Dark totem

Dark totem
Released							9 June 2016 (Update)
Members							Yes
Quest item							No
League region							Kourend✓
Properties
Tradeable							No
Equipable							No
Stackable							No
Noteable							No
Options							Drop
Examine							A dark power emanates from this totem.
Values
Value							450 coins
High alch							270 coins
Low alch							180 coins
Weight							0.009 kg
Advanced data
Item ID							19685
Link							MOID

The dark totem is an item that can be created by combining the dark totem base, dark totem middle, and dark totem top. The totem pieces are dropped in that order and duplicates drop after all three are obtained. It is used on the altar in the centre of the Catacombs of Kourend to access the lower level of the catacombs to fight Skotizo. The totem is consumed when using it on the altar regardless of the outcome of the fight.

All three components can be found by killing monsters (excluding ghosts) in the Catacombs of Kourend and in the Giants' Den. Superior slayer monsters have a 100% chance of dropping a totem piece; all others have a chance equal to , where is the monster's Hitpoints. Since the improvement in drop rate as monster HP increases is very small, dark totem pieces can be most quickly obtained by killing low HP monsters within the catacombs, such as hill giants.

Assembling the dark totem results in a chatbox message stating You bring the totem pieces together with a click. It looks kind of like an arcane key and pulses with dark power in your hand.

A fully-assembled dark totem can also be rarely obtained from Skotizo.

Requirements

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Materials

Item		Quantity	Cost
	Dark totem top	1	N/A
	Dark totem middle	1	N/A
	Dark totem base	1	N/A
Total cost			0
	Dark totem	1	N/A

Source	Level	Quantity	Rarity	League region
Skotizo	321	1	1/128

• Previously, the High Level Alchemy value of a dark totem was 6. This was changed sometime in late 2016 to its current value of 270.
• The first week after the release of the Dark totem, the totem pieces were a more common drop than currently, so that players could stock up on Dark totems in anticipation of Skotizo's release.^[1]