Nex

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Nex

Release date	10 January 2011 (Update)
Members	Yes
Combat level	220
XP per kill	19,480 (and 6,428.4 experience)
Examine text	Even the gods fear it.
Combat info LP Max hit 200,000 6,848+ Attack Defence Ranged Magic 80 80 80 80 Immune to Poison Stun Deflect Yes Yes No Attack speed Undefined Aggressive Poisonous Yes Yes Attack styles Weakness Magic Melee Ranged Nothing

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Nex (meaning "murder" or "death" in Latin), along with Azzanadra and formerly Zamorak, is one of the most powerful generals of Zaros. She is located in the God Wars Dungeon and used to have a combat level of 1001, and was considered the strongest monster in the game. Nex's combat level was changed to 220 when the Evolution of Combat was released, making her currently tied third for the strongest monster in RuneScape outside of Dungeoneering with the Queen Black Dragon, also level 220 - both being surpassed by the Kalphite King with level 230 and Vorago with level 240. She resides in the Ancient Prison - the Zarosian stronghold of the God Wars Dungeon.

Nex is an immensely powerful entity and one of Zaros's most powerful weapons of war. What race she belongs to is widely disputed; however, she possesses physical traits of the Icyene, Demons, Aviantese and Vampyres. Her history and origin are equally mysterious, but whatever they are she has aligned herself with Zaros and is the leader of his last army. She has over fifteen unique combat moves.

History

Following Zaros's downfall in the Second Age, the Mahjarrat Azzanadra was defeated by the armies of Zamorak and Saradomin. He was imprisoned inside of the great pyramid of Jaldraocht. Before his imprisonment, Azzanadra was working at Senntisten to reestablish contact with Zaros. The other Zarosians were working to secure the area around the Mahjarrat ritual site to gain the upper hand. The leader of these Zarosians was Nex.

A picture of Nex from her profile on RuneScape's official website.

Gaining even more power whenever she battled, Nex was considered unstoppable. The forces of Saradomin were eventually able to imprison the powerful Zarosian army around the beginning of the Third Age. After great effort and sacrifice, they managed to lead Nex and the Zarosian army into a large ice cavern and then enchant them into a frozen sleep. Afterwards, the Saradomin forces built the Temple of Lost Ancients around it.

Many years after that event, a flock of aviantese were ambushed by an army of demons while transporting a newly created Godsword through the mountains. Because of their small numbers, they were forced to retreat into the temple. Eventually, reinforcements arrived from each side and the battle grew. Thus the battle of the godsword began.

Much later, Saradomin priests, one of them being Ashuelot Reis, were approached by a mysterious figure who spoke of Guthix. He taught them that Guthix was the only god who could end the chaos and stop the war. The priests abandoned the cause of Saradomin and became followers of Guthix. Their new leader taught them the ways of druids, including an ancient ritual that had the power to awaken Guthix itself. The priests and their leader performed the ritual, but the result was unexpected and devastating. The priests accidentally reopened the prison, releasing Nex. Their leader, who had taught them the awakening ritual and the ways of Guthix revealed himself to be Sliske, a Zarosian Mahjarrat.

Due to the length of the enchanted sleep, Nex was not at full strength. Despite this, she quickly laid waste to vast numbers from all sides. She was rapidly gaining power and soon she would be at full strength once again. For the first and last time in history, all sides stood together and, after an intense battle, managed to seal Nex behind the massive frozen door.

When the God Wars Dungeon was reopened to the world in modern times, the number of adventurers that entered it seeking the godsword had an effect on the prison of ice. The adventurers had ventured inside the gods' chambers and found pieces of the key to the sealed prison, and adventurers can now descend to the depths of the prison to do battle with Nex and her army.

Habitat

Enter if you dare, Death awaits...

Nex resides in the Ancient Prison. To reach her, players must first open the frozen door - the entrance to the prison. It can be unlocked by assembling a frozen key. To get a key, one must access all of the other gods' strongholds (Armadyl, Bandos, Saradomin and Zamorak) and defeat followers until they receive a key part. Accessing the boss rooms is not necessary. To get in the other strongholds, the player will need 70 Ranged, Strength, Agility and Constitution (note that NONE of the skills may be boosted). When assembled, the parts make a frozen key with ten charges to open the frozen door. The key can be repaired for a cost which decreases based on your Smithing level, varying between about 50,000 - 10,000 coins.

After passing through the door, the player is in a small, monsterless room with a pit leading to a lower level.

