Vet'ion

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Vet'ion
Released						13 March 2014 (Update)
Members						Yes
Combat level						454
Examine						Only the true lord & king of the lands can lift his burden.
Combat info
Hitpoints						255
Max hit						46
Aggressive						Yes
Poison						No
Weakness						Crush, Salve amulet
Attack style						Melee (stab, medium-ranged), Magic
Slayer info
Slayer level						1
Slayer XP						624
Category						Boss, Skeleton
Assigned by
Combat stats
430				430				395				300				1
Aggressive stats
+0				+0				+0				+0				+0
Defensive stats
+201				+200				-10				+250				+270
Other bonuses												Immunities
+0			+0			+0			+0%			Not immune				Poison
Attack speed

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SMW Subobject for NormalCombat level: 454NPC ID: 6611Is variant of: Vet'ion

SMW Subobject for RebornCombat level: 454NPC ID: 6612Is variant of: Vet'ion

Vet'ion (pronounced "VET-ee-un") is a skeletal champion that resides north of the Bone Yard and south of Lava Dragon Isle, and he is the only monster to drop the ring of the gods. 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) reborn form. After he is defeated in his first form, he will go to his second form. His stats or abilities do not change between forms. 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 you will not have to kill them a second time.

Unlike the other Wilderness bosses, Vet'ion's lethal attack has a cooldown and as such cannot be used in quick succession.

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. He is immune to magic damage, but spells with effects such as Vulnerability still work on him.

Vet'ion primarily uses a melee that can target players up to three tiles away from him. He also frequently uses an unblockable but avoidable magical attack that launches three lightning bolts, one at the targeted player and two randomly somewhere nearby. Lastly, he sometimes uses an earthquake attack that can hit all players nearby for up to 45, which cannot be avoided or blocked.

When he reaches half health, he will summon two level 214 Skeleton Hellhounds to aid him. On the second form, they are level 281 Greater Skeleton Hellhounds instead. Similar to Vet'ion, they are weak to crush and Salve amulet, and they only attack with melee. The hellhounds must be killed as Vet'ion is immune to damage if they are alive.

Quotes

Vet'ion will exclaim several quotes throughout the fight:

• "Kill, my pets!" (when summoning Skeleton Hellhounds)
• "Do it again!!" (when his first form is defeated)
• "Bahh! Go, Dogs!!" (when summoning Greater Skeleton Hellhounds)

Drops

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	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Big bones	1	Always	213	0

Weapons/Armour

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Rune pickaxe	1	Common	18,774	19,200
	Ancient staff	1	1/43	80,952	60,000
	Rune 2h sword	1	Rare	37,889	38,400
	Dragon pickaxe	1	1/171	5,597,288	58,770
	Dragon 2h sword	1	1/256	133,092	132,000
	Ring of the gods	1	1/512	15,612,580	30,000

Runes/Ammunition

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Chaos rune	400	Uncommon	38,800	21,600
	Death rune	300	Uncommon	61,200	32,400
	Blood rune	200	Uncommon	67,400	48,000

Materials

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Limpwurt root	25 (noted)	Common	21,425	100
	Uncut ruby	20 (noted)	Common	28,920	1,200
	Uncut diamond	10 (noted)	Common	29,950	1,200
	Magic logs	100 (noted)	Uncommon	106,100	19,200
	Gold ore	300 (noted)	Uncommon	112,500	27,000
	Dragon bones	100 (noted)	Uncommon	244,000	9,600
	Uncut dragonstone	1	Uncommon	14,260	600
	Oak plank	300 (noted)	Uncommon	121,200	45,000
	Mort myre fungus	200 (noted)	Rare	83,600	0
	Grimy ranarr weed	100 (noted)	1/128	629,900	1,800

Seeds

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Palm tree seed	1	Rare	35,216	152
	Yew seed	1	Rare	72,504	85
	Magic seed	1	1/128	120,147	253

Food/Potions

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Dark crab	8	Common	12,568	1,536
	Super restore(4)	3	Common	26,922	540
	Sanfew serum(4)	10 (noted)	Uncommon	198,620	1,800

Other

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Coins	15,000–20,000	Common	15,000-20,000	15,000-20,000
	Ogre coffin key	10 (noted)	Common	14,490	600
	Supercompost	100 (noted)	Uncommon	46,600	5,100
	Mysterious emblem	1	1/28	157,921	30,000
	Looting bag	1	1/30	Not sold	N/A
	Slayer's enchantment	1	1/30	1,074	720
	Cannonball	250	Rare	35,000	750
	Dark fishing bait	375	Rare	1,125	375
	Clue scroll (elite)	1	1/100; 1/50	Not sold	12
	Long bone	1	1/400	Not sold	3
	Vet'ion jr.	1	1/2,000	Not sold	N/A
	Curved bone	1	1/5,000	Not sold	4
	Skeleton champion scroll	1	1/5,000	Not sold	0

Changes

Date	Changes
20 March 2014 (update)	The drop tables for Callisto, Vet'ion, Venenatis and the Lava dragons have been buffed.

Trivia

Vet'ion art from Jagex's turn-based card game Chronicle: RuneScape Legends

• On release, Vet'ion would use his magic attack more frequently. This was changed in an update on 8 February 2018.
• Vet'ion's model is an enlarged, re-coloured version of Ranalph Devere from the Legends' Quest.
• Vet'ion is an anagram of novite, because of his purple armour.
• Vet'ion's examine is a reference to Tolkien's The Return of the King.

References

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