Bork

This article is about the ork. For the NPC in the ice caves on the Fremennik Isles, see Bork Sigmundson.

This is a dangerous Distraction and Diversion. If you die, you will lose your items and will need to reclaim them from Death or your grave.

This article has a strategy guide. All information on mechanics, setups, and tactics is on the subpage.

Bork
Release			4 March 2008 (Update)
Members			Yes
Examine
That's one big Ork...
Combat info
Level			LP			XP			XP
107			45,000			3,736.8			1,233.1
Equipment XP (2H/MH & Armour/OH)
224 / 149 / 74
Aggressive						Poisonous
Offensive
Max hit
1368			750			0			N/A
Style						Rate
						4 ticks (2.4s)
Combat levels
80				70				1
Accuracy
1924				1486				0
Defensive
Armour				Weakness			Susceptible
1486		70
Affinities
75			50			10			50
Immunities
Immune			Not immune			Immune			Not immune
Advanced data
NPC ID				7134
Links				bestiary • MRND
FAQ • doc

Bork is a big ork initially summoned by Surok Magis in The Hunt for Surok. After the miniquest, he is controlled by a Dagon'hai Elite. Bork can be fought once per day in the Chaos Tunnels. The very first kill earns players 5,000 Slayer experience; afterwards it will only award 1,500 experience, which can be doubled if the player has completed the hard Varrock achievements (Varrock armour 3 does not need to be worn for the doubling boost).

Bork is the only monster with a 100% chance of a charm drop and will drop 5 blue, 7 crimson and 3 green charms upon death. In addition to the doubled Slayer experience, these drops can also be doubled upon completion of the hard Varrock achievements, and improved (not doubled) upon the completion of The Mighty Fall and/or while wearing a ring of Wealth. These increases stack with each other. See the drops section for more information.

Defeating Bork at least once is a requirement for starting the While Guthix Sleeps and The Mighty Fall quests, and is an elite Varrock achievement.

History

Bork first appears in the miniquest The Hunt for Surok, where Surok escapes his imprisonment in Varrock Palace. The adventurer, who had assisted in his capture, chases him through the Chaos Tunnels, until they reach a large, empty cavern. Surok then summons Bork to kill the adventurer. Eventually, the adventurer defeats Bork and Surok tries to collapse the chamber in a last attempt to kill them.

Bork's upbringing by the Dagon'hai allowed him to speak properly and fluently. Despite being summoned by Zamorakians, Bork is ultimately loyal to the Bandosian cause, spending his time fighting Zamorakian mages and other monsters residing in the tunnels.

The Kyzaj

Bork did not participate in the battle between Bandos and Armadyl, but he was part of the force led to destroy the Dorgeshuun following Bandos's demise. If the World Guardian sided with the Bandosians, Bork praises them for their contribution to the battle. The World Guardian suggests holding a Kyzaj to determine the new leader of the Bandosians. To protect Zanik from Zarador's crude assassination attempt, they served as her representative, which Bork remembered that a champion could be served by a "trained attack beast", forcing Zarador to accept them as one.

In the first round, he battles and kills Farkle. Following the World Guardian's successful fight against Yelps, Bork praises them for their achievement. In the second round, he fights General Graardor and loses, but is spared by Zarador as he is painfully aware of how close the orks and ourgs are to extinction. If spoken to after the second round, Bork states that it is up to the World Guardian to defeat Graardor or die trying. The World Guardian eventually defeats Graardor using the Kyzaj, before Zarador tosses Zanik down and forces them to spare or kill her. If they spared Zanik, Bork admits that he was surprised by their decision. He returned to the Chaos Tunnels following the tournament.

Getting there

Bork is located in the Chaos Tunnels. He can only be reached by completing the miniquest The Hunt for Surok, otherwise the player will receive a chat notice that says, "This portal does not appear to be working."

