Cave slime

For the variant encountered in Daemonheim, see Cave slime (Dungeoneering).

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Cave slime
Release																				14 March 2005 (Update)
Members																				Yes
Options																				Attack, Examine
Race																				Slime
Examine																				A foul-smelling blob of protoplasm.
Combat info
Combat level																				22
Life points																				3,150
Aggressive
Poisonous																				???
Combat experience
XP																				157.5
XP																				29
XP																				51.9
XP																				14 (two-handed) 7 (one-handed and armour)
Slayer info
Level																				17
Assignment																				Cave slimes
Master																				Jacquelyn: 10–25 Vannaka: 40–60
Offensive
Max hit
0												240												0												0												0
Style																														Rate
																														4 ticks (2.4s)
Combat levels
1															12															1															1
Accuracy
0															123															0															0
Defensive
Armour																				Weakness															Susceptible
304										19
Base hit chance
90															65															55															45
Immunities
Not immune															Not immune															Not immune															Not immune
Advanced data
NPC ID															1831
Links															bestiary • MRND

A Cave slime is a poisonous Slayer monster found in the Lumbridge Swamp Caves and the Dorgesh-Kaan South Dungeons. They require level 17 slayer to kill. They are notable for dropping considerable amounts of swamp tar, which can be sold for 288 coins each, and they can also drop easy clue scrolls; this makes them fairly good low level Slayer creatures to kill for money. A slightly stronger, but non-poisonous version of these monsters appears in all floors of Daemonheim.

Locations

Location	Levels	Members	Requirements	Spawns	Map
Dorgesh-Kaan South Dungeon	22		None	9	Show map
Lumbridge Swamp Caves	22		None	17	Show map

Strategy

They can poison players with their ranged attack (about 25-49 damage per hit, once every few seconds, over 3 minutes), which can be negated by various means, or simply healed with food. Antipoison is an affordable option for low level players, which their swamp tar and other drops could easily pay for. Since they need to deal damage with an attack to inflict poison, melee armour helps reducing the frequency.

Both Dorgesh-Kaan South Dungeon and Lumbridge Swamp Caves are dark areas requiring light sources. The latter additionally have swamp gas zones that a lit candle, lit torch or lit oil lamp can ignite, causing an explosion and dealing damage; advanced light sources like Seer's headband or mining helmet don't have this problem.

Drops

Drop rates estimated based on 3,784 samples from the Drop Log Project, unless otherwise cited.

The average Cave slime kill is worth 1,242 coins.

100%

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE price	High Alch
	Swamp tar	1–6	Always	288–1,728	1–6

Salvage

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE price	High Alch
	Tiny spiky iron salvage	1	7/128	108	65
	Medium plated iron salvage	1	2/128	992	195
	Small plated bronze salvage	1	1/128	318	40
	Tiny plated iron salvage	1	1/128	431	65

Weapons

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE price	High Alch
	Bronze hatchet	1	3/128	2,967	50

Runes

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE price	High Alch
	Water rune	15	5/128	735	45
	Earth rune	5	3/128	100	15

Coins

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE price	High Alch
	Coins	1	7/128	1	1
	Coins	4	30/128	4	4
	Coins	10	39/128	10	10
	Coins	22	10/128	22	22
	Coins	46	2/128	46	46

Other

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE price	High Alch
	Unlit torch	1	11/128	375	2
	Oil lantern frame	1	1/128	13	54
	Gold stone spirit	1	2/128	792	N/A

Gem drop table

There is a 4/128 chance of rolling the gem drop table.

