The Spiritual mage is a potent magic user that can easily kill low-level players. Protect from Magic or Deflect Magic is highly recommended. Like all monsters in the God Wars Dungeon, they are aggressive to any players that do not show affinity to their god. For example, a Zamorak spiritual mage will be aggressive to all players that are not wearing a piece of Zamorak equipment. Spiritual mages require 83 Slayer to kill. They are often killed for money due to their drops of dragon boots.

Contents 1 Tips 2 Recommended Equipment (melee) 3 Recommended Equipment (range) 4 Types 5 Habitat 6 Drops 6.1 Runes 6.2 Weapons and armour 6.3 Others 6.4 Rare drop table drops 7 Trivia 8 See also

TipsEdit

Like most monsters in the God Wars Dungeon, these creatures may be safely attacked when they are engaged against another monster. Players should be careful when using this strategy, as when their opponent does die, their next target may be the player. This method is most effective against the Saradomin spiritual mages in the southeast corner of the main area of God Wars Dungeon, as they are commonly found fighting the werewolves (which have fairly quick respawn time). Their attacks are very accurate, even against players with high Magic defence. Because of this, a magic protection prayer is a must.

They also drop a large variety of runes, but only in small quantities. The only runes they don't drop are Soul, Cosmic, Steam, Earth, Smoke, Lava, and Armadyl runes.

Most slayers slay the Zamorakian Spiritual mages using Protect from Magic or Deflect Magic since the uncommon Dragon Boots drops pay for the prayer potions. One must note that upon entering the Zamorak area their prayer will drop to zero; for this reason it is recommended to bring at least one prayer potion or Falador shield 3 (free prayer recharge) or Falador Shield 4 (2 free prayer recharges). Players who wish to save money on prayer potion costs will find it ideal to recharge their prayer every 40 kills by entering the Zamorak boss room, as the altar here will recharge your prayer (to one point above your prayer level) and then instantly teleports you back out. However, in most worlds, the boss chamber is usually empty, meaning you must risk a large amount of lifepoints for just a few prayer points.

The Bandos Spiritual Mages have high defence and spawn far away from each other. Few players fight these because they are very difficult to camp, but they give the most experience per kill out of all the mages. Using crush against them seems to be the best option due to the rock-plated armor around them.

The Armadyl Spiritual Mages cannot be attacked with Melee, but are good for Ranged experience, as they are extremely resistant to magical attacks.

Previously it was possible to camp Spiritual Mages in the Saradomin Encampment without any food or prayer potions. A mage would often be in combat with a werewolf and very often would never quite be able to kill it. A hidden update made the Spiritual warriors in the base aggressive towards the werewolves, and now the werewolves die fairly quickly, releasing the mages to attack the players. Occasionally, however, a Vampyre in the base will attack a mage. When that happens, no other Saradominist will attack the vampyre and the mage is extremely ineffective against the vampyre. The player can then attack the mage with almost no chance of the mage beating the vampyre and switching to the player. Another hidden update increased the mage's power against other monsters, and it now regularly hits over 150 against them, making it more likely to attack players fighting it. In addition, a vampyre fighting a Saradomin mage is somewhat rare. The mage will not initiate combat against the vampyre, and the vampyre will only attack a mage if no other opponents are nearby.

The part of the Saradomin base outside the boss room actually is on two levels, with a rope climb separating them. Most players stay on the upper level as multiple mages are there. The lower level has just one mage, but all three Zamorakians there (a werewolf, Gorak, and Icefiend) will attack it, so the mage is frequently fighting a Zamorakian. Also, there is only one Spiritual warrior there and he will only attack the werewolf, so the mage is often in a long fight. For players low on prayer points, switching between levels to attack mages fighting Zamorakians is a somewhat slow but viable strategy. A recent update made the Saradomin Encampent bigger with more mages, making it harder to fight them.

