The Spiritual mage is a potent magic user that can easily kill low-level players. Protect from Magic or Deflect Magic is highly recommended for players with lower defence, while Soul Split works best for higher-leveled players. 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.

Spiritual mages are great droppers of various runes and essence, and are currently the only monster to drop dragon boots.

Contents 1 Strategy 1.1 Main room 1.2 Zamorak's Fortress 1.3 Bandos's Fortress 1.4 Saradomin's Encampment 1.5 Armadyl's Eyrie 2 Recommended combat gear 2.1 Recommended Equipment (range) 2.2 Recommended Equipment (melee) 3 Habitat 4 Drops 4.1 Runes 4.2 Weapons and armour 4.3 Herbs and Seeds 4.4 Others 4.5 Rare drop table drops 5 Trivia 6 See also

StrategyEdit

Unlike most monsters in the God Wars Dungeon, these creatures may not be safely attacked when they are engaged against another monster. This method is not effective against the Saradomin spiritual mages in the southeast corner of the main area of God Wars Dungeon, even though 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.

Main roomEdit

The main room only contains Saradomin mages, which are weak to bolts. They are usually not recommended because even though there are a decent amount of them, they are too scattered to be trained on efficiently. You will want to find another place to fight them, especially if you have 70 Agility or Constitution. However, most of the mages will be busy fighting off Zamorakians. You will want to bring Armadyl, Zamorak and Saradomin protection if you are camping the mages here. An icefiend, werewolf, bloodveld and gorak are usually fighting the Spiritual warriors and the two mages.

Zamorak's FortressEdit

Zamorak's Fortress is a great place, and is often the most targeted when players do not have 70 Agility. There are eleven spawns, three of them near the bridge, another two mid-way, and six of them at the end of the area. The mages are weak to arrows here. Free Prayer recharges are somewhat rare though, as players do not fight K'ril Tsutsaroth unless they are on a greater demon task or seeking the robes of subjugation, and if K'ril respawns or is still alive, the player runs the risk of becoming severely poisoned if he shifts his aggressiveness towards them, unless you have picked up some antipoison, which the spiritual mages drop frequently.

Bandos's FortressEdit

There are eight mage spawns in the area. The mages are weak to bolts here. They are spread out, but if you can manage to camp them efficiently, this will be a good place to train combat skills. They are usually not targeted by players because of the distance between spawns. Free Prayer recharges can be found in the boss room, as in almost every world, many players are busy killing General Graardor, giving you a one-way Prayer recharge every 10 minutes.

Saradomin's EncampmentEdit

70 Agility is required to enter Saradomin's Encampment and there are several mage spawns in the area. The mages are weak to bolts in this area. They are usually busy fighting off Zamorakians, so players can easily attack them. The Prayer recharges may be free occasionally as there are groups that usually tend to stay at the boss room killing Commander Zilyana. Due to her high accuracy and fast attacks, it is only advisable to enter when she is defeated. In addition, if nobody is in the room, recharges are infeasible due to Zilyana's damage output, and the fact that the room is quite small allowing the general and her minions easily to attack you.

Armadyl's EyrieEdit

There are only 3 mages fairly spread out throughout the Eyrie. For this reason, these Spiritual mages are usually not recommended. The spiritual mages here are weak to bolts. Players who are running low on food supplies may wish to kill Aviansies, as they have a chance to drop 5 swordfish at a time, though this is somewhat uncommon. Prayer recharges are very risky, even when players are killing Kree'Arra, due to his high damage output and ability to stun. It is only recommended to enter the general's room when he and his minions are dead if a recharge is necessary. Even then, it is advised to use Protect from Missiles to reduce the damage in case he respawns.

Recommended combat gear Edit

As they are weak to bolts (with the exception of the Zamorakians, which are weak to arrows), Ranged is the preferred set up.

Recommended Equipment (range)Edit

• Helm: Full slayer helm/Focus sight (on task) > Armadyl helmet > Karil's coif
• Body: Armadyl chestplate > Karil's top > Royal d'hide body > Black d'hide body
• Legs: Armadyl chainskirt > Karil's skirt > Royal d'hide chaps > Black d'hide chaps
• Amulet:Saradomin's murmur > Amulet of ranging > Amulet of fury > Amulet of glory
• Ammo: Royal bolts > Broad bolts > Saradomin OR Zamorak arrows (for protection; only with crystal bow)
• Boots: Glaiven boots > Snakeskin boots
• Gloves: Royal d'hide vambraces > Black d'hide vambraces/spiky > Red d'hide vambraces/spiky
• Weapon: Zaryte bow / Royal crossbow / Chaotic crossbow (and offhand) > Hand cannon > Sagaie > Crystal bow
• Offhand: Elysian Spirit Shield > Armadyl buckler > God books > Black d'hide shield
• Ring: Sixth-Age circuit > Archer's 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 or steel titan with scrolls

