Swarm

The swarm is a RuneScape random event. It attacks a player, and the player cannot attack it back. It hits for either one or two points of damage. This may not seem like much damage, but when it all adds up, it can be lethal. All the player needs to do is walk or run away for a short distance, and then the swarm will stop attacking. If they don't, they will eventually be killed by the swarm.

History
This random event was in fact attackable with its release, the only problem was that it had an incredibly high Defence and only a few 1's and 2's were able to pierce through. It also had an amazing amount of Hitpoints and healed faster than normal. All active players attacked by the swarm should walk away, probably with a mild sense of annoyance. If you don't, it will eventually kill you. Ring of Recoil used to be able to work against it, but this no longer happens. Alternative methods, such as lighting a fire will cause the swarm to disappear.