Monster attack speed
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The Monster attack speed of a monster determines the rate of attack of a monster in certain situations. This is a factor which balances the attacking power of a monster.
The speeds of monsters are represented by a bar on which there are several possible values ranging from 7 (fastest) to 1 (slowest). The bar is separated into ten squares of lightening shades of blue. The value represents the number of squares shown, with 10 displaying a full bar and 0 displaying an empty bar. The delay time in seconds between each attack is equal to 6 - 0.6*(Speed Value). The 0.6 seconds is the basic unit of time that RuneScape runs on; all monster attack speeds are an integer multiple of this tick time. Some monsters (bug swarms and Kaschei the Deathless) have no delay in their attacks and hit consecutively, though only 1s.
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| Speed | Image | Monsters | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 
| Fleshcrawlers | Fleshcrawlers only hit 1s. |
| 6 | 
| Most bare-handed monsters, including bare-handed human | Most of them, if not all, use melee attacks. |
| 5 | 
| Wizards and dark variation, humans holding weapons with attack speed 5, zombies holding weapon, dwarfs, | Wizards attack slower if hit from far away, but players casting magic far away will not slow down. |
| 4 | 
| Giants, humans wielding crossbows | (To be filled) |
| 3 | 
| White knights | They hit with two-handed swords. |
| 2 | 
| None | No monster hits with this speed. |
| 1 | 
| None | No monster hits with this speed. |
| Undefined |
| Elvarg, Cockroach soldiers, Melzar the mad, Revenants, Monk of Zamorak | These monsters hit with varied speed, except the cockroach soldier which instantly hits with melee if an attacker walks closer adjacent to the soldier. All of them have two types of attack style, except revenants having all three kinds of attacks. All the melee attacks of these monster have attack speed of 6, while ranged and magic are 5. |
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[edit] References
- RuneScape Game Guide
