Free-to-play Revenant hunting guide

Killing Revenants is a popular training method among high-level players. Most people who hunt Revenants are seeking for a challenge left vacant from the PVP Wilderness

About Revenants
During the God Wars, over 4,000 years ago, many of those that died were trapped eternally in the Wilderness, their souls twisted by the evil magic and corruption that surrounds it.

Today these creatures, known as Revenants, continue to hunt for those that enter the Wilderness, doing whatever they can with their melee, magic, and ranged skills to eliminate anyone who happen to cross their paths. They tend to be MUCH stronger than most other monsters in RuneScape.

Locations
Revenants patrol every part of the Wilderness, And some locations tend to attract more Revenants than others.

Demonic Ruins
This is a very popular spot for small revenant hunting clans, because this area is multi-combat and contains Greater demons to keep players busy. The walls here are a useful tool to hide from revenants for a short time while healing or preparing to fight.

The most common revenants to show up here are:
 * Revenant Hobgoblin
 * Revenant Vampire
 * Revenant Werewolf
 * Revenant Ork
 * Revenant Knight

Occasionally, rarer revenants may wander around this region and possibly pop up on the map.

Chaos Temple
This temple resides in level 38 Wilderness. This area is popular for clans to hunt revenants here due to the altar nearby to recharge Prayer points. A common tactic is to have a clan send out several scouts to lure a revenant inside the altar area so it can be attacked in the multi-combat area. It is also the main revenant hunting spot for reveant hunting on World 141 which is the un-official revenant hunting world for free-to-play RuneScape players.

The most common revenants to show up here are:
 * Revenant Goblin
 * Revenant Vampire
 * Revenant Werewolf* (Sometimes in groups of 3)
 * Revenant Ork* (Sometimes in groups of 3)
 * Revenant Knight (Sometimes with an ork)

Note: * - Usually in pairs

These are the most common ones, but different revenants may wander around this region.

Note that hiding in the altar is not completely safe. However, there is a hiding spot behind the altar, which will usually offer some protection.

Woods
The woods south-east of Clan wars is a seldom visited spot, but rarer revenants have been sighted here, including:
 * Revenant Imp
 * Revenant Goblin
 * Revenant Hobgoblin
 * Revenant Cyclops
 * Revenant Hellhound
 * Revenant Demon
 * Revenant Dark Beast

This place is NOT recommended for revenant killing because of the chance of revenants teleporting away here.

East of Clan Wars
This area, east of the Clan wars arena, stretches from level 23 to level 40 Wilderness. It is a common hot-spot for revenants. Revenants here will rarely teleport away, but instead pursue for a long distance. There is also a fishing spot here, but it too is frequently visited by revenants.

The sighted revenants are:
 * Revenant Imp (often in groups of three)
 * Revenant Pyrefiend
 * Revenant Hobgoblin
 * Revenant Vampire
 * Revenant Werewolf
 * Revenant Hellhound
 * Revenant Ork
 * Revenant Knight

If possible, you can lure the Revenant near the Clan Wars Challenge Hall to possibly get help fighting the revenant.

Bandit Camp
This place is a safer version of the Demonic ruins because of its location in the lower level wilderness. There are several buildings that can be used to hide (or out if the revenants happens to get in) and doors can be shut to prevent attack. This place is multi-combat, with bandits that will also attack.

Revenants: This place is a great area to hunt for Revenants in, as it has a pizza store containing cheese and tomato, as well as a fishing spot and Giant rats nearby, so players can easily make Anchovy pizzas.
 * Revenant Icefiend
 * Revenant Pyrefiend
 * Revenant Vampire
 * Revenant Ork

Wilderness Skeleton Mine
This mine is a hot-spot for revenants. However, this is only level 9 wilderness so higher leveled players will have a hard time finding Revenants that they can kill.

Revenants that come here:
 * Revenant Imp
 * Revenant Cyclops
 * Revenant Ork
 * Revenant Dark Beast



Western Ruins
All revenants respawn here, and the spawn rate ranges from commonly to extremely often. While fighting a revenant, there is a good chance the player will be intercepted by another revenant while the first one is eating, and after just over two minutes from spawning, the revenant will teleport.

