Vet'ion

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Vet'ion
Released	13 March 2014 (Update)
Members	Yes
Combat level	454
Size	3x3
Examine	Only the true lord & king of the lands can lift his burden.
Combat info
Attribute	Undead
XP bonus	+22.5%
Max hit	44
Aggressive	Yes
Poisonous	No
Attack style	Slash, Magic
Attack speed	4 ticks (2.4 seconds)
Respawn time	15 ticks (9 seconds)
Slayer info
Slayer level	None
Slayer XP	624 xp
Category	Skeletons, Bosses
Assigned by	File:Konar chathead.png
Combat stats
Aggressive stats
Melee defence
Magic defence
+250	No elemental weakness
Ranged defence
Immunities
Poison	Immune
Venom	Immune
Cannons	Not immune
Thralls	Not immune
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Advanced data
Monster ID	6611

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SMW Subobject for NormalMagic defence bonus: 250Examine: Only the true lord & king of the lands can lift his burden.Immune to venom: ImmuneAttack bonus: 0Magic Damage bonus: 0Ranged Strength bonus: 0Stab defence bonus: 201Uses skill: SlayerDefence level: 395Heavy range defence bonus: 270NPC ID: 6611Crush defence bonus: -10Release date: 13 March 2014Version anchor: NormalRanged level: 1Attack level: 430Combat level: 454Poisonous: NoIs variant of: Vet'ionMax hit: 44Magic attack bonus: 0Immune to poison: ImmuneRange attack bonus: 0Range defence bonus: 270Attack style: Slash, MagicMonster attribute: undeadLight range defence bonus: 270Hitpoints: 255Image: File:Vet'ion.pngSlash defence bonus: 200Slayer category: Skeletons, BossesStandard range defence bonus: 270Assigned by: turael, spria, krystilia, mazchna, konar, nieve, duradelIs members only: trueAttack speed: 4Experience bonus: 22.5Magic level: 300Name: Vet'ionStrength bonus: 0Size: 3Strength level: 430Slayer experience: 624Uses infobox: Monster

SMW Subobject for EnragedMagic defence bonus: 250Examine: ONLY THE TRUE LORD & KING OF THE LANDS CAN LIFT HIS BURDEN!Immune to venom: ImmuneAttack bonus: 0Magic Damage bonus: 0Ranged Strength bonus: 0Stab defence bonus: 201Uses skill: SlayerDefence level: 395Heavy range defence bonus: 270NPC ID: 6612Crush defence bonus: -10Release date: 13 March 2014Version anchor: EnragedRanged level: 1Attack level: 430Combat level: 454Poisonous: NoIs variant of: Vet'ionMax hit: 44Magic attack bonus: 0Immune to poison: ImmuneRange attack bonus: 0Range defence bonus: 270Attack style: Slash, MagicMonster attribute: undeadLight range defence bonus: 270Hitpoints: 255Image: File:Vet'ion (enraged).pngSlash defence bonus: 200Slayer category: Skeletons, BossesStandard range defence bonus: 270Assigned by: turael, spria, krystilia, mazchna, konar, nieve, duradelIs members only: trueAttack speed: 4Experience bonus: 22.5Magic level: 300Name: Vet'ionStrength bonus: 0Size: 3Strength level: 430Slayer experience: 322Uses infobox: Monster

Vet'ion (pronounced /ˈvɛtiːən/ VET-ee-ən) is a Zamorakian skeletal champion that resides in Vet'ion's Rest. Like other bosses in the Wilderness, he can also drop the dragon pickaxe.

Vet'ion has two forms: the (purple) regular form and the (orange) enraged form. After he is defeated in his first form, he will go to his second form, which has a faster attack speed and stronger max hit. After changing forms he will reset any stat reductions applied in the first form. If he is not killed within five minutes in his second form, he will revert to his first form with the same hit points. If he reverts after his hellhounds have been killed, the player(s) will not have to kill them a second time.

According to Andros Mai, Vet'ion's power comes from his resting place.

Ironmen are eligible for drops from Vet'ion when defeating it alongside other players.

