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Riffs are masterful musicians. Very little is known about these complex Monsters, but they do have some distinct and unusual habits. For example, Riffs use their flexible toes to select random objects from the ground which they inspect, then eat.
Monster Bio

Description[]

Riff is a Quad-Element Monster that is found on Air Island. It was added on September 12th, 2012 during Version 1.0.2. It is best obtained by breeding T-Rox and Tweedle. By default, its breeding time is 24 hours long. Riff has a decent Coin production, and can be useful for beginners before getting Monsters with higher Coin production.

Song[]

Audio sample:

Instrument: Electric guitar

Performers: Dave Kerr and Dylan Lauzon

Riff's contribution to an island's song is playing an instrument resembling an electric guitar. The "guitar monster" produces sounds matching its real-life counterpart.

Breeding[]

Riff can be bred using Monsters that combine to provide all the elements Cold, Air, Water and Earth without repeating any.

The following pairs of Double-Element Monsters can be used to breed a Riff:

However, the combination of a triple-element with single-element Monster has a higher rate of success:

Of these, Congle+Noggin is the best combination, as failing and breeding a Noggin lets you retry the combo almost instantly. T-Rox+Tweedle is a close second, because it has low average times in case of failure.

There is also a small chance of producing a Riff from a failed breeding attempt, using a Riff and a Double-Element Monster.

The Rare version of any monster can be used for breeding instead of the common version.

(Best choice, 100% chance of a Riff if Rare Riff is unavailable)

Likes[]

Every Monster has different things that they like. For every unique object that they like that's placed near the Monster, the Monster's happiness will increase by 25%. Placing more than one of the same liked item near a Monster won't increase its happiness by an additional amount. If there's a Unity Tree on the Island, items don't need to be near the Monster. Below are the things liked by Riff:

See the Likes page to view a complete list of all Monsters' likes.

Monsters Who Like It[]

The following Monster(s) will increase their happiness by 25% when being placed near Riff or when Riff and a Unity Tree are on the Island. These may or may not also be Riff's likes as well:

Costumes[]

Main article: Costumes
Costume Availability Cost
Riff (Spiny Six-String)
Spiny Six-String
Always available 30 Diamonds (discounted)
45 Diamonds (full price)
Riff (Heavymetal Helmet)
Heavymetal Helmet
Always available 50,000 Coins (discounted)
75,000 Coins (full price)
Riff (Seaweed Wraps)
Seaweed Wraps
Weekly Versus Match 25 Diamonds (discounted)
37 Diamonds (full price)
Riff (Power of Luff)
Power of Luff
Love SeriesSeason of Love Series 30 Diamonds

Used in Breeding[]

