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A mini-boss is a creature that spawns with abilities or stats beyond what that creature type normally possesses. Not all creatures are capable of producing mini-bosses, but those that do tend to generate them in small packs. They can be differentiated from other creatures by the adjective included before their name (ex. ghostly, shining, etc), these adjectives also reveal the special abilities of the mini-boss.

Killing a mini-boss will grant [[long-term experience]] as well as normal experience

Mini-bosses may also be referred to as "glam critters," "gifted creatures," or "boosted critters" by some and their special abilities are sometimes referred to as "boons".

==Abilities==

Mini-bosses may be [[ASSESS (verb)|assessed]] to receive a hint about what their special abilities are.

Below is a list of the adjectives and the special abilities of the mini-boss baring them. This list should not be considered exhaustive and the abilities indicated by most adjectives are still in the process of discovery by the player base.

{| {{prettytable|height:15px;}}
|- style="background:#000080; vertical-align: top; font-size: larger; color:white;"
!Adjective !!Attack Types !!Attack Spells !!Defense Susceptibility !!Defense Resistant !!Defense Spells !!Other
|-
|Adroit || || || || || ||
|-
|Afflicted || || || || || ||
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|Apt ||Counterattack || || ||Stuns* || || Higher Health*
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|Blurry || || || || || ||
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|Canny ||SMRv2 stun spell || || || || ||
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|Dazzling || || || || || || Very spelled up
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|Enraged || || || || || ||
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|Ethereal || || || || || ||
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|Flashy || || casts [[Spirit Dispel (119)]] and [[Elemental Dispel (417)]] with cascade effect || || || ||
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|Flickering || || || || || || Temp phase ability
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|Flinty || || || || || ||
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|Frenzied || || || || || ||
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|Ghastly || || || || || ||
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|Ghostly || || || || || || Noncorporeal undead
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|Gleaming || || || || || ||
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|Glittering || || || || || || Offensive elemental flares
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|Glorious || || || || || || Raises self after death, Dispel on attack, may self-raise several times
|-
|Gory || || || || || ||
|-
|Hardy || || || || || ||
|-
|Huge|| || || || || ||
|-
|Illustrious || || || || || ||
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|Indistinct || || || ||Physical damage resist shield || ||
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|Keen || || || || || ||
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|Lanky || || || || || ||
|-
|Luminous|| || || || || ||
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|Muculent || || || || || || Regeneration similar [[Troll's Blood (1125)]], fire does not prevent healing
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|Nebulous || || || || || ||
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|Oozing || || || || || ||
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|Pestilent || || || || || ||
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|Putrid || || || || || ||
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|Radiant || || || || || ||
|-
|Raging || || || || || ||
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|Ready || Counterattack || || || || ||
|-
|Rune-Covered || || || || Magic-absorb shield || ||
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|Robust || || || || || ||
|-
|Scintillating || || || || || ||
|-
|Shadowy || || || || || Possesses [[Foresight (1204)]], [[Mantle of Faith (1601)]], and [[Spirit Guard (1712)]]* ||
|-
|Shielded || || || || || ||
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|Shifting || || || || || ||
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|Shimmering || || || || || Possesses [[Spirit Warding I (101)]], [[Spirit Defense (103)]], [[Spirit Warding II (107)]], [[Spirit Shield (202)]], [[Prayer of Protection (303)]], and [[Mantle of Faith (1601)]] ||
|-
|Shining || || || || || ||
|-
|Sickly-Green || || || || || ||Use [[Purify Air (207)]] to combat the miasma cloud
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|Slimy || || || || || ||
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|Slime covered || || || || || ||
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|Sparkling || || || || || ||
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|Spindly || || || || || ||
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|Spiny || || || || || ||
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|Stalwart || || || || || ||
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|Stately || || || || || ||
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|Stout || || || || || ||
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|Tattooed || || || || || ||
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|Tenebrous || || || || || ||
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|Tough || || || || || ||
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|Twinkling || || || || || ||
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|Unyielding || || || || || ||
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|Wavering || || || || || || Temp phase ability
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|Wispy || || || || || ||
|}

Entries marked with an asterisk (*) are believed to be true, but may be based on speculation.

==Creatures==

Below is a list of creatures that may produce mini-bosses. If a creature inhabits more than one area they may not spawn mini-bosses in every area (particularly if the areas are located in different zones), they are known to exist in the areas listed blow, however.

===[[Icemule]]===

{| {{prettytable|height:15px;}}
|- style="background:#000080; vertical-align: top; font-size: larger; color:white;"
!Area !!Creature !!Level
|-
|[[Thurfel's Keep]] ||[[Spiked cavern urchin]] || 17
|-
|Thurfel's Keep ||[[Massive grahnk]] || 20
|-
|[[Frozen Battlefield]] ||[[Ice troll]] || 29
|-
|[[Olbin Pass]] ||Ice troll || 29
|-
|[[Arctic Tundra]] ||[[Frozen corpse]] || 42
|-
|[[Mount Aenatumgana]] ||[[Sabre-tooth tiger]] || 29
|-
|Arctic Tundra ||Sabre-tooth tiger || 29
|}

===[[River's Rest]]===

{| {{prettytable|height:15px;}}
|- style="background:#000080; vertical-align: top; font-size: larger; color:white;"
!Area !!Creature !!Level
|-
|[[Shattered Moors]] ||[[Moor hound]] || 33
|-
|Shattered Moors ||[[Moor witch]] || 34
|-
|[[Krolvin Carrack]] ||[[Krolvin corsair]] || 38
|-
|[[Miasmal Forest]] ||[[Lesser moor wight]] || 37
|-
|Miasmal Forest ||[[Greater bog troll]] || 42
|-
|[[Marsh Keep]] ||[[Flesh golem]] || 50
|-
|Marsh Keep ||[[Tomb troll]] || 52
|}