Fight overview

Vet'ion is highly resistant to any combat style other than crush, and as he is undead, he is susceptible to Salve amulet and its enhanced version.

Vet'ion primarily attacks with targeted magic, launching lightning in a 3x3 radius around each player upon attacking. While he appears to swing his sword during these animations, they do not deal any melee damage. Indirect hits will deal less damage than a direct hit. Occasionally, he may prepare for a shield bash if players are near him, targeting an area in front of him. Players caught in the targeted area (or standing underneath him) when he bashes his shield will take damage and be rendered unable to attack for a few seconds.

Vet'ion is fought similarly to the Kalphite Queen in that he has two forms, a "normal" and "enraged" form. When he reaches half health in his first form for the first time, he summons two level 194 Skeleton Hellhounds that attack with powerful melee, and must be killed as they grant him complete damage immunity while alive. Upon being forced into his next stage, Vet'ion will become enraged and unleash a blast of energy around him, working the same as the targeted magic attack. In this form, he will attack faster, his attacks will deal more damage, and any drained Defence levels will be restored. In the second form, he summons two level 231 Greater Skeleton Hellhounds that are even stronger (although still sharing the same health) and must also be killed.

Like the Kalphite Queen, if players don't kill his second form within 5 minutes, he'll revert to his normal state.

Quotes

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Location

Levels

Members

Spawns

Map

League region

Vet'ion's Rest

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Drops

Drop rates estimated based on 43,776 samples from the Drop Rate Project, unless otherwise cited.

The listed quantities are for soloing Vet'ion. In group encounters, Vet'ion's drops, including uniques, will be split proportionally based on damage done. Up to 10 players may obtain drops per kill in this manner, and each of the top 10 players will receive at least 25% of the solo loot quantity.

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	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Big bones	1	Always	336	0

Unique

The drop rates for uniques are for each kill, rather than for each player. At most one item from this table is dropped per kill.^[1]

Odds of hitting the unique table ~1/56.67

Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
Skull of vet'ion	1	1/196^[2]	50,878	1
Dragon 2h sword	1	1/256^[2]	133,341	132,000
Dragon pickaxe	1	1/256^[2]	846,968	58,770
Voidwaker blade	1	1/360^[2]	9,490,765	1
Ring of the gods	1	1/512^[2]	2,921,886	30,000

Weapons and armour

Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
Mystic fire staff	4 (noted)	2/126	100,464	102,000
Mystic water staff	4 (noted)	2/126	100,556	102,000
Mystic robe top	4 (noted)	2/126	285,680	288,000
Mystic robe bottom	4 (noted)	2/126	189,924	192,000
Rune full helm	4 (noted)	2/126	82,132	84,480
Rune pickaxe	5 (noted)	8/126	93,305	96,000
Rune dart	150	3/126	26,100	31,500
Rune knife	150	3/126	13,650	15,000

Runes and ammunition

Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
Chaos rune	900	7/126	91,800	48,600
Death rune	700	7/126	112,000	75,600
Blood rune	500	7/126	107,000	120,000
Cannonball	550	4/126	117,150	1,650

Materials

Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
Uncut ruby	75 (noted)	4/126	74,100	4,500
Uncut diamond	35 (noted)	3/126	74,970	4,200
Uncut dragonstone	5 (noted)	2/126	77,100	3,000
Gold ore	675 (noted)	6/126	105,975	60,750
Limpwurt root	60 (noted)	5/126	31,860	240
Wine of zamorak	100 (noted)	5/126	71,400	0
Magic logs	225 (noted)	5/126	235,350	43,200
Oak plank	400 (noted)	5/126	225,200	60,000
Dragon bones	150 (noted)	3/126	474,600	14,400
Mort myre fungus	450 (noted)	2/126	138,600	0
Grimy ranarr weed	100 (noted)	1/126	670,900	1,800
Grimy dwarf weed	45 (noted)	1/126	91,620	630
Grimy snapdragon	45 (noted)	1/126	372,645	540
Grimy toadflax	45 (noted)	1/126	156,645	495

