Commander Zilyana

Commander Zilyana

Commander Zilyana
Also called	Saint Zilyana
Release date	28 August 2007 (Update)
Members	Yes
Combat level	596
XP per kill	Unknown edit
Examine text	Commander of Saradomin's forces.
Slayer info
Slayer level	Unknown edit
Slayer XP	Unknown edit
Assigned by	Unknown edit
Combat info LP Max hit 2,550 315 Attack Defence Ranged Magic Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Immune to Poison Stun Deflect Yes Unknown No Attack speed Undefined Aggressive Poisonous Yes No Attack style Weakness Crush

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Commander Zilyana is the leader of Saradomin's army in the God Wars Dungeon. She is an Icyene, an ancient race of winged beings, chosen by Saradomin to guard his hilt. Commander Zilyana uses a melee attack and a magic attack. She uses them randomly and both attacks are quite accurate. She attacks with her multi-target magic attack when her sword glows with a bright blue aura and she raises it in the air. If the attack hits a player, a small wall of lightning will appear around the player. If her magic attack fails, nothing happens (no 0 life points splat, no splash). She attacks with melee when she simply slashes at the player with her sword. Her melee attack is not multi-target. Both her magic and melee attacks only work at close range.

In addition, both her magic and melee attacks have a max of 315 life points and they are both very rapid (approximately the speed of throwing knives on rapid mode), so players should be careful fighting her. An interesting note is that her magic attack can only be used in melee range. This is possibly due to the fact that it is part of the special attack of a Saradomin Sword, which does not have the ability to farcast when used by players.

Commander Zilyana is located in the back room of Saradomin's Encampment. Players must have 70 Agility, two coils of rope, and 40 Saradominist kills to reach her. In addition, she has 3 guards: Growler (magic), Bree (ranged) and Starlight (melee).

Note: The two ropes needed to access her are only needed once, and can be used any time thereafter. The ropes cannot be recovered. You can not reach her if you do not have 70 agility (neither summer pies nor agility potions will help).

Commander Zilyana is extremely dangerous and should not be underestimated. She is the eighth strongest monster in RuneScape, after General Graardor, K'ril Tsutsaroth, Nomad, TzTok-Jad, the Spirit Beast, Corporeal Beast and Nex. Thus, she is the seventh strongest attackable monster, as the Spirit Beast cannot be attacked by the player him/herself.

A group of players fight Commander Zilyana in the God Wars Dungeon before her graphics update.

Bodyguards

• Starlight
• Growler
• Bree

Quotes

Commander Zilyana's RuneScape Duel Card.

When in battle, the Commander shouts several battle cries while fighting the players that dare to venture into her domain:

• "Death to the enemies of the light!"
• "Slay the evil ones!"
• "Saradomin lend me strength!"
• "By the power of Saradomin!"
• "May Saradomin be my sword."
• "Good will always triumph!"
• "Forward! Our allies are with us!"
• "Saradomin is with us!"
• "In the name of Saradomin!"
• "Attack! Find the Godsword!"

Soloing Method

The soloing method involves a tactic known as Hit-and-Run, which is also used when fighting in a group. It involves attacking Zilyana and quickly moving out of range before she can retaliate. If you melee, you will take 1 or 2 hits. However, if you range, you can keep hitting and running, restoring energy with Purple Sweets, White tree fruit, Mint cake or Tireless Run Scrolls. Running away from her is the preferred method, because she is easily capable of killing a player with her strong, accurate, and rapid attacks if players are not prepared. With ideal stats and equipment, rangers can stay for upwards of 20 kills if using this method.

