Changes: Long-tailed Wyvern

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Long-tailed Wyvern

Release date

7 September 2017 (Update)

Always drops

Wyvern bones

Examine

Not a wyvern to get on the wrong end of.

Combat info

Weakness

Melee, dragon hunter crossbow

Other Bonuses

?

+0

+0%

Immunities

Not immune

Long-tailed Wyverns are Slayer monsters that require a Slayer level of 66 in order to be harmed. They reside in the Wyvern Cave on Fossil Island. Like other Wyverns, they require an elemental, mind, dragonfire or ancient wyvern shield to be equipped in order to be slain.

Drops

100%

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE market price
	Wyvern bones	1	Always	2,725

Weapons/Armour

Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE market price
Adamant full helm	1	Uncommon	1,816
Battlestaff	3–5 (noted)	Uncommon	24,483–40,805
Mithril kiteshield	1	Uncommon	1,044
Air battlestaff	1	Uncommon	8,948
Adamant crossbow (u)	1	Uncommon	1,903
Adamant battleaxe	1	Uncommon	2,157
Rune pickaxe	1	Uncommon	18,715
Adamant platebody	1	Uncommon	9,407
Granite longsword	1	Rare (1/512)	20,638
Granite boots	1	Very rare (1/2,560)	927,130

Materials

Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE market price
Pure essence	150 (noted)	Common	300
Teak logs	35 (noted)	Common	10,010
Snape grass	10–15 (noted)	Common	2,710–4,065
Coal	25 (noted)	Common	4,050
Adamantite bar	1–4 (noted)	Uncommon	1,904–7,616
Runite ore	1–2 (noted)	Uncommon	11,169–22,338

Runes and Ammunition

Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE market price
Water rune	50	Common	200
Air rune	25	Common	125
Law rune	15	Common	2,490
Adamant arrow	38–42	Uncommon	2,166–2,394
Soul rune	10	Uncommon	1,460
Blood rune	15	Uncommon	5,505
Chaos rune	15	Uncommon	1,335
Death rune	15	Uncommon	3,045
Runite bolts	12–29	Rare	4,836–11,687

Herbs

Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE market price
Grimy ranarr weed	1	Uncommon	7,640
Grimy kwuarm	2 (noted)	Uncommon	2,330
Grimy cadantine	2 (noted)	Uncommon	2,624
Grimy lantadyme	2 (noted)	Uncommon	2,782
Grimy torstol	1	Uncommon	8,341

Seeds

Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE market price
Watermelon seed	15	Uncommon	1,065
Seaweed spore	3–12	Uncommon	2,892–11,568
Torstol seed	1	Rare	58,385
Ranarr seed	1	Rare	45,466
Yew seed	1	Rare	68,162
Mahogany seed	1	Rare	3,029
Magic seed	1	Rare	118,931
Spirit seed	1	Rare	Not sold

Fossils

Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE market price
Numulite	1–21	Common (18/35=51%)	20–420
Unidentified small fossil	1	Uncommon (1/35=2.9%)	Not sold
Unidentified medium fossil	1	Uncommon (1/70=1.4%)	Not sold
Unidentified large fossil	1	Uncommon (2/175=1.14%)	Not sold
Unidentified rare fossil	1	Rare (1/350=0.28%)	Not sold

Other

Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE market price
Lobster	2	Common	334
Coins	3,000	Common	Not sold
Prayer potion(4)	1	Uncommon	10,056
Calcite	2	Uncommon	40
Pyrophosphite	2	Uncommon	142
Clue scroll (hard)	1	Rare	Not sold
Wyvern visage	1	Very rare (1/12,000)	17,325,532

Trivia

They appear to use all attack styles when using melee, depending on the animation they use: slashing when they use their talons, stabbing when they jab with their tail and crushing when they bite the target.
Upon release, the wyvern's Defence level was 120. This was reduced to 90 in an update on 18 January 2018. This also changed its combat level from 159 to 152.
Upon release, Long-tailed Wyverns only dropped a maximum of 6 seaweed spores. This was increased to 12 in an update on 12 July 2018.

