# Old School RuneScape The Blood Moon Rises Tweaks & Fixes | July 8th

- Product: Old School RuneScape (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/old-school-runescape)
- Vendor: Jagex Ltd
- Date: 2026-07-08
- Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1343370/view/697642648593242095
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/old-school-runescape/releases/2026-07-08-the-blood-moon-rises-tweaks-fixes-july-8th

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- **fixed** — Fixed an issue where ammunition fired at the Maggot King could drop in an inaccessible area of the boss's lair
- **changed** — Improved the visual distinction between the Maggot King's projectile attacks and floor hazards
- **added** — Added Elite Clue Scrolls to the Maggot King's drop table
- **changed** — Improved the Maggot King's regular drop table by replacing some lower-value rewards with more valuable alternatives
- **changed** — The Maggot King now places harvested loot directly into your inventory instead of dropping it on the ground
- **changed** — The Aranei Scout outside Castle Drakan can now use coins from Death's Coffer or your bank when retrieving gravestones
- **changed** — Updated the Crimson kisten's standard attack animation to keep the original animation for the Stab attack style while using heavier animation for other attack styles
- **fixed** — The Crimson kisten is now correctly classified as a spiked weapon and its special attack now correctly rolls against an npc's crush defence
- **changed** — Increased the Ranged Defence of Vyrewatch sentinels and Venators to better balance Blisterwood stakes against other Blisterwood weapons
- **changed** — The Sunspear now gains 25% increased accuracy and 50% increased damage against Vampyres
- **fixed** — Fixed an issue where Seeker Arrows provided their +20 Ranged Attack bonus regardless of the weapon equipped
- **changed** — Stymphikes now drop 15 Feathers instead of 5
- **fixed** — Dire Bats can no longer be lured to the Bank in Sangvesti
- **changed** — Venator drops now appear in the Slayer section of the Collection Log
- **changed** — Improved Venator drop tables by increasing the drop rates of Venator teeth and fangs while reducing the frequency of less valuable drops
- **changed** — Increased the chance of receiving a Blood sac from cutting Leechfin by around 20%
- **changed** — Leechfin now grant 33.2 Fishing XP per catch and cutting them into Blood sacs now grants 20 Cooking XP per cut
- **fixed** — The Angler's outfit now correctly increases Fishing XP when catching Leechfin
- **removed** — Removed the one-click Fletch option from Sap-treated Logs to remove the unintended impact on tick manipulation methods
- **changed** — The alchemy value of Makeshift spears has been adjusted

_This week's update brings the first round of post-launch tweaks and fixes for The Blood Moon Rises, alongside a handful of improvements to the Trouver System!_

##### Changelog - July 8th

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##### The Blood Moon Rises Tweaks & Fixes

**Maggot King Changes**

- Fixed an issue where ammunition fired at the Maggot King could drop in an inaccessible area of the boss's lair. It will now drop in the player arena.
- Improved the visual distinction between the Maggot King's projectile attacks and floor hazards.
- Added Elite Clue Scrolls to the Maggot King's drop table.
- Improved the Maggot King's regular drop table by replacing some lower-value rewards with more valuable alternatives.
- The Maggot King now places harvested loot directly into your inventory instead of dropping it on the ground.
- The Aranei Scout outside Castle Drakan can now use coins from Death's Coffer or your bank when retrieving gravestones.

**Weapon Changes**

- Following on from the feedback we mentioned last week, we've updated the Crimson kisten's standard attack animation. After seeing that some players enjoyed the original animation and felt it gave the weapon more character, we've kept it in for the Stab attack style. Other attack styles now use heavier animation, while the Special Attack retains its full ground-smash effect to remain visually distinct.
- The Crimson kisten is now correctly classified as a spiked weapon, and its special attack now now correctly rolls against an npcs crush defence.
- Increased the Ranged Defence of Vyrewatch sentinels and Venators to better balance Blisterwood stakes against other Blisterwood weapons.

- These should now be positioned as still a strong and viable option, depending on your gear, but no longer significantly better than the melee alternatives.

- The Sunspear now gains 25% increased accuracy (up from 0) and 50% increased damage (up from 25%) against Vampyres.
- Fixed an issue where Seeker Arrows provided their +20 Ranged Attack bonus regardless of the weapon equipped; this bonus now only applies when using bows.

**Vampyrium & Skilling Changes**

- Stymphikes now drop 15 Feathers instead of 5.
- Dire Bats can no longer be lured to the Bank in Sangvesti.
- Venator drops now appear in the Slayer section of the Collection Log.
- Improved Venator drop tables, increasing the drop rates of Venator teeth and fangs while reducing the frequency of less valuable drops.
- Increased the chance of receiving a Blood sac from cutting Leechfin by around 20%.
- Leechfin now grant 33.2 Fishing XP per catch (up from 31.5), while cutting them into Blood sacs now grants 20 Cooking XP per cut (up from 2).

- Our goal here is for highly active training methods to feel appropriately rewarding relative to other top-end skilling options. We felt Leechfin fell a little short of that, so we've given it a modest boost to better reflect the effort involved.

- The Angler's outfit now correctly increases Fishing XP when catching Leechfin.
- Removed the one-click Fletch option from Sap-treated Logs to remove the unintended impact on tick manipulation methods, as discussed in last week's [Known Issues & Feedback blog](https://secure.runescape.com/m=news/the-blood-moon-rises---known-issues--fixes?oldschool=true).
- The alchemy value of Makeshift spears has been adjusted.
- The Tarnished bracelet is no longer labelled as a necklace.

**Quest Fixes**

- Players who completed the quest with a full inventory can now claim a free Sunspear from Efaritay.
- Reduced the number of misleading trees in the Softa Forest encounter to make the section quicker to navigate.
- Fixed a bug where you could not take an axe from the log stumps if you had a Zombie Axe or Battleaxe on your character or in your inventory.
- Lowered the defence slightly of Venators encountered in Castle Drakan during the quest.
- Maxilla Beasts can no longer be defeated using recoil damage.
- Locked doors on the Castle Drakan map now display tool

_[Truncated at 4000 characters — full notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1343370/view/697642648593242095]_