Vecna skull
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| Release date | 15 March 2011 (Update) |
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| Members? | Yes |
| Quest item? | No |
| Tradeable? | Yes |
| Equipable? | No |
| Stacks? | No |
| High Alch | 6,000 coins |
| Low Alch | 4,000 coins |
| Destroy | Drop |
| Store price | Not sold |
| Examine | This mystical item radiates magical power. |
| Weight | 0.2 kg |
The Vecna skull is a very rare drop from monsters, with the chance of receiving one significantly increased while wearing a Ring of Wealth. It can be activated an infinite number of times to gain a temporary +6 boost to your Magic level. As of the 17 November 2009 update, each magic level boost above the player's base magic level inflicts an extra 3% magic damage, so at the full 6-level boost, the magic damage is increased by 18%. It can only be activated every seven minutes per player, regardless of how many Vecna skulls are owned, with the exception of the Duel Arena - where, when you win or lose, the timer resets. A notice will appear once seven minutes has passed.
This item cannot be lent. The boost will not work while your magic level is already boosted by any other effect. Players additionally cannot bring the Vecna skull into Fist of Guthix or the Duel Arena to gain an advantage in magical duels if the "no potions" option is enabled.
When you click on the "Draw power" from the Vecna Skull, a text appears in your game box saying "The skull feeds off the life around you, boosting your magical ability." Additionally, because the skull boosts your magic level, it in turn boosts your magic defence.
It is dropped by every monster who has access to the Rare Drop Table. Players do not have to be on a Slayer task to obtain one.
The maximum boost of the Vecna skull is between that of a magic potion (+5) and an extreme magic potion or Wolpertinger's Magic focus scroll (+7), in addition to being free to use after it is obtained. This makes it very useful to players without 91 Herblore or 92 Summoning.
Trivia
- Vecna is a powerful arch-lich and/or deity in "Dungeons and Dragons". His eye and hand are powerful artefacts, much like the Vecna skull. The Vecna Skull is probably named for an old anecdote about a game involving a faked magical item, the 'Head of Vecna'.
- If you enter the Wilderness after using a Vecna Skull, you receive a message stating "Your extreme magic boost has been removed." and your magic level will be dropped to that of a normal magic potion.
- The introductory price of the Vecna Skull was 10,000,000 coins.
- The preview image of the Vecna Skull in the Grand Exchange page on the main page under Community is zoomed in at the left eye, unlike most items that display the full item.
- When the Vecna Skull was first released there was a glitch that allowed it to be used with in the duel arena even with the potion option selected off, which gave players an unfair advantage in mage stakes.