Honey badger

Honey badger
Release		15 January 2008 (Update)
Summoning level		32
Duration (mins)		25
Points cost		40
Familiar size		Unknown edit
Race		Badger
Abilities		Fighter Ferocious - chance of attacking again without delay
Special moves		Insane Ferocity
Combat level		38
Examine		Violent little so-and-so.
Combat stats
Life points		Max hit
4200		417
Attack	Defence	Ranged	Magic
29	26	29	29
Immune to poison		Yes
Attack style		Melee
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The honey badger is a level 32 Summoning familiar. It is summoned by using a honey badger pouch, which will yield 1.6 Summoning experience. The honey badger is a level 38 combat familiar, and when used in combat it will grant strength experience. The components are: 1 empty pouch, 84 spirit shards, 1 crimson charm, and 1 honeycomb.

The honey badger's special ability, insane ferocity, has chance of causing the badger to strike with two quick attacks, similar to the spirit dagannoth's special ability.

Honey badger pouch

Honey badger pouch

	Shards	Cost/XP	Charm	Tertiary
	84 ( 2,100)	21.8 coins		Honeycomb
	Create XP	Use XP	Low alch	Hi alch	GE price
	140.8	1.6	1,009	1,514	1,580 (info)
	GE Database	Cost to make	Bogrog shard return		Shard return level
	Look up price	3,069	59 (1,475)		40
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	I can summon a honey badger familiar with this.

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A honey badger is made by using a Summoning pouch on a Summoning obelisk with 84 spirit shards, a crimson charm and a honeycomb in the inventory. Making the pouch earns 140.8 experience points. Using the pouch to summon a honey badger gives 1.6 experience points, and costs 40 Summoning points.

Insane Ferocity scroll

A player activating the scroll.

Insane Ferocity scroll

	Create XP	Use XP	Special move points
	2.4	0.8	12
	Low Alch	High Alch	GE Price
	100	151	99 (info)
	GE Database	Bogrog shard return	Shard return level
	Look up price	4 (100)	40
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	A scroll for a honey badger familiar.

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The Insane Ferocity scroll enables the use of the Insane ferocity special move for a honey badger. Using the pouch on a Summoning obelisk creates 10 scrolls.

Insane ferocity

The honey badger has a special move called Insane Ferocity, which can be activated if you have an Insane Ferocity scroll in your inventory. It also has the chance of attacking 2 times in succession. Although it decreases the player's Magic, Ranged, and Defence levels, it boosts Attack and Strength.

Dialogue

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Update history

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• update 15 January 2008 (Update):
  • Added to game.

Trivia

• The familiar is named after the mustelid honey badger (Mellivora capensis).
• The Old School RuneScape badger npc is based on this familiar.