Vorago is the strongest boss in RuneScape, and you'll need the best of gear and equipment if you're planning to kill him. His drops are some of the best, as he is the only dropper of Tectonic energy, the raw material to create Tectonic armour, level 90 magic power armour which has similar effects to PvP armours. He's also the only dropper of the Seismic wand and Seismic singularity, level 90 magic weapons.
Vorago's attacks will change on a weekly basis, changing every Wednesday, so players will need to be careful when dealing with him.
You cannot teleport during the fight, as Vorago prevents you from doing so.
| Ceiling collapse |
| Scopulus |
| Vitalis |
| Green bomb |
| Team Split |
| The end |
| Next: 5 days (wrong?) |
Starting the Fight
Unlike the previous boss, the Kalphite King, Vorago's battles are just like the God Wars Dungeon Generals; he can be fought with or without an instance. To reach him, go inside the Borehole, which is north of the Falador Lodestone. Afterwards, you can click on the entrance, which gives you two options; start an instance or just go in. First-timers should go in first, unless they are with a group of players killing Vorago.
When starting an instance, Vorago's price is much higher, up to four or five times as high as your typical God Wars Generals. For 1 hour, you pay 1,000,000, and you can stack it up to four hours. Like all instances, the instance is over when there are no more players inside the instance (meaning no one is in the instance lobby/fight). Vorago also has a non-instanced variant, which anyone can use for free. Due to this however, only one team can fight him at a time. You cannot interact with Vorago by any means if his colour is teal instead of yellow. You can challenge him after the team before yours wins or loses the challenge.
At all times, up to 50 players can challenge Vorago.
When talking to Vorago, you will introduce yourself to him. If you want to challenge him, you need to go through the challenge options until he has verified that you want to challenge him. Doing this results in two coloured messages showing up; if these two do not show up, it means he has not verified you yet. Once he verifies you, you are now capable of joining other player's challenges and challenging him personally.
When challenging him, he won't hold back on his "raw" power. Upon challenging him, he will start to charge a 50,000 damage power wave onto players. However, this attack will only hit players who wished to accept his challenge. The 50,000 damage wave is split amongst all the players, meaning without a group of five (which means 12,501 health per player), Vorago will kill anyone with this wave. The more players who accept the challenge with you, the less damage split amongst the group. When Vorago unleashes this power wave, all players get hit with the right damage and are sent flying into the borehole, but only if they are in front of him. Players who accepted but are too far from him inside the borehole will be dealt with the damage and not sent flying in. After the rough landing, Vorago crashes in and the fight begins.
Attacks
These are Vorago's attacks in normal mode. Vorago has many attacks. Vorago's attacks are split evenly towards the amount of players hit by the attack, so in large groups, staying very close is preferred against his standard attacks, but not against red bombs. Here are Vorago's set of attacks:
- Melee attacks: Vorago swipes his claws onto a player. This can hurt other players around Vorago (approximately 3 squares away from him)
- Dismember: A strong melee bleed that deals up to 1062 damage per tick. Vorago performs this attack five times in sequence many times throughout the fight. Players can use Freedom to clear this bleed, or they can run away from Vorago (the bleed will clear if far enough away). Players hit by this attack who are already suffering from a bleed will instead be hit for 6000 damage. See the "Voke Order" section of Team Roles for more information on dealing with this attack. Devotion will not block the damage, but the damage from the bleed decreases the further you are from the spot you were given the bleed. Moving 7 spaces away from the tile you took the bleed will remove it.
- Magic attacks: Vorago has two different types of magic-based attacks. They will target multiple players he picks out. Vorago sends one to two (depending on the size of the team, the second one appears for teams with 11 or more people) blue rocks at players he picks. The farther you are from Vorago, the more likely it becomes that he will use magic attacks on you.
- Blue bomb: A rock in blue aura. Regular magic attack with an AoE element. This heads for one player, however it can deal damage to other players if they're too close to a player that has been hit with this rock. It can hit over 2600, even through protection prayers. One bomb is thrown in a group of 10 or less, two bombs are thrown in a group of 11 or higher.
- Red bomb: A rock in a red aura. Vorago sends this rock at one person, and has a base damage of 2000 and increases by 1000 for nearby players, up to 7000. Damage increases by 1000 for every player within 5 squares of the targeted person. However, if a player is within 3 squares of that person, they will also suffer the damage that the targeted person would also receive. When Vorago sends a red rock, a blue rock will also be sent flying towards them and will hit first before the red bomb. This particular blue bomb does not follow the player and can be avoided by running away from its explosion area. The red bomb can be blocked with Barricade, but regardless of the result it will restart all defensive abilities.
