Vorkath

Post-questDragon Slayer II
Vorkath
Released	4 January 2018 (Update)
Members	Yes
Combat level	732
Size	7x7
Examine	Sleeping: Let sleeping dragons lie.; Awake: This won't be fun.
Combat info
Attribute	Draconic, Undead, Fiery
Max hit	30 (Magic); 32 (Ranged); 32 (Melee); 73 (Dragonfire); 121 (Dragonfire Bomb/Special)
Aggressive	No
Poison	Yes (venom)
Attack style	Slash, Magic, Ranged, Dragonfire
Attack speed
Slayer info
Slayer level	None
Slayer XP	750 xp
Category	Blue dragon, Zombie, Boss
Assigned by
Combat stats
Aggressive stats
Defensive stats
Immunities
Immune to poison	Immune to venom
Advanced data
Monster ID	8059,8061

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This fight takes place in an instanced area.
On death you can pay Torfinn to retrieve any lost items. You will be charged 100,000 for this service. Should you die an unsafe death a second time before retrieving all your items, they will be lost completely.

Vorkath (roughly translated as pathetic failure/weakling/runt in the dragonkin's language) is a draconic boss-monster first encountered during the Dragon Slayer II quest as the penultimate boss. Created by Zorgoth during the Fourth Age's Dragonkin Conflicts, the blue dragon is one of his subjects that has survived his experiments in the laboratory beneath the dragonkin fortress on Ungael. Despite its phenomenal strength, Zorgoth abandoned this Vorkath on Ungael due to its lack of aggression, leaving it as a "distraction" for any humans that would stumble onto the island.

The quest variant of Vorkath is somewhat weaker than his post-quest counterpart; however, both share the same attacks. After the quest, a stronger variant of Vorkath may be fought.

Vorkath is considered a blue dragon for the purpose of a Slayer task. As Vorkath is also undead, the Salve amulet and its variants will work on him. However, it does not stack with the Slayer helmet. Rings of recoil do not inflict damage on Vorkath.

Fight overview[edit | edit source]

Main article: Vorkath/Strategies

Vorkath uses a variety of attacks, primarily ranged and magical attacks, as well as melee if standing next to him. Similarly to the King Black Dragon, he can also use three types of dragonfire: regular, venomous, and prayer-disabling kind. His dragonfire is stronger than other dragons' and requires more tiers of protection to block. The final common attack is a fireball he launches high in the air that must be dodged or it will deal substantial damage.

A player fighting Vorkath on Ungael.

Occasionally (after six normal/dragonfire attacks), he will use one of two special attacks and alternate between them:

Freezing the player in place and summoning a Zombified Spawn that will approach the player and explode violently if not killed, resulting in up to 61 damage
Launching acid pools around the area and rapidly spitting fireballs at the player that must be dodged or they will deal high damage very quickly

Once Vorkath is killed, he will return to his original dead stance. If Dragon Slayer II is completed, he can immediately be re-woken for another battle.

Location[edit | edit source]

Location	Levels	Members	Spawns	Map
Ungael	392, 732		1	Maplink

Drops[edit | edit source]

In addition to the 100% drops, the player will also have two rolls on Vorkath's drop table, excluding tertiary items, which have only one roll. The displayed drop chances represent a single roll.

Drops remain on the ground for 30 minutes, or until the player leaves the instanced area.

Drop rates estimated based on 154,350 kills from the Drop Rate Project, unless otherwise cited.

The average Vorkath kill is worth 130,044.64.

The average Vorkath kill while on a Konar task is worth 132,005.54.

100%[edit | edit source]

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Superior dragon bones	2	Always	20,052	192
	Blue dragonhide	2	Always	3,590	168

Weapons and armour[edit | edit source]

Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
Rune longsword	2–3	2 × 5/150	37,266–55,899	38,400–57,600
Rune kiteshield	2–3	2 × 5/150	64,160–96,240	65,280–97,920
Battlestaff	5–15 (noted)	2 × 4/150	41,095–123,285	21,000–63,000
Dragon battleaxe	1	2 × 2/150	119,239	120,000
Dragon longsword	1	2 × 2/150	59,317	60,000
Dragon platelegs	1	2 × 2/150	161,253	162,000
Dragon plateskirt	1	2 × 2/150	161,303	162,000

Runes[edit | edit source]

Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
Chaos rune	650–1,000	2 × 6/150	33,800–52,000	35,100–54,000
Death rune	300–500	2 × 6/150	60,900–101,500	32,400–54,000
Wrath rune	30–60	2 × 3/150	10,560–21,120	9,000–18,000

Dragonhide[edit | edit source]

Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
Blue dragonhide	25–30 (noted)	2 × 8/150	44,875–53,850	2,100–2,520
Green dragonhide	25–30 (noted)	2 × 7/150	36,150–43,380	2,025–2,430
Red dragonhide	20–25 (noted)	2 × 7/150	45,980–57,475	1,740–2,175
Black dragonhide	15–25 (noted)	2 × 7/150	48,900–81,500	1,350–2,250