Other

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Coins	50,000	10/126	50,000	50,000
	Supercompost	225 (noted)	4/126	13,050	11,475
Super restore(4).png: Vet'ion drops Super restore(4) with rarity 5/126 in quantity 10 (noted)	Super restore(4)	10 (noted)	5/126	111,310	1,800
	Blighted anglerfish	100 (noted)	1/126	33,800	100
Sanfew serum(4).png: Vet'ion drops Sanfew serum(4) with rarity 5/126 in quantity 20 (noted)	Sanfew serum(4)	20 (noted)	5/126	355,340	3,600
	Dark crab	50 (noted)	5/126	78,950	9,600
	Wilderness crabs teleport	4	3/126	117,480	148

Secondary Supply roll

Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
Blighted anglerfish	5–6	1/18	1,690–2,028	5–6
Blighted karambwan	5–6	1/18	955–1,146	5–6
Blighted super restore(3)	3–4	1/18	Not sold	N/A
Blighted super restore(4)	3–4	1/18	15,222–20,296	3–4
Ranging potion(2)	2–3	1/18	2,258–3,387	258–387
Super combat potion(2)	2–3	1/18	15,432–23,148	108–162

Tertiary

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Looting bag	1	1/3	Not sold	N/A
Brimstone key.png: Vet'ion drops Brimstone key with rarity 1/50 in quantity 1	Brimstone key	1	1/50^{[d 1]}	Not sold	N/A
	Clue scroll (elite)	1	1/100; 1/50^{[d 3]}^{[d 2]}	Not sold	12
	Long bone	1	1/400	Not sold	3
Vet'ion jr..png: Vet'ion drops Vet'ion jr. with rarity 1/1,500 in quantity 1	Vet'ion jr.	1	1/1,500^{[d 4]}^[2]	Not sold	N/A
	Skeleton champion scroll	1	1/5,000	Not sold	0
	Curved bone	1	1/5,012.5	Not sold	4

^ Brimstone keys are only dropped while on a Slayer task given by Konar quo Maten.
^ The elite clue scroll drop rate increases to 1/50 if a ring of wealth (i) is worn.
^ The elite clue scroll drop rate increases to 1/95; 1/47 after unlocking the elite Combat Achievements rewards tier.
^ A pet roll is made for each player that has received a drop, which scales based on contribution. The MvP bonus is not applied to this roll.^[3]

Wilderness Slayer tertiary

The following drops are only accessible while on a Slayer task given by Krystilia.

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
Larran's key.png: Vet'ion drops Larran's key with rarity 1/50 in quantity 1	Larran's key	1	1/50	142,895	1
	Slayer's enchantment	1	1/30	1,686	720

Combat Achievements

There are 0 Combat Achievement tasks (totalling 0 points) available for Vet'ion.

Name	Description	Type	Tier	Comp%

Historical

Unlike the other two bosses Vet'ion was released with, Callisto and Venenatis, Vet'ion did not get any adjustments to his stats following his rework on 25 January 2023. However, the fight in general was made vastly different as he was considered the hardest to kill due to his mechanics:

Vet'ion could attack with both melee and magic. The magic attack was a targeted attack that threw three orbs of lightning, one on the player's tile and another two elsewhere that could not be reduced with Protect from Magic.
Periodically, Vet'ion could also slam his khopesh into the ground as a shockwave attack, dealing up to 45 typeless damage to any player within 6-7 tiles of him.
In addition to both of his forms having 255 hitpoints, the skeleton hellhound and the greater variant he summoned in pairs had 110 and 190 hitpoints, respectively. This effectively brought the amount of damage required to kill Vet'ion to 1,110, over four times as much as Callisto or Venenatis who both only had 255 hitpoints prior to their reworks.

Gallery

Concept art of Vet'ion's graphical rework, by Mod Jerv.
Concept art of Vet'ion's Rest, by Mod Jerv.
Model of Vet'ion's graphical rework, by Mod Soffan^[4]
Official artwork of Vet'ion from Jagex's turn-based card game Chronicle: RuneScape Legends.

