The Salve amulet is a neck slot amulet that gives a flat boost to your melee attack against undead monsters — and nothing at all against anything living. The base amulet raises your melee accuracy and damage by 16.67% (one sixth) whenever your target is undead, which makes it one of the strongest cheap upgrades for places like the Barrows brothers, Vorkath and the undead Slayer tasks. It's untradeable, made during the Haunted Mine quest, and has enchanted and imbued upgrades that push the bonus higher and extend it to Ranged and Magic.
Equipment bonuses
The Salve amulet's worn bonuses are modest — its real power is the undead-only passive below, not the stat table. The boost is conditional, so it shows as a percentage multiplier in the fight rather than a flat number on the amulet.
Attack bonuses
Defence bonuses
Other bonuses
Neck slot · members · untradeable · weight 0.007 kg. There is no combat-level requirement to wear it — the bonus only applies while you're fighting undead monsters.
The undead bonus & its variants
What the salve amulet does vs undead
+16.67%melee acc & damage
The base Salve amulet adds 16.67% (one sixth) to your melee accuracy and damage — but only while your target is an undead monster. Against any living target it gives nothing, so it's a swap-in for undead fights, not an everyday amulet. The examine text says "15%", but the real figure has always been 1/6th (16.67%).
Two upgrades change what the salve does. Enchanting it (with Tarn's diary from the Lair of Tarn Razorlor miniquest) raises the melee bonus to 20%. Imbuing it (at the Nightmare Zone, 800,000 points) extends the bonus to Ranged and Magic as well as melee. Combine both for the (ei), the best of the family. Here's exactly what each version gives:
Salve amulet bonus by version (vs undead only)
| Version | Melee acc / dmg | Ranged acc / dmg | Magic acc / dmg |
|---|
| Salve amulet | 16.67% | — | — |
| Salve amulet (e) | 20% | — | — |
| Salve amulet (i) | 16.67% | 16.67% | 15% |
| Salve amulet (ei) | 20% | 20% | 20% |
"e" = enchanted (higher melee bonus), "i" = imbued (works on Ranged & Magic too). Every bonus applies only against undead monsters. Source: OSRS Wiki.
It does not stack with a slayer helmet / black mask — on an undead Slayer task the game uses whichever bonus is higher, not both. Void Knight equipment does stack with the salve.
How to get the Salve amulet
The Salve amulet is made during the Haunted Mine quest — there's no other source, and it's untradeable, so you can't buy one. Every player crafts their own as part of the quest.
Making the Salve amulet
During the Haunted Mine quest, use a chisel on a crystal outcrop in the mine to chip off a salve shard.
String the shard with a ball of wool (or cast String Jewellery) to turn it into the finished Salve amulet.
Upgrade it later: enchant to (e) with Tarn's diary (Lair of Tarn Razorlor miniquest), and/or imbue to (i) at the Nightmare Zone for 800,000 points.
Untradeable: because it's quest-made it has no Grand Exchange price — completing the Haunted Mine quest is the only way to get one.
Salve amulet FAQ
What does the Salve amulet do?
It boosts your melee accuracy and damage by 16.67% (one sixth) — but only against undead monsters. Against anything that isn't undead it does nothing, so it's a situational, swap-in amulet rather than an always-on one.
How do you get the Salve amulet?
You make it during the Haunted Mine quest. You chisel a salve shard from a crystal outcrop in the mine, then string it with a ball of wool (or the String Jewellery spell). It's untradeable, so you can't buy it — every player makes their own.
Does the Salve amulet work on Ranged and Magic?
The base amulet only boosts melee. To get the bonus on Ranged and Magic you need the imbued version — the salve amulet(i) or (ei) — which extends the effect to all three combat styles (see the variants table above).
What is the difference between the salve amulet (e) and (i)?
The (e) "enchanted" version raises the melee bonus from 16.67% to 20%, but it's still melee-only. The (i) "imbued" version keeps the 16.67% but extends it to Ranged and Magic. The (ei) is both at once — 20% across melee, Ranged and Magic.
How do you make the salve amulet (e)?
You enchant the base amulet with Tarn's diary, which you get from the Lair of Tarn Razorlor miniquest. Using the diary on the salve amulet upgrades it to the enchanted (e) version with the higher 20% melee bonus.
How do you imbue the Salve amulet?
You imbue it at the Nightmare Zone for 800,000 reward points. You can imbue either the plain amulet (making the (i)) or the enchanted one (making the (ei)).
Is the Salve amulet better than a slayer helmet on undead?
They don't stack, so on an undead Slayer task you use whichever is higher. The imbued salve (ei) gives 20% to all styles vs undead; the black mask / slayer helm (i) gives a bigger on-task melee/ranged bonus but only while you're on that specific task. On an undead boss that isn't your task (like Vorkath when it's not assigned), the salve is the clear pick.
Which bosses is the Salve amulet good for?
Any undead target — the Barrows brothers, Vorkath, the skeletal wyverns, aberrant spectres, Cerberus' summons and most undead Slayer tasks. With the imbued (ei) it's a top neck slot for ranged and magic on undead too, which is why it's standard for Vorkath.
Update history
11 Jan 2023The salve amulet's combat bonuses now apply to ghosts within Soul Wars.
28 Sep 2022Salve amulets gained a Make-All dialogue for stringing them, as other amulets have.
8 Aug 2019Some brown patches near the salve shard on the amulet's inventory icon were removed.
1 May 2014The Salve amulet and its enchanted version can now be imbued at the Nightmare Zone for 800,000 points.
Source: OSRS Wiki — Salve amulet (Changes).
