Yama Guide

Yama

I. Information

Yama, the Master of Pacts is a powerful demonic boss who dwells in the depths of the Chasm of Fire. In Yama's base form it can be fought solo or duo. In duos, loot is based on your contribution of damage.

To take on Yama as a duo, talk to the Judge of Yama at the bottom of the Chasm of Fire and select Join a fight, followed by entering the name of the player you wish to join.

Yama also has tradeable contracts to fight him in a stronger form for varying guaranteed rewards. These contracts can either allow the player to fight him alone or in some cases, with another player.

Details on the contracts can be found later in the guide.

This fight is a dangerous death. Dying here will result in losing hardcore status. If you are defeated by Yama you will respawn outside the boss room next to the Judge of Yama. There is no item recovery fee.

II. Combat Info and Stats
Combat Level: 1238
Max Hit: 46 (Auto-attacks), 121 (Meteor Strike), 80 (Shadow Stomp)
Weakness: Demonbane, Slash
Attack Style(s): Melee (Slash), Ranged, Magic
Attack Speed: Phase 1 & 2: 8 ticks (4.8 seconds), Phase 3: 7 ticks (4.2 seconds)

III. Gear Hierarchy and Inventory Setups
Worn_Equipment.png?124cf Gear Hierarchy

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Helm Slot:
Melee:
Torva_full_helm.png?1b66d

Torva full helm > Oathplate_helm.png?e3d92

Oathplate helm > Neitiznot_faceguard.png?0ec9b

Neitiznot faceguard > Serpentine_helm.png?81846

Serpentine helm > Helm_of_neitiznot.png?556a2

Helm of neitiznot

Mage:
Ancestral_hat.png?67132 Ancestral hat > Virtus_mask.png?3a5cd Virtus mask > Ahrim%27s_hood.png?8d9e1 Ahrim's hood or Blue_moon_helm.png?07650 Blue moon hood

Necklace Slot:
Melee:
Amulet_of_rancour.png?8bfab Amulet of rancour > Amulet_of_torture.png?8ba0e Amulet of torture > Amulet_of_blood_fury.png?ac90b Amulet of blood fury > Amulet_of_fury.png?18b7f Amulet of fury

Mage:
Occult_necklace.png?30b38 Occult necklace > Amulet_of_fury.png?18b7f Amulet of fury

Cape Slot:
Melee:
Completionist_cape.png?771f5 Completionist cape/Monkey > Infernal_cape.png?3f2b7 Infernal cape > Fire_cape.png?2a991 Fire cape > Mythical_cape.png?3ed38 Mythical cape

Mage:
Completionist_cape.png?771f5 Completionist cape/Monkey > Imbued_saradomin_cape.png?45bb0 Imbued god cape

Chest Slot:
Melee:
Oathplate_chest.png?e3d92 Oathplate chest > Torva_platebody.png?02c8a Torva platebody > Bandos_chestplate.png?712ae Bandos chestplate > Blood_moon_chestplate.png?e1669 Blood moon chestplate > Fighter_torso.png?95294 Fighter torso

Mage:
Ancestral_robe_top.png?88d0f Ancestral robe top > Virtus_robe_top.png?3a5cd Virtus robe top > Ahrim%27s_robetop.png?248b4 Ahrim's robetop or Blue_moon_chestplate.png?07650 Blue moon chestplate

Leg Slot:
Melee:
Oathplate_legs.png?045b8 Oathplate legs > Torva_platelegs.png?d6504 Torva platelegs > Bandos_tassets.png?1d9cb Bandos tassets > Blood_moon_tassets.png?07650 Blood moon tassets

Mage:
Ancestral_robe_bottom.png?ee6c5 Ancestral robe bottom > Virtus_robe_bottom.png?9604a Virtus robe bottom > Ahrim%27s_robeskirt.png?65d4f Ahrim's robeskirt or Blue_moon_tassets.png?07650 Blue moon tassets

Weapon Slot:
Melee:
Scythe_of_vitur.png?5672e Scythe of vitur > Emberlight.png?77ca0 Emberlight > Arclight.png?a892a Arclight > Blade_of_saeldor.png?8a5fa Blade of saeldor > Noxious_halberd.png?8bfab Noxious halberd > Abyssal_tentacle.png?c04be Abyssal tentacle

Mage:
Tumeken%27s_shadow.png?3169b Tumeken's shadow > Purging_staff.png?80ac4 Purging staff > Kodai_wand.png?af6ab Kodai wand > Toxic_staff_of_the_dead.png?632be Toxic staff of the dead > Staff_of_the_dead.png?3203e Staff of the dead

Note: Cast Dark Demonbane (Arceuus spellbook) unless using Tumeken's shadow.

