Mini-boss

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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 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.

Adjective Attack Types Attack Spells Defense Susceptibility Defense Resistant Defense Spells Other
Adroit
Afflicted
Apt Counterattack Stuns* Higher Health*
Blurry
Canny SMRv2 stun spell
Dazzling Very spelled up
Enraged
Ethereal
Flashy
Flickering Temp phase ability
Flinty
Frenzied
Ghastly
Ghostly Noncorporeal undead
Gleaming
Glittering Offensive elemental flares
Glorious Raises self after death, Dispel on attack, may self-raise several times
Gory
Hardy
Huge
Illustrious
Indistinct Physical damage resist shield
Keen
Lanky
Luminous
Muculent Regeneration similar Troll's Blood (1125), fire does not prevent healing
Nebulous
Oozing
Pestilent
Putrid
Radiant
Raging
Ready Counterattack
Rune-Covered Magic-absorb shield
Robust
Scintillating
Shadowy 1204, 1601, 1712*
Shielded
Shifting
Shimmering 101, 103, 107, 202, 303, 1601
Shining
Sickly-Green Use Purify Air to combat the miasma cloud
Slimy
Slime covered
Sparkling
Spindly
Spiny
Stalwart
Stately
Stout
Tattooed
Tenebrous
Tough
Twinkling
Unyielding
Wavering Temp phase ability
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

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

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

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

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

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

Area Creature Level
Greymist Wood Ash hag 31
Greymist Wood Lava troll 34
Greymist Wood Giant fog beetle 32
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

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

Area Creature Level
Mraent Caverns Giant albino scorpion 24
Troll Burial Grounds Troll wraith 35
Troll Burial Grounds Rock troll zombie 34


The Rift

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