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Ensouled heads are items that can be dropped by their respective monsters. These heads can be reanimated by using the appropriate spell within the Arceuus spellbook on the head, consuming the head in the process. Reanimation can be cast on any ensouled head within a 31x31 area where that head was dropped by a monster. This will work indefinitely, even if the ensouled head is picked up, so long as it is not put into the bank, trade screen, Grand Exchange, or price checker. If the player has put the head into the bank, trade screen, Grand Exchange, or price checker, the reanimation spell will only work within range of the Dark Altar.

When reanimated, the monster will attack after the animation completes, and they will override Single-way combat rules. Upon killing the monster, Prayer experience will be rewarded. The amount of Prayer experience gained increases with higher-levelled heads. Reanimation spells are divided into four tiers, which determines the Magic level required in order to use the spell. Some reanimated monsters do have additional requirements, so players should take note of this before reanimating a head.

Wearing Zealot's robes provides a 1.25% chance per piece (5% for full set) to save the ensouled head after casting the reanimation spell. A chat message "Your Zealot's robes save the ensouled head but still grant you experience." confirms when the effect activates.

Players may send ensouled heads straight to the bank by using a charge of the Soul bearer, a reward from completing the Bear Your Soul miniquest.

A confirmed list of drop rates can be found here.^[1]

Ensouled heads

For information about the cost per experience, see Calculator:Prayer/Ensouled heads

Ensouled head		Reanimated Monster	Counts toward Slayer task	Spell		Magic		Prayer		Runes for spell	Costs
Ensouled head		Reanimated Monster	Counts toward Slayer task	Spell		Lvl	Exp	Lvl	Exp	Runes for spell	per Reanimation	per Exp
	Goblin	Reanimated goblin	Yes		Basic Reanimation	16	32	1	130	⁴ ²	−520	−4.00
	Monkey	Reanimated monkey	Yes		Basic Reanimation	16	32	1	182	⁴ ²	−929	−5.10
	Imp	Reanimated imp	No		Basic Reanimation	16	32	1	286	⁴ ²	−1,558	−5.45
	Minotaur	Reanimated minotaur	Yes		Basic Reanimation	16	32	1	364	⁴ ²	−825	−2.27
	Scorpion	Reanimated scorpion	Yes		Basic Reanimation	16	32	1	454	⁴ ²	−942	−2.07
	Bear	Reanimated bear	Yes		Basic Reanimation	16	32	1	480	⁴ ²	−1,110	−2.31
	Unicorn	Reanimated unicorn	No		Basic Reanimation	16	32	1	494	⁴ ²	−1,146	−2.32
	Dog	Reanimated dog	Yes		Adept Reanimation	41	80	1	520	⁴ ³ ¹	−1,922	−3.70
	Chaos druid	Reanimated chaos druid	Yes		Adept Reanimation	41	80	1	584	⁴ ³ ¹	−1,261	−2.16
	Giant	Reanimated giant	Partial^{[t 1]}		Adept Reanimation	41	80	1	650	⁴ ³ ¹	−1,414	−2.18
	Ogre	Reanimated ogre	Yes		Adept Reanimation	41	80	1	716	⁴ ³ ¹	−1,641	−2.29
	Elf	Reanimated elf	Yes		Adept Reanimation	41	80	1	754	⁴ ³ ¹	−3,421	−4.54
	Troll	Reanimated troll	Yes		Adept Reanimation	41	80	1	780	⁴ ³ ¹	−2,026	−2.60
	Horror	Reanimated horror	Partial^{[t 2]}		Adept Reanimation	41	80	1	832	⁴ ³ ¹	−2,248	−2.70
	Kalphite	Reanimated kalphite	Yes		Expert Reanimation	72	138	1	884	¹ ³ ²	−2,643	−2.99
	Dagannoth	Reanimated dagannoth	Yes		Expert Reanimation	72	138	1	936	¹ ³ ²	−2,970	−3.17
	Bloodveld	Reanimated bloodveld	Yes		Expert Reanimation	72	138	1	1,040	¹ ³ ²	−3,937	−3.79
	TzHaar	Reanimated TzHaar	Yes		Expert Reanimation	72	138	1	1,104	¹ ³ ²	−4,249	−3.85
	Demon	Reanimated demon	Partial^{[t 3]}		Expert Reanimation	72	138	1	1,170	¹ ³ ²	−4,687	−4.01
	Hellhound	Reanimated hellhound	Yes		Expert Reanimation	72	138	1	1,200	¹ ³ ²	−5,086	−4.24
	Aviansie	Reanimated aviansie	Yes		Master Reanimation	90	170	1	1,234	² ⁴ ⁴	−5,633	−4.56
	Abyssal	Reanimated abyssal	Yes		Master Reanimation	90	170	1	1,300	² ⁴ ⁴	−6,093	−4.69
	Dragon	Reanimated dragon	No		Master Reanimation	90	170	1	1,560	² ⁴ ⁴	−8,867	−5.68

^ Only works for Hill Giant tasks, regardless of the type of giant the head was obtained from.
^ Only works for jungle horror tasks, regardless of the type of horror the head was obtained from.
^ Only works for lesser demon tasks, regardless of the type of demon the head was obtained from.

Changes

Date	Changes
10 January 2024 (Update \| poll)	As Kourend Favour has been removed, killing reanimated monsters no longer rewards it.
30 March 2022 (Update)	Ensouled heads can now drop in instanced areas.

Trivia

Brimstone keys have a chance to appear if reanimated in the designated slayer area.
Reanimated creatures will not count towards God Wars Dungeon kill count to their respective gods.

References

^ Jagex. Mod Kieren's Twitter account. 18 January 2016. Archived from the original on 25 March 2019. Mod Kieren: "Fair few people asking about ensouled head drop rates... Here you go! [1]"

Ensouled heads

Reanimated monsters

Ensouled heads

Basic Reanimation	Bear Goblin Imp Minotaur Monkey Scorpion Unicorn
Adept Reanimation	Chaos Druid Dog Elf Giant Horror Ogre Troll
Expert Reanimation	Bloodveld Dagannoth Demon Hellhound Kalphite TzHaar
Master Reanimation	Abyssal Aviansie Dragon

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