- Rampage: After the end of each phase (except the final one), Vorago will jump around the room, smashing the foundations of the ground. Players within 5 spaces from him will get hurt, and the damage dealt will be based on where you were when it happened. Being under him (yellow dot or up to three spaces away) will result in the player taking half of their maximum life points as damage, while being on the edges of the affected area will deal around 6-7% of their maximum life points as damage. Using Surge or Escape can reduce some of the damage, as long as the screen vibrates violently but the damage has not appeared yet.
- Reflect: Vorago uses this on phase 2 and onward. A select amount of players (varies on team size) are picked for any damage Vorago is dealt with sent to them instead. Protection prayers do not block the attacks; what Vorago gets dealt with will be sent straight to you. Stuns will also carry over to the player, and incoming reflects can be blocked with Barricade. This attack will always be done as the 3rd attack after the Melee Bleed Sequence on phases 2 and 4, or the 5th attack after the Purple Bomb on phase 5 and phase 3 on any week except Scopulus.
- Stomp: Players under Vorago will get dealt with major damage (4000-5500 damage) and be stunned if under him for a short time.
- Automatic Healing: During Phases 1, 2, 4 and 5, if Vorago's health is lowered below 12,500 life points, he will heal himself by approximately 1/4th of his life points until the the correct requirements have been met. This healing cannot be "out-DPS'ed," regardless of the size of the team.
- For phase 1, he will automatically heal until a player has jumped onto him to retrieve the first Maul piece.
- For phase 2, he will automatically heal until enough damage is done when he "stumbles".
- For phase 4, he will automatically heal until his third waterfall.
- For phase 5, he will automatically heal until he is defeated with the Maul of Omens.
- Special attacks: Vorago has some special attacks (stage-wise):
- Reflect: Vorago will redirect any damage he takes to the player(s) he targets. This is not affected by protection prayers, but can be blocked by Barricade. This effect lasts 5-10 seconds. Reflect is always used as the 3rd attack after the bleeds or a while after using a special ability.
- Cloning: Vorago uses this on phase 4. Stone clones are spawned and scale with the combat level of the cloned player, also copying their combat style. He will also gain a massive defensive buff, with all incoming damage being reduced by 90%. After 20 ticks, this buff will be lifted. If the clone is not killed, it will simply disappear.
- Smash: If Vorago's target still has Dismember on them, when he smashes them again they will take 6000 damage and get another Dismember.
- Waterfall: In the fourth phase, Vorago will summon a waterfall in one of the corners of the arena whilst charging a powerful fire attack. Players must move behind the waterfall to avoid damage that can be as high as 10,000.
- Area of Effect: If Vorago is unable to attack a target (because he cannot reach them with melee), all players will be dealt with damage equal to 20% of their maximum life points.
- Damage Immunity: When attacking Vorago in a phase where a maul piece is obtained, sometimes the damage will be blocked, with a game message telling the player that he resists their attack due to having the maul piece on him.
Stages (Normal Mode)
|
Phase 1 |
Phase 2 | Phase 3 | Phase 4 | Phase 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Diving | Melee Rage | Weekly Special* | Waterfall* | Final Stand* |
If a player holding a maul piece dies or logs off, the maul piece will drop under the spot of their death/log. If you die or leave Vorago's cave (only by logging), you will be unable to return to the fight.
Cliff Diving
After being knocked down by Vorago, you will be scattered across the Borehole. One player should stand near the cliffs to gain a head start to climbing. Usually, one red and blue bomb is thrown at the jumper, so Resonance should be used before you go through the first obstacle. The base tank should lure Vorago to the north-eastern corner. After the jumper navigates the final obstacle, the base tank should lure him to the jumper, who should be two spaces northwest of the jump option, then use Provoke. Alternatively, the base can lure him to the jumper, although this is seldom used.
The player's dot and Vorago's dot must also line up on the minimap in order to do this, and the player also needs to have one free inventory space. The jumper should be two spaces northwest of the "Jump!" option, then use Provoke on Vorago to gain his attention, which will lure him properly. Once the player manages to jump on Vorago, they will obtain the first piece of the Maul of Omens. Then end this phase by reducing his life points to 0.
Note: The jumper may get a red bomb while jumping Vorago. If this happens, tell the base and dps that you have a red so they will move away from you to reduce damage to you and themselves. Vorago can still attack while he is being jumped.
Melee Rage
During this phase, Vorago adds new special attacks to his arsenal of attacks. Vorago will first pick a target, and then hit them with a very strong Dismember ability. He does this five times. If his current target does not get rid of the bleed, his next pummel will deal 6000 damage on them. On his third pummel, the bleed will occur, while he will launch magic attacks at the furthest players at the same time.
Follow the voke order to get through the bleed without difficulty:
- Whoever had Vorago's aggression at the end of phase 1 will be given a bleed as soon as Vorago enters the arena. If the base tank has his aggression, use Freedom upon receiving the bleed, followed by Provoke as it is very likely that he will shift his aggression towards another player at this moment. On the second bleed, they should line themselves properly (if needed) before using Escape/Surge.