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+{{HasStrategy|page=Wyverns guide}}
-{{Infobox Monster
+{{Monster
 |name = Long-tailed Wyvern
 |image = [[File:Long-tailed Wyvern.png|250px]]
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 |release = 7 September [[2017]]
 |members = Yes
-|combat = 159
+|combat = 152
 |hp = 200
 |slaylvl = 66
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 |aggressive = Yes
 |poisonous  = No
-|style = [[Melee]], Icy breath
+|style = [[Melee]] (Slash), Icy breath
-|aspeed = 5
+|aspeed = 4
-|max hit = 16 ([[Melee]])
+|max hit = 13 ([[Melee]])
-|weakness = Melee
+|weakness = [[Melee]], [[dragon hunter crossbow]]
 |drops = [[Wyvern bones]]
 |examine = Not a wyvern to get on the wrong end of.
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 |att = 125
 |str = 120
-|def = 120
+|def = 90
 |mage = 90
 |range = 90
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 }}
 [[File:Fossil Island wyverns icon.png|left]]
-'''Long-tailed Wyverns''' are [[Slayer monsters]] that require a [[Slayer]] level of 66 in order to be harmed. They reside in the [[Wyvern Cave]] on [[Fossil Island]]. Like other Wyverns, they require an [[elemental shield|elemental]], [[mind shield|mind]], [[dragonfire shield|dragonfire]] or [[ancient wyvern shield]] to be equipped in order to be slain.
+'''Long-tailed Wyverns''' are [[Slayer monsters]] that require a [[Slayer]] level of 66 in order to be harmed. They reside in the [[Wyvern Cave]] on [[Fossil Island]]. Like other [[Wyverns]], they require an [[elemental shield|elemental]], [[mind shield|mind]], [[dragonfire shield|dragonfire]] or [[ancient wyvern shield]] to be equipped in order to be slain.
 ==Drops==
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 |}
-===Armour & Weapons===
+===Weapons/Armour===
 {{DropsTableHead}}
 {{DropsLine|Name=Adamant full helm|Quantity=1|Rarity=uncommon}}
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 {{DropsLine|Name=Rune pickaxe|Quantity=1|Rarity=Uncommon}}
 {{DropsLine|Name=Adamant platebody|Quantity=1|Rarity=Uncommon}}
-{{DropsLine|Name=Granite longsword|Quantity=1|Rarity=Rare}}
+{{DropsLine|Name=Granite longsword|Quantity=1|Rarity=Rare|raritynotes=<small>(1/512)</small>}}
-{{DropsLine|Name=Granite boots|Quantity=1|Rarity=Rare}}
+{{DropsLine|Name=Granite boots|Quantity=1|Rarity=Very rare|raritynotes=<small>(1/2,560)</small>}}
 |}
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 {{DropsLine|Name=Snape grass|Quantity=10-15 (noted)|Rarity=Common}}
 {{DropsLine|Name=Coal|Quantity=25 (noted)|Rarity=Common}}
-{{DropsLine|Name=Mithril bar|Quantity=2 (noted)|Rarity=Common}}
-{{DropsLine|Name=Adamantite bar|Quantity=4 (noted)|Rarity=Uncommon}}
+{{DropsLine|Name=Adamantite bar|Quantity=1-4 (noted)|Rarity=Uncommon}}
 {{DropsLine|Name=Runite ore|Quantity=1-2 (noted)|Rarity=Uncommon}}
 |}
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 {{DropsTableHead}}
 {{DropsLine|Name=Watermelon seed|Quantity=15|Rarity=Uncommon}}
-{{DropsLine|Name=Seaweed spore|Quantity=3|Rarity=Uncommon}}
+{{DropsLine|Name=Seaweed spore|Quantity=3-12|Rarity=Uncommon}}
 {{DropsLine|Name=Torstol seed|Quantity=1|Rarity=Rare}}
 {{DropsLine|Name=Ranarr seed|Quantity=1|Rarity=Rare}}
 {{DropsLine|Name=Yew seed|Quantity=1|Rarity=Rare}}
 {{DropsLine|Name=Mahogany seed|Quantity=1|Rarity=Rare}}
+{{DropsLine|Name=Magic seed|Quantity=1|Rarity=Rare}}
+{{DropsLine|Name=Spirit seed|Quantity=1|Rarity=Rare|gemw=No}}
+|}
+===Fossils===
+{{DropsTableHead}}
+{{DropsLine|Name=Numulite|Quantity=1-21|Rarity=Common|raritynotes = <small>(18/35=51%)}}
+{{DropsLine|Name=Unidentified small fossil|Rarity=Uncommon|Quantity=1|gemw=No|raritynotes = <small>(1/35=2.9%)}}
+{{DropsLine|Name=Unidentified medium fossil|Rarity=Uncommon|Quantity=1|gemw=No|raritynotes = <small>(1/70=1.4%)}}
+{{DropsLine|Name=Unidentified large fossil|Rarity=Uncommon|Quantity=1|gemw=No|raritynotes = <small>(2/175=1.14%)}}
+{{DropsLine|Name=Unidentified rare fossil|Rarity=Rare|Quantity=1|gemw=No|raritynotes = <small>(1/350=0.28%)}}
 |}
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 {{DropsLine|Name=Lobster|Quantity=2|Rarity=Common}}
 {{DropsLine|Name=Coins|Quantity=3000|Rarity=Common|gemw=No}}
-{{DropsLine|Name=Numulite|Quantity=1-21|Rarity=Common}}
 {{DropsLine|Name=Prayer potion(4)|Quantity=1|Rarity=Uncommon}}
 {{DropsLine|Name=Calcite|Quantity=2|Rarity=Uncommon}}
 {{DropsLine|Name=Pyrophosphite|Quantity=2|Rarity=Uncommon}}
 {{DropsLine|Name=Clue scroll (hard)|Quantity=1|Rarity=Rare|gemw=No}}
-{{DropsLine|Name=Unidentified small fossil|Quantity=1|Rarity=Rare|gemw=No}}
+{{DropsLine|Name=Wyvern visage|Quantity=1|Rarity=Very rare|Raritynotes=<small>(1/12,000)</small>}}
-{{DropsLine|Name=Unidentified medium fossil|Quantity=1|Rarity=Rare|gemw=No}}
-{{DropsLine|Name=Unidentified large fossil|Quantity=1|Rarity=Rare|gemw=No}}
-{{DropsLine|Name=Unidentified rare fossil|Quantity=1|Rarity=Rare|gemw=No}}
-{{DropsLine|Name=Wyvern visage|Quantity=1|Rarity=Very rare}}
 |}
+==Trivia==
+*They appear to use all attack styles when using [[melee]], depending on the animation they use: [[slashing]] when they use their talons, [[stabbing]] when they jab with their tail and [[crushing]] when they bite the target.
+*Upon release, the wyvern's [[Defence]] level was 120. This was reduced to 90 in [[Update:Fossil Island Improvements|an update]] on 18 January [[2018]]. This also changed its [[combat level]] from 159 to 152.
+*Upon release, Long-tailed Wyverns only dropped a maximum of 6 seaweed spores. This was increased to 12 in [[Update:Game Integrity: Pickpocketing|an update]] on 12 July [[2018]].
 {{Dragon}}