Nechryael

Nechryael are level 115 demons which require level 80 Slayer to kill. They are found on the top floor of the Slayer tower in Morytania and in the Chaos Tunnels. They give 105 slayer experience when killed and do not require any special equipment to kill them. They are currently the only monster to drop Rune boots.

Strategy
As Nechryaels are demons, the magical abilities of Silverlight, Darklight, and Holy water affect them.

When engaged in melee combat, a Nechryael will randomly summon up to two level 46 Death spawns to assist them. These will attack the player, even in places where multiway combat is not allowed. Players being attacked by death spawn will not automatically attack them even if auto-retaliate is switched on. A death spawn can stand in the square as a Nechryael, with both attacking you, although it often will not stand with the Nechryael that summoned it. A death spawn will not stand in the same square as another death spawn.

Death spawn can be avoided by running a fair distance away, such as to the opposite end of the room. After a few seconds, the death spawn loses interest and stops trying to attack the player. This is easiest to do in the Slayer tower, with its large rooms but is also possible in the Nechryael cave in the Chaos Tunnels. This tactic works best after the summoning Nechryael is killed, as otherwise a death spawn that disappears will soon be replaced by a newly summoned one.

Death spawn drop nothing but Ashes when killed. Most players with a high defence choose to ignore them completely because they inflict so little damage that they are not worth the time to avoid.

Using a Guthan's set against Nechryael is extremely effective. Additionally, bursting/barraging/chinning Nechryael's are a great source of crimson charms for players(in the Chaos tunnels) because the rune drops can offset some of the cost of the runes or chins.

For those who wish to mage/range there is a very effectively used table in the northwest corner of the room that can be used to lure nechryaels towards then stood behind to safe. An effective strategy is to hide behind a death spawn to not get hit by the Nechryael (as seen on the screenshot).



Locations

 * Slayer Tower
 * Chaos Tunnels

Drops
100% drop: Ashes

Coins
 * 44, 132, 460, or 3000

Charms

 * Gold charm
 * Green charm
 * Crimson charm (Most common, about 1 of 3 drops)
 * Blue charm

Armour

 * Dragon medium helmet
 * Rune boots (uncommon)
 * Rune kiteshield
 * Rune full helmet
 * Rune square shield
 * Adamant platelegs
 * Mithril kiteshield
 * Mithril platebody
 * Noongah hat

Weapons

 * Dragon spear (extremely rare)
 * Rune spear
 * Rune 2h sword
 * Rune longsword
 * Rune battleaxe
 * 42 Rune arrows
 * Steel 2h sword
 * Steel battleaxe
 * Steel hatchet
 * 5 Rune javelins
 * 150 Steel arrows

Runes

 * 3-37 Chaos runes
 * 5 or 10 Death runes (Very Common)
 * 45 Law runes
 * 67 Nature runes

Seeds

 * Herb seed (most varieties)
 * Belladonna seed (very common)
 * Cactus seed
 * Poison ivy seed
 * Snapdragon seed (semi-rare)

Other

 * Level 3 Clue scroll
 * Dragonstone
 * Nature talisman
 * Half of a key
 * Gem
 * 100 noted Silver ore (rare)
 * Tuna
 * 10 Thread
 * Gold bar
 * Runite bar (rare)
 * Shield Left Half (extremely rare)