- The bomb tank should be within melee distance on the first bleed, then use Provoke to get Vorago's attention on the second bleed. The base tank should use Resonance, Reflect or Devotion to tank the blue bomb that Vorago sends at them. On the fourth bleed, they should line themselves properly (if needed) and use Surge/Escape to get rid of the fourth bleed.
- Another teammate (usually the jumper) will then use Provoke to get Vorago's attention and use Freedom to get rid of the final bleed. The base tank will now use Provoke.
After three normal attacks from Vorago, he summon a gravity orb, and for 10 ticks, all damage dealt to him will be reflected on the targets, which he randomly picks. Attacks launched on him will hit the targets instead for full damage, and any side effects will be carried over to them. Lure Vorago to the orb if needed, and once the reflect ends, resume attacking him. Repeat this four times. The base tank must use Provoke to get Vorago's attention again, as during the reflect he may attack someone else instead.
Upon the fourth gravity orb, he will stumble, and you must take him down. Players are dealt with 150 damage constantly every 2 ticks until they are finished. When finished, the group is given 25 ticks to deal a "set" amount of damage to knock the second piece off. If the group fails to meet the requirement, the piece will not budge off with a message saying "You failed to do enough damage in time. The weapon piece still looks secure." Vorago will restore all of his health and the process must be repeated again, although with two orbs this time rather than four. If successful, Vorago will not heal and the second piece will fall off.
Weekly Special
During this phase, Vorago's weekly special takes effect starting on this phase. There are five different specials, which are mentioned in his attacks section. Apart from this special ability, Vorago does not use any dangerous moves during this phase. Depending on the week, you will need to do the following:
- Scopuli: Kill the two to proceed to the next phase. Vorago is immune to all attacks.
- Anything else: Deplete all of his life points. He will always start with the weekly special before using a reflect. After the reflect ends, he will use the weekly special twice before using another reflect.
Vorago will still use his reflector attack as long as the weekly special is not Scopuli. Vorago will not use his bleed attack during "Team Split" and "The End" rotation. Apart from this, the fight is similar to second and the upcoming phase.
Waterfall
During this phase, upon Vorago's entry he will charge up for 10 ticks, resetting most defensive abilities at the same time. The sides of the game screen will show red flames (which can impair visibility, especially for those with smaller screens). At the same time, a waterfall will spawn in one of the four corners of the arena. To avoid taking damage, you need to be behind the waterfall, not at the waterfall edge. If you are caught in his blast you will be dealt up to 10000 damage. Surging is recommended if the player is too far from the waterfall.
After the explosion, Vorago will then summon stone clones of one or more players, depending on party size (groups of seven or more will see at least two clones). He will also gain massive damage reduction, blocking 90% of the damage that would have been dealt to him. Although it is not needed to kill the stone clone, they can use abilities such as stuns, which can be fatal in some rotations. Five ticks before Vorago uses his weekly special (if possible), the damage reduction will be lifted.
It should be noted that the clones will always use one ability when starting the fight. If a melee clone spawns, they will always begin fighting the player with a stun, while ranged/magic clones use a bleed instead. If a clone spawns for the base tank, the bomb tank will still have Vorago focusing their attention on them. If a clone spawns for the bomb tank, the base tank will use Provoke to reduce the amount of blue bombs hitting the bomb tank. Once the clones are dead, wait for three regular attacks from Vorago before the base tank uses Provoke.
After a while, Vorago will use his weekly special (only specific rotations; see below) then his Melee Bleed sequence, followed by his reflector attack on the players. Once it ends, he will begin with another waterfall attack after two ticks. Three waterfall attacks (including the first) will be enough to cause the piece to fall out. It is highly recommended his health be reduced to 20,000 so the clones will not spawn and end the phase faster.
If players cannot deal enough damage to Vorago in time, the fight will be similar to that of phase 2, along with the spawning of stone clones. No waterfall specials will occur if this happens.
Final Stand
During this phase, you end up on a narrow strip of land. Vorago comes crashing down soon after. Upon entry, Vorago will be desperate to kill you and will try to knock you off the land, gaining massive buffs and the ability Provoke Immunity during this phase. If he is successful in doing so, everyone in the battle will die, regardless of any signs/portents of life/death on them. In order to knock Vorago back, you must deal more damage to him than he does to you, so dual-wielding is highly advised during this phase. Avoid attacking Vorago when he uses his reflectors. Vorago will start his first reflector after ten to thirteen ticks upon entry (unless the week is Scopuli or Purple Bomb). He will immediately use his weekly special (if it is a phase 3-5 ability, then that will be used, otherwise he will use a different weekly special instead. All members excluding the bomb tank should be on the southern side and should be one space away from Vorago to prevent him from using any melee attacks throughout the phase.
