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Nex (meaning "murder" or "death" in Latin) is, along with Azzanadra and formerly Zamorak, one of the mightiest generals of Zaros, located in the God Wars Dungeon with 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 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 is the leader of his last army. She has over fifteen unique combat moves.

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

History

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

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.

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.

Killing tactics

Main article: Nex/Strategies

Quotes

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 pesky humans!

Drops

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	449

Charms

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).

Armour

Item		Quantity	Rarity	GE Market Price
	Torva full helm	1	4 Rare	66,257,359
	Torva platebody	1	4 Rare	128,271,121
	Torva platelegs	1	4 Rare	93,060,277
	Torva boots	1	4 Rare	40,563,707
	Torva gloves	1	4 Rare	44,171,169
	Pernix cowl	1	4 Rare	19,709,085
	Pernix body	1	4 Rare	36,176,835
	Pernix chaps	1	4 Rare	28,963,421
	Pernix boots	1	4 Rare	12,486,455
	Pernix gloves	1	4 Rare	12,263,481
	Virtus mask	1	4 Rare	21,218,278
	Virtus robe top	1	4 Rare	26,073,810
	Virtus robe legs	1	4 Rare	23,870,642
	Virtus boots	1	4 Rare	15,175,141
	Virtus gloves	1	4 Rare	16,843,588

Weapons

Item		Quantity	Rarity	GE Market Price
	Onyx bolts (e)	75–375	2 Common	662,475–3,312,375
	Zaryte bow	1	4 Rare	107,344,171
	Rune sword	1	4 Rare	12,202
	Rune 2h sword	1	4 Rare	37,952
	Rune battleaxe	1	4 Rare	24,627

Herbs and seeds

Item		Quantity	Rarity	GE Market Price
	Grimy avantoe   (dropped with dwarf weed)	75 (noted)	3 Uncommon	312,825
	Grimy dwarf weed   (dropped with avantoe)	75 (noted)	3 Uncommon	601,425
	Grimy torstol	40	3 Uncommon	476,800
	Magic seed	5	3 Uncommon	803,010
	Torstol seed	12	3 Uncommon	942,108

Other

Item		Quantity	Rarity	GE Market Price
	Saradomin brew (4)   (always with super restores)	10, 30	2 Common	6,880–20,640
	Super restore (4)   (always with saradomin brews)	10, 30	2 Common	17,180–51,540
	Pure essence	4,800 (noted)	2 Common	408,000
	Magic logs	375 (noted)	2 Common	609,000
	Coal	2,400 (noted)	2 Common	667,200
	Runite ore	80 (noted)	2 Common	833,520
	Green dragonhide	400 (noted)	2 Common	790,000
	Starved ancient effigy	1	4 Rare	Not sold
	Blood rune	5,000	4 Rare	815,000
	Death rune	5,000	4 Rare	465,000
	Spin Ticket	1	4 Rare	Not sold

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 1,143 Uncut emerald 1 2 Common 1,783 Uncut ruby 1 2 Common 3,576 Loop half of a key 1 3 Uncommon 8,548 Tooth half of a key 1 3 Uncommon 12,668 Uncut diamond 1 3 Uncommon 7,160 Uncut dragonstone 1 4 Rare 14,935 Dragonstone 1 4 Rare 9,966 Dragon dagger 1 3 Uncommon 17,221 Rune battleaxe 1 4 Rare 24,627 Rune javelin 5 4 Rare 1,270 Adamant javelin 20 5 Very rare 920 Rune spear 1 5 Very rare 12,048 Dragon spear 1 5 Very rare 36,856 Dragon dagger 50 (noted) 5 Very rare 861,050 Rune kiteshield 1 5 Very rare 32,145 Shield left half 1 5 Very rare 65,188 Dragon helm 1 5 Very rare 59,636 Adamant bolts 200 3 Uncommon 17,400 Rune arrow 150–200; 500 4 Rare 29,850–199 Onyx bolts 150 4 Rare 1,303,050 Battlestaff 200 (noted) 4 Rare 1,665,400 Air orb 1,000 (noted) 4 Rare 1,418,000 Fire orb 1,000 (noted) 4 Rare 1,612,000 Vecna skull 1 5 Very rare 133,474 Water talisman 1 3 Uncommon 4,721 Earth talisman 25–35 (noted) 3 Uncommon 19,825–27,755 Fire talisman 25–35 (noted) 3 Uncommon 50,450–70,630 Chaos talisman 1 3 Uncommon 227 Nature talisman 1 3 Uncommon 270 Pure essence 500–15,000 (noted) 3 Uncommon 42,500–1,275,000 Nature rune 47–77 4 Rare 5,217–8,547 Soul rune 20 4 Rare 2,420 Death rune 50; 121 4 Rare 93 Blood rune 50 4 Rare 8,150 Raw swordfish 125 – 250; 1,000 (noted) 3 Uncommon 37,250–298 Raw shark 250–500 (noted) 3 Uncommon 246,500–493,000 Big bones 150 – 500 (noted) 3 Uncommon 67,350–224,500 Coal 150–7,500 (noted) 3 Uncommon 41,700–2,085,000 Adamantite ore 150–800 (noted) 3 Uncommon 227,700–1,214,400 Silver ore 100 (noted) 4 Rare 10,500 Adamant bar 1,000–7,000 (noted) 4 Rare 3,168,000–22,176,000 Runite ore 100 (noted) 4 Rare 1,041,900 Rune bar 1,50,150 (noted) 4 Rare 13,002–1,950,300 Clean ranarr 33 (noted) 3 Uncommon 74,448 Clean toadflax 25–250 (noted) 3 Uncommon 95,050–950,500 Clean snapdragon 30–120 (noted) 3 Uncommon 106,530–426,120 Clean torstol 10–100 (noted) 3 Uncommon 118,420–1,184,200 Saradomin brew (4) 250 (noted) 5 Very rare 172,000 Watermelon seed 3 3 Uncommon 6,030 Yew seed 1–50 4 Rare 71,385–3,569,250 Magic seed 1–6 4 Rare 160,602–963,612 Palm tree seed 10 4 Rare 1,064,590 Snapdragon seed 1 4 Rare 2,196 Torstol seed 1–31 4 Rare 78,509–2,433,779 Fellstalk seed 2 4 Rare 932 Yew logs 100–20,000 (noted) 4 Rare 56,100–11,220,000

Trivia

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• 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, Nex was given a "stomp" attack, which lowers Attack, Strength, Defence, Magic and Ranged of, deals up to 100 damage to, and shortens the Overload duration of players standing under her.
• 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 God Wars boss who does not drop a hilt, instead she drops the Zaryte bow.
• During the fourth cryptic clue fest, it is revealed that Nex worshipped Saradomin in her early years and that her favourite gemstone is an uncut sapphire. However, this was only a joke.
• In the God Wars: Remastered -- head banner, Nex appears to have a Zamorak symbol on her chestplate, even though she's Zaros's general.

References

Mod Mark. "Behind the Scenes - January". 1 January 2011. RuneScape News. *

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