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Commander Zilyana, Keeper of the Faith, 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 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. 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 around 2000 life points, but with only moderate accuracy. Her attacks are as fast as Darts and hit at the same time (she will only use magic in melee distance). She targets the player closest to her upon spawning, but switches to the player who has currently done the most damage to her.

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

Note: You can not reach her if you do not have 70 Agility (boosts such as Summer pies do not work).

Commander Zilyana is dangerous and should not be underestimated. You need a killcount of 40 followers of Saradomin to enter her Boss Room; Should you die, you are likely to lose your risked items unless your Grave is blessed by another player. For those willing to take this risk, the rewards are great, as she drops the valuable Saradomin Hilt, as well as a variety of other rare Saradomin-themed Combat items. Her bodyguards also have a small chance of dropping the lesser Rares, which may be useful to know for those with AOE attacks who can kill them multiple times per kill.

If Blood Spells are used on her consistently, the message "Commander Zilyana becomes more enraged by your spells and tries to channel them to increase her own power!" will appear in the chatbox, and her power will be boosted, granting her stronger attacks. This effect stacks (although there is a cap to it), so continued use of blood spells may prove fatal. A better alternative is Shadow Barrage, which reduces her damage, whilst hitting Zilyana and everything around her.

Bodyguards

Zilyana boss room

Zilyana and her loyal bodyguards.

Quotes

When in battle, the Commander shouts several battle cries while fighting the players that dare to venture into her domain. She is voiced by Mod Ana.

  • 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!

Hard Mode

Main article: Commander Zilyana/Strategies Hard Mode

When entering the battle area players are given the option of fighting Zilyana in Hard Mode. When fought in Hard Mode, in addition to increased stats, Zilyana has two phases to the fight, with additional abilities. She also has better drops, although chances for rarer loot such as saradomin swords is not increased.

Phase 1

In Phase 1, Commander Zilyana has the same attacks as she does in standard mode, however, after being defeated once, Commander Zilyana will heal back to full health and must be defeated again, beginning Phase 2.

Phase 2

Lightning

During Phase 2, Zilyana gains the ability to summon squares of lightning throughout the room. Standing on these spaces can deal over 1000 damage.

Death

Once her health reaches 50 life points, Commander Zilyana will lie down on the floor and a bar that looks similar to an adrenaline bar appears under her life points bar. She is invulnerable during this time, and the only way to finish her off is to successfully hit her with an Ultimate Ability before the bar fills up. If this is not done, she heals 1/3 of her life points.

The World Wakes

Cres dies

Zilyana kills Cres, mistaking him for Guthix.

During the quest The World Wakes, Zilyana, along with many other important followers of other gods discover that the player had found Guthix's home, and gather forces to break in to kill Guthix, ending his edicts and allowing their gods to return. During the quest, Zilyana kills the Guardian of Guthix Cres, believing that he was Guthix in disguise. She was the only God Wars Dungeon boss along with Nex to make it to the last room of the Guthix ancient temple.

Missing, Presumed Death

Zilyana makes another appearance in the quest Missing, Presumed Death. She is at the Empyrean Citadel, which was taken over by the Mahjarrat Sliske for his grand ascendacy into godhood. Zilyana is present here with Saradomin and appears once again as his chosen champion. As she did not receive a invitation, Zilyana is left outside the entrance with the other generals. Zilyana was seen arguing with the elf Ifleen and the player could choose to either support Zilyana, Ifleen, or tell them the truth. Her obedience to Saradomin can be seen when the player chooses to tell her the truth and she declines Ifleen's offer for a truce, declaring, "It is not truth until Saradomin decrees it so!" After the quest Zilyana, along with the other gods and their generals, disappears from the Empyrean citadel.

Strategy

Main articles: Commander Zilyana/Strategies and Commander Zilyana/Strategies Hard Mode

Drops

100%

Item Quantity Rarity GE price
BonesBones1Always266

Charms

No charmGold charmGreen charmCrimson charmBlue charm
29–32%16–18%18–21%22–25%9–11%
Represents a 90% confidence range based on a sample of 2,486 kills.
1 charm is dropped at a time.
Add data to the log (requires JavaScript).

