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Medium tier · boss

Deranged Archaeologist

A Fossil Island archaeologist whose "Learn to read!" books ignore prayer and armour, so you run eight tiles in a straight line or risk dying to one mistake.

Requires: Bone Voyage

Skill profile

Movement
Prayer
Gear switching
Resources
Extra enemies
Timing

What it teaches

  • Movement 3/7On "Learn to read!", run in a straight line at least 8 tiles to clear the 9x9 blast area

How hard is it?

Punishment5/ 10
How hard a mistake hits you
Intensity2/ 10
How many correct inputs it asks of you
Max hit56
direct hit from a special-attack book, ignoring prayer and armour (up to 92 if you stand still)
LEARNING ZONE: mistakes won't kill youLEARNING ZONE: mistakes won't kill youEND-GAME: TURNED UP TO 11END-GAME: TURNED UP TO 11lowlowhighhighINTENSITYINTENSITYhow many correct inputs it asks of youhow many correct inputs it asks of youPUNISHMENTPUNISHMENThow hard a mistake hits youhow hard a mistake hits youBrutus: punishment 2, intensity 2, max hit 19Obor: punishment 2, intensity 1, max hit 26Bryophyta: punishment 2, intensity 2, max hit 16Giant Mole: punishment 1, intensity 1, max hit 21Scurrius: punishment 2, intensity 4, max hit 24Amoxliatl: punishment 3, intensity 4, max hit 34Barrows: punishment 3, intensity 2, max hit 57Sarachnis: punishment 2, intensity 2, max hit 31Royal Titans: punishment 3, intensity 4, max hit 30Chaos Fanatic: punishment 3, intensity 2, max hit 31Crazy Archaeologist: punishment 3, intensity 2, max hit 24King Black Dragon: punishment 4, intensity 1, max hit 65Mad Angel: punishment 3, intensity 4, max hit 31Shellbane Gryphon: punishment 6, intensity 4, max hit 64Moons of Peril: punishment 3, intensity 4, max hit 32The Hueycoatl: punishment 3, intensity 4, max hit 25Tombs of Amascut: Entry Mode: punishment 3, intensity 4, max hit 26Kalphite Queen: punishment 4, intensity 3, max hit 31Dagannoth Kings: punishment 5, intensity 4, max hit 50General Graardor: punishment 5, intensity 3, max hit 60K'ril Tsutsaroth: punishment 5, intensity 3, max hit 49Callisto & Artio: punishment 5, intensity 3, max hit 55Vet'ion & Calvarion: punishment 5, intensity 3, max hit 44Venenatis & Spindel: punishment 5, intensity 3, max hit 35Scorpia: punishment 2, intensity 2, max hit 16Chaos Elemental: punishment 3, intensity 1, max hit 28Kraken: punishment 1, intensity 1, max hit 28Skotizo: punishment 3, intensity 2, max hit 38Abyssal Sire: punishment 6, intensity 4, max hit 96Grotesque Guardians: punishment 5, intensity 4, max hit 65Hespori: punishment 3, intensity 2, max hit 40The Mimic: punishment 3, intensity 2, max hit 23Vorkath: punishment 9, intensity 4, max hit 121Zulrah: punishment 6, intensity 4, max hit 41TzTok-Jad: punishment 10, intensity 3, max hit 97Cerberus: punishment 5, intensity 4, max hit 30Thermonuclear Smoke Devil: punishment 1, intensity 1, max hit 8Commander Zilyana: punishment 4, intensity 4, max hit 27Kree'arra: punishment 4, intensity 3, max hit 69Corporeal Beast: punishment 5, intensity 2, max hit 65The Gauntlet: punishment 5, intensity 4, max hit 50Galvek: punishment 9, intensity 5, max hit 121Fragment of Seren: punishment 9, intensity 3, max hit 98Lowerniel Drakan: punishment 6, intensity 8, max hit 80Maggot King: punishment 5, intensity 6, max hit 55Alchemical Hydra: punishment 5, intensity 5, max hit 55Araxxor: punishment 5, intensity 5, max hit 38Phantom Muspah: punishment 6, intensity 6, max hit 80Duke Sucellus: punishment 9, intensity 4, max hit 101The Leviathan: punishment 7, intensity 8, max hit 60Vardorvis: punishment 6, intensity 7, max hit 43The Whisperer: punishment 6, intensity 7, max hit 75The Nightmare: punishment 5, intensity 5, max hit 60Phosani's Nightmare: punishment 8, intensity 8, max hit 80Nex: punishment 7, intensity 6, max hit 80TzHaar-Ket-Rak's Challenges: punishment 10, intensity 7, max hit 113Tombs of Amascut: punishment 6, intensity 6, max hit 52Chambers of Xeric: punishment 6, intensity 5, max hit 41Theatre of Blood: Entry Mode: punishment 3, intensity 5, max hit 60Theatre of Blood: punishment 8, intensity 8, max hit 137Theatre of Blood: Hard Mode: punishment 9, intensity 9, max hit 137Corrupted Gauntlet: punishment 8, intensity 6, max hit 68Yama: punishment 9, intensity 7, max hit 162Tombs of Amascut: Expert Mode: punishment 9, intensity 8, max hit 65Chambers of Xeric: Challenge Mode: punishment 8, intensity 7, max hit 41TzKal-Zuk: punishment 10, intensity 8, max hit 148Sol Heredit: punishment 9, intensity 8, max hit 75Doom of Mokhaiotl: punishment 8, intensity 8, max hit 99Deranged Archaeologist: punishment 5, intensity 2, max hit 565656Deranged ArchaeologistDeranged Archaeologist

One step away

Players often arrive from Giant Mole, Chaos Fanatic, Crazy Archaeologist or King Black Dragon.

Worth the trip

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