Imp Catcher

For information on Imp Catcher prior to the 27 March 2017 rework, see Imp Catcher (historical).

For the achievement, see Imp Catcher (achievement).

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Imp Catcher (#9)
Release date								16 February 2001 (Update)
Members								No
Voice Over								Partial
Official series								None
Age								Fifth Age
Timeline								Pathfinder
Start area								Wizards' Tower
Combat								NPC combat level 4–5
Entity icon
Advanced data
Quest ID								72
Quest create ID								7
Quest timeline override sequence								9
Official difficulty								Novice
Links								Quests

Imp Catcher is a voice acted, low-level quest that starts in the Wizards' Tower, but takes the player all over Misthalin in search of Wizard Grayzag's imps, who have stolen Wizard Mizgog's beads.

Official description

“

Wizard Grayzag has summoned hundreds of little imps. They have stolen a lot of things belonging to Wizard Mizgog, including his magic beads.

”

Overview

Start point	Talk to Wizard Mizgog on the 1st floor[UK]2nd floor[US] of the Wizards' Tower, south of Draynor Village. Show on map (via a location)	2001#9
Member requirement	Free to play
Official length	Short
Requirements	Quests: Imp Catcher None None
Items required	Items from the tool belt are not listed unless they do not work or are not automatically added. Bowl of hot water
Recommended	Wicked hood or some other ways to teleport to the air, earth, water and fire altar.
Enemies to defeat	Choleric imp (level 5)

Mizgog's little helper

Make your way to the Wizards' Tower, south of Draynor Village over a stone bridge. Ascend the beam in the centre of the tower once to reach the 1^st floor^[UK]2^nd floor^[US]. Talk to Wizard Mizgog, located in the south-east room, and ask him what's wrong to find out he needs your help. He will tell you Wizard Grayzag's imps have stolen his four magical beads and wants you to get them back for him. He will then hand you a message, which provides further details.

Obtaining the beads

Mizgog's message reveals that his four magical beads are held by imps next to the four elemental runecrafting altars, which are found throughout Misthalin. Mizgog will not accept the beads dropped by regular imps, as these are fake beads created by Wizard Grayzag.

The beads can be obtained in any order.

Phlegmatic bead (water ruins)

The phlegmatic imp vomiting up the bead.

The white phlegmatic bead is held by the phlegmatic imp, who is found next to the water ruins, located just east of the Wizards' Tower in the north-western section of Lumbridge Swamp. Talk to the imp to discover that he is feeling ill and apathetic after taking a "white pill" given to him by Wizard Grayzag. Suggest that you could make him feel better by giving him a bowl of hot water, and he will ask you to get it for him.

An empty bowl can be found in the Lumbridge Castle kitchen, which can then be filled at the nearby sink and heated on the nearby cooking range to obtain the hot water. As the range in the castle requires the Cook's Assistant quest, players who haven't completed it may use another range, such as the one in the house next to the graveyard to the south of the castle.

Give the imp the bowl of hot water, and he will inhale the steam to make himself feel better. He will then vomit up the phlegmatic bead. Pick the bead out of the vomit, and if you wish, talk to him again to learn more about why he was given the bead.

Choleric bead (fire ruins)

The fight with the Choleric imp

The yellow choleric bead is held by the choleric imp, found next to the fire ruins to the north of Al Kharid, which is a short walk from Lumbridge Swamp. Speak to the imp, and he will take out his aggression by attacking you. He has the same stats as a regular imp, so should not be too difficult to defeat.

Once beaten, he will calm down slightly, and explain that he's been feeling angrier after swallowing a yellow bead, which he will proceed to vomit up. Take the bead, and optionally speak to him again to learn that Grayzag is working with Azacorax.

Melancholic bead (earth ruins)

The black melancholic bead is held by the melancholic imp, found next to the earth ruins to the north-east of Varrock, just south of the Fort Forinthry, and north of Al Kharid. Speak to the imp to find out he is suffering from depression after swallowing a black bead he was supposed to be safeguarding. To make him feel a bit better, select the following chat options:

• Why would he be disappointed?
• Some days you'll have setbacks. Tomorrow is a new day.
• Take your time. No one is rushing you to feel better.

He will then feel happier knowing that things will eventually get better, and proceeds to vomit up the bead. Take the bead from the vomit, and if you wish, speak to him again to learn more about Grayzag and Azacorax.

Sanguine bead (air ruins)

Racing the sanguine imp.

The red sanguine bead is held by the sanguine imp, found next to the air ruins to the west of Varrock, and east of Barbarian Village. Speak to him to find out he is extremely hyperactive, and you will suggest he get some exercise by racing you around the air altar. He will agree to this, and the race will begin after a short countdown.

To win the race, simply run to the checkpoints around the altar as they appear. While the imp will initially be very quick, he will gradually lose energy and slow down, allowing you to overtake him and win. Once you win, he will feel more relaxed and vomit up the bead. Pick up the bead, and optionally talk to him again to learn more, although unlike the other imps he will not say much.

Returning the beads

A player giving Wizard Mizgog the four beads.

Once you have the four beads, return to Wizard Mizgog and give them to him, and he will be overjoyed. He will then put them on his desk, and reward you with an amulet of accuracy.

Congratulations, quest complete!

