Imp-in-a-box

(1)(2)
Imp-in-a-box (1)



Release																				21 November 2006 (Update)
Members																				Yes
Quest item																				No

Properties

Tradeable																				No
Equipable																				No
Stackable																				No
Disassembly																				No
Noteable																				Yes
Destroy																				Drop
Examine																				A half-full magical catching box.

Options ^[?]

Backpack																				Talk-to, Bank

Values

Value																				600 coins
High alch																				360 coins
Low alch																				240 coins
On death																				Reclaimable Value: 600 Reclaim: 100
Weight																				1.000 kg

Advanced data

Item ID																				10028
Links																				MRID • recipe

An imp-in-a-box is an item made by catching an imp with a magic box. It is used to bank a player's maximum of two non-stackable items or two stacks of items. The process consumes one charge. The item with two charges is labelled Imp-in-a-box (2), the one with one charge labelled Imp-in-a-box (1). When all charges have been used, it will revert to a magic box.

It can be used by choosing its "Bank" option; an interface will open allowing items to be selected and sent to the bank. Alternatively, use an item on the box for it to be sent to the bank. The box will not work while under attack.

It cannot be used in the Wilderness above level 30 or in dangerous red Clan Wars portal. Unlike a Beast of Burden, there are no restrictions on depositing items into the bank with imps. The imp-in-a-box can also bank the untradeable items that a familiar can't carry.

An imp-in-a-box cannot be used to transfer any divine energy to the bank, with the exception of elder energy.

Attempting to disassemble an imp-in-a-box will yield the message, "You monster! You can't disassemble a living thing."

Usage[edit | edit source]

For large volume collection of resources that cannot be used with a sign of the porter, combine a Beast of Burden familiar with the imp boxes, send the resources and empty imp boxes to the bank, then fill up the familiar, and the backpack and travel to the bank. This will allow the players to transport 28 items in your backpack plus 28 items banked by the imps (with boxes banked also), plus the space on the familiar. Using a war tortoise, grants another 18 spaces, for a total of 74 items per trip. Using a pack yak grants another 30 spaces, for a grand total of 86 items per trip.

For quest items that cannot be handed to a familiar, the method above still works. Simply hand your empty magic boxes to your familiar until it is full, then ship the remaining empty boxes to your bank with imps from occupied boxes. In each case, the sums come out the same: imps either take one item and one magic box home, or the box is handed to the familiar, and the imp carries 2 items home. The pack yak can hold all of the boxes, but 2 spaces will be left over that cannot carry quest items home.

Update history[edit | edit source]

This information has been compiled as part of the update history project. Some updates may not be included – see here for how to help out!

patch 9 March 2015 (Update):
- It is no longer possible to bank Dungeoneering items with a magic imp box.

update 21 November 2006 (Update):
- Added to game.

Imp-in-a-box

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