Dungeoneering/Bosses

This is a list of all the bosses that can be encountered during Dungeoneering. There used to be a glitch where it was possible to receive the boss 1 level before the required Dungeoneering level, but the requirements have been adjusted to the correct levels (1 lower than previous). So far, all bosses except Rammernaut can use projectile attacks.

Gluttonous behemoth
This boss will constantly heal itself by devouring bodies off to its side when it has lost more than half of its lifepoints. It is vital to block the body or bodies if soloing to prevent it from healing. When soloing, there will be only one carcass. It is advised to wear the strongest melee armour and use the Protect from Magic prayer. When in a group of difficulty for at least 2 players, there will be two carcasses. One strategy consists of two melee players blocking the behemoth; meanwhile, any remaining players are free to attack the behemoth. If you die when it gets less than half of lifepoint, Behemoth will heal himself to full health as soon as you re-enter into room. Players are strongly recommended to enter the boss room all at the same time, in order to kill it in the shortest time. A team with some players leaving will have difficulties fighting it. It can be countered by reducing it to near 50% lifepoint and teleport, resupply the players and reenter the room to kill it in two entries.

Bulwark beast
This boss has thick rock armour which prevents all melee and ranged attacks unless broken down. Wield a pickaxe and attack it until you break through it all, then switch to standard weapon and attack as normal. There is a bar on the top of the screen showing the progress of the armour. Breaking the armour does not give you Combat or Mining expierience. If you want to mage it, there is no need to break its armour. If you do enter by accident without a pickaxe, there is normally one sitting in a corner of the room, or if you are in a complexity where mining is not offered. Do not run across it, or critical damage will be dealt while the beast stomp the player(s) doing it. Please notice in complexity 1 or 2 only 1 pickaxe is available, forcing the whole team to fight in majority of magic. The reward from this boss, is mainly a tier 4-11 pickaxe.

Stomp
When fighting this boss, ranged is recommended, followed by melee. If you use melee he will use melee also which renders prayer not useful. The boss is immobile, using all three types of combat (without melee if out of melee range) and has three parts of lifepoints. Stomp uses four kinds of attacks: a ranged attack throwing stone spikes attacking all the players in boss room, a magic attack which it shoots an electric ball out of his mouth, targeting one player, a melee attack where Stomp slaps the player, and a special attack in which Stomp throws a slow stone to land on player's square, a player standing near to it will be dealt heavy damage that bypasses prayer. When it has 100% to 67% lifepoints, it will not use magic. When it has 66% to 34% lifepoints, it will also use magic. Under 33% lifepoints will cause it to use an attack that drops large stones that are evadable and bypasses prayer. Whenever the boss drops to 66%, 33% or 0% lifepoint it will perform a special feat. (see below)

You will find him in a room with two crystals next to him. After dealing a certain amount of damage to him, he will become invulnerable and spit out two crystal parts. Then rocks will start falling from the ceiling. After or while the rocks fall, pick up the crystal parts that lie on the floor, but be sure not to stand on the black shadows on the floor as rocks will fall on them, dealing damage if it hits you. Then place the crystal parts on the crystals, and one of the lifepoint parts will be depleted. Rocks can sometimes block you from reaching the crystals, so make sure you stock up on food, as it will be a long battle. All the three parts need to be depleted to completely defeat it. If failing to do so, he will heal the part you just depleted. However the lifepoint parts stopped by inserting crystals correctly will not heal, so if you fail to put all the crystals two times, you need to deplete lifepoint bars five times. It may be helpful to put a gatestone next to the crystals or in other places in case your path is blocked.

For soloing players, at 100% to 67% lifepoint, fighting at a distance with protect from ranged will block all of the damage. At 66-34% lifepoint melee armour and protect from magic will defend most of damage. At lower then 33% lifepoints, protect from ranged is recommended for all players, especially meleers, as they might have difficulties evading the special attack and the prayer blocks half of damage even if hit.

Solo Note: If you find that you are unable to reach the crystal power orbs (blocked), take all crystal on floor and place them in front of lodestones. Wait until Stomp's next "hibernation" mode and crystals drop, the path should be clear now. Ranging from the entry door area seems to work well. '''Important: Crystals which have never been picked up will disappear but those picked and dropped will not. Also those dropped by players will prevent debris from falling on it.'''

