Skotizo

This fight takes place in an instance. On death, all unprotected items will be moved to a grave outside the instance. Any items left on the ground will be lost.

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Skotizo
Released								16 June 2016 (Update)
Members								Yes
Combat level								321
Size								5x5
Examine								A darkly altared demon.
League region								Kourend✓
Combat info
Attribute								Demon
XP bonus								+37.5%
Max hit								38
Aggressive								Yes
Poisonous								No
Attack style								Stab, Magic
Attack speed								Variable
Slayer info
Slayer level								None
Slayer XP								618.5 xp
Category								Black Demons, Greater Demons
Assigned by
Combat stats
450				240				250				200				280				1
Aggressive stats
+160				+31				+0				+0				+0				+0
Melee defence
+80								+80								+80
Magic defence
+80												40% weakness
Ranged defence
+130								+130								+130
Immunities
Poison								100% resistance
Venom								100% resistance
Thralls								Not immune
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Advanced data
Monster ID								7286
Link								MOID

Skotizo is a demonic boss located beneath the Catacombs of Kourend. Accessing his lair requires the use of a dark totem on the altar found in the centre of the Catacombs; one dark totem permits only one attempt, which makes him a sporadic boss.

He is primarily known for his guaranteed hard clue scroll drops, along with a very high chance of elite clue scrolls.

Skotizo can be substituted for both black demon and greater demon kills during Slayer tasks. Skotizo's Lair is part of the Catacombs of Kourend, and does count as such for the purpose of Konar Slayer tasks. He cannot be damaged with a ring of recoil.

Location	Levels	Members	Spawns	Map	League region
Catacombs of Kourend	321		1	Show map	Kourend✓

Skotizo was a general of Zamorak during the God Wars, but he was often outshined by Zamorak's more notable generals, such as Thammaron and K'ril Tsutsaroth. He is also Zalcano's brother.

After the cunning he and his soldiers showed at the Battle of Carrallanger, Zamorak personally gave them their next mission, something he rarely did. The mission was to lead an expedition to recover a certain artefact in the Karamjan Temple found within the Kharazi Jungle. Skotizo was delighted by being assigned the mission and set out as soon as possible to please his god.

Reaching the Temple after a few days, Skotizo and his squad had managed to reach the Temple's centre after navigating a large maze. Now in possession of the artefact, Skotizo betrayed his squad, taking the artefact's power for himself and decimating the expedition team. This resulted in a furious Zamorak placing responsibility on Zalcano, inflicting a curse that would slowly turn her into stone until she could bring him before her god to face retribution.

Skotizo managed to avoid Zamorak's wrath during this time and discovered Great Kourend to the far west, while his sister believed that he had fled to the lands of Tirannwn. Using the power of the artefact, Skotizo managed to call a large amount of creatures to his side and set up in Kourend's underground, now the present-day Catacombs of Kourend. His arrival was noted by the Dragonkin Karuulm, though he had opted to avoid confrontation and left Skotizo alone, who was likely unaware of his presence. Roughly 200 years after the end of a civil war in Kourend, Skotizo encountered a human adventurer in his chamber who was investigating mysterious disappearances and mortally wounded them.^[1]

Drop rates are estimated based on 18,964 samples from the Drop Rate Project, unless otherwise cited.

The average Skotizo kill is worth 162,787.55.

The average Skotizo kill while on a Konar task is worth 164,328.61.

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Infernal ashes	1	Always	3,446	1
	Clue scroll (hard)	1	Always[d 1]	Not sold	12

Skotizo has a guaranteed drop of at least one ancient shard, for up to 5 total. The average shards per kill is 1.41.

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Ancient shard	1	75/100[2]	Not sold	122
	Ancient shard	2	15/100[2]	Not sold	244
	Ancient shard	3	5/100[2]	Not sold	366
	Ancient shard	4	4/100[2]	Not sold	488
	Ancient shard	5	1/100[2]	Not sold	610

There is a 1 in 100 chance of rolling Skotizo's gemstone sub-table. Below lists the effective drop rates.^[3]

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Uncut dragonstone	10 (noted)	9/1,000	150,600	6,000
	Uncut onyx	1	1/1,000	2,696,977	120,000

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Rune platebody	3 (noted)	7/100	115,563	117,000
	Rune platelegs	3 (noted)	7/100	113,472	115,200
	Rune plateskirt	3 (noted)	7/100	114,120	115,200

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Death rune	500	7/100	94,000	54,000
	Soul rune	450	7/100	171,450	81,000
	Blood rune	450	7/100	168,750	108,000

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Adamantite ore	75 (noted)	7/100	40,875	18,000
	Grimy snapdragon	20 (noted)	7/100	146,680	240
	Grimy torstol	20 (noted)	7/100	59,840	300
	Raw anglerfish	60 (noted)	7/100	130,140	16,200
	Runite bar	20 (noted)	7/100	245,260	60,000

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Mahogany plank	150 (noted)	7/100	280,950	135,000
	Battlestaff	25 (noted)	7/100	180,200	105,000
	Onyx bolt tips	40	7/100	321,800	24,000
	Shield left half	1	1/100	65,036	66,000

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Clue scroll (elite)	1	1/5[d 1][d 2]	Not sold	12
	Ensouled demon head	1	1/10	3,055	316
	Dark claw	1	1/25	Not sold	1,500
	Brimstone key	1	1/56[d 3]	Not sold	N/A
	Skotos	1	1/65	Not sold	N/A
	Dark totem base	1	3/128[d 4]	Not sold	123
	Dark totem middle	1	3/128[d 4]	Not sold	123
	Dark totem top	1	3/128[d 4]	Not sold	123
	Dark totem	1	1/128[d 4]	Not sold	270
	Jar of darkness	1	1/200	251,828	0

There are 7 Combat Achievement tasks (totalling 22 points) available for Skotizo.

Name	Description	Type	Tier	Comp%
Skotizo Champion	Kill Skotizo once.	Kill Count	Medium (2 pts)	43.9%
Demonic Weakening	Kill Skotizo with no altars active.	Mechanical	Medium (2 pts)	31.9%
Demonbane Weaponry	Kill Skotizo with a demonbane weapon equipped.	Restriction	Medium (2 pts)	38.6%
Skotizo Adept	Kill Skotizo 5 times.	Kill Count	Hard (3 pts)	35.2%
Up for the Challenge	Kill Skotizo without equipping a demonbane weapon.	Restriction	Elite (4 pts)	21.3%
Demon Evasion	Kill Skotizo without taking any damage.	Perfection	Elite (4 pts)	16.6%
Precise Positioning	Kill Skotizo with the final source of damage being a Chinchompa explosion.	Restriction	Master (5 pts)	14.1%

• "Skotízo" ("σκοτίζω") is Ancient Greek for darkening, referencing Skotizo's dark appearance and demonic nature.
• Skotizo's examine text is a play on words, with the spelling of "altared" referencing the Awakened Altars around its lair.
• Skotizo is the only monster that directly drops the shield left half; all other monsters that drop it do so indirectly via the rare drop table.
• Skotizo had a festive override wearing a black santa hat during the 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019 Christmas events.

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