After following Surok through the tunnels and defeating Bork the first time, players can revisit Bork's chamber once every 24 hours by:

• Using the Varrock armour 4 to teleport directly to the portal for Bork's chamber.
• Using a hoardstalker ring or Dungeoneering cape (or master cape) to teleport to the chamber of black demons, 2 chambers away from Bork's portal.
• Using a mask of dust to teleport to the chamber of dust devils, in the north-west part of the Chaos Tunnels.
• Using a mask of granite to teleport to the chamber of gargoyles, in the south-west of the Chaos Tunnels.
• Attuning the Boss portal in the Max guild to Bork (not advised as it costs 100,000 coins per attunement.)
• Players can also reach the gargoyle chamber by entering the entrance to Chaos Tunnels in level 6 Wilderness. Players cannot use the rope to exit the Wilderness if they have been in combat in the last 10 seconds. This includes players who are being attacked but not retaliating.

Fighting Bork

The fight against Bork.

Main article: Bork/Strategies

Slayer experience

First time	All times after the first
	Default
5,000	1,000	4,000	3,000	8,000

Drops

After completing the quest, the player can receive enhanced drops from Bork. The experience is also changed to 4,000 per kill, which is also doubled if the hard Varrock achievements are completed.

100% drops

Item	Drop quantity								GE price
	Default
Big bones	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	241
Coins	2–10,000	2–10,000	4–20,000	4–20,000	2–10,000	2–10,000	4–20,000	4–20,000	N/A
Blue charm	5	5	10	10	10	10	20	20	N/A
Crimson charm	7	10	14	17	10	13	20	23	N/A
Green charm	2	3	4	5	5	6	10	11	N/A
Uncut dragonstone	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	11,161
Uncut diamond	0	1	0	1	0	1	1	2	3,684
Uncut ruby	1	2	2	3	1	2	4	5	1,617
Uncut emerald	1	3	2	4	1	3	2	4	2,174
Uncut sapphire	1	0	2	1	1	0	2	1	793

Using a collector's insignia or a Luck of the Dwarves instead of a ring of Wealth will produce the exact same drops.

Each ork legion usually drop a single charm, although not 100% of the time. The most common is a gold charm, but green and crimson charms are also possible. The triple charms from the Familiarisation D&D does not have any effect on Bork or his legions. A charming potion affects the legions but not Bork.

Tertiary drops

	Item		Quantity	Rarity	GE price	High Alch
	Femur bone (m)		1	Common	0	0
	Sealed clue scroll (hard) (m)		1	10/1280	Not sold	Not alchemisable
	Sealed clue scroll (elite) (m)		1	4/1280	Not sold	Not alchemisable
	Rare drop table		1	Rare	Not sold	Not alchemisable

Rare drop table

This monster has access to the rare drop table.
Luck-enhancing items are not required to access the table, but they will increase the chance of accessing the rare drop table and may also improve the loot received from it.

Rare drop table:

Rare drop table Item Quantity Rarity GE price High alch value Coins 250–500 Common 250-500 250-500 Uncut sapphire 1 Common 793 15 Uncut emerald 1 Common 2,174 30 Uncut ruby 1 Common 1,617 60 Uncut diamond 1 Common 3,684 120 Uncut diamond 45–55 (noted) Rare 165,780-202,620 5,400-6,600 Loop half of a key (m) 1 Common 12,790 0 Tooth half of a key (m) 1 Common 12,954 0 Uncut dragonstone (m) 1 Uncommon 11,161 600 Uncut dragonstone (m) 45–55 (noted) Rare 502,245-613,855 27,000-33,000 Dragon longsword (m) 1 Common 57,782 60,000 Off-hand dragon longsword (m) 1 Common 57,525 60,000 Dragon spear (m) 1 Rare 35,714 37,440 Battlestaff (m) 180–220 (noted) Rare 550,980-673,420 756,000-924,000 Rune javelin 5 Rare 885 1,870 Huge plated rune salvage 1 Uncommon 38,602 40,000 Huge plated rune salvage 18–22 (noted) Rare 694,836-849,244 720,000-880,000 Shield left half (m) 1 Rare 64,293 66,000 Dragon helm (m) 1 Uncommon 58,632 60,000 Rune arrowheads 113–137 Common 15,594-18,906 678-822 Onyx bolts (m) 135–165 Very rare 1,032,885-1,262,415 1,104,165-1,349,535 Water talisman 68–82 (noted) Rare 439,008-529,392 136-164 Earth talisman 68–82 (noted) Rare 13,940-16,810 136-164 Raw lobster 135–165 (noted) Common 42,795-52,305 22,950-28,050 Raw shark (m) 225–275 (noted) Uncommon 533,250-651,750 40,500-49,500 Big bones 68–82 (noted) Uncommon 16,388-19,762 0 Dragon bones 180–220 (noted) Rare 298,260-364,540 0 Drakolith stone spirit (m) 25–35 Uncommon 7,750-10,850 Not alchemisable Necrite stone spirit (m) 2 Common 7,938 Not alchemisable Phasmatite stone spirit (m) 25–30 Uncommon 8,650-10,380 Not alchemisable Phasmatite stone spirit (m) 2 Common 692 Not alchemisable Necrite stone spirit (m) 25–30 Rare 99,225-119,070 Not alchemisable Runite stone spirit 3 Common 6,663 Not alchemisable Orichalcite stone spirit (m) 25–35 Rare 7,500-10,500 Not alchemisable Grimy torstol (m) 90–110 (noted) Uncommon 589,500-720,500 0 Grimy snapdragon (m) 90–110 (noted) Uncommon 147,330-180,070 0 Super restore (4) (m) 45–55 (noted) Uncommon 280,170-342,430 8,100-9,900 Prayer potion (4) 45–55 (noted) Uncommon 372,870-455,730 5,130-6,270 Lantadyme seed (m) 14–16 Uncommon 5,292-6,048 532-608 Dwarf weed seed (m) 14–16 Uncommon 135,464-154,816 532-608 Magic seed (m) 4 Uncommon 101,224 1,012 Palm tree seed (m) 10 Rare 256,070 1,520 Flax 450–550 (noted) Common 58,950-72,050 1,350-1,650 Molten glass (m) 45–55 (noted) Common 28,800-35,200 45-55 Soft clay 450–550 (noted) Uncommon 396,000-484,000 450-550 Yew logs 68–82 (noted) Uncommon 15,776-19,024 6,528-7,872 Yew logs 675–825 (noted) Rare 156,600-191,400 64,800-79,200 Teak plank (m) 45–55 (noted) Uncommon 24,300-29,700 13,500-16,500 Mahogany plank (m) 270–330 (noted) Rare 520,560-636,240 243,000-297,000 Vecna skull (m) 1 Rare 418,871 6,000 Blurberry Special (m) 1 Very rare 13,063 18 Cheese+tom batta (m) 1 Very rare 467 1 Hazelmere's signet ring (m) 1 Very rare 2,147,366,173 300,000 Brawling gloves (Melee) (m) 1 Very rare Not sold Not alchemisable Brawling gloves (Magic) (m) 1 Very rare Not sold Not alchemisable Brawling gloves (Ranged) (m) 1 Very rare Not sold Not alchemisable Brawling gloves (Agility) (m) 1 Very rare Not sold Not alchemisable Brawling gloves (Cooking) (m) 1 Very rare Not sold Not alchemisable Brawling gloves (FM) (m) 1 Very rare Not sold Not alchemisable Brawling gloves (Fishing) (m) 1 Very rare Not sold Not alchemisable Brawling gloves (Hunter) (m) 1 Very rare Not sold Not alchemisable Brawling gloves (Mining) (m) 1 Very rare Not sold Not alchemisable Brawling gloves (Prayer) (m) 1 Very rare Not sold Not alchemisable Brawling gloves (Smithing) (m) 1 Very rare Not sold Not alchemisable Brawling gloves (Thieving) (m) 1 Very rare Not sold Not alchemisable Brawling gloves (WC) (m) 1 Very rare Not sold Not alchemisable Crystal triskelion fragment 1 (m) 1 Very rare Not sold Not alchemisable Crystal triskelion fragment 2 (m) 1 Very rare Not sold Not alchemisable Crystal triskelion fragment 3 (m) 1 Very rare Not sold Not alchemisable

Universal drops

Universal drops are dropped by nearly every monster outside of Daemonheim.

