Raksha, the Shadow Colossus (2024)

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Raksha, the Shadow Colossus
Release																				7 December 2020 (Update)
Members																				Yes
Options																				Attack, Examine
Race																				Dinosaur
Examine																				An apex predator.
Combat info
Combat level																				6,000
Life points																				800,000
Aggressive
Poisonous
Combat experience
XP																				40,000
XP																				13,200
XP																				3,600 (two-handed) 1,800 (one-handed and armour)
Offensive
Max hit
2,570												2,570												2,570												0												11,000
Style																														Rate
																														5 ticks (3.0s)
Combat levels
110															110															120															1
Accuracy
3,862															3,862															4,756															0
Defensive
Armour																				Weakness															Susceptible
2,178										85
Base hit chance
-															55															65															55
Immunities
Immune															Not immune															Immune															Not immune
Advanced data
NPC ID															27352
Links															bestiary•MRND

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Raksha, the Shadow Colossus (also known as The One That Speaks, The One Above All, Hellebores rex and The Shadow Colossus of Orthen)^[1][2] is an infamous rex dinosaur imprisoned in the Orthen Oubliette on Anachronia.

Raksha is a solo and duo boss. Kills in each mode are tracked separately, but both are combined, similar to Elite Dungeons, for the purpose of the Final Boss title.^{[source needed]} The boss itself is only able to be fought after completion of a short quest, with access to Anachronia being a prerequisite.

Rewards for subduing Raksha include codices to enhance Ricochet and Chain, and a new defensive ability, Divert. Also dropped are laceration boots and blast diffusion boots, as well as the unique fleeting boots that allow the user to cast Rapid Fire while moving, alongside spikes to upgrade all three pairs from tier 80 to tier 90.

Obtaining all of Raksha's unique drops will unlock [Name] the Shackled title.

Fighting Raksha does not count for dinosaur slayer task, so there is no buff gained for using a Slayer helmet or Tuska's Wrath. Similarly, the necklace of Salamancy does not provide any bonuses against him.

History[edit | edit source]

Raksha was previously a normal dinosaur and had lived on Gielinor well before the Stone of Jas was ever discovered. At some point, the creature stumbled upon the Codex, an elder artefact.^[3] The monolith imbued him with immense amounts of shadow anima, turning him into a colossus.^[3] However, the power did not come from the Elder Gods, but from somewhere else.^[4]

This power caused Raksha to grow immensely large, intelligent and savage, being capable of communicating with others through visions. Raksha's hide was filled with venomous spikes that would instantly immobilise and swiftly kill prey, had an ice cold breath, and could generate electrical charges; it is unknown if these powers existed prior to anima infusion and were simply supercharged, or if they were entirely new mutations. Raksha eventually encountered the dragonkin when they began setting up outposts in the mainland - present-day Misthalin - which it attacked so brutally that only a handful of survivors lived to tell of it. Those survivors began to call the beast the Raksha, as it was something they had never seen before.^[5]

Varanus, a dragonkin hunter of the Nodon faction, managed to trap Raksha. Angered at the dragonkin's victory, Raksha unleashed a vision of him giving Varanus a suffocating death, using the vision to his advantage by impaling Varanus with one of his spikes. Despite this, Varanus was able to live long enough that they ensured Raksha could no longer harm his fellow kin. The Kindra Council later had Raksha transported to Orthen, imprisoned in a pen constructed by Nodon architects.

Deeply fascinated by Raksha, the dragonkin Kerapac began to thoroughly study the imprisoned dinosaur and his abilities, further restraining him with new security measures including a forced hibernation system.^[6] Despite this, Raksha was occasionally able to break free of his forced hibernation, although the other security measures kept him in check. Kerapac was able to remove these traits from the Raksha and moved it to three female rexes, who became the earliest prototypes for the dragons. Kranon considered Raksha to be the source of his religious inspiration after he projected a hateful vision to him.

The dragonkin Skeka also researched Raksha and considered putting her own mind into Raksha's body once the curse of the Stone of Jas started to act upon the dragonkin.^[7] An agonised Skeka would eventually begin charging her device in order to throw her mind into the body of the Raksha. However this failed and she instead shattered her mind amongst a group of salamanders.

