Hellhound (2024)

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Hellhound
Released								27 February 2002 (Update)
Members								Yes
Combat level								122
Size								2x2
Examine								Hello, nice doggy...
Combat info
Attribute								Demon
XP bonus								+0%
Max hit								11
Aggressive								Yes
Poisonous								No
Attack style								Stab
Attack speed								4 ticks (2.4 seconds)
Respawn time								89 ticks (53.4 seconds)
Slayer info
Slayer level								None
Slayer XP								116 xp
Category								Hellhounds
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Combat stats
116				105				104				102				1				1
Aggressive stats
+0				+0				+0				+0				+0				+0
Melee defence
+0								+0								+0
Magic defence
+0												50% weakness
Ranged defence
+0								+0								+0
Immunities
Poison								Not immune
Venom								Not immune
Cannons								Not immune
Thralls								Not immune
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Advanced data
Monster ID								104,105,7256

Hellhounds are monsters that are often given as a Slayer task to mid-to-high level players. Hellhounds are an excellent source of hard clue scrolls, as they drop them more frequently than other monsters. If players are on a hellhound task and they want to make some money off it, they could choose to kill Vet'ion as his Skeleton Hellhound and Greater Skeleton Hellhound spawns will count towards the task and the player may also receive some generous drops from the boss. Killing Cerberus also counts towards a hellhound task. Revenant hellhounds, Bouncer, Bouncer's ghost, and the skeleton hellhound from In Search of the Myreque don't count towards a hellhound task.

Strategy[edit | edit source]

Hellhounds are demonic creatures, so demonbane weapons will work against them. Their high combat level is mainly reflective of their accurate and powerful attacks; their low defensive stats make them fairly easy to defeat.

As they only attack with melee, Protect from Melee can be used to nullify their attacks. The lowest effort way to use this strategy is at the Catacombs of Kourend, as the area is a multi-combat zone. Players who have completed at least easy tasks of the Ardougne Diary can teleport to Kandarin Monastery to recharge Prayer points, and teleport back via Xeric's talisman's Xeric's Heart option or the Kourend Castle Teleport spell (requires 48 Magic and completion of Client of Kourend to unlock the spell). Alternatively, a player-owned house altar and Kourend portal may be used. Bring prayer-boosting armour such as the Proselyte armour for longer trips and some food just in case you run out of Prayer points and get hit by the hellhounds. Prayer "flicking" can dramatically reduce the cost of fighting them; however, this requires close attention and food to correct mistakes. Taking advantage of the Guthan's healing set effect is also an effective strategy for longer trips.

Since they occupy a large space of 2-by-2 squares, hellhounds can easily be safespotted in Taverley Dungeon on rocks and columns, or in the Witchaven Dungeon. In the Karuulm Slayer Dungeon, they can be safespotted with range at the entrance by staying against the north wall and luring the two northern spawn Hellhounds towards the entrance. They may also be safespotted in the Kourend dungeon by ranging them from the south of the room, using the corner of the entry hallway to block. Also it is possible to safespot them from the south in the Kourend Catacombs from the north exit, drag them along the wall and safespot them from the furthest tile in the corridor to the brutal dragons. It is also possible to safespot Hellhounds in the Wilderness Slayer dungeon by running to the gap in the stalagmites on the eastern wall in level 17 Wilderness. Get the closest Hellhound to the north from that spot to be aggressive towards you and use it to block others from attacking until the aggression timer is up, after which then safespot can be used freely.

Players hunting hard clue scrolls can kill hellhounds located east of the Deserted Keep while wearing a ring of wealth (i). This doubles the drop rate of clue scrolls from hellhounds, from 1/64 to 1/32.

If a Slayer Master is checking your combat level, you are required to have at least level 75 combat.

Ensouled hellhound heads can be sent to the bank with a charged Soul bearer.

Locations[edit | edit source]

Location	Levels	Members	Spawns	Map
Outside of the Wilderness Resource Area[c 1]	122		6	Maplink
Witchaven Dungeon	122		8	Maplink
God Wars Dungeon	127		5	Maplink
Stronghold Slayer Cave[c 1][c 2]	122		13	Maplink
Taverley Dungeon[c 1]	122		13	Maplink
Wilderness Slayer Cave[c 1]	136		5	Maplink
Catacombs of Kourend	122		9	Maplink
Karuulm Slayer Dungeon[c 1]	122		12	Maplink

Drops[edit | edit source]

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

The average hellhound kill is worth 534.4.

The average hellhound kill while on a Konar task is worth 1,529.25.