For team players, it is worthwhile to notice only the ranged attack attacks all players at once. A good set of melee armour and using range should be enough to keep health high. Favoring protect from range than protect from magic is advised.

Important - When Stomp is in attack mode, it will destroy the rocks itself. If a rock has fallen or the room is quite crowded with rocks, let it attack to clear them thus hopefully you will be able to do the next gem drop first time. This battle doesn't have to take long but if you want to end it quickly allow the rocks that would block you from a crystal drop, or the crystals themselves, to fall on you. You will take some damage (200 appears to be the max even at level 105) but it means you can plant them on the crystal and move on to the next drop quicker.

Also, his ranged attack can be dodged by stepping out of the way of the black shadows on the floor.

Runebound behemoth
Protects against all forms of combat. Disenchant the crystals to temporarily keep him from praying from a particular type of combat. It is recommended to bring at least two attack styles to kill this boss. Note that if you walk under it, it will trample on you and you can take a lot of damage from it.

Plane-freezer Lakhrahnaz
This boss' territory is covered in ice that causes the player to slip around. It is resistant to Magic and Ranged, but is weak against Melee. The boss moves around and can "push" a player to the other side of the room. Melee is the most effective way of killing the Plane-freezer Lakhrahnaz because of its high magic and ranged defence. A very helpful strategy is to place a gatestone outside of the bossroom. Whenever Lakhrahnaz starts moving away, teleport out to your gatestone and he will come back to the entrance and wait for you, and when you re-enter he will be unable to push you and will stay there for a short period of time.

Night-gazer Khighorahk
He is impossible to hit unless you have at least one of the four burners in the corner of the room lit. For every burner that is lit determines how much damage you will deal. With one burner you inflict 25% damage, at 2 - 50%, at 3 - 75%, and with all burners burning you will inflict max damage. It is not recommended to try to light all 4 burners, as you will only get a couple of hits in before they all start going out. His attacks also start to lower a players run energy, making it more difficult to light the burners and get in attacks. A tinderbox is not necessary. The burners do not last very long so you will have to keep lighting them. After at least one of the burners are lit you can attack him. Note that he uses a special attack which can deal over 700 life points; the animation for this attack involves a blue ring encircling the boss as he jumps into the air and smashes back down onto the ground. As this only deals damage to those near him as he makes contact with the ground, this attack can be easily avoided by simply running a few squares away during the animation and returning after he has hit the ground. It is advised to use the Protect from Magic prayer. Once he is nearly dead, he will rejuvenate himself back to full life points; however this time all the burners stay lit. Keep in mind also that Khighorahk gains a stun attack after rejuvenating himself.

Shadow-forger Ihlakhizan
Ihlakhizan has a variety of special attacks; one of them involves the shadow-forger to begin to glow and to rise into the air (there will be a note in your chat box). This is one of his most powerful attacks, and is capable of hitting over 800 and lower combat stats heavily (half of remaining stat). Therefore, once you get the warning in your chat box, it is advised to avoid the attack by hiding behind any of the pillars or running to a corner of the room. A second attack involves the throwing of small green pools which targets all players and is unblockable by prayer. This boss is weak against stab attacks, all other styles do not have any advantage. Solo players are recommended to protect from melee and wear the best armour, using stab style to attack it. This is the only certain way to cause it to use the melee attack which is the only attack blockable by prayer.

Flesh-Spoiler Haasghenahk
The Flesh-Spoiler is similar to the Kalphite Queen in terms of transformation. When it's first form is killed, it's outer body explodes and spawns Flesh-Spoiler spawns to help him. Simple boss, mage prayer on first form, melee prayer on second.

To'Kash the Bloodchiller
Besides melee and magic attacks, this boss has a special attack when it says "DEEP FREEZE". A player will be frozen and must be quickly rescued by one of their team-mates, or he/she will take a large amount of damage few seconds later. This boss is weak against crush attacks, magic, and ranged. Using the Protect from Magic prayer will stop any damage from deep freeze. For soloers the damage of the deep freeze attack is reduced.

