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Tanglefoot



Released		27 February 2006 (Update)
Members		Yes
Combat level		111
Size		1x1
Examine		A walking thorn bush!
League region		General✓

Combat info

XP bonus		+0%
Max hit		11
Aggressive		No
Poisonous		No
Attack style		Slash
Attack speed		4 ticks (2.4 seconds)

Combat stats


102	97	97	91	1	1

Aggressive stats


+0	+0	+0	+0	+0	+0

Melee defence


+0		+0		+0

Magic defence


+0			No elemental weakness

Ranged defence


+0		+0		+0

Immunities

Poison		100% resistance
Venom		100% resistance

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Advanced data

Monster ID		5848
Link		MOID

The tanglefoot is the boss of Fairytale I - Growing Pains. It drops the Queen's secateurs, which are needed to complete the quest.

The tanglefoot boss is unique because players must use magic secateurs to damage it; it cannot be damaged by any other means, with the exception of a ring of recoil. If the player attempts to attack it with a different weapon, they will get a message saying "I can't deal any damage..." This also renders the tanglefoot immune to the effects of poison. When fighting the tanglefoot, the damage calculation takes into account both the player's Farming level in addition to their Strength level to determine the max hit of the magic secateurs.^[1] The higher the player's Farming level, the higher their max hit will be on the tanglefoot.^[2] The best way to fight a tanglefoot is to use the Protect from Melee prayer.

It can be fought in the Nightmare Zone after the quest is complete.

Drops

100%

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Queen's secateurs	1	Always	Not sold	0

References

^ Jagex. Mod Ash's Twitter account. 10 April 2023. Archived from the original on 10 April 2023. Mod Ash: "Strength has a little effect in there, but it's alongside Farming. So it's like your melee stats are Attack (for likelihood to hit), Defence (for likelihood to avoid damage) and a combination of Farming and Strength (for amount of damage you deal)."
^ Jagex. Mod Ash's Twitter account. 24 October 2022. Archived from the original on 4 November 2022. Mod Ash: "[Hi Ash. Can you elaborate on how farming level affects your damage against the tanglefoot boss in Fairytale I? It seems having a low farming level makes my max hit lower than if I was punching something else.] Correct, it treats your Farming level a bit like how your Strength level would be used in standard melee."

Fairytale I - Growing Pains

NPCs

	Martin Zandar Horfyre Malignius Mortifer Filliman Tarlock Tanglefoot Baby tanglefoot
Fairies	Fairy Queen Fairy Nuff Fairy Godfather Fat Rocco Slim Louie

Items

Locations

Zanaris

Inhabitants

	Banker Blaec Chaeldar Co-ordinator Fairy Fairy (market) Fairy Aeryka Fairy chef Fairy Fixit Fairy Godfather Fairy Nuff Fairy Queen Fairy shop assistant Fairy shop keeper Fat Rocco Gatekeeper Irksol Jukat Lunderwin Ork Sheep Slim Louie Wandering impling
Random events	Frog Storm cloud (Zanaris) Zanaris choir
Monsters	Baby tanglefoot Cow Otherworldly being Tanglefoot Zygomite

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Features

Source site	Old School RuneScape Wiki
Canonical source	Tanglefoot
Content license	CC BY-NC-SA 3.0
License status	declared
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