Players who kill the Saradomin mages in the main chamber will need to use some prayer to save themselves. As the eastern area is littered with Zamorakian and Saradominst followers, there are still some setbacks. The ones near the middle area can be 'protected' by nearby Aviansies ranging from the other side, and that care should be taken due to two level 131 Aviansies that wander around the middle area. The Spiritual warriors also help the mage by fighting the Zamorakian followers, killing them faster, so prayer should be used or if you have high stats, kill the Spiritual warriors before they can deal enough damage on the Zamorakians. An excellent spot to kill mages in the main chamber is just directly east of the rope, in which two Zamorakians (werewolf and icefiend) constantly spawn there. The imp never attacks and is often used as bait. It is best to have strong bait (Goraks and hellhounds) to tank your hits while you kill the mage as the warriors rarely hit over 100 on them.

When using combat Summoning familiars and protection prayers, there are some quirks to be aware of. If the Spiritual mage is attacking another monster, you can attack it safely without prayer as long as its opponent is alive, and your familiar will not voluntarily attack the mage. If you order your familiar to attack the mage, however, the familiar will attack the mage and the mage can then switch its attack to you (or to your familiar and then often later to you). If you are not praying, you can thus take substantial damage when attacked. To save prayer points, the best tactic therefore is to avoid ordering your familiar to attack the mage while it is attacking another monster. If prayer points are not a concern, then switch on prayer and order the familiar to attack, as this will lead to a faster slaying rate of the mages.

It might be advised to bring a stat restore potion with you as all of your stats will be drained by the cold outside the dungeon. This is not needed once a player has reached 85 Slayer as if you are running through the area, the cold shouldn't be able to drain it lower then 83.

Recommended Equipment (melee)Edit

• Helm: Full slayer helm/Black mask (on task) > Verac's helm > Helm of Neitiznot > Ganodermic visor
• Body: Proselyte hauberk > Verac's brassard > Initiate hauberk > Monk's robe > Ganodermic poncho
• Legs: Proselyte tassets > Verac's plateskirt > Initiate tassets > Monk's robe > Ganodermic leggings
• Amulet: Demon horn necklace > Split dragontooth necklace > Amulet of fury > Amulet of glory
• Arrows: Saradomin OR Zamorak arrows
• Boots: Steadfast boots > Bandos boots > Dragon boots > Rune boots
• Weapon: Zamorakian spear > Saradomin sword > Abyssal whip > Brackish blade
• Offhand: Dragon defender > Rune defender
• Ring: Ring of wealth > Ring of life
• Aura: Reverence

Inventory

• 10-16 Prayer potions
• Emergency teleport
• 1-3 pieces medium/high levelled food
• Climbing boots
• BoB pouches and scrolls (Winter storage only)

Recommended Equipment (range)Edit

• Helm: Full slayer helm/Focus sight (on task) > Armadyl helmet > Karil's coif
• Body: Armadyl chestplate > Karil's top > Black d'hide body
• Legs: Armadyl chainskirt > Karil's skirt > Black d'hide chaps
• Amulet: Amulet of ranging > Amulet of fury > Amulet of glory
• Arrows: Saradomin OR Zamorak arrows
• Boots: Glavien boots > Snakeskin boots
• Gloves: Black d'hide vambraces/spiky > Red d'hide vambraces/spiky
• Weapon: Zaryte bow > Chaotic crossbow > Rune crossbow > Sagaie
• Offhand: Spectral Spirit Shield > God books > Spirit shield > Dragon defender > Rune defender
• Ring: Ring of wealth > Ring of life > Ring of recoil
• Aura: Reverence

Inventory

• 5-8 Prayer potions
• Emergency teleport
• Climbing boots
• 5-12 pieces medium/high level food
• BoB pouches and scrolls (Winter storage only)

Ranging is their weakness, as mages in the combat triangle are weak to rangers.

TypesEdit

There are four types of Spiritual mages:

• Saradomin (Level 120)
• Zamorak (Level 121)
• Bandos (Level 121)
• Armadyl (Level 123).

