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Why Was Guthix So Powerful?

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Alktenalfh

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So correct me if I'm wrong, but we've only ever had three tier 2 gods in RuneScape's history. That was Seren, Zaros, and Guthix.
Does Guthix seem to be a bit of an outlier here? Think about it. Zaros has called the other gods "young gods" because, unlike him, they were mortal beings that ascended to power by gathering vast amounts of power left over from the Elder Gods, usually by using Elder Artifacts. Seren and Zaros are different, however, because they were never mortal, they were directly created by the Elder God Mah, putting them on a whole different level of power from the young gods.
And then there's . . . Guthix.
We know how Guthix ascended. He killed Skargaroth and absorbed his power using the Elder Sword. This is a very similar method to how other mortals (such as Zamorak) ascended to power.
So why is Guthix on a totally different level from the other young gods? Why is he so strong?
I don't know if there is an answer to this question. If you have an answer, please enlighten me. If you have theories, I'm open to those too.

24-Feb-2021 01:29:09

Deltaslug

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They were "young gods" because they had only achieved their godhood in the last 10000 years or so.

To start with, yes,:
1) He killed a god and absorbed his power.
2) He was exposed to not just 1 Elder Artifact
He used The Blade for a very long time
He was around the Stone of Jas (as I recall, he was considered a 'false user' and not just a 'stone toucher' or such b the Dragonkin) but not certain how much he actually used it.
He was using The Codex to maintain his Edicts
It is theorized he had possession of The Horn for a time
Just being around 1 Elder Artifact for a long time can grant immense power ... he was using multiple.
3) Divination.
The guy was weaving energies at a level no other being besides the Elder Gods had achieved.

24-Feb-2021 12:25:00

Dec 2020

Sepulchre

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The source of Guthix's great power was his deep connection with the Anima Mundi itself, though the Stone of Jas likely helped make him more powerful when he first arrived on Gielinor.
He did eventually stop using the Stone for power when he learned about the Dragonkin. A

World Guardian

must learn to find

Balance

in themselves.
Only then can they

Control

themselves and forge their own

Fate .

25-Feb-2021 17:51:54

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