Verak Lith

For the achievement, see Verak Lith (achievement).

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

Verak Lith
Release			13 August 2018 (Update)
Members			Yes
Actions			Attack, Mark, Examine
Race			Dragon
Examine
If a king does not wear a crown, is he truly the king? It seems as though there is more than one King Black Dragon.
Combat info
Level			LP			XP			XP
1,450			600,000			9,000			2,970
Equipment XP (2H/MH & Armour/OH)
540 / 360 / 180
Aggressive						Poisonous
Slayer
Level			XP			Category
1			27,438			Black dragons, Dragons
Assigned by
Offensive
Max hit
4,200			0			4,000			9,000
Style						Rate
						6 ticks (3.6s)
Combat levels
90				90				90
Accuracy
2,765				2,765				2,765
Defensive
Armour				Weakness			Susceptible
1,694		85
Affinities
-			55			55			55
Immunities
Not immune			Not immune			Immune			Not immune
Advanced data
NPC ID				25656
Links				bestiary • MRND
FAQ • doc

Verak Lith, also called Flametongue, is the second boss in the second elite dungeon, Dragonkin Laboratory. He was created sometime after the King Black Dragon, and is significantly stronger than his famed predecessor.

According to the dragonkin research, Verak Lith was a dragon being developed to deal with the Stone of Jas' curse. Phalaks noted that it was much more destructive than his own creation, eventually taking charge of its development. Kerapac eventually insisted to have Verak reproduce, which was not his primary role and was eventually deemed a failure as most of his offspring burned themselves out with their "unceasing rage and over-advanced flame-sacs", prompting Phalaks to resign in disgust.

During the end of the God Wars Verak Lith, then called Flametongue, caused massive destruction in the already battle-ravaged Wilderness. Guthix sent some of his dwarven forces to drive the terrible monster from the land. The mission was a success, as Flametongue was defeated and withdrew, but he evidently survived and is imprisoned in the Dragonkin Laboratory to the present day.

Drops

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	Item		Quantity	Rarity	GE Price	High Alch
	Reinforced dragon bones (m)		1	Always	27,769	0
	Royal dragonhide (m)		10–15 (noted)	Always	24,040-36,060	600-900
	Onyx dust (m)		10–30	Common	102,590-307,770	108,000-324,000
	Greater Fury ability codex (m)		1	Rare	282,952,688	750,000
	Redacted Dragonkin Research (m)		1	Rare	Not sold	Not alchemisable

Main drops

The following table has 1/25 chance to get rolled on for boss monsters, and 1/50 chance for other monsters when holding a Lucky charm (Dragonkin Laboratory).

	Item		Quantity	Rarity	GE Price	High Alch
	Onyx dust (m)		10–15	11/50	102,590-153,885	108,000-162,000
	Onyx dust (m)		1–5	43/100	10,259-51,295	10,800-54,000
	Sealed clue scroll (elite) (m)		1	Varies	Not sold	Not alchemisable
	Sealed clue scroll (master) (m)		1	Very rare	Not sold	Not alchemisable
	Draconic visage		1	11/200	1,209,179	450,000
	Dragonfire ash (m)		1	4/25	25,000	25,000
	Glaiven wing-tip (m)		1	1/33	848,522	30,000
	Draconic energy (m)		1	1/200	316,462	6,000
	Mysterious egg (item) (m)		1	Very rare	Not sold	Not alchemisable
	Lucky dragonkin coin (m)		1	1/50000	10,142,571	Not alchemisable

If the above table is not rolled, a reward from the following table is given:

	Item		Quantity	Rarity	GE Price	High Alch
	Coins		250–3,700	Common	250-3,700	250-3,700
	Laboratory relic (common) (m)		1	Common	4,999	4,999
	Laboratory relic (uncommon) (m)		1	Uncommon	25,000	25,000
	Laboratory relic (rare) (m)		1	Very rare	1,000,000	1,000,000
	Starved ancient effigy (m)		1	Very rare	Not sold	Not alchemisable
	Logs		1	Common	1,851	2
	Prayer potion (1)		1	Uncommon	1,978	45
	Weapon poison++ (1) (m)		1	Uncommon	8,495	86
	Raw swordfish		1	Common	438	204

