Fire Lich

This guide covers the Fire Lich, a level 120 fire mage boss found in a cemetery west of Grave Town. You cannot fight him in melee, so you need a bow. You do not need a shield either: you can beat him without taking any damage if you avoid all his attacks. It covers the arena, the four phases, the gear and his drops.

Level 120 with 3,500 health. Each extra player fighting him adds 80% more health, up to 30 extra players. His attacks are Mystical (150) and his damage is all Fire (150). His attack range value is 2,000. His skill levels are 35 in Magic, Defence, Evasion and Warding. His armour is Slash 150, Ice 150, Fire 75, Lightning 40, and Pierce 20. Pierce is his weakest armour of the types the weapons in the game data use, and Slash and Ice are his strongest. He gives the normal amount of combat XP (1 times).

Think of the battlefield as a circle, like a whole pie. You keep moving and shooting him from range in every phase. Melee does not work, because from phase 2 he stands in a ring of fire. The whole fight long, he keeps dropping fireballs on you, 3 at a time. They always aim at where you are standing, not at random spots, and this never stops. So keep moving all the time and fire between dodges. Phase 1 (starts at 100% health): only the fireballs. Phase 2 (about 75% health): he surrounds himself with fire, which is why melee stops working. The fireballs keep coming. Phase 3 (about 50% health, approximate): he puts lines of fire in the ground that cut the pie into 4 quarters. You cannot cross a line without burning, so you are stuck in one quarter while you dodge the fireballs. Phase 4 (about 25% health, approximate): he adds 4 more lines of fire, cutting each quarter in half for a total of 8 slices. You are now stuck in one of those 8 small slices. On top of the fireballs he also drops a 4th, much bigger fire bomb. With a short-range bow this phase is harder, but it can still be done. If you avoid every attack you take no damage, so no shield is needed.

Armour

All of his damage is Fire, so armour is ranked by Fire armour in case you do get hit. The top three for each slot are shown, best first. Items that need a gathering or crafting skill, such as the Ore Crate, are left out. Needs is the skill level you need to wear it.

Bows

You need a bow, because from phase 2 melee does not work. Range matters here: the bows with a range of 1,200 let you keep your distance in the last phase, while the 750 range bows make phase 4 harder. Bows are sorted by their damage number. Best arrow is the strongest arrow that bow can fire. This ranking has not been tested against him.

Arrows

A bow cannot shoot without arrows. Arrows give your Pierce accuracy, and Pierce is his weakest armour (20), so better arrows mean more hits. Weaker bows cannot fire the best arrows, so check the Best arrow column above. Bring plenty, and use the Magical Antler to save some.

Trinkets

Agility is always worth having, because it makes you faster and helps you dodge. With a bow the Magical Antler is the best pick: it gives Agility and also saves some of your arrows. The Fire Totem is a good choice too: all his damage is Fire, and it gives Fire armour. Needs is the skill level you need to use it.

His rare drops are the Ornate Fire Staff and the Fire Totem. The Fire Totem cannot be traded. The exact drop rates, the number of loot rolls and the group fight details are on the Fire Lich page, so they are not repeated here. Loot share is your percentage of the total damage dealt to the boss, and it sets your own chance to win each loot roll.

Do not try melee. Keep moving, and stay out of the fire lines in phases 3 and 4. Watch for the much bigger fire bomb in phase 4 and move early, because it covers more ground than the fireballs and your slice is small. The Bosses guide lists his rare drops and compares him with the other bosses.