The Alpha

Boss · Native to the Den

This article is about the creature. For the region, see the Den.

The Alpha is a boss creature found in the Den. It has 5,000 hitpoints and hits for up to 84, placing it in the middle of the bestiary by hitpoints (#95 of 511).

It drops Alpha Jaws and 3 other items, and yields 2,200 experience and 2,400 coins on death. As a boss it attacks on the shortened 0.7-second cadence and announces its arrival in the message log.

Combat statistics

HIT POINTS

5,000

DAMAGE

84

DPS

~120

SPEED

14 / 30.8

EXPERIENCE

2,200

COINS

2,400

At 0.7 seconds a swing for 84, sustained contact costs roughly 120 health per second. The charge multiplier takes it from 14 to 30.8 while closing.

Behaviour

Charges

Multiplies its movement speed while closing mid-range distance, then drops back to base speed on contact. Freezing effects are the only reliable brake.

Boss

Attacks on a 0.7-second cadence instead of the standard 1.1, and announces itself in the message log on spawn. One instance may be alive in its region at a time.

Drops

Coins and experience are awarded separately and are not part of the drop table.

Location

The Alpha spawns inside the Den, a region of radius 16 centred on -40, -200. It occupies slot 3 of 3 on that spawn table, and being a unique boss it clears only 0.6% of rolls — and only when no other instance is alive. It shares the table with 3 other creatures.

Others on this spawn table

• Den Wolf 160 HP
• Pack Hunter 200 HP
• Den Alpha 230 HP

Strategy

• Fight in contact or from well outside its approach band; the middle distance is where it doubles speed.
• Only one may be alive in the region at a time — clear the trash first so nothing adds mid-fight.
• At 84 a hit, two connected swings will end most unarmoured players. Armour matters more than damage here.