Revenants

Revenants are the undead versions of creatures slain in the God Wars, and are one of the most dangerous type of monsters in the game. They are ghostly and can be found floating freely around various parts of the Wilderness attacking any player unlucky enough to encounter one.

Introduction
Revenants attack from all three sides of the combat triangle: A normal yet powerful melee attack, a ranged attack that can freeze you on the spot (they may also retreat a short distance to prevent you from attacking), and a magic attack that can prevent you from teleporting. They have extraordinary strength for monsters their level. In fact, except for the lower level ones, revenants can hit over 20 with each attack, regardless of combat level. Revenants can also heal themselves rapidly a limited amount of times when their health falls low (they will even make the eating noise as if they're eating food), and cure themselves from poison. While they are healing themselves, they stop attacking, which makes them vulnerable. That would be a great time to use combat-boosting prayers such as Chivalry or Piety. Revenants will either heal themselves up to a point when they will attempt to retreat while using magic and ranged attacks, or continue to fight the player to the death. If you use any of the Obelisks scattered around the place, they may also follow you through the portal. Dragon dagger special attacks can be used to finish them off once their health falls to about 30%.

Revenants were meant to replace player killers in the wilderness, although there is a question of fairness to players. For example, in the past, a level 7 player killer could not deal 8 damage or teleblock. However, a level 7 revenant imp is capable of doing so. Players have also spoken out over the fact that player killers could be out-smarted or tricked as opposed to the ruthless nature of the ghosts, making them much more difficult to defeat or escape from. Also, a regular player could not teleblock, then freeze a player in quick succession, which Revenants are able to do. Finally the revenants patrol every area of the wilderness and go places player killers would never go.

However, there are a few things that cancel the unfairness out: Firstly, unlike player killers, revenants cannot run as fast as the victimized player. Secondly, if they turn aggressive towards you, they will follow you around like any NPC, meaning you can trap it behind a wall then run away, whilst player killers could simply run around it. Lastly, that revenants have no real plan when attacking, whilst player killers can also use plans and counter attacks such as prayers or special attacks. On the other hand, the presence of revenants can be a serious disruption to players' plans for wilderness trips, as even a single revenant may prevent players from entering a particular area.

Although revenants can attack from all three sides of the combat triangle, they attack primarily with whatever attack you are less defended from in terms of equipment bonus. For example, if you were to wear warrior armour, which gives fairly good defence in melee and range, they will mostly attack you with their magic attacks, as warrior armour has very little magic defence.

In addition, revenants can also detect prayer. If you use protection prayers against revenants, they will stop using the attack you're protecting against, and will fight with their other two attacks, depending on what you're less defended from. However, their teleblock and freezing attacks can't be blocked by any prayer, so they may use one of those attacks against you even if you are praying from it.

Players should also note that revenants have a very long range in both magic and ranged attacks. As revenants have established patrol routes, one can learn the path of these routes, then learn to spot revenants on the minimap before they attack. A player can then go to another world and continue with their wilderness activities.

Another note is that some revenants can poison. However they seem to only poison you in level 50+ Wilderness, and only with their melee and ranged attacks.

Since all revenants are considered ghosts, they can be slain for a slayer assignment.

List
The different types of Revenants are listed below:


 * Revenant imp - Level 7 or below
 * Revenant goblin - Level 37 or below
 * Revenant icefiend - Level 45 or below
 * Revenant pyrefiend - Level 56 or below
 * Revenant hobgoblin - Level 60
 * Revenant vampire - Level 68
 * Revenant werewolf - Level 75
 * Revenant cyclops - level 82
 * Revenant hellhound - Level 90
 * Revenant demon - Level 98
 * Revenant ork - Level 105
 * Revenant dark beast - Level 120
 * Revenant knight - Level 126
 * Revenant Dragon - Level 135

Except for some of the highest-leveled revenants, they will vary in combat level slightly. They can also sometimes travel in packs of 2 or more.

Tips, Hints, and Notes

 * The lower levels of the wilderness are of course less dangerous as fewer revenants will be able to attack a player because of the level difference between player and revenant.


 * All different types of revenants patrol the entire wilderness, routinely looking out for unwelcome guests. As such, no place here is safe from them, aside from Bounty Hunter, Clan Wars, and Fist of Guthix (which are designated as "non-wilderness" areas).


 * Using the salt water spa in Oo'glog which gives you infinite run energy for a certain period of time, it is possible to outrun any revenant you encounter - even running from the members' Wilderness area all the way to Edgeville if you do happen to get teleblocked. Additionally, the sulphur spa and thermal spa will give you above-maximum prayer and hp respectively, which will further aid escaping any such encounter. Because of the limited duration of the salt water spa, it is only of use with brief trips into the Wilderness such as Treasure Trails or King Black Dragon hunting trips.


 * At small-roomed areas, such as the Dark Warriors' Fortress, you are less likely to be attacked, but it will be harder to escape if you are caught anyway. Climbing a ladder is often effective in shaking off a revenant, but they can sometimes climb up after you.
 * This particular location does have a patrol route for revenants, entering through the main door, passing through closed doors and going round to the rune spawn locations, then following the same path back out.


 * Since their teleblock wears off after 5 minutes or when you leave the Wilderness, you can go to the Clan Wars, Bounty Hunter, or Fist of Guthix area to erase the teleblock.


 * Revenants can pass through closed doorways and climb ladders if they are on their patrol route, so be careful! However, once they turn aggressive towards a player, they will no longer be able to pass doors or any other obstacles, making it easier for players to escape.


 * Revenants may disappear every now and then, even in combat. Some players believe that this is because they are teleporting just like a player killer would do when in trouble, but this is not true; they only disappear for two reasons: One is that they have reached the end of their patrol route, in which case they will reappear somewhere else in the Wilderness to search for any trespassers. The second reason is that the revenant has wandered too far away from its patrol route, in which case it will disappear and reappear back where it's supposed to be.


 * As revenants are considered ghosts, which are undead, the Crumble Undead spell can be cast against them, though they will always be able to retaliate using ranged or magic attacks even if the player can trap them at a distance. They are also vulnerable to the effects of the Salve Amulet.


 * Wearing a Forinthry bracelet allows a player to still teleport, even under a revenant's teleblock, for up to 5 times per bracelet, which can be very helpful in situations that require teleporting, such as the Mage Arena.

History
The God Wars that raged across Gielinor for 4,000 years were the world's darkest hours. The races of countless civilizations were forced to extinction, and entire regions were left uninhabitable by battle. No area suffered so greatly as the Wilderness.

During the Second Age, the Wilderness was the heart of the kingdom of the dark god Zaros. At the time, the land was prosperous and wooded, protected from his enemies by enormous military strength. However, when he was overthrown by Zamorak, the God Wars began.

With Zaros removed from power, the world's other races and religious factions launched massive assaults not only on each other, but on the leaderless legions of Zaros. By the end of the God Wars, the Wilderness had suffered from so much conflict that it was permanently scarred, its former beauty forgotten.

Many of those that died in the Wars are trapped eternally in the Wilderness, their souls twisted by the evil magic and corruption that surrounds it. Today, over 2,000 years later, these creatures, known now as the Revenants, continue to hunt for those that enter their kingdom, doing whatever they can in their power to stop them.