Hermod, the Spirit of War
Introduction
Hermod is a lieutenant of Rasial, the First Necromancer. He is a phantom born out of the unending conflicts of the God Wars in the Third Age, and continuously reforms himself when destroyed as long as wars are waged on Gielinor. You can only damage him with the Necromancy combat style and poison.
In order to fight Hermod you must complete The Spirit of War quest.
Notable drops:
⬥ 
Hermodic plates, which are used for the Necromancy power armour.
⬥ 
Animated drumsticks, which are used for That Old Black Magic quest.
Useful Items & Unlocks
These are all highly recommended.
⬥ 
Undead Slayer Ability
⬥ 
Undead Slayer Perk
⬥ 
Salve Amulet (e)
Presets and Relics
Mechanics
He will only attack with Necromancy and only has 2 mechanics that differ from autos.
⬥ Smash
• When he does this he will draw back his sword and hit your current location. This will disable your protection prayers. When he's about to do it there will be a green aura around the location. Simply move or use 
and tank it to deal extra damage.
⬥ Conjure
• Roughly every 48 seconds he will summon 2 armoured phantoms and become completely immune to damage until they are dead. If you get this mechanic utilise 
and good abilities such as 
+ 
.
Rotations
There are currently 2 rotations which are used.
Both of which require 
/ 
, however for the level 76+ one you can get away without and just remove 
from the rotation and just do more spam. Equip 
to dismiss your conjures.
Note: if is not owned, add 
/ 
at the end if needed
Level 76-99 Rotation
→ 
→ enter instance → 
+ 
→ 
→ (tc) + 
+ 
→ 
→ 
→ 
+ 
→ + → → → → → → → → →
Level 99+ Rotation
→ enter instance → → → + → → build until 100 adren → + → → + → → → → →
AFK Strategy
A full guide on how to AFK Hermod is available here: #AFK Hermod