Recommended Equipment (melee)Edit

• Helm: Full slayer helm/Black Mask  (on task) > Tetsu Helm > Torva Full Helm > Bandos Full Helm
• Body: Tetsu Body > Torva Platebody > Bandos Chestplate > Barrows Platebody
• Legs: Tetsu Legs > Torva Platelegs > Bandos Tassets > Barrows Platelegs
• Amulet:  Amulet of fury > Amulet of glory
• Arrows: Saradomin OR Zamorak arrows
• Boots: Steadfast boots > Bandos Boots > Dragon Boots
• Weapon: Drygore Weapon > Chaotic Weapon > Godsword > Barrows Weapon
• Offhand: Offhand Drygore > Offhand Chaotic
• Ring: Warrior's Ring (i) > Onyx Ring (i) > Sixth-Age Circuit > Dragonstone Ring (i) > Tokkul Zo > Ring of Wealth
• Aura: Reverence

Inventory

• 10-16 prayer potions
• Emergency teleport
• 1-3 pieces medium/high levelled food
• Climbing boots (if unable to use Trollheim teleport)
• BoB pouches or steel titan with scrolls
• Holy wrench

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	143–169
	Water rune	5, 9	2 Common	65–117
	Nature rune	4, 9	2 Common	444–999
	Chaos rune	1–6	3 Uncommon	41–246
	Death rune	2	3 Uncommon	186
	Astral rune	3	3 Uncommon	402
	Law rune	2	3 Uncommon	358
	Mist rune	3	3 Uncommon	1,026
	Dust rune	1	3 Uncommon	10
	Mud rune	2	3 Uncommon	278
	Body rune	5, 12	3 Uncommon	20–48
	Mind rune	5	3 Uncommon	20
	Fire rune	7	3 Uncommon	70
	Blood rune	2	3 Uncommon	326

Weapons and armourEdit

Item		Quantity	Rarity	GE Market Price
	Dragon boots	1	4 Rare	27,144

Herbs and SeedsEdit

Item		Quantity	Rarity	GE Market Price
	Fellstalk seed [1]	1–3	4 Rare	466–1,398

OthersEdit

Item		Quantity	Rarity	GE Market Price
	Frozen key piece [2]	1	5 Very rare	Not sold
	Pure essence	23 (noted)	2 Common	1,955
	Antipoison (3)	5	3 Uncommon	400
	Spin ticket	1	4 Rare	Not sold
	Clue scroll (hard)	1	4 Rare	Not sold
	Ectoplasmator	1	5 Very rare	Not sold

Rare drop table dropsEdit

This monster drops items from the rare drop table.
The ring of wealth improves the chances if equipped but is not required to access the table.