Har'Lakk the Riftsplitter
His magic attack drains prayer but he tends to do this attack repetitively only if the target is using protection prayers or Ancient Curses. He can open portals to other dimensions to damage his enemies. The three types of portals he can open are fire, miasma, and stat draining. Fire portals do increased damage over time, miasma portals poison (which can easily stack to over 300 damage), and stat draining portals drain all stats, not just combat. As soon as he opens one of the portals, run anywhere away from the 3x3 portal: avoiding damage, stat drains and poisonous affects. Upon death, any poison caused by him will be removed. He is weak against stab attacks.

Bal'Iak the Pummeller
This Boss has a defence bar at the top of your screen which goes up as time progresses. To lower this you must make him stand on one of the three green portals. If this is not possible you can create a gatestone outside the room to teleport to if the defence bar is full. Protection prayers have no affect on the demon. It is recommended to avoid the green portals at all costs since they will drain your defence.

Yk'Lagor the Thunderous
You must kill the mages who are trying to absorb its power until Yk'Lagor says "My turn!". You can start attacking it right after he says "You dare steal my power!". When he says "Come closer!" , he will drag you across. When he says "This is...", it will take a few seconds before he says "TRUE POWER!", which you will take a lot of damage with. To evade these two special attacks, simply hide behind the pillars in the room.

Astea Frostweb
Astea uses magic that is similar to ice barrage to freeze the player while fighting, except the player is frozen for only 5 seconds rather than the usual 20. She also uses protection prayers that change randomly every 30 to 60 seconds. To counter the protective prayers it is advised to bring more than 1 type of attack. Astea summons ice spiders to help her attack you. It is recommended to have Protect from Magic on while fighting her while wearing the best melee armour available to make sure that the ice spiders don't hit frequently. As an additional tip, don't get caught in a corner (or trap her in a corner). Keep her moving around because your character can't walk through the spiders to hit her, and it is almost impossible to move with more than two or three on you at the same time.

Hobgoblin Geomancer
The Hobgoblin Geomancer is a magic-based monster who is able to cast several spells including snare, earth spells, weakening spells, and is able to teleport around the room. Wearing ranged armour will help protect you from his magic attacks, although he does hit with his spear. His special attack disables your prayer, reduces your prayer points if prayer is in use, and heals him if you have prayer on, so it is recommended to fight him without prayers. A good strategy is to use ranged while entangled, and then quickly switch to melee when he teleports to your position.

Lexicus Runewright
He is found in a library. He can teleport and has two spells: Book Barrage and Almanac Army. When he shouts "Book Barrage", explosive books are summoned and 3 seconds later, they explode, dealing very high amounts of damage. Avoiding them is easily achieved by running away as the explosive books are quite slow, but make sure to have run on. Almanac army summons books with 10 life points each, that deal low amounts of damage. It is advised to protect from magic and range this boss since he rebounds a third of all melee damage inflicted upon him. Some players believe having protect from summoning on will help because Lexicus "summons" the books. When in a group, it may be helpful to have the lowest level use a fast weapon such as a shortbow to kill the books.

Necrolord
A necromancer who will summon impassible obstacles near him, thus ranged is a must for this boss. Summons skeletons to fight with him. Mage protect as you enter the room, when skeletons are summoned immediately switch to melee protect. Setting a gatestone outside of the boss door while in larger teams can be helpful for teleporting out when to many skeletons have blocked up the area surrounding the Necrolord.

Skeletal Horde
You'll find Divine Skinweaver alone in the room, but soon skeletons will start to pour out of tunnels in the wall. Divine Skinweaver will heal you when you stand on the platform. Kill skeletons, and wait for Divine Skinweaver to tell you to block a hole. Block one, and then wait for her to command you again. Once you've blocked up all the holes, kill the remaining skeletons and talk to Divine Skinweaver to reveal the exit ladder. Handy to remember: a tunnels must be blocked every three skeletons you kill. If you block a hole when Divine Skinweaver is not telling you to, you will lose usually 100-300 health.

Unholy cursebearer
Considered one of the easiest bosses, the Unholy Cursebearer uses melee and occasionally casts spells. Protect from Magic and you will be fine. Your stats will be drained slowly within his room, keep in mind that this WILL lower your defence so it will hit higher and more accurately. You can restore your points at the Unholy Font back of the room, but doing this will heal the Cursebearer up to 1/4 of his life points and damage yourself as well.

Skeletal trio
Three skeletons who use one individual attack style. It is recommended to kill the mage first, then the warrior, and lastly the ranger. Using the entangle spell to hold the melee skeletal is extremely recommended and useful.