Provoke cannot be activated against him in this phase, as he gains immunity to the ability. As such, the voking order will not work. Use Freedom on the first bleed, and if the player receives a second bleed, run closer or further from him (depending on location) to cancel the bleed. Although rare, it is possible to be "triple bled" (meaning the player takes three out of the five Dismembers), so cancel or tank the bleed. If double or triple bled, Surge quickly back to Vorago to reduce the chances of being hit by a blue/red bomb.
If you have maul pieces, quickly form them. Otherwise, the maul pieces will "come to life" and deal 100 unblockable damage per tick to the player(s) carrying them, until they are combined. Make sure your maul is formed. Once Vorago has low health and is on his side (at least one or two spaces behind his edge), use the Maul of Omens to finish him off (you must be at least one space or within melee distance of him to use). Grab the rewards before leaving by the red orb he provides. It should be noted that the player must be within one space or melee distance of Vorago to maul him.
Note: During "Team Split" week, the further you push Vorago in, the more likely he will create a colour box close to him rather then far. Pay attention to the box colours so you do not make this mistake. At the beginning, the two boxes are next to each other where the bomb tank(s) should be.
With the release of the Purple Bomb rotation, phase 5 will be fought as normal, but will be a bit more difficult as another rotation's mechanics will be used if it is not used normally on phase 5 (E.G Vitalis occurs on Phases 3 to 5, so it would be the same rotation). The following base rotations receive the following abilities:
- Ceiling Collapse: Team Split
- Scopuli: Purple Bombs
Stages (Hard Mode)
Vorago also has a hard mode, but only when the player has used the Maul of Omens on every rotation in normal mode. Like the other hard mode bosses, an instance is required for the same amount of coins as a regular one. Anyone can join a hard mode instance, but they can only be created by a player who has mauled all base rotations in normal mode. If you lack the requirements to create a hard mode instance, the signpost outside will tell you the missing rotation(s).
There are a few differences in Hard Mode than in Regular Mode:
Attacks
- A red bomb in hard mode is 50% more powerful; it begins with a 3,000 hit and is affected by a 1,500 multiplier for a maximum hit of 10,500. Only one red bomb is sent at the player at a time.
- Vorago launches one normal mode red bomb (beginning at 2,000 and increasing by 1,000) at each player at the beginning of the fight.
- Vorago launches two blue bombs at a time rather then one, regardless of the size of the team.
- Vorago's stomp attack will deal 25% damage that the player took from the stomp to the familiar.
- Vorago's dismember attack is buffed considerably (from max of 1062 to 3123). In addition, if his target does not clear the first bleed and is hit again by another dismember (phrased as "double-bled" by teams), the effect of Dismember resets, while dealing an additional 10,000 damage on them.
- Messages do not appear for red bombs, reflecting, team split, waterfall, etc. The times he uses these abilities are the same as in normal mode.
- Vorago's reflect attack will affect 3/4th's of the team facing him and will hurt any attackers as well.
- Before the fight begins, Vorago's power is 40% more powerful; a 70,000 damage wave must be tanked rather then 50,000 damage.
Abilities
Phase 1
- Vorago can now pull the jumper down if they haven't reached the jumping platform yet into the main arena.
Phase 2
- Damage from "Bring him down!" increases from 150 to 250.
- Players have a much shorter time frame to loosen the weapon piece.
Phases 3-8
- Three scopuli are summoned rather than two. They spawn in the north-west, south-west and south-eastern areas. When one dies the closest Scopuli near it becomes enraged, rather then both of them.
- Eight vitali spawn per orb rather than five.
- The damage taken from blocking the vitalis' spawns increases to 3000.
- Damage from destroying debris increases from 4000 to 7000.
- Being hit by debris deals 6000 damage to all players in the affected area.
- Players have 5 seconds to reach their box when Vorago separates the team. Those not in the boxes will take 9000 damage. The box size is also reduced from 2x2 to 1x1.
- Purple bombs deal double damage.
- Damage from Vorago's arm swipe during "The End" is doubled from 2500 to 5000.
- Vorago's choke during "The End" occurs twice as fast.
- During "The End", the amount of blue bombs is doubled and when the attack finishes, two are launched per player instead of one.
The weekly specials go based on the signpost outside, regardless of what the special used primarily that week is.
Phase 9
- Players have considerably less time to reach the waterfall, and has a maximum hit of 11,000.
- More stone clones are summoned and they start with 50% adrenaline.
Phase 10
- Vorago may not use the dismember attack on this phase as he does in normal mode.
- Instead, Vorago may replace it with another weekly attack. This used to depend on the previous week's rotation, but is no longer the case. The following is a list of Vorago Hard mode final phase rotations for each specific week:
- Ceilings: Team split and Green Bomb
- Scopulus: Purple bomb and Team Split
- Vitalis: Vitalis and Purple bomb
- Green Bomb: Green Bomb and Vitalis
- Team Split: Team split and Team split
- The End: Purple bomb and Dismember.
