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Removing unwanted parameters as per this.

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{{Infobox non-player character
|name = Bogrog
|image = [[File:Bogrog Body.png|150px]]
|release = [[7 May]] [[2008]]
|update = Perils of Ice Mountain
|members = Yes
|quest = Yes
|location = [[Gu'Tanoth]]
|shop = Yes
|gender = [[Male]]
|race = [[Ogre]]
|examine = Ugly and bad-tempered.
|features = Swaps [[Summoning pouches]] for [[spirit shards]].
|map=[[File:Bogroghere.png]]
}}[[File:Uglug Nar Head.png|left|A detailed view of Bogrog.]]
'''Bogrog''' is an [[ogre]] in [[Gu'Tanoth]]. He sells [[Summoning Supplies|Summoning supplies]], which is quite useful since he is near a [[Summoning obelisk]]. Players can make Summoning pouches, then swap them for shards. You must have a summoning level of 21 before he will swap shards with you.

He can be found on a sidepath just before the entrance to the city, so players will not need to start the [[Watchtower]] quest before talking to him.

==Travel==
Getting to Bogrog is fast using the following methods:
* Get to [[Yanille]].
** Use the [[Teleport to House (spell)|Teleport to House spell]] with a [[house]] in Yanille.
** Use the [[Watchtower Teleport]] spell, after completing the [[Ardougne Tasks|Hard Ardougne Tasks]] and switching the Watchtower Teleport location to Yanille.
** Use a [[Teleport to house (chipped)|chipped teleport to house tablet]] modified to teleport to Yanille, after completing the [[Love Story]] quest.
** Use the [[Lodestone Network]]'s Yanille destination.
* Get to Bogrog from Yanille.
** Have a [[Mithril grapple]] and [[crossbow|Mithril crossbow]] or higher. Run to the southern wall, grapple, run to Bogrog and craft pouches. This requires 21 [[ranged]], 39 [[agility]], and 38 [[strength]], and there is a bank in Yanille.
* Go to [[Castle Wars]] using the [[ring of duelling]], and run to Bogrog. Players can use a [[ring of duelling]] for a quick teleport back to the bank near Castle Wars, or use a [[TokKul-Zo]] to get to a bank quickly.
* Take the [[Gnome glider]] to [[Feldip Hills]], after completing [[One Small Favour]]. Run a short way north from there.

== Swapping pouches for shards ==
[[File:Summoning Supplies interface.png|thumb|300px|Bogrog's summoning supplies shop.]]
[[File:Swap.png‎|left|thumb|Players can swap [[Summoning pouches]] and [[Summoning scrolls|scrolls]] for [[spirit shards]].]]

In the [[Update:Perils of Ice Mountain|Perils of Ice Mountain update]] of [[7 May]] [[2008]], Bogrog gained the ability to swap [[Summoning pouches]] and [[Summoning scrolls]] for [[spirit shards]]{{CiteNews |author=Jagex |url= http://news.runescape.com/newsitem.ws?id=1203|title=Perils of Ice Mountain |newsdate=7 May 2008 |notes= |date=16:00, May 8, 2011 (UTC) |name= }}. For each pouch, he will trade a player 70% of the spirit shards required to make that pouch. For example, a [[granite lobster]] pouch requires 166 shards, so Bogrog will give 117 shards for the pouch. The amount of shards is rounded up to the nearest whole number, so while 166 * 0.7 = 116.2, the player will receive 117 shards due to the fact that it is always rounded up. Bogrog accepts [[note]]d and unnoted [[pouches]]. He is not as generous when it comes to swapping scrolls, since he will only return about 30% of the spirit shards.

It is usually better to [[High Level Alchemy|high-alch]] the pouch or sell on the [[Grand Exchange]] for those pouches created with lower amounts of shards; except for some of the higher level pouches where a player can save money by swapping with Bogrog. See [[Summoning pouches]] table for comparisons.