Fighting revenants here is not recommended as there is a low probability of successfully killing it, unless you bring a small group with you.

What to Bring
Note: The equipment shown here is for players who wish to risk their items. If you feel uncomfortable with what is listed, bring only 3 or 4 items.

Melee
Equipment Ranged equipment is recommended, as melee armour will take magic hits from revenants, making their hits more likely to hit, and hit hard.
 * Headgear: Rune full helm &gt; Adamant full helm &gt; Green d'hide coif &gt; coif &gt; Runecrafter hat&gt; Wizard hat &gt; something else &gt; nothing
 * Capes: Team cape/Coloured cape &gt; nothing
 * Neckwear: Amulet of power &gt; Amulet of strength
 * Weapons: Rune Scimitar &gt; Rune 2h &gt; Rune longsword/Rune battle axe/Rune sword &gt; Rune dagger/Rune mace/Rune war hammer (the three last are not recommended)
 * Body Armour: Rune platebody &gt; Rune chain body &gt; anything else which protects from melee
 * Shields: Rune berserker shield &gt; Rune spikeshield &gt; Rune kite shield &gt; Rune square shield &gt; Anti dragon shield &gt; nothing if using 2h
 * Leg Armour: Rune plate legs/Rune plate skirt
 * Gloves: Rune gauntlets &gt; Adamant gauntlets &gt; Green dragonhide vambraces &gt; safety gloves &gt; nothing
 * Boots: Fancy boots or Fighting boots &gt; Leather boots &gt; nothing

Inventory
 * Strength Potion
 * Teleport runes/tablet
 * Lobsters, swordfish or anchovy pizza.

With this method, you will be using Protect from Magic during the whole fight. If you do not, you will be hit often with the revenant's magic attack.

Alternate melee method
Equipment
 * Rune full helm &gt; Rune medium helmet &gt; Adamant full helm
 * Team cape/Coloured cape &gt; nothing
 * Amulet of power &gt; Amulet of strength
 * Rune Scimitar/Rune longsword
 * Green dragonhide body
 * Green dragonhide chaps
 * Rune gauntlets &gt; Green dragonhide vambraces/Adamant gauntlets &gt; Safety gloves &gt; nothing
 * Fancy boots or Fighting boots &gt; Something else &gt; nothing

Inventory
 * Strength Potion
 * Teleport runes/tablet
 * Swordfish

With this method, you can choose not to use prayer. However, this equipment gives less defence against melee and ranged. This is only recommended if you are fighting lower levelled revenants.

Ranged
Equipment
 * Green dragonhide coif &gt; Rune med helm/Rune full helm &gt; Coif
 * Team cape &gt; Coloured cape &gt; nothing
 * Amulet of power
 * 100+ Steel arrows or preferably better
 * Maple shortbow


 * Green dragonhide body
 * Green dragonhide chaps
 * Rune gauntlets/Green dragonhide vambraces &gt; nothing
 * Fancy boots or Fighting boots &gt; nothing

Inventory With this method, you can choose not to use prayer. Protect from Magic is still recommended though.
 * Teleport runes.
 * Lobsters or better
 * Harpoon and/or lobster pot (for wilderness fishing spot)
 * tinderbox (lighting fires to cook)
 * Axe (cutting down trees to make fire, bronze axe can be bought at bandit store)
 * Rune 2h sword (for KO's) &gt; Rune battleaxe &gt; Rune warhammer (not as high potential but more likely to do it) &gt; nothing (anything lighter is not worth bringing)

Prayer
Equipment
 * Green dragonhide coif &gt; Rune full helm/Rune medium helmet &gt; Coif &gt; nothing
 * Team cape &gt; Coloured cape &gt; nothing
 * Holy Symbol/Power amulet
 * 100+ Steel arrows or better
 * Maple shortbow/Rune mace &gt; Adamant mace (not recommended with holy symbol because it's bit too weak)
 * Monk's robe top
 * Monk's robe bottom
 * Rune gauntlets &gt; Green dragonhide vambraces &gt; nothing
 * Leather boots (if using shortbow) &gt; Fancy boots or Fighting boots (if using mace) &gt; nothing

Inventory
 * Teleport runes/tablet
 * Lobsters or better

With this method, you will be ranging the revenant while switching prayers to match the revenant's attack. This is a dangerous method. If you fail to respond to the attack in time, you may be dealt damage.

