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Killing Skeletal Wyverns
Requirements File:Wyvern door safe-spots.png
Skills

72 Slayer icon
80+ Attack iconStrength iconDefence icon recommended for Melee
80+ Ranged icon recommended for Ranged
44 Prayer icon for Ranged/70+ Prayer icon for Melee

Items

Level 70+ weaponry and gear
Elemental, Mind or Dragonfire shield
Some food (4-6 lobsters or better if using Ranged; 20-24 lobsters or better if using Melee)
2-4 Prayer potions
4-5 Ranging potions or 1-2 Super set/Super combat potions (optional)
Dramen or Lunar staff (optional)

Quest

None

Other

Player-owned house located in Rimmington or Fairy ring code AIQ for easier access to the dungeon

Intensity

Unknown

Results
Profit Experience gained
558,000 per hour

25,000 - 30,000 Multicombat experience
8,400 - 10,000 Hitpoints icon experience

Inputs Outputs

4 x Prayer potion (40,224)
3 x Super combat/Ranging potion (29,037/2,040)

35 x Wyvern bones (95,375)
0.0035 x Draconic visage (17,291.19)
0.068 x Dragon platelegs (11,016.93359375)
0.068 x Dragon plateskirt (11,015.224609375)
0.068 x Granite legs (2,708.80859375)
490,000 coins (drops and High Level Alchemy)

File:Wyvern southern safe-spots.png

The pillar safe spot.

The profit rate assumes 35 kills per hour. Your actual profit may be higher or lower depending on your speed.

Skeletal wyverns are Slayer monsters with a high Combat level that require high-level gear and 72 Slayer. They are commonly killed for their profitability due to valuable drops, such as 35 noted magic logs, 10 noted battlestaves, and 10 noted adamant bars in addition to a chance at dragon armour pieces and the elusive Draconic visage. Profits at wyverns depend heavily on Combat stats, but 800,000 per hour and 400,000 per hour have been reported. At higher levels, it is easily possible to get upwards of 45 kills per hour, banking as needed.

Although wyverns are highly resistant to Ranged attacks, players commonly attack them using Ranged via utilising the door safespots by trapping a wyvern on one side of the cave entrance and ranging it from there only after the wyverns become tolerant. It is also a viable yet slower option for killing wyverns as there are multiple safe spots including another ranging safe spot at the huge pillar to the south. Typical ranger gear includes Dragonhide armour or Void Knight equipment, but Armadyl armour is highly recommended provided that players can afford it and possess the stats to wear it.

When using Protect from Missiles, no damage will be taken as long as players are at least seven spaces away ranging. The range of the wyverns' icy breath attack is 6, while the range of the player's Ranged attack is 7, thus making Ranged a viable method of killing them from afar at said safe spots.

Melee, on the other hand, is the most effective combat style to use against them, so players should have at least 80 Attack, Strength and Defence before attempting to kill wyverns as they are challenging opponents with an ice-breath attack that cannot be avoided. Players can take a more gung-ho approach and attack the wyverns straight up, eating when necessary. With decent stats, Dragon equipment will suffice, and 20-24 lobsters or better should be on hand. When melee'ing, Wyvern bones should be banked to maximise profit.

Additionally, as fire spells are one of their weaknesses, Magic could also work too! This method could result in a significant loss in profit due to the cost of runes and extremely slow kills, however.


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