Guide · Bosses
Vharok and the Demon King
Fight Vharok for shared contribution rewards, or hunt the Demon King for a sword that hits demons, giants and dragons harder.
Vharok, the Chainbound and the Demon King both live in the Wilderness. Dying to either is an ordinary Wilderness death, and other players can attack you while you fight. See Combat and Wilderness rules.
Vharok, the Chainbound
Climb down the ladder beside the altar near the Dark hunters (332, 201), in level 38 Wilderness. Anyone on the lair floor below can join the fight.
Vharok marks one player at a time and rotates through everyone on the floor, attacking or not. Every special is marked on the floor at least 4 ticks before it lands.
| Attack | Damage | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| Melee | 35 to 55, also hitting players next to you | Paralyze Monster halves it |
| Ranged shot | Up to 31 | Protect from Missiles blocks it |
| White blast | Up to 50 and a push of up to 3 tiles; the less room behind you, the more it hurts | Protect from Magic, or leave the white ground |
| Chain Rush | 32, then the lane burns for 8 every other tick | Sidestep the lane. Freeze stops it |
| Closing Chains | 24 per sweep, two sweeps | Move through the open ground |
| Traps | Up to 15, and they hold you for a tick | Avoid the red marks |
At two thirds and one third health he roars, breaks Freeze and lays traps, and below one third his specials come faster. If the marked player dodges a Chain Rush or both Chains sweeps, he pauses: attack or heal. Leave him alone for 30 seconds and he heals quickly; at full health all damage counts start over. He returns 60 seconds after each kill.
Loot
Up to 10 players qualify when he dies: you must still be on the floor, have attacked in the last 30 seconds, and have dealt at least a tenth of his health (more if he healed). Other helpers get combat XP only.
Ironman solo-reward rules still apply; helping a shared kill does not award ordinary loot or combat XP to an Ironman. See Ironman.
- Every qualifier gets 5 noted
Dragon Bones and one common roll, which can give the 
Chainbound ammo mould. - One rare roll per kill goes to one qualifier, picked by share of damage:
Vharok's chain, 
Dragon pickaxe, 
Dragon sword hilt, 
Void Wizards robe, 
Void Wizards bottom or the 
Shackled oathstone blueprint. A Vharok task from Vexis the Skullkeeper doubles that chance. - A separate roll per kill can give one qualifier, picked the same way, a
Broken shackle. - Loot lands where he died. Only its owner sees a pile for the first 64 seconds, and it disappears after 2 minutes.
After The Last Unbroken Oath, the reliquary in Edgeville lets you fight him alone, with safe death and his usual loot. ::boss shows the fastest solo kill and your personal best. See the drop table.
His blueprint and broken shackles build the Shackled oathstone at 99 Construction. See Construction and the home islands for learning blueprints and gathering masterwork materials.
Oathbreaker
Use an unnoted Vharok's chain on an unnoted, unworn 
Stonebreaker (see The Stone Guardian). Both are used up and there is no fee. 
Oathbreaker needs 60 Attack and is one-handed.
- It keeps Stonebreaker's 50% more melee accuracy and max hit against giants and the Stone Guardian, and gives 40% more against any other monster with 150 or more Hits, such as Vharok and the Demon King.
- Oathbreak: choose it while fighting a monster. It costs a tenth of your maximum Hits but never kills you, and your next melee attack cannot miss and lands your maximum hit. It shares the Dragon's Fury cooldown: see Dragon gear.
The Chainbound ammo mould, which only Vharok drops, pours two steel bars at once at a furnace (30 Smithing) for 8 
cannon balls: the same balls and XP per bar as the 
Cannon ammo mould, in half the pours. A last single bar makes 4.
The Demon King
A strong, aggressive monster with no special attacks. Paralyze Monster blocks its melee. It respawns 2 minutes 15 seconds after a kill, and its loot goes to whoever did the most damage.
| Where | Wilderness |
|---|---|
| Lava Maze dungeon (252, 3006), two of them | Level 43 |
| Near Red Dragon Isle (158, 183), across lava stepping stones that need 80 Agility | Level 41 |
The 
Demon King Sword is on its main drop table, and a Demon King Slayer task doubles your chance. It needs 40 Attack, is one-handed and gives no dragonfire protection. While you wield it, your melee max hit (not accuracy) is 20% higher against:
- Demons: Lesser Demon, Greater Demon, Black Demon, Void Demon, Forge Demon, the Demon King, Delrith, Chronozon and Doomion.
- Giants: Giant, Moss Giant, Ice Giant, Fire Giant, Void Giant and Elder Moss Giant.
- Dragons: Dragon, Red Dragon, Blue Dragon, Dragon hatchling, Black Dragon, King Black Dragon, Baby Red Dragon and the Frost wyvern.
See the drop table.