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Opinion: Mega rares

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Opinion: Mega rares

Opinion: Mega rares
Type Opinion
Videos 2 (first 2026-03-05, latest 2026-06-16)
Main source Why CRUSH Isn't Good in OSRS

Opinion: Mega rares is an opinion topic that Gnomonkey covers in 2 videos between 2026-03-05 and 2026-06-16. This article is a stub: his statements are grouped by type, repeated ones merged.

Gnomonkey's opinion

  • Gnomonkey says Jagex has backed itself into a corner with mega rares because there is now one for each style and no new one will feel as powerful as earlier ones.1
  • Gnomonkey says the Tumeken's shadow felt strong because it was good at so many places and replaced items across the game, cutting speedrun times by up to five minutes.1
  • Gnomonkey says Raids 4 either needs to power creep mega rares beyond Twisted bow, Shadow and Scythe, or not add a mega rare; he considers it a hard call and a topic for another video.2
  • Gnomonkey says adding side-grade mega rares is not worth it.3
  • Gnomonkey says any new mega rare will devalue whatever weapon category it is put in, so he does not think a mega rare can avoid devaluing something, and the Breaker's devaluing of the Scythe is his main concern.4
  • Gnomonkey says mega rares should be interesting but simple to understand, giving Shadow as an example that is simple (rolling all your gear, big hit, big accuracy) yet interesting.5
  • Gnomonkey says the Breaker has potential to be really hard to balance in the future.5
  • In his original Raids reward video Gnomonkey argued Jagex should steer away from mega rares because they are so hard to balance and fit in the game, but he says if you want a mega rare, this is the best Jagex could have come up with.6

Revision history

Date Video Change
2026-06-16 Raids 4 Reward Blog ARE FINALLY HERE (OSRS) Added: 4 statements (opinion)
2026-03-05 Why CRUSH Isn't Good in OSRS Page created: 4 statements (opinion)
## See also

References

  1. Why CRUSH Isn't Good in OSRS, 2026-03-05. ▶ 15:44 ↩↩

  2. Why CRUSH Isn't Good in OSRS, 2026-03-05. ▶ 16:17 ↩

  3. Why CRUSH Isn't Good in OSRS, 2026-03-05. ▶ 16:53 ↩

  4. Raids 4 Reward Blog ARE FINALLY HERE (OSRS), 2026-06-16. ▶ 28:35 ↩

  5. Raids 4 Reward Blog ARE FINALLY HERE (OSRS), 2026-06-16. ▶ 29:37 ↩↩

  6. Raids 4 Reward Blog ARE FINALLY HERE (OSRS), 2026-06-16. ▶ 30:10 ↩

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