Revenant ork/Strategies
Revenant orks can be dangerous to players with a combat level of 90 and below, and are relatively challenging opponents to players of higher levels as well. For most players, defeating one will require a stock of good food, good tactics, and varying amounts of luck.
It is advised to have a high combat level (preferably 95+ pures; 105+ balanced), if players wish to solo one. Defeating them below these levels is certainly possible, although somewhat difficult. In general however, the farther a player is below these levels, the more luck and/or expensive equipment they will want on their side. Bear in mind also that many players hear a lot of stories about revenanats and overestimate their abilities. It has been known for players around level 70 to solo them. However do not underestimate them either. Unless the player knows what they're doing, it is best to play it safe.
As one might expect from Lanchester square combat calculations, single Revenant orks are vulnerable to group attacks. A well-equipped team of level 60-70 players could certainly beat a single Revenant ork, as long as no other revenants interfere. Since a group of level 70 players would have to be in at least level 35 Wilderness in order to even attack the creature (Ork Level 105 - 35 Wilderness = 70), however, the possibility of interference should not be discounted. It is also important to remember that some relatively common encounter areas, like the Green Dragon valley in the eastern Wilderness, are NOT multi-combat areas. It should be noted that the higher levelled the teams players, the less of them will be needed to kill the ork.
Specific tactics and techniques follow.
- It is strongly recommended that players do not use Protect from Magic prayers against Revenant Orks, unless you're caught in a situation where the chance discouraging teleblocking magic attacks is worth the combat disadvantage. They will just switch to ranged, hit you both harder and more often, and occasionally freeze you in the bargain. Protect from Ranged is debatably, the best prayer to use against them (when attacking), as it preserves their ability to keep attacking and removes their highest-damage attack. This is, however, not the case if you have high levelled Melee Armour such as Barrows.
- When ranging any revenant it is recommended to use Protect from Range prayers because your d'hide protects you from the magic attacks and stay a distance away from the revenant therefor it cannot melee you. When using melee against a revenant use Protect from Magic, because the armour protects you from the melee and ranged attacks. The best way to take down any revenant is to range the revenant from a distance. This way before the attacks hit you, you can switch to the correct prayer. (similar to killing Jad)
- Using a Ranged based Void Knight equipment setup is notably effective against revenant orks, particularly at a ranged level of 80 or higher. It not only provides good magic defence bonuses, (similar to dragonhide), but it increases maximum damage by 10% and allows the player to engage the revenant from a distance. A recommended weapon setup is a rune crossbow with broad-tipped bolts and a prayer-boosting shield.
- If fighting revenants in a group, it is a good idea make sure that each member has a bit of extra food they can give to another in emergencies. If the mission area or tactics dictate, at least 2 members should have anti-poison potions for similar purposes.
- If players are not confident in their ability to solo the creature, and are training on Green Dragons in the eastern wilderness near Clan Wars, the best option is to flee, drawing the evil spirit into the western hills toward Clan Wars, where multi-combat wilderness begins. Once the ork has followed you there, any players following the creature can gang up on it, and will generally snuff it in short order. This allows everyone to get back to dragon hunting quickly, and gives waiting players something to do.
- If a player is fighting a Revenant Ork by them self, they should take note that the ork heals around 160-180 life points once they are driven down to around 1/3 of their total or below. They will continue to heal until they have 50% of full life points again, or have run out of "healing surges". When the ork is healing, it cannot attack, and will not do so until it reaches 50% life points again. Solo killers are advised to turn off defensive prayers and activate offensive prayers during this time, in order to maximise their damage done.
- Unless players are attacking it in a large group, or have extreme confidence in their ability to win, a swift method of escape is vital. If the battle goes against the player, and the player is out of food, the extreme range of the ork's attacks can leave the player dead before he/she can escape.
- An escape alternative is to run once the player out of food, and at less than 50-67% life points. The flip side is that it means fewer clear victories. It may also leave players vulnerable to other revenants or other monsters, before they can fully escape from the Wilderness.
- A Forinthry bracelet can be used to stop Revenant Orks from being aggressive for an hour, at the cost of one bracelet charge.