The Phantom Muspah boss was launched in Outdated College RuneScape on January eleventh, along with the Secrets and techniques of the North quest. To achieve entry to the boss, you will want to finish the Secrets and techniques of the North quest, which is a master-level quest in that you simply’ll want 69 Agility, 64 Thieving, and 56 Hunter to begin. You’ll additionally must have accomplished Making associates with My arms, Devious Minds, Hazel cult quests, and The Normal’s Shadow miniquest to begin it. The really useful fight stage to finish the search is 85.
What to Count on
Through the quest, you’ll encounter the boss for the primary time within the type of the Unusual Creature. Nonetheless, it is a weaker model of the boss, so defeating it in the course of the quest received’t converse volumes about how simple or laborious you’ll discover the boss after the search. When you end the search, you possibly can repeat the boss combat as typically as you need in an occasion, however you’ll face a stronger type of the unusual creature referred to as the Phantom Muspah.
To get to the Phantom boss, you will want an Icy Basalt teleport, which you’ll be able to incorporate in your player-owned home both within the Portal Nexus or Portal Chamber. Not like most different teleports you possibly can add right here, there’s no Magic stage requirement for this one.
When you attain Weiss, undergo the shortcut close to the herb plots, then transfer east, sneak via the fence, and climb down. Undergo the primary door after which transfer north, because the rubble blocking that passage in the course of the quest is now eliminated. Use the identical door as in the course of the quest to enter the occasion, and be ready!
Weaker Than Vorkath?
Jagex initially said on November seventeenth, 2022, that the Phantom Muspah could be mechanically extra complicated than Vorkath however with decrease stats.
“Given it’s coming from a Grasp stage quest, we’re not taking a look at Inferno stage of issue! We predict a good comparability is a barely extra mechanical model of Vorkath however with decrease stats. You might need to focus a bit extra, however you’ll be capable of shred via the boss a lot simpler than you possibly can in opposition to the beasty blue boi.”
Nonetheless, it is a considerably questionable assertion. From a mechanical perspective, one may argue that provided that the Phantom Muspah is transferring, however Vorkath is static and that you’ll want to swap prayers for its vary type, he’s extra complicated than Vorkath.
Stats
Phantom Muspah has a complete HP is 850, which is larger than Vorkath, and on high of this, he additionally positive aspects a protect that can stop you from dealing injury for a while. Each Vorkath and Muspah can heal in case you step on certainly one of their particular assault (the acid swimming pools for Vorkath and the spikes plus the protect section for Muspah).
Protection
Vorkath’s protection stage is 214, and Muspah is shut by with a 200 protection stage. Each have the identical Magic stage of 150, so wanting on the general defensive stats, Vorkath is barely considerably stronger relating to its Assault, Energy, and Vary ranges.
In relation to defensive stats, Muspah has the next:
- +185 Stab protection
- +134 Slash protection
- +120 Crush protection
- +437 Magic protection
- +56 Ranged protection
On launch, the state of affairs was so dangerous that the very subsequent day (January twelfth), Jagex proceeded to steadiness the boss in order that gamers may extra precisely freeze him. They did this by growing the accuracy of the ice spells by 10 p.c when the boss was not frozen. Nonetheless, the boss manages to drop this vital assault for the methods developed in opposition to him till now.
Offense
The state of affairs could possibly be higher relating to offensive stats, as Vorkath has increased offensive stats for its vary assaults.
Right here’s a take a look at the Phantom Muspah’s offensive stats:
- +393 Assault
- +11 Strenght
- +280 Magic
- +180 Magic Strenght
- +64 Ranged
- +6 Ranged Energy
Tougher Than Anticipated
Primarily based on what Jagex has promised, the Phantom boss feels far more difficult than anticipated. Although the mechanics are complicated, they’re not those that add as much as the issue of the boss, however quite the excessive defensive and offensive stats. Whereas the boss is fairly intuitive and never laborious to study, you’ll spend sufficient time kiting the boss and devour full inventories of prayer pots, meals, and stamina.
