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| File:Salamishorse.png | |
| Required level | 120 |
|---|---|
| Points cost | 7 |
| Abilities | Valor Call |
| Life Points | 10000 |
| Race | Horse |
| Speed | 201.0 |
| Examine text | A horse of a former Emperor. |
The Salamis Hellsteed is the strongest and fastest mount in RuneScape. It requires 120 Mounting to ride this mount, and can only be obtained as a choice after the The Outcast quest. This horse is the most accurate and strongest horse, which means you will never fall of this mount even if attacked.
Valor Call[]
It's special ability is called Valor Call, which can convince 1 attackble monster to follow along with you permanently until killed. This ability, also known as 'Hijack', is normally abbreviated as 'VC', hence leading to many players using the term 'VCed' on the affected NPCs. The NPC must be of the same level or lower than that of the player's in order to be hijacked. Though this means most NPCs which are levelled 139 and above cannot be hijacked, this only works on non-boss humanoid monsters, including Elves, Dwarves, Tyras Guards and most Zombies. All attacks performed by the NPC contributes to the Mounting skill and is calculated by (Damage dealth*(1/10 Mounting Skill)/90). A regular NPC will spawn after a while in replacement of the hijacked NPC and will act as a regular NPC of that type.
You can only do this once every 48 hours, which is 2 days. The timer will start only once the hijacked NPC has died. This effect can also work on Free worlds, provided a non-member NPC is hijacked. If a members-only NPC is hijacked and the player switches to a free world, the hijacked NPC remains in the members world. If a player loses their membership status while currently having a hijacked NPC, the NPC will be automatically disbanded and the timer will reset. However, the moment the player regains membership status, the timer will begin from 48. The time delay will continue even though the player summons a new Hellsteed.
Because of the huge time delay between abilities, it is not recommended for use in training as the hijacked NPC will most probably contribute very little. Unless the player hijacks a high-levelled NPC such as the level 113 Tyras Guards and trains on monsters with high life points such as Experiments, training Mounting this way is proven to be highly inefficient and a waste of 48 hours. This ability is mostly used as a diversion or a backup familiar when bossing. Popular bosses fought alongside Valor Call include but are not limited to, all God Wars generals (besides Nex), all Barrows Brothers, King Black Dragon, Kalphite Queen, Dagannoth Kings and Corporal Beast. Hijacked NPCs are not allowed in any minigames, including Fight Caves. This prevents any player from having an extra advantage whilst fighting (or fighting up to) TzTok-Jad.