Special Attack Weapon(s):
Defense Reduction:
Elder_maul.png?0a875 Elder maul > Dragon_warhammer.png?27308 Dragon warhammer

Soulflame_horn.png?773dd Soulflame horn - Use in duos or dolos to guarantee a successful next melee hit.

DPS:
Burning_claws.png?8d51d Burning claws > Dragon_claws.png?8c7f3 Dragon claws

Restoration:
Saradomin_godsword.png?5356d Saradomin godsword

Note: This can be used on the Judge of Yama as it guarantees a max hit.

Shield Slot:
Melee:
Avernic_defender.png?5119c Avernic defender > Dragon_defender.png?b874d Dragon defender
Mage:
Elidinis%27_ward_%28f%29.png?a2353 Elidinis' ward (f) > Elidinis%27_ward.png?a2353 Elidinis' ward > Mage%27s_book.png?8bd5a Malediction_ward.png?ed6d0 Mage's book or Malediction ward

Ammo Slot:
Rada%27s_blessing_4.png?641f9 Rada's blessing 4 or 3 > Holy_blessing.png?e98bd God blessing

Glove Slot:
Melee:
Ferocious_gloves.png?e10f6 Ferocious gloves > Barrows_gloves.png?c13e2 Barrows gloves
Mage:
Tormented_bracelet.png?53d02 Tormented bracelet > Barrows gloves

Boot Slot:
Melee:
Primordial_boots.png?dbc06 Primordial boots > Dragon_boots.png?e6499 Dragon boots > Aranea_boots.png?8bfab Aranea boots

Mage:
Eternal_boots.png?b8cf0 Eternal boots > Aranea_boots.png?8bfab Aranea boots

Ring Slot:
Melee:
Ultor_ring.png?895b0 Ultor ring > Bellator_ring.png?d6a37 Bellator ring > Berserker_ring_%28i%29.png?0a84a Berserker ring (i) > Ring_of_suffering_%28i%29.png?34de7 Ring of suffering (i)

Mage:
Magus_ring.png?c1c46 Magus ring > Lightbearer.png?6da96 Lightbearer

Inventory.png?d4795 Inventory Setups

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IV. Getting There

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V. Fight Overview

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General

Yama's basic attacks cover all three combat styles, all of which can hit up to 46 without prayer.

Melee - Yama swings his axe at his target. This is only used if the target is adjacent to him, and will hit everyone within three tiles of his main target. Activating Protect from Melee before the attack is used will block a majority of the damage, reducing its max hit to 6.
Magic - Flames begin to envelop the player, after which Yama will snap his fingers to deal damage. Activating Protect from Magic before his fingers snap will fully protect the player.
Ranged - Shadowy swirls begin to engulf the player, after which Yama will snap his fingers to deal damage. Activating Protect from Missiles before his fingers snap will fully protect the player.

Yama can also poison the player starting at 20 poison damage. Sanfew serums or another anti-poison are recommended.

Arena Hazards

Shadow Waves:

Waves of shadowy flames will spawn from the south-east or south-west and move across the entire arena, which the player must "skip" over to avoid taking up to 20 damage and having their protection prayers disabled briefly, leaving them open to Yama's attacks.

Fire Streaks:

Fires are ignited at the east and west edges of the arena before moving across the entire arena at running speed. If stricken, the player will take damage and be seared to the ground, temporarily binding them in place and potentially unable to move towards a Glyph to negate Yama's special attacks.

Void Flares:

Yama will summon a fire and shadow void flare in the arena. These orbs must be destroyed before the yellow bar fills up (in roughly 10 seconds) or they will explode. The amount of damage dealt, along with health restored to Yama, scales on their remaining health at the time of explosion.

Flares have 200% demonbane vulnerability and magic attacks or the scorching bow will always deal their max hit. The purging staff is recommended, as its special attack coupled with the Dark Demonbane and Mark of Darkness spells can reduce the player's attack cooldown upon dealing the finishing blow.
Players can choose to destroy only one void flare and stand on the matching Glyph before it fully charges to block the explosion damage and healing to Yama.

Phase 1

Yama's first attack is determined by the color of the Glyphs nearest to the throne, unless you are in melee distance, in which Yama will always attack with melee.

Red Glyphs of Fire indicating Yama will use a ranged attack first.
Purple Glyphs of Shadow indicating Yama will use a magic attack first.

