Shadow-Forger Ihlakhizan

Shadow-forger Ihlakhizan is a Dungeoneering boss monster, part of the Stalker race, that requires level 59 Dungeoneering to encounter and fight. Ihlakhizan is seen suspended over a deep ditch, hanging by four tentacles wrapped around the pillars on the corners of the hole. Ihlakhizan has a number of different attacks, so be cautious.

Its first attack is a multi-targeted melee attack in which Ihlakhizan moves its body in a circle, hitting anyone adjacent to it with one attack, which can be blocked by Protect from Melee. In fact this is the only attack blockable by prayer by the boss. Its second attack is a single-targeting magic attack consisting of an orange beam shot from the top of its body. It has a slight delay compared to its other attacks, but can be followed by them immediately. Protect from Magic will not nullify this attack.

Ihlakhizan has three special abilities as well: The first is green acid spurting from the top of its body, which can be particularly deadly to those further away - players can be hit by multiple overlapping blobs, hitting up to 500+ each (you can get killed in 1 hit from 990 lp from multiple blobs). It cannot be blocked by prayer or armour and is an area-of-effect attack, but can often be dodged by running players with faster reactions. Its second special ability is a stat-draining flash attack. Ihlakhizan will start to glow, then a few seconds later will give off a burst of light. If a player is hit with this attack, they will sustain massive damage (about 80% of their maximum health) and their combat stats will be reduced by 50%. To avoid it, players must stand behind one of the pillars Ihlakhizan is connected to. The player will be notified by the chat box when Ihlakhizan is glowing to prepare. Similarly to its acid, prayer and armour will not reduce the damage this attack deals. This is Ihlakhizan's signature attack as well as its most dangerous. Teleportation is not an advised method of avoiding this attack; if a player fails to teleport out of the room very quickly, the teleportation animation will take place while Ihlakhizan uses its stat-draining attack, and the player's stats will still be drained.

Shadow-forger will use its third ability: fit will cause shadow to attack a player hiding behind the pillars for too long. Armour and prayer cannot block this damage. However, the boss will not use this attack when in the process of charging its stat-draining attack.

Ihlakhizan has relatively low defence for its combat level; stab and slash weapons seem to be the most effective. However, it makes up for this by having relatively high magic and melee accuracy and strength. None of Ihlakhizan's magic attacks can be blocked by Protect from Magic, so it may be best to use Protect from Melee (if the player is in melee range) or Soul Split.



Strategy
An alternative tactic to kill Ihlakhizan is to combine the Vengeance spell and a gatestone teleport. This proves efficient if your team is having trouble with this boss and can be a way to save food. Cast Vengeance on yourself (or have one of your teammates cast it on you), create a gatestone outside of his lair and drop it. Proceed by going inside and attacking him until he hits you back. This boss hits fairly hard, which means you should be able to deal quite a bit of damage when the Vengeance spell activates. Gatestone teleport out and repeat the process. The "blinding explosion" CANNOT be used to recoil damage and is able to reduce your magic level below what is needed to teleport out.

Free players should be very careful fighting the boss. It is able to deal massive damage even without the flash attack. Team players should spread around the map to reduce efficiency of the acid attack. Solo players are recommended to use melee as it is the only way to ensure the melee attack of it is used, which can be blocked by protect from melee.

Players may find weapons like Primal spear or the Hexhunter bow extremely effective for dispatching this monster, those who can get their hands on one of these weapons will find it very useful especially in a 5:5 team.

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Trivia

 * Shadow-Forger Ihlakhizan appears to be damaged. One of his larger eyes appears to have been torn out, leaving what looks to be a trail of blood, or an optical nerve hanging out.
 * It is possible to rest in the room of Ihlakhizan. The resting spot is located 2 squares south and 1 square west from the south western pillar.
 * This is one of the three Dungeoneering bosses that doesn't move, the others are Stomp and Yk'lagor the Thunderous.
 * At higher levels (407+), this boss can kill a player with 99 constitution in one hit with it's acid attack. This is because each acid blob can hit for over 500 each.
 * It has the same sound effects as the other Stalkers when dying and receiving damage.
 * There is a glitch that causes you to be frozen(anable to attack) after eating the only way to fix this is by dying.