Ancient Wizard

MageRangerMelee

Ancient Wizard
Released										6 July 2016 (Update)
Members										Yes
Combat level										98
Size										1x1
Examine										He may be old, but you made him mad.
Combat info
XP bonus										? (edit)
Max hit										18
Aggressive										Yes
Poisonous										No
Attack style										Magic
Attack speed
Combat stats
80					50					30					20					150					1
Aggressive stats
+0					+0					+0					+0					+0					+0
Defensive stats
+0						+0						+0						+0						+0
Immunities
Poison										Not immune
Venom										Not immune
Advanced data
Monster ID										7307

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SMW Subobject for MageMagic defence bonus: 0Examine: He may be old, but you made him mad.Immune to venom: Not immuneAttack bonus: 0Magic Damage bonus: 0Ranged Strength bonus: 0Stab defence bonus: 0Defence level: 20Uses infobox: MonsterNPC ID: 7307Crush defence bonus: 0Release date: 6 July 2016Version anchor: MageRanged level: 1Attack level: 50Combat level: 98Is variant of: Ancient WizardMagic attack bonus: 0Slash defence bonus: 0Attack style: MagicImmune to poison: Not immuneSize: 1Max hit: 18Range defence bonus: 0Is members only: trueHitpoints: 80Range attack bonus: 0Magic level: 150Name: Ancient WizardStrength bonus: 0Image: File:Ancient Wizard (magic).pngStrength level: 30Experience bonus: 0Attack speed: 4

SMW Subobject for MeleeMagic defence bonus: 0Examine: He may be old, but you made him mad.Immune to venom: Not immuneAttack bonus: 80Magic Damage bonus: 0Ranged Strength bonus: 0Stab defence bonus: 0Defence level: 20Uses infobox: MonsterNPC ID: 7309Crush defence bonus: 0Release date: 6 July 2016Version anchor: MeleeRanged level: 1Attack level: 120Combat level: 112Is variant of: Ancient WizardMagic attack bonus: 0Slash defence bonus: 0Attack style: StabImmune to poison: Not immuneSize: 1Max hit: 36Range defence bonus: 0Is members only: trueHitpoints: 80Range attack bonus: 0Magic level: 80Name: Ancient WizardStrength bonus: 80Image: File:Ancient Wizard (melee).pngStrength level: 150Experience bonus: 5Attack speed: 4

SMW Subobject for RangerMagic defence bonus: 0Examine: He may be old, but you made him mad.Immune to venom: Not immuneAttack bonus: 0Magic Damage bonus: 0Ranged Strength bonus: 30Stab defence bonus: 0Defence level: 20Uses infobox: MonsterNPC ID: 7308Crush defence bonus: 0Release date: 6 July 2016Version anchor: RangerRanged level: 150Attack level: 50Combat level: 98Is variant of: Ancient WizardMagic attack bonus: 0Slash defence bonus: 0Attack style: RangedImmune to poison: Not immuneSize: 1Max hit: 23Range defence bonus: 0Is members only: trueHitpoints: 80Range attack bonus: 0Magic level: 80Name: Ancient WizardStrength bonus: 0Image: File:Ancient Wizard (ranged).pngStrength level: 30Experience bonus: 0Attack speed: 4

Ancient Wizards appear when doing master clue scrolls when the player digs for a clue directed by the strange device or coordinates, in multicombat areas. Each wizard uses a different attack style and can hit fairly high, requiring players to be prepared for a three-on-one fight.

Strategy

The wizards are much stronger than their combat levels suggest, as most of their combat levels are due to their offensive stat levels. Together, they are comparable in damage output to a God Wars Dungeon main boss. The goal should be to kill them as quickly as possible, especially if there are no obstacles to get two of three wizards stuck behind. Super sets, bossing food such as sharks or tuna potatoes, and food for tick-eating such as karambwan and/or pineapple pizza are highly advisable.

Ancient Wizards have low Defence, so melee or Ranged is advised. Magic is not advised as they are resistant due to their high Magic level. It is worth noting the melee-using wizard has a significantly higher maximum hit than the rest of the wizards, so activating Protect from Melee is highly recommended while under attack by this wizard. Armour such as dragonhide armour is recommended.

If available, the player should make use of nearby obstacles to limit the number of wizards able to attack the player at once. The other wizards cannot be used to safespot the melee wizard, he will simply walk through them. It is advised to kill the wizards in this order: Melee (if he cannot be safespotted), Ranged, and finally Magic, using the equivalent protection Prayer matching the style of the target wizard each time.

All three wizards will open combat with their special attacks, which hit hard and hit fast. However, their damage output decreases significantly after this first volley. Don't allow this warning to lead one into complacency.

A form of antipoison is recommended as the melee-using wizard is capable of poisoning the player.

For Ancient Wizards fought in the Wilderness, bring items you are prepared to lose.

Ancient wizards ambush the player.

Drops

Drop rates estimated based on 202,394 kills from the Drop Rate Project, unless otherwise cited.

100%

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Bones	1	Always	71	0

Weapons

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Fire battlestaff	1	1/50	8,956	9,300
	Staff of fire	1	1/50	1,659	900

Runes and ammunition

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Air rune	5–24	5/50	25–120	10–48
	Fire rune	5–24	5/50	25–120	10–48
	Death rune	5–24	5/50	905–4,344	540–2,592
	Runite bolts	1–5	5/50	271–1,355	180–900

Herbs

There is a 5/50 chance of rolling the herb drop table.

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Grimy guam leaf	1	1/40	68	7
	Grimy marrentill	1	1/53.3	23	8
	Grimy tarromin	1	1/71.1	114	9
	Grimy harralander	1	1/91.4	852	9
	Grimy ranarr weed	1	1/116.4	9,048	18
	Grimy irit leaf	1	1/160	709	10
	Grimy avantoe	1	1/213.3	1,691	10
	Grimy kwuarm	1	1/256	1,371	12
	Grimy cadantine	1	1/320	1,571	13
	Grimy lantadyme	1	1/426.7	1,352	13
	Grimy dwarf weed	1	1/426.7	982	14

Seeds

There is a 3/50 chance of rolling the allotment seed drop table.

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Potato seed	1–4	1/33.3	1–4	1–4
	Onion seed	1–3	1/66.7	1–3	1–3
	Cabbage seed	1–3	1/133.3	1–3	1–3
	Tomato seed	1–2	1/266.7	1–2	2–4
	Sweetcorn seed	1–2	1/533.3	2–4	4–8
	Strawberry seed	1	1/1,066.7	4	10
	Watermelon seed	1	1/2,133.3	15	33
	Snape grass seed	1	1/2,133.3	2,864	56

Other

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Coins	50–249	10/50	50–249	50–249
	Prayer potion(4)	1	2/50	12,422	114
	Pure essence	25 (noted)	7/50	50	50
	Runite crossbow (u)	1	1/50	9,338	9,700

Tertiary

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Looting bag	1	1/3	Not sold	N/A

Changes

Date	Changes
10 September 2015 (update)	All treasure trail combat NPCs now cannot prevent a player from being attacked by a player inside a single combat zone of the wilderness. All treasure trail combat NPCs now also do not allow a player to be attacked by several players at once in a single combat zone.

Trivia

• The poison inflicted by the melee-using Ancient Wizard who uses a poisoned dragon dagger starts at 8, which is more than a dragon dagger (p++) available to players, which starts at 6.