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Vorkath: how to defeat it (Ironman guide)

Beefed-up blue dragon after Dragon Slayer II. 6 standard attacks, a special, 6 more and the other special, on loop. Pray against your weakness, super antifire and runes for Crumble Undead: the specials (acid and spawn) are what kills.

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Vorkath

Vorkath
Tier
Mid
Combat level
732
Style
Ranged
Requirements
Dragon Slayer II. Bowfa + crystal (or blowpipe / crossbow with Ruby bolts) or melee with a lance/fang. Salve (ei), extended super antifire, Crumble Undead runes
Why kill it as an Ironman
Superior dragon bones, Ava's assembler, Dragonbone necklace, Skeletal visage, lots of gold. The ironman money boss.
Loot
The live drop table (wiki rates) and the drop simulator are in the app. ⚔ Open in the interactive guide

Mechanics: what hits you and what to pray

Beefed-up blue dragon after Dragon Slayer II. 6 standard attacks, a special, 6 more and the other special, on loop. Pray against your weakness, super antifire and runes for Crumble Undead: the specials (acid and spawn) are what kills.

Left icon: what hits you. Right icon: what to pray.

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Standard attacks
Melee (32), magic (30) and ranged (32), unreactable. Protect from Magic with blowpipe, Bowfa or melee; Protect from Missiles with crossbow + Anti-dragon shield.
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Dragonfire
Super antifire + shield or Protect from Magic (max 10). Venomous: envenoms. Corrupting: disables prayers (quick prayers). Deadly vertical: near one-shot, move 2 tiles on sight.
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Acid / Rapid fire
Acid pools and a fireball every tick at your tile. WALK (don't run) along a clean line of 5+ tiles. Acid: up to 10 and heals it. Fireball: 25-41 regardless of protection.
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Zombified spawn
It freezes you and spits a spawn 10 tiles away that explodes on arrival (up to 60). Crumble Undead kills it instantly. Vorkath is immune until it dies.

Step by step

  1. Torfinn at the Rellekka dock takes you to Ungael. Super antifire, divine potion and quick prayers set.
  2. With a blowpipe open with a BGS or DWH spec. With DHCB or lance it isn't needed.
  3. Crossbow: Ruby bolts (e) until ~35% HP, then Diamond bolts (e). Count 6 attacks: a special is coming.
  4. Acid: stop attacking and walk a clean line. Ice: stop attacking, Crumble Undead on the spawn and continue.
  5. Loot (Superior dragon bones) and reset at POH pool, Ferox or Nardah. Return with Fremennik sea boots 4 or a house in Rellekka.

Key gear

Bow of FaerdhinenBow of FaerdhinenCrystal bodyCrystal bodyCrystal legsCrystal legsSalve amulet(ei)Salve amulet(ei)Ava's assemblerAva's assemblerToxic blowpipeToxic blowpipeDragon hunter lanceDragon hunter lance

Typical inventory

Extended super antifire(4)
Anti-venom+(4)
Divine ranging potion(4)
Prayer potion(4)2
Cooked karambwan4
Shark10
Rune pouch

Extended super antifire(4) · Anti-venom+(4) · Divine ranging potion(4) · Prayer potion(4) x2 · Cooked karambwan x4 · Shark x10 · Rune pouch

Ironman tips

  • 💡 Rune pouch: chaos + dust (Crumble Undead) and law (house). A Slayer's staff autocasting is safer; your magic bonus must be above -64 or you splash.
  • 💡 Ring of recoil and Vengeance do nothing. Divine potions: the prayer-disabling dragonfire nullifies Preserve.
  • 💡 Woox walk: with a lance or blowpipe you can keep attacking during the acid (tick perfect). Learn it with sound and 'Highlight current tile'.

Wiki images and videos

Tap a video to play it. Source: OSRS Wiki (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0).

A player fighting Vorkath, a blue dragon enhanced by Zorgoth's experiments
A player fighting Vorkath, a blue dragon enhanced by Zorgoth's experiments
▶ Video
Video: Vorkath's deadly dragonfire attack striking a player
Vorkath
Vorkath
Vorkath's magic attack
Vorkath's magic attack
Vorkath's ranged attack
Vorkath's ranged attack
Vorkath's dragonfire attack
Vorkath's dragonfire attack
Vorkath's venom dragonfire attack
Vorkath's venom dragonfire attack
Vorkath's prayer-disabling attack
Vorkath's prayer-disabling attack
Vorkath's deadly dragonfire attack
Vorkath's deadly dragonfire attack
▶ Video
Video: killing Vorkath's Zombified Spawn before it reaches the player

Guide summarised from the OSRS Wiki strategies (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0). Icons and images: OSRS Wiki. In the app: live drop table, drop simulator, map and Set builder with this boss as target.

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Mid

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Late

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Endgame

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Content based on the OSRS Wiki (oldschool.runescape.wiki), CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 licence. XP rates are approximate. · Leer en español