Monster Inspect

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Monster Inspect
Released25 June 2025 (Update)
MembersNo
LevelMagic 42
SpellbookStandard
TypeUtility
Experience30.5
Runes 2Body 2Mind
DescriptionInspect various statistics of a monster
Animation
Sound effect

Monster Inspect is a utility spell available in the standard spellbook. It requires level 42 Magic to cast, and grants 30.5 Magic experience per cast.

The spell must be cast on a monster. The spell provides basic information about the monster that is useful in combat. It is a weaker version of the Lunar spell Monster Examine.

Information

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The spell gives information about the monster inspected in four tabs:

Stats

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Stats Monster Inspect Monster Examine
Monster's combat level Yes Yes
Current hitpoints Yes Yes
Current Attack Yes Yes
Current Defence Yes Yes
Current Strength Yes Yes
Current Magic Yes Yes
Current Ranged Yes Yes
Max Hit (excluding special attacks) No Yes
Main attack style No Yes

Aggressive Stats

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(If a monster does not have a bonus of any kind, it is omitted from the interface.)

Stats Monster Inspect Monster Examine Remark
Attack speed Yes Yes
Attack bonus Yes Yes Applicable to whatever melee style the NPC uses by default.[1] For example, casting the spell on Justiciar Zachariah would display an Attack bonus of 200 under the Aggressive Stats tab. This means that in actuality, he has a Slash bonus of +200, as slash is the only melee style he uses.
Stab bonus No Yes
Slash bonus No Yes
Crush bonus No Yes
Ranged bonus Yes Yes
Magic bonus Yes Yes
Strength bonus Yes Yes
Ranged strength bonus Yes Yes
Magic strength bonus Yes Yes Is equal to Magic damage for the player.[2]

Defensive Stats

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Stats Monster Inspect Monster Examine Remark
Stab bonus Yes Yes
Slash bonus Yes Yes
Crush bonus Yes Yes
Magic bonus Yes Yes
Light ranged bonus Yes Yes
Standard ranged bonus Yes Yes
Heavy ranged bonus Yes Yes
Armour No Yes Armour value applies a flat reduction to all damage. For example, an armour value of 5 means that any damage it receives is decreased by 5.

Other Attributes

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(If a monster does not possess a certain criteria, it is omitted from the interface.)

Informs whether the monster... Monster Inspect Monster Examine
can be killed for a slayer task. Yes Yes
is a slayer boss that can be killed for a Slayer task. No Yes
can be poisoned or is immune to venom. Yes Yes
can be attacked using a dwarf multicannon. No Yes
is immune to thralls. Yes Yes
is immune to burns, and the tier of burn it is immune to. Yes Yes
has freeze resistance, and the percentage of that resistance. Yes Yes
is demonic. Yes Yes
is draconic. Yes Yes
is vampyric, and the tier of vampyrism it is classified under. Yes Yes
is spectral. Yes Yes
is a rat. Yes Yes
is a golem. Yes Yes
is flying. No Yes
has a certain elemental weakness. Yes Yes
Spell cost
InputCost
2 2 16

Changes

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Date Changes
7 January 2026
(Update)
  • Monster Inspect is now correctly marked as a free-to-play spell and is no longer greyed out on free-to-play worlds.
  • Monster Inspect now properly requires 42 Magic and can no longer be cast at any Magic level.
2 July 2025
(Update)

The runes required have been changed; previously, it required 2 cosmic runes and 2 mind runes.

References

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