Fletching materials[edit | edit source]

Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
Dragon bolts (unf)	50–100	2 × 8/150	41,700–83,400	4,200–8,400
Sapphire bolt tips	25–30	2 × 2/1,110	750–900	250–300
Emerald bolt tips	25–30	2 × 8/1,110	1,275–1,530	475–570
Ruby bolt tips	25–30	2 × 8/1,110	2,500–3,000	1,000–1,200
Diamond bolt tips	25–30	2 × 10/1,110	4,600–5,520	1,975–2,370
Dragonstone bolt tips	11–25	2 × 5/150	6,325–14,375	4,400–10,000
Dragonstone bolt tips	25–30	2 × 6/1,110	14,375–17,250	10,000–12,000
Onyx bolt tips	5–10	2 × 4/150	42,560–85,120	3,000–6,000
Onyx bolt tips	25–30	2 × 3/1,110	212,800–255,360	15,000–18,000
Rune dart tip	75–100	2 × 3/150	92,550–123,400	7,875–10,500
Dragon dart tip	10–50	2 × 6/150	29,650–148,250	1,500–7,500
Dragon arrowtips	25–50	2 × 3/150	19,000–38,000	7,500–15,000

Seeds[edit | edit source]

There is a 3/150 chance of rolling the tree-herb seed drop table.

Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
Ranarr seed	1	2 × 1/416.7	34,142	30
Snapdragon seed	1	2 × 1/112.3^{[d 1]}	58,628	36
Torstol seed	1	2 × 1/118.7^{[d 1]}	55,274	42
Watermelon seed	15	2 × 1/625	255	495
Willow seed	1	2 × 1/625	1,055	9
Mahogany seed	1	2 × 1/694.4	1,199	28
Maple seed	1	2 × 1/694.4	21,505	28
Teak seed	1	2 × 1/694.4	82	28
Yew seed	1	2 × 1/694.4	63,464	85
Papaya tree seed	1	2 × 1/892.9	1,915	69
Magic seed	1	2 × 1/1,041.7	158,301	253
Palm tree seed	1	2 × 1/1,250	33,138	152
Spirit seed	1	2 × 1/1,562.5	Not sold	0
Dragonfruit tree seed	1	2 × 1/2,083.3	170,053	258
Celastrus seed	1	2 × 1/3,125	64,058	324
Redwood tree seed	1	2 × 1/3,125	19,510	390

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 This item is rolled on both the main loot table as well as the tree-herb seed drop table. The effective chance is written here.

Other[edit | edit source]

Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
Adamantite ore	10–30 (noted)	2 × 7/150	9,840–29,520	2,400–7,200
Coins	20,000–81,000	2 × 5/150	20,000–81,000	20,000–81,000
Grapes	250–300 (noted)	2 × 5/150	12,500–15,000	0
Magic logs	50 (noted)	2 × 5/150	50,050	9,600
Manta ray	35–55 (noted)	2 × 4/150	40,495–63,635	4,200–6,600
Dragon bones	15–20 (noted)	2 × 4/150	29,715–39,620	1,440–1,920
Diamond	10–20 (noted)	2 × 4/150	19,110–38,220	12,000–24,000
Dragonstone	2–3 (noted)	2 × 3/150	23,918–35,877	12,000–18,000
Wrath talisman	1	2 × 3/150	506	2

Rare drop table[edit | edit source]

There is a 5/150 chance of rolling the rare drop table.

Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
Nothing	N/A	2 × 1/165.35; Never^{[d 1]}	N/A	N/A
Coins	3,000	2 × 1/182.86	3,000	3,000
Loop half of key	1	2 × 1/190.51; 1/189.09^{[d 2]}	10,396	60
Tooth half of key	1	2 × 1/190.51; 1/189.09^{[d 2]}	11,201	60
Uncut sapphire	1	2 × 1/768; 1/390^{[d 2]}	385	15
Runite bar	1	2 × 1/768	12,507	3,000
Nature rune	67	2 × 1/1,280	12,395	7,236
Rune 2h sword	1	2 × 1/1,280	37,825	38,400
Rune battleaxe	1	2 × 1/1,280	24,480	24,960
Uncut emerald	1	2 × 1/1,536; 1/780^{[d 2]}	631	30
Law rune	45	2 × 1/1,920	6,165	6,480
Death rune	45	2 × 1/1,920	9,135	4,860
Steel arrow	150	2 × 1/1,920	1,500	1,050
Rune arrow	42	2 × 1/1,920	1,638	10,080
Adamant javelin	20	2 × 1/1,920	1,200	1,920
Rune sq shield	1	2 × 1/1,920	22,601	23,040
Dragonstone	1	2 × 1/1,920	11,959	6,000
Silver ore	100 (noted)	2 × 1/1,920	4,200	4,500
Uncut ruby	1	2 × 1/3,072; 1/1,560^{[d 2]}	1,271	60
Rune kiteshield	1	2 × 1/3,840	32,080	32,640
Dragon med helm	1	2 × 1/3,840	58,925	60,000
Rune spear	1	2 × 1/4,053.77; 1/470.35^{[d 2]}	11,916	12,480
Shield left half	1	2 × 1/8,107.55; 1/940.7^{[d 2]}	65,404	66,000
Nature talisman	1	2 × 1/8,192; 1/4,160^{[d 2]}	1,115	2
Dragon spear	1	2 × 1/10,810.06; 1/1,254.27^{[d 2]}	38,381	37,440
Uncut diamond	1	2 × 1/12,288; 1/6,240^{[d 2]}	3,073	120
Rune javelin	5	2 × 1/24,576; 1/12,480^{[d 2]}	805	1,200

