Corporeal Beast Guide

[Dragonlordjl]

I've been there a fair many times, so I have learned the tricks to doing it.

First, some basic info:

It has 2000 HP, which is represented by a lifebar three-to-four times the length of normal ones. Its defense is irregular, in that it not only is hard to hit but it also has some damage reduction, approximately the same as fighting a Player who uses Protection Prayers. If you do decide to Pray, use Protect from Magic.

There is some discrepancy as to if Protection Prayers work or not against it. I believe they do, because all the people I've seen get PWNED by it (two or three hit) were NOT using prayers. I know for a fact that prayers only shield you from SOME of the damage, but I think they DO help.

Now, onto gear:

People have discovered that it is vulnerable to Stab attacks, so if you are going to melee it (which I do not advise) I suggest that you use either Veracs on stab (but you risk more like that), a Leaf Bladed Sword + Rune Defender (best stab bonus), or a Zamorak Spear. Bear in mind when selecting your equipment that if you die, you have 60 seconds to loot your crap before it vanishes. You have to be perfect to make it back in time... So it's best to plan to lose anything that you drop upon death.

Note: because of the Beast's extreme HP, Ruby Bolts are by far the most effective weapon against it. However, the Beast's damage reduction ability reduces the max hit of Ruby Bolts to 100.

Note2: The beast devours any familiars that get within melee distance.

Here is what I recommend you bring if you range it:

Helmet: Neitiznot (prayer > ranged bonus... your damage comes from the specials)
Body: Black D' Hide Body (I would say proslyte body, but the accumulator)
Legs: Proslyte Legs
Weapon: Rune C'Bow
Shield: Zammy Book (A Divine or Elysian shield would be best, but no one has one except for ex-stakers with lots of third age -.-)
Gloves: Barrow Gloves
Boots:Snakeskin/None (I personally don't bring any)
Cape:Accumulator
Ring: Ring of Life/Explorer's Ring
Amulet: Fury/Glory
Quiver: 100x Ruby Bolts (your probabilty of death per trip is pretty high, so only bring 100--you will bank often enough to never worry about running out)
Inventory: 4x Saradomin Brews, 2x Super Restores, 1x Games Necklace, 21 Sharks

Here is what I recommend you bring if you melee it:

Helmet: Neitiznot
Body: Proslyte Platebody
Legs: Proslyte Legs
Weapon: Zammy Spear/LBS
Shield: Nothing/Rune Defender
Gloves: Barrow Gloves
Boots: Climbing Boots
Cape: Skill Cape (t)/nothing
Ring: Ring of Life/Explorer's Ring
Amulet: Fury/Glory
Quiver: Nothing
Inventory: 4x Saradomin Brews, 2x Super Restores, 1x Games Necklace, 1x Pure Set, 19x Sharks

Now, onto fighting the beast...

First off, it has five different attacks and attacks at whip speed. It can shoot a large ethereal fireball that looks like a blast spell, which is presumably its ranged attack. This can hit over 60 and lower random combat stats. It can also shoot a small fireball that looks like a bolt spell, that hits around 30-50 through prayer, which is its mage attack. It can melee you for up to 51 damage. It also has the attack it used in the Quest, called "The Claw." You can avoid it by simply moving, but beware because most of the KOs I've seen were when someone got hit by The Claw followed by its range attack. Finally, it can summon Dark Cores, which consistently damage anyone in a 3x3 square around them for around an average of 11 damage at dart speed. From what I've observed, each HP that the Cores drain seems to give 3x that amount to the Beast. It's definitely more than 1:1, as originally thought. These pesky minions hop around the arena and have 25 HP.

To fight the beast, everyone attacks it until it turns on someone. That person then runs under the beast until it picks a different target, similar to the "Safe Spot" strategy that was used at Zilyana. Do NOT attempt to tank this monster. YOU. WILL. DIE. I've seen at least four people be two-hit for 99 HP by its attacks. I highly, highly recommend having a team no smaller than five people, but an adequate team requires around ten people, with at least four rangers. With ten people, it takes about four minutes to kill. It takes about thirty seconds to spawn in a non-populated world.

Note: Cannons are able to be used against this boss, and are welcomed. Nevertheless, it has high resistance to them. Fortunately, it sometimes drops 2k cannonballs.

Now, as some of you know, it drops the Holy Elixir, which I guarantee will fall in price over the next couple weeks, and it also drops the highly-prized Sigils. From the amount of screen-shots I've seen over the past couple days, the Sigils are about as rare as the Hilts in GWD, and the Arcane/Spectral are more common than the Elysian/Divine. In addition, this beast drops an assortment of onyx items, 13x charms on almost kill, and a whole manner of other loot. For the complete list, go here.

Conclusion: This boss is a hell of a thrill to fight, but in the end, chances are you will lose money. It's different than GWD, because most of the "normal" drops are quite valuable, but the risk is much greater and the cost is too. However, it is a great clan activity and the more hardcore PvE players a boss that can't be taken down by just eating/attacking.

