[Ulk]

The humungous and deathly strykewyrms are happy to harmlessly tunnel about RuneScape, but they have trained senses that can smell a slayer from a mile off. Those who are assigned a strykewyrm task will find that they lure strykewyrms from the ground, but they may wish they hadn’t; once roused, a strykewyrm will do their very best to take them down!

Three breeds of strykewyrm are known to the Slayer masters of Runescape: jungle strykewyrms (level 73 Slayer) can be found near the coast north-west of Oo’glog; desert strykewyrms (level 77 Slayer) stir the sand east of Al Kharid (over the stile by the palace); and ice strykewyrms (level 93 Slayer) churn up the ice in a cave near to where you find the Muspah (but only after you’ve completed the Tale of the Muspah). Ice strykewyrm assignments are unique to Kuradal. You will need to own a TzHaar fire cape to be assigned them, and you will need to wear a fire cape to inflict any damage.

As with other Slayer creatures, each strykewyrm has a rare drop, which should prove to be very useful for slayers, mages and rangers. The jungle and desert strykewyrms, respectively, drop the hexcrest and the focus sight, which give combat and Slayer bonuses for Magic and Ranged (much like the black mask already does for melee). Indeed, anyone with a slayer helmet, focus sight and hexcrest can combine them all into a full slayer helmet, which incorporates all of these items’ bonuses into one slayertastic piece of headgear.

The ice strykewyrms’ unique drop, the staff of light, can be used as a slayer staff, has stats roughly equivalent to a dragon weapon, causes +15% Magic damage, has a special attack that reduces any melee damage that is received by 50% for one minute AND has a 1/8 chance of not using up runes each time a damage-dealing spell is cast with it!

The rune-saving effect can be combined with a full set of combat robes (improving the chance to 1/5) or battle robes (for an impressive 1/2 chance of saving runes). Also, any time the staff does not save your runes, the robes themselves will still have their usual chance of saving you any mind, chaos, death or blood runes used by the combat spell you are casting. These robe sets can both be earned as rewards from the Fist of Guthix minigame.

From beneath it devours… Happy slaying everyone!

Mod Chris L
RuneScape Content Developer



In other news...

After listening to your feedback, the F2 key will now toggle the chat window when you're holding the orb of oculus, otherwise known as the machinima camera. This should help you direct your actors on camera!

This post has been edited by Ulk: 08 February 2010 - 09:57 AM

[Ownanism]

Yay another silly weapon for Pvp

[netforce]

The ice strykewyrms’ unique drop, the staff of light, can be used as a slayer staff, has stats roughly equivalent to a dragon weapon, causes +15% Magic damage, has a special attack that reduces any melee damage that is received by 50% for one minute AND has a 1/8 chance of not using up runes each time a damage-dealing spell is cast with it!

http://services.rune...em.ws?obj=15486

set price 10m o_o

[The duck]

Quote

Ice strykewyrm assignments are unique to Kuradal . You will need to own a TzHaar fire cape to be assigned them, and you will need to wear a fire cape to inflict any damage.

Interesting.
Might try the jungle/desert wyrm out tonight, since I can kill it.

[Spliffy900]

Interesting.

[Pk3d by mike]

looks cool...

[Red_Archerx]

Need a Firecape to deal damage...Damn.

This post has been edited by Red_Archerx: 08 February 2010 - 10:01 AM

[Andrew]

Epic! From what I understand the only way to kill them is to have them assigned to you?

5/5 on concept alone, I can't wait to give this a go!

[Rokjordan0]

not bad 93 slay req.

[Lmomjian]

Sounds cool!

netforce, on 08 February 2010 - 10:58 AM, said:

The ice strykewyrms' unique drop, the staff of light, can be used as a slayer staff, has stats roughly equivalent to a dragon weapon, causes +15% Magic damage, has a special attack that reduces any melee damage that is received by 50% for one minute AND has a 1/8 chance of not using up runes each time a damage-dealing spell is cast with it!

http://services.rune...em.ws?obj=15486

set price 10m o_o

Pretty high alright.

[The duck]

Andrew, on 08 February 2010 - 05:01 PM, said:

Epic! From what I understand the only way to kill them is to have them assigned to you?

5/5 on concept alone, I can't wait to give this a go!

I believe only the ice one is.

For the combat levels of the wryms:
Jungle one: level 110.
Desert one: level 130
Ice one: level 220!!

[Ryydi]

The staff is one handed, can be wielded with a shield. So basically wearing divine/elysian + melee prot + the special of this staff = can't be meleed for the next minute, even in PVP? Btw, the 1 minute barrier fades if you disarm the staff.

This post has been edited by Ryydi: 08 February 2010 - 10:07 AM

[Man_Whij_Me]

Definately going to try to get one of those new magic/range black masks to make my slayerhelm complete
With a wild pie I can get both.

[Lmomjian]

Special Attack picture:



Description:

Staff of light
Power of Light
Drawing upon all of your special attack energy, the staff imbues its wielder with a protective barrier that reduces all melee damage by 50% for the next minute. If the staff is unequiped during this time, the effect is lost.

Note that the 1/8 chance of rune saving is NOT listed in the Special Attack description, making this a constant ability. It was a little confusing at first.

This post has been edited by lmomjian: 08 February 2010 - 10:08 AM

[maqic blitz]

Can I only kill the ice ones if i get them assigned?

[jim_jim_15]

I click a 4 dose ppot and it all disappeared, even the vial lol
My friend tried equipping a dds and it disappeared too
Another friend tried using a dusty key and it went on the floor

This post has been edited by jim_jim_15: 08 February 2010 - 10:11 AM

[cookie ko]

I want the Focus Sight! Which one of them drops it?

Great update btw!

[The duck]

maqic blitz, on 08 February 2010 - 05:10 PM, said:

Can I only kill the ice ones if i get them assigned?

Yes.

[Lmomjian]

Staff of Light not yet listed in the Game Guide Weapons catagory. Speed unknown.

jim_jim_15, on 08 February 2010 - 11:10 AM, said:

I click a 4 dose ppot and it all disappeared, even the vial lol
My friend tried equipping a dds and it disappeared too
Another friend tried using a dusty key and it went on the floor

L000L

[The duck]

Wait a minute..the junglewyrm is located near ooglog.
Ooglog is multicombat.
The Hexcrest (unique item of it) is 1.5m
Coinsharing fest?