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Brutes are large, barrel-chested warriors that focus on offense at the expense of defence. They wear bulky body armor, though they tend to be much easier to hit than forgotten warriors of a comparable level. An indication of their power is given by the fact that they wield and use mauls (two-handed weapons) in one hand.

These monsters are capable of dishing out tremendous amounts of damage and should be taken very seriously. Even a level 75 brute can hit for over 250 life points! In teams, many player prioritize taking brutes out first, because of the damage they can do, and the speed with which they can usually be dispatched.

Brutes used to have a unique and annoying ability to physically impede your movement, so that you could not run past them. In this, they were similar to how brawlers work in Pest Control. This was mercifully removed in a May 2010 update.

Brutes are one of the Daemonheim monsters that appears to exist not just in a few combat level variations, but actually in tiers similar to those used for equipment. The higher the combat level of the brute, the stronger the maul it uses; these actually appear in the appropriate metal color on the monster. It is also possible to get these level-matched mauls as drops from brutes, though this is not a very common occurrence.

• Name: Brute.
  
  
• Examine Text: “A heavily armoured guard.”
  
  
• Themes: Furnished.
  
  
• Attack Styles: Melee.
  
  
• Special Attacks: None.
  
  
• Special Defences: None.
  
  
• Special Immunities: None.
  
  
• Slayer Monster: No.
  
  
• Slayer Level: n/a.
  
  
• Weak Against: All.
  
  
• Neutral: None.
  
  
• Strong Against: None.
  
  
• Recommended Attack Method: Any.
  
  
• Recommended Defence Method: Melee armor for lowest level versions; any armor with Protection from Melee or Deflect Melee otherwise.
  
  
• 100% Drops: Bones.
  
  
• Standard Drops? Yes.
  
  
• Special Drops: Level-appropriate mauls.

Table 86 lists all of the brutes I’ve fought so far, along with the type of maul obtained from that variation, where appropriate. I have only listed mauls that I have definitely confirmed as drops.

Table 86: Dungeoneering - Brute Versions and Combat Statistics

Combat Level	Life Points	Maximum Hit (Melee Only)	Maul Dropped
21	220	58	Bathus
35	330	90
49	480	148	Fractite
63	610	201
75	700	252
104	990	387
118	1,170	463
143	1,700	523

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