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Best way to farm Pure essence

All 46 monsters that drop Pure essence, ranked by realistic quantity per hour — not just drop rate. Change the seconds-per-kill for any monster to match your own speed. 7 other sources aren’t ranked; see why below.

Drop data: Pure essence on the OSRS Wiki

Currently fastest method
Zulrah
2,991 / hr
Monster Drops (rarity · quantity) Avg/kill Sec/kill Kills/hr Qty/hr
Zulrah
Combat lvl 725
10/249 · 1,500 noted (2 rolls)
 120.5 145 25 2,991
Fever spider
Combat lvl 49 · Slayer 42
2/36 · 100–200 noted
 8.33 11 327 2,727
Phantom Muspah
Combat lvl 741
5/235 · 2,314 noted (2 rolls)
 98.47 172 21 2,061
Twisted Banshee
Combat lvl 89 · Slayer 15
21/128 · 65 noted
 10.66 23 157 1,669
Wyrm
Combat lvl 97 · Slayer 62
3/76 · 200–300 noted
 9.87 29 124 1,225
Skeletal Wyvern
Combat lvl 140 · Slayer 72
8/128 · 250 noted
 15.62 47 77 1,197
Banshee
Combat lvl 23 · Slayer 15
22/128 · 13 noted
 2.23 7 514 1,149
Gargoyle
Combat lvl 111 · Slayer 75
6/128 · 150 noted
 7.03 27 133 937
Long-tailed Wyvern
Combat lvl 152 · Slayer 66
8/123 · 150 noted
 9.76 41 88 857
Taloned Wyvern
Combat lvl 147 · Slayer 66
8/123 · 150 noted
 9.76 42 86 836
Spitting Wyvern
Combat lvl 139 · Slayer 66
8/123 · 150 noted
 9.76 43 84 817
Ancient Wizard
Combat lvl 98–112
7/50 · 25 noted
 3.5 17 212 741
Abyssal leech
Combat lvl 41
36/256 · 1 noted
34/256 · 1
4/256 · 5 noted
4/256 · 10 noted
4/256 · 15 noted
 0.742 4 900 668
Abyssal Sire
Combat lvl 350 · Slayer 85
5/139 · 600 noted
 21.58 117 31 664
Corporeal Beast
Combat lvl 785
21/512 · 2,500 noted
 102.5 573 6 644
Armoured zombie (Zemouregal's Base)
Combat lvl 82
12/128 · 20–50 noted
 3.28 19 189 622
Spiritual mage
Combat lvl 120–182 · Slayer 83
6/128 · 90 noted
 4.22 26 138 584
Minotaur
Combat lvl 12–27
5/101 · 15 noted
 0.743 5 720 535
Armoured zombie (Zemouregal's Fort)
Combat lvl 105
~11/128 · 20–50 noted
 3.01 22 164 492
Cerberus
Combat lvl 318 · Slayer 91
5/130 · 300 noted
 11.54 88 41 472
Abyssal demon (Wilderness Slayer Cave)
Combat lvl 124 · Slayer 85
5/68 · 60 noted
 4.41 39 92 407
Spiritual mage (Zaros)
Combat lvl 182 · Slayer 83
8/128 · 46 noted
 2.88 26 138 398
Brassican Mage
Combat lvl 140
7/50 · 25 noted
 3.5 32 112 394
Dagannoth Prime
Combat lvl 303
5/128 · 150 noted
 5.86 80 45 264
Thermonuclear smoke devil
Combat lvl 301 · Slayer 93
2/107 · 300 noted
 5.61 78 46 259

Other sources (not ranked)

These also drop it but aren’t included in the ranking above. The reason is shown for each.

Monster Drops (rarity · quantity) Avg/kill Why not ranked
Zalcano
Combat lvl 336
1/36 · 784–5,500 noted
 87.28 Skilling boss, taken down with Mining, Smithing and Runecraft rather than combat, so it isn't ranked against monster kills
Screaming twisted banshee
Combat lvl 144 · Slayer 15
21/128 · 65 noted (3 rolls)
 31.99 Superior: only appears randomly (~1 in 200 kills) while on a slayer task
Shadow Wyrm
Combat lvl 259 · Slayer 62
3/76 · 200–300 noted (3 rolls)
 29.61 Superior: only appears randomly (~1 in 200 kills) while on a slayer task
Marble gargoyle
Combat lvl 349 · Slayer 75
6/128 · 150 noted (3 rolls)
 21.09 Superior: only appears randomly (~1 in 200 kills) while on a slayer task
Ancient Custodian
Combat lvl 239 · Slayer 76
12/124 · 30 noted (3 rolls)
 8.71 Superior: only appears randomly (~1 in 200 kills) while on a slayer task
Greater abyssal demon
Combat lvl 342 · Slayer 85
5/128 · 60 noted (3 rolls)
 7.03 Superior: only appears randomly (~1 in 200 kills) while on a slayer task
Screaming banshee
Combat lvl 70 · Slayer 15
22/128 · 13 noted (3 rolls)
 6.7 Superior: only appears randomly (~1 in 200 kills) while on a slayer task
How this is calculated: items/hr = (3600 ÷ seconds per kill) × average items per kill. Each monster's drop lines are listed as the wiki shows them (rarity · quantity); the average adds them all up, each as rarity × average quantity × rolls — so a guaranteed drop plus a rarer bonus drop both count. Drop rates and quantities come from the OSRS Wiki's community-verified drop tables. Seconds-per-kill is an editable estimate based on each monster's hitpoints and defence — your real speed depends on your stats and gear, so adjust it and your edits are remembered on this device. Rates marked ~ are approximate on the wiki.

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