Gleason's Gielinor Guide

Abyssal walker

Released		13 June 2005 (Update)
Members		Yes
Combat level		81
Size		1x1
Examine		Apparently walks the Abyss.
Combat info
XP bonus		-75%
Max hit		13
Aggressive		Yes
Poisonous		No
Attack style		Crush
Attack speed		5 ticks (3.0 seconds)
Respawn time		5 ticks (3 seconds)
Combat stats

95	5	100	95	1	1
Aggressive stats

+5	+10	+0	+0	+0	+0
Melee defence

+75		+75		+0
Magic defence

+75			No elemental weakness
Ranged defence

+0		+75		+0
Immunities
Poison		0% resistance
Venom		0% resistance
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Advanced data
Monster ID		2586
Link		MOID

The Abyssal walker is one of many monsters which can be found in the Abyss, and also in the Abyssal Area (fairy ring code: ALR). They are difficult to hunt as they seem to have a high defence, hitpoints, and strength, although they have low accuracy. It should also be noted that they are difficult to poison, although they are not immune to it. Abyssal walkers killed in the Abyss yield much lower experience. These monsters are aggressive, but will stop being aggressive after a while as well as the Abyssal guardian and the Abyssal leech.

If hunting Abyssal monsters for essence pouches, it is recommended to use magic against these, as despite their high magic defence, they have a very low magic level, enabling magic spells to hit accurately. Using multi-target spells like Ice Barrage in the southwestern corner of the Abyss makes this very fast. At relatively high Defence and Magic levels (70+) a player should have little to no trouble with them, even accounting for the aggressive monsters in the outer ring of the Abyss. Alternatively, a crush weapon or a weapon with a secondary crush style can be used effectively due to their low crush defence.

Locations

Location	Levels	Members	Spawns	Map
Abyss	81		34	Show map
Abyssal Area	81		7	Show map

Drops

Drop rates are estimated based on 11,145 samples from the Drop Rate Project, unless otherwise cited.

100%

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Ashes	1	Always	38	1

Talismans

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	1/5^{[d 1]}	Not sold	90
Medium pouch	1	1/5^{[d 1]}	Not sold	180
Large pouch	1	1/5^{[d 1]}	Not sold	360
Giant pouch	1	1/5^{[d 1]}	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
	Ensouled abyssal head	1	1/40	3,118	351
	Clue scroll (medium)	1	1/256^{[d 1]}^{[d 2]}	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 10 to 0. The NPC's light and heavy ranged defence were decreased from 75 to 0. The drop rate of essence pouches was increased from 1/42 to 1/5.
23 March 2022 (Update)	The NPC's examine text was changed; previously, it was "Apparently walks the abyss."

Trivia

Despite not resembling an abyssal demon, it drops the ensouled abyssal head.

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."