Ancient totem

“A mysterious artifact of ancient times, of reasonable value to emblem traders.”

The Ancient totem is a drop from revenants in the Revenant Caves. You can hand it to the Emblem Trader for 1,000,000 coins, or use a chisel on it to get 2,000 revenant ether. It is always lost on death, so leaving the caves with it matters.

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What you can do with an Ancient totem

The totem has two uses.

Uses
Sell to the Emblem Trader — he wanders the Revenant Caves and pays 1,000,000 coins. You must be on the official Bounty Hunter world. He will not take it in Edgeville.
Break it with a chisel — a chisel on the totem gives 2,000 revenant ether. Ether charges Craw's bow, the Webweaver bow, Thammaron's sceptre, the Accursed sceptre, Viggora's chainmace, the Ursine chainmace and the bracelet of ethereum. The chisel use was added on 9 July 2025.

The totem is tradeable. Compare the Grand Exchange price with the Emblem Trader payout to decide which route suits you. The Ancient effigy is another of the ancient artifacts from the same caves.

How to get an Ancient totem

The totem drops from revenants and from Bounty Hunter crates. The revenant drop becomes more common while you are skulled. A skull from a high-risk PvP world does not count.

Drop sources
Revenant dragon, Revenant knight, Revenant maledictus — 1/2,000 unskulled, 1/1,100 skulled.
Revenant dark beast, Revenant ork — 1/2,200 unskulled, 1/1,210 skulled.
Revenant hellhound, Revenant demon, Revenant cyclops — 1/2,440 unskulled, 1/1,342 skulled.
Revenant pyrefiend, Revenant hobgoblin — 1/3,140 unskulled, 1/1,727 skulled.
Revenant goblin — 1/7,330 unskulled, 1/4,031.5 skulled. Revenant imp — 1/11,000 unskulled, 1/6,050 skulled.
Bounty crates, tiers 1 to 9 — 30/1,000 each.

The first rate is without a skull and the second is while skulled. The Grand Exchange sells the totem too, with a buy limit of 250 every 4 hours.

The Ancient totem and death

If you die carrying the totem, it is always lost, even when it is the only thing you have on you.

The way out of the caves matters as much as the drop. Selling to the Emblem Trader in the caves ends the risk at once.

Ancient totem FAQ

How much does the Emblem Trader pay for an Ancient totem, and what does a chisel give?
You can sell it to the Emblem Trader for 1,000,000 coins, or use a chisel on it to get 2,000 revenant ether. The chisel option was added on 9 July 2025.
Which revenants drop the Ancient totem, and does a skull help?
It drops from revenants in the Revenant Caves and from Bounty Hunter crates of tiers 1 to 9, at 30/1,000 each. The revenant drop is more common while you are skulled.
What are the totem drop rates from the strongest revenants?
It depends on the revenant. A Revenant dragon, Revenant knight or Revenant maledictus drops it at 1/2,000 without a skull and 1/1,100 while skulled. Weaker revenants have lower rates.
Can you hand the totem in outside the Revenant Caves?
He wanders the Revenant Caves. You must be on the official Bounty Hunter world to hand in the totem, and he will not take it in Edgeville.
Is the totem kept on death like some untradeable items?
No. Dying with it on you always loses it.
What is the Grand Exchange buy limit for Ancient totems, and do free players get them?
Yes. The Grand Exchange buy limit is 250 every 4 hours. It used to be 18,000 until 10 September 2020. It is a members-only item.

Update history

9 Jul 2025A chisel can now break the totem into 2,000 revenant ether.
10 Sep 2020The Grand Exchange buy limit changed from 18,000 to 250.
1 Mar 2018Ancient artifacts now always drop on death.
8 Feb 2018The totem got a new look, now a recoloured tier 4 antique emblem, and its examine text was changed to mention its value.

Source: OSRS Wiki — Ancient totem (Changes).