Tecu salamander

This article is about the equipable weapon. For the Hunter creature, see Tecu salamander (Hunter).

Tecu salamander
Released							20 March 2024 (Update)
Members							Yes
Quest item							No
Properties
Tradeable							Yes
Equipable							Yes
Stackable							No
Noteable							Yes
Options							Wield, Release
Examine							I thought this would be slimier.
Values
Value							200 coins
High alch							120 coins
Low alch							80 coins
Weight							6 kg
Grand Exchange
Exchange							283,360 coins (info)
Buy limit							-
Daily volume							110
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Advanced data
Item ID							28834

The tecu salamander is the strongest salamander that can be caught using the Hunter skill at level 79 Hunter, granting 344 Hunter experience, which can be found south-east of Ralos' Rise. Catching a matured tecu salamander is rare, as players often receive immature tecu salamanders instead; when an adult is captured, a message in the game chat will state The salamander is fully grown, you could use this as a weapon.

Tecu salamanders require level 80 Attack, Magic, and Ranged to wield. Irit tar is used as ammunition for the salamander. Similar to other tiers of salamander, Tecu salamanders are lost on death.

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.

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. In a PVP death, such as in the Wilderness, if this item is protected, you will keep it.

Combat stats

Attack bonuses
+0	+77	+0	+0	+87
Defence bonuses
+0	+0	+0	+0	+0
Other bonuses				Slot
+91	+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

Maximum hit

For melee mode the strength bonus of the salamander is used, which is 91 (nearly the same as a leaf-bladed battleaxe).

For ranged mode the ranged strength bonus of the tar is used to decide the maximum hit. The tecu salamander uses irit tars which have a ranged strength bonus of 60 (same as dragon arrows).

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 104 for the tecu salamander. Damage boosting items such as the slayer helmet (i) and occult necklace can be used to increase the max hit.

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 strength bonus" for the salamander, in this case 104. This gives us the formula for the tecu salamander as shown in fig.2.

${\begin{aligned}{\text{Hit}}_{\text{max}}&=\lfloor {\frac {1}{2}}+{\frac {{\text{Magic}}\times (64+{\text{Bonus}})}{640}}\rfloor &&(1)\\{\text{Hit}}_{\text{max}}&=\lfloor {\frac {1}{2}}+{\frac {{\text{Magic}}\times 168}{640}}\rfloor &&(2)\end{aligned}}$

The table below shows maximum hits from level 80 to level 125. Like all other magic attacks, the max hit damage can be increased by using magic damage boosting equipment.

Level	Max Hit
80–81	21
82–85	22
86–89	23
90–93	24
94–97	25
98–100	26
101–104	27
105–108	28
109–112	29
113–116	30
117–119	31
120–123	32
124–125	33

Item sources

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Changes

Date	Changes
[[{{#explode:23 May 2024| |0}} {{#explode:23 May 2024| |1}}]] [[{{#explode:23 May 2024| |2}}]] (update)	A warning message has been added to prevent players from accidentally choosing to 'Release' a Mature Tecu Salamander.

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.