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Undead cow

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Undead cow
Released15 February 2005 (Update)
MembersYes
Combat level2
Size2x2
ExamineIt's an undead cow.
Combat info
AttributeUndead
XP bonus+0%
Max hit1
AggressiveNo
PoisonousNo
Attack styleCrush
Attack speed4 ticks (2.4 seconds)
Respawn time5 ticks (3 seconds)
Slayer info
Slayer levelNone
Slayer XP8 xp
CategoryCows, Zombies
Assigned by
Combat stats
811111
Aggressive stats
Monster attack bonusMonster strength bonusMonster magic strength bonusMonster ranged strength bonus
-15-15+0+0+0+0
Melee defence
-21-21-21
Magic defence
Fire elemental weakness
-2150% weakness
Ranged defence
LightStandardHeavy
-21-21-21
Immunities
Poison0% resistance
Venom0% resistance
CannonsNot immune
ThrallsNot immune
Open in DPS calculator
Advanced data
Monster ID2992
LinkMOID
Undead cow
Released12 December 2006 (Update)
Combat level2
MembersYes
RaceCow
QuestAnimal Magnetism
LocationAlice's Farm
OptionsNone
ExamineIt's an undead cow.
Advanced data
NPC ID4421
LinkMOID

Undead cows can be found west of Port Phasmatys in Morytania near the Farming allotment. As their name suggests, they are undead, so a salve amulet or a salve amulet (e) is effective to deal more melee damage. They can be killed for both cow and zombie slayer tasks. They respawn relatively quickly, so killing them may be an efficient way to complete unwanted slayer tasks. They are sometimes killed for their bones for the Ectofuntus, most commonly during Ghosts Ahoy and Animal Magnetism.

Locations

Location Levels Members Spawns Map
Alice's farm west of the Ectofuntus2Members4Show map

Drops

The following drop rates are provided by Jagex, unless otherwise specified.

100%

Item Quantity Rarity Price High Alch
Cowhide.png: Undead cow drops Cowhide with rarity Always in quantity 1Cowhide1Always1121
Raw beef (undead).png: Undead cow drops Raw beef (undead) with rarity Always in quantity 1Raw beef (undead)1AlwaysNot sold0
Bones.png: Undead cow drops Bones with rarity Always in quantity 1Bones1Always400

Tertiary

Item Quantity Rarity Price High Alch
Undead cow ribs.png: Undead cow drops Undead cow ribs with rarity 1/4 in quantity 1Undead cow ribs11/4[d 1]Not sold0
  1. ^ Undead cow ribs are only dropped during Rag and Bone Man II.

Dialogue

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Changes

Date Changes
25 June 2025
(Update)

The NPC now has a 50% elemental weakness to fire spells.

20 March 2007
(Update)

The NPC was graphically updated.

6 – 13 November 2006

The NPC was renamed from "Undead Cow" to "Undead cow".

15 February 2005 –
20 March 2007
20 March 2007 –
present

Trivia

  • Using an item on an Undead cow prompts no message at all as opposed to "The cow doesn't want that." on normal cows or the usual "Nothing interesting happens."
  • Using a bucket on an undead cow will inform the player that the cow cannot be milked due to its missing udders.

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