Dark wizard

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Level 22Level 30 Level 33Level 35Level 37
Dark wizard
Release			4 January 2001 (Update)
Members			No
Examine
He works evil magic.
Combat info
Level			LP			XP			XP
22			800			38.1			12.5
Equipment XP (2H/MH & Armour/OH)
2 / 1 / 0
Aggressive						Poisonous
Offensive
Max hit
0			0			64			? (edit)
Style						Rate
						4 ticks (2.4s)
Combat levels
1				1				16
Accuracy
0				0				268
Abilities used
None
Defensive
Armour				Weakness			Susceptible
268		16
Affinities
90			45			65			55
Immunities
Not immune			Not immune			Not immune			Not immune
Advanced data
NPC ID				3244
Links				bestiary • MRND
FAQ • doc

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4 ticks (2.4s)

4 ticks (2.4s)

4 ticks (2.4s)

4 ticks (2.4s)

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Dark wizards are Zamorakian mages that cast strike spells when provoked. Depending on the location, their behaviour towards players will be different. There are three types of dark wizards: the ones that wear red and black clothes, the ones that wear green and grey clothes, and the ones that wear green clothes.

They play a small role in the Demon Slayer quest. These wizards are also a great way to collect runes for free players. However, they are an inefficient source on member worlds as there are many better ways. They provide low amounts of combat experience.

Dark wizards located in the Wilderness.

Locations

Location	Levels	Members	Spawns	Map
Dark Wizards' Tower ground floor[UK]1st floor[US]	22, 35, 37		7	Maplink
Dark Wizards' Tower 1st floor[UK]2nd floor[US]	22, 35, 37		4	Maplink
Dark Wizards' Tower 2nd floor[UK]3rd floor[US]	22, 35, 37		4	Maplink
Western edge of level 6 and 7 Wilderness	33, 37		8	Maplink
South of Varrock	30		11	Maplink

Strategy

Dark wizards attack with magic. They cast Water Strike, Earth Strike, Weaken and Confuse spells, hitting effectively through melee armour and continuing to attack while players run. Their max hit is approximately 60. Also note that dark wizards cast magic at a slightly faster rate than players normally do. This difference can be observed by autocasting spells on them.

Warriors attacking in metal armour will not have an effective defence against the wizards' spells. However, rangers with ranged armor would have an advantage. Mage-to-mage duels are also effective.

The wizards sometimes will constantly cast Confuse or Weaken on a player until the spell is successful. Since their casting is generally inaccurate on players with decent magic defence, they tend to do very little damage for long periods of time.

Drops

100% drop

	Item		Quantity	Rarity	GE price	High Alch
	Bones		1	Always	683	0

Main drops

This drop table may not have accurate data due to a low kill count. You can submit your data to the RuneMetrics project or edit this page to improve it.

	Item		Quantity	Rarity	GE price	High Alch
	Earth rune		10; 18; 36	2/128	180-648	30-108
	Air rune		10; 18	4/128	830-1,494	30-54
	Water rune		10; 18	4/128	190-342	30-54
	Fire rune		10; 18	5/128	1,490-2,682	30-54
	Mind rune		10; 18	5/128	160-288	30-54
	Body rune		10; 18	5/128	290-522	30-54
	Chaos rune		4; 5	10/128	584-730	112-140
	Nature rune		2–5	11/128	678-1,695	148-370
	Law rune		3	1/128	1,446	225
	Blood rune (m)		2; 4	1/128	1,140-2,280	220-440
	Cosmic rune		2	?	690	92
	Coins		1–30	22/128	1-30	1-30
	Staff		1	6/128	1,233	9
	Staff of air		1	1/128	1,876	900
	Black wizard hat		1	3/128	258	1
	Black wizard robe top		1	4/128	507	7
	Chargebow		1	1/128	994	Not alchemisable
	Water talisman		1	2/128	3,740	2
	Fire talisman		1	1/256	275	2

Universal drops

Universal drops are dropped by nearly every monster outside of Daemonheim.

These items are dropped alongside main drops.

	Item		Quantity	Rarity	GE price	High Alch
	Key token		1	Rare	Not sold	Not alchemisable
	Mimic kill token (m)		1	Very rare	8,428	Not alchemisable

Trivia

• Dark wizards have the same attack speed as a wand, but their range is one square less.
• They are able to cast damaging spells despite not having any magic weapon equipped, which is required after the Evolution of Combat. They also retained the previous Avatar: The Last Airbender-inspired elemental spell casting animations that is no longer used by players.
• There used to be a pair of dark wizards in Draynor Village, right by the willow trees. Jagex used these wizards to combat low level macroers. An update removed these wizards as the wizards were located in the starting area of Gielinor.
• Despite wearing a black hood, they drop black wizard hats, which used to look like a hat but now looks like a hood.