Riff (2024)

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:

• + Cybop and Maw
• + Quibble and Drumpler
• + Pango and Fwog

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

• + Scups and Mammott
• + T-Rox and Tweedle
• + Congle and Noggin
• + PomPom and Toe Jammer

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:

• Toe Jammer
• Rare Riff

Costumes[]

Main article: Costumes

Costume	Availability	Cost
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[]

Riff is used in the following breeding combinations:

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

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					Maximum
	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.

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.

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[]

In-Game[]

Miscellaneous[]

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

Natural and Fire Single Element Tweedle Potbelly Noggin Toe Jammer Mammott Kayna Double Element Dandidoo Cybop Quibble Pango Shrubb Oaktopus Furcorn Fwog Drumpler Maw Glowl Flowah Stogg Phangler Boskus Triple Element Reedling Spunge Spunge Scups PomPom Congle Pummel Clamble Bowgart T-Rox Barrb Floogull Whaddle Woolabee Repatillo Rootitoot Sooza Thrumble Ziggurab Wynq Quad Element Shellbeat Quarrister Deedge Riff Entbrat Tring Bisonorus Yelmut Flum Ox Krillby Sneyser Edamimi PongPing Incisaur Tiawa Quint Element Mimic Candelavra Drummidary Bowhead Tuskski Gnarls Magical Magical Single Element Fluoress Theremind Floot Fly Clackula Magical Double Element Gob Bulbo Pluckbill Bonkers Poppette Yuggler HippityHop Squot Wimmzies Peckidna Denchuhs Hawlo Xyster Cahoot Déjà-Jin Roarick Osstax Knucklehead Magical Triple Element Spytrap TooToo Fiddlement Tapricorn Rooba Periscorp Cantorell Bridg-it Clavi Gnat Withur Uuduk Banjaw G'day Larvaluss Frondley Mushaboom Magical Quad Element Blow't Gloptic Pladdie Plinkajou Enchantling Ethereal Single Ethereal Element Ghazt Grumpyre Reebro Jeeode Humbug Double Ethereal Element Whisp Nebulob Sox Jellbilly Arackulele Boodoo Kazilleon Bellowfish Dragong Fung Pray Triple Ethereal Element Yooreek Meebkin Blarret Gaddzooks Auglur Flasque Nitebear Piplash X'rt Quad Ethereal Element Whaill Vhenshun Pentumbra Supernatural Wubbox Brump Zynth Poewk Thwok Dwumrohl Zuuker Screemu Tympa Dermit Gheegur Whajje Creepuscule Blipsqueak Scargo Astropod Pixolotl Bona-Petite Maulch Fleechwurm Shugafam Shugabush Shugarock Shugabass Shugajo Shugabeats Shugabuzz Shugitar Shugavox Seasonal Core Seasonal Punkleton Yool Schmoochle Blabbit Hoola Aux. Seasonal and Jam Boree Gobbleygourd Clavavera Viveine Jam Boree Carillong Whiz-bang Monculus Ffidyll Boo'qwurm Spurrit Mythical Mythical Single Element G'joob Strombonin Yawstrich Anglow Hyehehe Buzzinga Cherubble Cataliszt Mythical Double Element Bleatnik Cranchee Sporerow Pinghound Wheezel Knurv shLep Rare Rare Single Natural and Fire Element Rare Tweedle Rare Potbelly Rare Noggin Rare Toe Jammer Rare Mammott Rare Kayna Rare Double Natural and Fire Element Rare Dandidoo Rare Cybop Rare Quibble Rare Pango Rare Shrubb Rare Oaktopus Rare Furcorn Rare Fwog Rare Drumpler Rare Maw Rare Glowl Rare Flowah Rare Stogg Rare Phangler Rare Boskus Rare Triple Natural and Fire Element