Lizard

This article has a Slayer task guide: Lizards. Information and strategy regarding this Slayer task will be on this page.

Lizard
Released								24 October 2005 (Update)
Members								Yes
Combat level								42
Size								3x3
Examine								Run away, it's massive!
Combat info
XP bonus								+0%
Max hit								5
Aggressive								Yes
Poisonous								No
Attack style								Crush
Attack speed								4 ticks (2.4 seconds)
Respawn time								25 ticks (15 seconds)
Slayer info
Slayer level								22
Slayer XP								40 xp
Category								Lizards
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Combat stats
40				38				36				35				1				1
Aggressive stats
+0				+0				+0				+0				+0				+0
Melee defence
+5								+15								+15
Magic defence
+0												No elemental weakness
Ranged defence
+5								+5								+5
Immunities
Poison								0% resistance
Venom								0% resistance
Cannons								Not immune
Thralls								Not immune
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Advanced data
Monster ID								458
Link								MOID

Lizards (Lacertilia giganteus) are Slayer monsters found in the Kharidian Desert that require level 22 Slayer to kill. Ice coolers, which can be bought from any Slayer master, are required to kill them. The cooler will be consumed, so multiple coolers are necessary for slayer trips.

They can be killed in place of small lizards or desert lizards on a Slayer task, and are found within the same area as the desert lizards. They will provide more experience on a task than desert lizards.

Players can kill sulphur or grimy lizards as an alternative to desert lizards, provided they have 44 Slayer. Additionally, these types of lizards do not require ice coolers to finish off.

Location	Levels	Members	Spawns	Map
Kharidian Desert (DLQ)	42		5	Show map

Ice coolers must be used on them when they reach low health in order to kill them. If an ice cooler is accidentally used when the desert lizard has more than 4 Hitpoints, it will still be used up but have no effect. Ice coolers are stackable, therefore it's recommended to bring spares. Alternatively, 'Reptile freezer' can be bought from a Slayer master for 10 Slayer reward points, which makes your character use ice coolers automatically.

Waterskins (and a means of filling them, such as a Knife for cutting cacti or Humidify) should be brought to avoid dying in the desert due to heat. Desert clothing may be useful if you can afford to fight without decent armour. Magic attacks appear to be effective, particularly fire spells, although melee works well enough.

These lizards should be killed for the most experience, as they have more hitpoints. There are two that spawn due north-east of the DLQ fairy ring, almost at the edge of the map. They are each near 4 Kharidian cacti. You can kill the first lizard, slash a cactus with knife, move to the second, kill lizard, slash cactus, repeat as needed. If you keep rolling a "You fail to cut the cactus correctly and it gives no water this time", the closest water source is back through Shantay Pass to the Palace. If you run from the Lizards spawn to Shantay Pass, one waterskin will be consumed in the process, so make sure you have some left for the trek. Lizards drop big bones, so more experience in Slayer, combat, and Prayer is gained than with the smaller lizards. On the other hand, killing the smaller lizards allows you to complete your task more quickly. A cactus may be used to safespot a Lizard for Range and Magic attacks.

Note: Players on a lizards Slayer task who wish to avoid the Kharidian Desert can kill sulphur lizards in Mount Karuulm instead. These lizards don't require ice coolers to finish off. In addition, sulphur lizards require level 44 Slayer to kill.

Drop rates are estimated based on 614,918 samples from the Drop Rate Project, unless otherwise cited.

The average lizard kill is worth 530.12.

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Big bones	1	Always	314	0

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Mystic gloves (light)	1	1/512	5,436	6,000

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Fire rune	5	30/128	25	10
	Fire rune	42	14/128	210	84
	Nature rune	5	4/128	690	540

There is a 10/128 chance of rolling the herb drop table. Any time a herb is dropped, 42 fire runes are also dropped.

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Grimy guam leaf	1	1/51.2	272	7
	Grimy marrentill	1	1/68.3	229	8
	Grimy tarromin	1	1/91	200	9
	Grimy harralander	1	1/117	319	9
	Grimy ranarr weed	1	1/148.9	5,749	18
	Grimy irit leaf	1	1/204.8	1,387	10
	Grimy avantoe	1	1/273.1	1,782	10
	Grimy kwuarm	1	1/327.7	2,246	12
	Grimy cadantine	1	1/409.6	2,118	13
	Grimy lantadyme	1	1/546.1	1,168	13
	Grimy dwarf weed	1	1/546.1	1,304	14

There is a 9/128 chance of rolling the general seed drop table. Any time a seed is dropped, 2 Waterskin(0) are also dropped.

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Potato seed	4	1/38	20	4
	Onion seed	4	1/51	28	4
	Cabbage seed	4	1/77	20	4
	Tomato seed	3	1/155	15	6
	Sweetcorn seed	3	1/311	15	12
	Strawberry seed	2	1/623	10	20
	Watermelon seed	2	1/1,303	180	66
	Snape grass seed	2	1/1,792	23,340	112

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Coal	1	13/128	140	27
	Copper ore	1	3/128	19	1
	Iron ore	1	22/128	73	10
	Silver bar	1	2/128	139	90
	Silver ore	1	3/128	68	45
	Tin ore	1	4/128	19	1
	Mithril ore	1	1/128	155	97

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Kebab	1	13/128	66	1
	Waterskin(0)	2	13/128	4	18
	Energy potion(3)	1	Unknown	118	66
	Energy potion(2)	6 (noted)	Unknown	582	258

There is a 4/128 chance of rolling once on the gem drop table, and a 2/128 chance of rolling twice. There is a 6/128 chance of rolling the gem drop table.

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Nothing	N/A	1/42.74; Never[d 1]	N/A	N/A
	Uncut sapphire	1	1/85.33; 1/43.33[d 2]	205	15
	Uncut emerald	1	1/170.67; 1/86.67[d 2]	416	30
	Uncut ruby	1	1/341.33; 1/173.33[d 2]	1,016	60
	Nature talisman	1	1/910.22; 1/462.22[d 2]	162	2
	Uncut diamond	1	1/1,365.33; 1/693.33[d 2]	2,438	120
	Rune javelin	5	1/2,730.67; 1/1,386.67[d 2]	635	1,200
	Loop half of key	1	1/2,730.67; 1/1,386.67[d 2]	9,573	60
	Tooth half of key	1	1/2,730.67; 1/1,386.67[d 2]	9,962	60
	Rune spear	1	1/43,690.67; 1/2,600[d 2][d 3]	11,754	12,480
	Shield left half	1	1/87,381.33; 1/5,200[d 2][d 3]	65,424	66,000
	Dragon spear	1	1/116,508.44; 1/6,933.33[d 2][d 3]	38,030	37,440

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Desert lizard bone	1	1/4[d 1]	Not sold	0
	Long bone	1	1/400	Not sold	3
	Curved bone	1	1/5,012.5	Not sold	4

Lizards have a single collection log item.

Item	Collections	Comp%
Mystic gloves (light)	Slayer	15.3%