Welcome to another Chicks Gold blog addition featuring the Phantom Muspah OSRS boss guide. With this blog, we will introduce you to the boss, its mechanics, the gear required to beat it, and, most importantly, how to beat it best! Before getting into the good stuff, here is some lore! With the newly-added Secrets of the North quest, players are set on a journey to traverse the Mahjarrat desert and help the locals solve a murder. Progressing through the quest will lead players to the Weiss, under which is a prison. The Weiss is situated in the north and populated by ice trolls.
Once there, players must fight the Strange Creature boss to conclude the quest. Afterward, players will have an opportunity to return to the boss area to fight the Phantom Muspah, formed from the boss's energy mentioned above. The OSRS Muspah is more or less a copy of the Strange Creature, sharing its looks, mechanics, and attacks but inflicting significantly more damage to its opponents.
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Old School RuneScape Muspah: General Info
We'll kick off this OSRS boss guide with some basics. The boss has a staggering 850HP, paired with high-damaging attacks. Furthermore, it can heal during the fight, shield itself from players' attacks, and is immune against cannons, poison, and venom. Moreover, the boss sports a 33% freeze resistance meaning such effects will be less effective.
Muspah can deal melee or ranged damage upon spawn and alternate between the two; each time, it loses around 100HP. Be careful, as in melee form; the longer the boss stays still, the more damage it does. Similarly, in ranged form, attacks can inflict the Corruption debuff, draining Prayer points. Moreover, Phantom Muspah can enchant the arena tiles with spikes, knocking players back to the nearest clean tile and healing the OSRS boss.
Special attacks
Pay attention to the special attacks at the start of each form; Charged Clouds for ranged and Homing Spikes for melee form. Apart from these, Muspah is considered among the more straightforward solo bosses in OSRS.
· The first cause the boss to teleport numerous times, leaving moving clouds that deal damage. In the end, Phantom Muspah will always appear in the upper right quadrant of the area.
· The latter, Homing Spikes, cause Muspah to slam the ground and spawn a few spikes that follow the player and freeze up after some time. These can be used to block incoming spikes and other damaging abilities.
Phantom Muspah OSRS: All Forms
The boss will circulate between ranged and melee forms and will once appear in the shielded form.
Form: Melee
In melee form, the boss uses close-range attacks and loses a part of its Magic defense but gains a Ranged defense buff. As mentioned, the charged melee attack deals significant damage, so be sure to avoid it. An excellent way to dodge melee attacks is to move away right before the attack, also known as the 'stepback method'.
Those familiar with Commander Zilyana can use that method to kite and freeze the boss, but mind the kiting pattern; unlike with Zilyana or other OSRS bosses, the Muspah must be kited octagonally.
Form: Ranged
In this form, Muspah gains a Magic defense boost but loses a portion of the Ranged defense. Beware of the magical blast, as it can severely hurt your HP pool and even apply Corruption. Using Protect from Magic can nullify the attack if done correctly, and Ward of Arceuus can be used to combat the Corruption debuff.
Form: Shielded
When Phantom Muspah's HP drops below 150, he transforms into the shielded form, earning Ranged, Magic, accuracy, and max hit boosts. Then, it will teleport to the center of the arena, followed by a deadly shockwave; thus, players should take cover behind the frozen spikes. Only then will the 75 Prayer shield take effect. Keep in mind that Soul Split will also be present, healing the boss for the portion of damage taken.
Because the shield uses Prayer as its protection, having Enchanted Sapphire Dragon Bolts/Bolts on hand is critical, as these drain the shield considerably faster than other attacks. Mages can perform a similar move using Smite. In addition, the Muspah's attack speed is faster in this form. Breaking the shield will result in Phantom Muspah switching to ranged form and spawning damaging spikes.
Phantom Muspah OSRS: Rewards
Bringing down Muspah will yield around 230k GP. Furthermore, the boss has a chance to drop Ancient Essence, unique items such as Charged Ice, Frozen Cache, and Muphin, various food and potions, herbs, seeds, resources, as well as weapons and armor (Rune Kiteshield, Dragon Plateskirt, Rune Sword), runes, and ammo. Interestingly, no other droppable will appear if players receive a Venator Shard.
Phantom Muspah OSRS: How to Reach the Boss
As already mentioned, players must head to Weiss and go through the Ghorrock Dungeon, deep in the salt mine. From there, they will reach the lair by taking the path south.
There are several methods to follow when trying to get to the Phantom Muspah:
· The Weiss teleport, accessed through the portal nexus or chamber in players' houses
· Icy Basalt item, obtainable after completing the Making Friends with My Arm quest
· Larry's boat, located in the Fremennik Province, northeast of the city of Rellekka.
Phantom Muspah OSRS: Strategies
Ranged-only
We recommend going with Ranged-only if you are a low-leveled mage or do not own the Tumeken's shadow. Starting the fight, players must use Ruby Dragon Bolts for a chance to remove 20% of current health from the boss. Survive through the second phase, and at the shielded stage; players should use Sapphire Dragon Bolts to drain the shield.
Items required:
· Masori Mask/Body/Chaps
· Necklace of Anguish
· Ava's Assembler
· Zaryte Crossbow
· Twisted Buckler
· Twisted Bow
· Dragon Arrows/Sapphire Dragon Bolts/Ruby Dragon Bolts
· Zaryte Vambraces
· Pegasian Boots
· Lightbearer
Ranged + Magic
Combining Magic with Ranged ensures that the boss remains controlled; players can use Ancient Magicks spells to freeze Phantom Muspah in place and bring thralls to the mix that deal more damage since they ignore Defence. Remember that, unlike other OSRS solo bosses, Muspah has a 33% freeze resistance. Furthermore, Greater Corruption can be used for a damage boost during the boss's shield form, while the Ward of Arceuus is paramount for blocking Corruption.
Items required (combined with the items above):
· Ancestral Hat
· Ancestral Robe Top
· Ancestral Robe Bottom
· Occult Necklace
· Imbued God Cape
· Tumeken's Shadow
· Elidinis' Ward/Tome of Fire
· Tormented Bracelet
· Eternal Boots
Instanced area
Players should keep in mind that the Phantom Muspah in OSRS is a solo boss fight in an instanced area, meaning a new copy of the place spawns each time a player goes on to fight Muspah. Therefore, should a player die during the boss fight, their gear will respawn in the Ghorrock Dungeon in front of the boss's lair. This is because instanced areas cease to exist after the player leaves them, similar to how they only appear once players access them.
The final blow
Upon breaking the Prayer shield, Muspah will return to ranged form. From here, players have to apply the mechanics used during the previous ranged forms to bring the boss to its knees. And there you have it; Phantom Muspah is slain!
Phantom Muspah OSRS: Tips
· Homing spikes can be countered by hiding behind frozen spikes on the map.
· Players can use Blood Spells to heal when freezing the boss during the melee phase.
· A safe spot exists for the Charged Clouds attack. While facing the entrance to the boss area, on the right-hand side in the middle is a tile where no clouds ever fly over.
Old School RuneScape Muspah Guide
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