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Mysterious Shade
Mysterious shades are translucent, blue-toned monsters. They have a humanoid head and torso with odd tentacles sticking out of them; below the waist you can only see what look like wispy robes that fade away as they get close to the floor. Shades do not have legs; they move by floating around.
Shades are one of the most feared and despised of all non-boss monsters in Daemonheim. They are also one of the most common, unfortunately, appearing on all floors. They are even featured in a challenge room (which, no surprise, is also feared and despised!)
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The reason shades are so tough is that they use a combination of a strong magic attack (a blue energy ball) and a ranged attack that I believe is magic-based (it looks like a small yellowish fireball). Most players use melee plate armor, and shades can rip through it very quickly with this combination of magic-defence-sensitive attacks. Prayers/curses only provide partial protection, and the very high level instances (level 111 and 133) can kill a player in short order, especially in a busy room with other monsters attacking.
Ranged armor is best; with melee armor, a magic protection prayer or curse is recommended. I have actually at times simply removed my metal armor when fighting without prayer, and this helps somewhat. (Just remember to put it back on afterwards!)
Defensively, shades appear to be weak to slash attacks and magic, and strong to crush attacks. Stab attacks work moderately well; ranging is somewhat mediocre.
- Name: Mysterious shade.
- Examine Text: “The vengeful spirit
of one who died within Daemonheim.”
- Themes: All.
- Attack Styles: Magic and Ranged (magic-based).
- Special Attacks: None.
- Special Defences: None.
- Special Immunities: None.
- Slayer Monster: No.
- Slayer Level: n/a.
- Weak Against: Melee/Slash, Magic.
- Neutral: Melee/Stab, Ranged.
- Strong Against: Melee/Crush.
- Recommended Attack Method: Melee/Slash.
- Recommended Defence Method: Ranged armor,
adding Protection from Ranged or Deflect Ranged for higher level variants
(combat levels 90, 111 and 133). If wearing melee armor, use Protection
from Magic or Deflect Magic. Try removing metal armor if fighting mid-level
versions without prayer.
- 100% Drops: None.
- Standard Drops? Yes.
- Special Drops: None, but shades appear to be a particularly good source of runes and rune essence.
Table 66 lists all of the mysterious shade instances for which I have reliable information.
Combat Level |
Life Points |
Maximum Hit (Melee Only) |
1 |
10 |
16 |
2 |
30 |
16 |
4 |
60 |
19 |
10 |
130 |
24 |
17 |
220 |
33 |
25 |
310 |
41 |
37 |
450 |
54 |
50 |
610 |
72 |
67 |
880 |
96 |
90 |
1,100 |
145 |
111 |
1,310 |
221 |
133 |
1,550 |
313 |
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