# RuneScape Vorkath, Battle for Forinthry - This Week In RuneScape

- Product: RuneScape (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/runescape)
- Vendor: Jagex Ltd
- Date: 2023-11-20
- Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1343400/view/5874444266140783519
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- **added** — New quest Battle of Forinthry where players fight through a siege before facing Zemouregal and Vorkath
- **added** — New boss battle with Vorkath available as a repeat encounter after completing Battle of Forinthry
- **added** — New Dracolich Ranged Power Armour set craftable from materials obtained in Vorkath battles
- **added** — New Necromancy incantation Invoke Lord of Bones as a quest reward
- **added** — New pet Vorki obtainable from Vorkath
- **added** — The Vorkath Hunt event where players collect 8 shards by completing various tasks to earn Vorkath Death Guard and Lantern overrides
- **added** — Infinite Porters buff that provides guaranteed porter effect while gathering
- **added** — Passive Regeneration Buff that regenerates life points, prayer points and summoning points by 10% every 6 seconds outside of combat
- **added** — Vorkath Hunt includes 12 tasks spanning boss kills, quests, skill training, treasure trails, marks of war, Wilderness Flash Events, and RuneScore

**New quest, new boss, new shard hunt - can you hold the fort against Zemouregal and his ice-breathing ‘friend’?**

Upon the freezing shores of Ungael, Zemouregal has awoken the ancient dragon Vorkath - now he intends to use this new-found power to wipe your Fort clean off the map. This would allow the full might of his undead armies to crash into the realms of Misthalin and sow chaos! It is up to you to stop him - with the help of denizens of Fort Forinthry…

Fight your way through a siege in the new quest Battle of Forinthry, before an epic showdown with Zemouregal and the mighty Vorkath! Completing this quest unlocks a repeat boss battle and amazing new rewards, including brand new materials for crafting the epic Dracolich Ranged Power Armour set, the new Necromancy incantation '**Invoke Lord of Bones**' and of course the cutest of dragons - your new pal **Vorki**!

Check out our [recent blog](https://secure.runescape.com/m=news/new-quest--boss-vorkath-battle-of-forinthry) for a closer look into the fight itself - and those rewards.

Want to see what you’re getting into first? Check out our Livestream section below to find a list of streamers who will be challenging the dastardly duo on launch day!

With the release of Vorkath and the Battle of Forinthry comes the launch of an additional event, The Vorkath Hunt! Like the Golden Party Hat and Cape Hunt Events, you'll set out to collect 8 shards by completing various tasks. Doing so will earn you the Vorkath Death Guard and Lantern overrides and some sweet gameplay buffs!

- Infinite Porters: Provides a guaranteed 'porter' effect (which transports valid items to the Bank when gathered) while the buff is active.
- Passive Regeneration Buff: Your life points, prayer points and summoning points regenerate by 10% every 6 seconds while you're outside of combat.

Buffs can be enabled or disabled by Mr Mordaut (or Mordaut Jr) at Fort Forinthry any time after you’ve completed the hunt. The buffs are available to use for 14 days once you complete the Hunt - disabling the buff will not stop the 14-day timer that begins once you earn the buffs.

Despite the name, you don't need to fight Vorkath to complete the hunt - but it definitely helps! Here are the 12 tasks you can complete for shards:

- Kill Vorkath & Zemouregal (infinitely repeatable until all shards have been collected).

- Can be completed during the Battle of Forinthry quest as well as in Story, Normal and Hard mode.
- First shard is given after one kill , subsequent shards require 30 kills.

- Complete the Dead and Buried quest (given on login if complete before event starts).
- Have an active Premier Membership and log in (given on login if active as the event starts).
- Train Gathering skills.
- Train Artisan skills.
- Train Combat skills.
- Train Support skills.

- Players will be guaranteed these shards after three hours of training in each particular skill, but have a high chance to obtain them beforehand.

- Complete steps of the treasure trails.

- Players will be guaranteed this shard after either 90 Easy, 45 Medium, 30 Hard, 23 Elite or 18 Master steps - or a combination of the above, so feel free to do any clues!

- Earning marks of war by defeating repeatable bosses.

- Players will be guaranteed this shard at 2,500 Marks but have a chance to obtain it beforehand.

- Buy for 15m coins or 5k Protean items.
- Complete Wilderness Flash Events.

- Players will be guaranteed this shard at 15 completed events but have a chance to obtain it beforehand.

- Earning RuneScore.

- Players will be guaranteed this shard at 200 Runescore but have a chance to obtain it beforehand.
- If a player has over 31,000 Runescore already they will earn this shard on earning any Runescore.

**Wednesday November 22nd | 16:55 Game Time |** **Livestream: Christmas Event Preview!**Join us for a first look at the upcoming Christmas Village event and what else is on the way! Watch the show live at Twitch.TV/RuneScape!

##### **Vorkath Launch St

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