Nex

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Nex

Release date	10 January 2011 (Update)
Members?	Yes
Combat level	1001
Life points	30,000
Experience for killing	12000 (4000 Constitution experience)
Slayer level	Not assigned
Aggressive?	Yes
Poisonous?	Yes
Immune to poison?	Yes
Attack style	Magic, Melee, Ranged
Attack speed	AverageInterval: 3.6 seconds
Max hit	Magic: 910+ Melee: 369 Shadow Traps: 700
Weakness	ranged, stabranged, stabranged, stabranged, stabranged, stabranged, stab[[]], stabranged, stabranged, stabranged, [[]]ranged, stabranged, stabRanged, stab
Always drops	Big bones
Examine text	Even the gods fear it.

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Nex (meaning "murder" or "death" in Latin) is, along with Azzanadra and formerly Zamorak, one of the most powerful generals of Zaros. She is located in the God Wars Dungeon, and has a combat level of 1001, making her currently the 2nd strongest monster in RuneScape behind the Queen Black Dragon. She is the first monster to have a combat level of over 1000 (the only two other monsters are the level 2100 Queen Black Dragon and the level 9001 Ferret of Doom, the latter of which cannot be fought). She resides in the Ancient Prison - the Zarosian stronghold of the God Wars Dungeon - which was released on 10 January 2011. It is highly recommended that one brings at least 3 players to fight her due to her siphon healing up to 3000 lifepoints at once in the blood phase, making it almost impossible for a single player to kill her using conventional methods.

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

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

Following Zaros' 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. 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 a temple 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 some skills may be boosted). When assembled, the parts make a frozen key with five 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 - 100,000 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 preparation here (healing, drinking potions, etc.) before passing into the dangerous main room. A tunnel connects the small room to the main room. In this room, the monsters will be aggressive to the player unless the player has a high enough defence against them. After killing 40 of Zaros' followers in the main room, the player gains the ability to enter another safe room. There is a bank here, accessed via the nature spirit Ashuelot Reis. Note that players wearing a full set of ancient ceremonial robes don't need to reach a killcount - they will be able to go straight to the bank area just before Nex. Players should be careful when equipping the ancient ceremonial robes in the Nex room of Zaros followers as the robes have no stats and will not prevent the followers from attacking the player.

Only 100 players can fight Nex.

It should be noted that only up to 100 players can fight Nex at the same time on a given world. A message will appear if a player attempts to enter her lair while 100 players are fighting her, and the player will not be able to enter.

Quotes

Nex will occasionally say various lines which are voiced.

At last! (link)

Nex's introduction.

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All those who oppose us will perish (link)

At the Frozen Door

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Mortals, only death awaits you here (link)

At the Frozen Door

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Face me and know despair (link)

At the Frozen Door

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There is...NO ESCAPE! (link)

In Nex's lair.

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Let the virus flow through you (link)

In Nex's lair

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Darken my shadow! (link)

In Nex's lair

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Fear the shadow. (link)

In Nex's lair

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Umbra, don't fail me! (link)

In Nex's lair

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I demand a blood sacrifice! (link)

In Nex's lair

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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, FEEL 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

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE Market Price
	Big bones	1	1 Always	351

Armour

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE Market Price
	Torva full helm	1	4 Rare <ref name="drop-rate">Estimated between 1/277 and 1/408 using gathered Adventurer's Log data as of 18 September 2012. The drop rate of all Nex items is assumed to be equal on average, but Adventurer's Log data made them seem unequal.</ref>	88,367,883
	Torva platebody	1	4 Rare <ref name="drop-rate" />	232,483,324
	Torva platelegs	1	4 Rare <ref name="drop-rate" />	175,375,198
	Torva boots	1	4 Rare	35,769,733
	Torva gloves	1	4 Rare	67,097,797
	Pernix cowl	1	4 Rare <ref name="drop-rate" />	56,190,901
	Pernix body	1	4 Rare <ref name="drop-rate" />	156,369,852
	Pernix chaps	1	4 Rare <ref name="drop-rate" />	104,577,876
	Pernix boots	1	4 Rare	33,228,704
	Pernix gloves	1	4 Rare	24,792,137
	Virtus mask	1	4 Rare <ref name="drop-rate" />	27,240,729
	Virtus robe top	1	4 Rare <ref name="drop-rate" />	60,422,114
	Virtus robe legs	1	4 Rare <ref name="drop-rate" />	43,940,680
	Virtus boots	1	4 Rare	15,051,738
	Virtus gloves	1	4 Rare	15,457,442

Weapons

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE Market Price
Onyx bolts (e)	Onyx bolts (e)	75–375	2 Common	664,575–3,322,875
	Zaryte bow	1	4 Rare <ref name="drop-rate" />	99,895,852
	Rune sword	1	4 Rare	12,395
	Rune 2h sword	1	4 Rare	38,245
	Rune battleaxe	1	4 Rare	24,735

Herbs and seeds

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE Market Price
	Grimy avantoe   (dropped with dwarf weed)	75 (noted)	3 Uncommon	215,775
	Grimy dwarf weed   (dropped with avantoe)	75 (noted)	3 Uncommon	564,375
	Grimy torstol	40 (noted)	3 Uncommon	1,117,360
	Magic seed	5	3 Uncommon	1,472,415
	Torstol seed	12	3 Uncommon	3,288,480