===[[Solhaven]]===

{| {{prettytable|height:15px;}}
|- style="background:#000080; vertical-align: top; font-size: larger; color:white;"
!Area !!Creature !!Level
|-
|[[Outlands]] ||[[Dobrem]] || 28
|-
|[[Marshtown]] ||[[Rotting woodsman]] || 23
|-
|[[Foggy Valley]] ||[[Cougar]] || 22
|-
|Foggy Valley ||[[Fenghai]] || 23
|-
|Foggy Valley ||[[Vesperti]] || 48
|-
|[[Bonespear Tower]] ||[[Dybbuk]] || 48
|-
|[[Bonespear Tower]] ||[[Waern]] || 49
|}

===[[Ta'Illistim]]===

{| {{prettytable|height:15px;}}
|- style="background:#000080; vertical-align: top; font-size: larger; color:white;"
!Area !!Creature !!Level
|-
|[[Seethe Naedal]] ||[[Kiramon worker]] || 40
|-
|Seethe Naedal ||[[Kiramon defender]] || 46
|-
|[[Gyldemar Forest]] ||[[Lesser faeroth]] || 46
|-
|Gyldemar Forest ||[[Greater faeroth]] || 50
|-
|[[Blighted Forest]] ||[[Black forest ogre]] || 60
|-
|[[Griffin's Keen]] ||[[Yeti]] || 67
|-
|Griffin's Keen ||[[Lesser griffin]] || 69
|-
|[[Temple Wyneb]] ||[[Muscular supplicant]] || 67
|-
|[[Blighted Forest]] ||[[Moulis]] || 75
|-
|Blighted Forest ||[[Dhu goleras]] || 78
|-
|[[Old Ta'Faendryl]] ||[[Greater construct]] || 96
|}

===[[Ta'Vaalor]]===

{| {{prettytable|height:15px;}}
|- style="background:#000080; vertical-align: top; font-size: larger; color:white;"
!Area !!Creature !!Level
|-
|[[Fethayl Bog]] ||[[Bog wight]] || 44
|-
|[[Rambling Meadows]] ||[[Crested basilisk]] || 22
|-
|[[Lunule Weald]] ||[[Crazed zombie]] || 23
|-
|Lunule Weald ||[[Frenzied monk]] || 27
|-
|[[Fethayl Bog]] ||[[Warrior shade]] || 48
|-
|[[Aradhul Road]] ||[[Black forest ogre]] || 60
|}

===[[Teras Isle]]===

{| {{prettytable|height:15px;}}
|- style="background:#000080; vertical-align: top; font-size: larger; color:white;"
!Area !!Creature !!Level
|-
|[[Greymist Wood]] ||[[Ash hag]] || 31
|-
|[[Greymist Wood]] ||[[Giant fog beetle]] || 32
|-
|[[Greymist Wood]] ||[[Lava troll]] || 34
|-
|[[Lava Flows]] ||[[Skayl]] || 54
|-
|[[Lava Flows]] ||[[Massive pyrothag]] || 58
|-
|[[Temple of Luukos]] ||[[Wind wraith]] || 61
|-
|[[Eye of V'Tull]] ||[[Red tsark ]] || 66
|-
|[[Eye of V'Tull]] ||[[Fire mage]] || 71
|-
|[[Ruined Temple]] ||[[Siren]] || 96
|}

===[[Wehnimer's Landing]]===

{| {{prettytable|height:15px;}}
|- style="background:#000080; vertical-align: top; font-size: larger; color:white;"
!Area !!Creature !!Level
|-
|[[Abandoned Mine]] ||[[Krolvin warrior]] || 19
|-
|[[Abandoned Mine]] ||[[Krolvin warfarer]] || 25
|-
|[[Danjirland]] ||[[Zombie]] || 23
|-
|[[Danjirland]] ||[[Centaur]] || 23
|-
|[[Shadow Valley]] ||[[Ghostly pooka]] || 33
|-
|[[Shadow Valley]] ||[[Spectral miner]] || 40
|-
|[[Shadow Valley]] ||[[Night mare]] || 43
|-
|[[The Broken Lands]] ||[[Dark vortece]] || 42
|-
|[[Thanatoph]] ||[[Stone troll]] || 55
|-
|[[Thanatoph]] ||[[Illoke elder]] || 86
|}

===[[Zul Logoth]]===

{| {{prettytable|height:15px;}}
|- style="background:#000080; vertical-align: top; font-size: larger; color:white;"
!Area !!Creature !!Level
|-
|[[Mraent Caverns]] ||[[Giant albino scorpion]] || 24
|-
|[[Troll Burial Grounds]] ||[[Rock troll zombie]] || 34
|-
|[[Troll Burial Grounds]] ||[[Troll wraith]] || 35
|}

===[[The Rift]]===

{| {{prettytable|height:15px;}}
|- style="background:#000080; vertical-align: top; font-size: larger; color:white;"
!Area !!Creature !!Level
|-
|Plane 1 ||[[Raving lunatic]] || 77
|-
|Plane 1 ||[[Vvrael witch]] || 80
|-
|Plane 2 ||[[Raving lunatic]] || 77
|-
|Plane 2 ||[[Vvrael warlock]] || 84
|-
|Plane 3 ||[[Aivren]] || 86
|}

==See Also==

*[[Creature]]
*[[User:ARMYJEN/Glam Critter|Mini-boss research]]
*[[/saved posts|Saved posts]]

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