Salve Amulet (e) & (ei) Guide OSRS

The Salve amulet is one of the strongest slot items when fighting undead. Understanding exactly what each version does — and when to use it over a Slayer helmet — is key to maximizing DPS.

Effects at a Glance

  • Salve amulet: +15% melee accuracy & damage vs undead
  • Salve amulet (e): +20% melee accuracy & damage vs undead
  • Salve amulet (i): +15% to melee, Ranged, and Magic vs undead
  • Salve amulet (ei): +20% to melee, Ranged, and Magic vs undead

Note: Salve’s bonus does not stack with Slayer helmet/Black mask, but does stack with Void set effects. For Magic/Ranged in multi-target situations, (ei) applies its damage/accuracy bonus only to your primary target.

How to Get & Upgrade

1) Base Salve Amulet

  • Unlock: Complete Haunted Mine.
  • Make it: Chisel a Salve shard from the crystal outcrop in the Abandoned Mine, then string it with a ball of wool (or String Jewellery) to make a Salve amulet.
  • Effect: +15% melee vs undead.

2) Enchant to Salve Amulet (e)

  • Requirement: Complete Lair of Tarn Razorlor (miniquest), obtain Tarn’s diary.
  • How: Use Tarn’s diary on a Salve amulet.
  • Effect: Upgrades to +20% melee vs undead.

3) Imbue to (i) or (ei)

  • Where: Nightmare Zone (imbue menu), or buy a Scroll of Imbuing from Emir’s (PvP) Arena or Soul Wars and use it on the amulet.
  • Results:
    • Imbue a base Salve → Salve amulet (i) = +15% to all styles vs undead.
    • Imbue a Salve (e) → Salve amulet (ei) = +20% to all styles vs undead.

When to Use Salve vs Slayer Helm

  • Use Salve (e)/(ei): Any time the target is undead and you’re not relying on Slayer helm’s all-style boost for non-undead tasks. Examples: Vorkath (undead dragon), Revenants, Barrows, Ankou, Shades.
  • Use Slayer helmet: On non-undead Slayer tasks, or if your amulet slot upgrade (e.g., Amulet of torture/Anguish) plus Slayer helm outperforms Salve for your setup.
  • Popular combos:
    • Ranged at Vorkath: Elite Void + Salve (ei) with Dragon hunter crossbow.
    • Melee Revenants: Salve (ei) with high-strength gear; remember the bonus applies to monsters, not players.

Common Misconceptions

  • “(ei) is for PvP” – Incorrect. (ei) is enchanted + imbued, i.e., it’s the 20% all-styles undead amulet.
  • “It works on Skeletal Wyverns” – It doesn’t. Wyverns are reanimated remains (not classed as undead) for this mechanic.
  • “It stacks with Slayer helm” – It doesn’t. Choose Salve or Slayer helm on undead tasks, not both.

Quick Upgrade Checklist

  1. Finish Haunted Mine → make a Salve amulet.
  2. Do Lair of Tarn Razorlor → use Tarn’s diary → Salve (e).
  3. Imbue at Nightmare Zone or via Scroll of Imbuing → (i) or (ei) depending on which you imbue.

Conclusion

For undead targets, Salve (e)/(ei) is a DPS powerhouse — especially when paired with Void for ranged/magic or high-strength melee setups. Learn which enemies count as undead, swap intelligently with your Slayer helmet, and you’ll see a clear boost to kill times and GP/hr.

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