Black demon (The Grand Tree)
Black demon (The Grand Tree) is a level 98 members monster found in Kandarin, with 7,000 life points. It is weak to water spells. It is the top source of Black platebody, Black scimitar and Off-hand black scimitar.
“A big, scary, jet-black demon.”
Level 98MembersAggressiveAttacks with melee
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
- 98
- Life points
- 7,000
- Combat XP per kill
- 350
- Max hit
- 560
- Armour
- 1,486
- Attack style
- Melee
- Weakness
- Water
- Aggressive
- Yes
- Poisonous
- No
Slayer
- Slayer level
- None needed
- Task
- Black demons
- Assigned by
- Raptor, Sumona, Duradel, Kuradal, Morvran, Laniakea, Mandrith
Where
Kandarin · Quest only
Ironman notes
- Counts as a Slayer task from Raptor, Sumona, Duradel, Kuradal, Morvran, Laniakea and Mandrith (task: black demons). Killing it on task earns Slayer XP and points.
- Weak to water spells: bring that style for faster kills.
- Aggressive: it attacks on sight, which is handy for AFK kills once your gear outclasses it.
- A herb source: it drops 3 kinds of grimy herb, useful for Herblore without farming runs.
- Drops crimson charm, gold charm, green charm and blue charms for Summoning pouches.
- Always drops Infernal ashes: Prayer XP as you go.
- 5 of its drops come noted, so they don't fill your inventory.
- It can also roll the shared rare drop table (gems, key halves and bulk supplies); luck items improve those odds.
- Mostly met during a quest, so it may not be farmable afterwards.
Best for
Best drop rate anywhere
Of every monster that drops these, this one gives the most per kill.
- Black platebody8/128
- Black scimitar4/128
- Off-hand black scimitar4/128
Drops (49)
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.