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 631 15 Uncut emerald 1 Common 506 30 Uncut ruby 1 Common 523 60 Uncut diamond 1 Common 979 120 Uncut diamond 45–55 (noted) Rare 44,055-53,845 5,400-6,600 Loop half of a key (m) 1 Common 9,157 0 Tooth half of a key (m) 1 Common 9,277 0 Uncut dragonstone (m) 1 Uncommon 5,585 600 Uncut dragonstone (m) 45–55 (noted) Rare 251,325-307,175 27,000-33,000 Dragon longsword (m) 1 Common 57,712 60,000 Off-hand dragon longsword (m) 1 Common 57,382 60,000 Dragon spear (m) 1 Rare 34,054 37,440 Battlestaff (m) 180–220 (noted) Rare 730,800-893,200 756,000-924,000 Rune javelin 5 Rare 900 1,870 Huge plated rune salvage 1 Uncommon 38,661 40,000 Huge plated rune salvage 18–22 (noted) Rare 695,898-850,542 720,000-880,000 Shield left half (m) 1 Rare 65,630 66,000 Dragon helm (m) 1 Uncommon 57,673 60,000 Rune arrowheads 113–137 Common 17,063-20,687 678-822 Onyx bolts (m) 135–165 Very rare 985,635-1,204,665 1,104,165-1,349,535 Water talisman 68–82 (noted) Rare 33,320-40,180 136-164 Earth talisman 68–82 (noted) Rare 14,416-17,384 136-164 Raw lobster 135–165 (noted) Common 58,185-71,115 22,950-28,050 Raw shark (m) 225–275 (noted) Uncommon 363,825-444,675 40,500-49,500 Big bones 68–82 (noted) Uncommon 18,360-22,140 0 Dragon bones 180–220 (noted) Rare 256,320-313,280 0 Drakolith stone spirit (m) 25–35 Uncommon 3,875-5,425 Not alchemisable Necrite stone spirit (m) 2 Common 704 Not alchemisable Phasmatite stone spirit (m) 25–30 Uncommon 6,350-7,620 Not alchemisable Phasmatite stone spirit (m) 2 Common 508 Not alchemisable Necrite stone spirit (m) 25–30 Rare 8,800-10,560 Not alchemisable Runite stone spirit 3 Common 2,886 Not alchemisable Orichalcite stone spirit (m) 25–35 Rare 4,000-5,600 Not alchemisable Grimy torstol (m) 90–110 (noted) Uncommon 686,610-839,190 0 Grimy snapdragon (m) 90–110 (noted) Uncommon 153,000-187,000 0 Super restore (4) (m) 45–55 (noted) Uncommon 172,080-210,320 8,100-9,900 Prayer potion (4) 45–55 (noted) Uncommon 388,305-474,595 5,130-6,270 Lantadyme seed (m) 14–16 Uncommon 4,746-5,424 532-608 Dwarf weed seed (m) 14–16 Uncommon 60,186-68,784 532-608 Magic seed (m) 4 Uncommon 169,784 1,012 Palm tree seed (m) 10 Rare 42,460 1,520 Flax 450–550 (noted) Common 60,750-74,250 1,350-1,650 Molten glass (m) 45–55 (noted) Common 23,760-29,040 45-55 Soft clay 450–550 (noted) Uncommon 368,550-450,450 450-550 Yew logs 68–82 (noted) Uncommon 22,372-26,978 6,528-7,872 Yew logs 675–825 (noted) Rare 222,075-271,425 64,800-79,200 Teak plank (m) 45–55 (noted) Uncommon 21,465-26,235 13,500-16,500 Mahogany plank (m) 270–330 (noted) Rare 411,210-502,590 243,000-297,000 Vecna skull (m) 1 Rare 606,449 6,000 Cheese+tom batta (m) 1 Very rare 503 1 Blurberry Special (m) 1 Very rare 13,165 18 Hazelmere's signet ring (m) 1 Very rare 2,147,446,846 300,000 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

Dialogue

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Gallery

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  A teaser image of Verak Lith.

