Lizard

For other uses, see Lizard (disambiguation).

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Lizard
Released								24 October 2005 (Update)
Members								Yes
Combat level								42
Size								3x3
Examine								Run away, it's massive!
Combat info
XP bonus								+0%
Max hit								5
Aggressive								Yes
Poisonous								No
Attack style								Crush
Attack speed								4 ticks (2.4 seconds)
Respawn time								25 ticks (15 seconds)
Slayer info
Slayer level								22
Slayer XP								40 xp
Category								Lizards
Assigned by
Combat stats
40				38				36				35				1				1
Aggressive stats
+0				+0				+0				+0				+0				+0
Melee defence
+5								+15								+15
Magic defence
+0												No elemental weakness
Ranged defence
+5								+5								+5
Immunities
Poison								Not immune
Venom								Not immune
Cannons								Not immune
Thralls								Not immune
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Advanced data
Monster ID								458

Lizards (Lacertilia giganteus) are Slayer monsters found in the Kharidian Desert that require level 22 Slayer to kill. Ice coolers, which can be bought from any Slayer master, are required to kill them. The cooler will be consumed, so multiple coolers are necessary for slayer trips.

They can be killed in place of small lizards or desert lizards on a Slayer task, and are found within the same area as the desert lizards. They will provide more experience on a task than desert lizards.

Players can kill sulphur lizards as an alternative to desert lizards, provided they have 44 Slayer. Additionally, sulphur lizards do not require ice coolers to finish off.

Locations

Location	Levels	Members	Spawns	Map	League region
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Slayer strategy

Ice coolers must be used on them when they reach low health in order to kill them. If an ice cooler is accidentally used when the desert lizard has more than 4 Hitpoints, it will still be used up but have no effect. Ice coolers are stackable, therefore it's recommended to bring spares. Alternatively, 'Reptile freezer' can be bought from a Slayer master for 90 Slayer reward points, which makes your character use ice coolers automatically.

Waterskins (and a means of filling them, such as a Knife for cutting cacti or Humidify) should be brought to avoid dying in the desert due to heat. Desert clothing may be useful if you can afford to fight without decent armour. Magic attacks appear to be effective, particularly fire spells, although melee works well enough.

These lizards should be killed for the most experience, as they have more hitpoints. There are two that spawn due north-east of the DLQ fairy ring, almost at the edge of the map. They are each near 4 Kharidian cacti. You can kill the first lizard, slash a cactus with knife, move to the second, kill lizard, slash cactus, repeat as needed. If you keep rolling a "You fail to cut the cactus correctly and it gives no water this time", the closest water source is back through Shantay Pass to the Palace. If you run from the Lizards spawn to Shantay Pass, one waterskin will be consumed in the process, so make sure you have some left for the trek. Lizards drop big bones, so more experience in Slayer, combat, and Prayer is gained than with the smaller lizards. On the other hand, killing the smaller lizards allows you to complete your task more quickly. A cactus may be used to safespot a Lizard for Range and Magic attacks.

Note: Players on a lizards Slayer task who wish to avoid the Kharidian Desert can kill sulphur lizards in Mount Karuulm instead. These lizards don't require ice coolers to finish off. In addition, sulphur lizards require level 44 Slayer to kill.

Drops

Drop rates estimated based on 614,918 samples from the Drop Rate Project, unless otherwise cited.

100%

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Big bones	1	Always	336	0

Armour

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Mystic gloves (light)	1	1/512	5,844	6,000

Runes

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Fire rune	5	30/128	25	10
	Fire rune	42	14/128	210	84
	Nature rune	5	4/128	535	540

Herbs

There is a 10/128 chance of rolling the herb drop table. Any time a herb is dropped, 42 fire runes are also dropped.

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Grimy guam leaf	1	1/51.2	326	7
	Grimy marrentill	1	1/68.3	398	8
	Grimy tarromin	1	1/91	379	9
	Grimy harralander	1	1/117	676	9
	Grimy ranarr weed	1	1/148.9	6,709	18
	Grimy irit leaf	1	1/204.8	1,472	10
	Grimy avantoe	1	1/273.1	3,263	10
	Grimy kwuarm	1	1/327.7	3,574	12
	Grimy cadantine	1	1/409.6	2,987	13
	Grimy lantadyme	1	1/546.1	1,861	13
	Grimy dwarf weed	1	1/546.1	2,036	14

Seeds

There is a 9/128 chance of rolling the general seed drop table. Any time a seed is dropped, 2 Waterskin(0) are also dropped.

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
Potato seed.png: Lizard drops Potato seed with rarity 1/38 in quantity 4	Potato seed	4	1/38	4	4
Onion seed.png: Lizard drops Onion seed with rarity 1/51 in quantity 4	Onion seed	4	1/51	4	4
Cabbage seed.png: Lizard drops Cabbage seed with rarity 1/77 in quantity 4	Cabbage seed	4	1/77	8	4
Tomato seed.png: Lizard drops Tomato seed with rarity 1/155 in quantity 3	Tomato seed	3	1/155	9	6
Sweetcorn seed.png: Lizard drops Sweetcorn seed with rarity 1/311 in quantity 3	Sweetcorn seed	3	1/311	9	12
Strawberry seed.png: Lizard drops Strawberry seed with rarity 1/623 in quantity 2	Strawberry seed	2	1/623	14	20
Watermelon seed.png: Lizard drops Watermelon seed with rarity 1/1,303 in quantity 2	Watermelon seed	2	1/1,303	68	66
Snape grass seed.png: Lizard drops Snape grass seed with rarity 1/1,792 in quantity 2	Snape grass seed	2	1/1,792	15,132	112

Ores and bars

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Coal	1	13/128	152	27
	Copper ore	1	3/128	27	1
	Iron ore	1	22/128	209	10
	Silver bar	1	2/128	107	90
	Silver ore	1	3/128	65	45
	Tin ore	1	4/128	27	1
	Mithril ore	1	1/128	134	97

Other

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Kebab	1	13/128	39	1
	Waterskin(0)	2	13/128	92	18

Gem drop table

There is a 4/128 chance of rolling once on the gem drop table, and a 2/128 chance of rolling twice. There is a 6/128 chance of rolling the gem drop table.

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Nothing	N/A	1/42.74; Never	N/A	N/A
	Uncut sapphire	1	1/85.33; 1/43.33	238	15
	Uncut emerald	1	1/170.67; 1/86.67	463	30
	Uncut ruby	1	1/341.33; 1/173.33	988	60
	Nature talisman	1	1/910.22; 1/462.22	328	2
	Uncut diamond	1	1/1,365.33; 1/693.33	2,142	120
	Loop half of key	1	1/2,730.67; 1/1,386.67	11,919	60
	Tooth half of key	1	1/2,730.67; 1/1,386.67	11,925	60
	Rune javelin	5	1/2,730.67; 1/1,386.67	950	1,200
	Rune spear	1	1/43,690.67; 1/2,600	11,871	12,480
	Shield left half	1	1/87,381.33; 1/5,200	65,394	66,000
	Dragon spear	1	1/116,508.44; 1/6,933.33	38,854	37,440

Tertiary

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Desert lizard bone	1	1/4	Not sold	N/A
	Long bone	1	1/400	Not sold	3
	Curved bone	1	1/5,012.5	Not sold	4

Changes

Date	Changes
[[{{#explode:31 January 2024| |0}} {{#explode:31 January 2024| |1}}]] [[{{#explode:31 January 2024| |2}}]] (update)	The range of aggressiveness of lizards has been slightly increased.