Weapons

Item Quantity Rarity GE price
Saradomin swordSaradomin sword1Rare[1]320,220
Armadyl crossbowArmadyl crossbow1Rare5,594,315
Off-hand Armadyl crossbowOff-hand Armadyl crossbow1Rare5,598,386
BattlestaffBattlestaff(noted)Uncommon6,024

Runes and Ammunition

Item Quantity Rarity GE price
Rune dartRune dart36–40Common2,772–3,080

Armour

Item Quantity Rarity GE price
Rune plateskirtRune plateskirt1Common37,061
Adamant platebodyAdamant platebody1Uncommon8,975
Rune kiteshieldRune kiteshield1Uncommon30,650
Saradomin's murmurSaradomin's murmur1Rare700,235
Saradomin's hissSaradomin's hiss1Rare153,600
Saradomin's whisperSaradomin's whisper1Rare120,794
Warpriest of Saradomin helmWarpriest of Saradomin helm1Varies[2]Not sold
Warpriest of Saradomin cuirassWarpriest of Saradomin cuirass1Varies[2]Not sold
Warpriest of Saradomin greavesWarpriest of Saradomin greaves1Varies[2]Not sold
Warpriest of Saradomin gauntletsWarpriest of Saradomin gauntlets1Varies[2]Not sold
Warpriest of Saradomin bootsWarpriest of Saradomin boots1Varies[2]Not sold
Warpriest of Saradomin capeWarpriest of Saradomin cape1Varies[2]Not sold

Herbs, Potions and Seeds

Item Quantity Rarity GE price
Grimy ranarrGrimy ranarr5Common9,300
Ranarr seedRanarr seed2Common1,952
Super magic potion (3)Super magic potion (3)3Uncommon35,361
Prayer potion (4)Prayer potion (4)3Uncommon8,730
Saradomin brew (3)Saradomin brew (3)3Uncommon44,676
Super defence (4)Super defence (4)3Uncommon32,172
Super restore (4)Super restore (4)3Uncommon8,394
Magic seedMagic seed1Rare52,464
  • Saradomin brew (3) and Super restore (4) are always dropped together.
  • Super magic potion (3) and Super defence (4) are always dropped together.
Saradomin godsword equipped

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

Other

Item Quantity Rarity GE price
Coins 10000Coins19,000–20,300Common19,000–20,300
DiamondDiamond(noted)Uncommon23,256
Godsword shard 1Godsword shard 11Rare[3]148,863
Godsword shard 2Godsword shard 21Rare[4]148,621
Godsword shard 3Godsword shard 31Rare[5]148,582
Clue scroll (hard)Clue scroll (hard)1RareNot sold
Clue scroll (elite)Clue scroll (elite)1RareNot sold
Starved ancient effigyStarved ancient effigy1RareNot sold
Anagogic ortAnagogic ort40RareNot sold
Saradomin hiltSaradomin hilt1Rare[6]4,914,126
File:Zilyana's notes.pngZilyana's notes1Rare[7]Not sold
Auburn lockAuburn lock1Very rare[8]Not sold

Hard mode drops

Commander Zilyana's normal drop table is different during hard mode. She still may drop any of the unique god items.

