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OSRS Tormented Demons Guide: Shields, Switches & First Trips
Fight Tormented Demons with two styles, safe fire-bomb movement and shield-drop attacks. Learn the separate prayer, fire shield and accuracy mechanics.
OSRS Demonic Gorillas Guide: Prayer Switches & Zenyte Trips
Learn demonic gorillas with current 70-damage prayer rules, attack prediction, small gear switches and boulder dodges. Prepare controlled zenyte trips.
OSRS Phantom Muspah Guide: Forms, Sapphire Bolts & First Kills
Learn Phantom Muspah with form switches, early magic prayers, spike cover and sapphire-bolt shield control. Includes spellbook choices and learner fixes.
OSRS Whisperer Guide: Sanity, Specials & First Kills
Learn normal Whisperer with prayer patterns, tentacle movement, seeds, pillars, souls and a bind plan. Preserve sanity for the final 140-health phase.
OSRS Leviathan Guide: Prayers, Shadow Stuns & Enrage
Learn normal Leviathan with orb prayers, shadow stuns, back hits, lightning and smoke. Follow the abyssal pathfinder through a controlled first enrage.
OSRS Duke Sucellus Guide: Poisons, Pillars & First Kills
Learn normal Duke Sucellus with current poison batching, slash gear, pillar movement, gaze and gas responses. Includes preparation hazards and enrage timing.
OSRS Vardorvis Guide: Axes, Head Prayers & First Kills
Learn normal Vardorvis with slash gear, axe movement, head prayer switches, spores and enrage priorities. Includes route, recovery and common learner fixes.
OSRS DT2 Bosses Guide: Preparation & Which Boss to Learn First
Prepare for normal DT2 bosses with practical gear, access, utility items and recovery checks. Compare Duke, Vardorvis, Leviathan and Whisperer for first kills.
OSRS CoX Puzzle Rooms Guide: Crabs, Ice Demon & Tightrope
Solve all four CoX puzzle rooms: crab colours and orb control, Ice Demon braziers, Thieving grubs and the Tightrope keystone. Clear learner steps and fixes.
OSRS Skeletal Mystics Guide: Salve, Prayers & CoX Pulls
Clear CoX Skeletal Mystics with controlled pulls, Magic protection, a suitable Salve switch and stat recovery. Includes pathing mistakes and exit portals.
OSRS CoX Shamans Guide: Poison, Jumps & Controlled Pulls
Learn raid Lizardman Shamans with poison preparation, ranged positioning, jump dodges and purple-spawn movement. Clear CoX differences from surface farming.
OSRS CoX Guardians Guide: Pickaxes, Crush & Rock Dodges
Clear CoX Guardians with the right pickaxe, crush style and hit-and-retreat movement. Learn Mining versus wielding requirements and avoid falling rocks.