[Doomedrusher]

Check "Do NOT automatically parse URLs" when you post.

[Boa1891]

@Doomed: Wrong, that just means it's plain text instead of a URL.
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First correction: I've personally seen a total of two drops where there were no charms.


Second correction:
I risk about 50k in supplies and items every trip. I've died three times in three days. I've recieved over 1M in non-CS drops in the last hour, including:
2x13 green charms
2x13 crimson charms
2x13 blue charms
2K cannonballs
75 magic logs
40 anti++
70 raw shark
300 death rune
250 rune bolts

I've made far more than I've lost, and that's without a split.
I hate god wars. It's like: Rune pick, rune plate, 3 lantadyme seeds, 90 steel darts, Big Bones, 19K cash.
Thanks, 'boss'.

[Doomedrusher]

Well, Dragonlord said

EDIT: Can someone please tell me how to hide a link by converting it to text?

So I thought he wanted the URL in plain text.

[sk3l3t0r711]

NIce DJL, thanks for posting...I am trying to get a hunting team together near future if anyone is interested, or PM me in game to join your group!

[Craven Range]

a Leaf Bladed Spear + Rune Defender (best stab bonus),

Is there some trick to this? Last time i checked the leaf bladed spear is 2 handed? Did you even test this?

[Ghost Phoenix]

a Leaf Bladed Spear + Rune Defender (best stab bonus),

Is there some trick to this? Last time i checked the leaf bladed spear is 2 handed? Did you even test this?

I think he probably meant Leaf-bladed sword.

[Dragonlordjl]

a Leaf Bladed Spear + Rune Defender (best stab bonus),

Is there some trick to this? Last time i checked the leaf bladed spear is 2 handed? Did you even test this?

I think he probably meant Leaf-bladed sword.

Whoops.

I did indeed mean Sword. Check the stats in the KB.

[wkw427]

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[Boa1891]

I just got a unicorn eaten.
It DOES NOT heal itself from familiars.
AT ALL.
Not even a bit.
I SWEAR
Understand why I didn't believe the Wraith drops elixir, lol?

[Deaconis]

Good job with this guide =)

Just wanted to mention that while the cannon doesn't do a great deal of damage to the CB, it DOES help loads against the black 'core' thingies that spawn and steal your soul! Helps kill 'em off faster =)

[Dragonlordjl]

I just got a unicorn eaten.
It DOES NOT heal itself from familiars.
AT ALL.
Not even a bit.
I SWEAR
Understand why I didn't believe the Wraith drops elixir, lol?

Yeah, lol. I have seen many pictures of the Elixir drop from Wraiths, though.

Thanks for all your work in disproving rumors that I was unclear about.

[Boa1891]

Oh, forgot to mention.
It only eats your familiars if it focuses to attack you.
He'll actually attack you without chomping your familiar if he's spinning, in fact.

[Boa1891]

This is three hours or so worth of drops from the beast:

Take careful notice of the charms in my inventory. Also, I got 250 Rune Bolts that I had already sold before I did this pic.
I like 1M/hour, tbh. It's a pretty constant rate in my experience so far. ^^

[Doomedrusher]

Onyx bolts and regen brace are junk tbh.

(If I am correct they account for most of your "wealth"...)

[Lord Klotski]

I have sold regen braces on the GE.

Can't say about the onyx bolts.

[wkw427]

If you get a regen bracelet I'd like to pay like 500k for it evenn though I'll be f2p soon.

They are worth it, but north their price tag

[sk3l3t0r711]

I tried it out last night with Ikraz, was cool, we got crashed almost right away by a lower level duo...was pretty furstrating considering we had the beast at almost half hit points when we got crashed. Because of their selfish stupidity we ended up getting ROLed out.

I would adjust the range method to use high end range gear like Armadyl plateskirt or chestplate, just make sure they protect over the majority of your items so that they are one of 3-4 items kept on death. Duoing requires little prayer, so no real need for prayer enhancing armor like Proselyte IMO. Most of the duo teams I saw last night had Armadyl range gear on.

Again, this is a personal preference, I did just fine with black d hides, hit a few 100s with ruby (e)...but then again I am 99 range., maybe adjust your inventory to bring along a range mix (2) since it also heals a little bit and gives you a range stat boost.

[Dragonlordjl]

Boa, your drop log doesn't count--it isn't the norm. You missed an Arcane Sigil, therefore you have high LSP. Most people are lucky to get one or two drops during a trip, due to the high volume of people.

[Boa1891]

Boa, your drop log doesn't count--it isn't the norm. You missed an Arcane Sigil, therefore you have high LSP. Most people are lucky to get one or two drops during a trip, due to the high volume of people.

Good point, I don't know why I didn't think of this.
However, if you go there often you'll miss (or get, lol) a sigil/elixer eventually, substantially boosting your LSP for the next group you go with.