The first clue to the current whereabouts of Raksha was found on an inscription above the door, upstairs at the Anachronia Swamp Fortress a dragonkin text translating to 'Raksha'. It was apparently still alive, as the bars near Laniakea were bent in a way that when examined, suggests that something had tried to enter or escape. As Kerapac would have no reason to return to this specific fortress, it was most likely the Raksha's doing. Inside Xolo city is also a chain of dragon metal, which when examined states that it is moving, indicating it is one of the chains holding Raksha.

It is later revealed that Raksha had slipped into a coma for tens of thousands of years since he thrived on shadow anima, something which had not been produced in ages after the Elder Gods had destroyed Kerapac's device. Later, in the Sixth Age, Kerapac used the Needle to bring back a version of Anachronia that still had some supply of shadow anima; coupled with the "recreation" of his device, he produced a steady supply of shadow anima which awakened both Raksha and his Keeper, later revealed to be Varanus. Taking notice of this, Zaros entered the prison intending to collect a vat of shadow anima that was keeping Raksha in check. When the World Guardian arrived to investigate, Zaros took the vat despite Varanus' warnings, confident that the World Guardian could deal with the beast.

As a result, the sudden decrease of shadow anima disturbed Raksha's slumber. The World Guardian entered the oubliette and fought Raksha, who despite being in hibernation for so long, was able to put up a good fight against them. The World Guardian was eventually able to subdue Raksha, much to Varanus' relief. When Varanus inquired about the status of the shadow anima device, the World Guardian informed him that it had been destroyed, which meant that Raksha would eventually slip into another coma once the supply of shadow anima had been depleted.

Location[edit | edit source]

Raksha can be fought in the Orthen Oubliette in the south-eastern ruins of Orthen on Anachronia (near the Xolo City teleport) after completing the Raksha, the Shadow Colossus quest by speaking to Laniakea.

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  Located to the west of Laniakea

Strategy[edit | edit source]

Drops[edit | edit source]

Raksha does not drop items upon defeat; rather, the Keeper will place an item in front of the security projector in the antechamber to be picked up. In duo encounters, each player receives their own reward. The drop rates between solo and duo mode are the same.^[8] If no drop appears, it is due to an active drop cleaner, such as seedicide or spring cleaner 9001.

Main drops[edit | edit source]

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE price	High Alch
	Spirit weed seed	5–10	Common	4,295–8,590	50–100
	Carambola seed	5	Common	31,105	1,500
	Golden dragonfruit seed	5–10	Common	40,080–80,160	1,500–3,000
	Small blunt rune salvage	50(noted)	Common	684,450	800,000
	Medium spiky orikalkum salvage	12–18(noted)	Common	872,052–1,308,078	900,000–1,350,000
	Huge plated orikalkum salvage	10–15(noted)	Common	1,258,490–1,887,735	1,250,000–1,875,000
	Black dragonhide	200–300(noted)	Common	348,400–522,600	9,600–14,400
	Onyx dust	75–131	Uncommon	691,275–1,207,427	810,000–1,414,800
	Dinosaur bones	80–120(noted)	Common	1,434,240–2,151,360	80–120
	Crystal key	25–45(noted)	Common	379,900–683,820	25–45
	Inert adrenaline crystal	12–18(noted)	Common	14,532–21,798	28,800–43,200
	Sirenic scale	3	Common	41,934	18,000
	Soul rune	125–175	Common	131,500–184,100	10,250–14,350
	Dark animica stone spirit[d 1]	60–95	Common	31,260–49,495	Not alchemisable
	Light animica stone spirit[d 1]	60–95	Common	31,140–49,305	Not alchemisable

Secondary drops[edit | edit source]

If this table is rolled, the item will appear alongside the main drop.

On average, a Raksha kill will give 2,794,946 coins in rare drops only.

