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Nex (meaning "murder" or "death" in Latin) is the Zaros boss of the God Wars Dungeon with a combat level of 1001, making her currently the strongest monster in RuneScape fightable by conventional methods. She is the first monster to have a combat level of over 1000 (the only other monster is the level 9001 Ferret of Doom, which cannot be fought). She resides in the Ancient Prison - the Zaros 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 really is has been long lost to time; 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 was the leader of his last army. She has over fifteen unique combat moves, and is cited as being RuneScape's most powerful and intelligent boss to date.

Contents 1 History 2 Habitat 3 Killing tactics 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 7 References

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 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 tremors of battle, coupled with some seismic activity, caused the Ancient Prison to once again be opened, 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 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. A rope is needed climb down the pit; if the player does not have one, one can be obtained by searching the corpse in the room.

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.

Note that there is a limit on the number of players who can fight Nex at once.

Killing tacticsEdit

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!

Final phase

• NOW, 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	452

CharmsEdit

Charm drop percentages

No charms
42–49%	6–10%	8–12%	11–15%	22–28%

Represents 90% confidence range, based on a sample of 564 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	104,989,914
	Torva platebody	1	4 Rare	246,435,775
	Torva platelegs	1	4 Rare	196,451,600
	Pernix cowl	1	4 Rare	101,435,108
	Pernix body	1	4 Rare	285,326,091
	Pernix chaps	1	4 Rare	231,182,457
	Virtus mask	1	4 Rare	32,103,735
	Virtus robe top	1	4 Rare	82,558,033
	Virtus robe legs	1	4 Rare	62,993,505

WeaponsEdit

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE Market Price
	Onyx bolts (e)	75–375	2 Common	651,900–3,259,500
	Zaryte bow	1	4 Rare	86,030,465
	Rune sword	1	4 Rare	12,399
	Rune 2h sword	1	4 Rare	38,182
	Rune battleaxe	1	4 Rare	24,561

Herbs and seedsEdit

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE Market Price
	Grimy avantoe   (dropped with dwarf weed)	75 (noted)	3 Uncommon	115,800
	Grimy dwarf weed   (dropped with avantoe)	75 (noted)	3 Uncommon	176,775
	Grimy torstol	40	3 Uncommon	1,280,920
	Magic seed	5	3 Uncommon	1,103,900
	Torstol seed	12	3 Uncommon	3,048,588

OtherEdit

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE Market Price
	Coins	19,940–20,000	2 Common	Not sold
	Saradomin brew (4)   (always with super restores)	10, 30	2 Common	108,460–325,380
	Super restore (4)   (always with saradomin brews)	10, 30	2 Common	124,180–372,540
	Pure essence	4800 (noted)	2 Common	614,400
	Magic logs	375 (noted)	2 Common	540,375
	Coal	2400 (noted)	2 Common	523,200
	Runite ore	80 (noted)	2 Common	825,680
	Green dragonhide	400 (noted)	2 Common	655,600
	Blood rune	5000	4 Rare	1,675,000
	Death rune	5000	4 Rare	1,935,000
	Raw shark	500 (noted)	4 Rare	262,000
	Starved ancient effigy	1	2 Common	Not sold

Rare drop table dropsEdit

This monster drops items from the rare drop table; the ring of wealth improves the chances if equipped.

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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 690 Uncut emerald 1 2 Common 1,225 Uncut ruby 1 2 Common 3,029 Loop half of a key 1 3 Uncommon 14,218 Tooth half of a key 1 3 Uncommon 17,354 Uncut diamond 1 4 Rare 11,975 Uncut dragonstone 1 4 Rare 20,913 Dragonstone 1 4 Rare 19,257 Dragon dagger 1 2 Common 17,329 Rune javelin 5 4 Rare 1,260 Adamant javelin 20 5 Very rare 1,140 Rune spear 1 5 Very rare 12,310 Dragon spear 1 5 Very rare 37,134 Dragon dagger 50 (noted) 5 Very rare 866,450 Rune kiteshield 1 5 Very rare 32,422 Shield left half 1 5 Very rare 63,895 Dragon helm 1 5 Very rare 59,285 Adamant bolts 200 3 Uncommon 45,400 Rune arrow 150–200, 500 4 Rare 29,400–98,000 Onyx bolts 150 4 Rare 1,293,150 Battlestaff 200 (noted) 4 Rare 1,486,800 Air orb 1000 (noted) 4 Rare 1,790,000 Fire orb 1000 (noted) 4 Rare 1,948,000 Vecna skull 1 5 Very rare 818,530 Water talisman 1 3 Uncommon 6,450 Earth talisman 25–35 (noted) 3 Uncommon 23,525–32,935 Fire talisman 25–35 (noted) 3 Uncommon 67,350–94,290 Chaos talisman 1 3 Uncommon 361 Pure essence 500–15000 (noted) 3 Uncommon 64,000–1,920,000 Nature rune 47,62–67 4 Rare 5,499–7,839 Soul rune 20 4 Rare 2,640 Death rune 50, 121 4 Rare 19,350–46,827 Blood rune 50 4 Rare 16,750 Nature talisman 1 4 Rare 389 Raw swordfish 125 – 250, 1000 (noted) 3 Uncommon 36,250–290,000 Raw shark 250–500 (noted) 3 Uncommon 131,000–262,000 Big bones 150 – 500 (noted) 3 Uncommon 67,800–226,000 Coal 150–7500 (noted) 3 Uncommon 32,700–1,635,000 Adamantite ore 150–800 (noted) 3 Uncommon 257,100–1,371,200 Silver ore 100 (noted) 4 Rare 13,400 Adamant bar 1000–7000 (noted) 4 Rare 2,104,000–14,728,000 Runite ore 100 (noted) 4 Rare 1,032,100 Rune bar 1,50,150 (noted) 4 Rare 12,928–1,939,200 Clean ranarr 33 (noted) 3 Uncommon 57,420 Clean toadflax 25–250 (noted) 3 Uncommon 77,900–779,000 Clean snapdragon 30–120 (noted) 3 Uncommon 300,990–1,203,960 Clean torstol 10–100 (noted) 3 Uncommon 324,550–3,245,500 Saradomin brew (4) 250, 2500 (noted) 5 Very rare 2,711,500–27,115,000 Watermelon seed 3 3 Uncommon 4,464 Yew seed 1–50 4 Rare 63,790–3,189,500 Magic seed 1–6 4 Rare 220,780–1,324,680 Palm tree seed 10 4 Rare 860,310 Snapdragon seed 1 4 Rare 40,225 Torstol seed 1–31 4 Rare 254,049–7,875,519 Fellstalk seed 2 4 Rare 3,640 Yew logs 100–20000 (noted) 4 Rare 48,600–9,720,000

TriviaEdit

• All of Nex's guards have Latin names related to the kind of Ancient Magicks spell they use. Umbra means 'shade' or 'shadow', Glacies means 'ice', 'frost', or 'cold', Cruor means 'bloodshed', 'gore', or 'blood', and Fumus means 'smoke' or 'fumes'.
• 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, there was an update which fixed a bug that rendered Nex unable to attack a player standing beneath her. Now, while standing under Nex for a certain amount of time, Attack, Strength, Defence, Magic and Ranged are lowered, up to 100 damage is dealt, and the Overload effect is shortened.
• 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, January 10th (10/01).

Preceded by	Title	Succeeded by
Corporeal Beast	Strongest attackable monster in RuneScape	Incumbent

ReferencesEdit

Mod Mark. "Behind the Scenes - January". 01-Jan-2011. RuneScape News.

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)