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Iron off hand sword
Signature drop: Iron off hand sword

Skeleton (player-owned house, historical)

Skeleton (player-owned house, historical) is a level 70 members monster with 3,500 life points. It is weak to earth spells. It is the top source of Iron med helm, Iron off hand sword and Iron sword.

“He guards the dungeon with the faithfulness of the undead.”

Level 70MembersAggressiveAttacks 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
70
Life points
3,500
Max hit
280
Armour
850
Attack style
Melee
Weakness
Earth
Aggressive
Yes
Poisonous
No

Slayer

Slayer level
None needed
Assigned by
Not a Slayer task

Ironman notes

  • 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.
  • 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.

Drops (5)

ItemQuantityRarity
Iron med helmBest rate16/128
Iron off hand swordBest rate14/256
Iron swordBest rate14/256
Iron off hand scimitar#2 rate11/256
Iron scimitar#2 rate11/256

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.