After three auto attacks, Yama uses another special attack, and repeats this pattern for the rest of the phase.

Yama's special attacks in the first two phases require the player to stand on the center of the matching glyph to negate the attack.

The player doing so will take 2, 6, 9 or 12 damage upon stepping on a Glyph of Fire depending on how close Yama was to it when stepped on. 2 damage if Yama was four or more tiles away, 6 if three tiles, 9 if two tiles and 12 if one or adjacent to it.
The Glyph of Shadow will drain 2-12 prayer points, and like the Glyph of Fire, drains more if Yama is closer to it.

In duo encounters, only one player needs to stand on the glyphs for both to be protected. It is important not to step on the glyphs too soon before a special attack, as the glyphs are extinguished temporarily after being used.

Judge of Yama

Upon reaching roughly 66.6% and 33.3% of his health (not a hard cap), the first and second phases of the fight ends and an intermission phase will occur. Yama will teleport the players to pathways on the outside of the arena. Players are fully immune to any incoming attacks during the teleport, and any void flares that were present when this occurs are immediately destroyed without penalty.

The first player (instance creator) will always be placed west, while the second player will always be placed east.

As players hop across the stones to reach the Judge, it will launch fire spells every five ticks. Getting hit by these will deal up to 30 damage.

Upon reaching the last stone, the Judge will start launching fireballs on the last tile the player stood on. This deals around 20 damage if hit by it.

The Judge has 400 health, and uses two protection prayers at once. Initially, it will always pray against melee and ranged attacks, then switch based on the player's last attack style. The player will always land a maximum hit on the Judge. Additionally, the Judge's health pool is shared between both players in a duo encounter.

When the Judge is killed, players are teleported back near the throne to begin the next phase of the fight.

Phase 2

The second phase of the fight is similar to the first, except that two Shadow Waves spawn instead of one, and more Fire Streaks spawn when they appear. Yama's special attacks are also enhanced.

Meteor Strike:

Yama's fire-based special attack which sends a large meteor down on his target, which has a 5x5 AoE. The target's actions are cancelled for one tick, and their run is disabled. Failing to move at least two tiles away from the center of the meteor will instantly kill the player. Being at the edge of the blast radius (two tiles away from center) will deal 80 damage. If the player is one tile away (three tiles from center) they will take 40 damage. Getting hit by this attack without protection will additionally inflict a burn value of 8. If the player somehow manages to get two tiles away from the looming shadow (four tiles from center), they will take no damage

Shadow Stomp:

Yama stomps the ground and sends a shadow-based attack towards players, dealing up to 60 damage, rooting the player in place for 2 ticks and draining prayer.

Void Flares:

As with phase 1, Yama will make use of void flares, which follow the same mechanics.

Upon reaching 33.3% of his health, Phase Two ends and players will once again be teleported away to defeat the Judge of Yama.

Judge of Yama

Identical to the first Judge of Yama, reach and defeat it, then you'll be teleported back to the main arena for the final phase.

Phase 3

Upon returning, Yama will position himself in the center of the arena and increase his defense bonuses, though drained stats still remain. His attack speed will also increase from 8 ticks (4.8 seconds) to 7 (4.2 seconds).

Unlike the previous phases when meleed, Yama will remain in place in the center of the arena.

Yama's only special attack is Shadow Crash, which he only uses when the player is outside melee distance.

Shadow Crash is a set of three fireballs in a line which fall upon the player. The side fireballs will spawn shadows after impact that converge toward where the center fireball landed (forming a bowtie shape). Yama will perform this attack three times, each one centered on the player at a cardinal, diagonal, and cardinal angle respectively.
Getting caught in this attack will deal up to 20 damage per explosion. Players can dodge this by moving at least one tile from the center fireball perpendicular to the line. The fireballs are individual to each player.

Yama will still use his standard attack while the fireballs drop, so pray accordingly. Yama's first attack will depend on which glyphs were closest to the throne in the previous 2 phases and alternate every attack going forward.

Yama will start with mage if the red fire glyphs were next to the throne.
Yama will start with ranged if the purple shadow glyphs were next to the throne.

As with the previous phases, Yama will summon void flares. These are summoned intermittently during the fight, but one will always spawn if Yama attacks with melee. Up to four flares may be present at any given time. Unlike the previous phases, the flares spawn with half (71) health. In order to one-shot void flares during this phase, the player must use the purging staff to cast Dark Demonbane while under the effects of the Mark of Darkness.

VI. Contracts

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