After climbing down the pit, the player is in another small, monsterless room. The player should make any final preparations here (healing, drinking potions, etc.) before passing into the dangerous main room. A tunnel connects both rooms together. Once you are prepared, use magic or ranged protection prayers as the Ancient mages and Ancient rangers are the only problem when reaching her room. Once you are near the door, swap your gear for Ancient ceremonial robes and open the door. Without the ceremonial robes, you will need to kill 40 of Zaros' followers, which is very time consuming and dangerous.

The World Wakes

Saradomin sends Nex back to her prison shortly after she is freed again.

In the quest "The World Wakes", Guthix's lair was discovered by the player and soon the factions of most gods were informed about it. They started working in reaching Guthix in order to kill him and consequentially break his edicts so their god could return to Gielinor, although some Zarosians didn't have interest in killing Guthix, they desired to bargain with him in order to allow only Zaros' return. The factions had to gather the most powerful individuals to participate in the competition to reach Guthix and kill him in the name of their god, and the Guthixians, gather the most powerful individuals to protect Guthix. To bolster the ranks of the Zarosian faction, Sliske, a powerful Zarosian Mahjarrat, once again freed Nex from her prison so that she could join the battle. Nex and the other Zarosians easily cleared the path on their way and in the end, managed to corral the Guthixians, Commander Zilyana, and the player. Nex had short bad terms with Zilyana, until Sliske passed while no one was paying attention, destroyed the wall that was blocking Guthix's chamber, reached Guthix and launched a deadly attack which killed him. With Guthix's death, the gods could finally return to Gielinor. Before Nex could celebrate the achievement and her freedom, Saradomin returned to Gielinor and arrived at Guthix's chamber. He easily imprisoned her once more and teleported all the other Zarosians away, and Nex still resides in her prison today, furious with her colossal desire for revenge.

Strategies

Main article: Nex/Strategies

Quotes

Nex will occasionally say various lines which are voiced.

At last!

Nex's introduction.

All those who oppose us will perish

At the Frozen Door

Mortals, only death awaits you here

At the Frozen Door

Face me and know despair

At the Frozen Door

There is...NO ESCAPE!

In Nex's lair.

Let the virus flow through you

In Nex's lair

Darken my shadow!

In Nex's lair

Fear the shadow.

In Nex's lair

Umbra, don't fail me!

In Nex's lair

I demand a blood sacrifice!

In Nex's lair

Initial phase

• AT LAST!
• Fumus! Umbra! Cruor! Glacies!

Smoke phase

• Fill my soul with smoke!
• Let the virus flow through you!
• There is...NO ESCAPE!
• Fumus, don't fail me!

Shadow phase

• Darken my shadow!
• Fear the shadow!
• Embrace darkness!
• Umbra, don't fail me!

Blood phase

• Flood my lungs with blood!
• A siphon will solve this!
• I demand a blood sacrifice!
• Cruor, don't fail me!

Ice phase

• Infuse me with the power of ice!
• Contain this!
• Die now, in a prison of ice!
• Glacies, don't fail me now!

Final phase

• NOW, THE POWER OF ZAROS!
• Taste my wrath!

Drops

Nex's magic attack.

It is important to note that Nex's drop mechanics differ from those of other bosses while LootShare is in effect. Rather than merely dropping all of a high-quantity item to a single player, the drops are instead divided up into one, two, three, four, or five parts, depending on what the drop can be divided into perfectly. For example, rather than one player receiving 375 onyx bolts(e), the drop will be split up into five sections of 75 bolts and then distributed out through LootShare. However, it is still possible for one player to receive all five 75 bolt drops, depending on his or her potential to receive loot.

100% drop

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Charms

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE price
	Big bones	1	Always	203

No charm
53–58%	5–8%	6–9%	9–12%	19–23%
Represents a 90% confidence range based on a sample of 1,037 kills. 20 charms are dropped at a time. Add data to the log (requires JavaScript).

Armour

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Weapons

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE price
	Torva full helm	1	Rare	47,538,124
	Torva platebody	1	Rare	119,132,054
	Torva platelegs	1	Rare	71,445,594
	Torva boots	1	Rare	23,401,559
	Torva gloves	1	Rare	23,276,138
	Pernix cowl	1	Rare	9,825,774
	Pernix body	1	Rare	26,414,230
	Pernix chaps	1	Rare	21,294,190
	Pernix boots	1	Rare	8,569,677
	Pernix gloves	1	Rare	6,428,711
	Virtus mask	1	Rare	10,510,159
	Virtus robe top	1	Rare	28,266,836
	Virtus robe legs	1	Rare	24,098,345
	Virtus boots	1	Rare	6,527,568
	Virtus gloves	1	Rare	6,508,065