Rare Reedling Rare Spunge Rare Thumpies Rare Scups Rare PomPom Rare Congle Rare Pummel Rare Clamble Rare Bowgart Rare T-Rox Rare Barrb Rare Floogull Rare Whaddle Rare Woolabee Rare Repatillo Rare Rootitoot Rare Sooza Rare Thrumble Rare Ziggurab Rare Wynq Rare Quad Natural and Fire Element Rare Shellbeat Rare Quarrister Rare Deedge Rare Riff Rare Entbrat Rare Tring Rare Bisonorus Rare Yelmut Rare Flum Ox Rare Krillby Rare Sneyser Rare Edamimi Rare PongPing Rare Incisaur Rare Tiawa Rare Quint Fire Element Rare Candelavra Rare Tuskski Rare Single Magical Element Rare Fluoress Rare Theremind Rare Floot Fly Rare Clackula Rare Double Magical Element Rare Gob Rare Pluckbill Rare Bonkers Rare Yuggler Rare HippityHop Rare Wimmzies Rare Hawlo Rare Xyster Rare Knucklehead Rare Triple Magical Element Rare TooToo Rare Rooba Rare Bridg-it Rare Withur Rare Banjaw Rare Supernatural Rare Wubbox Rare Brump Rare Zynth Rare Poewk Rare Thwok Rare Dwumrohl Rare Zuuker Rare Screemu Rare Tympa Rare Dermit Rare Gheegur Rare Whajje Rare Creepuscule Rare Blipsqueak Rare Scargo Rare Astropod Rare Pixolotl Rare Bona-Petite Rare Maulch Rare Fleechwurm Rarethereal Single Element Rare Ghazt Rare Grumpyre Rare Reebro Rare Jeeode Rare Humbug Rarethereal Double Element Rare Whisp Rare Nebulob Rare Sox Rare Jellbilly Rare Arackulele Rare Boodoo Rare Kazilleon Rare Bellowfish Rare Dragong Rare Fung Pray Rare Core Seasonal Rare Punkleton Rare Yool Rare Schmoochle Rare Blabbit Rare Hoola Rare Aux. Seasonal and Jam Boree Rare Gobbleygourd Rare Clavavera Rare Viveine Rare Jam Boree Rare Carillong Rare Whiz-bang Rare Monculus Rare Ffidyll Rare Boo'qwurm Rare Spurrit Rare Mythical Rare G'joob Rare Strombonin Rare Yawstrich Rare Anglow Rare Hyehehe Rare Cherubble Dipster Do Re Mi Fa Sol La Ti Werdo Tawkerr Parlsona Maggpi Stoowarb Celestial Young Hornacle Furnoss Glaishur Blasoom Syncopite Vhamp Galvana Scaratar Loodvigg Torrt Plixie Attmoz Adult Adult Hornacle Adult Furnoss Adult Glaishur Adult Blasoom Adult Syncopite Adult Vhamp Adult Scaratar Adult Loodvigg Adult Torrt Adult Plixie Adult Attmoz Epic Epic Single Natural and Fire Element Epic Tweedle Epic Potbelly Epic Noggin Epic Toe Jammer Epic Mammott Epic Kayna Epic Double Natural and Fire Element Epic Dandidoo Epic Cybop Epic Quibble Epic Pango Epic Shrubb Epic Oaktopus Epic Furcorn Epic Fwog Epic Drumpler Epic Maw Epic Glowl Epic Flowah Epic Stogg Epic Phangler Epic Boskus Epic Triple Natural and Fire Element Epic Reedling Epic Spunge Epic Thumpies Epic Scups Epic PomPom Epic Congle Epic Pummel Epic Clamble Epic Bowgart Epic T-Rox Epic Barrb Epic Whaddle Epic Woolabee Epic Rootitoot Epic Sooza Epic Thrumble Epic Ziggurab Epic Wynq Epic Quad Natural and Fire Element Epic Entbrat Epic Quarrister Epic Deedge Epic Riff Epic Entbrat Epic Tring Epic Sneyser Epic Supernatural Epic Wubbox Epic Ethereal Single Element Epic Ghazt Epic Grumpyre Epic Reebro Epic Jeeode Epic Humbug Epic Ethereal Double Element Epic Whisp Epic Nebulob Epic Sox Epic Jellbilly Epic Boodoo Epic Bellowfish Epic Core Seasonal Epic Punkleton Epic Yool Epic Schmoochle Epic Blabbit Epic Hoola Epic Aux. Seasonal and Jam Boree Epic Gobbleygourd Epic Clavavera Epic Viveine Epic Jam Boree Epic Carillong Epic Monculus Epic Ffidyll Epic Spurrit