- Any players that die to a reflect will result in Vorago instantly moving one space further from the maul zone.
Phase 11
When the first maul occurs, the animation goes on as normal, but before the mauler smashes Vorago's face, he will grab the mauler and yell "Enough! If you truly are the Defeater (player name) - show me!" jumping and giving enough space similar to how the phase initially begins, and will use the next attack in his rotation, so the maul timing in phase 10 is important. The team must then force Vorago backwards to the other side to finish the kill. The attack rotation also changes to:
- Ceilings: Team split and Vitalis
- Scopulus: Purple bomb and Vitalis
- Vitalis: Vitalis and Dismember
- Green Bomb: Green Bomb and Team split
- Team Split: Team split and Purple bomb
- The End: Purple bomb and Vitalis.
Compared to the other purple bomb phase, only purple bombs converge on the players. Up to 10 players can be affected by a purple bomb.
Weekly Special Overviews
It is important to know how to deal with the weekly specials, in small groups or in large masses, since failure to fight against them can result in a lost kill. Although it is entirely possible to kill Vorago on the weekly rotations shown below with less players, it is not recommended to do so unless players are extremely experienced in that rotation. It should also be noted that a minimum of 4 players are required to fight Vorago also; he will not let players if less then four accept his challenge.
The overviews also presume that you are fighting Vorago on Normal mode.
| Week Type | Overview | Suggested team size | Reasons |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scopuli |
During phase 3, Vorago will summon two level 200 Scopulus in the southwestern and southeastern area of the arena, which have 150000 life points each. The two are fairly spread apart and as the fight progresses, they will get closer, which in return will make them stronger. Once one of them is killed, the other gets enraged and begins to attack faster and much harder. Once both of them are dead, the phase will end immediately, as Vorago cannot be attacked on this phase. Note: Vorago will stand in the middle and continue to attack from that distance. A Bomb Tank should be in the corners closest to the Scopuli spawns. Have anyone other then the Bomb Tank get Vorago's attention, as he will not move from the centre of the arena during this phase while the Scopuli are alive. |
5+ | Three DPS and Base Tank can attack the Scopuli without fear of being attacked by Vorago unless the Bomb Tank dies. |
| Vitali |
During phases 3-5, Vorago will charge an orb, which contains five level 130 Vitalis. Players can stop them from spawning by standing on the stop the orb will explode, but will be dealt with 2000 damage, which can be reduced or blocked (if Barricade/Resonance is used) For each player on the orb, one less vitali will spawn. If any spawn, it is important to kill them as they move very quickly and can interrupt abilities if they get between Vorago and the player. It should be noted that Vitali spawns tend to spawn towards the northeast, minus Phase 5 where they spawn where the Bomb Tank is usually at. On phase 3, either the base or bomb tank will get Vorago's attention at the beginning of the phase. All members excluding the bomb tank should stand at the northeastern corner, block the incoming orb and get their adrenaline levels to 100% before the reflect occurs. Use all damage-boosting abilities to drastically decrease his health as fast as possible, and follow the voking order from phase 2. If Vorago's life points are less than 30,000, blocking the third orb is not needed and the vitali from the orb can be used to gain adrenaline at the end of the phase. The same occurs on phase 3. Use Provoke after all stone clones are killed/after 20 game ticks have passed. This ability occurs on phases 3-5. Note: Vorago does not move from his spot until he begins his bleed run. |
6+ | The base tank needs to stay within melee distance of Vorago or he will use magic attacks too often. The Bomb Tank cannot move or will risk hurting other players with blue/red bombs. Five players are also required to prevent any Vitali from spawning. |
| Ceiling Collapse |
During phases 3 and 4, Vorago will do an animation similar to using Bombardment. A large chunk of the cavern above will collapse and deal 8000 damage to players who get caught by the rock. Luckily, this damage can be reduced the more players that got hit by the rock, and can be seen quickly with a shadow expanding on the ground. Players can destroy the rock, but will be dealt with 4000 damage (can be fully blocked with Barricade). If players are unable to move, Vorago will teleport them within melee distance. It is also noted that there is a slight chance the player may get stuck in the rock without being teleported. When phase 3 carries over to phase 4, any remaining rocks from phase 3 will fall onto phase 4, causing 4000 damage rather then 8000. They should be destroyed immediately due to space restrictions and may block a waterfall if they fall in the corners. This ability occurs on phases 3 and 4. |
5+ | N/A |
| Green Bomb |
