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Sol Heredit, currently the strongest monster in Old School RuneScape.

The strongest monster in Old School RuneScape in terms of bosses and all monsters (based on combat level) is currently Sol Heredit with a combat level of 1563. The strongest quest monster is currently Lowerniel Drakan. The rankings presented on this page are based on combat level, which might not be a completely accurate measure of the difficulty of killing the monsters. This is because a monster's stats aren't the only factor that affects its difficulty - other factors might include the enemy's fight mechanics, or restrictions on the gear one is allowed to use (some monsters might be specially vulnerable to certain weapons, like with dragonbane weapons, or only be vulnerable to a single weapon, like Vyrewatch Sentinels).

Current top 30 strongest monsters

Position	Monster	Level
1	Sol Heredit	1563
2	Verzik Vitur	1520^{[a 1]}
3	Yama (under the Contract of bloodied blows)	1423
4	TzKal-Zuk	1400
5	Guard (Deadman Mode)	1337^{[a 2]}
6	Yama	1238
7	Demonic Brutus	1224
8	The Leviathan (Awakened)	1157
9	The Whisperer (Awakened)	1146
10	Vardorvis (Awakened)	1136
11	Duke Sucellus (Awakened)	1099
12	Lowerniel Drakan	1063
13	Great Olm	1043
14	Phosani's Nightmare	1024
15	Nex	1001
16	Sotetseg	995
17	Xarpus	960
18	The Maiden of Sugadinti	940
19	Doom of Mokhaiotl	908^{[a 3]}
20	JalTok-Jad	900
21	Corrupted Hunllef	894
22	Araxxor	890
23	Rabbit (Prifddinas)	872^{[a 4]}
24	Pestilent Bloat	870
25	The Nightmare	814
26	Nylocas Vasilias	800
27	The Leviathan	798
28	The Whisperer	791
29	Corporeal Beast	785
30	Vardorvis	784

^ In phase 3. Has a combat level of 1,040 and 1,265 in prior phases, and a lower combat level during Entry Mode.
^ Has a visible combat level of 1337, but their stats equate to 665. Only present on Deadman Mode worlds.
^ At delve level 8. Has a lower combat level at earlier delve levels.
^ Has a visible combat level of 2, but their total stats equate to 872.

Past record holders

For more information on the monsters, please see their individual pages by clicking on the links below.

Overall strongest monster record holders

This section includes the strongest monsters since the release of Old School RuneScape in February 2013.

Monster	Level	Timeframe	Duration
Sol Heredit	1563	20 March 2024–present	859 days
Verzik Vitur (phase 3)	1520	7 June 2018–20 March 2024	2113 days
TzKal-Zuk	1400	1 June 2017–7 June 2018	371 days
Great Olm	1043	5 January 2017–1 June 2017	147 days
Corporeal Beast	785	16 October 2014–5 January 2017	812 days
TzTok-Jad	702	22 February 2013–16 October 2014	601 days

Historical strongest monster record holders

This section is for historical context. It includes the strongest monsters between the release of RuneScape Classic in 2001 and the 2007 backup on which Old School RuneScape was based.

Monster	Level	Timeframe	Duration
TzTok-Jad	702	4 October 2005–10 August 2007	675 days
Kalphite Queen	333	7 September 2004–4 October 2005	392 days
King Black Dragon	245 (RSC) / 276 (RS2)	24 September 2002–7 September 2004	714 days
Black dragon	200 (RSC)	27 February 2002–24 September 2002	209 days
Elvarg	110 (RSC)	23 September 2001–27 February 2002	157 days
Greater demon	87 (RSC)	13 August 2001–23 September 2001	41 days
Lesser demon	79 (RSC)	11 June 2001–13 August 2001	63 days
Ice giant	68 (RSC)	6 April 2001–11 June 2001	66 days
Moss giant	62 (RSC)	5 February 2001–6 April 2001	60 days
Black Knight	46 (RSC)	4 January 2001–5 February 2001	32 days

Overall quest monster record holders

This section includes the strongest quest monsters since the release of Old School RuneScape in February 2013.

Monster	Level	Timeframe	Duration
Lowerniel Drakan	1063	30 June 2026–present
Galvek	608	4 January 2018–30 June 2026	3,126 days
Glough	378	6 May 2016–4 January 2018	608 days
The Inadequacy	343	22 February 2013–6 May 2016	1169 days

Historical quest monster past record holders

This section is for historical context, and includes the strongest quest monsters between the release of RuneScape Classic in 2001 and the 2007 backup on which Old School RuneScape was based.

Monster	Level	Timeframe	Duration
The Inadequacy	343	15 May 2007–10 August 2007	561 days
Black dragon (Freeing Sir Amik Varze)	227	15 March 2006–15 May 2007	426 days
Jungle demon	195	6 December 2004–15 March 2006	464 days
Nezikchened	187 (RSC)	20 August 2003–6 December 2004	473 days
Black demon (The Grand Tree)	175 (RSC)	12 September 2002–20 August 2003	342 days
Chronozon	121 (RSC)	9 April 2002–12 September 2002	156 days
Elvarg	110 (RSC)	23 September 2001–9 April 2002	198 days
Count Draynor	43 (RSC)	28 January 2001–23 September 2001	238 days
Delrith	30 (RSC)	4 January 2001–28 January 2001	24 days

Removed

This section includes monsters that were, at the point they existed, the strongest attackable NPCs in the game, but have since been removed.

Monster	Level	Timeframe	Duration	Source
Sol Heredit (Echo)	1953	27 November 2024–22 January 2025	56 days	Raging Echoes League

Inaccessible/Not Attackable

This section includes monsters that have a combat level, but have either never been attackable or have never been accessible to players.

Monster	Level	Timeframe	Duration	Notes
Combat Test	12743	6 May 2016–present	3734 days	The Combat Test NPCs exist in the game's cache, but have never been accessible in-game to players.
Arzinian Being of Bordanzan	781	3 April 2014–16 October 2014	196 days	Part of the Between a Rock... quest, but not attackable through normal means.
Zaros	9001	1 April 2014–3 April 2014	3 days	2014 April Fools
Arzinian Being of Bordanzan	781	21 March 2005–1 April 2014	3298 days	Part of the Between a Rock... quest, but not attackable through normal means.
Hazeel	296	29 March 2004–7 September 2004	169 days	Upon the release of RuneScape 2, Hazeel's combat level was changed from 100 to 296, bringing him above King Black Dragon (at 276), but he was not attackable.