Gem and rare drop table

Item Quantity Rarity GE price High Alch Coins (m) 250–500 1/65.02 250–500 250–500 Coins 50 1/57.69 50 50 Uncut sapphire 1 1/132.13 639 15 Uncut emerald 1 1/256 833 30 Uncut ruby 1 1/512 395 60 Uncut diamond 1 1/2,048 897 120 Rune javelin (m) 5 1/1,024 940 1,870 Uncut dragonstone (m) 1 1/3,640.89 5,368 600 Tooth half of a key (m) 1 1/3,744.91 8,065 1 Loop half of a key (m) 1 1/3,744.91 8,093 1 Huge plated rune salvage 1 (noted) 1/52,428.8 37,263 40,000 Magic logs (m) 65–85 (noted) 1/65,536 50,635–66,215 12,480–16,320 Rune arrowheads 110–140 1/65,536 21,890–27,860 660–840 Soft clay (m) 35–45 (noted) 1/65,536 77,420–99,540 35–45 Small bladed orikalkum salvage (m) 1 (noted) 1/131,072 48,282 50,000 Catalytic anima stone (m) 35–45 1/131,072 55,930–71,910 6,300–8,100 Teak plank (m) 45–55 (noted) 1/131,072 12,060–14,740 13,500–16,500 Dragon bones (m) 35–45 (noted) 1/131,072 70,350–90,450 35–45 Dragon helm (m) 1 1/116,832.98 57,818 60,000 Dragon longsword (m) 1 1/421,538.09 55,414 60,000 Off-hand dragon longsword (m) 1 1/421,538.09 55,615 60,000 Molten glass (m) 45–55 (noted) 1/65,536 16,200–19,800 45–55 Runite stone spirit (m) 27–33 1/65,536 68,067–83,193 N/A Raw lobster (m) 135–165 (noted) 1/65,536 36,720–44,880 22,950–28,050 Shield left half (m) 1 1/2,097,152 69,538 66,000 Dragon spear (m) 1 1/1,198,372.57 34,838 37,440 Huge plated rune salvage 18–22 (noted) 1/2,796,202.67 670,734–819,786 720,000–880,000 Yew logs 675–825 (noted) 1/2,097,152 395,550–483,450 64,800–79,200 Super restore (4) (m) 45–55 (noted) 1/1,398,101.33 103,365–126,335 8,100–9,900 Prayer potion (4) 45–55 (noted) 1/1,398,101.33 329,490–402,710 5,130–6,270 Raw rocktail (m) 180–220 (noted) 1/1,677,721.6 211,500–258,500 64,800–79,200 Mahogany plank (m) 270–330 (noted) 1/2,796,202.67 302,130–369,270 243,000–297,000 Magic seed (m) 3–5 1/4,194,304 58,665–97,775 759–1,265 Water talisman 68–82 (noted) 1/5,242,880 52,428–63,222 136–164 Battlestaff (m) 180–220 (noted) 1/5,242,880 723,240–883,960 756,000–924,000 Hardened dragon bones (m) 45–55 (noted) 1/4,194,304 650,385–794,915 45–55 Onyx bolt tips (m) 135–165 1/5,242,880 919,080–1,123,320 729,000–891,000 Ciku seed (m) 1 1/5,242,880 59,428 300 Golden dragonfruit seed (m) 13–17 1/2,796,202.67 34,411–44,999 3,900–5,100 Uncut diamond 45–55 (noted) 1/1,677,721.6 40,365–49,335 5,400–6,600 Uncut dragonstone (m) 45–55 (noted) 1/4,194,304 241,560–295,240 27,000–33,000 Soul rune (m) 450–550 1/5,242,880 347,850–425,150 36,900–45,100 Light animica stone spirit (m) 270–330 1/2,097,152 149,040–182,160 N/A Dark animica stone spirit (m) 270–330 1/2,097,152 141,750–173,250 N/A Primal stone spirit (m) 90–150 1/1,997,287.62 2,234,250–3,723,750 N/A Crystal key (m) 9–11 (noted) 1/699,050.67 137,160–167,640 9–11 White berries (m) 67–85 (noted) 1/2,796,202.67 151,889–192,695 402–510 Ectoplasm (m) 270–330 1/2,097,152 447,930–547,470 1,620–1,980 Medium spiky orikalkum salvage (m) 3–5 (noted) 1/2,097,152 216,576–360,960 225,000–375,000 Large blunt necronium salvage (m) 2 (noted) 1/2,796,202.67 650,006 650,000 Wine of Saradomin (m) 13–17 (noted) 1/5,242,880 460,057–601,613 13–17 Aura refresh (m) 1 1/1,677,721.6 Not sold N/A Distraction & Diversion reset token (daily) (m) 1 1/4,194,304 Not sold N/A Distraction & Diversion reset token (weekly) (m) 1 1/4,194,304 Not sold N/A Distraction & Diversion reset token (monthly) (m) 1 1/4,194,304 Not sold N/A Vecna skull (m) 1 1/5,242,880 470,735 6,000 Cheese+tom batta (m) 1 ~1/41,943,040 728 1 Blurberry Special (m) 1 ~1/46,603,377.78 45,455 18 Hazelmere's signet ring (m) 1 ~1/419,430,400 5,888,008,466 300,000

Tertiary

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE price	High Alch
	Sealed clue scroll (easy)	1	1/128	Not sold	N/A

Universal drops

Universal drops are dropped by nearly every monster and skilling action outside of Daemonheim.

These items are dropped alongside main drops.

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE price	High Alch
	Key token	1	Rare	Not sold	N/A
	Mimic kill token (m)	1	1/10,000	64,637	N/A

Money making guide

The following money making guide is available for Cave slime:

Method	Hourly profit	Skills	Other requirements
Killing cave slime	777,600	17  60 , 60 , 60 , or 60  recommended	Light source  The Lost Tribe recommended

Update history

This information has been compiled as part of the update history project. Some updates may not be included – see here for how to help out!

• patch 12 February 2024 (Update):
  • Rebalanced several low level monsters that were harder to kill than intended

• update 14 March 2005 (Update):
  • Added to game.

Trivia

• Previously, equipping an anti-poison totem would not prevent Cave slimes and certain other poisonous monsters from causing poison. On 15 June 2010, Jagex implemented a fix that addressed the issue. However, during the fix, cave slimes were overlooked, and could still cause poison even if the player was holding the anti-poison totem. As of 21 September 2010, this glitch has been fixed (the exact date of the fix is unknown, and most likely occurred in a hidden update).
• Despite being poisonous, cave slime can apparently be safely eaten as green gloop soup, part of Dorgeshuun cuisine.