Item Quantity Rarity GE price
Coins 10000Coins10,000–11,000; 41,258–120,000Common10,000–120,000
Gold oreGold ore100–197 (noted)Uncommon58,700–115,639
Saradominist soulstoneSaradominist soulstone1Uncommon[9]Not sold
Rune platebodyRune platebody2Uncommon74,960
Rune barRune bar4–6 (noted)Common11,940–17,910
Rune plateskirtRune plateskirt2Common74,122
Unicorn hornUnicorn horn40 (noted)Uncommon136,160
Yew seedYew seed1Uncommon15,302
Uncut diamondUncut diamond20–30 (noted)Uncommon96,860–145,290
Magic logsMagic logs33–39 (noted)Uncommon12,540–14,820
Grimy ranarrGrimy ranarr20–24 (noted)Uncommon37,200–44,640
Super defence (3)Super defence (3)3Uncommon[10]23,478
Super ranging potion (3)Super ranging potion (3)3Uncommon[10]63,663
Magic seedMagic seed1Rare52,464
Auburn lockAuburn lock1Very rare[8]Not sold
  1. ^ Estimated at 1/79 using gathered Adventurer's Log data as of 18 September 2012.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Players who previously bought this in the Battle of Lumbridge will have a greater chance of receiving this as a drop.
  3. ^ Estimated at 1/480 using gathered Adventurer's Log data as of 18 September 2012.
  4. ^ Estimated at 1/654 using gathered Adventurer's Log data as of 18 September 2012.
  5. ^ Estimated at 1/553 using gathered Adventurer's Log data as of 18 September 2012.
  6. ^ Estimated at 1/480 using gathered Adventurer's Log data as of 18 September 2012.
  7. ^ Dropped to all players in the room, alongside one of the rare unique item drops.
  8. ^ a b Has a base drop rate of 1/5,000 (normal mode) or 1/1,000 chance (hard mode), both with a threshold of 1000.
  9. ^ Drop rate of 1/25 - https://twitter.com/JagexTimbo/status/557600452150579200
  10. ^ a b Super ranging and super defence potions are dropped together.

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.
Show/hide rare drop table
Item Quantity Rarity GE price
Coins 250Coins250–500Common250–500
Uncut sapphireUncut sapphire1Common809
Uncut emeraldUncut emerald1Common2,555
Uncut rubyUncut ruby1Common1,842
Uncut diamondUncut diamond1Common4,843
Uncut diamondUncut diamond45–55 (noted)Rare217,935–266,365
Loop half of a keyLoop half of a key1Common11,053
Tooth half of a keyTooth half of a key1Common11,538
Uncut dragonstoneUncut dragonstone1Uncommon12,077
Uncut dragonstoneUncut dragonstone45–55 (noted)Rare543,465–664,235
Dragon longswordDragon longsword1Common56,212
Dragon spearDragon spear1Rare35,861
BattlestaffBattlestaff180–220 (noted)Rare542,160–662,640
Rune javelinRune javelin5Rare905
Rune platebodyRune platebody1Uncommon37,480
Rune platebodyRune platebody15–25 (noted)Rare562,200–937,000
Shield left halfShield left half1Rare64,399
Dragon helmDragon helm1Uncommon58,601
Rune arrowheadsRune arrowheads113–137Common14,916–18,084
Onyx boltsOnyx bolts135–165Very rare1,003,725–1,226,775
Chaos talismanChaos talisman1Rare1,923
Nature talismanNature talisman1Rare1,473
Water talismanWater talisman65–82 (noted)Rare164,320–207,296
Earth talismanEarth talisman65–82 (noted)Rare12,025–15,170
Fire talismanFire talisman25–35 (noted)Rare5,225–7,315
Raw lobsterRaw lobster135–165 (noted)Common47,655–58,245
Raw sharkRaw shark225–275 (noted)Uncommon321,075–392,425
Big bonesBig bones68–82 (noted)Uncommon13,804–16,646
Dragon bonesDragon bones180–220 (noted)Rare384,480–469,920
CoalCoal200–1,100 (noted)Uncommon22,400–123,200
Gold oreGold ore90–110 (noted)Common52,830–64,570
Adamantite oreAdamantite ore180–220 (noted)Uncommon40,860–49,940
Adamant barAdamant bar14–16 (noted)Common24,654–28,176
Adamant barAdamant bar135–165 (noted)Rare237,735–290,565
Runite oreRunite ore90–110 (noted)Rare127,710–156,090
Rune barRune bar(noted)Common8,955
Rune barRune bar45–55 (noted)Rare134,325–164,175
Grimy torstolGrimy torstol90–110 (noted)Uncommon485,010–592,790
Grimy snapdragonGrimy snapdragon90–110 (noted)Uncommon161,010–196,790
Super restore (4)Super restore (4)45–55 (noted)Uncommon125,910–153,890
Prayer potion (4)Prayer potion (4)45–55 (noted)Uncommon130,950–160,050
Lantadyme seedLantadyme seed14–16Uncommon10,164–11,616
Dwarf weed seedDwarf weed seed14–16Uncommon11,508–13,152
Magic seedMagic seed4Uncommon209,856
Palm tree seedPalm tree seed10Rare396,000
FlaxFlax450–550 (noted)Common43,200–52,800
Molten glassMolten glass45–55 (noted)Common27,585–33,715
Soft claySoft clay450–550 (noted)Uncommon188,550–230,450
Yew logsYew logs68–82 (noted)Uncommon11,356–13,694
Yew logsYew logs675–825 (noted)Rare112,725–137,775
Teak plankTeak plank45–55 (noted)Uncommon16,740–20,460
Mahogany plankMahogany plank270–330 (noted)Rare356,670–435,930
Blurberry SpecialBlurberry Special1Uncommon12,008
Vecna skullVecna skull1Very rare*124,871
Hazelmere's signet ringHazelmere's signet ring1Very rare*1,432,268,388
Brawling gloves (Melee)Brawling gloves (Melee)1Very rareNot sold
Brawling gloves (Magic)Brawling gloves (Magic)1Very rareNot sold
Brawling gloves (Ranged)Brawling gloves (Ranged)1Very rareNot sold
Brawling gloves (Agility)Brawling gloves (Agility)1Very rareNot sold
Brawling gloves (Cooking)Brawling gloves (Cooking)1Very rareNot sold
Brawling gloves (FM)Brawling gloves (FM)1Very rareNot sold
Brawling gloves (Fishing)Brawling gloves (Fishing)1Very rareNot sold
Brawling gloves (Hunter)Brawling gloves (Hunter)1Very rareNot sold
Brawling gloves (Mining)Brawling gloves (Mining)1Very rareNot sold
Brawling gloves (Prayer)Brawling gloves (Prayer)1Very rareNot sold
Brawling gloves (Smithing)Brawling gloves (Smithing)1Very rareNot sold
Brawling gloves (Thieving)Brawling gloves (Thieving)1Very rareNot sold
Brawling gloves (WC)Brawling gloves (WC)1Very rareNot sold
Crystal triskelion fragment 1Crystal triskelion fragment 11Very rareNot sold
Crystal triskelion fragment 2Crystal triskelion fragment 21Very rareNot sold
Crystal triskelion fragment 3Crystal triskelion fragment 31Very rareNot sold

