OSRS Rock Crabs Guide - How To Get There + Training Methods - OSRS Guide (2024)

FAQs

How to train rock crabs? ›

To make the crabs aggressive again, exit the surrounding area (halfway to the entrance to the village in Rellekka, or by entering and exiting the entrance to Keldagrim) and enter again. As they are "dormant" until "awoken" by a passing player, rock crabs cannot be attacked until they are made aggressive once more.

Starting off with the AFK Melee training methods, and the first method I have is a pure friendly method – Sand, Rock or Ammonite Crabs. Every type of crab and every aggressive monster in Old School Runescape will stay aggressive to you for 10 – 20 minutes of being in that area.

Ammonite crabs are one of the creatures that are recommended for training of all levels. They are similar to rock and sand crabs as they have virtually no combat stats but have the highest health of all the crabs. Low level players should bring some food.

However, sand crabs and rock crabs appear to have no specific weakness, melee or otherwise, at least according to the wiki.

To fix this, simply run out of the surrounding area (to be sure, run halfway to the entrance to the village of Rellekka or simply enter and exit the entrance to Keldagrim) and run back, at which point the rock crabs will once more be aggressive.

There is a hidden timer that automatically logs out players who have been idle for 5 minutes, and are out of combat.

Sand Crabs have 10 more Hitpoints than Rock Crabs and are otherwise identical in stats and behaviour, with clusters of multiple Sand Crabs next to each other in some spots, numbering 4 or more surrounding several spots on Crabclaw Isle.

Fish are what almost all players of RuneScape cook. They heal a great amount of HP, so are the recommended food to eat when fighting. All a player has to do is fish and then cook what they catch on either a fire or a range. Shrimp can be caught by fishing at a sea.

It is usually better to train with crabs, Slayer, or the Nightmare Zone and do something else to make money for overall more efficient play. For example, killing Hobgoblins for two hours will give both less money and less experience than spinning flax for one hour and training on crabs for one hour.

If a player moves to the west-most part of the multi-combat zone, most cannon fire can be avoided. There are three rock crab spawns near this location, which makes it a decent spot. Although the cannon's fire can be avoided, it is best to switch to another world when faced with overcrowding.

How do you keep rock crabs alive? ›

Store live crabs in a refrigerated environment with a moist towel or wet newspaper over them. Keep crabs cool and moist. If possible, let the crabs cool slowly. Not too cold though.

Rock Crabs boast a 15% drop rate for Crabs, while Lava Crabs have a higher probability at 25%. Find Rock Crabs on Floors 1–29 in The Mines, and for Lava Crabs, delve into Floors 80–119.

Red Rock Crab

Before sexual maturity, males and females grew equally and achieved sizes between 60.0 to 95.0 mm (2.4 to 3.7 in) at age 2. At the maximum sizes observed for females of 150.0 mm (5.9 in) and males 171.0 mm (6.7 in), the crabs were estimated to be at least 5 year old.

Acts as predator and scavenger, using its claws to feed on shelled animals such as snails and clams. As a juvenile, it is prey to commercial fishes and invertebrates like octopus. Adults contribute to the diet of the threatened southern sea otter and other species.

Regeneration in adult crabs takes one year due to the seasonal molting of adult females in fall and adult males in winter. The regenerated claws start out smaller than the original and will continue to grow through subsequent molts.