100%[edit | edit source]

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Vile ashes	1	Always	330	1

Other[edit | edit source]

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Smouldering stone	1	1/32,768	2,300,377	27,000

Tertiary[edit | edit source]

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Ensouled hellhound head	1	1/40	5,303	1
	Clue scroll (elite)	1	Always[d 1]	Not sold	12
	Reward casket (elite)	1	Always[d 1]	Not sold	30
	Looting bag	1	1/3[d 2]	Not sold	N/A
	Clue scroll (hard)	1	1/64; 1/32[d 4][d 3]	Not sold	12
	Brimstone key	1	1/96[d 5]	Not sold	N/A

Catacombs tertiary[edit | edit source]

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

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Ancient shard	1	1/256	Not sold	122
	Dark totem base	1	1/384	Not sold	123
	Dark totem middle	1	1/384	Not sold	123
	Dark totem top	1	1/384	Not sold	123

Wilderness Slayer tertiary[edit | edit source]

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

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Larran's key	1	1/90; 1/88	132,486	1
	Slayer's enchantment	1	1/228; 1/200	1,283	720

God Wars Dungeon drops[edit | edit source]

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

The average hellhound kill is worth 462.76.

100%[edit | edit source]

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Vile ashes	1	Always	330	1

Tertiary[edit | edit source]

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Ensouled hellhound head	1	1/40	5,303	1
	Clue scroll (hard)	1	1/64; 1/32[d 2][d 1]	Not sold	12
	Brimstone key	1	1/96[d 3]	Not sold	N/A

Hellhounds inside the God wars dungeon do not drop elite clues when an elite clue scroll asks you to kill a hellhound.

Wilderness Slayer Cave drops[edit | edit source]

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

The average hellhound kill is worth 2,752.88.

100%[edit | edit source]

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Vile ashes	1	Always	330	1

Other[edit | edit source]

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Smouldering stone	1	1/16,384	2,300,377	27,000

Tertiary[edit | edit source]

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Ensouled hellhound head	1	1/40	5,303	1
	Clue scroll (elite)	1	Always[d 1]	Not sold	12
	Reward casket (elite)	1	Always[d 1]	Not sold	30
	Looting bag	1	1/3	Not sold	N/A
	Clue scroll (hard)	1	1/64; 1/32[d 3][d 2]	Not sold	12

Wilderness Slayer tertiary[edit | edit source]

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

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Larran's key	1	1/76	132,486	1
	Slayer's enchantment	1	1/200	1,283	720

Wilderness Slayer Cave tertiary[edit | edit source]

There is approximately a 85/100 chance of rolling the Wilderness Slayer Cave drop table, which includes various items available from Justine's stuff for the Last Shopper Standing.

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Blighted anglerfish	1–2	~1/8.7	458–916	1–2
	Blighted manta ray	1–2	~1/8.7	728–1,456	1–2
	Blighted karambwan	1–2	~1/13.1	216–432	1–2
	Blighted teleport spell sack	1–10	~1/13.1	62–620	1–10
	Blighted ancient ice sack	1–10	~1/13.1	622–6,220	1–10
	Blighted vengeance sack	1–10	~1/13.1	71–710	1–10
	Blighted entangle sack	1–10	~1/6.5	67–670	1–10
	Blighted super restore(4)	1	~1/26.1	5,260	1
	Revenant cave teleport	1	~1/26.1	451	6
	Dareeyak teleport (tablet)	1	~1/130.6	798	1
	Wilderness crabs teleport	1	~1/130.6	26,998	37
	Carrallanger teleport (tablet)	1	~1/130.6	2,034	1
	Paddewwa teleport (tablet)	1	~1/130.6	2,154	1
	Annakarl teleport (tablet)	1	~1/130.6	2,772	1
	Lassar teleport (tablet)	1	~1/130.6	2,419	1
	Kharyrll teleport (tablet)	1	~1/130.6	2,156	1
	Senntisten teleport (tablet)	1	~1/130.6	2,288	1
	Ghorrock teleport (tablet)	1	~1/130.6	1,985	1
	Target teleport	1	~1/130.6	3,176	1
	Magic shortbow scroll	1	~1/326.5	53,197	3,000
	Ring of wealth scroll	1	~1/326.5	6,626	3,000
	Trouver parchment	2	~1/1,305.9	999,252	2
	Looting bag note	1	~1/1,305.9	27,953	54

Treasure Trails[edit | edit source]

• Killing a hellhound is the solution to the elite cryptic clue: A demon's best friend holds the next step of this clue. Hellhounds in the God Wars Dungeon will not work.

Combat Achievements[edit | edit source]

There is 1 Combat Achievement task (totalling 1 point) available for Hellhound.

Name	Description	Type	Tier	Comp%
A Demon's Best Friend	Kill a Hellhound.	Kill Count	Easy(1pt)	71%

Changes[edit | edit source]

Gallery (historical)[edit | edit source]

RuneScape 2 Beta	29 March 2004 – 4 June 2007	4 June 2007 – present

Trivia[edit | edit source]

• Despite being "hounds," they do not count toward a dog Slayer task, nor do they drop ensouled dog heads.