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{{Infobox Monster
|name = Bal'lak the Pummeller
|image = [[File:Bal'lak the Pummeller.png|300px]]
|release = [[12 April]] [[2010]]
|update = Dungeoneering Skill!
|level = Varies (91, 108, 127, 150, 174, 196, 228, 262, 301, 343, 388, 433, 487, 528)
|LP = Varies (Level 127: 2900, Level 150: 3610, Level 262: 7480, Level 388: 11127, Level 433: 14200)
|slaylvl = No
|members = No
|aggressive = Yes
|poisonous = No
|immune to poison = Yes
|attack style = [[Melee]] and [[Magic]]
|attack speed = 8
|max hit = Varies (Level 127: 166, Level 150: 188, Level 388: 272, Level 433: 280)
|weakness = [[Crush]] and [[Magic]]
|always drops = Nothing
|examine = A soldier of a demon army.
}}
{{Otheruses|def=no|the music track|Bal'lak the Pummeller (music track)}}
[[File:Ballak icon.png|left]]
'''Bal'lak the Pummeller''' is one of the [[Kal'Gerion]] generals summoned to this realm by [[Bilrach]] and is a boss of [[Daemonheim]], requiring a [[Dungeoneering]] level of 65 to encounter and fight. He held the title of the boss monster with the highest Dungeoneering level requirement until [[19 August]] [[2010]], when [[Yk'Lagor the Thunderous]] took over, who in turn has been superseded by [[Kal'Ger the Warmonger]]. However, Bal'lak is still the boss monster with the highest Dungeoneering level requirement in F2P.

[[File:Bal'lak prayer disable.png|thumb|left|Bal'lak performing his prayer disabling attack.]]Note: Bal'lak holds a grudge against one player and will always attack them. The only higher priority than this is someone who's using the Defensive combat style. Therefore, it is recommended not to gain defence experience from him unless you wish to tank and know how to lure him. If you switch back to another style, he will once again attack the "grudge" player.

Bal'lak will use [[Melee]] and [[Magic]] often dealing 200 or more damage with each hit. In addition, his twin hammers hit at the same speed as darts on rapid stance. He also has a special attack that will damage everyone around him in melee range two times in one attack, whilst also briefly disabling their protection prayers (similar to the [[dragon scimitar]] special attack). This boss has very high lifepoints but low defence for its level - but if his defence bar is allowed to rise he will begin to take significantly less damage. Standing under him for too long will often result in over 300 lifepoints of damage.

When entering the room, players will see an orange bar begin to fill at the top part of the screen. This is his "defence power"; every second it will gradually go up and when it fills completely damaging him will become impossible. As Bal'lak is attacked he will split rifts in the ground and cause bubbling pools of noxious fumes to appear on the floor. Each pool causes rapid damage to players standing in the 3x3 square surrounding it, similar to the effects of [[poison]]. Bal'lak should be lured near one of these pools to weaken his defence, with each being able to reduce up to 30% of his defence bar. However, it drains players' defence as well. It is important to note that this bar determines how much damage is reduced, rather than how accurate your attacks are against him. Occasionally, one might find puddles clustered together. If the player can successfully lure Bal'lak over the cluster of puddles, his defence will be reduced at a relatively faster rate.

A strategy for teams is to agree before entering that whichever player Bal'lak targets has the responsibility of leading him towards these pools. By this method a good team can stop his defence ever rising past 30% and will find he dies rather quickly. Be careful not to stand on or near the portal itself.

A safer but slower strategy is to continually attack him (without worrying about his defence bar) and then use [[Gatestone Teleport]] if his defence bar rises over half. Waiting outside of the room reduces the bar, allowing players to enter the boss room again and continue the offensive. ALL party members must leave the boss room for the bar to reset. Many cosmic runes are recommended. Alternatively, the [[Group Gatestone]] teleport may be dropped in the room adjacent to the boss, and players use [[Group Gatestone Teleport]] instead. This eliminates the possibility of players forgetting to set up a new gatestone after teleporting.

Only an inventory of food and a high-tiered weapon is needed to fight Bal'lak. Protection prayers and deflection curses are frequently blocked by this boss, but he cannot deactivate any other prayers and curses.

'''Stab''', '''slash''' and '''magical''' attacks are highly effective against Bal'lak.

==Drops==
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{{DropsLine|Name=Promethium warhammer|Quantity=1|Rarity=Random|gemw=no|Image=Promethium warhammer.png}}
{{DropsLine|Name=Primal warhammer|Quantity=1|Rarity=Random|gemw=no|Image=Primal warhammer.png}}
{{DropsLine|Name=Dungeoneering journals|Quantity=Various parts|Rarity=Common|gemw=no|Image=Mysterious chronicle (part 3).png}}
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==Quotes==
{{Listen| title = Rrrraargh! | desc = When using his special attack | filename = Rrrraargh!.ogg | align = left}}

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==Trivia==

*The [[Smuggler]] says that Bal'lak's weapons "split rifts in the ground, causing noxious fumes to rise from the level below."
*[[Yk'Lagor the Thunderous]] and Bal'lak seem to have a personal grudge against each other, as Yk'Lagor states in the Postbag from the Hedge that Bal'lak's name is pronounced "Nuck-kul-head"{{CitePostbag |url=http://services.runescape.com/m=rswiki/en/Postbag_44 |issue=44 |letter=1 |title=Postbag from the Heim |date=18:31, July 19, 2012 (UTC)}}- that is, the insult "knucklehead".
*Bal'lak the Pummeller's multi-target magic attack resembles Iban Blast.
*Bal'lak received an audio update on [[18 October]], [[2010]] applying an audio voice to his special attack.
*Players receive XP for hits on Bal'lak that have been blocked by his defence bar. Therefore, seeing one's XP counter increase does not necessarily guarantee a hit on the demon boss. This is a glitch that has not been fixed.
*The portals may be examined, and they say, "Strange energies are flowing out of the portal."
*Before Dungeoneering was updated to ignore Summoning levels on a player, it was possible to fight Bal'lak at level 580.
*Bal'lak's name could be derived from the Mayan god Buluk, the god of war, violence, sudden death, and human sacrifice. Buluk was often seen as a fire spitting demon.

==References==
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