Players attempting to tank Zilyana should have a Slash defence bonus reaching over 400+ to ensure Zilyana's melee attacks wont hit often. Player's Defence level should also be 95+ along with the aid of a Saradomin Brew. Barrows armour and Dragonfire Shield is a minimum requirement to reach the bonuses. A Divine spirit shield is even more helpful due to its damage soaking, however this may be counteracted due to its much lower slash defence compare to the Dragonfire shield following Full Torva along with Chaotic kiteshield being the absolute best equipment a player can get their hands. The pvp gear Statius Armour can suffice as well but players must be mindful of the armour degrading into nothing. Piety is also a must for the defence boost or if on Ancient curses Leech strength, attack, and defence would be necessary following Turmoil being the best. Players melee tanking MUST have protect/deflect from magic on. The best weapon to use would be the Chaotic longsword for its excellent attack bonus as well as the ability to use a shield. If using a 2 handed weapon, a chaotic maul would be good, but note that she will hit more accurate as well.

Another method to tanking is by optimizing Magic defence and using Deflect/protect from melee. this option requires 150+ Magic Defence bonus along with 95+ Magic and Defence level. This method will require Karil's armour along with Dragonfire shield. Again, a divine spirit shield would be even better. A spectral spirit shield will help more than a dragonfire shield with its huge +30 magic defence boost. Players are advised to use Leech magic and Leech defence from the Ancient curses to increase the chance of survival. Similar to the melee set-up, if the player has the resources they may use Morrigan's armour instead. Again full Pernix will be the absolute best. However, players using pvp equipment must be mindful of the armour degrading into nothing. Players should note if tanking in this matter, they might as well use range due to the nature of their armour, and Pernix gives negative melee attack bonus.

Most players can only kill up to 2 kills using tank method similar to the other god wars bosses assuming their only using food. In addition, If you need to eat or drink Saradomin Brews, do so while running from corner to corner until your health is full before fighting face to face again. Zamorak Godswords are somewhat useful while soloing as the special attack freezes Zilyana for 20 seconds, giving you plenty of time to eat and prepare. Ice barrage can also be used and will give far more freezing ability, however this is NOT recommended as Zilyana has a very high Magic defence. And since robes have little defence bonuses to endure her attacks this is extremely dangerous. Currently it's unsettled which melee attack style Zilyana is most vulnerable to. Some presume its Crush due to her Plate-Armour appearance, but a high level slash or stab weapon suffices as well.

NOTE: Due to an update by Jagex in which they made the room smaller in size, the Hit-and-Run method has become considerably more difficult. Players will usually not get as many boss kills as they would have before this update.

Team strategy

Concept artwork for Commander Zilyana.

Usually, teams consist of 3-6 players. The team strategy is similar to the solo strategy. Because Commander Zilyana's attacks are so dangerous, it is ineffective to "tank" her. However it is possible to tank her if you have the correct set-up and skill, but not recommended. Therefore, when in a team, a player should quickly run away (to avoid her attacks) when the Commander is going after that player, and attack Zilyana when she's chasing after or attacking the other player. Commander Zilyana will switch to another target after not being able to attack her current target for 12 seconds. Although, if a player wishes to keep Zilyana on them for longer they can run between two corners only which keeps her on them for as long as she is alive. A strategy for more experienced players is when she attacks you run away a few steps and the walk to the corners to save run energy. It's not advised that you use this strategy unless you are very experienced.

For big teams (masses), all players assemble in the centre and pile Zilyana. If she is attacking a player in such a team, that player really doesn't have to run away from her, as it usually takes a few seconds for the team to kill her. However, if the team fails to kill her fast enough, death is a very real possibility for the player under attack. Therefore, praying magic is highly recommended before Zilyana spawns.