HabitatEdit

• Saradomin, Armadyl, Zamorak and Bandos bases of the God Wars Dungeon
• The Saradomin Spiritual mages are the only ones that will wander in the main section of the God Wars Dungeon.

Warning: All monsters in the God Wars Dungeon are aggressive to any players that do not show affinity to their god. The entire dungeon is a Multicombat area, so failing to wear the proper gear can result in being attacked by melee, ranged, and magic by multiple monsters.

DropsEdit

RunesEdit

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE Market Price
	Air rune	11, 13	2 Common	110–130
	Water rune	5, 9	2 Common	30–54
	Nature rune	4, 9	2 Common	468–1,053
	Chaos rune	1–6	3 Uncommon	49–294
	Death rune	2	3 Uncommon	734
	Astral rune	3	3 Uncommon	396
	Law rune	2	3 Uncommon	390
	Mist rune	3	3 Uncommon	753
	Dust rune	1	3 Uncommon	8
	Mud rune	2	3 Uncommon	682
	Body rune	5, 12	3 Uncommon	25–60
	Mind rune	5	3 Uncommon	20
	Fire rune	7	3 Uncommon	105
	Blood rune	2	3 Uncommon	604

Weapons and armourEdit

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE Market Price
	Dragon boots	1	3 Uncommon	92,164

OthersEdit

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE Market Price
	Frozen key piece [1]	1	6 Random	Not sold
	Pure essence	23 (noted)	3 Uncommon	2,783
	Antipoison (3)	5	3 Uncommon	4,080
	Spin Ticket	1	4 Rare	Not sold
	Clue scroll (hard)	1	6 Random	Not sold

Rare drop table dropsEdit

This monster drops items from the rare drop table; the ring of wealth improves the chances if equipped.

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Item Quantity Rarity GE Market Price Coins 250; 381; 450; 3,000; 9,000; 12,000 2 Common Not sold Uncut sapphire 1 2 Common 695 Uncut emerald 1 2 Common 1,211 Uncut ruby 1 2 Common 3,075 Loop half of a key 1 3 Uncommon 13,550 Tooth half of a key 1 3 Uncommon 16,270 Uncut diamond 1 4 Rare 11,922 Uncut dragonstone 1 4 Rare 20,305 Dragonstone 1 4 Rare 18,416 Dragon dagger 1 2 Common 17,103 Rune javelin 5 4 Rare 1,265 Adamant javelin 20 5 Very rare 1,120 Rune spear 1 5 Very rare 12,256 Dragon spear 1 5 Very rare 37,608 Dragon dagger 50 (noted) 5 Very rare 855,150 Rune kiteshield 1 5 Very rare 32,928 Shield left half 1 5 Very rare 64,405 Dragon helm 1 5 Very rare 59,768 Adamant bolts 200 3 Uncommon 43,200 Rune arrow 150–200, 500 4 Rare 28,500–95,000 Onyx bolts 150 4 Rare 1,273,800 Battlestaff 200 (noted) 4 Rare 1,501,000 Air orb 1000 (noted) 4 Rare 1,760,000 Fire orb 1000 (noted) 4 Rare 1,939,000 Vecna skull 1 5 Very rare 842,735 Water talisman 1 3 Uncommon 5,914 Earth talisman 25–35 (noted) 3 Uncommon 21,200–29,680 Fire talisman 25–35 (noted) 3 Uncommon 65,300–91,420 Chaos talisman 1 3 Uncommon 324 Pure essence 500–15000 (noted) 3 Uncommon 60,500–1,815,000 Nature rune 47,62–67 4 Rare 5,499–7,839 Soul rune 20 4 Rare 2,400 Death rune 50, 121 4 Rare 18,350–44,407 Blood rune 50 4 Rare 15,100 Nature talisman 1 4 Rare 382 Raw swordfish 125 – 250, 1000 (noted) 3 Uncommon 34,250–274,000 Raw shark 250–500 (noted) 3 Uncommon 123,500–247,000 Big bones 150 – 500 (noted) 3 Uncommon 68,550–228,500 Coal 150–7500 (noted) 3 Uncommon 30,300–1,515,000 Adamantite ore 150–800 (noted) 3 Uncommon 240,750–1,284,000 Silver ore 100 (noted) 4 Rare 12,600 Adamant bar 1000–7000 (noted) 4 Rare 2,181,000–15,267,000 Runite ore 100 (noted) 4 Rare 1,023,200 Rune bar 1,50,150 (noted) 4 Rare 12,929–1,939,350 Clean ranarr 33 (noted) 3 Uncommon 57,948 Clean toadflax 25–250 (noted) 3 Uncommon 77,700–777,000 Clean snapdragon 30–120 (noted) 3 Uncommon 302,640–1,210,560 Clean torstol 10–100 (noted) 3 Uncommon 325,190–3,251,900 Saradomin brew (4) 250, 2500 (noted) 5 Very rare 2,584,750–25,847,500 Watermelon seed 3 3 Uncommon 4,251 Yew seed 1–50 4 Rare 62,025–3,101,250 Magic seed 1–6 4 Rare 220,780–1,324,680 Palm tree seed 10 4 Rare 854,110 Snapdragon seed 1 4 Rare 39,715 Torstol seed 1–31 4 Rare 241,907–7,499,117 Fellstalk seed 2 4 Rare 3,504 Yew logs 100–20000 (noted) 4 Rare 46,400–9,280,000

