Commander Zilyana/Strategies

Commander Zilyana is the commander of Saradomin's forces in the God Wars Dungeon. Like the original God Wars Generals, they all share the same combat level but have different amounts of lifepoints and max hits. Zilyana has very high lifepoints, only surpassed by Kree'arra. Zilyana also has the highest attack speed out of all of the bosses and has a max hit of 1900 with both her magic and melee attacks, and combined with her fast attack speed, may prove fatal for inexperienced players.

Zilyana is known for dropping the Saradomin amulets, which along with a Chaotic remnant, can be turned into more powerful amulets. Her best drop, however is the Saradomin hilt, which is very expensive and is used to create one of the most popular godswords for players.

Attacks


Zilyana only has two different styles of combat. Like General Graardor and K'ril Tsutsaroth, she only uses her secondary combat style in melee range. Both attacks have a max hit of 1900.


 * Melee: Zilyana swings her sword at her target, which deals high damage.
 * Magic: Zilyana's sword glows and hits the player(s) in her room with lightning. Due to her fast attack speed and the animation of this attack, Zilyana will also launch another attack mid-way through the animation.

Magic
One of the popular ways to kill Zilyana is with a spell with high-levelled magic equipment, as it provides decent magic and melee defence, which will ward off her attacks better. When using magic to kill Zilyana, players are recommended to stay on the western side of the room, one space away from the middle of the wall. This is because when she spawns, Growler is within range of Dragon Breath and players can kill him while they are killing Zilyana also. Players are recommended to save up adrenaline for Sunshine, otherwise kills will take too long and end up with shorter trips. When Zilyana and her guards are killed, return to the spot again to repeat for the next kill.

Occasionally, Growler may spawn one square too far or close to the player's spot. If he spawns too far, simply use Chain to damage him; if too close, move back one square so he can be attacked with Dragon Breath.

Melee
Another popular combat style, melee equipment has good melee defense but very low magic defense; players using melee equipment will find themselves having a harder time defending against Zilyana's magic attacks. Players are advised to save up adrenaline for Berserk, but players must be warned that they may use too much food while killing her because of her accurate attacks. It is optional to set up near Growler to use Flurry as it will also damage Starlight at the same time.

Ranged
Ranged is seldom used, as despite the excellent magic defense it provides it has very poor melee defense, resulting in heavy hits from Zilyana and Starlight. Despite this, players with the Sharpshooter aura and at least dual ascensions will have similar kill times to melee and magic. Players are recommended to set up next to Growler. This is because when Zilyana moves in to attack, players can use Bombardment, hurting her, Growler and Starlight at the same time.


 * Helm: Sirenic mask > Pernix cowl
 * Body: Sirenic hauberk > Pernix body
 * Chaps: Sirenic chaps > Pernix chaps
 * Weapon (dual): Ascension crossbow (and offhand), Death Lotus dart (and offhand)
 * Weapon (2h): Royal crossbow
 * Cape: Completionist cape > Max cape > Ava's devices
 * Boots: Glavien boots > Pernix boots
 * Gloves: Ascension grips > Tracking gloves > Pernix gloves
 * Ammo: Ascension bolts > Royal bolts
 * Ring: Ring of wealth (only solo/ffa)
 * Pocket: Sign of life
 * Aura: Supreme Sharpshooter > Penance > Vampyrism

Drops
Although Zilyana doesn't have much drops compared to Kree'arra or Graardor, she does drop some moderately expensive equipment, such as the Saradomin amulets (whisper, murmur and hiss), and the Saradomin hilt, worth coins. Her bodyguards are unable to drop the hilt but can drop the other items she has, at a much more rarer rate. See the main page to find the drop rates of the items.


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