very high Attack level and attack speed, attacking every second tick, making them more dangerous than their combat level may suggest.

Locations

Location	Levels	Members	Spawns	Map
Abyss	41		31	Show map
Abyssal Area	41		13	Show map

Drops

Drop rates are estimated based on 56,826 samples from the Drop Rate Project, unless otherwise cited.

100%

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Ashes	1	Always	38	1

Talisman

Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
Air talisman	1	5/256	176	2
Water talisman	1	5/256	335	2
Earth talisman	1	5/256	643	2
Fire talisman	1	5/256	2,642	2
Mind talisman	1	5/256	1,222	2
Body talisman	1	5/256	1,451	2
Cosmic talisman	1	2/256	178	2
Chaos talisman	1	2/256	213	2
Nature talisman	1	2/256	159	2
Elemental talisman	1	1/256^[1]	3,188	300

Pouches

Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
Small pouch	1	1/42^{[d 1]}^[2]	Not sold	90
Medium pouch	1	1/42^{[d 1]}^[2]	Not sold	180
Large pouch	1	1/42^{[d 1]}^[2]	Not sold	360
Giant pouch	1	1/42^{[d 1]}^[2]	Not sold	720

^ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Players will only get a pouch if they have all the smaller pouches, and if a player has them all, they will no longer get them as a drop, unless one was lost.

Runecrafting items

Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
Pure essence	1 (noted)	36/256	2	2
Pure essence	1	34/256	2	2
Pure essence	5 (noted)	4/256	10	10
Pure essence	10 (noted)	4/256	20	20
Pure essence	15 (noted)	4/256	30	30
Binding necklace	1	3/256	609	855

Tertiary

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Clue scroll (medium)	1	1/256^{[d 1]}^{[d 2]}^[3]	Not sold	12

^ The medium clue scroll drop rate increases to 1/243 after unlocking the medium Combat Achievements rewards tier.
^ Clue scrolls will drop as scroll boxes after the completion of X Marks the Spot.

Changes

Date	Changes
12 August 2026 (Update)	The NPC's crush defence was decreased from 100 to 0. The NPC's light and heavy ranged defence were decreased from 10 to 0.
4 June – 10 November 2021	The word "abyss" in its examine text was changed to "Abyss."
9 – 23 August 2005	The NPC's examine was changed from "A monster that really sucks hard." to "A blood-drinking denizen of the abyss."

References

^ Jagex. Mod Ash's Twitter account. 4 April 2018. Archived from the original on 23 March 2019. Mod Ash: "[Lord Ash, could you tell me the drop rate of the elemental talisman from Abyssal creatures?] 1/256 from all three types."
^ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 Jagex. Mod John C's Twitter account. 20 July 2014. Archived from the original on 21 September 2024. Mod John C: "[Whats the drop rate of ess pouches?] 1/42"
^ Envision. "Drop Rates V2." Old School RuneScape Forums.