During phases 3-5, Vorago will launch a green bomb, which when it hits ground the first time will cause mist that affects an 7x7 area. Afterwards, a player will be given the message "Vorago sends a green bomb after you! Run!". The box formation should be used, in which four players make a square. It will then deal 1000 damage if there is someone within 2 spaces from the target; otherwise it will deal exactly 10000 damage instead (this will remove the green bomb however). The bomb will then target another player, and they should not move until they are hit by it. The first two players to be hit by the bomb should then move out of the formation, and the remaining two should tank the bomb until it transfers with no damage. In larger teams, the box formation is not used but instead a circular formation is used to carry the bomb to each other. On phase 5, the box formation will not be used. The first player to get hit by the bomb should move to the base tank to transfer the bomb. The base tank will then transfer the bomb to the other side, with the players on that side tanking the damage from the bomb. If it heads for the bomb tank, they should remain still and have a DPS or base tank take the bomb away from them and repeat the steps above. The green bomb drains the targeted player's adrenaline by 10%. The mist drains players in the affected area by the same amount. It also drains run energy. This ability occurs on phases 3-5. Note: Some teams will either use the box formation or have a designated "green bomb" tank, in which the designated tank will get rid of the bomb by taking the damage. The green bomb cannot be blocked with Barricade. |
6+ | Although it can be done in a 5 man team, this requires the Base Tank to be in the box formation. The Bomb Tank cannot be involved in this formation or teammates will be hit too much with blue/red bombs. |
| Team Split |
During phases 3-5, Vorago will split the team equally if possible, with a green and red color, spawning a green and red aura box in the arena. He cannot be attacked nor attack players during the duration of the ability. Players must reach the boxes that are around the arena on time or be dealt with 8000 damage from Vorago's explosion. It is highly advised to eat up and wear your Phoenix necklace if you are unable to reach the right box on time. Using Surge/Escape is helpful during this rotation to reduce the chance of being hit by a magic attack/bomb while returning to attack him. Because the ability can interrupt the rate of damage at Vorago, the base tank usually goes under him, while tanking his stomp attack to allow other teammates to deal more damage to end the phase quicker. If the base tank does this, use of Anticipation/Freedom and Barricade is highly recommended as his stomp attack can deal massive damage, while stunning them at the same time. Note: It is also important that the boxes may spawn anywhere on the arena, even under Vorago (only during phases 3 and 4), so it is highly advised to tell others where the box is to avoid them taking too much damage. It should also be noted Vorago's stomp effects will be nullified for the duration of the ability if a box spawns under him. On phase 5, if the Bomb Tank is in a box closer to Vorago, Surge/Escape can be helpful to reduce the flow of blue bombs hitting other players. DPS/Base Tank players who in a box further from him should use Surge to lower the chance of being hit with a blue bomb. This ability occurs on phases 3-5 and phase 5 of Ceiling Collapse base rotation. |
5+ | N/A |
| The End |
At the beginning of the phase, Vorago will crouch down, and say "This is....the end!". After saying "The End", three bombs will appear; magical, explosive and vitali. The magical and explosive bombs can be clicked on, in which they will send a blue and red bomb respectively but will reduce the amount of bombs when the purple bomb is activated. Anyone who is caught outside the area Vorago is covering will take 100 damage, which will increase by the said amount per tick to an unknown cap. This can be cancelled by going into the area where he is going to cover soon. When in the covered area, he will move one arm to the next area, where players will go to. If they do not, his other arm will sweep them into the area and deal 2500 damage. Once he reaches the purple bomb, all members should have at least 100% adrenaline before hitting the purple bomb. Once the vitali bomb is activated, purple bombs will converge on each player. Afterwards, blue bombs will rapidly fly towards them, and either red or purple bombs will hit them next, depending on the timer of the purple bomb (if it is less then 6 seconds, it will hit first). Barricade should be used to counter the attack, as red bombs disable defensive abilities, not purple ones. It should be noted that on phases 3 and 4, for the duration of the ability that all incoming damage at Vorago will be reduced slightly. Vorago does not use his Dismember ability during these phases. In addition, he gains the ability Provoke Immune while crouching. This ability occurs on phase 3, 4 and 5. On phase 5, purple bombs are immediately thrown at the players instead. This ability also occurs on phase 5 of Scopulus base rotation. On phase 5, up to five people will be affected by purple bombs. During phase 5, it is advised to run north as soon as five seconds are remaining before the bomb explodes on you. Reflects can occur on phase 5 even if the timer has not expired yet. Count five standard magic attacks Vorago uses during this time; after the fifth magic attack, he will use his reflect ability. |
5+ | N/A |
Team Roles
You will want to have designated roles among your group. A group without roles is nearly guaranteed to fail. Here are the roles you should have in your group:
- Base Tank - This person stands next to Vorago and tanks his Melee hits. The base tank is the only position where Melee is acceptable, as Vorago's melee attacks hit everybody within 2 squares. Base tanks either melee (large teams) or mage (small teams). Mage base tanks usually have a higher priority over melee base tanks due to better damage output on phase 5 and avoids his melee attacks on that phase.
- Bomb Tank - stands farthest from Vorago and tanks his magic blue bombs and most of the red bombs. In groups of 11+ or hard mode, two bomb tanks will be required. Learner bomb tanks use ranged while experienced bomb tanks use magic.
