Sagittare

Sagittare Bolton is the leader of the Sagittare Archers of Bilrach's army, and a boss in Daemonheim requiring 45 Dungeoneering. He uses range and magic, with teleporting ability, arrow rain, and multi shot. Sagittare always has the Protect from Missiles prayer on. He can deal high damage quickly due to the layout of his boss zone, which is in a spiral pattern. If the player uses Protect from Magic, Sagittare will use a ranged attack, and conversely when the player uses Protect from Missiles, Sagittare will use a magic attack. He is also able to use a magic binding spell.

Attacks

 * Regular ranged arrow attack.


 * Magic multi arrows - Targets all players.


 * Arrow-rain - Arrows fall from the sky as he teleports and deals damage to anyone standing within 2 squares of his initial location. This can be successfully avoided if you react quickly enough and move out of the targeted area.


 * Two kinds of Magic binding spell - Will bind player to the spot and stop him from moving, or disable the player from running. Using the Protect from Magic prayer will stop his magic attack from freezing you.

Sagittare usually teleports every time he loses approximately 1/5 of his health to the second ring, then the middle area, then back to the outside ring. The last teleport occurs when he has 1 life point left, as last effort.

Tactics
Since Sagittare has Protect from Missiles perpetually activated, the only two options are to use magic or melee. Magic can be easier, since you don't have to chase him around as he teleports as much as someone using melee, but Sagittare always has resistance to magic, ranging from slightly magic resistant when he's a low combat level (which he'll be if you're a low combat level and/or soloing) to extremely magic resistant (which he'll be if you're a high combat level and/or with a large team.)

Therefore, melee is usually the best option, unless your magic level is far higher than your strength and attack, or if he's a low combat level and therefore not very magic resistant.

If you are using melee, and are wearing melee armour, it is recommended to use Protection from Magic or Deflect Magic. This covers your weak spot, and prevents Sagittare from freezing you as you try and get within melee range to attack him.

When Sagittare shouts "Back off!", do as he suggests, as he follows up this warning with a cry of "Arrow rain!", causing a group of arrows falls from the sky and strike the spot you were standing on when the attack started. This attack does not follow you, and can easily be avoided.

Another tactic to utilise is the strategic placement of gatestones to reach Sagittare faster.

Sagittare will do his special attack and teleport once about every 1/5 of his LP. Similarly to the Luminescent Icefiend, he activates the special attack and teleports when he is on 1 LP as a last ditch effort.

Quotes

 * "Back off!" (Before Special Attack)


 * "Arrow-rain!" (During Special Attack)

Habitat(s)

 * Daemonheim Dungeon (Furnished floors 23-30)

Drops

 * Tangle gum longbow + 125 Novite arrows
 * Seeping elm longbow + 125 Bathus arrows
 * Blood spindle longbow + 100, 125 Marmaros arrows
 * Utuku longbow + 100, 125 Kratonite arrows
 * Spinebeam longbow + 125 Fractite arrows
 * Bovistrangler longbow + 100, 125 Zephyrium arrows
 * Corpsethorn longbow + 100, 125 Katagon arrows
 * Thigat longbow + 125 Argonite arrows
 * Entgallow longbow + 100, 125 Gorgonite arrows
 * Grave creeper longbow + 100, 125 Promethium arrows
 * Sagittarian longbow + 60, 100, 110, 125 Sagittarian arrows
 * Parts of the Dungeoneering journals

Trivia

 * Sagittare is a play on the word Sagittarius; the ninth astrological sign in the Zodiac. Sagittarius is a centaur, who, like Sagittare, prominently wields a bow. Sagittarius is also a Latin word, meaning archer.
 * Sagittare's last name is Bolton, according to the "Ammunition requisition orders".
 * If the special attack of Hailstorm dagger activates on the very last moment, Sagittare will yell "back off!", but then die instead of doing the arrow rain attack.
 * If Sagittare is poisoned and down to 1 life point, there is a slim chance that he will yell, "Back Off!" then be immediately killed by the poison. In this case, the last arrow rain attack will not occur.
 * Saggitare is a name similar to Sagitta, which is a group of stars which represents an arrow, along with Hercules which looks like a club.