“ | 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.
- + Riff and Rare Riff
(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:
- Toe Jammer (requires level 4)
- Bass String Bridge (level 19)
- Leafy Sea Dragon (level 20)
- Crumpler Tree (level 19) ()
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 |
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Spiny Six-String |
Always available | 30 (discounted) 45 (full price) |
Heavymetal Helmet |
Always available | 50,000 (discounted) 75,000 (full price) |
Seaweed Wraps |
Weekly Versus Match | 25 (discounted) 37 (full price) |
Power of Luff |
Season of Love Series | 30 |
Used in Breeding[]
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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.
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.
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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.
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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[]
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