For the monster in the Heart of Gielinor, see Ancient mage (Heart of Gielinor).
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| Release | 10 January 2011 (Update) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Members | Yes | |||||||||||||||||
| Examine | ||||||||||||||||||
| A mage well practised in the art of ancient spellcasting. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Combat info | ||||||||||||||||||
| Level | LP |  XP |  XP | |||||||||||||||
| 103 | 3,700 | 536.7 | 177.1 | |||||||||||||||
| Equipment XP (2H/MH & Armour/OH) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 32 / 21 / 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Aggressive | Poisonous | |||||||||||||||||
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| Offensive | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 0 | 0 | 370 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Style | Speed | |||||||||||||||||
 | 5 ticks (3.0s) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Defensive | ||||||||||||||||||
| Armour |  | Weakness | ||||||||||||||||
| 1650 | 74 |  | ||||||||||||||||
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| 90 | 45 | 65 | 55 | |||||||||||||||
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Ancient mages are monsters found in the Ancient Prison. There is no Slayer requirement to kill them.
They attack with blood, ice, shadow and smoke spells like those in the Ancient Magicks, effectively being able to freeze you, heal themselves, lower your stats and poison you. Using Protect from Magic is highly recommended, although it won't stop any of the secondary effects, such as freezing or poison. The poison starts at 88 damage. Their magic attacks are area-of-effect magic attacks, similar to the burst/barrage spells in the Ancient Magicks.
They can drain a small amount of prayer points with their attacks, as well.
It should be noted that there are only three ancient mages in the Ancient Prison. Ancient rangers, Blood reavers, and Ancient warriors far outnumber the ancient mages.
Unlike the other inhabitants of the Ancient Prison, ancient mages will remain stationary on their spawn location unless attacking a player. They have some of the lowest wander radiuses for an NPC.
Ancient mages will be unaggressive towards players if the player is wearing the Shard of Zaros.
Drops
| Item | Quantity | Rarity | GE price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Ancient ceremonial mask | 1 | Rare | 7,013 |
 | Ancient ceremonial top | 1 | Rare | 66,481 |
 | Ancient ceremonial legs | 1 | Rare | 43,307 |
 | Ancient ceremonial gloves | 1 | Rare | 4,727 |
 | Ancient ceremonial boots | 1 | Rare | 4,699 |
 | Grimy torstol | 1 (noted) | Common | 5,389 |
 | Grimy guam | 1 | Uncommon | 709 |
 | Grimy tarromin | 1 | Uncommon | 105 |
 | Grimy marrentill | 1 | Uncommon | 2,307 |
 | Grimy harralander | 1 | Uncommon | 741 |
 | Grimy ranarr | 1 | Uncommon | 1,860 |
 | Grimy irit | 1 | Uncommon | 5,008 |
 | Grimy avantoe | 1 | Uncommon | 1,043 |
 | Grimy kwuarm | 1 | Uncommon | 11,782 |
 | Grimy cadantine | 1 | Uncommon | 4,322 |
 | Grimy lantadyme | 1 | Uncommon | 7,551 |
 | Grimy dwarf weed | 1 | Uncommon | 8,476 |
 | Pure essence | 46 (noted) | Common | 1,380 |
 | Air rune | 150; 250 | Common | 13,500–22,500 |
 | Mud rune | 15 | Common | 13,020 |
 | Astral rune | 15 | Uncommon | 6,225 |
 | Chaos rune | 30 | Uncommon | 4,560 |
 | Soul rune | 25 | Uncommon | 33,625 |
 | Blood rune | 25 | Uncommon | 16,950 |
 | Super magic potion (3) | 1 | Common | 11,787 |
 | Super restore (3) | 1 | Common | 2,095 |
 | Super defence (3) | 1 | Uncommon | 7,826 |
 | Uncut sapphire | 1 | Rare | 809 |
 | Uncut emerald | 1 | Rare | 2,555 |
 | Uncut ruby | 1 | Rare | 1,842 |
 | Coal | 1–10 (noted) | Common | 112–1,120 |
 | Adamant bar | 1–4 (noted) | Common | 1,761–7,044 |
 | Coins | 500; 1,000; 1,337 | Common | 500–1,337 |
| Coins | 91–4,958 | Uncommon | 91–4,958 |
 | Shark | 1 | Uncommon | 1,933 |
 | Sealed clue scroll (hard) | 1 | Uncommon | Not sold |
 | Rare drop table | 1 | Rare | Not sold |
Rare drop table drops
- This monster has access to the rare drop table.
Luck-enhancing items such as a ring of wealth or luck of the dwarves are not required to access the table.
