Lexicus Runewright

Lexicus Runewright (or The Book Guy) is one of the bosses found in Daemonheim, requiring 39 Dungeoneering. He uses magic and melee to attack, both targeting one individual. It should be noted that he summons books which attack with Ranged, Magic, and Melee (long ranged melee) while Lexicus yells, "Almanac Army, attack!".

Every once in a while, he will use his special attack "Book barrage" to summon two or more glowing books which then glide toward the location where the player was when Lexicus initiated the spell. They will explode and deal up to 200 damage per book if the player does not run away to a different spot. The barrage spell can hit over 1000 on summoning familiars.

In addition, he deflects 1/3 of any melee damage dealt, so players should either bring lots of food, or use Ranged.

Journal
According to his journal, he and Astea Frostweb served as guardians after they launched a failed assault on Bilrach. Lexicus seems be in a relationship with Astea, as he mentions "my beloved Astea," in reference to her. Astea's own journal indicates that she and Lexicus are lovers.

Lexicus was the one who concluded that binding runes to a Behemoth would result in better taming of the creatures. Thus, he is the creator of the Runebound behemoth.

Method(s) to defeat
The boss uses two styles of attack, while his summoned books use three. Lexicus will not use melee except when he is adjacent to a player. The Book barrage damage cannot be blocked by prayers and will stack if multiple books splash a single player in a radius. A decent level of run energy is a necessity. In addition, Book barrage can pass through walls.

The boss will only teleport (and summon books as well as cast Book barrage) a fixed number of times. During the fight, Lexicus will teleport around the room often and summon several 10-life point books (namely Tome of Magic, Tome of Ranged and Tome of Strength). All books use long range attacks, and Tome of Strength is renowned as one of the monsters to use melee at a very long range. He will stop attacking you during this time until you confront him again. He summons his "Almanac Army" at the start of the fight and every additional time he teleports. The books are generally level 20-65 with 10 life points, however hitting them is 100% success with 10 damage, thus making them all one-hit kill monsters. It is assumed that all their levels are in their respective offensive stat, meaning they can hit often and high enough that they will be a very significant nuisance as they grow in number.

It is therefore strongly suggested that the time be taken to kill these books as soon as they are summoned, as Lexicus ceases to attack after summoning which gives the player ample time to confront the books. Take some time to deal with the books, as the books hit very often and can hit through prayers. A summoning familiar is useful for keeping the books at bay, since you can order it to attack the books without interrupting your own attacks on Lexicus. Even a BoB or healing familiar is often able to one-hit the books.

'''Note: A glitch may sometimes cause the boss to not announce his special attack leaving players with just a visual clue which may already be too late to avoid it. Therefore, run as soon as he stops attacking.'''

Solo strategies
Lexicus is much harder to kill when soloed. For P2P (see article), use the best armour possible. (As he is a mage, bring ranged armour) and bring food that heals plenty of life, as the specials hit really high. Bring ranging equipment to hit the books, and to hit Lexicus. A familiar is also recommended. For F2P, full ranging armour is recommended, short-finned eels, and a 2h sword. Bring a bow and arrows as well.

Generally, ranging is valued over melee and magic, because melee will be deflected damage back to player, and Lexicus, being a mage, has a high magic resistance.

For rangers, full Ranged armour, and Protect from Missiles or Protect from Magic prayers are ideal in defeating the boss. He has very low ranged and melee defence. A shortbow set to rapid style and auto-retaliate on is recommended, as to save time killing the books and having fast reflexes. Using Protect from Magic prayer will cause most of damage to be negated, however summoned books would still deal minor damage.

Another technique is to range and wear full melee armour and use Protect from Magic prayer, for this will provide protection against all the attacks; however, if prayer is used up before the boss is nearly killed, the magic damage he casts onto the player will be serious. A good prayer level is necessary for this method.

Meleers should bring extra food to compensate for the damage reflected. Even if you hit zero on him, his special ability will take effect and you will receive the message "The Librarimancer reflects some of your damage at you!" but no damage will be done. Also, unless a player can use Protect from Magic, wearing full armour is not suggested since many of the attacks used are magic-based. In addition, players should note that Lexicus is very succeptible to slash attacks, but surprisingly resistant to Crush attacks, for while a maul will have trouble hitting him, a longsword or any other weapon with a decent Slash bonus will do just fine.

Mages must use the best spell available to them and use protection prayers, otherwise either the player will be unable to hit Lexicus, or he/she will be prone to attacks of summoned books.

It should be noted that it is possible to use the Dungeon Home Teleport spell to escape the room. This is done by blocking his attacks with the walls and bookcases long enough to cast the spell. This can be very useful if you are low on food and do not wish to die. By dropping the group gatestone in the boss room and storing food in the dungeon home, you can kill him fairly easily.

Team strategies
Please note that all attacks from this boss, except Book barrage, are single-targeted. However, multiple summoned books will attack multiple targets. Teaming allows some players to use melee to tank Lexicus, or even using a decent tier two-handed weapons to deal massive damage with good accuracy. However, at least one supporting ranger needs to stay away from Lexicus, so that he can dispatch books quick enough to defend the tankers.



Quotes

 * "Almanac army, attack!" (Summoning books)
 * "Book barrage!" (Special Attack)

Drops

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Trivia

 * Lexicus Runewright's name is likely a play on the words lexicon, rune, and wright. Lexicon stems from the Greek "lexikos," meaning "pertaining to words," while wright is a common suffix meaning "worker."
 * Lexicus fights in a similar way to Zexion from the Kingdom Hearts series, using a book and an army of flying books.
 * His examine info may be a reference to the 20th Century Fox film, The Pagemaster, as the librarian is known to be called the 'keeper of the books'.

Glitches and errors

 * If you happen to kill him at the moment he teleports and he dies once he finishes teleporting, the books will remain 'alive'. This glitch is not fixed.
 * Sometimes you can unlock the Lexicus Runewright music track twice, by having him as a boss at least two different times.