Greater demons are commonly fought monsters that can be assigned by Slayer masters. They are well known for their rune full helm drop, as well as hard clue scrolls. They can be safe-spotted with Ranged or Magic in the Chasm of Fire as there are many pillars there. Another safe-spot is in Entrana Dungeon behind the burnt corpses (use second square south of the stalagmite and two squares away from the sitting burnt corpse). Finally, they can be safe-spotted by standing at the easternmost piece of land in their spawn area in the Brimhaven Dungeon or by using the mushrooms next to the stairs. The Catacombs of Kourend has an easy safespot; stand under an arch which divides the area where the Greater Demons can be found. Another easy safespot in the Catacombs can be found in the extreme northeast corner of the dungeon, behind the rope to the surface.
K'ril Tsutsaroth, the Zamorakian general in the God Wars Dungeon, his bodyguard Tstanon Karlak, as well as Skotizo, the demi-boss in the Catacombs of Kourend, are considered greater demons for the purpose of a slayer assignment.
Locations[]
- Chasm of Fire (slayer assignment only)
- Brimhaven Dungeon
- Entrana Dungeon
- Ogre Enclave
- Catacombs of Kourend (levels 100, 101, 113)
- Wilderness:
- Revenant Caves (level 104)
- Demonic Ruins
- Lava Maze Dungeon
Free-to-play strategy[]
The only place free-to-play players can kill greater demons is in the Demonic Ruins. Since this is a multicombat area in high-level Wilderness, there is a high risk of getting killed by other players. Because of that, the best strategy to kill these is to bring as few items as possible.
To do that, first train your Prayer level to 43 to use Protect from Melee. Since the Ruins slowly restore your prayer, you can use this prayer permanently without draining your prayer points. Simply bring a weapon (for example Silverlight) and an amulet of strength or amulet of power, and bring nothing else. That way, your damage per second is still maximised, but you don't risk losing your items.
Alternatively, bring a weapon and monk's robe top, monk's robe bottom and a holy symbol, which allows you to use either Superhuman Strength or Improved Reflexes in combination with Protect from Melee without draining any prayer points (while staying at the ruins) for a 10% Strength or accuracy boost.
Drops[]
100%[]
Item Quantity Rarity GE market price 
Ashes 1 Always 72
Weapons/Armour[]
Item Quantity Rarity GE market price
Steel axe 1 Common 26
Steel battleaxe 1 Common 164
Steel 2h sword 1 Common 374
Adamant platelegs 1 Uncommon 3,506
Rune full helm 1 Rare (1/128) 20,588
Mithril kiteshield 1 Rare (1/128) 1,044
Runes[]
Item Quantity Rarity GE market price
Fire rune 37; 75 Common 185–375
Chaos rune 15; 40 Uncommon 1,335–3,560
Death rune 5; 15 Uncommon 1,015–3,045
Other[]
Item Quantity Rarity GE market price
Coins 11; 44; 150; 250; 301; 460; 630 Common Not sold
Gold ore 10 (noted) Uncommon 2,060
Tuna 1 Uncommon 43
Looting bag(m) 1 Uncommon (1/30)[1] Not sold
Ensouled demon head(m) 1 Uncommon (1/40) 6,602
Thread 10 Rare 80
Clue scroll (hard)(m) 1 Rare [2] Not sold
Slayer's enchantment(m) 1 Rare [3]
Lv 92: (1/248.8)
Lv 104: (1/224)1,661
Ancient shard(m) 1 Rare [4]
Lv 100: (1/256.66)
Lv 101: (1/253.33)
Lv 113: (1/246.66)Not sold
Dark totem base(m) 1 Rare [4]
Lv 100: (1/385)
Lv 101: (1/380)
Lv 113: (1/370)Not sold
Dark totem middle(m) 1 Rare [4]
Lv 100: (1/385)
Lv 101: (1/380)
Lv 113: (1/370)Not sold
Dark totem top(m) 1 Rare [4]
Lv 100: (1/385)
Lv 101: (1/380)
Lv 113: (1/370)Not sold
Mysterious emblem(m) 1 Varies [3]
Lv 92: (1/111.5)
Lv 104: (1/95)68,122
- ↑ Only dropped by those found in the Wilderness.
- ↑ Twice as common if a Ring of wealth (i) is worn and fought in the Wilderness.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Only dropped by those found in the Wilderness while on a slayer assignment given by Krystilia.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Only dropped by those found within the Catacombs of Kourend.
Rare drop table
In addition to the drops above, this monster also has access to the rare drop table.
Show/hide rare drop table Item Quantity Rarity GE market price
Coins 3,000 Common Not sold
Loop half of key 1 Common 10,307
Tooth half of key 1 Common 10,840
Chaos talisman 1 Common 505
Uncut sapphire 1 Common 455
Uncut emerald 1 Uncommon 679
Uncut ruby 1 Uncommon 1,249
Nature talisman 1 Uncommon 744
Steel arrow 150 Uncommon 4,800
Rune arrow 42 Uncommon 2,940
Rune javelin 5 Uncommon 875
Adamant javelin 20 Uncommon 1,220
Runite bar 1 Uncommon 12,368
Nature rune 67 Uncommon 14,539
Law rune 45 Uncommon 7,470
Death rune 45 Uncommon 9,135
Rune battleaxe 1 Uncommon 24,487
Rune 2h sword 1 Uncommon 37,758
Rune sq shield 1 Uncommon 22,459
Silver ore 100 (noted) Uncommon 7,000
Dragonstone 1 Uncommon 11,932
Uncut diamond 1 Rare 2,627
Dragon med helm 1 Rare 58,488
Rune kiteshield 1 Rare 32,015
Rune spear 1 Rare 11,933
Shield left half 1 Rare 65,697
Dragon spear 1 Rare 37,226
| Preceded by | Title | Succeeded by |
| Lesser demon | Strongest monster in RuneScape | Elvarg |
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Imp (Champion) (Defender) • Lesser demon (Champion) • Greater demon • Black demon |
| Quest demons |
Delrith • Agrith Naar • Kolodion • Porazdir • Doomion • Holthion • Othainian • Chronozon • Nezikchened • Jungle Demon |
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Bloodveld • Insatiable Bloodveld • Mutated Bloodveld • Insatiable mutated Bloodveld • Nechryael (Death spawn) • Greater Nechryael • Nechryarch (Chaotic death spawn) • Abyssal demon • Greater abyssal demon • Abyssal Sire • Cerberus |
| Fiends | |
| Revenants |
Revenant imp • Revenant pyrefiend • Revenant hellhound • Revenant demon |
| Personalities | |
| God Wars Dungeon |
K'ril Tsutsaroth • Balfrug Kreeyath • Zakl'n Gritch • Tstanon Karlak |
| Other |
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