Commander Zilyana, the leader of Saradomin's forces in the God Wars Dungeon, is a challenging yet rewarding boss to fight. Players can face her solo or with a team, and both methods can yield significant profits. Zilyana has a chance to drop highly valuable items, including the Armadyl Crossbow and the Saradomin Hilt, making her one of the most lucrative bosses in the dungeon.
100 combat
70+ agility
80+ ranged
90+ defence
70+ hitpoints
74+ prayer for Riguor
The God Wars Dungeon (GWD) is located north of Trollheim. Before entering, ensure you’re equipped with items representing the four gods (Armadyl, Bandos, Saradomin, or Zamorak) to prevent aggression from their followers. Use one of the following methods to reach GWD efficiently:
To enter Commander Zilyana’s chamber within the Saradomin Encampment, the player must have killed 40 of Saradomin’s followers in the Dungeon or the ecumenical key.
Head slot: Ancestral hat
Neck slot: Occult necklace
Cape slot: Imbued God cape
Body slot: Ancestral robe top
Leg slot: Ancestral robe bottom
Weapon slot: Tumenken’s shadow
Ammo slot: Unholy blessing
Glove slot: Tormented bracelets
Boot slot: Eternal boots
Ring slot: Magus ring
Head slot: Ahrim’s hood
Neck slot: Occult necklace
Cape slot: Max cape
Body slot: Ahrim’s robetop
Leg slot: Ahrim’s robe bottom
Weapon slot: Tumenken’s shadow
Ammo slot: Unholy blessing
Glove slot: Tormented bracelets
Boot slot: Infinity boots
Ring slot: Lightbearer
Head slot: Slayer helm (i) when on task or masori mask (f) if not on slayer task
Neck slot: Necklace of anguish
Cape slot: Dizana’s quiver
Body slot: Masori body (f)
Leg slot: Masori chaps (f)
Weapon slot: Twisted bow
Shield Slot: Twisted buckler
Ammo slot: Dragon arrow
Glove slot: Zaryte vambraces
Boot slot: Pegasian boots
Ring slot: Ring of suffering (ri)
Head slot: Justiciar faceguard
Neck slot: Necklace of anguish
Cape slot: Ava’s assembler
Body slot: Karil’s leathertop
Leg slot: Karil’s leatherskirt
Weapon slot: Bow of faerdhinen
Ammo slot: Diamond bolt (e)
Glove slot: Barrows gloves
Boot slot: Saradomin d’hide boots
Ring slot: Ring of suffering (ri)
Zilyana attacks with both melee and magic. Her max hit is relatively low; her melee attack has a maximum damage of 27 while magic has a maximum damage of 20 and a minimum of 10. However, she has an attack speed of 2 ticks (1.2 seconds) and is very accurate.
Zilyana has 3 bodyguards. They are much weaker when compared with other generals but they should not be overlooked.
Bree uses a ranged attack with a maximum hit of 16 and has a chance to drop a Saradomin sword.
Growler uses a magic attack which is very accurate and has a maximum hit of 16 as well.
Starlight is the most powerful Unicorn in OSRS and uses a melee attack with a maximum hit of 15.
The most effective solo strategy for defeating Zilyana involves moving around the room in a clockwise pattern while using Protect from Magic and attacking Zilyana at each corner. To do this method efficiently, use RuneLite to mark specific tiles in the chamber and set Starlight’s left-click option to “Walk here” to avoid accidentally attacking it, as it will often stack on Zilyana during the fight. When in the chamber, start at the southeast corner, simply click on each marked tile in a clockwise direction, do an attack when standing on the tile, proceed to the next tile quickly, and repeat the process. By following this strategy, you can minimize damage taken, and consistently land attacks on Zilyana. Make sure to keep moving as if you stay longer than 2 ticks on one tile, Zilyana will catch up to you and use her melee attack.
When Zilyana is dead, continue with the same method for Starlight, as its melee attack can hit consistently. When Starlight is dead, finish off Bree and Growler with your blowpipe and use the altar to replenish your prayer points.
In a team setup, Zilyana will switch her focus to a nearby player if she cannot reach her current target. To exploit this, players should position themselves in opposite corners of the room. One player initiates the attack, and as Zilyana moves toward them, the other player attacks to draw her attention. This back-and-forth tactic ensures that her aggression alternates between players, minimizing damage on both sides. Repeat this strategy until Zilyana is defeated.
The average Commander Zilyana kill is worth 212K, or only 24K without the unique drops. With the recommended stats and combat gear, experienced players can kill Commander Zilyana 27 times every hour. This results in a profit of 5.4M GP after the cost of supplies have been deducted.
100% drops
Bones and Frozen key piece (saradomin)
Uniques
1 Saradomin sword (1/127), 1 Saradomin's light (1/254), 1 Armadyl crossbow (1/508), 1 Saradomin hilt (1/508), 1 Godsword shard 1 (1/762), 1 Godsword shard 2 (1/762), 1 Godsword shard 3 (1/762)
Weapons and Armour
1 Adamant platebody (1/15.88), 35–40 Rune dart (1/15.88), 1 Rune kiteshield (1/15.88), 1 Rune plateskirt (1/15.88)
Potions
3 Prayer potion(4) (1/15.88), 3 Saradomin brew(3) (1/21.11), 3 Super restore(4) (1/21.11), 3 Super defence(3) (1/15.88), 3 Magic potion(3) (1/15.88)
Other
19,500–20,000 Coins (1/4.07), 6 (noted) Diamond (1/15.88), 95–100 Law rune (1/15.88), 2 Grimy ranarr weed (1/15.88), 2 Ranarr seed (1/15.88), 1 Magic seed (1/127)
Rare Drops
1 Loop half of key (1/94.93), 1 Tooth half of key (1/99.58), 1 Uncut sapphire (1/156.3), 1 Uncut emerald (1/312.6), 1 Rune sword (1/406.4), 1 Uncut ruby (1/625.2), 62–67 Nature rune (1/677.3), 1 Rune 2h sword (1/677.3), 1 Rune battleaxe (1/677.3), 40–45 Law rune (1/1,016), 40–45 Death rune (1/1,016), 145–150 Steel arrow (1/1,016), 38–43 Rune arrow (1/1,016), 15–20 Adamant javelin (1/1,016), 1 Rune sq shield (1/1,016), 1 Dragonstone (1/1,016), 100 (noted) Silver ore (1/1,016), 1 Chaos talisman (1/1,667), 1 Rune kiteshield (1/2,032), 1 Dragon med helm (1/2,032), 1 Rune spear (1/2,110), 1 Uncut diamond (1/2,501), 1 Shield left half (1/4,221), 5 Rune javelin (1/5,002), 1 Dragon spear (1/5,628)
Tertiary Drops
1 Brimstone key (1/50), 1 Clue scroll (elite) (1/250), 1 Pet zilyana (1/5,000)
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