Corporeal Beast/Teams

Finding a team
If you need a team to fight the Corporeal beast, you should have a look at the official RuneScape Forums, at the Teamwork section.

Pro teams
The characteristics of a pro team (5-6 players) are (quoted phrases describe the used terms at recruitment posts / the battle): "Bcs?" = "Brew counts?" = "How many Saradomin brews do you have?" "Bc 10" = "Brew count 10" = "I have 10 Saradomin brew(4) remaining." Not a ring of life (anyone who is caught using a Ring of life will often be kicked immediately. This depends on the leader. Some Pro teams that use Coinshare or Lootshare accept a Ring of Life as long as all other equipment requirements are at least matched.)
 * 1) Overload potion ("Ovl")
 * 2) Turmoil prayer ("Turm")
 * 3) Experience
 * 4) Group banking (banking together with the team)
 * 5) Brew sharing (sharing Saradomin brews (and super restore potions) with team members).
 * 1) A secondary Special attack weapon: Bandos godsword, Statius's warhammer or a Barrelchest Anchor ("BGS/SWH/ANCHOR")
 * 2) One of the players is the "Stunner", who takes a mithril crossbow, (he/she uses a mithril crossbow instead of a rune or chaotic crossbow because ideally you do not want to kill the core, instead, just stun it.) and uses Leech Defence+Leech magic. When the Dark core appears, (s)he should equip the mithril crossbow, adjust the attack style to "Rapid", and stun it. If the Dark core isn't stunned in 1-2 attempts, the player(s) near the Dark core should run away from the spot. If the core is stunned, one of the team members should stay near it.
 * 3) "No welfare equipment", "Pro gear" (no exceptions):
 * 4) *Ganodermic visor / Helm of neitiznot / Fighter hat / Torva full helm
 * 5) *Amulet of fury
 * 6) *Emerald bolts (e) stunner only
 * 7) *Ganodermic poncho / Virtus robe top > Karil's top
 * 8) *Ganodermic leggings / Virtus robe legs > Karil's leatherskirt
 * 9) *Steadfast boots > Dragon boots
 * 10) *Zamorakian spear ("ZS") / Vesta's spear ("VS")
 * 11) *Completionist cape > Max cape > Ardougne cloak 4 / Ardougne cloak 3 / Fire cape
 * 12) *Goliath gloves > RFD "Barrow gloves"
 * 13) *Onyx ring (i), Dragonstone ring (i), Berserker ring (i), Diamond ring (i), Berserker ring, Ring of vigour
 * 1) High Stats (90+ All melee stats.)

FFA/free for all teams
A common style of boss hunting, and thus also used at Corporeal beast. FFA simply implies that no Lootshare is used whatsoever, which means that the player who does the most damage to the beast gets the drop, just like it was before Lootshare came out. This format is popular because it allows an equal chance at a sigil, not affected by Lootshare points. Getting a sigil this way is also 'free' as it does not tax you with a huge drain on your Lootshare points. On the other hand it is also very random and you may never get a sigil as you do not benefit of other people's sigil drops (whereas in LS you would receive Lootshare points).

FFA teams usually allow different equipment than regular/pro teams, as dealing lots of damage is important to get kills, in this case. There are three types of FFA teams:
 * No restrictions: You may bring whatever you wish to increase your chance at doing the most damage and getting a drop. Commonly used equipment involves the Vesta's spear, Void knight equipment (melee) or Bandos armour.
 * Hides only: You are only allowed to use Black dragonhide armour or karil's and the Zamorakian spear. Bandos armour is forbidden along with PvP gear such as Vesta's spear.
 * No PvP: Similar to no restrictions, but no Vesta's spear.

Other teams
"Small" teams have a size of 7-10 players, and often require either Turmoil, or extreme potions.

Another common team setup is called a "Mass". These teams usually have low requirements. If you have decent levels and equipment, you shouldn't join Mass teams, unless you have a high amount of Lootshare points, since mass teams are large in size (a mass with 10+ players is common), resulting in a small chance of loot. A higher amount Lootshare points increases your chance on loot.

Before you want to take part in a team, you should be familiar with the following phrases:
 * HP rule, "Hitpoints rule": Don't enter the Corporeal beast's lair if his lifepoints are below half. Anyone who disregards this rule is called a "Leecher", and will be kicked.
 * "Tank the core": A stunned core should be accompanied by at least one player, to prevent releasing it.
 * Crashing, crashers: Expelling another team to take over the location.

The meaning of other phrases and abbreviations may be available at the Slang dictionary.