Pulverise

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Pulverise
Release								20 November 2012 (Update)
Members								No
Skill								Melee
Level								71
Type								Ultimate
Target								Single-target
Adrenaline								-60%
Equipment								Two-handed
Average damage								320%
Cooldown								60 seconds (100 ticks)
Revolution								Yes
Description
Charge up a massive strike and pulverise the target. 300%-340% Melee damage. Applies Pulverised to the target for 30s. On killing blow: Generates 50% Adrenaline. Pulverised Reduced to dust. Reduces damage dealt by 25%.
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Pulverise is an ultimate melee ability. It requires level 71 Attack to use. When activated, the player deals 300% to 340% ability damage to their target and applies the Pulverised status which reduces all damage the target deals by 25% for 30 seconds; if it kills the target, it grants 50% adrenaline (NPC targets only).

It is usually impossible to gain both damage reduction and adrenaline at the same time because an enemy can only be either killed or survive from an attack. One exception to this is Araxxor, as reducing him to 0 life points in the first two phases will result in him immediately being healed to 5000 life points, at which point the player will be compensated 50% adrenaline.

This ability is most useful against strong boss monsters or other players, as it will reduce the potentially high amount of damage they deal.

When killing weaker monsters en masse you can take advantage of the adrenaline compensation effect. Generally speaking, however, Meteor Strike is almost always a better alternative due to its ability to hit multiple targets and its relatively high chance of activating a critical hit (this can be further increased by +20% per large pen with at least one elder Corbicula Rex in it), in addition to its secondary effects of restoring adrenaline over time and boosting adrenaline gain from basic abilities. These effects combined can often result in a net gain of well over 50% adrenaline.

If used to kill an NPC while Natural Instinct is active, Pulverise will grant 100% adrenaline allowing the immediate use of another ultimate ability.

Monsters that use Pulverise

• Acheron mammoth
• Black Knight (Invasion of Falador)
• Eastern soldier
• Hein (Skulls champion)
• Imperial warrior akh
• Jade the Unruly
• Sir Leye
• Skulls bosun
• Skulls press-ganger
• Skulls scout
• Sotapanna
• The Violet Lotus
• Unnatural Trahaearn titan

Achievements

• I'll Pulverise You! ( 20) – Use Pulverise on Masuta the Ascended at the same time he uses it.

Cosmetic overrides

Pulverise has the following cosmetic overrides:

Name	Animation	Release Date	Source
Corrupted Pulverise		4 September 2023	Hero Pass: Underworld

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Update history

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• update 2 March 2026 (Update):
  • Changed from Strength ability to Melee ability.
  • Changed from 81 Strength to 71 Attack to use.
  • Adrenaline cost: 100% → 60%
  • Average damage: 300% → 320%

• update 27 May 2025 (Update):
  • Pulverise with Ek-ZekKil: Adrenaline cost reduced from 100% → 60%

• update 4 March 2024 (Update):
  • Damage range: 250-350% → 270-330%

• patch 16 March 2015 (Update):
  • Pulverize will now apply the correct damage debuff to your target.

• update 22 October 2013 (Update):
  • Pulverise has had its damage range improved. It now causes 200-250% of weapon damage. Additionally, its debuff duration has been increased to 30 seconds, and it restores 50% adrenaline if it kills its targets.

• update 20 November 2012 (Update):
  • Added to game.

Trivia

• Prior to 22 October 2013, Pulverise only dealt 219% weapon damage and reduced incoming damage by 25% for 20 seconds.
• Pulverise may cause the screen to shake, a feature it shares with Meteor Strike and the removed ability Quake.
• Pulverise shares an animation with the special attack of the Ek-ZekKil, Igneous Showdown.