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Herbs and seeds

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE price
	Onyx bolts (e)	375	Common	2,896,125
	Virtus wand	1	Rare	7,504,024
	Virtus book	1	Rare	7,862,184
	Zaryte bow	1	Rare	8,816,585

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Other

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE price
	Grimy avantoe (dropped with dwarf weed)	75 (noted)	Uncommon	78,225
	Grimy dwarf weed (dropped with avantoe)	75 (noted)	Uncommon	635,700
	Grimy torstol	40 (noted)	Uncommon	215,560
	Magic seed	5	Uncommon	262,320
	Torstol seed	12	Uncommon	6,480

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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
	Saradomin brew (4) (always with super restores)	10; 30	Common	198,800–596,400
	Super restore (4) (always with saradomin brews)	10; 30	Common	27,980–83,940
	Pure essence	4,800 (noted)	Common	144,000
	Magic logs	375 (noted)	Common	142,500
	Coal	2,400 (noted)	Common	268,800
	Runite ore	80 (noted)	Common	113,520
	Green dragonhide	400 (noted)	Common	679,200
	Starved ancient effigy	1	Very rare	Not sold
	Clue scroll (elite)	1	Very rare	Not sold
	Blood rune	5,000	Rare	3,390,000
	Death rune	5,000	Rare	1,160,000
File:Nex's followers.png	Nex's followers	1	Rare	Not sold
	Spin ticket	1	Rare	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

• The plaque memorial in the safe and banking area reads: Vita brevis breviter in brevi finietur, Mors venit velociter quae neminem veretur, Omnia mors perimit et nulli miseretur, which translated from the Latin means: "Life is short, and shortly it will end, Death comes quickly which respects no one, Death destroys everything and takes pity on no one." The inscription is taken from the lyrics to "Ad Mortem Festinamus", a medieval song which served as a memento mori, a reminder of the certainty of death.
• After killing Nex, the Adventurer's Log will say, "I killed a devastating creature of Zaros, Nex." or, after killing Nex several times, it will say "I killed X devastating creatures of Zaros, all named Nex."
• On 19 May 2011 there was a Quick Poll on which RuneScape character you would like to follow on Twitter. Nex was the option with the second highest number of votes.
• Her examine text, and the fact that all the opposing armies joined to seal her off during the God Wars, suggest that she has the power to challenge a god, in a similar way Zamorak did to Zaros.
• Nex is one of the few monsters in RuneScape to have split drops from the initial amount; the other being the Kalphite King. Nex was the first monster in RuneScape to have split drops from the initial amount.
• Unlike the other God Wars generals, Nex and her bodyguards are not "ready to fight" in the prison. If there are no players inside the prison she and her bodyguards will despawn.
• Nex's original combat level of 1001 was a tribute to her release date, 10 January (10-01). This is no longer the case as her combat level was updated to 220.
• After Zaros was banished from Gielinor, it took 4 gods to imprison Nex, but in The World Wakes quest it only took 1 god, namely Saradomin, to teleport her back to her prison. One reason would probably be that the gods created the seal, but used their forces to send the Zarosians to the area instead of actually fighting with them. Also, as implied by Ashuelot Reis, Nex was incredibly weakened by the spell.
• Before the Instanced God Wars update, there was a bug where Nex, despite being stun immune and a very large monster, using the Kick ability on her moved her back one space in the direction the player kicked at. Attempting to use the Kick ability sucesfully on her now results in the message "You can't knock that back!", which is unique as doing this on others like the Kalphite King result in "This creature is too large to knock back!"
• With the Instanced God Wars Dungeon update, Nex's minions are now immune to attack until she has told their name. Before this update, players could use attacks on her minions, although it did not do any damage on them. With the update, attempting to attack them results in "This minion is still drawing power from Nex."
  • However, it is still possible to gain adrenaline with abilities that do not involve damage, such as the defensive skills, Escape and Surge. It is unknown whether or not this is an oversight from Jagex.
• According to the Book of Zaros - one of the sections of the Book of the Gods - Nex once owned a palace unto herself, and it was from here that she and Azzanadra planned their counter-attack following the fall of Zaros. What happened to this palace after Nex's imprisonment is unknown.

Preceded by	Title	Succeeded by
Corporeal Beast	Strongest attackable monster in RuneScape	Queen Black Dragon

Preceded by	Title	Succeeded by
Queen Black Dragon	Strongest attackable monster in RuneScape (With the Queen Black Dragon)	Kalphite King

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