Vannaka

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VannakaCombat Instructor

Vannaka
Released								26 January 2005 (Update)
Combat level								146
Members								Yes
Race								Human
Location								Edgeville Dungeon
Shop								Slayer Equipment, Slayer Rewards
Gender								Male
Options								Talk-to, Assignment, Trade, Rewards
Examine								He looks dangerous!
Map
Advanced data
NPC ID								403
Link								MOID

Vannaka is a highly accomplished fighter who serves as the Combat Instructor on Tutorial Island and a Slayer master in Edgeville Dungeon. He claims to be the greatest swordsman alive, which is suggested by his combat level of 146 and his ability to carry both a steel two-handed sword and dragon square shield at the same time, a trait unattainable by players. According to the 14th Postbag from the Hedge, his Strength level is 112.

During the tutorial, he dismisses the player character's attempts at making idle conversation, and proceeds to teach them how Melee and Ranged combat work. He tasks the player with slaying a giant rat in close combat. Afterwards, he instructs the player to kill a second rat from outside of the enclosure using ranged attacks, a strategy colloquially known as safespotting.

Vannaka gives the player a bronze sword, a wooden shield, a shortbow, and some bronze arrows to keep as part of his lessons on the island.

When encountered after the tutorial, Vannaka acts as a mid-level Slayer Master. He is found due east of the Wilderness entrance within the Edgeville Dungeon, and is marked by a Slayer Master icon on the minimap. Players with Combat level 40 or higher may receive Slayer tasks from him. Receiving a Slayer task is a requirement for the Medium Varrock Diary.

Blocking a task with Vannaka costs 60 Slayer reward points.

Players can receive Slayer reward points for completing Slayer tasks—this is based on how many tasks players have accomplished in a row. Completion of a task assigned by Vannaka will grant you:

Monster	Amount	Extended amt.	Unlock requirement	Alternative(s)	Weight
Aberrant spectres	40-90	200-250	60 , 65 , completion of Priest in Peril	Deviant spectres	8
Abyssal demons	40-90	200-250	85 , 85 , completion of Priest in Peril or Fairytale II - Cure a Queen [1]	Abyssal Sire	5
Ankou	25-35	91-150	40	Dark Ankou	8
Basilisks	40-90	200-250	40 , 40 , 20	Basilisk Knights	8
Bloodveld	40-90	200-250	50 , 50 , completion of Priest in Peril	Mutated Bloodveld	8
Blue dragons	40-90	N/A	65 , partial completion of Dragon Slayer I	Baby blue dragons, brutal blue dragons, Vorkath	7
Brine rats	40-90	N/A	47 , 45 , partial completion of Olaf's Quest	None	7
Cockatrice	40-90	N/A	25 , 25 , 20	Moonlight Cockatrice	8
Crabs	40-90	N/A	None	Ammonite crabs, Frost crabs, Rock crabs, Sand crabs, Swamp crabs	8
Crocodiles	40-90	N/A	50	None	6
Dagannoth	40-90	N/A	75 , completion of Horror from the Deep	Dagannoth spawn, Dagannoth fledgeling, Dagannoth Kings	7
Dust devils	40-90	200-250	65 , 70 , partial completion of Desert Treasure I	None	8
Elves	30-70	N/A	70 , completion of Regicide	Elf warrior, Mourner (Mourner Headquarters)	7
Fever spiders	30-90	N/A	42 , 40 , partial completion of Rum Deal	None	7
Fire giants	40-90	N/A	65	Branda the Fire Queen	7
Gargoyles	40-90	200-250	75 , 80 , completion of Priest in Peril	Grotesque Guardians	5
Ghouls	10-40	N/A	25 , completion of Priest in Peril	None	7
Gryphons	30-80	110-160	51 , 45 , completion of Troubled Tortugans	Shellbane gryphon	10
Harpie Bug Swarms	40-90	N/A	33 , 45 , 33	None	8
Hellhounds	30-60	N/A	75	Cerberus, Skeleton Hellhound, Greater Skeleton Hellhound	7
Hill Giants	40-90	N/A	25	Obor, Cyclops	7
Hobgoblins	40-90	N/A	20	None	7
Ice giants	30-80	N/A	50	Eldric the Ice King	7
Ice warriors	40-90	N/A	45	Icelords	7
Infernal Mages	40-90	N/A	45 , 40 , completion of Priest in Peril	None	8
Jellies	40-90	N/A	52 , 57	Warped Jelly, Chilled jelly	8
Jungle horrors	40-90	N/A	65 , completion of Cabin Fever	None	8
Kalphite	40-90	N/A	15	Kalphite worker, Kalphite soldier, Kalphite guardian, Kalphite Queen	7
Kurask	40-90	N/A	70 , 65	None	7
Lesser demons	40-90	N/A	60	Zakl'n Gritch	7
Mogres	40-90	N/A	32 , 30 , completion of Skippy and the Mogres	None	7
Molanisks	40-50	N/A	39 , 50 , completion of Death to the Dorgeshuun	None	7
Moss giants	40-90	N/A	40	Bryophyta	7
Nechryael	40-90	200-250	80 , 85 , completion of Priest in Peril	Greater Nechryael	5
Ogres	40-90	N/A	40	Ogress Shaman, Ogress Warrior	7
Otherworldly beings	40-90	N/A	40 , completion of Lost City	None	8
Pyrefiends	40-90	N/A	30 , 25	Pyrelord	8
Sea snakes	40-90	N/A	40 , 50 , completion of Royal Trouble	Sea Snake Hatchling, Sea Snake Young	6
Shades	40-90	N/A	30	Loar, Phrin, Riyl, Asyn, Fiyr, and Urium Shades	8
Shadow warriors	30-80	N/A	60 , completion of Legends' Quest	None	8
Spiritual creatures	40-90	181-250	63 , 60 , completion of Death Plateau, level 60 in or	Spiritual ranger ( 63 ), warrior ( 68 ), mage ( 83 )	8
Terror dogs	20-45	N/A	40 , 60 , completion of Haunted Mine	None	6
Trolls	40-90	N/A	60	Mountain troll, ice troll, Troll general	7
Turoth	30-90	N/A	55 , 60	None	8
Vampyres	10-20	200-250	35 , completion of Priest in Peril	Feral Vampyre, Vampyre Juvinate, Vyrewatch, Vyrewatch Sentinel, Venator	7
Werewolves	30-60	N/A	60 , completion of Priest in Peril	None	7
Total task weight					325

Note: Vannaka is a valid contact for the Astral Contact spell, and you can obtain tasks from them. It is part of the Lunar spellbook.

• Vannaka is the solution to the easy cryptic clue: I wonder how many bronze swords he has handed out.
• Vannaka is the solution to the elite cryptic clue: You were 3 and I was the 6th. Come speak to me.

26 January 2004 – 31 May 2005	31 May 2005 – 26 September 2005	26 September 2005 – 31 May 2006	31 May 2006 – present

RuneScape 2 Beta	29 March 2004 – 31 May 2005	31 May 2005 – 31 May 2006	31 May 2006 – present

• He is one of four NPCs to be seen wielding a two-handed sword with just one hand, the other three being Kamfreena, Morgiana, and Achtryn.
• His combat level is no longer displayed when found outside of Tutorial Island.
• According to Duradel in 20th Postbag from the Hedge, Vannaka is a student of Duradel. He once challenged Duradel to a battle and lost.^[2]
• In RuneScape: Dragonwilds, it is revealed that Vannaka is a werewolf.
• Vannaka could be played against in chess in the Old School RuneScape Chess.com collaboration. He was the second easiest of the five bots, ranked at 650 elo.