Riff is used in the following breeding combinations:
Bred with Result Breeding Time
(enhanced)
dd:hh:mm:ss
Air Island
Air
Island
File:T-Rox
T-Rox
Earth ElementWater Element
Cold Element
File:Reebro
Reebro
Mech Element
01:12:00:00
(01:03:00:00)
Checkmark
File:PomPom
PomPom
Air ElementEarth Element
Cold Element
File:Reebro
Reebro
Mech Element
01:12:00:00
(01:03:00:00)
Checkmark
File:Congle
Congle
Air ElementWater Element
Cold Element
File:Reebro
Reebro
Mech Element
01:12:00:00
(01:03:00:00)
Checkmark
File:Scups
Scups
Air ElementEarth Element
Water Element
File:Reebro
Reebro
Mech Element
01:12:00:00
(01:03:00:00)
Checkmark
File:T-Rox
T-Rox
Earth ElementWater Element
Cold Element
File:Rare Reebro
Rare Reebro
Mech Element
01:21:30:00
(01:10:07:30)
Checkmark
File:PomPom
PomPom
Air ElementEarth Element
Cold Element
File:Rare Reebro
Rare Reebro
Mech Element
01:21:30:00
(01:10:07:30)
Checkmark
File:Congle
Congle
Air ElementWater Element
Cold Element
File:Rare Reebro
Rare Reebro
Mech Element
01:21:30:00
(01:10:07:30)
Checkmark
File:Scups
Scups
Air ElementEarth Element
Water Element
File:Rare Reebro
Rare Reebro
Mech Element
01:21:30:00
(01:10:07:30)
Checkmark
File:Tweedle
Tweedle
Air Element
File:Schmoochle
Schmoochle
Love Element
01:07:06:30
(23:19:52)
Checkmark
File:Tweedle
Tweedle
Air Element
File:Rare Schmoochle
Rare Schmoochle
Love Element
01:07:45:00
(23:48:45)
Checkmark
File:Drumpler
Drumpler
Earth ElementCold Element
File:Epic Noggin
Epic Noggin
Earth Element
01:00:00
(45:00)
Checkmark
File:Fwog
Fwog
Earth ElementWater Element
File:Epic Hoola
Epic Hoola
Summer Element
21:20:00
(16:00:00)
Checkmark
File:Maw
Maw
Water ElementCold Element
File:Epic Toe Jammer
Epic Toe Jammer
Water Element
03:00:00
(02:15:00)
Checkmark
File:Cybop
Cybop
Air ElementEarth Element
File:Epic Tweedle
Epic Tweedle
Air Element
11:00:00
(08:15:00)
Checkmark
File:Pango
Pango
Air ElementCold Element
File:Epic Mammott
Epic Mammott
Cold Element
05:00:00
(03:45:00)
Checkmark
File:Quibble
Quibble
Air ElementWater Element
File:Epic Schmoochle
Epic Schmoochle
Love Element
22:14:00
(16:40:30)
Checkmark
Any other (non-Single, non-Triple) Monster File:Riff
Riff
Air ElementEarth Element
Water ElementCold Element
01:00:00:00
(18:00:00)
Checkmark
Any other (non-Single, non-Triple) Monster File:Rare Riff
Rare Riff
Air ElementEarth Element
Water ElementCold Element
01:06:30:00
(22:52:30)
Checkmark
Any other Monster The other Monster varies Checkmark
Any other (non-Single) Monster Rare variant of the other Monster varies Checkmark

Statistics[]

Earning Rate and Maximum Income[]

Earning rate is in Coins per minute and depends on Happiness % (Likes increase Happiness) and Monster Level. Each Monster also has a maximum amount of income it can hold at a time. Increasing the Monster's Level also increases this limit.

Level Per Minute Coins Maximum Coins
0% Happiness 25% Happiness 50% Happiness 75% Happiness 100% Happiness
1 11 13 16 19 22 17,281
2 18 22 27 31 36 27,650
3 27 32 39 45 52 41,474
4 35 43 52 61 70 55,299
5 44 55 66 77 88 69,124
6 53 66 79 92 106 82,949
7 62 77 93 108 124 96,774
8 70 87 105 122 140 110,598
9 79 98 118 138 158 124,423
10 88 110 132 154 176 138,248
11 97 121 145 169 194 152,073
12 106 132 159 185 212 165,898
13 114 142 171 199 228 179,722
14 123 153 184 215 246 193,547
15 132 165 198 231 264 207,372
16 138 172 207 241 276 217,740
17 144 180 216 252 288 226,450
18 148 185 222 259 296 233,243
19 151 188 226 264 302 237,908
20 152 190 228 266 304 240,287

Feeding Monsters[]

Each Monster needs to be fed four times before it reaches the next level. Increasing the Monster's level increases the Coins earned per minute, as well as the maximum Coins earned.

The Treats per level table:
Level Food Per Feeding x4 Food to Level Up Total food to reach this Level
1 15 60 -
2 30 120 60
3 60 240 180
4 120 480 420
5 240 960 900
6 480 1,920 1,860
7 960 3,840 3,780
8 1,920 7,680 7,620
9 3,840 15,360 15,300
10 7,680 30,720 30,660
11 15,360 61,440 61,380
12 30,720 122,880 122,820
13 61,440 245,760 245,700
14 122,880 491,520 491,460
15 184,320 737,280 982,980
16 276,480 1,105,920 1,720,260
17 414,720 1,658,880 2,826,180
18 622,080 2,488,320 4,485,060
19 933,120 3,732,480 6,973,380
20 - - 10,705,860

More info can be found in the Feeding article.

Egg Consumption[]

While trying to breed other Monsters (particularly Monsters with a very low chance of breeding), the following Wublins, Celestials, and Vessels can be used to "dispose of" Riff eggs immediately instead of putting them into a Nursery and having that Nursery not be available. Note that doing this for Rare Wublins will cause the Wublin to stop producing currency and the eggs will not expire.

