Giant skeleton (Tarn's Lair)
Giant skeleton (Tarn's Lair) is a level 84 members monster found in Morytania, with 3,000 life points. It is weak to earth spells. It is the top source of Silver bolts, Tiny spiky steel salvage and Steel bolts (p).
“A giant skeleton or a giant's skeleton?”
Level 84MembersAggressiveAttacks with melee
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Combat stats
- Combat level
- 84
- Life points
- 3,000
- Combat XP per kill
- 150
- Max hit
- 240
- Armour
- 1,132
- Attack style
- Melee
- Weakness
- Earth
- Aggressive
- Yes
- Poisonous
- No
Slayer
- Slayer level
- None needed
- Slayer XP per kill
- 70
- Task
- Skeletons
- Assigned by
- Jacquelyn, Raptor, Vannaka
Where
Morytania
Ironman notes
- Counts as a Slayer task from Jacquelyn, Raptor and Vannaka (task: skeletons). Killing it on task earns Slayer XP and points.
- Weak to earth 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 11 kinds of grimy herb, useful for Herblore without farming runs.
- Always drops Big bones: Prayer XP as you go.
- 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.
- Silver bolts6/128
- Tiny spiky steel salvage5/128
- Steel bolts (p)3/128
- Medium plated bronze salvage5/128
- Strength potion (3)5/128
- White candle5/128
- Long bone1/400
- Skeleton Champion's scroll1/5,000
Drops (52)
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.