Zebak/Strategies

Zebak is a large crocodile encountered at the the Path of Crondis, within the Tombs of Amascut.

Requirements

There are no requirements to fight Zebak but it is recommended to have Prestige 5 in your chosen combat style to make the fight as smooth as possible.

Getting there

Run northwest of home to the green Tombs of Amascut portal for 150,000 GP and enter the Path of Crondis

Mechanics

Zebak is a high-health raid boss known for alternating between ranged and magic attacks. The fight involves several mechanics that demand precise movement and positioning to successfully navigate. From the start of the encounter, Zebak uses his basic attacks. One of these is a rock attack, signaling a ranged strike—activate Protect from Ranged to avoid damage. The other is a red orb attack, indicating a magic strike—use Protect from Magic to avoid damage.

Cluster of red orbs

Zebak summons a swarm of red orbs that chase you. If they catch up to you, they inflict damage and heal Zebak in the process. To avoid this, keep moving to evade the orbs while maintaining your attacks on Zebak.

Sand attack/Waves

Zebak covers the entire arena with sand, which deals damage if you step on it. To counter this, attack the boulders scattered around the arena to clear the sand and create safe zones. These cleared areas are also essential for dodging the waves that sweep in from either side of the arena. Throughout this phase, Zebak will continue using his basic attacks, so continue to swap prayers accordingly.

Charged up attack

Zebak unleashes another wave of damaging sand, accompanied by three rock walls and scattered boulders throughout the arena. To create a safe zone, push or pull the boulders and attack them when they are in position to create the safe zone behind a wall. Position yourself one-two tiles behind a wall to shield yourself from Zebak's arena-wide attack. During this phase, Zebak also continues to use his basic attacks, so swap prayers accordingly.

20%HP/Final phase

At 20% health, Zebak significantly increases the speed of his basic attacks. During this phase, the red orbs mechanic may still occur. To quickly end the battle and prevent additional special attacks, it is highly recommended to utilize the Executioner perk

Recommended talents

The recommended combat style for Zebak is Magic

Magic talentsRanged Talents

Talents	Talents (Minimum Required)
Tier 1	Double Cast:1/1 Deft Strikes:5/5
Tier 2	Menacing Mage:5/5 Elementalist:5/5 Renewal:5/5
Tier 3	Holy Vestments:5/5 Draining Strikes:5/5
Tier 4	Firebender:5/5
Tier 5	Executioner:1/1
Tier 6
Tier 7(Keystone)

For those who are in plenty supply of PVM talent points. Check out the early game talent points for the minimum and recommended talent build.

Talents	Talents
Tier 1	Quick Shot:1/1 Deft Strikes:5/5
Tier 2	Ruthless Ranger:5/5 Headshot:5/5 Renewal:5/5
Tier 3	Holy Vestments:5/5 Draining Strikes:5/5
Tier 4	Firebender:5/
Tier 5	Executioner:1/1
Tier 6
Tier 7(Keystone)

Equipment

MagicSpec WeaponsRange

Gear	Item (Most effective → least effective)
Helmet	Poseidon's crown	Dagon'hai hat	Gem armour (Ruby through Dragonstone)	Infinity hat		-
Amulet	Occult necklace (or)	Occult necklace	Amulet of bloodfury	Amulet of fury	Amulet of glory	Amulet of magic
Cape	Completionist cape	Cape of the seas	Imbued god capes	God cape	-	-
Body	Poseidon's brassard	Dagon'hai robe top	Gem armour (Ruby through Dragonstone)	Infinity top		-
Legs	Poseidon's tassets	Dagon'hai robe bottom	Gem armour (Ruby through Dragonstone)	Infinity bottoms		-
Gloves	Tormented bracelet (or)	Tormented bracelet	Infinity gloves			-
Boots	Talaria	Eternal boots	Infinity boots		-	-
Ring	Seers ring	Ring of stone	-	-	-	-
Offhand	Elidinis ward (or)	Elidinis' ward (f)	Arcane spirit shield	Elidinis' ward	Catalytic tomes	Elemental tomes
Weapon	Kodai wand1 Tumeken's shadow	Master wand1 Toxic staff of the dead2

Weapon	Item (No specific order)
-	-
Range	Blazing blowpipe	Heavenly ballista	Tonalztics of ralos	Toxic blowpipe	Zaryte crossbow (with appropriate bolts)
Magic	Poseidon's trident	Zamorak staff	-	-	-

Gear	Item (Most effective → least effective)
Helmet	Luminary circlet	Masori mask (f)	Masori mask	Armadyl helmet	Gem armour (Ruby through Dragonstone)	Robin hood hat
Amulet	Necklace of anguish (or)	Necklace of anguish	Amulet of bloodfury	Amulet of fury	Amulet of glory	Amulet of accuracy
Cape	Completionist cape	Masori assembler	Dizana's quiver	Ava's assembler	Ava's accumulator	-
Body	Luminary shoulder guards	Masori body (f)	Masori body	Armadyl chestplate	Gem armour (Ruby through Dragonstone)	Rangers' tunic
Legs	Luminary legs	Masori chaps (f)	Masori chaps	Armadyl chainskirt	Gem armour (Ruby through Dragonstone)	Rangers' tights
Gloves	Zaryte_vambraces	Serpentine grasp	Ranger gloves	Barrows gloves	-	-
Boots	Talaria	Pegasian boots	Ranger boots	-	-	-
Ring	Archers ring	Ring of stone	-	-	-	-
Offhand	Elysian spirit shield Blood spirit shield Spectral spirit shield	Gem shields (sapphire through dragonstone)	-	-	-	-
Weapon	Heavenly bow Blazing blowpipe Zaryte crossbow (with appropriate bolts)	Toxic blowpipe Tonalztics of ralos				-

¹ used to prioritize ancients for utility.
² used to prioritize healing.
³used with set bonus.
⁴If using end-game berserker you can use the regular occult.