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Strange Creature



Released		11 January 2023 (Update)
Members		Yes
Combat level		368
Size		5x5
Examine		A creature of nightmares.

Combat info

Max hit		32 (Ranged) 33 (Magic)
Aggressive		Yes
Poisonous		No
Attack style		Ranged, Magic
Attack speed		6 ticks (3.6 seconds)
Respawn time		50 ticks (30 seconds)

Combat stats


550	280	280	200	150	280

Aggressive stats


+60	-10	+90	+66	+0	-10

Melee defence


+110		+90		+80

Magic defence


+280			No elemental weakness

Ranged defence


+0		+0		+0

Immunities

Poison		100% resistance
Venom		100% resistance
Cannons		Immune
Thralls		Not immune

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Advanced data

Monster ID		12073,12081
Link		MOID

The strange creature is a shapeshifted form of the dreaming Mahjarrat Jhallan, fought during the Secrets of the North quest. Following the quest, the strange creature's residual energy remains in the form of a stronger variant, the Phantom Muspah, which can be fought repeatedly as a boss.

The creature has 550 Hitpoints, and attacks with both Melee and Ranged. The creature has four forms which it transitions through during the fight after taking a set amount of damage:

Carapace colours
Colour	Attacks	Pray against	Player attack	Tactic	Max hit
Brown	Melee only	Melee	Magic or Ranged	Keep a distance and attack with Magic or Ranged. Be prepared to Protect from Melee if you accidentally get too close to the creature, but be advised that this will only partially reduce damage. Ensure that you bring several stamina potions. For those with access to good gear, Magic is advisable, as the creature has reduced Magic defence during this phase. If using Magic and Ranged, a switch of gear may be beneficial here to improve your chances of hitting the creature. Freezing it with ice spells is also viable during this phase, but note that freezes are 25% less effective than normal, meaning it will only stay frozen for 75% of the base freeze duration of ice spells. While the Creature has reduced magic defence during this phase, it still has a Magic level of 150, making splashes quite frequent. Players without max gear or a high Magic level may find it more viable to remain ranging this phase, using the special effect of ruby bolts (e) to rapidly lower its health and end the phase quickly. Note: During this phase, the creature has +160 Ranged Defence, so equipment with high Ranged attack bonuses are recommended if ranging.	24
Green	Magic Ranged	Ranged	Ranged	Attack with Ranged and have your prayer book open. Be prepared to Protect from Magic if necessary, and switch back to range after. No running is necessary for this phase; additionally, the correct protection prayers will negate all damage.	33
Teal (Prayer shield)	Magic Ranged	Ranged	Ranged	As soon as the Creature teleports to the centre of the room, run behind nearby spikes to avoid its shockwave. Attack the same as during the green phase, always praying against magic when necessary. When the shield appears, switch to Smite during attacks if possible; the shield will slowly disappear on its own, but Smite speeds up this process dramatically. It is also advised to use sapphire bolts (e) if using a crossbow for this phase, as it has a chance of draining a majority of the creature's prayer shield. This form only appears once, when the creature is at 20% health. Damage received by the player during this phase will partially heal the creature after the shield is drained.	38
Green (post-shield)	Magic Ranged	Ranged	Ranged	Attack with Ranged, with your prayer book open, prepared to Protect from Magic if necessary. Note: During this phase, change of attack styles becomes more frequent, spikes spawn in numerous towards the whole map.	38

Additional attacks
Animation	Attack	Pray against	Max hit
Raising arms and charging purple energy	Strong magic attack that if not blocked will inflict prayer-draining corruption.	Magic	33
Slamming spikes into the ground	Spikes that damage the player and heal the creature. It will also shove the player to an adjacent tile. Spikes will always appear on the player's location when it changes forms.	N/A, Run	14 (?)
Creature disappearing and dimming of screen	A barrage of orbs will appear, damaging players if they touch them.	N/A, Run	14 (?)
Creature howling and spikes moving towards player	Spikes will home in on the player, damaging them as listed above. This can happen during any phase.	N/A, Run	14 (?)
Teleporting to center	Shockwave, which cannot be protected against. This attack only happens once.	See above	40

Note: If you die during the boss fight, your gravestone will appear inside the salt mine, outside the cave entrance to Ghorrock Dungeon.

Secrets of the North

NPCs

	Khazard Barman Alomone Clivet Assassin Strange Creature
Carnillean Mansion	Guard Ceril Carnillean Henryeta Carnillean Philipe Carnillean Claus the Chef
Mahjarrat	General Khazard Hazeel Jhallan
Weiss trolls	Big Fish (Hazeel) Dead Wolf (Khazard) My Arm Snowflake
Khazard's soldiers	Evelot Captain Malleta Sergeant Raymond Scout

Items

	Lever handle Jewel shard Ancient jewel Icy chest Icy key
Texts	Ancient map Duke note Dusty scroll Numbers note Settlements note Strange cipher Strange list Tullia's letter

Scenery

Carnillean Mansion	Broken Window Bedroom wall Chest (Hazeel scroll) Cooking shelves Kitchen wall Chest (dusty scroll)
Hunting Evelot	Barrels Boulder Fallen tree Tree stump Bush Rowboat
Ghorrock Dungeon	Strange Barrier Heavy Door Barrel Lever Cage Crate ^{(tinderbox • ancient map)} Brazier Gate ^{(unlocked • completed • assassin • direction lock • word lock • icy key • open)} Damaged Table ^{(Duke note • numbers note)} Chest ^{(Tullia's letter • strange list • settlements note • icy chest • open • empty • completed)} Crevice (Ghorrock Dungeon exit) Crevice (Phantom Muspah)

Music

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