There is one limitation in that the player must have a [[Summoning]] skill higher than the level required to make the pouch. Bogrog will tell the exact skill required when the player clicks the "value" option on the pouch; the value is a sliding scale starting at level 21 for all pouches of level 10 and below and decreasing gradually from there. He will also exchange scrolls for shards. To dispose of a large amount of shards quickly ([[Pikkupstix]] buys in multiples of 50 and the GE has various limitations) visit a [[pet shop]] in Yanille or elsewhere.

For a calculator showing the profits of swapping shards, see [[Calculators/Shard swap]].

{|class="wikitable"
!Pouch Level
!Player Level
|-
|01-10
|min. 21
|-
|11-20
| +10
|-
|21-30
| +9
|-
|31-40
| +8
|-
|41-50
| +7
|-
|51-60
| +6
|-
|61-70
| +5
|-
|71-80
| +4
|-
|81-90
| +3
|-
|91-98
| +1
|-
|99
| +0
|}

==How many [[Spirit Shards]] do you need to buy?==
With the use of [[Bogrog]], you can turn the pouches you make back into spirit shards; the amount of shards you get is usually 70% of the required shard number for the pouch. Utilising this, the amount of shards you need to initially buy can be drastically reduced, however the effectiveness of this varies greatly with number of shards you initially have and the amount of times you are willing to exchange your pouches.

The formula which calculate the effective amount of shards you own is as follows

<math>\sum_{i=1}^{n}S\times0.7^{\ i-1}</math>

S = initial amount of shards

n = number of trips done to [[Bogrog]]

i = parameter

However, it becomes tedious to recalculate this continuously to find the required number of shards you need initially. It is much easier to first decide how many trips to [[Bogrog]] you are willing to do as the amount of trips dictates what percentage increase you will ultimately get (regardless of initial count). The increases can be seen below:

{|class="wikitable"
| align="center"|'''Trips'''
| align="center"|'''Percentage Increase'''
| align="center"|'''Divide by'''
|-
| 0||0%||1.00
|-
| 1||70%||1.70
|-
| 2||119%||2.19
|-
| 3||153%||2.53
|-
| 4||177%||2.77
|-
| 5||194%||2.94
|-
| 6||206%||3.06
|-
| 7||214%||3.14
|-
| 8||220%||3.20
|-
| 9||224%||3.24
|-
| 10||227%||3.27
|-
| 15||229%||3.29
|-
| 20||230%||3.30
|-
| 25||231%||3.31
|-
| 30||232%||3.32
|-
|}

Let's say you needed 55,000 shards to attain a certain level, the first thing you do need to decide upon is how many times you would be willing to visit [[Bogrog]] which will usually be 10 times, any more than this the gain in shards is minimal; for example doing 20 trips instead of 10 when having an initial starting shard count of 100,000 only yields an extra 6,405 shards. The amount of trips you are willing to do is something you have to decide.

At 10 trips, the increase is 227% so the effective amount will be 327% of the initial amount, or 3.27 times the initial amount. You then divide 55,000 by 3.27 to get 16,820 (rounded up). Therefore, to effectively have 55,000 shards whilst willing to do 10 trips to [[Bogrog]] you only initially need to have 16,820 [[Spirit shards]].

Note: The division can easily be done on your computers calculator.

==[[2011 Christmas Event]]==
'''Bogrog''' attended the [[2011 Christmas Event]] Banquet. [[Wizard Acantha]] sits to the right of him and [[Sanfew]] sits to the left. Bogrog sits in a bigger chair than almost everyone else because of his size.<gallery captionalign="left">
Bogrog.png|Bogrog at the feast
</gallery>

==Trivia==
*Bogrog was the first male [[ogre]] that had the new ogre graphics, the other male ogres followed about a year later([[17 March]] [[2009]]). Before the other male ogres received it, though, he had the same idle animation as the [[ogresses]] (lifting up stomach).

==References==
{{reflist}}
[[nl:Bogrog]]
[[Category:Summoning]]
[[Category:Ogres]]
[[Category:Bandos Followers]]
[[Category:Gu'Tanoth]]

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