The Inadequacy

This fight takes place in an instance.

On death, all unprotected items will be moved to a grave outside the instance. Any items left on the ground will be lost.

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The Inadequacy
Released								15 May 2007 (Update)
Members								Yes
Combat level								343
Size								5x5
Examine								Are you good enough to fight?
Combat info
XP bonus								+0%
Max hit								18 (Melee) 20+ (Ranged)
Aggressive								Yes
Poisonous								No
Attack style								Crush, Ranged
Attack speed								4 ticks (2.4 seconds)
Combat stats
180				564				170				240				1				170
Aggressive stats
+0				+0				+0				+0				+0				+0
Melee defence
+0								+0								+0
Magic defence
+0												No elemental weakness
Ranged defence
+0								+0								+0
Immunities
Poison								Immune
Venom								Immune
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Advanced data
Monster ID								3473,6350

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SMW Subobject for NormalMagic defence bonus: 0Examine: Are you good enough to fight?Immune to venom: ImmuneAttack bonus: 0Magic Damage bonus: 0Ranged Strength bonus: 0Stab defence bonus: 0Defence level: 240Heavy range defence bonus: 0NPC ID: 3473, 6350Crush defence bonus: 0Release date: 15 May 2007Version anchor: NormalRanged level: 170Attack level: 564Combat level: 343Poisonous: NoIs variant of: The InadequacyMagic attack bonus: 0Range defence bonus: 0Attack style: Crush, RangedImmune to poison: ImmuneLight range defence bonus: 0Attack speed: 4Hitpoints: 180Image: File:The Inadequacy.pngStandard range defence bonus: 0Experience bonus: 0Max hit: 18 (Melee), 20+ (Ranged)Range attack bonus: 0Slash defence bonus: 0Magic level: 1Name: The InadequacyStrength bonus: 0Size: 5Strength level: 170Uses infobox: MonsterIs members only: true

SMW Subobject for HardMagic defence bonus: 0Examine: Are you good enough to fight?Immune to venom: ImmuneAttack bonus: 0Magic Damage bonus: 0Ranged Strength bonus: 0Stab defence bonus: 0Defence level: 240Heavy range defence bonus: 0NPC ID: 6119Crush defence bonus: 0Release date: 5 September 2013Version anchor: HardRanged level: 340Attack level: 1128Combat level: 600Poisonous: NoIs variant of: The InadequacyMagic attack bonus: 0Range defence bonus: 0Attack style: Crush, RangedImmune to poison: ImmuneLight range defence bonus: 0Attack speed: 4Hitpoints: 255Image: File:The Inadequacy.pngStandard range defence bonus: 0Experience bonus: 0Max hit: 35Range attack bonus: 0Slash defence bonus: 0Magic level: 1Name: The Inadequacy (hard)Strength bonus: 0Size: 5Strength level: 340Uses infobox: MonsterIs members only: true

The Inadequacy is the first boss fought in the quest Dream Mentor. Due to its fairly high Defence level and a low Magic level, players should use Magic e.g. trident of the seas or Iban Blast in order to kill it effectively. This monster is very powerful and should not be underestimated, as it uses accurate and hard-hitting attacks. It summons Doubts, which serve as an annoyance to the player, as all of them are killed when the boss dies. After this monster is killed, it transforms into its second form, The Everlasting.

It is immune to movement inhibitors from ice spells, bind, snare, and entangle.

Note: Prayers cannot be utilised in this battle or any of the others after it. Should players die or choose to leave during the middle of the fight, they must start the entire battle over from The Inadequacy.

It can be fought in the Nightmare Zone after the quest is complete, however Doubts will not be spawned by it in the Nightmare Zone. This boss is notable for giving the most points when it is defeated in hard mode.

Location

Location	Levels	Members	Spawns	Map	League region
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Strategy

The most efficient way to defeat this boss is by wearing the best melee armour the player can equip alongside a staff or trident, as even if the player has a negative magic attack, they will still be able to hit often with Magic due to the boss having no Magic defence. The boss's Ranged attack is able to deal more damage than its melee attack, and uses its attack stat to determine its ranged accuracy, so maintaining melee distance is advised at all times.

The boss will periodically summon Doubts which are seen as a distraction as killing them provides no real benefit to the player as all of them are automatically killed when the boss dies, and it may spawn more after the player manually kills them anyway. If necessary, the player can try positioning these Doubts behind the boss if they do not want to be under attack by them, although they are far weaker than the boss in comparison and usually aren't a problem. Having auto-retaliate off is advised while eating food as it may cause the player to inadvertently attack the Doubts instead of the boss.

Players who think they might have to escape the fight via the lectern should bear in mind that while running away they will be hit by multiple Ranged hits so it is advised the player does not have their inventory completely depleted when fleeing, to not risk the chance of dying while fleeing.