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  Verak Lith as Flametongue along with his Flame Keeper minions in Armies of Gielinor.

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  Verak Lith's appearance during the Christmas season.

Achievements

• Broodmother ( 30) – Defeat Verak Lith without anyone dispersing their damage into a pile of eggs.
• Dragonhide Infanticide ( 20) – Defeat Verak Lith while ensuring every ricocheted attack is absorbed and dispersed into a pile of eggs.
• Dragon Ink ( 20) – Collect the following lore books from bosses inside the Dragonkin Laboratory.
• Superiority Complex:
  • Superiority Complex I ( 5) – Defeat Verak Lith. (X/5)
  • Superiority Complex II ( 5) – Defeat Verak Lith. (X/10)
  • Superiority Complex III ( 5) – Defeat Verak Lith. (X/25)
  • Superiority Complex IV ( 5) – Defeat Verak Lith. (X/50)
  • Superiority Complex V ( 5) – Defeat Verak Lith. (X/75)
  • Superiority Complex VI ( 5) – Defeat Verak Lith. (X/100)
• Superiority Complex Solo Kills:
  • Superiority Complex Solo Kills I ( 5) – Defeat Verak Lith while not in a group. (X/5)
  • Superiority Complex Solo Kills II ( 5) – Defeat Verak Lith while not in a group. (X/10)
  • Superiority Complex Solo Kills III ( 5) – Defeat Verak Lith while not in a group. (X/25)
  • Superiority Complex Solo Kills IV ( 5) – Defeat Verak Lith while not in a group. (X/50)
  • Superiority Complex Solo Kills V ( 5) – Defeat Verak Lith while not in a group. (X/75)
  • Superiority Complex Solo Kills VI ( 5) – Defeat Verak Lith while not in a group. (X/100)

Update history

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• patch 8 June 2020 (Update):
  • Resolved an issue which would cause the incorrect poison colour to be applied to a player during the Verak Lith boss fight.

• patch 17 February 2020 (Update):
  • Players can no longer receive the first two bosses from Elite Dungeons as Reaper assignments.

• patch 28 May 2019 (Update):
  • Prevented a safe spot abuse with Verak Lith.

• patch 1 April 2019 (Update):
  • Removed squeak sound effect from Verak Lith's auto attacks.

• patch 28 August 2018 (Update):
  • Verak Lith's richochetet breath can no longer be healed from with the Resonance

• patch 20 August 2018 (Update):
  • Prevented Verak Lith and players from damaging each other when the player is not in the arena.
  • Verak Lith's barriers now go up earlier to prevent players escaping back across the bridges after aggroing him.
  • Damage stored for soaking Verak Lith's richochet'd breaths is now cancelled when the player is removed from the arena (such as via death)

• update 13 August 2018 (Update):
  • Added to game.

Trivia

• His name is dragonkin language for King/Emperor Superior.
• Verak Lith is the only boss in the elite dungeons that drops loot after his death animation finishes, as opposed to dropping loot as soon as he dies.
• The nickname Flametongue was first used by a King Black Dragon faced by Guthix' army on the "King of the Hill" level of the Guthix Awakens campaign in the RuneScape-based strategy game Armies of Gielinor. In the level, Flametongue was in command of red dragons and TzHaar-Ket followers called "Flame Keepers".
• Prior to the update on 28 August 2018, Verak Lith's energy attack could be healed off of with Resonance. The change was implemented due to the fact that attempting to Resonance a soft typeless hit would negate the damage, but not heal the player.
• Like the Queen Black Dragon, Verak Lith does not drop black dragonhides, despite being a black dragon himself.