Other

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE Market Price
	Saradomin brew (4)   (always with super restores)	10, 30	2 Common	34,190–102,570
	Super restore (4)   (always with saradomin brews)	10, 30	2 Common	61,840–185,520
	Pure essence	4800 (noted)	2 Common	513,600
	Magic logs	375 (noted)	2 Common	526,125
	Coal	2400 (noted)	2 Common	631,200
	Runite ore	80 (noted)	2 Common	853,680
	Green dragonhide	400 (noted)	2 Common	697,200
	Starved ancient effigy	1	4 Rare	Not sold
	Blood rune	5000	4 Rare	975,000
	Death rune	5000	4 Rare	925,000
	Spin Ticket	1	4 Rare	Not sold

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Rare drop table drops

This monster drops items from the rare drop table.
The ring of wealth improves the chances if equipped but is not required to access the table.

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Item Quantity Rarity GE Market Price Coins 250; 381; 450; 3,000; 9,000; 12,000 2 Common Not sold Uncut sapphire 1 2 Common 810 Uncut emerald 1 2 Common 1,295 Uncut ruby 1 2 Common 2,613 Loop half of a key 1 3 Uncommon 9,402 Tooth half of a key 1 3 Uncommon 12,758 Uncut diamond 1 3 Uncommon 9,520 Uncut dragonstone 1 4 Rare 13,572 Dragonstone 1 4 Rare 10,393 Dragon dagger 1 2 Common 17,356 Rune javelin 5 4 Rare 1,285 Adamant javelin 20 5 Very rare 800 Rune spear 1 5 Very rare 12,130 Dragon spear 1 5 Very rare 40,021 Dragon dagger 50 (noted) 5 Very rare 867,800 Rune kiteshield 1 5 Very rare 34,977 Shield left half 1 5 Very rare 65,553 Dragon helm 1 5 Very rare 60,107 Adamant bolts 200 3 Uncommon 31,600 Rune arrow 150–200, 500 4 Rare 28,500–95,000 Onyx bolts 150 4 Rare 1,315,350 Battlestaff 200 (noted) 4 Rare 1,612,200 Air orb 1000 (noted) 4 Rare 1,216,000 Fire orb 1000 (noted) 4 Rare 1,406,000 Vecna skull 1 5 Very rare 457,724 Water talisman 1 3 Uncommon 4,485 Earth talisman 25–35 (noted) 3 Uncommon 20,650–28,910 Fire talisman 25–35 (noted) 3 Uncommon 48,450–67,830 Chaos talisman 1 3 Uncommon 137 Nature talisman 1 3 Uncommon 165 Pure essence 500–15000 (noted) 3 Uncommon 53,500–1,605,000 Template:ExchangeItemNat Nature rune 47–77 4 Rare – Soul rune 20 4 Rare 6,360 Death rune 50, 121 4 Rare 9,250–22,385 Blood rune 50 4 Rare 9,750 Raw swordfish 125 – 250, 1000 (noted) 3 Uncommon 37,875–303,000 Raw shark 250–500 (noted) 3 Uncommon 129,750–259,500 Big bones 150 – 500 (noted) 3 Uncommon 52,650–175,500 Coal 150–7500 (noted) 3 Uncommon 39,450–1,972,500 Adamantite ore 150–800 (noted) 3 Uncommon 248,250–1,324,000 Silver ore 100 (noted) 4 Rare 9,200 Adamant bar 1000–7000 (noted) 4 Rare 2,175,000–15,225,000 Runite ore 100 (noted) 4 Rare 1,067,100 Rune bar 1,50,150 (noted) 4 Rare 13,029–1,954,350 Clean ranarr 33 (noted) 3 Uncommon 115,665 Clean toadflax 25–250 (noted) 3 Uncommon 69,100–691,000 Clean snapdragon 30–120 (noted) 3 Uncommon 168,210–672,840 Clean torstol 10–100 (noted) 3 Uncommon 277,960–2,779,600 Saradomin brew (4) 250 (noted) 5 Very rare 854,750 Watermelon seed 3 3 Uncommon 5,583 Yew seed 1–50 4 Rare 84,903–4,245,150 Magic seed 1–6 4 Rare 294,483–1,766,898 Palm tree seed 10 4 Rare 1,219,220 Snapdragon seed 1 4 Rare 26,078 Torstol seed 1–31 4 Rare 274,040–8,495,240 Fellstalk seed 2 4 Rare 2,052 Yew logs 100–20000 (noted) 4 Rare 49,400–9,880,000

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.
• On 9 August 2011, Nex was given a "stomp" attack, which lowers Attack, Strength, Defence, Magic and Ranged, deals up to 100 damage, and shortens the Overload duration of players standing under her.
• The stomp attack was removed by the God Wars Dungeon update on 5 September 2012, which also updated Nex's pathfinding algorithm, removing the safespots that depended on Nex getting stuck on edges of the Ancient Prison.
• Nex is the second female boss in the God Wars Dungeon; the first being Commander Zilyana.
• Nex's combat level, 1001, is a tribute to her release date, 10 January (10-01).
• Nex is the only GWD boss that has 4 minions instead of 3.
• The average value of Nex drops based on estimated drop rates is roughly 1580564 coins, the highest of any monster

References

Mod Mark. "Behind the Scenes - January". 1 January 2011. RuneScape News. * <references />

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