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE price	High Alch
	Laceration boots	1	1/200[d 1][9]	672,929	30,000
	Blast diffusion boots	1	1/200[d 1]	1,282,731	30,000
	Fleeting boots	1	1/200[d 1]	2,935,049	30,000
	Shadow spike	1	1/500[d 1]	188,935,634	30,000
	Greater Ricochet ability codex	1	1/500[d 1]	714,902,939	750,000
	Greater Chain ability codex	1	1/500[d 1]	420,410,819	750,000
	Divert ability codex	1	1/500[d 1]	60,996,882	750,000
	Broken shackle	1	1/1,000–10/1,000[d 2]	Not sold	Not alchemisable

Money making guide[edit | edit source]

The following money making guide is available for Raksha, the Shadow Colossus:

Method	Hourly profit	Skills	Other requirements
Killing Raksha	45,755,341	138 recommended 96 recommended 106 recommended 95 recommended	Raksha, the Shadow Colossus (quest)

Gallery[edit | edit source]

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  See Also

  Soloing WoW Dungeons and Raids in Previous Expansions - Minimum Item Level Recommendations

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  Raksha wearing a Santa hat during Christmas.

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  Raksha wearing a Santa hat during Christmas.

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  Raksha wearing a Santa hat during Christmas.

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Achievements[edit | edit source]

• Raksha, the Shadow Colossus ( 0) – Complete this quest.
• Raksha, the Shadow Colossus ( 0) – Defeat Raksha, the Shadow Colossus. (X/1)
• Ultra Instinct ( 50) – Defeat Raksha without letting him gain any shadow energy. Can only be completed in a solo instance.
• Scenario 7 ( 50) – Defeat Raksha after letting him reach 100% shadow energy in the first phase. Can only be completed in a solo instance.
• Ju-raksha Park I ( 5) – Defeat Raksha, the Shadow Colossus. (X/5)
• Ju-raksha Park II ( 5) – Defeat Raksha, the Shadow Colossus. (X/10)
• Ju-raksha Park III ( 5) – Defeat Raksha, the Shadow Colossus. (X/25)
• Ju-raksha Park IV ( 5) – Defeat Raksha, the Shadow Colossus. (X/50)
• Ju-raksha Park V ( 5) – Defeat Raksha, the Shadow Colossus. (X/75)
• Ju-raksha Park VI ( 5) – Defeat Raksha, the Shadow Colossus. (X/100)
• Inner what? ( 25) – Defeat Raksha without activating 'Inner power'. Can only be completed in a solo instance.
• Raklette ( 0) – Unlock the Raklette pet from Raksha, the Shadow Colossus.
• Tyrannosaurus Wrecked ( 0) – Obtained a collection of unique drops from Raksha, the Shadow Colossus.

Transcripts[edit | edit source]

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Click here for a transcript of possible conversations and other messaging related to this NPC.

The lore behind Raksha was added to the game with the release of the Orthen Dig Site on 19 October 2020.

The following Archaeological transcripts directly mention Raksha: Rumours of the Raksha, The Greatest Hunt, Ethical Concerns, Raksha, The One Above All, Father of Dragons, Raksha Observations, and One... Voice....

Credits[edit | edit source]

Update history[edit | edit source]

This information has been compiled as part of the update history project. Some updates may not be included – see here for how to help out!

Trivia[edit | edit source]

• The name Raksha appears to come from Rakshasa, who are demons from Hindu mythology.
• The player Rudi was the first player to defeat Raksha in solo mode on 7 December 2020, which was shown with the in-game announcement: News: Rudi is the first to defeat Raksha, the Shadow Colossus in solo mode!
• Raksha's drops have several unique traits:
  • He is the first monster to drop orikalkum salvage, and the second overall source, the first being the Raptor's chest.
  • He is also the first monster to drop onyx dust outside of Elite Dungeons and the fourth overall source, the others being metamorphic geodes, ancient caskets and forge/divine forge phoenices.
• Raksha is mentioned by Zaros as an animal demigod, which would place it on tier 6 in terms of godhood. However, as its power is not derived from the Elder Gods themselves, it and the other Colossi are not considered as actual gods.
• Raksha is voiced by Greg Jones.^[13]
• Raksha and The Keeper have a number of unused voice lines, one of which is 'Do you really think you can save them?'. This line of dialogue has often been associated with Xau-Tak.
• Raksha's voice line, "YOUR THOUGHTS BETRAY YOU." may be alluding to Star Wars.
• Amongst the models introduced into the cache alongside the Raksha update was an unused black hand.

References[edit | edit source]