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Metal key
Signature drop: Metal key

Mercenary Captain

Mercenary Captain is a level 15 members monster found in the Kharidian Desert, with 1,000 life points. It is weak to fire spells. It is the top source of Metal key.

“He looks a bit aggressive.”

Level 15MembersAttacks 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
15
Life points
1,000
Combat XP per kill
32.1
Max hit
80
Armour
316
Attack style
Melee
Weakness
Fire
Aggressive
No
Poisonous
No

Slayer

Slayer level
None needed
Assigned by
Not a Slayer task

Where

Desert

Ironman notes

  • Weak to fire spells: bring that style for faster kills.
  • Always drops Bones: Prayer XP as you go.

Best for

Only from this monster

No other monster drops these.

Drops (2)

ItemQuantityRarity
Bones#2 rate1Always
Metal keyOnly source1Always

Most common first. “Best rate” and “#2/#3 rate” compare expected drops per kill with every other monster that drops the item.