- DPS - Everybody else. These players use Ranged or Magic, and stand near Vorago (but out of melee distance). These players deal the heavy damage responsible for getting through phases 2, 3, and 5.
- "Voke Order" - A rotation of players three players who tank Vorago's five melee bleeds on phases 2 and 4. Typically, Base Tank takes bleeds 1 and 2, Bomb Tank takes bleeds 3 and 4 (while Base Tank uses Resonance to heal from a blue bomb), and one of the DPS players takes bleed 5. Players should use Freedom to clear their first bleed, and Escape or Surge to get far enough away from Vorago to clear their second bleed.
- Mauler - this person is responsible for using the Maul of Omens to finish off Vorago at the end of phase 5. Typically, this is done by the Base Tank, since this is the person within mauling range (i.e. melee range) of Vorago at all times.
- Jumper - This is usually the weakest of the DPS players. The Jumper is responsible for jumping off the cliff in phase 1 to get the first maul piece, and also responsible for gathering the other two weapon pieces, assembling the Maul, and dropping it for the Mauler at the beginning of phase 5. The Jumper usually also takes "5th Voke." Jumpers in small teams are required to know how to top lure; this means to lure Vorago to the jumping area without the base tank doing so. This is not required in masses.
- Optional: Backup Bomb, Backup Base - These people are responsible for taking over a tanking position to save the kill, if the designated tank dies. A backup tank usually has more experience at tanking than the designated tank, and is assigned only when a designated tank is trying to accumulate experience in a tanking position. Usually done in large groups or training teams.
Familiars
Familiars can be used in the fight, but are optional in small groups since the majority of healing in those teams comes from Soul Split.
- War Tortoise - not a frequently used familiar as it only holds 18 food or potions.
- Nihils - Shadow and Ice nihils are often used in small teams, mainly because of the accuracy they provide for the user, which is important in small teams as more DPS must be done by less people. However it can cause the player to bank much more often if they take too much damage per kill, and should not be used on specific rotations.
- Pack Yak - the most commonly used familiar by small teams, it holds enough food to ensure 2 or 4 kills depending on rotation, and is used often regardless.
Basing, Bomb Tanking
In small teams, these roles are vital to proceed towards the kill.
Basing
Basing is considered one of the easiest of the roles as Vorago does not focus fully on hitting the player with melee attacks. However, his melee attacks can hit quite hard and can quickly kill the unprepared.
Beginner base tanks should use melee first, and once they are good enough a magic weapon is recommended, as melee DPS is at the lowest at phase 5 due to Vorago constantly moving back or forward, which will interrupt their strongest abilities, such as Assault and Destroy. Magic basing requires the player to have at least a seismic wand if they are doing this for small teams.
Base tanking is considered the easiest tanking role throughout the majority of Vorago's abilities, excluding "Team Split" (the base tank is usually expected to walk him, taking massive damage in the process). This is one of the three roles that can be eligible to obtain drops from Vorago.
Melee Setup
| Slot | Item (most effective → least effective) | ||||
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Malevolent helm | Superior tetsu helm | Torva full helm | N/A | N/A |
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Brawler's knockout necklace | Saradomin's whisper / Dragon Rider amulet | Amulet of fury | N/A | N/A |
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Completionist Cape / TokHaar-Kal-Ket | Max cape | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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Malevolent cuirass | Superior tetsu platebody | Torva platebody | N/A | N/A |
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Malevolent greaves | Superior tetsu platelegs | Torva platelegs | N/A | N/A |
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Drygore mace | Drygore rapier/Drygore longsword | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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Off-hand drygore longsword | Off-hand drygore rapier/Off-hand drygore mace | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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Divine spirit shield | Malevolent kiteshield | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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Razorback gauntlets / Torva gloves | Pneumatic gloves / Bandos gloves | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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Steadfast / Torva boots | Bandos boots | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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Ring of vigour / Superior Leviathan ring/ Asylum surgeon's ring | Sixth-Age circuit | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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Penance | Vampyrism | Invigorate / Supreme Reverence | N/A | N/A |
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Sign of life | N/A | N/A | Sign of item protection | N/A |
Magic
| Slot | Item (most effective → least effective) | ||||
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Tectonic mask | Superior seasinger's hood | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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Dragon Rider amulet | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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Completionist cape | Superior reefwalker's cape / Max cape | TokHaar-Kal-Mej | N/A | N/A |
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Tectonic robe top | Superior seasinger's robe top | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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Tectonic robe bottom | Superior seasinger's robe bottom / Virtus robe bottom | Seasinger's robe bottom | N/A | N/A |
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Seismic wand | Seasinger kiba | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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Noxious staff | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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Seismic singularity | Seasinger makigai | Virtus Book | N/A | N/A |
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Merciless kiteshield / Arcane spirit shield | Spectral spirit shield | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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Celestial handwraps | Static gloves | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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Virtus boots | Ragefire boots | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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Ring of vigour | Superior leviathan ring | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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Penance | Supreme Reverence | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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Sign of life | Sign of item protection | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Bomb Tanking
Bomb tanking is considered a good role for obtaining drops, as they may obtain a large chunk of the drops each kill compared to the other two roles. This role is much more difficult as the player will take extra damage from blue and red bombs, which cause heavy damage.