Changes

Date	Changes
[[{{#explode:23 May 2024\| \|0}} {{#explode:23 May 2024\| \|1}}]] [[{{#explode:23 May 2024\| \|2}}]] (update)	Fixed a bug where it was possible to skip Vet'ion's second phase.
[[{{#explode:17 April 2024\| \|0}} {{#explode:17 April 2024\| \|1}}]] [[{{#explode:17 April 2024\| \|2}}]] (update)	Vet'ion will now wait a short period of time after respawning before attacking players.
[[{{#explode:10 April 2024\| \|0}} {{#explode:10 April 2024\| \|1}}]] [[{{#explode:10 April 2024\| \|2}}]] (update \| poll)	Vet'ion's respawn time was decreased from 33 ticks (19.8 seconds) to 15 ticks (9 seconds).
[[{{#explode:6 March 2024\| \|0}} {{#explode:6 March 2024\| \|1}}]] [[{{#explode:6 March 2024\| \|2}}]] (update)	Vet'ion's lightning circle is now brighter and more visible.
[[{{#explode:7 February 2024\| \|0}} {{#explode:7 February 2024\| \|1}}]] [[{{#explode:7 February 2024\| \|2}}]] (update)	The minimum percentage of regular loot given to the top 10 players in a fight against Vet'ion has been increased from 15% to 25%. The drop rate for Vet'ion jr. has been increased from 1/2,000 to 1/1,500. Vet'ion can now drop wilderness crab teleports, mystic robe tops, mystic robe bottoms, rune full helms, mystic water staves, and mystic fire staves. The weighting on certain drops has been adjusted, slightly decreasing the chance to get coins and rune pickaxes in favour of more valuable drops. The number of rune pickaxes dropped has been increased from 3 to 5. The number of blighted anglerfish dropped has been increased from 45 to 100.
[[{{#explode:30 August 2023\| \|0}} {{#explode:30 August 2023\| \|1}}]] [[{{#explode:30 August 2023\| \|2}}]] (update \| poll)	Random events have been disabled in the Wilderness boss lairs.
[[{{#explode:22 February 2023\| \|0}} {{#explode:22 February 2023\| \|1}}]] [[{{#explode:22 February 2023\| \|2}}]] (update)	Ring of wealth now works correctly for Vet'ion.
[[{{#explode:2 February 2023\| \|0}} {{#explode:2 February 2023\| \|1}}]] [[{{#explode:2 February 2023\| \|2}}]] (update)	Increased the minimum loot reward from 0% to 15%. Reduced maximum number of players able to receive loot from 15 to 10. Increased quantity of base rewards. Vet'ion is now immune to Ring of recoil and similar effects.
[[{{#explode:25 January 2023\| \|0}} {{#explode:25 January 2023\| \|1}}]] [[{{#explode:25 January 2023\| \|2}}]] (update)	Vet'ion is now located in a cave, and his combat behaviour has been adjusted. Vet'ion has been graphically updated. Vet'ion's reborn form (now called enraged) has been renamed from "Vet'ion Reborn" to "Vet'ion".
[[{{#explode:8 February 2018\| \|0}} {{#explode:8 February 2018\| \|1}}]] [[{{#explode:8 February 2018\| \|2}}]] (update \| poll)	Vet'ion will now use his magic attack less frequently.
[[{{#explode:18 February 2016\| \|0}} {{#explode:18 February 2016\| \|1}}]] [[{{#explode:18 February 2016\| \|2}}]] (update)	The distance Vet'ion's hellhounds can move from their spawn point has been increased substantially.
[[{{#explode:19 November 2015\| \|0}} {{#explode:19 November 2015\| \|1}}]] [[{{#explode:19 November 2015\| \|2}}]] (update \| poll)	Vet'ion now gives slayer experience reflecting the total hitpoints of both forms, rather than just the second.
[[{{#explode:6 August 2015\| \|0}} {{#explode:6 August 2015\| \|1}}]] [[{{#explode:6 August 2015\| \|2}}]] (update)	Vet'ion is no longer able to take damage when lured far enough away from his dogs.
[[{{#explode:30 July 2015\| \|0}} {{#explode:30 July 2015\| \|1}}]] [[{{#explode:30 July 2015\| \|2}}]] (update)	A game engine bug affecting the retaliation of ranging/maging NPCs has been fixed. In particular, this affects Vet'ion and their behaviour when they have moved far from their spawn points, so it will make certain safespots considerably less effective, and will have similar effects on other NPCs with long-range attacks.
[[{{#explode:2 July 2015\| \|0}} {{#explode:2 July 2015\| \|1}}]] [[{{#explode:2 July 2015\| \|2}}]] (update)	Slayer XP for killing the boss now is awarded to the player who deals the most damage to both forms.
[[{{#explode:25 June 2015\| \|0}} {{#explode:25 June 2015\| \|1}}]] [[{{#explode:25 June 2015\| \|2}}]] (update)	Drops are now assigned to the hero who has done the most damage to both forms, rather than just the second.
[[{{#explode:19 March 2015\| \|0}} {{#explode:19 March 2015\| \|1}}]] [[{{#explode:19 March 2015\| \|2}}]] (update \| poll)	Vet'ion now has a chance to drop a pet when killed, Vet'ion jr..
[[{{#explode:10 July 2014\| \|0}} {{#explode:10 July 2014\| \|1}}]] [[{{#explode:10 July 2014\| \|2}}]] (update)	Tweaked Vet'ion slightly to prevent safespotting.
[[{{#explode:26 June 2014\| \|0}} {{#explode:26 June 2014\| \|1}}]] [[{{#explode:26 June 2014\| \|2}}]] (update \| poll)	Ring of the gods was added alongside other drop table improvements.
[[{{#explode:20 March 2014\| \|0}} {{#explode:20 March 2014\| \|1}}]] [[{{#explode:20 March 2014\| \|2}}]] (update)	The drop table has been buffed.

