The Magister

This article has a strategy guide. All information on mechanics, setups, and strategy are on the subpage.

For the historical character, see Oreb.

The Magister

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Release	3 July 2017 (Update)
Members	Yes
Examine
A powerful necromancer who guards this entrance to the Underworld.
Combat info
Level	LP	XP	XP
899	200,000	30,536.1	10,076.9
Equipment XP (2H/MH & Armour/OH)
1832 / 1221 / 610
Aggressive		Poisonous
Slayer
Level	XP	Category
115	8000	Soul devourers
Assigned by
Offensive
Max hit
1425	1425	1425	? (edit)
Style		Speed
		4 ticks (2.4s)
Combat levels
99 99 99 Accuracy 2577 2577 2577
Abilities used
Defensive
Armour		Weakness
2577	92
Affinities
-	50	50	50
Immunities
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Defined properties:

All Life points: 200,000 Life points: 200,000 All Slayer experience: 8000 Slayer experience: 8000 All Combat experience: 30536.1 Combat experience: 30536.1 All Release date: 3 July 2017 Release date: 3 July 2017 All Combat level: 899 Combat level: 899 All Is members only: true Is members only: true All NPC ID: 24765 NPC ID: 24765

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The Magister is a solo-only boss located in the Sophanem Slayer Dungeon. Unlike the other inhabitants of the dungeon, the Feather of Ma'at is not required to kill him.

To fight the Magister, players require level 115 Slayer (which can be boosted) and a Key to the Crossing. They must activate the soul obelisk inside the Sophanem Slayer Dungeon to summon the boss. Players can obtain the keys from defeating monsters in the dungeon, or they can be bought from the Grand Exchange for 429,107. The key is consumed when beginning the fight and will not be returned on death if the kill fails, behaving in a similar manner to ascension keystones.

Killing the Magister is a possible Soul Reaper assignment.

The Magister is one of the bosses required to unlock the [[The Reaper|[Name] the Reaper]] title, which is a requirement for the untrimmed completionist cape. Obtaining the five lore books that can be dropped by the Magister is a requirement for the master quest cape. The bobblehead pet dropped by the Magister is a requirement for the [[Final Boss|Final Boss [Name]]] title.

Strategies

Main article: /Strategies

The Magister has several special abilities, one of which consists of summoning a soul obelisk that drains the player's Constitution level, which affects both the amount of health food can heal when eaten in addition to the player's maximum lifepoints.

The slayer helmet will not apply its damage and accuracy buffs against the Magister, even though he counts towards a soul devourer task.

Drops

Main Drops

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE price
	Coins	100,000; 150,000	Unknown	100,000–150,000
	Corrupted magic logs	100 (noted)	Unknown	39,400
	Grimy ranarr	15 (noted)	Unknown	27,900
	Dragon arrowheads	250	Unknown	69,250
	Feather of Ma'at	100	Unknown	167,100
	Dragonstone	10 (noted)	Unknown	79,700
	Rune platebody	3	Unknown	112,440
	Dragon plateskirt	1	Unknown	164,077
	Rune bar	8 (noted)	Unknown	23,880
	Vital spark	10; 20	Unknown	1,434,040–2,868,080
	Water talisman	15 (noted)	Unknown	37,920
	Battlestaff	15 (noted)	Unknown	45,180
	Onyx bolt tips	25	Unknown	177,675
	Weapon poison++ (4)	3 (noted)	Unknown	64,830
	Rune battleaxe	3 (noted)	Unknown	74,964
	Crystal key	2 (noted)	Unknown	43,622
	Crushed nest	20 (noted)	Unknown	136,660
	Key to the Crossing	1	Rare	429,107

Unique Drops

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE price
	Soul fragment (The Magister)	1	Very rare	Not sold
	Phylactery	1	Uncommon	Not sold
	The Magister's Journal 1	1	Always	Not sold
	The Magister's Journal 2	1	Always	Not sold
	The Magister's Journal 3	1	Always	Not sold
	The Magister's Journal 4	1	Always	Not sold
	The Magister's Journal 5	1	Always	Not sold
	Gloves of passage	1	Rare	1,400,229

Pre-release

There were several teasers hinting towards the Magister in the weeks before its release. Most of them have taken the form of in-game messages which were triggered as a result of the players' actions as a community.

After several teaser message broadcasts, more activities were unlocked for players to engage with within Menaphos that allowed city reputation to be gained in ways beyond the traditional method of training skills within the city. These activities took the form of repeatable events that could be completed numerous times a day for reputation, and are still currently available to be completed for city reputation.

Date	Teaser
6 June 2017	The continued desecration of the caverns below Menaphos and Sophanem have caused a flux of corrupted soul energy. The Magister has become aware of your presence.
7 June 2017	Strange reverberations are causing the earth below Menaphos and Sophanem to groan. The corruption and soul energies under the desert are becoming increasingly unstable.
	Soul obelisks began spawning in Menaphos. The desert sands tremble with the undulating cry of countless despairing souls. Mysterious obelisks have started appearing in the streets of Menaphos.
11 June 2017	The sands around Menaphos tremble with the sound of a million frantic footsteps. Something is stirring below the surface...
12 June 2017	A wave of apprehension sweeps across Menaphos as the skittering hum of the sands begins to grow louder. Whatever stirs the desert is fast approaching.
	Corrupted scarabs began spawning in Menaphos. The streets of Menaphos fall victim to a plague of displaced scarab beetles from the corrupted caverns below. Something is driving them to the surface.

The Magister was originally planned for release on 26 June 2017, but this date was pushed back to 3 July 2017 to allow for further testing and addition of more quality of life improvements for Menaphos.

Gallery

Concept art of the Magister

Trivia

• Upon release, there was a bug where the Magister gave 50,000 slayer experience upon defeating him. This was unintentional and quickly hotfixed on the same day, reducing it to 8,000.
• The title "Magister", when translated idiomatically from Latin, means "Master" - a honorific title often used to address individuals of high social status, such as teachers.
• It was possible to Quick Chat Magister kills before the boss was actually released.
• He is referred to as High Magister Oreb by Lucifurr, who claims to have been his apprentice.