Greater Nechryael/Strategies

Greater nechryael are a Slayer monster requiring 80 Slayer to kill. When using Ice Barrage and fought in the Catacombs of Kourend, greater nechryaels can provide high Slayer experience rates per hour, varying on how well the player can group them and collect their loot. Valuable common drops like the Rune items as well as mystic air staff generally compensate the rune cost even when barraging.

Requirements

• Level 80
• Level 43 for Protect from Melee

Recommendations

• Level 94 for Ice Barrage. Ice Burst could be used at Level 70 .
• High to equip mage armour such as ancestral robes.
• Level 82+ for an ornate pool and portal nexus for a teleport to Kourend Castle. Alternatively bring a Xeric's talisman and use the Xeric's Heart teleport to Kourend Castle and a ring of dueling to Ferox Enclave to restore stats.

Getting there

Bank with preferred banking method; Kourend Castle has a bank on the 2^nd floor^[UK]3^rd floor^[US]. Use your house portal or Xeric's talisman to teleport to Kourend Castle. Investigate the statue in the courtyard to enter the Catacombs. Run north toward the hill giants, then east past the bloodvelds.

Mechanics

Attack styles

The greater nechryaels attack only with a melee attack. Protect from Melee will prevent all damage from the nechryael. Nechryaels can spawn up to two Death spawns which can hit through prayer, but their low stats and max hit of 2 make them not worth considering.

Strategy

Much like dust devils, greater nechryael in the Catacombs of Kourend are popularly killed using Ice Burst or Ice Barrage, as you are able to clump them up into a pile and hit them all simultaneously. To do this, turn on Protect from Melee, then attack the greater nechryael in the chamber they're in with a fast ranged weapon (such as cheap darts, throwing knives) or the special attack of the Dinh's bulwark to get them aggressive towards you. Run to a side of the room which has two corners adjacent to each other and run back and forth between the two corners so that the nechryael pile on top of each other.

Due to their very low Magic defence, it's important to use equipment that maximizes Magic damage instead of accuracy, such as a tormented bracelet or an occult necklace. Otherwise, wear items that give Prayer bonus to increase the usefulness of your prayer potions. Bringing along runes to cast Blood Burst/Barrage can also help extend your trips due to the fact that the summoned death spawns can hit through your prayer. You can be healed up to full in as little as two casts if the nechryael are stacked, making it much more effective than bringing food. Bringing along a super defence potion or sipping a dose before leaving the bank will help to take less damage.

When bursting or barraging, it is recommended to pay some attention in case of nechryarch spawns, as it is likely that players automatically attack it and its chaotic death spawns deal high damage through magic based gear. Some options to deal with it include switching to Blood Barrage to out-heal the damage taken (provided that there are more regular nechryael next to it), using ice spells to safespot it, or running away when the spawns appear to lose their aggression and coming back.

Equipment

Magic

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This is the best-in-slot available equipment for fighting greater nechryaels with Magic. See the table below for an overview of equipment alternatives in case this setup is not accessible or too expensive.

Notes

• The occult necklace (+5%), tormented bracelet (+5%), imbued god capes (+2%), and ancestral robes (+3% each) or virtus robes (+5% each) increase the maximum hit of the player's Magic spells. However, the tormented bracelet is generally inefficient to use as the bracelet of slaughter will increase the task's length and maximise overall Slayer experience rates.
• It is recommended to use a staff or wand that can autocast Ancient Magicks. The Kodai wand provides +15% magic damage bonus as well as infinite water runes and a chance to save runes, making it the most effective.
• Bronze Knives are a cheap, fast, and efficient way to gather your kills. They offer 1 more square of range than darts, and the cost and are easier to access for ironmen. Also may help to turn off run when gathering, if low agility.
• Holy Wrench is almost never effective, in almost every case it's better to bring a prayer or super restore potion in its place.

Equipment upgrades and downgrades

Slot	Item (most effective → least effective)
	Slayer helmet (i) (task only)	Virtus mask	Ancestral hat	Mitre	Void mage helm
	Occult necklace	3rd age amulet	Bonecrusher necklace / Dragonbone necklace	Stole	Holy symbol / Unholy symbol
	Imbued god cape	God capes	Ardougne cloak 4	Ardougne cloak 3 Ghostly cloak	Ardougne cloak 2
	Virtus robe top	Ancestral robe top	Proselyte hauberk	Vestment robe top	Elite void top
	Virtus robe bottom	Ancestral robe bottom	Zealot's robe bottom	Vestment robe legs	Elite void robe
	Kodai wand	Nightmare staff	Ancient sceptre	Blue moon spear	Master wand / Ancient staff
	Elidinis' ward (f)	Arcane spirit shield	Elidinis' ward	Mage's book	Book of darkness
	Rada's blessing 4	File:Peaceful blessing.pngGod blessing Rada's blessing 3/2	N/A	N/A	N/A
	Bracelet of slaughter (task only)	Tormented bracelet	Barrows gloves	Dragon gloves Infinity gloves	Void knight gloves
	Devout boots	Eternal boots	Holy sandals	Guardian boots	Zealot's boots Ancient ceremonial boots White boots Blessed boots
	Magus ring	Lightbearer	Ring of the gods (i)	Ring of suffering (i)	Explorer's ring 4 / Ring of wealth
	Eldritch nightmare staff	Saradomin godsword	Dinh's bulwark	File:Crystal halberd.pngCrystal halberd	Dragon halberd

Void is only useful if Elite Void is unlocked, and you have no other Mage Damage boosting gear in available slots.

Mage attack is secondary to prayer, so long as you stay above +1 Magic attack bonus.