Ghoul

Ghoul
Released								14 October 2004 (Update)
Members								Yes
Combat level								42
Size								1x1
Examine								It's totally savage.
Combat info
XP bonus								+0%
Max hit								5
Aggressive								Yes
Poisonous								No
Attack style								Crush
Attack speed								4 ticks (2.4 seconds)
Respawn time								35 ticks (21 seconds)
Slayer info
Slayer level								None
Slayer XP								50 xp
Category								Ghouls
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Combat stats
50				30				40				30				1				1
Aggressive stats
+0				+0				+0				+0				+0				+0
Melee defence
+0								+0								+0
Magic defence
+0												No elemental 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								289
Link								MOID

Ghouls are found just west of Canifis, north of the swamp and west of the fairy ring code CKS. Though they may appear to be undead and are often mistaken for such, they are in fact still alive and thus immune to both the Crumble Undead spell and to the effects of the salve amulet and salve amulet (e). A ghoul bone is needed to complete the Rag and Bone Man II. Killing a ghoul is a requirement for the easy Morytania Diary.

Ghouls can be somewhat troublesome to kill. When a ghoul has low hitpoints, it will stop attacking the player and retreat, allowing other ghouls to attack. Applying poison can be an effective method of killing the previous ghoul whilst attacking the next one.

It is possible for a ghoul to randomly attack a player lower than level 85 combat, ignoring any current engagement that player may be in. This is especially annoying as you won't be able to secure the kill to get the Slayer experience, because the game will say I'm already under attack.

An efficient way to kill a ghoul can be through magic or ranged. Melee is possible, but remember, they do flee when their health gets low. The effect of their retreat can be minimised by spending 10 minutes in the area (either while using magic or ranged, or simply waiting) for the Ghouls to become tolerant so that other Ghouls will not attack.

The ghouls to the west of Canifis are safespottable using the gravestones. A very useful safespot is between two gravestones and a cross on the eastern side, directly north from the Large grave. Any ghoul from the north-east gets stuck on the northern gravestone. Keeping you from being attacked while shooting ghouls over the gravestones. When retreating, they will walk back to the water and will still be within range.

If a player lures one of the two south-most ghouls to the south-west of the ghoul area, just to the left of the west-most plant, the player can run to the north side of the ghoul, effectively trapping it in that corner. The ghoul will be unable to retreat as the player will move with it as it tries to run away, and continue to block it from moving further. Occasionally, another ghoul will get close enough to interrupt the final blows of the fight, but the player can run south of the almost dead ghoul and keep it trapped between the player and the aggressive ghoul.

The following drop rates are provided by Jagex, unless otherwise specified.