Skayl

Skayl Level 54 Family Elemental family creatures Body Type Globoid Classification(s) Element-based Magical Boss Area(s) Found Lava Flows BCS Yes HP 300 Speed

Attack Attributes Physical Attacks Closed fist 328 AS Ensnare (attack) 328 AS Misc. Offensive Spells Earthen Fury (917)

Defense Attributes Armor Chain Hauberk (natural) ASG 16N Defensive Strength (DS) Melee 167 Ranged Bolt Unarmed Defense Factor UDF Target Defense (TD) Bard Base 197 Cleric Base Empath Base Paladin Base Ranger Base Sorcerer Base 216 Wizard Base Minor Elemental 235 Major Elemental Minor Spiritual 202 Major Spiritual Minor Mental Defensive Spells Elemental Bias (508) Strength (509) Mass Blur (911)

Treasure Attributes Coins Gems Magic Items Boxes Skin Other a heart of smooth black glaes (cursed) essence of fire

Flame suddenly hisses and spits from thin air, which shimmers in the resulting smoke like reflective crystal.  Then abruptly, the air roils and begins to take on form.  In mere heartbeats, it becomes obvious that the transparent bubble of conflagration is a sentient being.  The skayl opens its gaping maw of fire and bellows a malign growl that is more felt than heard.  In the next instant, the skayl melts down then reforms a short distance away, leaving a drift of smoke in its wake like a fraying shadow.

Hunting strategies

Do not cast Implosion (720) around them. They will explode immediately with a major elemental wave.

Other information

Skayls cannot be skinned but will yield a gem when searched. However, searching a skayl will result in a minor hand wound that will not give experience if transferred by an empath (the wound will count as self-inflicted).

You break through the husk of the skayl and withdraw a heart of fine smooth glaes!
Suddenly, you realize that the smooth black glaes is steaming hot!
Bright orange lava oozes out of the skayl before it crumbles into a lifeless pile of glaes.

Earthen Fury

Earthen Fury is one of the skayl's main attacks and it is cast frequently. Both fire and impact criticals are associated with their version.

Initial cast:

>A skayl releases a wave of fiery red energy at you!
The ground beneath your feet begins to boil violently!
Fiery debris explodes from the ground beneath you!

or

>A skayl releases a wave of fiery red energy at you!
The ground beneath your feet boils with renewed vigor!
Craggy debris explodes from the ground beneath you!

Ending:

The ground beneath you suddenly calms.

Near-level creatures
Level 52 seeker snow madrinol tomb troll wooly mammoth Level 53 ice golem lesser ice elemental sabre-tooth tiger stone sentinel Level 54 animated slush ethereal mage apprentice skayl tomb troll necromancer Level 55 eidolon grisly corpse hulk nightmare steed stone troll Level 56 decaying Citadel guardsman glacial morph lava golem