The Archmage's Shade
Every spell you know, cast back at you.
Level 32MagicBoss
Stats
- HP
- 3200
- Attack
- 35
- Defence
- 13
- Range
- 4 tiles
- Attacks every
- 2.2s
- XP
- 9000
- Speed
- 2 tiles/s
- Notices you at
- 6 tiles
- Gives up after
- 8 tiles
Elites (3.5% of spawns, never bosses) have ×2.5 HP, ×1.35 attack and +3 defence, give ×3 XP and drop loot twice with ×3 rarity chances. Each also rolls two elite traits.
Special moves
- Magic: ignores 50% of your defence
- Stamps every 7s, hitting everything within 2 tiles for 1.4× damage
- Enrages below 40% health and attacks every 1.5s
- Never moves from its spot
Drops
GP: 100% chance of 1,500 GP–2500
| Item | Chance | Amount |
|---|---|---|
 Supreme Health Potion | 80% | 1–2 |
 Diamond | 40% | 1 |
 Clue Scroll (hard) | 50% | 1 |
Gear can roll Fine, Rare or Epic. Your first kill guarantees at least a Rare. Items marked “one of” share a single roll: at most one of them drops.
Where to find it
| Region | Area | Levels | At once | Respawn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Hall of Trials | The Hall of Trials(vocation:wizard only) | 30–40 | 1 | 300s |
Bestiary milestones
| Rank | Kills | Lasting bonus |
|---|---|---|
| ★ Novice | 1 | +3% damage against it |
| ★★ Hunter | 5 | +4% less damage from it |
| ★★★ Veteran | 15 | +15% rare find chance from it |
| ★★★★ Expert | 40 | +8% XP from it |
| ★★★★★ Slayer | 100 | +7% damage against it |
Reaching Slayer also earns the title “The Archmage's Shade Slayer”.
Quests and tasks
| Quest | Kills needed |
|---|---|
| Trial of Mind: the Shade | 1 |