Fareed

Fareed, the Warrior of Smoke is one of the four guardians of the Diamonds of Azzanadra and a boss in the Desert Treasure quest. To wield a weapon while fighting him (including staves), players must be wearing ice gloves. Players must light the 4 torches in the smoke dungeon and head towards the chest in the middle of the dungeon to get a key which opens the door to Fareed's Throne Room, which is the site of the battle. He is considered by some as the easiest boss in Desert Treasure.

Killing Fareed
Fareed is considered by some to be rather weak compared to Dessous, Kamil, and Damis, although he does have a somewhat strong defence. He mainly uses melee and can hit into the low 500s with it if the player wears ice gloves, otherwise he can hit over 1000. He also uses magic from time to time, but his magic tends to hit low and with little accuracy. He is nearly entirely dependent on melee, so using the prayer Protect from Melee while wearing magic-resistant armour is a rather good method to defeat him. Ahrim's is a good armour to use, as it provides magic defence and will give the player a relatively high magic attack bonus enabling players to defeat him quickly. He also has a fairly high defence against melee so players may hit many 0s on him (if they decide to use melee) unless the player has a very high Attack level. Since he has a high defence against melee it may be useful to bring a regular or super attack potion to help the player hit more accurately. If deciding to use range against him, players should note that all rangd projectiles fired at him (except for ice arrows) will automatically turn to ash due to extreme heat. So it is advised not to use any ammunition that you don't want to lose.

Players should wear ice gloves, otherwise Fareed can hit up to 1000 or higher on you. Players should not assume that if they are mages or rangers it will not affect them, because it does to a certain extent. It has been confirmed that the dwarf multicannon works against Fareed, but is not recommended due to the cost.

Fareed is weak to water spells and ice arrows so these attacks are always recommended. However, he uses a gimmick: you cannot wield a weapon in his chamber unless you're wearing ice gloves because his chamber and body are too hot. However, ice gloves are easy to obtain. (See the Heroes Quest guide for more details on how to obtain ice gloves).