Vespula

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Vespula
Released								5 January 2017 (Update)
Members								Yes
Combat level								N/A
Size								5x5
Examine								Queen of the Abyssal Vespine. Her lifeforce is sustained by her connection to the Abyss.
League region								Kourend✓
Combat info
Attribute								Xerician
XP bonus								+0%
Max hit								? (edit)
Aggressive								Yes
Poisonous								Yes (20)
Attack style								Melee, Ranged
Attack speed								3 ticks (1.8 seconds)
Combat stats
200				150				150				88				88				150
Aggressive stats
+0				-8				+0				+0				+0				-8
Melee defence
+0								+0								+0
Magic defence
+70												50% weakness
Ranged defence
+20								+60								+60
Immunities
Poison								Immune
Venom								Not immune
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Advanced data
Monster ID								7530,7531,7532

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SMW Subobject for NormalMagic defence bonus: 70Examine: Queen of the Abyssal Vespine. Her lifeforce is sustained by her connection to the Abyss.Immune to venom: Not immuneAttack bonus: 0Magic Damage bonus: 0Ranged Strength bonus: -8Stab defence bonus: 0Defence level: 88Heavy range defence bonus: 60NPC ID: 7530, 7531, 7532Crush defence bonus: 0Release date: 5 January 2017Version anchor: NormalRanged level: 150Attack level: 150Poisonous: Yes (20)Is variant of: VespulaMagic attack bonus: 0Immune to poison: ImmuneElemental weakness: FireRange defence bonus: 60Attack style: Melee, RangedMonster attribute: xericianLight range defence bonus: 20Experience bonus: 0Hitpoints: 200Image: File:Vespula.pngSlash defence bonus: 0Standard range defence bonus: 60Range attack bonus: 0Is members only: trueAttack speed: 3League Region: KourendMagic level: 88Name: VespulaStrength bonus: -8Size: 5Strength level: 150Uses infobox: MonsterElemental weakness percent: 50

SMW Subobject for Challenge ModeMagic defence bonus: 70Examine: Queen of the Abyssal Vespine. Her lifeforce is sustained by her connection to the Abyss.Immune to venom: Not immuneAttack bonus: 0Magic Damage bonus: 0Ranged Strength bonus: -8Stab defence bonus: 0Defence level: 132Heavy range defence bonus: 60NPC ID: 7530, 7531, 7532Crush defence bonus: 0Release date: 17 May 2018Version anchor: Challenge ModeRanged level: 225Attack level: 225Poisonous: Yes (20)Is variant of: VespulaMagic attack bonus: 0Immune to poison: ImmuneElemental weakness: FireRange defence bonus: 60Attack style: Melee, RangedMonster attribute: xericianLight range defence bonus: 20Experience bonus: 0Hitpoints: 288Image: File:Vespula.pngSlash defence bonus: 0Standard range defence bonus: 60Range attack bonus: 0Is members only: trueAttack speed: 3League Region: KourendMagic level: 132Name: VespulaStrength bonus: -8Size: 5Strength level: 225Uses infobox: MonsterElemental weakness percent: 50

Vespula is one of the bosses encountered in the Chambers of Xeric. It is a parasitic wasp from the Abyss that Xeric and his followers stumbled upon when attempting to open a new dimensional tear.

Strategy

Use Protect from Missiles, and attack with Ranged. Vespula can poison players starting at 20 damage, so a serpentine helmet or another form of poison protection is highly recommended. In addition, septic tentacles will spawn near the entrance, dealing moderate poison damage (will not cause poison) to those who pass it once the fight starts.

Vespula also spawns alongside four lux grubs, which she will periodically sting. If their health reaches 0, they will transform into a vespine soldier, healing Vespula and the abyssal portal while they are alive. The grubs' health can be restored by feeding them medivaemia blossoms, which can be found on the opposite end of the chamber.

When Vespula reaches 20% of its health, she will stop flying, and can only be harmed with melee. During this time, the team should focus their attacks on the abyssal portal. Enchanted ruby bolts can be very effective against the portal. After a short time, Vespula will go back to flying, and the team should refocus on her. While it is possible to attack the portal at any time, it will cause Vespula to become enraged, using her stinger to attack anyone nearby for high damage. This can be avoided by staying away from melee distance or going under her, though doing the latter will cause rapid stomp damage of up to eight per tick instead. Whilst Vespula is enraged, the abyssal portal will drain the prayer points of players standing in range by three points every two ticks; if prayer points are already depleted, then three damage will be applied instead.

When the portal is destroyed, Vespula and the lux grubs will fall with it, ending the encounter.

Generally the most efficient strategy is to focus exclusively on damaging the portal with a long-range weapon, particularly a twisted bow, or a powered staff set on long-range. With 90+ Hitpoints, players using Redemption are safe for the most part, as all damage (when properly done) comes from the stomp damage which is too low to kill outright, provided that Redemption is active. Players have to stand on a specific tile to avoid damage from Vespula's melee attacks, which deal much higher damage — it is diagonal from the lux grub closest to the portal, away from it — and click on the portal to attack, then retreat to the 'safe' spot while waiting for the next attack. Due to Prayer frequently draining to zero with this method, it is highly recommended to get a Prayer enhance (+) potion before entering the room. A Stamina potion is also required due to the constant running, and an antipoison is recommended for mistakes.

Drops

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Transdimensional notes	1	Always	Not sold	N/A
	Xeric's aid (+)(4)	2	Always	Not sold	N/A
	Revitalisation (+)(4)	1	Always	Not sold	N/A
	Prayer enhance (+)(4)	1	Always	Not sold	N/A
	Overload (+)(4)	1	Always	Not sold	N/A

Changes

Date	Changes
[[{{#explode:29 May 2024| |0}} {{#explode:29 May 2024| |1}}]] [[{{#explode:29 May 2024| |2}}]] (update)	Vespula now has a 50% weakness to fire spells.
[[{{#explode:29 November 2023| |0}} {{#explode:29 November 2023| |1}}]] [[{{#explode:29 November 2023| |2}}]] (update)	Vespula's ranged strength slightly lowered. Vespula now guarantees an overload upon clearing the room.
[[{{#explode:16 July 2020| |0}} {{#explode:16 July 2020| |1}}]] [[{{#explode:16 July 2020| |2}}]] (update)	Fixed issue where players would be hit by Vespula's melee attack if the Abyssal Portal died
[[{{#explode:31 January 2019| |0}} {{#explode:31 January 2019| |1}}]] [[{{#explode:31 January 2019| |2}}]] (update)	Previously, Vespula could start unhatching the grubs if the room was loaded while the party was completing a previous room. This was changed to where she does not start until a player enters her chamber, much like other bosses in the raid. The abyssal portal was made to regenerate health less quickly, and it rewards more points per damage dealt.

Trivia

• Vespula's name originates from a genus of wasps.