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Burning claws

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Burning claws
Released10 July 2024 (Update)
MembersYes
Properties
TradeableYes
EquipableYes
StackableNo
NoteableYes
OptionsWield, Drop
ExamineTorn from the hands of ancient demons.
Values
Value800,000 coins
High alch480,000 coins
Low alch320,000 coins
Weight0.907 kg
Grand Exchange
Exchange3,901,624 coins (info)
Buy limit8
Daily volume1,247
View real-time prices
Advanced data
Item ID29577
LinkMOID

Burning claws are a two-handed demonbane melee weapon created by using 2 burning claws on each other, which are rare drops from Tormented Demons.

They require level 60 Attack to equip, and possess a special attack. Additionally, when used against demonic creatures, the claws provide a 5% increase in accuracy and damage.

Combat stats

 Attack bonuses
StabSlashCrushMagicRanged
+43+54+0+0+0
 Defence bonuses
StabSlashCrushMagicRanged
+3+6+1+0+0
 Other bonusesSlot
StrengthRangedMagic damagePrayer2h slot table
+32+0+0%+0List
Combat styleAttack typeWeapon styleAttack speedRangeExperienceLevel boost
ChopSlashAccurate4 ticks (2.4s)1 tileAttack Hitpoints+3 Attack
SlashSlashAggressiveStrength Hitpoints+3 Strength
LungeStabControlledAttack Strength Defence Hitpoints+1 Attack, Strength, Defence
BlockSlashDefensiveDefence Hitpoints+3 Defence

Special attack

A player performing the burning claws' special attack, Burning barrage.

The burning claws have a special attack, Burning barrage, which drains 35% of the player's special attack energy. Burning barrage hits an enemy three times in succession, rolling against the opponent's slash or stab defence (depending on the combat style used).

Each of the three hits also has a chance to inflict a burn on the target, dealing a total of 10 damage over the course of 40 ticks (24 seconds). Burn effects can be stacked with each other up to a cap of five active burns. One spec can inflict 0, 10, 19, 20, or 29 burn damage, taking 40-44 ticks depending on the case. The chance to inflict a burn on each hitsplat scales based on which of the attack's three accuracy rolls is the first to succeed: 15% if the first roll succeeds, 30% if the second roll succeeds, and 45% if the third rolls succeeds.

Burning barrage works as follows:

  1. Roll accuracy. If successful, roll total damage between 75% and 175% of the maximum hit. Divide the damage into three hitsplats as 25%-25%-50%. Each hitsplat has a 15% chance to inflict burn.
  2. If first roll misses, reroll accuracy. If successful, roll total damage between 50% and 150% of the maximum hit. Divide the damage into three hitsplats as 50%-50%-0%, then subtract 1 from the first two hitsplats and add that damage to the third hitsplat (e.g., a total roll of 16 becomes 7-7-2). Each hitsplat has a 30% chance to inflict burn.
  3. If the second roll misses, reroll accuracy. If successful, roll total damage between 25% and 125% of the maximum hit. Divide the damage into three hitsplats as 0%-0%-100%, then subtract 2 from the third hitsplat and add 1 to each of the other two hitsplats (e.g., a total roll of 9 becomes 1-1-7). Each hitsplat has a 45% chance to inflict burn.
  4. If all three accuracy rolls miss, there is a 20% chance of dealing 0 damage, a 40% chance of dealing 1 damage, and a 40% chance of dealing 2 damage. These hits cannot inflict burn.

All of the minimum and maximum hit calculations are rounded down, and the individual hitsplats are rounded down as well. For example, for a normal maximum hit of 39, the minimum and maximum hits for the first accuracy roll case are calculated as floor(0.75 * 39) and floor(1.75 * 39), resulting in a damage range of 29-68. If 29 damage is rolled, the hitsplats are calculated as floor(0.25 * 29), floor(0.25 * 29), and floor(0.5 * 29), resulting in a hit of 7-7-14—a total of 28 actual damage, despite originally rolling for 29 damage.

Creation

Requirements
Members
Ticks4 (2.4s)
Materials
ItemQuantityCost
Burning claw23,740,680
Total cost3,740,680
Burning claws13,901,624
Profit160,944
Profit after GE Tax82,912

Sound effects

Sound Name Description ID
equip_fun Wielding 2238
burning_claws_swipe_01 Special attack 9316
dragonclaws_normal Attacking 4139
RankMethod
2Doom of Mokhaiotl/Strategies (clearing Demonic larvae)

