Dust devil

Smoke DungeonWilderness Slayer CaveCatacombs of Kourend

Dust devil
Released								18 April 2005 (Update)
Members								Yes
Combat level								93
Size								1x1
Examine								The vacuumed face of evil.
Combat info
XP bonus								+0%
Max hit								8 16 (without Facemask)
Aggressive								No
Poisonous								No
Attack style								Ranged melee
Attack speed								4 ticks (2.4 seconds)
Respawn time								15 ticks (9 seconds)
Slayer info
Slayer level								65
Slayer XP								105 xp
Category								Dust Devils
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Combat stats
105				105				70				40				1				1
Aggressive stats
+0				+0				+0				+0				+0				+0
Melee defence
+0								+0								+0
Magic defence
+0												35% weakness
Ranged defence
+0								+0								+0
Immunities
Poison								0% resistance
Venom								0% resistance
Cannons								Not immune
Thralls								Not immune
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Advanced data
Monster ID								423
Link								MOID

A dust devil is a Slayer monster that requires level 65 Slayer to kill. They are located in the Smoke Dungeon, the Catacombs of Kourend, and the Wilderness Slayer Cave. A facemask (or a Slayer helmet/Slayer helmet (i)) must be equipped to fight dust devils effectively. Without a facemask, dust devils will always hit for 16 damage, fully drain the player's Attack, Strength, Ranged, and Magic levels, and drain 50% of the player's Agility, Defence, and Prayer levels. With a facemask, dust devils attack with ranged-based melee, meaning that high range defensive bonuses or the Protect from Melee prayer are effective protection against their attacks.

Dust devils cannot be assigned as a Slayer task until Desert Treasure I has been started.^[1] Dust devils in the Catacombs of Kourend and the Smoke Dungeon are popularly killed by bursting (or barraging) and chinning while on-task.

Slaying a dust devil in the Smoke Dungeon with a Slayer helmet equipped is a requirement for the Hard Desert Diary.

• Smoke Dungeon - Entry into the Smoke Dungeon requires partial completion of Desert Treasure I. A facemask (or Slayer helmet) is required to counter not only the dust devils themselves, but also the dungeon's environmental effect, which can kill rapidly if unprotected. Dust devils can be found scattered throughout the western half of the dungeon, with a multicombat task-only area at the far end that has a much higher density of dust devils. A cannon cannot be used in the task-only area, though one can be used in the single-combat main dungeon area.

• Catacombs of Kourend - Dust devils can be found in the multicombat south-east section of the catacombs. These dust devils have more health and hit harder than those elsewhere. Ranged can easily be used to safespot across the water however the two north spawns can be lured to the western most arch and if the player stands under the eastern most tile under the arch, the two dust devils will remain semi-aggressive yet they can not damage the player despite being on the adjacent tile to the player nor will they run away. This allows for them to be hit with melee without the need for defence or prayer if lured with ranged damage.

• Wilderness Slayer Cave - Dust devils can be found in the north-eastern quadrant of this multicombat dungeon, in a chamber just south of the greater demons. The dungeon entrance closest to the dust devils is in level 29 Wilderness, while the devils themselves are in level 25-28 Wilderness. As with any other Wilderness location, be judicious about which pieces of equipment you are willing to risk losing to player killers.

Drop rates are estimated based on 54,929,647 samples from the Drop Rate Project, unless otherwise cited.

There is a 19/128 chance of rolling the herb drop table.

There is a 11/128 chance of rolling the gem drop table.

The following drops are only accessible while killing the Catacombs of Kourend variants.

The average Dust devil (Wilderness Slayer Cave) kill is worth 4,404.32.

The average Dust devil (Wilderness Slayer Cave) kill while on a Krystilia task is worth 6,164.66.

There is a 19/126 chance of rolling the herb drop table.

There is a 11/126 chance of rolling the gem drop table.

The following drops are only accessible while on a Slayer task given by Krystilia.

There is approximately a 64/100 chance of rolling the Wilderness Slayer Cave drop table, which includes various items available from Justine's stuff for the Last Shopper Standing.

• Slaying a dust devil is required to complete a elite clue scroll skill challenge assigned by Sherlock.

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