1. ^ The piece dropped depends on which god the mage was aligned with.

TriviaEdit

• Zamorakian and Saradomin spiritual mages seem to have a graphical glitch, where a small piece of what looks to be skin shows up on the bottom part of the robe tops.
• Spiritual Mages, along with Warriors and Rangers, prioritize other dungeon monsters ahead of players. You can use this to your advantage to safely attack with any type of combat, with little fear of retaliation. Bear in mind, however, that they can hit hard and kill their targets quickly, so be prepared to activate your protection prayers once this happens.
• These are the only monsters assigned by Kuradal that do not drop a Starved ancient effigy.
• When any Spiritual Mage attacks a familiar, they appear to use melee, but the damage dealt is magic damage. This may be a graphical error. This glitch was fixed.
• It is possible to poison them, however you will not receive the drops for killing them, whether or not the mage is in combat with another monster, even if you deal more damage than the monsters attacking the mage. This may be a glitch.
• While the other mages have attack speed 6, Bandosian Mages attack at speed 5, and Armadylian Mages have attack speed 7.
• The Bandosian Mages appear not to move from their spawn point. This may be a glitch.
• Zamorakian Mages use Flames of Zamorak, Saradominist Mages use Saradomin Strike, Armadylian Mages use Wind Wave and Bandosian Mages use Earth Surge, yet the damage is different from the spells that players can use.
• When Zamorakian or Saradominist Mages attack other monsters, their spell cast previously looked similar to the original animation for Two-handed swords from the release of RuneScape 2; however, when attacking a player, the Mage's spell looks exactly like how a player would cast Flames of Zamorak or Saradomin Strike. This was fixed, and they now use the proper animation when attacking monsters and familiars.
• The Zamorakian Mages seem to have necks, even though they are ghosts.
• The Saradomin Mages appear to be wearing Mystic robes. However, according to Armies of Gielinor, Saradomin Mages of the God Wars wore robes similar to what Mikasi wears.
• The Saradomin mage's Mystic robes aren't updated to the current blue mystic robes yet.
• When you kill a Spiritual mage, your Ring of wealth will "shine brightly" before the drops are seen. This might be a glitch.
  • Also, if a item from the rare drop table appears, your ring of wealth will also shine again. This means while kililng a Spiritual mage, it is possible to have your ring of wealth shine twice.
• While killing the Zamorakian mages, their bodies disappear right after they kneel to the ground. This might be an oversight from Jagex.

See alsoEdit

• Spiritual warrior
• Spiritual ranger

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