Special attack

RankMethod
1Slayer training (Melee)
2TzHaar Fight Cave/Strategies (Melee)
2TzHaar Fight Cave/Strategies (Ranged (Atlatl))
1King Black Dragon/Strategies (4-item melee)
1King Black Dragon/Strategies (Melee BIS smuggle)
1Mithril dragon/Strategies (Melee)
3Metal dragons/Strategies (Melee)
2Cerberus/Strategies (Melee)
1Slayer task/Dark beast (Melee)
2Slayer task/Dark beast (Melee (Prayer bonus))
2Demonic gorilla/Strategies (Melee)
1Abyssal Sire/Strategies (Phase 2 Melee - DPS)
1Thermonuclear smoke devil/Strategies (Melee)
1Thermonuclear smoke devil/Strategies (Melee)
2Lizardman shaman/Strategies (Melee)
3Grotesque Guardians/Strategies (Melee)
2One-defence pure (Melee)
1Giant Mole/Strategies (Melee)
1Giant Mole/Strategies (Dharok's)
2Vorkath/Strategies (Melee)
1Rune dragon/Strategies (Melee)
4Theatre of Blood/Strategies (Learner)
4Theatre of Blood/Strategies (Melee)
1Skotizo/Strategies (Melee)
1Skotizo/Strategies (Ranged)
3Alchemical Hydra/Strategies (Melee)
1Sarachnis/Strategies (Melee (Low level))
2Sarachnis/Strategies (Melee (High level))
2Ultimate Ironman Guide/Equipment
1Slayer task/Gargoyles (Melee)
1Slayer task/Drakes (Melee)
2The Mimic/Strategies (Magic)
2The Mimic/Strategies (Ranged)
2The Mimic/Strategies (Melee)
1Chambers of Xeric/Challenge Mode/Strategies (crystals)
1Slayer task/Fossil Island wyverns (Melee)
1Slayer task/Fossil Island wyverns (Prayer)
1Slayer task/Abyssal demons (Melee)
2Slayer task/Trolls (Melee (Ice trolls))
2Slayer task/Trolls (Melee (Mountain trolls))
3Phosani's Nightmare/Strategies (Melee)
3Galvek Speed-Trialist (Melee and Ranged)
1Fight Caves Speed-Runner (Ranged)
2Fragment of Seren Speed-Trialist (Melee)
2Nex/Strategies (Hybrid)
1Slayer task/Wyrms (Melee)
2Tombs of Amascut/Strategies (Melee switch)
3Chompington (Melee)
1Duke Sucellus/Strategies (Melee)
1Vardorvis/Strategies (Melee)
2Scurrius/Strategies (Melee (high level))
2Fortis Colosseum/Strategies (Ranged)
2Fortis Colosseum/Strategies (Mage)
2Fortis Colosseum/Strategies (Budget)
2Fortis Colosseum/Strategies (Melee)
1Fortis Colosseum/Strategies (GM time)
1Fortis Colosseum/Strategies (High efficiency)
4Moons of Peril/Strategies (Eclipse Moon)
2Moons of Peril/Strategies (Blue Moon)
3Moons of Peril/Strategies (Blood Moon)
2Tormented Demon/Strategies (Melee switch)
1Slayer task/Nechryael (Melee)
2Araxxor/Strategies (Melee)
3The Hueycoatl/Strategies (Melee)
2Amoxliatl/Strategies (Melee)
3Royal Titans/Strategies (Melee)
2Hespori/Strategies (Best-in-slot)
3Yama/Strategies (Melee)
1Slayer task/Custodian stalker (Melee)
2Gemstone Crab/Strategies (Melee (Obsidian))
2Gemstone Crab/Strategies (Melee (Blood Moon))
2Gemstone Crab/Strategies (Melee (Dharok's))
2Shellbane gryphon/Strategies (Melee)
1Shellbane gryphon/Strategies (Melee)
2Slayer task/Aquanites (Melee switch)
3Aquanite/Strategies (Melee switch)
2Frost dragon/Strategies (Melee)
1Brutus/Strategies (Melee (high level))
1Demonic Brutus/Strategies (Melee)
3Maggot King/Strategies (Melee)
  • Concept arts for the weapons created from items dropped by tormented demons, by Mod Grub.
    Concept arts for the weapons created from items dropped by tormented demons, by Mod Grub.
  • Burning barrage animation, by Mod Hend.
    Burning barrage animation, by Mod Hend.

Changes

Date Changes
22 July 2026
(Update)

The special attack energy required for Burning barrage has been increased from 30% to 35%.

7 January 2026
(Update)

The burning claws special attack now applies the burn to Olm's melee hand in Chambers of Xeric.

29 May 2025
(Update)
  • Fixed a bug where the dragon and burning claws were not guaranteeing their second hitsplat from the soulflame horn.
  • The item has been added to the Grand Exchange's item sink list.
24 July 2024
(Update)

The item's model has been adjusted slightly.

17 July 2024
(Update)
  • The item's name was changed from "Bone claws" to "Burning claws".
  • The item's value has been increased from 150,000 to 800,000.

Trivia

  • The burning claws were initially released with the name "bone claws" because burning claws "sound[ed] too cool." The item was renamed to "burning claws" after community feedback. Alternative choices for the name of the claws included the demon claws and demon katar.[1]
  • Sometime during development, the special attack animation was more similar to the dragon claws. However, Mod Hend, who animated the weapon's attack animations, believed it made the dragon claws' special attack animation "less special", and reworked the animation to how it currently appears.
  • The original appearance for Burning barrage.
  • The original Burning barrage animation, by Mod Hend.
    The original Burning barrage animation, by Mod Hend.

References

  1. ^ Jagex. Mod Hend's Twitter account. 12 July 2024. Archived from the original on 7 April 2026. Mod Hend: "[hey, could you confirm if the trivia added here is correct?https://oldschool.runescape.wiki/w/Bone_claws?diff=prev&oldid=14699187] Without a shadow of a doubt, this is factual."

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