Riff

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Description

Riff is a large orange monster with a maroon hairstyle covering part of its eyes. On its arms, it has feathers with yellow spots and it has three clawed fingers. It has bat wings and bird-like feet. It plays on a blue-green guitar with an eye on it.

When idle, the Riff will nod its body (as its head is on its body) and occasionally open its mouth.

Song

The Riff Monster's contribution to an island's song is playing an instrument resembling an electric guitar. The guitar is not actually electric, nor is it a real instrument; it is another monster that shares a symbiotic relationship with the Riff. The guitar monster produces sounds matching its real-life counterpart. 

Breeding

The 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 2-element monsters can be used to breed a Riff:

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

However, the combination of a 3-element with 1-element monster has a higher rate of success:

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

The Riff is hard to breed, so you probably need to light a few Wishing Torches. However, T-Rox and Tweedle have the shortest incubation times, giving another chance to breed the monster quicker than any of the other 3-element + 1-element combinations.

Earning Rate and Maximum Income

Earning rate is in coins per hour and depends on Happiness % (Likes increase Happiness), also each monster has a limit to how much income it can hold at a time. Increasing the monster's level increases the 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 this article.

Likes

• Toe JammerGo to Toe Jammer
• Bass String BridgeGo to Bass String Bridge
• Leafy Sea DragonGo to Leafy Sea Dragon
• Crumpler TreeGo to Crumpler Tree

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Every monster has different things that they like. For every unique object that they like that's placed near the monster (if not using a Unity Tree), the monster's happiness will increase by 25%. Placing two of the same liked item near a monster will still only increase happiness by 25%. 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.

Wublin Egg Consumption

While trying to breed other monsters (particularly monsters with a very low chance of breeding), the following Wublins can be used to "dispose of" Riff eggs immediately instead of putting them into a Nursery and having that Nursery not be available.

Monster Egg	Wublin 1	Wublin 2	Wublin 3	Wublin 4	Wublin 5
Riff	Bona-Petite	Dwumrohl	Gheegur	Pixolotl	Thwok
	5 eggs	3 eggs	6 eggs	6 eggs	1 egg

Note that bred monster eggs can only be "disposed of" into inactive Wublin statues; active Wublins do not accept monster eggs. Also note that inactive Wublin statues to which you have already disposed the number of Riff eggs that Wublin accepts, will no longer be available as a "recycle bin" for such eggs.

Celestial Egg Consumption

While trying to breed other Monsters (particularly Monsters with a very low chance of breeding), the following Celestials can be used to "dispose of" Riff eggs immediately instead of putting them into a Nursery and having that Nursery not be available.

Monster Egg	Celestial 1	Celestial 2	Celestial 3
Riff	Attmoz	Vhamp	Galvana
	3 eggs	1 egg	1 egg

Note that bred Monster eggs can only be "disposed of" into inactive Celestial statues; active Celestials do not accept Monster eggs. Also note that inactive Celestial statues to which you have already disposed the number of Riff eggs that Celestial accepts, will no longer be available as a "recycle bin" for such eggs.

Strategy

To see how efficient Riff is at generating resources compared to other monsters check:

• Air Island

Name Origin

The Riff's name originates from the term, "guitar riff ".

Possible Monster Names

To see all possible names for Riff, see Monster Names.

Notes

• The Riff has the highest income of all quad-element monsters.
• Occasionally, the Riff will use its wings to hover a short distance above the ground during his song.
• The Riff's feathery limbs and body, and feet, somewhat resemble a chicken.
• The name of "Riff" remains constant in all languages.
• In the concept art of the Riff, it had a more humanoid body-for-a-head instead of one that appeared more of a chicken's body. It was also taller and played a real guitar without monsterification (personification in the sense of monsters). It had no bat wings and had spots that were similar to the released Maw's spots. It also had a hairstyle that was similar to the released Drumpler's hair.
• The Riff's wing placement seems to move everywhere; in the My Singing Monsters Christmas wallpaper, the Riff's wings are shown up high, by its hair; but on an image for Schmoochle leaving, its wings are lower on its body.
• It was shown here that the Riffs original name was Geetar.
  • It is possible, although unconfirmed, that this may have been a codename for the monster.
• The Riff's guitar is similar to the Rare Riff (green and scaly), and the guitar of the Rare Riff is similar to the usual Riff (orange and shaggy-looking).
• The Riff is the only Quad Element Monster available at level 7, because it does not use Plant nor Fire.

Monsters

Natural Single Element Noggin Mammott Toe Jammer Potbelly Tweedle Kayna Double Element Drumpler Fwog Maw Shrubb Furcorn Oaktopus Dandidoo Pango Quibble Cybop Stogg Flowah Glowl Triple Element T-Rox Pummel Clamble Bowgart Spunge Thumpies Congle PomPom Scups Reedling Repatillo Floogull Barrb Quad Element Entbrat Deedge Riff Shellbeat Quarrister Tring Ethereal Single Ethereal Element Ghazt Grumpyre Reebro Jeeode Humbug Double Ethereal Element Whisp Nebulob Arackulele Sox Boodoo Bellowfish Jellbilly Kazilleon Dragong Fung Pray Supernatural Wubbox Brump Zynth Poewk Thwok Dwumrohl Zuuker Screemu Tympa Dermit Gheegur Whajje Creepuscule Blipsqueak Scargo Astropod Pixolotl Bona-Petite Maulch Fleechwurm Legendary Shugabush Shugarock Shugabass Shugajo Shugabeats Shugabuzz Shugavox Shugitar Seasonal Punkleton Yool Schmoochle Blabbit Hoola Mythical G'joob Yawstrich Rare Rare Single Element Rare Noggin Rare Mammott Rare Toe Jammer Rare Potbelly Rare Tweedle Rare Double Element Rare Drumpler Rare Fwog Rare Maw Rare Shrubb Rare Furcorn Rare Oaktopus Rare Dandidoo Rare Pango Rare Quibble Rare Cybop Rare Triple Element Rare T-Rox Rare Pummel Rare Clamble Rare Bowgart Rare Spunge Rare Thumpies Rare Congle Rare PomPom Rare Scups Rare Reedling Rare Quad Element Rare Entbrat Rare Deedge Rare Riff Rare Shellbeat Rare Quarrister Rare Supernatural Rare Wubbox Rarethereal Rare Ghazt Rare Grumpyre Rare Reebro Rare Jeeode Rare Humbug Rare Whisp Rare Nebulob Rare Sox Rare Jellbilly Rare Arackulele Rare Boodoo Rare Kazilleon Rare Bellowfish Rare Dragong Rare Fung Pray Rare Seasonal Rare Punkleton Rare Yool Rare Schmoochle Rare Blabbit Rare Hoola Dipster Do Re Mi Fa Sol La Ti Werdo Tawkerr Parlsona Stoowarb Maggpi Celestial Torrt Attmoz Hornacle Glaishur Blasoom Syncopite Scaratar Loodvigg Plixie Furnoss Vhamp Galvana Epic Epic Single Element Epic Noggin Epic Mammott Epic Toe Jammer Epic Potbelly Epic Tweedle Epic Double Element Epic Fwog Epic Maw Epic Furcorn Epic Cybop Epic Triple Element Epic T-Rox Epic Thumpies Epic PomPom Epic Bowgart Epic Quad Element Epic Entbrat Epic Deedge Epic Seasonal Epic Yool Epic Schmoochle