Gravecreeper
Protect against range when you face him. His special attack is similar to that of the Riftsplitter and can be easily escaped by moving away from it. Make sure to stay away from the purple insignias on the floors as those vents also release a special attack. Beware of him as he also keeps moving around the room through the vents.

Rammernaut Hoskins
Crush/stab attacks or magic are strongly recommended. This boss hits quite hard even with armour. When he yells "CHARGE!!!", he will knock anyone in front of him back about 6 squares and stun them for 5 seconds, also disabling their prayer for about 10 seconds. If you get him into the outer ring when he charges he should hit a wall saying "Ooof!", so you should get a couple of squares away from him. He also reduces your defence after using his charge attack, but only by 1 level. The best way to defeat him is to mage him from the edges of the room after Rammernaut is out of running power as he stays in the middle for around 30 seconds. If you are praying, beware the boss will act more aggressively towards you. Another tactic that works well is to have him stand opposite you along a wall and use the protect from melee prayer. When he yells CHARGE!, walk a few steps away from him so that he will then crash into the wall. Using this method can save you from almost any damage. If you will stand near north-west corner of room, and Rammernaut will yell "CHARGE", he will run into corner and will get stuck. If you wont move, he will continue doing that until he is dead. You can just range or mage him without taking any damage.

Sagittare Bolton
Sagittare will be in a large, spiral room. He uses ranged and magic based attacks. He will have Protect from Missiles up while fighting. After a certain amount of damage, he will teleport and do an "'Arrow Rain", which can be dodged. Occasionally he will shoot an arrow that will either slow you to a walk or stop you in your place completely. Protect from Magic is recommended against this boss. Most magic spells don't hit very often or high and are simply there to be used when you are frozen.

Icy Bones
This boss has two special attacks - creating ice spikes from the floor and freezing players fighting at a distance. The icicles do not appear in melee range of the boss, and freezing doesn't work on players using melee. When using ranged or magic, be sure to stand next to him, as spikes can damage the player as they hit players very often at a distance. Damage is reduced by using the Protect from Melee prayer, but he can still hit through it. Another method is that players use protect from melee, and have high magic or ranged armour wielded. He is considered one of the hardest bosses to kill in a group, as he is usually a very high level and hits ridiculously high on all players at once and you usually cant eat fast enough.

Luminescent Icefiend
This boss uses magic and melee, and has a powerful special attack - icicles falling from the roof. As soon as you see the Icefiend become completely covered in an icy block or you see a message appear in your chat box, start running around in a square along the edge of the room, the icicles will follow you, turning back on yourself results in being hit, recommended is to click the corner of the room, and once you are half way along the wall, click the next corner along. Make sure your team run the same way and try to avoid following each other directly, or crossing paths or you'll be hit. Once the ice has melted you can continue attacking the Icefiend. If you are hit by one of them, the remaining icicles will hit you also so bring plenty of food.

Tips for any boss

 * If you have 94 magic it is recommended to use vengeance against bosses in order to inflict extra damage against bosses who hit high, in order to make the fight quicker and easier. Except for Rammernaut, since if you cast vengeance and are then hit by him, you will receive a message in your chat-box saying "You can only attack other players in a player-versus-player area." It is not known if this is a glitch, or if Jagex planned for this to happen. If you are in a team it is advised to vengeance the tank or meat-shield.
 * It is recommended to make a gatestone and drop it outside the boss room. If on low health or resources you can teleport out anytime. This is only disabled for the Luminescent Icefiend.
 * Bosses will not heal to full health after you leave the chamber by death, only the Gluttonous Behemoth will restore to full health if its health is below the half.
 * Use your minimap to move, ensuring easier, smoother movement.

Trivia

 * If you die at the same time you kill the boss, it will still count as a death.
 * Some bosses offer minimal experience for successful hits - similar to quest bosses.
 * Unlike all high-levelled monsters on Runescape such as God Wars dungeon bosses and minions, Tormented demons, etc. If the boss you are against have a higher combat level than you during Dungeoneering, players can just click on it to attack as if it was a lower than them like in Runescape.
 * When the Occult Floor bosses were first released, their music track unlock hints read "This track unlocks default info". Also, most of the tracks were unplayable.