Riff Egg
Riff
Gheegur (Inactive)
Gheegur
Pixolotl (Inactive)
Pixolotl
Bona-Petite (Inactive)
Bona-Petite
Dwumrohl (Inactive)
Dwumrohl
Thwok (Inactive)
Thwok
Monculus (Inactive)
Monculus
6 eggs 6 eggs 5 eggs 3 eggs 1 egg 1 egg
Attmoz (Dormant)
Attmoz
Vhamp (Dormant)
Vhamp
Galvana (Dormant)
Galvana
3 eggs 1 egg 1 egg
Adult Hornacle
Adult Hornacle
Adult Glaishur
Adult Glaishur
Adult Torrt
Adult Torrt
Adult Attmoz
Adult Attmoz
2 eggs 2 eggs 2 eggs 2 eggs
Kayna (Vessel)
Kayna
Glowl (Vessel)
Glowl
Boskus (Vessel)
Boskus
Whaddle (Vessel)
Whaddle
Bowhead (Vessel)
Bowhead
Drummidary (Vessel)
Drummidary
Tuskski (Vessel)
Tuskski
2 eggs 1 egg 1 egg 1 egg 1 egg 1 egg 1 egg

Note that Monster eggs can only be "disposed of" before awakening Wublins, Celestials, and Vessels; afterwards those Monsters will not accept any eggs. Also note that Monsters to which you have already disposed the number of Riff eggs that it accepts, will no longer be available as a "recycle bin" for such eggs. Kayna's Vessel has no time limit, and its egg inventory cannot be reset. Awakened Celestials only accept eggs during their corresponding Celestial month.

Possible Monster Names[]

To see all possible names for Riff, see Monster Names. Many of Riff's names are related to guitars.

  • Cormic - References the guitar brand 'McCormick Guitars'.
  • Frett - A fret is a section along the neck of the guitar.
  • Geet - The first syllable of 'guitar'. It also could be a reference to Riff's original name, Geetar.
  • Grind - A grind pedal is an electronic device that causes a guitar's sound to become more distorted.
  • Luftgitar - German for 'air guitar'. This makes sense, as Riff is the Quad of Air Island and plays a guitar.
  • Malak - Arabic for 'angel'. It could reference the wings on its head.
  • Pickles - Could refer to picks, which are small plastic wafers that are used to play the guitar.
  • Scorch - References ‘El Scorcho’, a song by the band, Weezer.
  • Tate - The last name of Geoff Tate, a metal guitarist in the band Queensrÿche.
  • Thrash - A violent type of guitar playing style.
  • Xever - References the guitar brand 'Xaviere Acoustic Guitars'.

Gallery[]

Notes[]

  • Riff's name comes from the term, guitar riff.
  • As revealed in Rare Riff’s bio, Riff's guitar is not actually electric, nor is it a real instrument; it is another monster that shares a symbiotic relationship with Riff.
  • Riff has the highest income of all natural Quad-Element Monsters.
  • Occasionally, Riff will use its wings to hover a short distance above the ground during its song.
  • The name of "Riff" remains constant in all languages.
  • Riff's wing placement seems to move everywhere; in the My Singing Monsters Christmas wallpaper, Riff's wings are shown up high, by its hair; but on an image for Schmoochle leaving, its wings are lower on its body.
  • Riff's original name was Geetar. [1]
  • Riff's guitar is similar to Rare Riff's (green and scaly), and the guitar of Rare Riff is similar to the usual Riff (orange and shaggy-looking).
  • Riff is the only Quad-Element Monster available at Level 7, because it does not use Plant nor Fire.
  • On Air and Gold Islands, Riff bobs its head every third beat. On Tribal Island, it appears to be every two beats instead.
  • Riff's part on Tribal Island is somewhat similar to the intro of the song, Smells Like Teen Spirit by Nirvana.
  • Being the Quad-Elemental of Air Island, Riff represents the Air Element most prominently in its appearance.
  • When a Riff is first hatched, it is given an artificial guitar to watch over before it enters a symbiotic relationship with a living guitar later in its life.
    • Where the living guitar comes from is still a mystery.

References[]


Monsters

Rare

Rare Quint Fire Element

Rare Single Magical Element

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