These items are dropped alongside main drops.

	Item		Quantity	Rarity	GE price	High Alch
	Key token		1	Rare	Not sold	Not alchemisable
	Mimic kill token (m)		1	Very rare	19,490	Not alchemisable

Dialogue

Transcripts Bork speaks in:

• The Mighty Fall
• The Hunt for Surok

Update history

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• patch 4 May 2021 (Update):
  • Escaping Bork early with a free play will no longer cost the daily play as well.

• ninja 31 July 2017 (Update):
  • The starting and ending cutscenes for the Bork D&D will no longer play after the first attempt.

• ninja 24 February 2014 (Update):
  • The Slayer XP reward for killing Bork has been increased.

• patch 4 February 2014 (Update):
  • The camera shake at the end of the Bork fight has been restored.

• patch 7 January 2014 (Update):
  • The Bork cutscenes have been cleaned up.

• patch 5 February 2013 (Update):
  • An issue with the exit portal during the battle against Bork has been fixed.

• patch 14 January 2013 (Update):
  • Bork and the Jade Vine now award combat XP.

• patch 6 October 2010 (Update):
  • Adjusted the message for defeating Bork in the Adventurer's Log.

• patch 19 August 2010 (Update):
  • The bonecrusher now works for Bork.

• patch 9 November 2009 (Update):
  • After killing Bork your Prayer icons should be correctly updated.

• patch 10 February 2009 (Update):
  • Bork now dies if a familiar gets the last hit in.

• update 4 March 2008 (Update):
  • Added to game.

Trivia

• Bork used to share the same sound effects as General Graardor. Bork still uses RuneScape 2 sound effects.
• "Bork" is a reference to the Borg, a race in Star Trek, that seeks to forcefully add other species into their collective. When fighting the Ork Legions that Bork summons, they may shout phrases like "We are the collective!" "Resistance is futile!", clear references to the Borg in Star Trek.
• "Bork" is also a portmanteau of the two words 'Big' and 'Ork'. This is also hinted in his examine text.
• "Borked" is slang for something that is broken, or in disarray. This may be a reference to the disorganised state of the Chaos Tunnels.
• Bork is an ork, a species usually associated with Bandos. Although the Dagon'hai Elite claims that they are both agents of Zamorak, as with most orks Bork is shown to be a follower of Bandos in The Mighty Fall quest. In addition, during the Fur 'n' Seek Wishlist, the player is asked to seek out the femur of a large follower of Bandos, which Bork can drop.
• The Adventurer's log message will say "I killed Bork, a big ork", after defeating Bork. There was a grammatical error when a player killed more than one Bork. It stated: "I killed 2 Borks, a big orks." This has been fixed and now says "I killed 2 Borks, they were big orks".
• If the player killed Bork prior to the release of the achievement diaries, it will not count as completed. However, it will still count towards the While Guthix Sleeps requirement.
• After the graphical update to the Chaos Tunnels, the reset time for Bork was altered. Currently, players must completely finish the fight and exit prior to reset, otherwise the next fight cannot be attempted for the full 24 hours until the next reset.
• After the graphical update to the Chaos Tunnels, there was a glitch with the exit portal which prevented players from leaving the lair by choice after fighting Bork (and presumably, while fighting Bork as well if an escape is needed). If attempted, the player received a message stating that it was "unavailable at the moment". All other methods of leaving the cavern continued to work. This glitch has been patched.
• Bork appears to be very well-spoken in his dialogue, more so than other Orks like General Bre'egth. Zarador states that this may be due to his upbringing. This may reference his time spent with the Dagon'Hai as they may have taught him proper speech.