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| Item | Quantity | Rarity | GE price | |
 | Coins | 250–500 | Common | 250–500 |
| Uncut sapphire | 1 | Common | 809 |
| Uncut emerald | 1 | Common | 2,555 |
| Uncut ruby | 1 | Common | 1,842 |
 | Uncut diamond | 1 | Common | 4,843 |
| Uncut diamond | 45–55 (noted) | Rare | 217,935–266,365 |
 | Loop half of a key | 1 | Common | 11,053 |
 | Tooth half of a key | 1 | Common | 11,538 |
 | Uncut dragonstone | 1 | Uncommon | 12,077 |
| Uncut dragonstone | 45–55 (noted) | Rare | 543,465–664,235 |
 | Dragon longsword | 1 | Common | 56,212 |
 | Dragon spear | 1 | Rare | 35,861 |
 | Battlestaff | 180–220 (noted) | Rare | 542,160–662,640 |
 | Rune javelin | 5 | Rare | 905 |
 | Rune platebody | 1 | Uncommon | 37,480 |
| Rune platebody | 15–25 (noted) | Rare | 562,200–937,000 |
 | Shield left half | 1 | Rare | 64,399 |
 | Dragon helm | 1 | Uncommon | 58,601 |
 | Rune arrowheads | 113–137 | Common | 14,916–18,084 |
 | Onyx bolts | 135–165 | Very rare | 1,003,725–1,226,775 |
 | Chaos talisman | 1 | Rare | 1,923 |
 | Nature talisman | 1 | Rare | 1,473 |
 | Water talisman | 65–82 (noted) | Rare | 164,320–207,296 |
 | Earth talisman | 65–82 (noted) | Rare | 12,025–15,170 |
 | Fire talisman | 25–35 (noted) | Rare | 5,225–7,315 |
 | Raw lobster | 135–165 (noted) | Common | 47,655–58,245 |
 | Raw shark | 225–275 (noted) | Uncommon | 321,075–392,425 |
 | Big bones | 68–82 (noted) | Uncommon | 13,804–16,646 |
 | Dragon bones | 180–220 (noted) | Rare | 384,480–469,920 |
| Coal | 200–1,100 (noted) | Uncommon | 22,400–123,200 |
 | Gold ore | 90–110 (noted) | Common | 52,830–64,570 |
 | Adamantite ore | 180–220 (noted) | Uncommon | 40,860–49,940 |
| Adamant bar | 14–16 (noted) | Common | 24,654–28,176 |
| Adamant bar | 135–165 (noted) | Rare | 237,735–290,565 |
 | Runite ore | 90–110 (noted) | Rare | 127,710–156,090 |
 | Rune bar | 3 (noted) | Common | 8,955 |
| Rune bar | 45–55 (noted) | Rare | 134,325–164,175 |
| Grimy torstol | 90–110 (noted) | Uncommon | 485,010–592,790 |
 | Grimy snapdragon | 90–110 (noted) | Uncommon | 161,010–196,790 |
 | Super restore (4) | 45–55 (noted) | Uncommon | 125,910–153,890 |
 | Prayer potion (4) | 45–55 (noted) | Uncommon | 130,950–160,050 |
 | Lantadyme seed | 14–16 | Uncommon | 10,164–11,616 |
 | Dwarf weed seed | 14–16 | Uncommon | 11,508–13,152 |
 | Magic seed | 4 | Uncommon | 209,856 |
 | Palm tree seed | 10 | Rare | 396,000 |
 | Flax | 450–550 (noted) | Common | 43,200–52,800 |
 | Molten glass | 45–55 (noted) | Common | 27,585–33,715 |
 | Soft clay | 450–550 (noted) | Uncommon | 188,550–230,450 |
 | Yew logs | 68–82 (noted) | Uncommon | 11,356–13,694 |
| Yew logs | 675–825 (noted) | Rare | 112,725–137,775 |
 | Teak plank | 45–55 (noted) | Uncommon | 16,740–20,460 |
 | Mahogany plank | 270–330 (noted) | Rare | 356,670–435,930 |
 | Blurberry Special | 1 | Uncommon | 12,008 |
 | Vecna skull | 1 | Very rare* | 124,871 |
 | Hazelmere's signet ring | 1 | Very rare* | 1,432,268,388 |
 | Brawling gloves (Melee) | 1 | Very rare | Not sold |
 | Brawling gloves (Magic) | 1 | Very rare | Not sold |
 | Brawling gloves (Ranged) | 1 | Very rare | Not sold |
 | Brawling gloves (Agility) | 1 | Very rare | Not sold |
 | Brawling gloves (Cooking) | 1 | Very rare | Not sold |
 | Brawling gloves (FM) | 1 | Very rare | Not sold |
 | Brawling gloves (Fishing) | 1 | Very rare | Not sold |
 | Brawling gloves (Hunter) | 1 | Very rare | Not sold |
 | Brawling gloves (Mining) | 1 | Very rare | Not sold |
 | Brawling gloves (Prayer) | 1 | Very rare | Not sold |
 | Brawling gloves (Smithing) | 1 | Very rare | Not sold |
 | Brawling gloves (Thieving) | 1 | Very rare | Not sold |
 | Brawling gloves (WC) | 1 | Very rare | Not sold |
 | Crystal triskelion fragment 1 | 1 | Very rare | Not sold |
 | Crystal triskelion fragment 2 | 1 | Very rare | Not sold |
 | Crystal triskelion fragment 3 | 1 | Very rare | Not sold |
Universal drops
- Universal drops are dropped by nearly every monster outside of Daemonheim.
- These drops are dropped alongside main drops.
| Item | Quantity | Rarity | GE price | |
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 | Key token | 1 | Rare | Not sold |
 | Mimic kill token | 1 | Very rare | 5,575 |
Trivia
- Their most common drop used to be 25 astral runes. However, they use ancient magics which don't require astral runes. This drop has now been made much rarer and its quantity is reduced to 15.
- Ancient mages can drop coins in quantities of 1337, which means "leet".
- They have an irregular attack speed, much like Cave horrors. Sometimes they attack with a delay of 5 game ticks (3.0 seconds), sometimes with a delay of 4 ticks (2.4 seconds).