Getting Started
A good method to minimize loss on death and maximize the time you are able to stay in the wild is to bring only a Green Dragonhide Body, Green Dragonhide Chaps, and a Rune Scimitar for your worn equipment. Bring a harpoon or lobster pot to fish at the Winderness Fishing Area, where players can fish for tuna, lobsters, and swordfish. They should then go to the Bandit Camp, make a few of the best pizza they can make (preferably anchovy pizzas at 55 cooking. a small fishing net can be found in the house on the outskirts of the western ruins just west of the Bandit Camp.) To buy pizza bases, players will have to kill some bandits to get money. After players have 3-5 of their pizzas, they can use the remainer of the money to go to Bandit Duty Free General Store on the western part of the camp, buy a bronze hatchet and a tinderbox, and then go to the fishing spots further north, which are located on easternmost coastline in 38 Wilderness, just south of the Demonic Ruins. Once players have fished a good amount of their chosen food, they should chop down a dead tree just west of the fishing spot, light the logs, and cook their fish. This should be done every 5-10 fish so you have food, just in case a revenant shows up while you are fishing. Players should be cautious in both of these areas, as revenant pyrefiends and icefiends frequently enter the Bandit Camp, as well as the occasional vampire or ork. At the fishing spots, revenant hobgoblins, werewolves, orks, and knights are very common, so extreme care should be taken while fishing there. It is suggested that you take at least one other person to the fishing area if possible, because the revenants can very easily kill one or two lone players if they are not properly prepared.

Revenant imp (level 7)
Nature:

Revenant imps are extremely weak, having only 100 life points. Unlike an average level 7, however, Revenant Imps have been to known to hit a max of 90. These revenants are often ignored by higher level players, though they can kill players with low Lifepoints.

How to kill:

Bring magic (preferably Earth bolt or Crumble Undead) to slay the revenant, don't worry about it's defence. It has been noted that pure mages (combat levels 10-30) have been able to slay these with only bolt spells.

Revenant goblin (levels 15, 22, 30, 37)
Nature:

Revenant goblins are tough for their level, and can inflict high damage quickly and accurately, though their defence is fairly low.

How to kill:

It is advised to take a team of at least 3 people to kill it, unless all members of the team are over level 45. Soloing is a method to lower ones after 40 combat. Some lower level magicians have been able to kill these, but generally 39 Magic is needed for Crumble Undead.

Revenant icefiend (level 45)
Nature:

Revenant icefiends are fairly weak in defence compared to other revenants, but they are not to be underestimated.

How to kill:

Bring good food, and wear dragonhide armour to kill these. With a good combat level (preferably 60), these can be easily killed by one person.

Revenant pyrefiend (level 52)
Nature:

These are dangerous revenants for its combat level, but it lacks defence. It's a semi-common revenant which luckily seems to tend wandering alone searching for marauders. It's low defence makes them almost similar to a medium-levelled strength pure with 1 defence.

How to kill:

Be sure to use fast-healing food (tuna of above) before engaging a revenant pyrefiend in combat. it is recommended that you are at least equal to its level if you are using Ranged, or at least 65 before using melee (except if you have a team of two or more). Players are recommended to have 60 combat before trying to kill these revenants by themselves. A rune scimitar and dragonhide are highly recommended for killing alone.

Revenant hobgoblin (level 60)
Nature:

These revenants are fairly weak compared to other revenants around their level. They are also fairly easy to kill alone.

