Skeleton (Ape Atoll)

Skeleton
Released	6 December 2004 (Update)
Members	Yes
Combat level	142
Size	1x1
Examine	It looks just a bit... underfed.
Combat info
Attribute	Undead
XP bonus	+2.5%
Max hit	10
Aggressive	Yes
Poisonous	No
Attack style	Slash
Attack speed	4 ticks (2.4 seconds)
Respawn time	100 ticks (60 seconds)
Slayer info
Slayer level	None
Slayer XP	110 xp
Category	Skeletons
Assigned by
Combat stats
Aggressive stats
Melee defence
Magic defence
+0	No elemental weakness
Ranged defence
Immunities
Poison	Not immune
Venom	Not immune
Cannons	Not immune
Thralls	Not immune
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Advanced data
Monster ID	5237

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These Skeletons are undead gorillas found in the multi-combat Ape Atoll Dungeon. Players are required to run past them during the Monkey Madness I quest in order to reach Zooknock. Players are advised to use Protect from Melee against these monsters, as they attack accurately and can easily overwhelm with their sheer numbers. They are aggressive to all players who are not using a greegree to turn themselves into a monkey.

Their tendency to cluster around a player means that they are often a popular choice for players powertraining Ranged or Magic. Players who have access to Maniacal monkeys should kill them instead as these skeletons do not have any drops to mitigate supply costs.

If the bones dropped by a skeletal gorilla are left on the ground for too long, another skeletal gorilla will emerge from them. After 10 ticks (6 seconds) upon killing a skeletal gorilla, all suitable bones within a 3x3 tile square centred on the player will be reanimated, spawning a skeleton lasting for just under two minutes before crumbling down again.^[1] If there are too many skeletal gorillas already spawned, they instead turn into "burning bones", which cannot be picked up.

When they respawn, they do so with an animation of them coming out of the ground, this is unique among other monsters. The bones cannot be taken away from Ape Atoll, and when teleporting out a message appears saying 'The skeleton bones you are carrying crumble to dust'. Ashes are then left in your inventory.

Locations

Location

Levels

Members

Spawns

Map

League region

Ape Atoll Dungeon

142

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Strategies

Ranged

As stated previously, skeleton monkeys provide excellent Ranged experience rates when attacked with chinchompas of any kind. High ranged bonus is advisable to reduce the amount of failed attacks. It should be advised that upon death, ALL chinchompas will be lost, and they will not be retrievable upon death. Low levels or people who suffer from lag should consider bringing far fewer chinchompas.

Recommended equipment for Ranged
Item (most effective → least effective)
Masori mask (f)	Void ranger helm ^{[s 1]}	Armadyl helmet	Robin hood hat	Blessed coif
Salve amulet(ei)	Necklace of anguish	Amulet of fury	Amulet of glory	N/A
Dizana's quiver	Ava's assembler	Ava's accumulator	Ava's attractor	Mixed hide cape
Masori body (f)	Void knight top ^{[s 1]}	Armadyl chestplate	Blessed d'hide body	Black d'hide body
Masori chaps (f)	Void knight robe ^{[s 1]}	Armadyl chainskirt	Blessed chaps	Black d'hide chaps
Black chinchompa	Red chinchompa	Chinchompa	N/A	N/A
Twisted buckler	Book of law	Unholy book	Dragonfire ward	Odium ward
Zaryte vambraces	Void knight gloves ^{[s 1]}	Barrows gloves	Blessed bracers	N/A
Pegasian boots	Ranger boots	Blessed boots	Shayzien boots (5)	Snakeskin boots
Venator ring	Ring of the gods (i)	Archers ring (i)	Brimstone ring	Ring of life

^ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Only use with the full set of Void knight armour

Inventory

16 prayer potions
2 ranging potions
Emergency food (not required if standing under overhanging rock)
2 antidote++
Monkey greegree
One-click teleport (ring of dueling is an alternative)
1 stamina potion
Holy wrench

Magic

Using Ancient Magicks to kill skeleton monkeys is considered one of the best magic training methods. Due to the high cost of runes it is recommended to bring good equipment to minimize the amount of splashing. Note that in some cases prayer bonus should be prioritized over magic bonus.

The salve amulet (ei) will only work on the primary target when bursting/barraging, so the occult necklace is preferred for better experience per hour.

Recommended equipment for Magic
Item (most effective → least effective)
Virtus mask	Ancestral hat	Mitre	Dagon'hai hat	Bloodbark helm
Occult necklace	Salve amulet(ei)	Amulet of fury	Amulet of glory	Amulet of magic
Imbued god cape / God cape	Ardougne cloak 4	Ghostly cloak	Vestment cloak	N/A
Virtus robe top	Ancestral robe top	Ahrim's robetop	Dagon'hai robe top	Mystic robe top
Virtus robe bottom	Ancestral robe bottom	Ahrim's robeskirt	Dagon'hai robe bottom	Mystic robe bottom
Kodai wand	Nightmare staff	Ancient sceptre	Master wand	Ancient staff
Elidinis' ward (f)	Elidinis' ward	Mage's book	Book of darkness	Malediction ward
Rada's blessing 4	Rada's blessing 2 / God blessing	N/A	N/A	N/A
Tormented bracelet	Barrows gloves	Infinity gloves	Regen bracelet	N/A
Devout boots	Eternal boots	Holy sandals	Aranea boots	Infinity boots
Magus ring	Ring of the gods (i)	Ring of suffering (i)	Ring of shadows / (uncharged)	Brimstone ring

Inventory

16 prayer potions
Emergency food (not required if standing under overhanging rock, can be substituted with blood spells)
2 Antidote++ (4)
Saturated heart/Imbued heart,Forgotten brew
Monkey greegree
One-click teleport (ring of dueling is an alternative)
1 stamina potion
Holy wrench

Drops

100%

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Bones (Ape Atoll)	1	Always	Not sold	0

Tertiary

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Skeleton champion scroll	1	1/5,000	Not sold	0

Changes

Date	Changes
[[{{#explode:22 January 2007\| \|0}} {{#explode:22 January 2007\| \|1}}]] [[{{#explode:22 January 2007\| \|2}}]] (update)	The NPC was graphically updated.

Gallery (historical)


6 December 2004 – 22 January 2007	22 January 2007 – present

References

^ Jagex. Mod Ash's Twitter account. 16 April 2021. Archived from the original on 1 June 2023. Mod Ash: "About 6 secs after you last killed one, the game looks for the right kind of bones in the 3x3 grid where you're standing, and for all the ones it finds, it adds a skeleton for just under 2 mins."

[Void-2] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Only use with the full set of Void knight armour

[1] Jagex. Mod Ash's Twitter account. 16 April 2021. Archived from the original on 1 June 2023. Mod Ash: "About 6 secs after you last killed one, the game looks for the right kind of bones in the 3x3 grid where you're standing, and for all the ones it finds, it adds a skeleton for just under 2 mins."

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