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Level 16Level 83
Skeleton Mage



Released		24 September 2002 (Update)
Members		Yes
Combat level		16
Size		1x1
Examine		An undead worker of dark magic.
League region		Kandarin✓

Combat info

Attribute		Undead
XP bonus		+0%
Max hit		3
Aggressive		Yes
Poisonous		No
Attack style		Magic, Crush
Attack speed		4 ticks (2.4 seconds)
Respawn time		25 ticks (15 seconds)

Slayer info

Slayer level		None
Slayer XP		17 xp
Category		Skeletons
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Combat stats


17	14	14	14	18	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		84
Link		MOID

Skeleton Mages are a rare variant of skeleton that make use of Magic to attack. Thus, it is recommended to wear magic-resistant armour such as dragonhide armour. They play a role in the Swan Song quest, where the player creates an army of them to help defeat the sea trolls.

	I infect your body with rot...
The sound when a Skeleton Mage successfully weakens a player.

Level 16 mages usually attack with melee and will occasionally cast a spell, exclaiming "I infect your body with rot..." that resembles Weaken as a projectile and Curse when it lands successfully. If successful, it will lower the player's Attack, Strength and Defence stats by 4 levels.

Level 83 mages cast a spell that resembles Fire Strike and will sometimes use Vulnerability on the player.

Malignius Mortifer will occasionally spawn a non-attackable Skeleton Mage, which follows him around for a while before disappearing. The player can also summon their own variant using Bone seeds after the completion of Swan Song.

Locations

Location	Levels	Spawns	Map	League region
Charred Dungeon	16	1	Show map	N/A
Piscatoris Fishing Colony	83	11	Show map	Kandarin✓
Waterfall Dungeon	16	4	Show map	Kandarin✓

Level 16 drops

100%

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Bones	1	Always	Not sold	0

Tertiary

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Skeleton champion scroll	1	1/5,000	Not sold	0

Level 83 drops

Drop rates are estimated based on 3,569 samples from the Drop Rate Project, unless otherwise cited.

The average Skeleton Mage (Level 83) kill is worth 279.88.

100%

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Ashes	1	Always	Not sold	1

Weapons and armour

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Pink skirt	1	2/128	107	1

Runes

Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
Mind rune	7–9	12/128	14–18	7–9
Chaos rune	3–4	10/128	318–424	162–216
Law rune	2–3	12/128	246–369	288–432
Nature rune	1–3	11/128	171–513	108–324

Herbs

There is a 12/128 chance of rolling the herb drop table.

Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
Grimy guam leaf	1	1/42.7	189	7
Grimy marrentill	1	1/56.9	185	8
Grimy tarromin	1	1/75.9	120	9
Grimy harralander	1	1/97.5	284	9
Grimy ranarr weed	1	1/124.1	5,262	18
Grimy irit leaf	1	1/170.7	1,258	10
Grimy avantoe	1	1/227.6	1,341	10
Grimy kwuarm	1	1/273.1	1,814	12
Grimy cadantine	1	1/341.3	2,076	13
Grimy lantadyme	1	1/455.1	1,232	13
Grimy dwarf weed	1	1/455.1	1,343	14

Materials

Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
Uncut opal	1	10/128	76	12
Pot of flour	1 (noted)	10/128	68	6
Iron bar	1–2	5/128	141–282	16–32

Other

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Coins	25–54	33/128	25–54	25–54
	Big bones	2–4	6/128	492–984	0

Gem drop table

There is a 5/128 chance of rolling the gem drop table.

Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
Nothing	N/A	1/51.29; Never^{[d 1]}	N/A	N/A
Uncut sapphire	1	1/102.4; 1/52^{[d 2]}	228	15
Uncut emerald	1	1/204.8; 1/104^{[d 2]}	473	30
Uncut ruby	1	1/409.6; 1/208^{[d 2]}	1,087	60
Nature talisman	1	1/1,092.27; 1/554.67^{[d 2]}	268	2
Uncut diamond	1	1/1,638.4; 1/832^{[d 2]}	2,439	120
Rune javelin	5	1/3,276.8; 1/1,664^{[d 2]}	675	1,200
Loop half of key	1	1/3,276.8; 1/1,664^{[d 2]}	9,756	60
Tooth half of key	1	1/3,276.8; 1/1,664^{[d 2]}	9,887	60
Rune spear	1	1/52,428.8; 1/3,120^{[d 2]}^{[d 3]}	11,599	12,480
Shield left half	1	1/104,857.6; 1/6,240^{[d 2]}^{[d 3]}	65,355	66,000
Dragon spear	1	1/139,810.13; 1/8,320^{[d 2]}^{[d 3]}	38,438	37,440

^ The "nothing" drop is removed while wearing a ring of wealth.
^ ^2.00 ^2.01 ^2.02 ^2.03 ^2.04 ^2.05 ^2.06 ^2.07 ^2.08 ^2.09 ^2.10 The drop rate is increased while wearing a ring of wealth due to the "nothing" drop being removed.
^ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 Only dropped if Legends' Quest has been finished; if not, a talisman is dropped instead.

Tertiary

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Skeleton champion scroll	1	1/5,000	Not sold	0

Changes

Date	Changes
25 June 2025 (Update)	Skeleton mages now have a 35% elemental weakness to earth spells.
28 March 2019 (Update)	Skeleton mages in the Piscatoris Fishing Colony can now drop the Skeleton champion scroll.

Gallery (historical)


29 March 2004 – 22 January 2007	22 January 2007 – present


2 May 2006 – 22 January 2007	22 January 2007 – present

Trivia

During the cutscene where the Skeleton Mage army attacks the Sea Trolls, they instead have a combat level of 64 and attack using spells that resemble Earth and Fire Bolt.
Interestingly, if the player opens bone seeds not for the purpose of defeating the sea troll army, the Skeleton Mage that appears takes on a different appearance, appearing identical to the ones found in the Waterfall Dungeon and the NPC variant that Malignius Mortifer can summon.

v t e Waterfall Dungeon
Monsters	Fire giant Shadow spider Skeleton Skeleton Mage
Related	Glarial's amulet Waterfall Quest

v t e Piscatoris Fishing Colony
NPCs	Arnold Lydspor Devin Mendelberg Herman Caranos Franklin Caranos Kathy Corkat George Laxmeister Ramara du Croissant
Monsters	Skeleton Mage
Features	Arnold's Eclectic Supplies. Monkfish fishing spot Small Furnace Bank Net Bronze pickaxe

Source site	Old School RuneScape Wiki
Canonical source	Skeleton Mage
Content license	CC BY-NC-SA 3.0
License status	declared
Picture	Skeleton Mage (lv 16) · file details