OSRS Imp Catcher Guide: How to Obtain All Beads Fast

Imp Catcher is one of the shortest and easiest quests in Old School RuneScape. In this quest, you help Wizard Mizgog recover his stolen magic beads. There are no skill requirements, making it ideal for beginners, normal accounts, and ironman alike.

General Questing Tips

• Enable RuneLite Quest Helper for step-by-step guidance.
• Hold the space bar to skip dialogue quickly.
• Use number keys to select chat options faster.
   

Time to Complete

On a normal account, the quest can be finished in under 30 seconds if you buy all the beads from the Grand Exchange.
For Ironman accounts, bead drops from imps are random, so completion can take anywhere from 5 minutes to 2 hours, depending on luck.

Item Requirements

You need the following beads:

• Black bead
• White bead
• Red bead
• Yellow bead
   

Normal accounts: All beads can be bought from the Grand Exchange for roughly 1,000 GP each.

Ironman accounts: You must collect the beads yourself.

How ironman Can Obtain Beads

• Kill level 2 imps, which drop each bead at a rate of 1/25.6.
• Best locations include:

• Karamja Volcano (8 imp spawns; watch for level 14 scorpions)
• East of Ardougne Monastery
• Southern entrance to Falador
• Kastor’s basement
   

Imps occasionally vanish in a puff of smoke and reappear nearby. Using Magic or Ranged attacks is recommended to minimize downtime.

Tip: Have at least base 20 combat stats if you plan to kill imps efficiently.

Recommended Items

• Necklace of Passage to teleport directly to the Wizard’s Tower (available at the Grand Exchange).
• ironman without teleports must run from Lumbridge.
   

Quest Walkthrough

• The fastest method is to buy all four beads from the Grand Exchange. Total cost is just over 10,000 GP.
  • If you’re new, the Stronghold of Security rewards 10,000 GP, which is enough to cover the cost.

• Collect all beads before starting to avoid unnecessary trips to the Wizard’s Tower.
• Head to the Wizard’s Tower shown in the image above and climb the staircase twice to reach the top floor.
• Speak to Wizard Mizgog and hand him all four beads. Select dialogue options 1 → 1 to complete the quest. Note: He won’t accept the beads one at a time, so plan accordingly if you’re on Ultimate Ironman

Rewards from Imp Catcher

• 1 Quest point
• 875 magic XP
• Amulet of Accuracy
• After completing the quest, players can get additional amulets by giving a full set of beads to Wizard Mizgog.