Ancient mage (Faction PvP)
Ancient mage (Faction PvP) is a level 0 members monster with 10,000 life points. It is weak to thrown weapons. It is the top source of Air rune.
Level 0MembersAttacks with magic
Updated . Stats and drops from the RuneScape Wiki's monster and drop data (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0), checked 2026-10-09. Wiki page. Item sprites © Jagex.
Combat stats
- Combat level
- 0
- Life points
- 10,000
- Combat XP per kill
- 500
- Max hit
- 268
- Armour
- 1,372
- Attack style
- Magic
- Weakness
- Thrown
- Aggressive
- No
- Poisonous
- No
Slayer
- Slayer level
- None needed
- Assigned by
- Not a Slayer task
Ironman notes
- Weak to thrown weapons: bring that style for faster kills.
- A herb source: it drops 12 kinds of grimy herb, useful for Herblore without farming runs.
- It can also roll the shared rare drop table (gems, key halves and bulk supplies); luck items improve those odds.
Best for
Best drop rate anywhere
Of every monster that drops these, this one gives the most per kill.
- Air rune5/128
Easiest monster for
The lowest-level monster that drops these, if the best one is out of reach.
- Pure essence8/128
- Chaos rune4/128
- Mud rune7/128
- Soul rune3/128
- Astral rune4/128
- Blood rune2/128
- Coal stone spirit8/128
- Adamantite stone spirit8/128
- Grimy torstol7/128
- Grimy guam1/51.2
- Super defence (3)2/128
- Grimy marrentill1/68.3
- Grimy tarromin1/91
- Grimy harralander1/117
- Sealed clue scroll (hard)1/128
- Shark1/128
- Grimy ranarr1/148.9
- Grimy irit1/204.8
Drops (32)
| Item | Quantity | Rarity |
|---|---|---|
| CoinsEasiest | 1000 | 15/128 |
| Air runeBest rateEasiest | 250 | 5/128 |
| Pure essenceEasiest | 46 (noted) | 8/128 |
| Chaos runeEasiest | 30 | 4/128 |
| Mud runeEasiest | 15 | 7/128 |
| Soul runeEasiest | 25 | 3/128 |
| Astral runeEasiest | 15 | 4/128 |
| Blood runeEasiest | 25 | 2/128 |
| Coal stone spiritEasiest | 1–10 | 8/128 |
| Adamantite stone spiritEasiest | 1–4 | 8/128 |
| Super magic potion (3)Easiest | 1 | 11/128 |
| Super restore (3)#3 rateEasiest | 1 | 9/128 |
| Grimy torstolEasiest | 1 (noted) | 7/128 |
| Grimy guamEasiest | 1 | 1/51.2 |
| Super defence (3)Easiest | 1 | 2/128 |
| Grimy marrentillEasiest | 1 | 1/68.3 |
| Grimy tarrominEasiest | 1 | 1/91 |
| Grimy harralanderEasiest | 1 | 1/117 |
| Sealed clue scroll (hard)Easiest | 1 | 1/128 |
| SharkEasiest | 1 | 1/128 |
| Grimy ranarrEasiest | 1 | 1/148.9 |
| Grimy iritEasiest | 1 | 1/204.8 |
| Grimy avantoeEasiest | 1 | 1/273.1 |
| Grimy kwuarmEasiest | 1 | 1/327.7 |
| Grimy cadantineEasiest | 1 | 1/409.6 |
| Grimy dwarf weedEasiest | 1 | 1/546.1 |
| Grimy lantadymeEasiest | 1 | 1/546.1 |
| Ancient ceremonial bootsEasiest | 1 | 1/640 |
| Ancient ceremonial glovesEasiest | 1 | 1/640 |
| Ancient ceremonial legsEasiest | 1 | 1/640 |
| Ancient ceremonial maskEasiest | 1 | 1/640 |
| Ancient ceremonial topEasiest | 1 | 1/640 |
Most common first. “Best rate” and “#2/#3 rate” compare expected drops per kill with every other monster that drops the item. Rare drop table items are not repeated here.