Gallery (historical)

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13 March 2014– 25 January 2023	25 January 2023 – present

Trivia

Vet'ion's 2014 model was an enlarged, re-coloured version of Ranalph Devere from the Legends' Quest.
Vet'ion's examine is a reference to Tolkien's The Return of the King.
Vet'ion's name is an anagram of Novite from RuneScape.
- Vet'ion's armour in his normal form matches the colour of Novite armour (tier 1) and the recolour in his enraged form matches Primal armour (tier 99), both found within Daemonheim (located in the Wilderness).

References

^ Jagex. Mod Ash's Twitter account. 10 February 2023. Archived from the original on 10 February 2023. Mod Ash: "The game decides whether or not one will be dropped from the kill, and then decides which of the rewarded players will receive it, which each player's chance of being that recipient depending on their relative contribution."
^ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 ^2.5 "Poll 78 Updates & More". RuneScape News. Jagex. 8 February 2023. Archived from the original.
^ Jagex. Mod Ash's Twitter account. 8 February 2023. Archived from the original on 9 February 2025. Mod Ash: "Looks like it's doing a straight scaling based on your proportion of the damage done, so 50% would make you half as likely to get the pet as if you'd done 100%. Didn't look like MvP status would affect this."
^ Jagex. Mod Soffan's Twitter account. 25 January 2023. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024.

[3] Brimstone keys are only dropped while on a Slayer task given by Konar quo Maten.

[4] The elite clue scroll drop rate increases to 1/50 if a ring of wealth (i) is worn.

[5] The elite clue scroll drop rate increases to 1/95; 1/47 after unlocking the elite Combat Achievements rewards tier.

[7] A pet roll is made for each player that has received a drop, which scales based on contribution. The MvP bonus is not applied to this roll.^[3]

[1] Jagex. Mod Ash's Twitter account. 10 February 2023. Archived from the original on 10 February 2023. Mod Ash: "The game decides whether or not one will be dropped from the kill, and then decides which of the rewarded players will receive it, which each player's chance of being that recipient depending on their relative contribution."

[news-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 ^2.5 "Poll 78 Updates & More". RuneScape News. Jagex. 8 February 2023. Archived from the original.

[6] Jagex. Mod Ash's Twitter account. 8 February 2023. Archived from the original on 9 February 2025. Mod Ash: "Looks like it's doing a straight scaling based on your proportion of the damage done, so 50% would make you half as likely to get the pet as if you'd done 100%. Didn't look like MvP status would affect this."

[8] Jagex. Mod Soffan's Twitter account. 25 January 2023. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024.

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