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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 1,143 Uncut emerald 1 2 Common 1,783 Uncut ruby 1 2 Common 3,576 Loop half of a key 1 3 Uncommon 8,548 Tooth half of a key 1 3 Uncommon 12,668 Uncut diamond 1 3 Uncommon 7,160 Uncut dragonstone 1 4 Rare 14,935 Dragonstone 1 4 Rare 9,966 Dragon dagger 1 3 Uncommon 17,221 Rune battleaxe 1 4 Rare 24,627 Rune javelin 5 4 Rare 1,270 Adamant javelin 20 5 Very rare 920 Rune spear 1 5 Very rare 12,048 Dragon spear 1 5 Very rare 36,856 Dragon dagger 50 (noted) 5 Very rare 861,050 Rune kiteshield 1 5 Very rare 32,145 Shield left half 1 5 Very rare 65,188 Dragon helm 1 5 Very rare 59,636 Adamant bolts 200 3 Uncommon 17,400 Rune arrow 150–200; 500 4 Rare 29,850–199 Onyx bolts 150 4 Rare 1,303,050 Battlestaff 200 (noted) 4 Rare 1,665,400 Air orb 1,000 (noted) 4 Rare 1,418,000 Fire orb 1,000 (noted) 4 Rare 1,612,000 Vecna skull 1 5 Very rare 133,474 Water talisman 1 3 Uncommon 4,721 Earth talisman 25–35 (noted) 3 Uncommon 19,825–27,755 Fire talisman 25–35 (noted) 3 Uncommon 50,450–70,630 Chaos talisman 1 3 Uncommon 227 Nature talisman 1 3 Uncommon 270 Pure essence 500–15,000 (noted) 3 Uncommon 42,500–1,275,000 Nature rune 47–77 4 Rare 5,217–8,547 Soul rune 20 4 Rare 2,420 Death rune 50; 121 4 Rare 93 Blood rune 50 4 Rare 8,150 Raw swordfish 125 – 250; 1,000 (noted) 3 Uncommon 37,250–298 Raw shark 250–500 (noted) 3 Uncommon 246,500–493,000 Big bones 150 – 500 (noted) 3 Uncommon 67,350–224,500 Coal 150–7,500 (noted) 3 Uncommon 41,700–2,085,000 Adamantite ore 150–800 (noted) 3 Uncommon 227,700–1,214,400 Silver ore 100 (noted) 4 Rare 10,500 Adamant bar 1,000–7,000 (noted) 4 Rare 3,168,000–22,176,000 Runite ore 100 (noted) 4 Rare 1,041,900 Rune bar 1,50,150 (noted) 4 Rare 13,002–1,950,300 Clean ranarr 33 (noted) 3 Uncommon 74,448 Clean toadflax 25–250 (noted) 3 Uncommon 95,050–950,500 Clean snapdragon 30–120 (noted) 3 Uncommon 106,530–426,120 Clean torstol 10–100 (noted) 3 Uncommon 118,420–1,184,200 Saradomin brew (4) 250 (noted) 5 Very rare 172,000 Watermelon seed 3 3 Uncommon 6,030 Yew seed 1–50 4 Rare 71,385–3,569,250 Magic seed 1–6 4 Rare 160,602–963,612 Palm tree seed 10 4 Rare 1,064,590 Snapdragon seed 1 4 Rare 2,196 Torstol seed 1–31 4 Rare 78,509–2,433,779 Fellstalk seed 2 4 Rare 932 Yew logs 100–20,000 (noted) 4 Rare 56,100–11,220,000

1. ^ They seem to drop this item quite often. It is difficult to say if it is from the rare drop table or not.
2. ^ The piece dropped depends on which god the mage was aligned with. Note that Saradomin mages in the main room will not drop them.

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, prioritise 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. This was only when they were attacking a monster(s). This could mean that, if they were in a fighting zone where monsters would constantly spawn, a player would not be attacked by them even if they were not wearing the correct item.
  • After the Evolution of Combat update, they were made much more aggressive, breaking the usual God Wars monster traits. Also, like all monsters found in the God Wars Dungeon, if they are attacked by a player they will retaliate back.
• These are the only monsters assigned by Kuradal that do not drop a starved ancient effigy.
• When any spiritual mage attacks a familiar, a graphical error would cause them to use a melee animation rather than their normal magic animation. 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, the Bandosian and Armadylian mages attack at speed 5. Prior to the graphical update to the God Wars Dungeon on 5 September 2012, the Armadylian mages were level 122, and attacked at speed 7.
• The Bandosian Mages appear not to move from their spawn point unless they attack someone or are attacked. This trait is shared with the Ancient mages in the Ancient Prison. It is unknown whether this is intentional or a glitch.
• Zamorakian mages appeared to use Flames of Zamorak and Saradominist mages use Saradomin Strike, yet the damage is different from the spells that players could 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.
• Despite being a mage, if an Armadylian mage attacks a monster, it seems to do ranged damage. This may be a glitch by Jagex.
• The Zamorakian mages seem to have necks, even though they are ghosts.
• According to Armies of Gielinor, Saradomin mages of the God Wars wore robes similar to what Mikasi wears.
• Prior to the God Wars Dungeon graphical update, the Saradomin mages wore robes similar to the old model of blue mystic robes.
• When you kill a Spiritual mage, your ring of wealth will "shine brightly" before the drops are seen. This also happens to other monsters such as General Graardor.
  • Also, if an item from the rare drop table appears, your ring of wealth will also shine again. This means while killing a spiritual mage, it is possible to have your ring of wealth shine twice.
• While killing the Zamorakian mages, their bodies disappear midway through their death animation, right after they kneel to the ground. This also affects some other monsters that use the human model, and might be an oversight by Jagex.
• While killing the mages, if their attack fails to hit you and your protection prayers are on, the splashing will only be seen. This is odd as other monsters do not show this.
• Before the Evolution of Combat update, Spiritual mages had a combat level of 123 to 171. After the update, each one has a combat level of 140, which makes them one of the strongest attackable non-boss monsters found in the God Wars Dungeon. The same also affects the Spiritual rangers and Spiritual warriors.
• The drop rate of dragon boots is estimated to be around 1 in 64 and 1 in 86 kills.

See alsoEdit

• Spiritual warrior
• Spiritual ranger

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