↑ The "nothing" drop is removed while wearing a ring of wealth.
↑ ^2.00 ^2.01 ^2.02 ^2.03 ^2.04 ^2.05 ^2.06 ^2.07 ^2.08 ^2.09 ^2.10 The drop rate is increased while wearing a ring of wealth due to the "nothing" drop being removed.

Tertiary[edit | edit source]

Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
Vorkath's head	1	1/50^{[d 1]}^[1]	Not sold	N/A
Brimstone key	1	1/50^{[d 2]}	Not sold	N/A
Clue scroll (elite)	1	1/65^[1]	Not sold	12
Dragonbone necklace	1	1/1,000^[1]	154,232	48,000
Jar of decay	1	1/3,000^[1]	27,109	0
Vorki	1	1/3,000^[1]	Not sold	N/A
Draconic visage	1	1/5,000^[1]	3,644,491	450,000
Skeletal visage	1	1/5,000^[1]	17,905,824	900,000

↑ In addition to having a 1/50 chance to drop, players will always receive Vorkath's head on their 50th Vorkath kill.
↑ Brimstone keys are only dropped while on a Slayer task given by Konar quo Maten.

Concept art[edit | edit source]

Artwork of Dragon Slayer II.
Pre-release model of Vorkath.
Pre-release model of Vorkath.
Pre-release walking animation of Vorkath.
Pre-release animation of Vorkath coming back to life.

Changes[edit | edit source]

Date	Changes
22 November 2018 (update)	Vorkath's 10-30 noted crushed nests drop was removed from its drop table.
8 January 2018 (update)	Maximum damage dealt to Vorkath during acid attack phase is now reduced by 50% instead of 75%. Vorkath's base Defence was reduced to discourage leaving when Defence draining special attacks fail. Standard drops were improved and players now roll the standard loot twice Lowered the quantity of certain items dropped in one roll and increased the drop weighting of certain items. Vorkath's initial special attack will now be randomly selected between the poison-pool and freeze attack. Antifire and Extended antifire potions have had their effectiveness reduced against Vorkath. In-game loot broadcasts have now been added to Vorkath's drops.
5 January 2018 (update)	Damage to Vorkath during acid attack phase was reduced by 75% Salve amulet now works on Vorkath Post-quest form's Hitpoints reduced to 750 and quest form's Hitpoints increased to 460
4 January 2018	Hotfix Shortly after release, the post-quest form's Hitpoints were increased from 640 to 1,000.

Trivia[edit | edit source]

Vorkath's post-quest examine is a reference to the phrase "let sleeping dogs lie", which means to avoid interfering with situations where nothing is currently wrong.

References[edit | edit source]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 ^1.6 Old School RuneScape. Vorki/Rune/Addy Dragon Drop Rates Revealed! - OSRS Q&A. 10 Jan 2018.*

[dd-1] 1.0 ^1.1 This item is rolled on both the main loot table as well as the tree-herb seed drop table. The effective chance is written here.

[2] The "nothing" drop is removed while wearing a ring of wealth.

[row-3] 2.00 ^2.01 ^2.02 ^2.03 ^2.04 ^2.05 ^2.06 ^2.07 ^2.08 ^2.09 ^2.10 The drop rate is increased while wearing a ring of wealth due to the "nothing" drop being removed.

[4] In addition to having a 1/50 chance to drop, players will always receive Vorkath's head on their 50th Vorkath kill.

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

[droprates-5] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 ^1.6 Old School RuneScape. Vorki/Rune/Addy Dragon Drop Rates Revealed! - OSRS Q&A. 10 Jan 2018.*

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v • d • e Vorkath
Monsters	Vorkath^(Strategies) Zombified Spawn
Signature drops	Skeletal visage Dragonbone necklace Vorkath's head Jar of decay Vorki
Equipment	Dragonfire ward Ava's assembler

Vorkath

Contents

Fight overview[edit | edit source]

Location[edit | edit source]

Drops[edit | edit source]

100%[edit | edit source]

Weapons and armour[edit | edit source]

Runes[edit | edit source]

Dragonhide[edit | edit source]

Fletching materials[edit | edit source]

Seeds[edit | edit source]

Other[edit | edit source]

Rare drop table[edit | edit source]

Tertiary[edit | edit source]

Concept art[edit | edit source]

Changes[edit | edit source]

Trivia[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

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