Signature drop: Dark bow

Dark beast

Dark beast is a level 101 members monster found in Kandarin, Morytania and Tirannwn, with 8,500 life points. It needs 90 Slayer to damage and is weak to bolts (crossbows). It is the top source of Dark arrowheads, Long bone and Dark bow.

“From a darker dimension.”

Level 101MembersSlayer 90AggressiveAttacks with melee

Updated 9 October 2026. 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: 101
Life points: 8,500
Combat XP per kill: 425
Max hit: 816
Armour: 1,694
Attack style: Melee
Weakness: Bolts
Aggressive: Yes
Poisonous: No

Slayer

Slayer level: 90
Slayer XP per kill: 379
Task: Dark beasts
Assigned by: Raptor, Duradel, Kuradal, Morvran, Laniakea, Mandrith

Where

Kandarin, Morytania, Tirannwn, Wilderness

Ironman notes

You need 90 Slayer to damage it, so plan the Slayer levels before the trip.
Counts as a Slayer task from Raptor, Duradel, Kuradal, Morvran, Laniakea and Mandrith (task: dark beasts). Killing it on task earns Slayer XP and points.
Weak to bolts (crossbows): 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 14 kinds of seed, which keeps farm patches stocked.
Drops blue charm, crimson charm, gold charm and green charms for Summoning pouches.
Always drops Big bones: Prayer XP as you go.
3 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.

Best for

Best drop rate anywhere

Of every monster that drops these, this one gives the most per kill.

Versions

8,500 life pointslvl 101 · 8,500 LP
19,000 life pointslvl 101 · 19,000 LP

Drops (44)

Item	Quantity	Rarity
Coins	8000–10000	18/128
Big bones	1	Always
Death rune	10	10/128
Dark arrowheadsBest rateEasiest	5–15	8/128
Bone fragments	1	90/150
Shark	2	12/128
Grimy toadflax	2 (noted)	10/128
Fellstalk seed	3	6/128
Blue charm	1	134/1,000
Death talismanBest rateEasiest	1	12/128
Crimson charm	1	84/1,000
Gold charm	1	84/1,000
Necrite stone spiritEasiest	1	10/128
Grimy dwarf weed	1 (noted)	8/128
Grimy lantadyme	1 (noted)	8/128
Green charm	1	42/1,000
Large plated rune salvage	1	4/128
Medium plated rune salvage	1	4/128
Toadflax seed	1	1/49.6
Cave nightshade seed	1	1/73.6
Irit seed	1	1/73.6
Avantoe seed	1	1/106.7
Poison ivy seed	1	1/106.7
Cactus seed	1	1/112.3
Ferocious ring (5)	1	1/140
Kwuarm seed	1	1/152.4
Snapdragon seed	1	1/237
Cadantine seed	1	1/355.6
Long boneBest rate	1	1/400
Spirit sapphire#2 rate	1	5/2,000
Spirit emerald#2 rate	1	3/2,000
Dwarf weed seed	1	1/711.1
Lantadyme seed	1	1/711.1
Spirit weed seed	1	1/711.1
Sirenic scale	1	1/755
Spirit ruby#2 rate	1	2/2,000
Dark bowBest rateEasiest	1	1/1,024
Torstol seed	1	1/1,066.7
Crystal triskelion fragment 1	1	1/2,000
Crystal triskelion fragment 2	1	1/2,000
Crystal triskelion fragment 3	1	1/2,000
Curved bone#2 rate	1	1/5,000
Mimic kill token	1	1/9,899
Starved ancient effigy	1	1/18,000

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.