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| Release date | 12 April 2010 (Update) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Members | No | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Combat level | See table | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| XP per kill | Unknown edit | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Examine text | The name isn't just for show. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Stomp is a boss encountered in Daemonheim requiring level 35 Dungeoneering. He can be found on floors 18 through 29. A Behemoth, Stomp is too large to fit through the portal connecting the Behemoth's original location to Daemonheim (according to the Behemoth notes). Because of this, whoever brought Stomp into the dungeons set up a system by which the portal can be closed on its neck (decapitating it) should the need ever arise.
Levels
| Level | Life points |
|---|---|
| 7 | 2500 |
| 63 | 22500 |
Fighting Stomp
Stomp is an immobile boss fought in three stages.
Stomp uses 4 attacks, but initially uses only two. At any time during the fight, it can use a single-targeted melee attack and a multi-targeted ranged attack that throws small rocks at all players and also breaks debris left around the room. After the first stage, a single-targeted magic attack is added to the mix. After the second stage, Stomp can use its most damaging move, a single-targeted ranged attack that hits the player for 25% of their maximum lifepoints, regardless of the player's armour (for example, a player with 8000 lifepoints would take 2000 damage). The damage can be reduced with the Protect from Missiles or avoided completely by running at least two squares away from the target location of the attack (the original position of the player). Although single-targeted, other players can take damage from this attack.
Each time a third of its health is taken down, it will become invincible for a short time and cause debris and two power crystals to fall from the ceiling. The location of the debris and crystals are revealed slightly before they fall. Players can run through these places, but if they are standing under debris when it falls, they will be damaged for roughly 25% of their maximum life points. Once the debris has fallen, it will block movement. The crystals must be picked up and placed on the lodestones on either side of Stomp within a short amount of time, or it will heal itself to the previous stage (i.e. if it was brought down to 1/3 of its total lifepoints, it will heal back to 2/3 of its total lifepoints) and that stage will start over again.
Often, debris will fall in such a way that players cannot reach both crystals and both lodestones, potentially making this a tedious fight despite the relative weakness of the boss. Although the debris can be mined, it can take some time to do so. Furthermore, if there is a lot of debris in the way, players may not even be able to mine through it in time before Stomp heals. An easy way around this is to not activate the lodestones immediately, and instead keep hold of the crystals until Stomp repeats the phase.
Strategy
A player can mine the rocks blocking the lodestone.
Stomp rains debris from the ceiling and becomes invincible.
Stomp's head is severed and it dies.
Stomp's first phase is relatively simple, and may be defeated in any way deemed fit. In the second phase Stomp uses magic, so players may want to prepare their defences against it, such as protect from magic or ranged armour. Players need not change offensive styles during any of the phases, however. Any ranged ammunition fired at Stomp cannot be picked back up. During the third and final phase, Stomp will use an avoidable ranged attack that deals a fixed amount of damage depending on your maximum lifepoints, so consider switching instead to attack-boosting prayers such as Piety or Eagle Eye to finish it off.
When Stomp begins to charge up, the shadows on the floor indicate where debris will land. It is recommended that players avoid standing on the shadows, as they will take damage when the debris falls. Pick up the crystals on the floor and place them on the lodestones. The crystals fall before the debris, so it is possible to pick one up and activate a lodestone before all of the debris falls. There are 3 colours of lodestones; blue, green and red. Each colour will appear at a different phase; thus, players need not keep crystals from previous phases.
Fallen debris often blocks progress by either blocking the lodestones or the power crystals. This can be very frustrating if it happens multiple times. An easy way around this is to pick up the crystals the first time that Stomp's lifepoints are lowered, and place them after they are reduced for a second time. The debris can be mined and destroyed, but due to the time it takes to mine the debris, it is still recommended to use this strategy if there is a large amount of debris on the ground.
On complexity 1, it is possible to skip putting in the last, or sometimes second-last set of crystals. When the crystals have been put into place and the team is waiting for Stomp to become attackable again, it is possible for everyone in the group to attack at the same time, and if the damage is high enough they will kill Stomp and skip the remaining phases.
Drops
| Item | Quantity | Rarity | GE price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Protoleather coif | 1 | Random | Not sold |
 | Subleather coif | 1 | Random | Not sold |
 | Paraleather coif | 1 | Random | Not sold |
 | Archleather coif | 1 | Random | Not sold |
 | Dromoleather coif | 1 | Random | Not sold |
 | Spinoleather coif | 1 | Random | Not sold |
 | Gallileather coif | 1 | Random | Not sold |
 | Stegoleather coif | 1 | Random | Not sold |
 | Megaleather coif | 1 | Random | Not sold |
 | Tyrannoleather coif | 1 | Random | Not sold |
 | Sagittarian coif | 1 | Random | Not sold |
 | Protoleather shield | 1 | Random | Not sold |
 | Subleather shield | 1 | Random | Not sold |
 | Paraleather shield | 1 | Random | Not sold |
 | Archleather shield | 1 | Random | Not sold |
 | Dromoleather shield | 1 | Random | Not sold |
 | Spinoleather shield | 1 | Random | Not sold |
 | Gallileather shield | 1 | Random | Not sold |
 | Stegoleather shield | 1 | Random | Not sold |
 | Megaleather shield | 1 | Random | Not sold |
 | Tyrannoleather shield | 1 | Random | Not sold |
 | Sagittarian shield | 1 | Random | Not sold |
 | Mysterious chronicle | 1 | Common | Not sold |
 | Behemoth notes (part 3) | 1 | Common | Not sold |
Trivia
- Stomp is the only Behemoth boss who cannot use the "stomp" attack.
- In general, Stomp is one of the easiest bosses to escape via the boss door because the time in which Stomp is invincible is more than 10 seconds.
- Prior to an update allowing players to mine the rocks, Stomp was considered an annoying boss because debris could fall in front of the lodestones, preventing players from using it until the rocks collapsed by themselves. If debris had fallen in front of the ladder, players would be unable to end the dungeon as the rocks collapse while Stomp is on the field.
- The falling debris casts shadows. Examining them produces the text, 'Heads up!!'
- It used to be possible to kill Stomp early in its last charging state with the effect of a blood necklace, the former passive effect of the hailstorm dagger or with the Blazer Ring of kinship class activated. This has since been modified by Jagex and Stomp is now invincible in all charging states.
- Unlike most boss rooms where the exit to the next floor is opposite of the boss door, Stomp's exit can't be in the hole that Stomp protrudes out of, so it is to on the wall to the right of the boss door. This trait is shared only with the Necrolord and Kal'Ger the Warmonger.
- It is possible to kill Stomp with Retribution or Wrath during its last charging state, by getting hit by debris with less than 25% life points whilst standing next to Stomp. However, it is not possible to bypass the other charging states with these prayers.
- It is possible for two players who have a crystal each to activate the same lodestone at the same time; however, this will leave the other lodestone inactive and Stomp will still heal itself.
