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Not to be confused with Skeleton (mage).
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Lv 16 Lv 83

















































Skeleton Mages are monsters found in some of the more troubled areas of RuneScape. They both make use of Magic to attack. Thus, it is recommended to wear magic-resistant armour such as dragonhide armour. They play a role in the Swan Song quest, where the player creates an army of them to help defeat the sea trolls.

Level 16 mages usually attack with melee and will occasionally cast a spell, exclaiming "I infect your body with rot..." that resembles Weaken as a projectile and Curse when it lands successfully. If successful, it will lower the player's Attack, Strength and Defence stats by 4 levels.

Level 83 mages cast fire spells, and will sometimes use the Vulnerability spell on a player.

Malignius Mortifer will occasionally spawn a non-attackable skeleton mage, which follows him around for a while before disappearing. After completing the Swan Song quest, these skeleton mages can be spawned by the player using bone seeds. Players can give an airtight pot to Malignius Mortifer to receive more bone seeds. When they open the pot they receive, a skeleton mage appears, performs a random emote, and falls apart.

Bone seeds

A player opening a bone seeds in a pot, summoning a skeleton mage which then performs the bow emote.

Listen to audio.
I infect your body with rot... (link)
The sound when a Skeleton Mage successfully weakens a player.

Locations[]

Drops[]

100%[]

Item Quantity Rarity GE market price
Ashes Ashes 1 Always 72

Weapons and armour[]

Item Quantity Rarity GE market price
Pink skirt Pink skirt 1 Common 108
Battlestaff Battlestaff 1 Rare 8,161

Runes[]

Item Quantity Rarity GE market price
Mind rune Mind rune 7–9 Common 21–27
Chaos rune Chaos rune 2–4 Uncommon 178–356
Law rune Law rune 2–3 Uncommon 332–498
Nature rune Nature rune 1–3 Rare 217–651

Herbs[]

Item Quantity Rarity GE market price
Grimy guam leaf Grimy guam leaf 1 Uncommon 15
Grimy marrentill Grimy marrentill 1 Uncommon 13
Grimy harralander Grimy harralander 1 Rare 674
Grimy tarromin Grimy tarromin 1 Rare 132
Grimy irit leaf Grimy irit leaf 1 Rare 775
Grimy avantoe Grimy avantoe 1 Very rare 1,814
Grimy kwuarm Grimy kwuarm 1 Very rare 1,165
Grimy cadantine Grimy cadantine 1 Very rare 1,312
Grimy lantadyme Grimy lantadyme 1 Very rare 1,391
Grimy ranarr weed Grimy ranarr weed 1 Very rare 7,640
Grimy dwarf weed Grimy dwarf weed 1 Very rare 448

Other[]

Item Quantity Rarity GE market price
Coins 250 Coins 2–434 Common Not sold
Uncut opal Uncut opal 1 Common 137
Pot of flour Pot of flour 1 (noted) Common 211
Iron bar Iron bar 1–2 Uncommon 192–384
Big bones Big bones 3–4 Rare 786–1,048

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 1000 Coins 3,000 Common Not sold
Loop half of key Loop half of key 1 Common 10,307
Tooth half of key Tooth half of key 1 Common 10,840
Chaos talisman Chaos talisman 1 Common 505
Uncut sapphire Uncut sapphire 1 Common 455
Uncut emerald Uncut emerald 1 Uncommon 679
Uncut ruby Uncut ruby 1 Uncommon 1,249
Nature talisman Nature talisman 1 Uncommon 744
Steel arrow Steel arrow 150 Uncommon 4,800
Rune arrow Rune arrow 42 Uncommon 2,940
Rune javelin Rune javelin 5 Uncommon 875
Adamant javelin Adamant javelin 20 Uncommon 1,220
Runite bar Runite bar 1 Uncommon 12,368
Nature rune Nature rune 67 Uncommon 14,539
Law rune Law rune 45 Uncommon 7,470
Death rune Death rune 45 Uncommon 9,135
Rune battleaxe Rune battleaxe 1 Uncommon 24,487
Rune 2h sword Rune 2h sword 1 Uncommon 37,758
Rune sq shield Rune sq shield 1 Uncommon 22,459
Silver ore Silver ore 100 (noted) Uncommon 7,000
Dragonstone Dragonstone 1 Uncommon 11,932
Uncut diamond Uncut diamond 1 Rare 2,627
Dragon med helm Dragon med helm 1 Rare 58,488
Rune kiteshield Rune kiteshield 1 Rare 32,015
Rune spear Rune spear 1 Rare 11,933
Shield left half Shield left half 1 Rare 65,697
Dragon spear Dragon spear 1 Rare 37,226


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