Beginner bomb tanks should use ranged with Sagaie (due to their very long range), while experienced bomb tanks should use seismic wands if they are doing 5 man kills due to the poor DPS Sagaie provide. Regardless of your combat style, a spirit shield (excluding regular, blessed and spectral) is highly recommended to reduce the damage of blue bombs.
Bomb tanking is considered easy on most of Vorago's rotations, excluding "Ceiling Collapse" (the bomb tank can be a victim of falling rocks when they are hit by one and combo'ed by magic attacks/red bombs), "Team Split" (the box may be very far from the bomb tank and result in them taking tons of damage for phases 3 and 4). This is one of the three roles that can be eligible to obtain drops from Vorago, and they usually gain the most amount of drops each kill.
Magic
| Slot | Item (most effective → least effective) | ||||
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Tectonic mask | Superior seasinger's hood | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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Dragon Rider amulet | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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Completionist cape | Superior reefwalker's cape / Max cape | TokHaar-Kal-Mej | N/A | N/A |
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Tectonic robe top | Superior seasinger's robe top | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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Tectonic robe bottom | Superior seasinger's robe bottom / Virtus robe bottom | Seasinger's robe bottom | N/A | N/A |
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Seismic wand | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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Seismic singularity | Virtus Book | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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Merciless kiteshield / Arcane spirit shield | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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Celestial handwraps | Static gloves | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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Virtus boots | Ragefire boots | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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Ring of vigour | Superior leviathan ring | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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Penance | Supreme Reverence | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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Sign of life | Sign of item protection | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Ranged
This setup is for 6 man or higher groups. In 5 man teams, magic bomb tanking is preferred.
| Slot | Item (most effective → least effective) | ||||
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Sirenic mask | Superior death lotus hood | Pernix cowl | N/A | N/A |
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Dragon Rider amulet | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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Completionist Cape / TokHaar-Kal-Xil | Ava's alerter / Max Cape | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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Sirenic hauberk | Superior death lotus body | Pernix body | Armadyl chestplate | N/A |
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Sirenic chaps | Superior death lotus chaps | Pernix chaps | Armadyl chainskirt | Karil's leatherskirt |
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Sagaie | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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Elysian spirit shield | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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Ascension grips / Pernix gloves | Swift gloves | Tracking gloves | N/A | N/A |
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Glaiven boots / Pernix boots | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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Ring of vigour / Superior Leviathan ring | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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Penance | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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Sign of life | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Use of the Penance aura is highly recommended to restore lost prayer points from the attacks. Depending on team size, Saradomin/Zamorak warpriest armour can be used to reduce damage from all sorts of damage Vorago can do (e.g power blast, attacks and abilities).
Tips
- When killing Vorago, stay close to each other. This way, his attacks won't deal as much damage as it would on you only. Blue bombs can hit up to 5000 damage from a single magic attack without prayers, and 3300 with prayers.
- When dealing with red bombs, get away from other players. The red bomb's base damage is 2000, but for every player within a 5x5 square around the target, the bomb will deal an extra 1000 damage, with up to 7000 if you have 6 players nearby. The bomb can also hurt other players who are standing in a 3x3 square around the player, dealing the same damage to them.
- When a phase ends, watch where Vorago faces before he jumps. That's the direction he will jump towards, so you can avoid him easier. If he doesn't show any direction (e.g facing northwest in a northwest corner), he will stomp back at the same spot. Damage can vary, up to 5500 (which depends on distance to him, usually directly under him causes massive damage), so use Surge or Escape if needed, as damage will not be calculated until the ability ends.
- Although more players may seem like a good idea (to reduce the blast damage), it is not recommended because it will simply make Vorago harder with his attacks and defence. All of his attacks are AoE, and redirectors can easily kill a player. Smaller groups do not need to worry about this, and it is shown and proven that less food is used in smaller teams as bombs do not fly towards the DPS group often.
- Use everything that can improve your accuracy. The best ability for base and bomb tanks is Debilitate, as it will cut damage in half, saving food in the long run.
- When using a shield, always have Preparation after Resonance is used. Vorago's attacks will easily restore it, allowing you to get another free heal. If Resonance is unavailable, use Barricade to avoid being hurt from his attacks.
- On phases 1, 2 and 4, watch Vorago's health closely. You want to stop attacking him when he reaches at least 20,000 life points on those phases, as hitting him even further will reduce his life points and may cause an auto-heal to take effect, which makes the kill slightly longer and can cause problems on some rotations.