Gleason's Gielinor Guide

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Gangster

Released		7 January 2016 (Update)
Members		Yes
Combat level		45
Size		1x1
Examine		He's plotting something.
Combat info
XP bonus		+0%
Max hit		5
Aggressive		No
Poisonous		No
Attack style		Stab
Attack speed		4 ticks (2.4 seconds)
Combat stats

40	40	30	50	1	1
Aggressive stats

+25	+20	+0	+0	+0	+0
Melee defence

+0		+0		+10
Magic defence

+0			No elemental weakness
Ranged defence

+0		+0		+0
Immunities
Poison		0% resistance
Venom		0% resistance
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Advanced data
Monster ID		6896
Link		MOID

Gangsters are encountered in Great Kourend during the Intelligence Gathering activity. They appear at select locations in groups of 4-14 along with a Gang boss. They will despawn from all worlds 5 minutes after the time they were scheduled to appear. At this time, gangsters that have been damaged will die, dropping their loot.

Drops

Drop rates are estimated based on 698,222 samples from the Drop Rate Project, unless otherwise cited.

The average Gangster kill is worth 4,283.89.

100%

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Bones	1	Always	40	0

Pre-roll

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Rune scimitar	1	1/80^[1]	14,985	15,360

Weapons and armour

Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
Black chainbody	1	8/256	2,821	864
Black med helm	1	8/256	273	345
Black plateskirt	1	8/256	2,049	1,152
Black scimitar	1	11/256	1,459	460

Runes

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Cosmic rune	30–60	20/256	3,690–7,380	900–1,800

Herbs

Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
Grimy cadantine	1	25/1,024	2,149	13
Grimy dwarf weed	1	25/1,024	1,263	14
Grimy kwuarm	1	31.25/1,024	2,272	12
Grimy lantadyme	1	18.75/1,024	1,148	13

Materials

Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
Gold bar	8–16 (noted)	15/256	536–1,072	1,440–2,880
Mahogany plank	4–8 (noted)	20/256	8,428–16,856	3,600–7,200
Oak plank	10–20 (noted)	40/256	5,240–10,480	1,500–3,000
Teak plank	5–10 (noted)	30/256	4,510–9,020	1,500–3,000

Other

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Coins	600–800	30/256	600–800	600–800
	Compost	40–80 (noted)	25/256	440–880	480–960

Gem drop table

There is a 16/256 chance of rolling the gem drop table.

Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
Nothing	N/A	1/32.06; Never^{[d 1]}	N/A	N/A
Uncut sapphire	1	1/64; 1/32.5^{[d 2]}	206	15
Uncut emerald	1	1/128; 1/65^{[d 2]}	416	30
Uncut ruby	1	1/256; 1/130^{[d 2]}	1,011	60
Nature talisman	1	1/682.67; 1/346.67^{[d 2]}	159	2
Uncut diamond	1	1/1,024; 1/520^{[d 2]}	2,455	120
Rune javelin	5	1/2,048; 1/1,040^{[d 2]}	650	1,200
Loop half of key	1	1/2,048; 1/1,040^{[d 2]}	9,737	60
Tooth half of key	1	1/2,048; 1/1,040^{[d 2]}	9,917	60
Rune spear	1	1/32,768; 1/1,950^{[d 2]}^{[d 3]}	11,769	12,480
Shield left half	1	1/65,536; 1/3,900^{[d 2]}^{[d 3]}	65,429	66,000
Dragon spear	1	1/87,381.33; 1/5,200^{[d 2]}^{[d 3]}	37,749	37,440

^ The "nothing" drop is removed while wearing a ring of wealth.
^ ^2.00 ^2.01 ^2.02 ^2.03 ^2.04 ^2.05 ^2.06 ^2.07 ^2.08 ^2.09 ^2.10 The drop rate is increased while wearing a ring of wealth due to the "nothing" drop being removed.
^ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 Only dropped if Legends' Quest has been finished; if not, a talisman is dropped instead.

Tertiary

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Intelligence	1	1/5	Not sold	0
	Clue scroll (hard)	1	1/65^{[d 1]}^{[d 2]}^[2]	Not sold	12

^ The hard clue scroll drop rate increases to 1/61 after unlocking the hard Combat Achievements rewards tier.
^ Clue scrolls will drop as scroll boxes after the completion of X Marks the Spot.

Dialogue

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Changes

Date	Changes
27 August 2025 (Update)	Gangsters now drop herbs unnoted instead of noted.
10 January 2024 (Update \| poll)	Shayzien favour is no longer required or awarded from tackling organised crime.

References

^ Jagex. Mod Ash's Twitter account. 9 May 2016. Archived from the original on 11 November 2019. Mod Ash: "1/80 from the gang members, 1/512 from the head guard."
^ Jagex. Mod Tide's Twitter account. 24 May 2019. Archived from the original on 24 May 2019. Mod Tide: "I know its been a while since the clue expansion but here is the information on clue scroll drop rates and loot chances! If anything changes I will keep you posted."