Swamp lizard

This article is about the equipable weapon. For the Hunter creature, see Swamp lizard (Hunter).

Swamp lizard
Released							21 November 2006 (Update)
Members							Yes
Quest item							No
Properties
Tradeable							Yes
Equipable							Yes
Stackable							No
Noteable							Yes
Options							Wield, Release
Examine							A very slimy and generally disgusting green lizard.
Values
Value							50 coins
High alch							30 coins
Low alch							20 coins
Weight							4 kg
Grand Exchange
Exchange							137 coins (info)
Buy limit							125
Daily volume							2,010
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Advanced data
Item ID							10149

A player attacks using a salamander.

The swamp lizard is a two-handed Ranged weapon requiring level 30 in Attack, Ranged, and Magic to wield. The required ammunition for the swamp lizard is Guam tar.

Despite being able to perform Magic and Ranged attacks, use of this weapon requires the user to be within Melee range of the target, potentially reducing these attack styles' practicality.

Swamp lizards may be obtained by trapping swamp lizards east of Canifis using net traps, requiring level 29 Hunter, or by trading with other players. Successfully catching a Swamp Lizard grants 152 Hunter experience.

When using the Scorch (Slash) and Blaze (Magic) attack styles, the attack speed is 5. When using the Flare (Range) attack style, the attack speed is 4, which is similar in concept to the Rapid style of most ranged weapons, and it will use standard ranged defense, similar to bows. Regardless of the selected style it can only attack in melee distance, though it can attack diagonally and across corners on walls and objects, unlike most melee weapons. This can allow it to be used to safespot certain monsters that would otherwise require flinching or ranged/magic.

In its melee mode, the swamp lizard has a chance of inflicting poison starting at 6 damage.

Warning: This is a live creature, it will run away when you die. Should this happen, you will need to buy or catch a new one.

Combat stats

Attack bonuses
+0	+10	+0	+0	+20
Defence bonuses
+0	+0	+0	+0	+0
Other bonuses				Slot
+22	+0	+0%	+0	List

Combat style		Attack type	Weapon style	Attack speed	Range	Experience	Level boost
	Scorch	Slash	Aggressive	5 ticks (3.0s)	1 tile		+3 Strength
	Flare	Standard	Accurate	4 ticks (2.4s)	1 tile		None
	Blaze	Magic	Defensive	5 ticks (3.0s)	1 tile		+3 Defence

Experience

While using the Ranged and Melee attack styles, combat experience is rewarded normally. Dissimilarly, the Magic attack style rewards experience at a halved rate (than what would normally be compensated with a base per-cast exp amount with traditional spells).

Combat Style	Type	Experience
Scorch	Slash	$StrengthExp=4\times Damage$
Flare	Ranged	$RangedExp=4\times Damage$
Blaze	Magic	$MagicExp=2\times Damage$

Maximum hit

Melee mode's damage potential is determined by the strength bonus of the salamander itself, which is +22 for a swamp lizard (equivalent to a mithril longsword).

Ranged mode's damage potential is determined by the Ranged strength bonus of the tar used, which is +16 for the guam tar used with a swamp lizard (equivalent to a steel arrow).

The maximum hit for magic mode uses the "magic damage bonus" of the salamander. This bonus is not visible in the equipment stats, but is equal to 56 for the swamp lizard.

The max hit (Hit_max) formula for salamanders is as shown in fig.1., where "Magic" is your visible magic level and "Bonus" is the "magic damage bonus" for the salamander, in this case 56. This gives us the formula for the swamp lizard as shown in fig.2.

${\begin{aligned}Hit_{max}&=\lfloor {\frac {1}{2}}+{\frac {Magic*(64+Bonus)}{640}}\rfloor &&(1)\\Hit_{max}&=\lfloor {\frac {1}{2}}+{\frac {Magic*120}{640}}\rfloor &&(2)\end{aligned}}$

The table below shows maximum hits from level 30 to level 125. Like all other magic attacks, the max hit damage can be increased by using magic damage boosting equipment.

Level	Max Hit
30-34	6
35-39	7
40-45	8
46-50	9
51-55	10
56-61	11
62-66	12
67-71	13
72-77	14
78-82	15
83-87	16
88-93	17
94-98	18
99-103	19
104-109	20
110-114	21
115-119	22
120-125	23

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Trivia

	Salamander equip
The unique sound which can be heard when players equip a salamander.
File:Salamander equip.ogg

• Salamanders have a unique sound when equipping them.