Universal drops

Universal drops are dropped by nearly every monster outside of Daemonheim.
These drops are dropped alongside main drops.
Item Quantity Rarity GE price
Key tokenKey token1RareNot sold
Mimic kill tokenMimic kill token1Very rare5,575

Trivia

Zilyana concept art

Concept art of Commander Zilyana.

Zilyana concept art2

Older concept art of Zilyana.

  • 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.
  • Commander Zilyana received several extra buffs on the release of the Triskelion Treasures update. If she is constantly attacked by blood spells, she will become "enraged". Along with the same update, her magical strength was drastically increased, changed her weakness from Water spells to nothing, and had an increased magical defence.
  • Zilyana has her own "custom" specials, made by Mod Chris L because she was the only original God Wars boss not to be fought during The World Wakes. 
  • Commander Zilyana is the only God Wars General to make a direct reference to the Godsword.
Zilyana wounded
  • Commander Zilyana features in a flashback during the Ritual of the Mahjarrat quest. She is seen facing K'ril Tsutsaroth in battle. As they battle, K'ril gets the upper hand and blasts Zilyana away, critically injuring her. He takes a final look at her body and departs. Saradomin himself comes to rescue her and takes her to the Fist of Guthix arena, where the Stone of Jas lies, and heals her. She also received a graphical update with the release of this quest.
  • Zilyana is the only Icyene shown in-game to have two sets of wings; one on her back near her shoulder-blades and another on her lower back near her lumbar. It is currently unknown whether this second set of wings is unique to her only or if she has them because she is female.
  • There was a glitch where when viewing Zilyana in the Beasts Tab, the altar behind her is Armadyl's and not Saradomin's, this has since been fixed.
  • It is shown by Jagex that out of the God Wars Dungeon bosses, Zilyana is fought the least.

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