Rewards

• 1 quest point
• An amulet of accuracy
• 875 experience lamp
• Wizard Mizgog will from now on sell you amulets of accuracy for 5,000 coins.
• 2 Treasure Hunter keys (Ironman accounts will not receive these)

Achievements

• Imp Catcher ( 0) – Complete this quest.

Required for completing

Imp Catcher is directly required for the following quests/miniquests:

• Quiet Before the Swarm

It is therefore an indirect requirement for the following quests and miniquests:

• A New Age
• A Void Dance
• Aftermath
• Azzanadra's Quest
• Battle of the Monolith
• Children of Mah
• City of Senntisten
• Full comprehension of Curse of the Black Stone
• Desperate Creatures
• Desperate Measures
• Full comprehension of Desperate Times
• Dishonour among Thieves
• Full comprehension of Evil Dave's Big Day Out
• Extinction
• Eye of Het I
• Eye of Het II
• Fate of the Gods
• Full comprehension of Heart of Stone
• Full comprehension of Hero's Welcome
• Kindred Spirits
• Mahjarrat Memories (miniquest)
• Full comprehension of Missing, Presumed Death
• Nomad's Elegy
• Once Upon a Time in Gielinor: Finale
• Full comprehension of Once Upon a Time in Gielinor: Fortunes
• One of a Kind
• Sins of the Father
• Sliske's Endgame
• Tales of Nomad (miniquest)
• The Light Within
• The Mighty Fall
• The Void Stares Back
• Full comprehension of The World Wakes
• Full completion of The World Wakes
• Twilight of the Gods

Transcript

This article on a quest has an associated dialogue page. Click here for a transcript of possible conversations and other messaging encountered throughout the quest. Click here for a transcript of the quest's journal entry.

Credits

See also: Imp Catcher (historical)#Credits

Imp Catcher
Developers
Developer				Mod Stu (2017 rework)

Update history

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 29 July 2024 (Update):
  • Imp Catcher quest Beads can now be reobtained after destroying or losing them.

• patch 7 March 2022 (Update):
  • Fixed an issue with missing imps during Imp Catcher quest.

• patch 23 October 2017 (Update):
  • Bluebox highlighting for the phlegmatic imp during the Imp Catcher quest has been updated to reflect his current location in the Lumbridge Swamp.

• hotfix 15 June 2017 (Update):
  • The choleric imp's yellow bead has been added near the Fire Altar.

• patch 15 May 2017 (Update):
  • Beads for the Imp Catcher quest are no longer lost with death in the Wilderness.

• hotfix 27 March 2017 (Update):
  • The Imp Catcher quest can temporarily be completed with a bowl of water instead of a bowl of hot water, as the latter is a members-only item.

• ninja 27 March 2017 (Update):
  • The Imp Catcher quest now requires 4 unique * non-tradeable* beads discovered during the quest, instead of the beads dropped by imps. If you've not yet completed Imp Catcher, talk to Wizard Mizgog for written directions to the sanguine, choleric, melancholic and phlegmatic imp.
  • The Imp Catcher quest now gives its Magic XP reward in the form of an XP lamp.

• update 28 November 2012 (Update):
  • Wizard's tower graphically updated, voice acting added to all residents of the tower, and new music tracks added within the tower.

• update 16 February 2001 (Update):
  • Added to game.

Trivia

• Upon completion of the quest, the Adventurer's Log states: After scouring the world for imps, I managed to collect enough beads to help Wizard Mizgog.
• Prior to 27 March 2017, Mizgog required regular, tradeable beads, allowing people to complete the quest almost instantly if the beads had been gathered or bought beforehand. Additionally, no special imps were involved in the quest.
  • If the player attempts to turn in these tradeable beads they will be shown the message: "Wizard Mizgog takes one look at the fake beads you've brought, and places a hand across his face. He sighs and slowly shakes his head from side to side."
• Upon completion of the quest, the player's Adventurer's Log will read: "After scouring the world for imps, I managed to collect enough beads to satisfy the wizard Grayzag."
• After completing the quest, if you talk to Juna, your character will say, "...It took some time, but I finally got all four beads back, and Mizgog gave me a reward." to which she replies, "Imps! I remember the age of great war, when armies of Zamorak's imps bloodied the ankles of the other gods' creatures."
• The four beads are named for the four temperaments, the Ancient Greek theory of personalities derived from humoralism. The body was theorised to contain four humours which must be kept in balance: the melancholy bead corresponds with black bile, the choleric bead corresponds with yellow bile, the phlegmatic bead corresponds with phlegm, and the sanguine bead corresponds with blood. Furthermore, the ailments of the imps in the quest are derived from the effects of the humours. An excess of black bile was thought to cause depression, an excess of yellow bile is thought to cause anger and aggression, an excess of phlegm is thought to cause apathy, and an excess of blood was thought to cause excessive energy.
• The locations of the four beads also correspond to the element each humour is associated with in Ancient Greek medicine. Blood was associated with air, yellow bile with fire, black bile with earth, and phlegm with water.
• After the quest was reworked in 2017, it became impossible to complete on free-to-play worlds due to the bowl of hot water being a members item. This was soon hotfixed by allowing regular bowls of water to be used, and fixed permanently a week later by making the bowl of hot water a non-members item.