Some tricks / techniques the average team uses:

• When she spawns, a ranger is usually the first to distract Commander Zilyana, as the ranger is able to attack from a distance.
• A team member freezes Commander Zilyana with a Zamorak Godsword special attack so she cannot move. This makes the kill slightly smoother, as players can simply step away from the Commander's reach. This results in less running around for the team.
• Commander Zilyana and her bodyguards are very dangerous, so teams usually bring healing familiars (such as Fruit Bats, Unicorns), Guthan's armour, or Bones to Peaches tablets in order to heal and stay longer.
• Players may also like to use Titan familiars to heal although because they are attacking familiars Zilyana is more likely to turn on them.
• Players usually stand at the south wall while waiting for her to spawn.
• Teams can rest in between kills. The "rest" feature allows teams to recover run energy and life points more quickly.
• Teams pray at the altar when they're low on prayer points. It is ill-advised to pray at the altar when a player has high prayer points because the altar will only restore the player's prayer points once every 10 minutes.
• Players wear Saradomin objects because the altar gives one bonus prayer point per Saradomin object a player is wearing when he/she prays there. This may not seem like much, but it adds up, especially when trips last 5+ hours.
• Players using Bolas will find that they can be very effective in temporarily holding Zilyana in place, allowing for a smoother kill. Athough since Bolas deal no damage, a second weapon would be needed to fight the Commander with.

Recommended Equipment

• Head: Verac's Helmet/Helmet of neitiznot/Torag's helmet/Berserker Helmet/Torva Full Helm
• Neck: Amulet of fury/Amulet of Glory/Saradomin Stole/Zamorak Stole
• Torso:Verac's brassard/Bandos Chestplate/Saradomin d'hide/Zamorak d'hide/Torva Platebody
• Legs: Verac's plateskirt/Bandos Tassets/Torag's platelegs/Dharok's platelegs/Torva Platelegs
• Boots: Dragon boots/Ranger boots/Snakeskin boots
• Cape: Fire cape/Soul Wars cape/Skill Cape(t)/Ava's Alerter or Ava's accumulator(only if ranging)/Ardougne Cloak 3 (for prayer bonus).
• If using a crossbow, Ruby bolts (e) and Diamond bolts (e) (ruby for first half of health, then diamond for rest)
• Chaotic Crossbow / Rune Crossbow (WITH a shield)
• Weapon: Chaotic Maul/Verac's flail/Godsword/Chaotic Longsword/Zamorakian spear/Abyssal whip
• Shield: Elysian spirit shield/Divine spirit shield/Chaotic kiteshield/Dragonfire shield/Blessed spirit shield/Toktz-ket-xil/Granite shield/Dragon sq shield/Crystal shield
• Gloves: Barrows gloves/Zamorak vambraces/Saradomin vambraces

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A player wielding a Saradomin sword, dropped by Zilyana and her body guards.

Drops

Weapons

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Runes and Ammunition

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE price
	Rune 2h sword	1	Rare	36,735
	Rune battleaxe	1	Rare	24,988
	Rune sword	1	Rare	11,135
	Saradomin sword	1	Rare	320,220

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Armour

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE price
	Rune dart	36–40	Common	2,772–3,080
	Law rune	45–105	Common	25,650–59,850
	Nature rune	62–66	Rare	25,110–26,730
	Rune arrow	40–43	Uncommon	6,040–6,493
	Steel arrow	150	Rare	2,550
	Adamant javelin	18–20	Rare	1,170–1,300
	Death rune	41–50	Rare	9,512–11,600

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Herbs, Potions and Seeds

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE price
	Rune plateskirt	1	Common	37,061
	Adamant platebody	1	Uncommon	8,975
	Rune sq shield	1	Uncommon	22,047

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• Saradomin brew (3) and Super restore (4) are always dropped together.
• Magic potion (3) and Super defence (4) are always dropped together.

Gems and Ores

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE price
	Magic potion (3)	3	Uncommon	3,537
	Prayer potion (4)	3	Uncommon	8,730
	Saradomin brew (3)	3	Uncommon	44,676
	Super defence (4)	3	Uncommon	32,172
	Super restore (4)	3	Uncommon	8,394
	Grimy ranarr	5	Uncommon	9,300
	Ranarr seed	2	Uncommon	1,952
	Magic seed	1	Rare	52,464

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File:Saradomin Godsword Equipped.png

A Godsword donning a Saradomin hilt, one of the drops attainable from Commander Zilyana.

