Gleason's Gielinor Guide

This article has a Slayer task guide: Zombies.

Information and strategy regarding this Slayer task will be on this page.

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Zombie pirate

Released		6 March 2007 (Update)
Members		Yes
Combat level		57
Size		1x1
Examine		Aaaarg, me hearty!
Combat info
Attribute		Undead
XP bonus		+0%
Max hit		6
Aggressive		Yes
Poisonous		No
Attack style		Crush
Attack speed		4 ticks (2.4 seconds)
Respawn time		50 ticks (30 seconds)
Slayer info
Slayer level		None
Slayer XP		52 xp
Category		Zombies
Assigned by
Combat stats

52	49	50	50	1	1
Aggressive stats

+0	+0	+0	+0	+0	+0
Melee defence

+0		+0		+0
Magic defence

+0			50% 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		563,564
Link		MOID

Zombie pirates are encountered during The Great Brain Robbery on Harmony Island. If the player has completed The Great Brain Robbery, they will cease being aggressive.

These are one of the only creatures to regularly drop bandanas and eyepatches.

Locations

Location	Levels	Spawns	Map
Harmony Island	57	17	Show map
Underwater Tunnel	57	11	Show map
Harmony Island ship, 1^st floor^[UK]2^nd floor^[US]	57	2	Show map
Harmony Island ship, 2^nd floor^[UK]3^rd floor^[US]	57	1	Show map

Drops (Harmony Island)

Drop rates are estimated based on 29,894 samples from the Drop Rate Project, unless otherwise cited.

100%

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Bones	1	Always	40	0

Weapons and armour

Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
Steel bolts	2–12	3/128	116–696	8–48
Mithril dagger	1	2/128	106	195
Bandana eyepatch (blue)	1	3/128	503	60
Bandana eyepatch (red)	1	5/128	419	60
Right eye patch	1	1/128	121	1
Mithril scimitar	1	3/128	409	624

Runes

Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
Water rune	23	1/128	115	46
Body rune	6	2/128	30	6
Chaos rune	7	1/128	735	378
Cosmic rune	5	3/128	615	150
Law rune	2	3/128	244	288

Herbs

There is a 30/128 chance of rolling the herb drop table.

Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
Grimy guam leaf	1	1/17.1	294	7
Grimy marrentill	1	1/22.8	243	8
Grimy tarromin	1	1/30.3	198	9
Grimy harralander	1	1/39	324	9
Grimy ranarr weed	1	1/49.6	5,777	18
Grimy irit leaf	1	1/68.3	1,327	10
Grimy avantoe	1	1/91	1,789	10
Grimy kwuarm	1	1/109.2	2,272	12
Grimy cadantine	1	1/136.5	2,149	13
Grimy lantadyme	1	1/182	1,148	13
Grimy dwarf weed	1	1/182	1,263	14

Coins

Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
Coins	30	10/128	30	30
Coins	38	21/128	38	38
Coins	46	8/128	46	46
Coins	55	6/128	55	55
Coins	60	2/128	60	60

Other

Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
Fishing bait	10	22/128	50	10
Rusty scimitar	1	1/128	Not sold	0
Braindeath 'rum'	1	1/128	Not sold	18

Rare drop table

There is a 1/128 chance of rolling the gem drop table.

Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
Nothing	N/A	1/256.47; Never^{[d 1]}	N/A	N/A
Uncut sapphire	1	1/512; 1/260^{[d 2]}	206	15
Uncut emerald	1	1/1,024; 1/520^{[d 2]}	416	30
Uncut ruby	1	1/2,048; 1/1,040^{[d 2]}	1,011	60
Nature talisman	1	1/5,461.33; 1/2,773.33^{[d 2]}	159	2
Uncut diamond	1	1/8,192; 1/4,160^{[d 2]}	2,455	120
Rune javelin	5	1/16,384; 1/8,320^{[d 2]}	650	1,200
Loop half of key	1	1/16,384; 1/8,320^{[d 2]}	9,737	60
Tooth half of key	1	1/16,384; 1/8,320^{[d 2]}	9,917	60
Rune spear	1	1/262,144; 1/15,600^{[d 2]}^{[d 3]}	11,769	12,480
Shield left half	1	1/524,288; 1/31,200^{[d 2]}^{[d 3]}	65,429	66,000
Dragon spear	1	1/699,050.67; 1/41,600^{[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
	Zombie bone	1	1/4	Not sold	0
	Zombie champion scroll	1	1/5,000	Not sold	0

Changes

Date	Changes
25 June 2025 (Update)	Zombie pirates on Harmony Island now have a 50% elemental weakness to fire spells.

Trivia

Strangely, one variant of zombie pirate on Harmony Island has an attack speed of 4, while all others have an attack speed of 3.

Zombie pirate (Harmony Island)