Mage of the Swamp

Mage of the Swamp (#78)
Released	21 July 2021 (Update)
Members	Yes
Description	Kill the Deranged Archaeologist with only magical attacks.
Tier	Medium
Monster	Deranged Archaeologist
Type	Mechanical
League region	Misthalin✓

Mage of the Swamp is a medium combat achievement which requires the player to kill the Deranged Archaeologist with only magical attacks.

Damage inflicted by a ring of recoil or by the special attack of a dragonfire shield also counts as magical for the purpose of this task.^[1]

Other tasks

There are 4 Combat Achievement tasks (totalling 7 points) available for Deranged Archaeologist.

Name	Description	Type	Tier	Comp%
Deranged Archaeologist Novice	Kill the Deranged Archaeologist 10 times.	Kill Count	Easy (1 pt)	28.9%
Deranged Archaeologist Champion	Kill the Deranged Archaeologist 25 times.	Kill Count	Medium (2 pts)	25.3%
Mage of the Swamp	Kill the Deranged Archaeologist with only magical attacks.	Mechanical	Medium (2 pts)	30.7%
I'd Rather Be Illiterate	Kill the Deranged Archaeologist without anyone being hit by his "Learn to Read" attack.	Perfection	Medium (2 pts)	30.3%

^ Jagex. Mod Ash's Twitter account. 11 September 2021. Archived from the original on 12 June 2023. Mod Ash: "The two archaeologists use that phrase, right? I think they'll accept the things you listed; the DFS is treated as magic against NPCs, and the code comments say it'll accept recoil rings "because they're enchanted, so that's kinda magical"."