Impling

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This article is about the Hunter creatures. For other uses, see Impling (disambiguation).

Implings are Hunter creatures that may be caught via the impling netting method. They feature in the Impetuous Impulses minigame in Puro-Puro, but may also appear across Gielinor.

In Puro-Puro, a net and empty jars are required to catch any implings. They can be caught with a butterfly net, magic butterfly net, sacred clay butterfly net, or volatile clay butterfly net. Jars can be exchanged and bought from Elnock Inquisitor in Puro-Puro or generated with a jar generator. In Gielinor, they can also be caught barehanded and without an empty impling jar, allowing players to catch implings without having to run back to the bank to get a net and jars.

Implings have the ability to fly over any body of water or lava, but not over obstacles that are labelled with a line on the minimap. They will occasionally teleport to a nearby area. They can sometimes spawn inside some thick walls, for example the wall east of Taverley that runs north to south. This would make them impossible to catch, and potentially be considered a glitch if not for their ability to teleport. They can be found even in some isolated areas, such as Runecrafting altars.

Players can use the spells Bind, Snare, and Entangle to keep an impling from moving further away. This can be useful when in Puro-Puro, or to keep an impling from flying over a body of water. Unlike butterflies, catching implings barehanded does not require a certain Agility level, but having a higher Agility level results in a higher success rate.

Should the player not wish to encounter implings spawning in Menaphos after unlocking them, they can change their preferences at the impling collector in the centre of Menaphos.

Types of implings

A wandering impling roams around the large wheat field in Zanaris. He cannot be caught, but he introduces players to the Impetuous Impulses minigame in an eccentric manner and will show players the location of the two other portals outside of Puro-Puro.

Another visually identical impling, Immenizz, can be found near the centre of Puro-Puro. He will explain briefly why implings might be hiding what humans may want. Fairy Aeryka is found near the wandering impling, and she will also give her version of what implings are, and what is in Puro-Puro.

Hunter level	Impling		XP in Puro-Puro	XP in Gielinor
17		Baby impling	20	25
22		Young impling	48	65
28		Gourmet impling	82	113
36		Earth impling	126	177
42		Essence impling	160	225
50		Eclectic impling	205	289
54		Spirit impling	227	321
58		Nature impling	250	353
65		Magpie impling	289	409
74		Ninja impling	339	481
76		Pirate impling	350	497
79		Divine impling	375	520
83		Dragon impling	390	553
87		Zombie impling	412	585
91		Kingly impling	434	617
95		Crystal impling	525	820

Spawn locations

This list is likely incomplete.

• Five implings in the Al Kharid mining site resource dungeon (75 Dungeoneering required).
• North-west of Seers' Village above the coal truck shed.
• Outside of Castle Wars by the small obelisk.
• Around Draynor Village, mainly near the marketplace.
• Around the entrance to the Ourania dungeon.
• Outside the eastern gate of Varrock (eclectic implings and lower only).
• Inside the Zanaris marketplace.
• Outside the west entrance of Yanille.
• Several spawn in Mos Le'Harmless.
• At the east wall of Taverley.
• Between the Oak tree and two normal trees just west of the bank in Catherby.
• At the entrance to the Kharazi Jungle.
• Around Fenkenstrain's Castle.
• Near the bar at the Desert Bandit Camp
• At the Rellekka Hunter area, usually coming in from the east. They also rarely spawn in the area itself.
• Inside the tortoise pen in the Tree Gnome Stronghold (higher level implings more common here).
• South of the bridge to Paterdomus on the River Salve.
• Around South Feldip Hills and as far as the jungle strykewyrm location and eucalyptus forest.
• Near the magic carpet in Pollnivneach.
• In the enclave west of the Lletya gates, just past the tripwire.
• Near the Falador north wall.
• At the northwesternmost entrance to White Wolf Mountain.
• North of Ardougne, just south of the moss giants and north of the warrior women.
• At the north wall of the Black Knights' Fortress.
• Just outside the Piscatoris Fishing Colony.
• South of the Al Kharid Palace.
• Around the East Ardougne church.
• Inside the Gorajo resource dungeon there are several implings that spawn, including having a relatively high chance of spawning the crystal impling (95 Dungeoneering required).
• While skilling in Menaphos there is a chance for implings to spawn with the message "A creature is discovered while skilling." The impling will only be visible for the player for whom it spawns.

Update history

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• patch 9 December 2019 (Update):
  • Fixed an issue where Implings could be found flying through the vine walls seen around Falador.

• patch 19 June 2017 (Update):
  • Implings will no longer fly into the pillars on the dock in the Ports district of Menaphos.

• patch 16 January 2017 (Update):
  • The combat targeting circle no longer appears when casting Bind, Snare or Entangle on implings.

• nxt 1 August 2016 (Update):
  • Made re-spawned implings easier to click.

• ninja 26 May 2015 (Update):
  • Implings can now be caught in Puro Puro with a sheathed butterfly net.

• ninja 7 April 2015 (Update):
  • The animations used when catching implings have been updated.

• patch 9 February 2015 (Update):
  • Implings are no longer able to find their way up the cliffsides at Shantay Pass.

• patch 12 January 2015 (Update):
  • Certain implings will no longer retaliate against the player if caught using a binding spell.

• patch 15 December 2014 (Update):
  • Players can no longer kill implings with familiar attacks.

• patch 8 December 2014 (Update):
  • Implings are no longer able to find their way up the cliffsides at Shantay Pass.

• patch 18 February 2013 (Update):
  • Implings can no longer fly through rocks in Al Kharid.

• patch 5 February 2013 (Update):
  • An issue with implings getting overly aggressive at magic-using players has been fixed.

• patch 4 January 2012 (Update):
  • Implings can no longer pass through a corner of Mubariz’s house.

• patch 14 December 2010 (Update):
  • The Bind, Snare and Entangle spells will once again work on implings.

• patch 4 August 2010 (Update):
  • Adjusted the spawns of the rare implings so they're not just restricted to Mos Le'Harmless,which was unintended.

• patch 9 June 2010 (Update):
  • Impling catching now better handles two players swiping their nets or hands at the same time.

Trivia

• Implings can pass through the dense jungle blocking the entrance to the Kharazi Jungle.