Signature drop: Small plated mithril salvage

Dark wizard elder

Dark wizard elder is a level 123 members monster found in Misthalin, with 16,000 life points. It is weak to bolts (crossbows). It is the top source of Small plated mithril salvage.

“A practitioner of dark arts.”

Level 123MembersAggressiveAttacks with magic

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: 123
Life points: 16,000
Combat XP per kill: 800
Max hit: 1,425
Armour: 1,876
Attack style: Magic
Weakness: Bolts
Aggressive: Yes
Poisonous: No

Slayer

Slayer level: None needed
Assigned by: Not a Slayer task

Where

Misthalin

Ironman notes

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 5 kinds of grimy herb, useful for Herblore without farming runs.
Drops green charm, blue charm and gold charms for Summoning pouches.
Always drops Burnt bones: Prayer XP as you go.
16 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.

Small plated mithril salvage595/10,000

Drops (50)

Item	Quantity	Rarity
Fire rune	60–100	1/8.4
Death rune	30–50	1/12
Blood rune	30–44	1/14.8
Smoke rune#2 rate	16–24	1/16
Steam rune#2 rate	16–24	1/16
Astral rune#2 rate	12–18	1/12.8
Burnt bonesBest rate	1	Always
Soul rune	10–20	1/21.4
Small plated mithril salvageBest rate	3–11 (noted)	595/10,000
Plank	5–10 (noted)	500/10,000
Green charm	1	320/1,000
Blue charm	1	255/1,000
Phasmatite stone spirit	5–10	300/10,000
Dragon scale dust	3–9 (noted)	1/33.3
Super attack (1)	3–9 (noted)	1/33.3
Super defence (1)	3–9 (noted)	1/33.3
Super magic potion (1)	3–9 (noted)	1/33.3
Super ranging potion (1)	3–9 (noted)	1/33.3
Super strength (1)	3–9 (noted)	1/33.3
Wine of Zamorak	2–8	1/33.3
Grimy marrentill#3 rate	1 (noted)	1,300/10,000
Onyx dust	16–40	1/227
Chaos relic (common)	1–4 (noted)	1/22.2
Hydrix bolt tips	40–60	1/500
Gold charm	1	93.7/1,000
Dark animica stone spirit	3–6	200/10,000
Alchemist's key	1–4	1/33.3
Large blunt rune salvage	1–3 (noted)	1/37
Grimy toadflax	1 (noted)	500/10,000
Infernus pyroclasts	1	500/10,000
Loop half of a key	1–2	1/33.3
Tooth half of a key	1–2	1/33.3
Grimy lantadyme	1 (noted)	400/10,000
Huge bladed rune salvage	5–10 (noted)	1/370.4
Grimy dwarf weed	1 (noted)	200/10,000
Chaos relic (uncommon)	1	1/50.5
Large spiky rune salvage	3–6	1/250
Grimy torstol	1 (noted)	100/10,000
Sliver of pain	3–6	1/625
Sliver of power	3–6	1/625
Sliver of strength	3–6	1/625
Spirit sapphire#2 rate	1	5/2,000
Crystal chaos	1	1/625
Living remnants	1	1/625
Zamorakian sigil	1	1/625
Spirit emerald#2 rate	1	3/2,000
Spirit ruby#2 rate	1	2/2,000
Chaos relic (rare)	1	1/1,111.1
Mimic kill token	1	1/9,877
Starved ancient effigy	1	1/12,093

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.