OSRS Demon Evasion guide: Skotizo no-damage Combat Achievement strategy
Demon Evasion is an Elite-tier Combat Achievement task (#47) for the boss Skotizo, released 21 July 2021 (members only). The task is to kill Skotizo without taking any damage — a Perfection-type task worth 4 Combat Achievement points, with a completion rate of about 25.7%. The strategy is: use Protect from Magic throughout the fight; stay out of melee distance from Skotizo, the three reanimated demon spawns, and the dark ankou (the ankou only aggros if you get too close); use a high-attack-range ranged weapon to kite the enemies while running; bring an Arclight or Emberlight to quickly kill Awakened Altars (note that awakened pillars no longer stop spawning after 3 minutes); cast ice burst or ice barrage on grouped demon spawns to freeze them and create windows to attack Skotizo, or bind the front spawn when they follow in a line (they cannot path through each other but can pass through Skotizo); kill two of the three reanimated demon spawns to prevent their respawn, leaving only one to kite; and bring several stamina potions because of the constant running. Self-damaging effects from ruby dragon bolts (e), ruby bolts (e), and divine potions do not cause the achievement to fail.
Key takeaways
- Demon Evasion = Elite CA task for Skotizo: kill him without taking any damage (4 pts, ~25.7% completion).
- Use Protect from Magic throughout; stay out of melee range of Skotizo, the 3 demon spawns, and the dark ankou.
- Kite with a high-range ranged weapon; bring Arclight/Emberlight to kill Awakened Altars fast.
- Ice burst/barrage grouped spawns to freeze them; kill two of three spawns to stop their respawn.
- Bring stamina potions for constant running; ruby bolt (e)/divine potion self-damage does NOT fail the task.
What Demon Evasion is
Demon Evasion is an Elite-tier Combat Achievement task for the boss Skotizo, released on 21 July 2021 and members-only. It is a Perfection-type task worth 4 Combat Achievement points, and the goal is to kill Skotizo without taking any damage. Its community completion rate is about 25.7%.
It is one of seven Skotizo Combat Achievement tasks (22 points total), sitting between Up for the Challenge (Elite, kill without a demonbane weapon) and Precise Positioning (Master, final damage from a chinchompa explosion).
Prayer and positioning
Use Protect from Magic throughout the entire fight — this is the foundation of taking no damage from Skotizo's magic attacks. The positioning rule is strict: stay out of melee distance from Skotizo himself, from the three reanimated demon spawns, and from the dark ankou. The dark ankou only aggros if you get too close, so keep your distance.
Because you must keep moving, use a ranged weapon with a high attack range to kite the enemies while you run. This lets you deal damage to Skotizo and the Awakened Altars without closing into melee range.
Crowd control and spawn management
Cast ice burst or ice barrage on grouped demon spawns to freeze them, which creates brief windows to attack Skotizo. Alternatively, when the spawns follow you in a line, bind the front spawn — they cannot path through each other, though they can pass through Skotizo.
A key efficiency trick is to kill two of the three reanimated demon spawns. Doing so prevents those two from respawning, leaving only one spawn to kite for the rest of the fight. Bring an Arclight or Emberlight to kill the Awakened Altars quickly; note that awakened pillars no longer stop spawning after 3 minutes, so you cannot simply wait them out.
Loadout and the exceptions that do not fail the task
Bring several stamina potions — the constant running drains run energy fast. Your loadout should centre on a high-range ranged weapon, an Arclight or Emberlight for altars, ice burst or ice barrage runes (70+ Magic), and Protect from Magic (43+ Prayer).
Important exceptions: self-damaging effects from ruby dragon bolts (e), ruby bolts (e), and divine potions do not cause the achievement to fail. So you can safely use ruby dragon bolts (e) for chip damage and divine potions for boosts without risking the task.
Questions players ask
What is Demon Evasion in OSRS?+
An Elite Combat Achievement task for Skotizo: kill him without taking any damage. It is worth 4 CA points and has a ~25.7% completion rate.
How do you complete Demon Evasion?+
Use Protect from Magic, stay out of melee range of Skotizo and the spawns, kite with a ranged weapon, freeze spawns with ice burst/barrage, kill two spawns to stop respawns, and bring stamina potions.
Do ruby bolts (e) or divine potions fail Demon Evasion?+
No — self-damage from ruby dragon bolts (e), ruby bolts (e), and divine potions does not cause the task to fail.
Do awakened altars stop spawning after 3 minutes?+
No — awakened pillars no longer stop spawning after 3 minutes, so you must kill them quickly with an Arclight or Emberlight.
What requirements does Demon Evasion have?+
Members account, a dark totem to summon Skotizo, 43+ Prayer for Protect from Magic, 70+ Magic for ice burst/barrage, and a high-range ranged weapon.
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