Skeleton mage

Level 16Level 83

Skeleton Mage
Released								24 September 2002 (Update)
Members								Yes
Combat level								16
Size								1x1
Examine								An undead worker of dark magic.
Combat info
Attribute								Undead
XP bonus								+0%
Max hit								3
Aggressive								Yes
Poisonous								No
Attack style								Magic, Crush
Attack speed								4 ticks (2.4 seconds)
Respawn time								25 ticks (15 seconds)
Slayer info
Slayer level								None
Slayer XP								17 xp
Category								Skeletons
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Combat stats
17				14				14				14				18				1
Aggressive stats
+0				+0				+0				+0				+0				+0
Melee defence
+0								+0								+0
Magic defence
+0												35% weakness
Ranged defence
+0								+0								+0
Immunities
Poison								0% resistance
Venom								0% resistance
Cannons								Not immune
Thralls								Not immune
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Advanced data
Monster ID								84
Link								MOID

Skeleton Mages are a rare variant of skeleton that make use of Magic to attack. Thus, it is recommended to wear magic-resistant armour such as dragonhide armour. They play a role in the Swan Song quest, where the player creates an army of them to help defeat the sea trolls.

	I infect your body with rot...
The sound when a Skeleton Mage successfully weakens a player.

Level 16 mages usually attack with melee and will occasionally cast a spell, exclaiming I infect your body with rot... that resembles Weaken as a projectile and Curse when it lands successfully. If successful, it will lower the player's Attack, Strength and Defence stats by 3-4 levels.

Level 83 mages cast a spell that resembles Fire Strike and will sometimes use Vulnerability on the player.

Malignius Mortifer will occasionally spawn a non-attackable Skeleton Mage, which follows him around for a while before disappearing. The player can also summon their own variant using Bone seeds after the completion of Swan Song.

Location	Levels	Members	Spawns	Map
Charred Dungeon	16		1	Show map
Piscatoris Fishing Colony	83		11	Show map
Waterfall Dungeon	16		4	Show map

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Bones	1	Always	Not sold	0

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Skeleton champion scroll	1	1/5,000	Not sold	0

Drop rates are estimated based on 3,569 samples from the Drop Rate Project, unless otherwise cited.

The average Skeleton Mage (Level 83) kill is worth 301.12.

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Ashes	1	Always	Not sold	1

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Pink skirt	1	2/128	105	1

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Mind rune	7–9	12/128	21–27	7–9
	Chaos rune	3–4	10/128	315–420	162–216
	Law rune	2–3	12/128	244–366	288–432
	Nature rune	1–3	11/128	136–408	108–324

There is a 12/128 chance of rolling the herb drop table.

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Grimy guam leaf	1	1/42.7	294	7
	Grimy marrentill	1	1/56.9	243	8
	Grimy tarromin	1	1/75.9	198	9
	Grimy harralander	1	1/97.5	324	9
	Grimy ranarr weed	1	1/124.1	5,777	18
	Grimy irit leaf	1	1/170.7	1,327	10
	Grimy avantoe	1	1/227.6	1,789	10
	Grimy kwuarm	1	1/273.1	2,272	12
	Grimy cadantine	1	1/341.3	2,149	13
	Grimy lantadyme	1	1/455.1	1,148	13
	Grimy dwarf weed	1	1/455.1	1,263	14

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Uncut opal	1	10/128	80	12
	Pot of flour	1 (noted)	10/128	95	6
	Iron bar	1–2	5/128	201–402	16–32

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Coins	25–54	33/128	25–54	25–54
	Big bones	2–4	6/128	622–1,244	0

There is a 5/128 chance of rolling the gem drop table.

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Nothing	N/A	1/51.29; Never[d 1]	N/A	N/A
	Uncut sapphire	1	1/102.4; 1/52[d 2]	206	15
	Uncut emerald	1	1/204.8; 1/104[d 2]	416	30
	Uncut ruby	1	1/409.6; 1/208[d 2]	1,011	60
	Nature talisman	1	1/1,092.27; 1/554.67[d 2]	159	2
	Uncut diamond	1	1/1,638.4; 1/832[d 2]	2,455	120
	Rune javelin	5	1/3,276.8; 1/1,664[d 2]	650	1,200
	Loop half of key	1	1/3,276.8; 1/1,664[d 2]	9,737	60
	Tooth half of key	1	1/3,276.8; 1/1,664[d 2]	9,917	60
	Rune spear	1	1/52,428.8; 1/3,120[d 2][d 3]	11,769	12,480
	Shield left half	1	1/104,857.6; 1/6,240[d 2][d 3]	65,429	66,000
	Dragon spear	1	1/139,810.13; 1/8,320[d 2][d 3]	37,749	37,440

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Skeleton champion scroll	1	1/5,000	Not sold	0

29 March 2004 – 22 January 2007	22 January 2007 – present

2 May 2006 – 22 January 2007	22 January 2007 – present

• During the cutscene where the Skeleton Mage army attacks the Sea Trolls, they instead have a combat level of 64 and attack using spells that resemble Earth and Fire Bolt.
• Interestingly, if the player opens bone seeds not for the purpose of defeating the sea troll army, the Skeleton Mage that appears takes on a different appearance, appearing identical to the ones found in the Waterfall Dungeon and the NPC variant that Malignius Mortifer can summon.