How to kill:

Most players will find these unusually weak for a revenant of their level, but should still be attacked with care. a player at 90 combat or above should be able to melee them with no help and little food

Revenant vampire (level 68)
Nature:

Revenant vampires are very powerful for their level. They have fairly good Strength and strong Defence.

How to kill:

Players should approach these cautiously, as they can be very hard to kill, and can kill several people before teleporting or being killed. A level 85+ should be able to solo them with 15 pieces of food, but generally less is used.

Revenant werewolf (level 75)
Nature:

A Revenant with high strength and defence, and much more powerful than players of same level. These are generally most common near the Wilderness fishing spots and the Chaos Temple (hut).

How to kill

With a group of several people, these can be killed very quickly and efficiently. It is very possible for one person to kill it, but players should be a level 90 or above before attempting this. Food is necessary for killing alone, but the use of food can be reduced by praying. A good place to kill these is the Wilderness fishing spots, as werewolves appear there quite often, as well as there being a place to restock on food quickly.

Revenant cyclops (level 82)
Nature: An uncommon revenant, The best place to find these creatures is the house where the revenants spawn in the west ruins in level 23 Wilderness.

How to kill:

At the western ruins, clans may gather to kill these when they spawn. It is recommended that players kill as a group, though killing alone is possible for players level 90 and above.

Revenant hellhound (level 90)
Nature:

An uncommon revenant that is rarely seen anywhere but the spawning house in the western ruins.

How to kill:

Since these revenants are common at the small house in the western ruins, it is possible to find these and kill them here, as it is the only effective place to find them. Killing them alone is tough, so it is recommended to have 100 combat or higher, coupled with good food and prayer.

Revenant demon (level 98)
Nature:

this revenant is rarely seen anywhere, though it is most often found in the small house in the western ruins.

How to kill:

Players will often come to the revenant spawn house to kill these revenants. a combat level of 100 or above is recommended to kill alone, but players can be as low as 70 when fighting with a group of three or more.

Revenant ork (level 105)
Nature:

These revenants are extremely common in most parts of the Wilderness, and pose a serious threat to anyone with combat level 70 or above.

How to kill:

Killing alone is quite difficult, though most players with 100 combat or higher can do it with protection prayers and high healing food. Killing with a group of 5 or more players with 80+ combat is a quick way to kill these revenants. Note that even when players are working together, casualties are quite common.

Revenant dark beast (level 120)
Nature:

Known as the rarest revenant in Free-To-Play worlds. They tend to wander around various locations throughout the Wilderness.

How to kill:

This revenant is not commonly fought because of its extreme rarity and the fact that it usually wanders in levels 1-20 Wilderness, so most players are not within the level to kill the revenant. It is a bad idea to try and solo this revenant, as it can hit very high and usually teleports before it can be killed. Since it is generally in single way combat areas, it is generally not an option to kill with more than one person, though a very good team of 5-10 people over 90 combat would be needed to kill it.

Revenant knight (level 126)
Nature:

These revenants are very common near the Wilderness fishing area and the Chaos Temple (hut). They are very powerful and should never be underestimated.

How to kill:

These revenants are quite powerful, so a player should be at least 115 combat before attempting to kill alone. With a group of at least 5 players at 90+ combat, they can be killed fairly quickly. Casualties are common when killing these, and should be expected if not properly prepared.

Other Tips

 * If more than one revenant comes, it is advised that you flee the area immediately unless you have a large group with you to kill them all.


 * Use the appropriate protection prayer depending on what you're wearing.




 * Don't bring rare or valuable items in the Wilderness.


 * Pures with lower than 10 Defence are strongly advised to avoid trying to kill a revenant alone, even with protection prayers.


 * If players wants to hunt with a large group of players, going to World 141 at the Chaos Temple (37 & 38 Wilderness) is recommended as it is the un-official revenant hunting world.
 * If you do bring your best items, make sure you only have 3 of them.
 * An Orb of oculus is useful for scouting, so you can search for revenants without risking anything, just remember to check your hitpoints every once in a while, or stay in a safe spot while scouting.