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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, which was changed to 220 in the Evolution of Combat, making her currently tied second for the strongest monster in RuneScape with the Queen Black Dragon, also level 220 - both being surpassed by the Kalphite King at its release, with level 230. She was the first monster to have a combat level of over 1000 (the only two other monsters were 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 22200 lifepoints at once in the blood phase.

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.

Contents 1 History 2 Habitat 3 Strategies 4 Quotes 5 Drops 5.1 100% drop 5.2 Charms 5.3 Armour 5.4 Weapons 5.5 Herbs and seeds 5.6 Other 5.7 Rare drop table drops 6 Trivia

HistoryEdit

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.

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.

HabitatEdit

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 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's 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.

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.

StrategiesEdit

Main article: Nex/Strategies

QuotesEdit

Nex will occasionally say various lines which are voiced.

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!

DropsEdit

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% dropEdit

Item		Quantity	Rarity	GE Market Price
	Big bones	1	1 Always	433

CharmsEdit

Charm drop percentages

No charms
45–50%	6–9%	8–11%	11–15%	21–26%

Represents 90% confidence range, based on a sample of 817 kills.
20 charms are dropped at a time.

Please add to the log (only if 15 or more creatures killed).

ArmourEdit

Item		Quantity	Rarity	GE Market Price
	Torva full helm	1	4 Rare [1]	63,804,352
	Torva platebody	1	4 Rare [1]	128,310,585
	Torva platelegs	1	4 Rare [1]	91,464,980
	Torva boots	1	4 Rare	39,158,069
	Torva gloves	1	4 Rare	42,748,413
	Pernix cowl	1	4 Rare [1]	20,044,080
	Pernix body	1	4 Rare [1]	37,527,309
	Pernix chaps	1	4 Rare [1]	27,567,865
	Pernix boots	1	4 Rare	13,460,968
	Pernix gloves	1	4 Rare	13,406,575
	Virtus mask	1	4 Rare [1]	22,864,270
	Virtus robe top	1	4 Rare [1]	29,378,374
	Virtus robe legs	1	4 Rare [1]	27,459,327
	Virtus boots	1	4 Rare	16,551,268
	Virtus gloves	1	4 Rare	18,374,033

WeaponsEdit

Item		Quantity	Rarity	GE Market Price
	Onyx bolts (e)	375	2 Common	3,312,750
	Virtus wand	1	4 Rare	121,009,095
	Virtus book	1	4 Rare	48,072,877
	Zaryte bow	1	4 Rare [1]	109,666,592

Herbs and seedsEdit

Item		Quantity	Rarity	GE Market Price
	Grimy avantoe   (dropped with dwarf weed)	75 (noted)	3 Uncommon	302,925
	Grimy dwarf weed   (dropped with avantoe)	75 (noted)	3 Uncommon	615,225
	Grimy torstol	40 (noted)	3 Uncommon	405,320
	Magic seed	5	3 Uncommon	814,845
	Torstol seed	12	3 Uncommon	826,368

OtherEdit

Item		Quantity	Rarity	GE Market Price
	Saradomin brew (4) (always with super restores)	10, 30	2 Common	5,670–17,010
	Super restore (4) (always with saradomin brews)	10, 30	2 Common	18,980–56,940
	Pure essence	4,800 (noted)	2 Common	422,400
	Magic logs	375 (noted)	2 Common	632,250
	Coal	2,400 (noted)	2 Common	633,600
	Runite ore	80 (noted)	2 Common	835,120
	Green dragonhide	400 (noted)	2 Common	727,200
	Starved ancient effigy	1	5 Very rare	Not sold
	Clue scroll (elite)	1	5 Very rare	Not sold
	Blood rune	5,000	4 Rare	875,000
	Death rune	5,000	4 Rare	465,000
	Nex's followers	1	4 Rare	Not sold
	Spin ticket	1	4 Rare	Not sold