Other

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE price
	Emerald	1	Uncommon	2,088
	Sapphire	1	Uncommon	426
	Diamond	1; 6 (noted)	Uncommon	3,876–23,256
	Ruby	1	Rare	1,095
	Silver ore	100	Very rare	13,800

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Rare drop table drops

This monster has access to the rare drop table.
Luck-enhancing items such as a ring of wealth or luck of the dwarves are not required to access the table.

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE price
	Coins	19; 0–20; 300	Common	0–300
	Saradomin hilt	1	Rare	4,914,126
	Godsword shard 1	1	Rare	148,863
	Godsword shard 2	1	Rare	148,621
	Godsword shard 3	1	Rare	148,582
	Clue scroll (hard)	1	Rare	Not sold
	Clue scroll (elite)	1	Rare	Not sold
	Starved ancient effigy	1	Uncommon	Not sold

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	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE price
	Coins	250–500	Common	250–500
	Uncut sapphire	1	Common	809
	Uncut emerald	1	Common	2,555
	Uncut ruby	1	Common	1,842
	Uncut diamond	1	Common	4,843
	Uncut diamond	45–55 (noted)	Rare	217,935–266,365
	Loop half of a key	1	Common	11,053
	Tooth half of a key	1	Common	11,538
	Uncut dragonstone	1	Uncommon	12,077
	Uncut dragonstone	45–55 (noted)	Rare	543,465–664,235
	Dragon longsword	1	Common	56,212
	Dragon spear	1	Rare	35,861
	Battlestaff	180–220 (noted)	Rare	542,160–662,640
	Rune javelin	5	Rare	905
	Rune platebody	1	Uncommon	37,480
	Rune platebody	15–25 (noted)	Rare	562,200–937,000
	Shield left half	1	Rare	64,399
	Dragon helm	1	Uncommon	58,601
	Rune arrowheads	113–137	Common	14,916–18,084
	Onyx bolts	135–165	Very rare	1,003,725–1,226,775
	Chaos talisman	1	Rare	1,923
	Nature talisman	1	Rare	1,473
	Water talisman	65–82 (noted)	Rare	164,320–207,296
	Earth talisman	65–82 (noted)	Rare	12,025–15,170
	Fire talisman	25–35 (noted)	Rare	5,225–7,315
	Raw lobster	135–165 (noted)	Common	47,655–58,245
	Raw shark	225–275 (noted)	Uncommon	321,075–392,425
	Big bones	68–82 (noted)	Uncommon	13,804–16,646
	Dragon bones	180–220 (noted)	Rare	384,480–469,920
	Coal	200–1,100 (noted)	Uncommon	22,400–123,200
	Gold ore	90–110 (noted)	Common	52,830–64,570
	Adamantite ore	180–220 (noted)	Uncommon	40,860–49,940
	Adamant bar	14–16 (noted)	Common	24,654–28,176
	Adamant bar	135–165 (noted)	Rare	237,735–290,565
	Runite ore	90–110 (noted)	Rare	127,710–156,090
	Rune bar	3 (noted)	Common	8,955
	Rune bar	45–55 (noted)	Rare	134,325–164,175
	Grimy torstol	90–110 (noted)	Uncommon	485,010–592,790
	Grimy snapdragon	90–110 (noted)	Uncommon	161,010–196,790
	Super restore (4)	45–55 (noted)	Uncommon	125,910–153,890
	Prayer potion (4)	45–55 (noted)	Uncommon	130,950–160,050
	Lantadyme seed	14–16	Uncommon	10,164–11,616
	Dwarf weed seed	14–16	Uncommon	11,508–13,152
	Magic seed	4	Uncommon	209,856
	Palm tree seed	10	Rare	396,000
	Flax	450–550 (noted)	Common	43,200–52,800
	Molten glass	45–55 (noted)	Common	27,585–33,715
	Soft clay	450–550 (noted)	Uncommon	188,550–230,450
	Yew logs	68–82 (noted)	Uncommon	11,356–13,694
	Yew logs	675–825 (noted)	Rare	112,725–137,775
	Teak plank	45–55 (noted)	Uncommon	16,740–20,460
	Mahogany plank	270–330 (noted)	Rare	356,670–435,930
	Blurberry Special	1	Uncommon	12,008
	Vecna skull	1	Very rare*	124,871
	Hazelmere's signet ring	1	Very rare*	1,432,268,388
	Brawling gloves (Melee)	1	Very rare	Not sold
	Brawling gloves (Magic)	1	Very rare	Not sold
	Brawling gloves (Ranged)	1	Very rare	Not sold
	Brawling gloves (Agility)	1	Very rare	Not sold
	Brawling gloves (Cooking)	1	Very rare	Not sold
	Brawling gloves (FM)	1	Very rare	Not sold
	Brawling gloves (Fishing)	1	Very rare	Not sold
	Brawling gloves (Hunter)	1	Very rare	Not sold
	Brawling gloves (Mining)	1	Very rare	Not sold
	Brawling gloves (Prayer)	1	Very rare	Not sold
	Brawling gloves (Smithing)	1	Very rare	Not sold
	Brawling gloves (Thieving)	1	Very rare	Not sold
	Brawling gloves (WC)	1	Very rare	Not sold
	Crystal triskelion fragment 1	1	Very rare	Not sold
	Crystal triskelion fragment 2	1	Very rare	Not sold
	Crystal triskelion fragment 3	1	Very rare	Not sold