Rare drop table dropsEdit

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 1,126 Uncut emerald 1 2 Common 1,743 Uncut ruby 1 2 Common 3,690 Loop half of a key 1 3 Uncommon 8,214 Tooth half of a key 1 3 Uncommon 12,631 Uncut diamond 1 3 Uncommon 7,534 Uncut dragonstone 1 4 Rare 14,963 Dragonstone 1 4 Rare 9,817 Dragon dagger 1 3 Uncommon 17,302 Rune battleaxe 1 4 Rare 24,512 Rune javelin 5 4 Rare 1,245 Adamant javelin 20 5 Very rare 960 Rune spear 1 5 Very rare 11,923 Dragon spear 1 5 Very rare 36,757 Dragon dagger 50 (noted) 5 Very rare 865,100 Rune kiteshield 1 5 Very rare 32,258 Shield left half 1 5 Very rare 65,260 Dragon helm 1 5 Very rare 59,854 Adamant bolts 200 3 Uncommon 16,800 Rune arrow 150–200; 500 4 Rare 29,250–195 Onyx bolts 150 4 Rare 1,296,300 Battlestaff 200 (noted) 4 Rare 1,676,800 Air orb 1,000 (noted) 4 Rare 1,336,000 Fire orb 1,000 (noted) 4 Rare 1,350,000 Vecna skull 1 5 Very rare 126,976 Water talisman 1 3 Uncommon 4,928 Earth talisman 25–35 (noted) 3 Uncommon 20,550–28,770 Fire talisman 25–35 (noted) 3 Uncommon 46,900–65,660 Chaos talisman 1 3 Uncommon 264 Nature talisman 1 3 Uncommon 251 Pure essence 500–15,000 (noted) 3 Uncommon 44,000–1,320,000 Nature rune 47–77 4 Rare 5,217–8,547 Soul rune 20 4 Rare 2,500 Death rune 50; 121 4 Rare 93 Blood rune 50 4 Rare 8,750 Raw swordfish 125 – 250; 1,000 (noted) 3 Uncommon 35,625–285 Raw shark 250–500 (noted) 3 Uncommon 242,000–484,000 Big bones 150 – 500 (noted) 3 Uncommon 64,950–216,500 Coal 150–7,500 (noted) 3 Uncommon 39,600–1,980,000 Adamantite ore 150–800 (noted) 3 Uncommon 230,400–1,228,800 Silver ore 100 (noted) 4 Rare 10,800 Adamant bar 1,000–7,000 (noted) 4 Rare 3,429,000–24,003,000 Runite ore 100 (noted) 4 Rare 1,043,900 Rune bar 1,50,150 (noted) 4 Rare 13,028–1,954,200 Clean ranarr 33 (noted) 3 Uncommon 75,603 Clean toadflax 25–250 (noted) 3 Uncommon 91,625–916,250 Clean snapdragon 30–120 (noted) 3 Uncommon 109,530–438,120 Clean torstol 10–100 (noted) 3 Uncommon 104,230–1,042,300 Saradomin brew (4) 250 (noted) 5 Very rare 141,750 Watermelon seed 3 3 Uncommon 6,024 Yew seed 1–50 4 Rare 69,680–3,484,000 Magic seed 1–6 4 Rare 162,969–977,814 Palm tree seed 10 4 Rare 1,186,010 Snapdragon seed 1 4 Rare 2,417 Torstol seed 1–31 4 Rare 68,864–2,134,784 Fellstalk seed 2 4 Rare 970 Yew logs 100–20,000 (noted) 4 Rare 54,300–10,860,000

TriviaEdit

• 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.
• 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.

Preceded by	Title	Succeeded by
Corporeal Beast	Strongest attackable monster in RuneScape	(Tied With) Queen Black Dragon

v • d • e God Wars Dungeon Bosses
Saradomin	Commander Zilyana (Starlight • Growler • Bree)
Zamorak	K'ril Tsutsaroth (Tstanon Karlak • Balfrug Kreeyath • Zakl'n Gritch)
Bandos	General Graardor (Sergeant Strongstack • Sergeant Steelwill • Sergeant Grimspike)
Armadyl	Kree'arra (Flight Kilisa • Wingman Skree • Flockleader Geerin)
Zaros	Nex (Fumus • Umbra • Cruor • Glacies)