Trivia

• Her mouth in-game moves in sync when she speaks.
• The safe spot for Commander Zilyana was removed on 14 February 2008.
• It is possible that, being frozen during this period, Zilyana is the only full-blood Icyene who escaped Lord Drakan's corruption of them in the Hallowlands. The possible extinction of her race is reinforced by the fact that there are very few other mentions of the Icyene.
• Although her weapon, the Saradomin Sword , is a two-handed weapon when equipped by a player, Commander Zilyana wields it in one hand.
• Due to the update on August 18 2009, involving combat familiars now being more aggressive, familiars such as the Titan, Terrorbird, and War Tortoise are now causing Commander Zilyana to target and attack players at a random rate. This happens because if a player's familiar attacks the Commander, she will automatically target the owner of that familiar, regardless of whether or not she has just chased them.
• Commander Zilyana is the only boss in the God Wars Dungeon to make a direct reference to the Godsword.
• The art for Commander Zilyana on the Runescape Cards shows her hair to actually be composed of feathers.
• The Saradomin Sword which Commander Zilyana wields in the Runescape wallpaper is much shorter than the one she wields in the game.
• Like Graardor and K'ril, Zilyana does not farcast her Magical attack, and only uses it if in melee range.
• In the Saradomin Strikes Campaign on Armies of Gielinor, it is revealed that at some point during the God Wars, Zilyana was captured by Zamorak, but then escaped.

A player using the Saradomin godsword special.

• In Zilyana's chamber, players can see an inaccessible watery area. This area is unique and not found anywhere ingame, however it has been confirmed that it will not be released. It was originally intended to be an entrance to Zamorak's Fortress, but was replaced by the swim across the river due to time constraints.
• With the release of The Ancient Prison and Nex in the God Wars Dungeon, Zilyana became voiced, together with the other 3 Generals.
• Commander Zilyana is voiced by Mod Ana, the creator of The Branches of Darkmeyer.
• Commander Zilyana features in the flashback during the Ritual of the Mahjarrat Quest. She also received a graphical update with the release of this quest.
• Commander Zilyana is the only God Wars Dungeon boss close to the size of the player.
• The Wise Old Man refers to her as "Commander Zilyana, Keeper of the Faith"

References

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