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==Introduction==
This guide is written for characters playing the [[Game Mode#Standard|Standard]] game mode. If playing {{Icon|Hardcore}} or {{Icon|Adventure}} modes, preparation for certain events is different, especially for the {{ZoneIcon|Fire God Dungeon}}.

The guide starts with an overview on how combat works, the stats, and what items affect them. After that, it describes in detail the leveling before the first challenging dungeon of the game, the {{ZoneIcon|Volcanic Cave}}. It goes over the god dungeons and concludes with the guidance for endgame content.

There are several non-combat skills that improve various parts of the combat experience:

* {{Skill|Agility}} - Many of the obstacles provide combat bonuses.
* {{Skill|Herblore}} - {{Icon|Diamond Luck Potion|Diamond Luck Potions}} are among the highest DPS boosts in the game.
* {{Skill|Thieving}} - There are a multitude of useful item drops from several NPCs, including {{ItemIcon|Chapeau Noir}}, {{ItemIcon|Knight's Defender}}, and others.
* {{Skill|Astrology}} - "Hidden levels" provide accuracy bonuses, as well as other easy to acquire boosts.
* {{Skill|Summoning}} - Tablets provide boosts to combat effectiveness and do damage. The {{ItemIcon|Dragon}} burn effect is great against hard-to-hit enemies.

Other skills helpful for smooth progression include:

* {{Skill|Fletching}} for {{Skill|Ranged}} arrows.
* {{Skill|Smithing}} for {{Skill|Attack|Melee}} armor and weapons.
* {{Skill|Crafting}} for jewelry and {{Skill|Ranged}} armor.
* {{SkillReq|Firemaking|99}} for the {{ItemIcon|Firemaking Skillcape}}
* {{Skill|Fishing}}/{{Skill|Farming}}/{{Skill|Cooking}} for healing.

Melvor Idle in general is not competitive, so it is recommended to set a goal and work towards it. Things like {{ItemIcon|Fury of the Elemental Zodiacs}} are highly satisfying to finish. Clearing God Dungeons also greatly assists the core game skills, so {{UpgradeIcon|Master of Nature}} may be a goal.

==Gear Stats==
All gear has certain stats that link it to one of the three combat styles: {{Skill|Attack|Melee}}, {{Skill|Ranged}}, or {{Skill|Magic}}. Gear that is more difficult to obtain is ''usually'' better. Closer to endgame, the choices become more situational. For stat breakdowns and math, use the [[Combat Simulator]] or read the {{Icon|Combat}} page.

===Shared Stats===
====Attack Speed====
''Attack Speed'', or AS, is determined mainly by the attack speed on weapons. It is given as seconds per attack, so lower is better. Some things that affect attack speed are:

* {{ItemIcon|Elder Crown}} - Drop from {{Icon|Elder Vampire|type=monster}}
* {{ItemIcon|Sand Treaders}} - Drop from {{Icon|Turkul Riders|type=monster}}
* {{Icon|Surge I|type=aurora}} / {{Icon|Surge II|type=aurora}} / {{Icon|Surge III|type=aurora}} - Spells
* {{PetIcon|Otto}} - Pet from {{ZoneIcon|Dark Waters}}
* {{ItemIcon|Knight's Defender}} - {{Skill|Thieving}} from {{Icon|Knight|type=thieving}}, melee only 
* {{ItemIcon|Ring of Barrage}} - {{SkillReq|Crafting|90}} ring
* {{ItemIcon|Guardian Amulet}} and {{ItemIcon|Spiked Shell Ring}} - Negatively impacts attack speed
** Guardian Amulet - Drops from {{ItemIcon|Earth Chest|Earth Chests}} upgraded from {{ItemIcon|Earth Shard|Earth Shards}}, {{ZoneIcon|Earth God Dungeon}}
** Spiked Shell Ring - Upgrade from {{ItemIcon|Guardian Ring|Guardian Rings|qty=10}} and {{ItemIcon|Stinging Essence|qty=500}}
* Slowing Debuffs

====Damage Reduction====
''Damage Reduction'', or DR, is an extremely powerful stat. Damage Reduction, {{Skill|Hitpoints}}, and {{UpgradeIcon|Auto Eat - Tier I|Auto Eat}} tier are all taken into account when considering how much damage the player can take. Damage Reduction can be found on:

* {{ItemIcon|(G) Dragon Helmet|notext=true}} - All gold-trimmed armor pieces
* {{ItemIcon|(G) Ancient Helmet|notext=true}} - All Ancient tier gear, trimmed to max
* {{ItemIcon|Ragnar God Helmet|notext=true}} - All god dungeon gear
* {{ItemIcon|Silver Diamond Ring}} - Can be obtained through {{Skill|Crafting}}, {{Icon|Combat}}, or {{Skill|Thieving}}
* {{Icon|Damage Reduction Potion|Damage Reduction Potions}}
* {{PetIcon|Leonardo}} - {{Skill|Defence}} Pet
* {{PetIcon|Erran}} - {{ZoneIcon|Earth God Dungeon}} Pet
* {{Skill|Agility}} Obstacles
* {{PrayerIcon|Safeguard}}/{{PrayerIcon|Stone Skin}} - {{Skill|Prayer}}
* {{ItemIcon|Absorbing Shield}} - Gain DR at the cost of Evasion

For the end game, there are some {{Skill|Prayer|Prayers}} and items that drop from {{ZoneIcon|Impending Darkness Event|Impending Darkness}} that affect enemies' DR:
* {{PrayerIcon|Battleheart}} - Prayer, reduces enemy DR
* {{ItemIcon|Shield of Ranged Power}}
* {{ItemIcon|Shield of Magic Power}}
* {{ItemIcon|Shield of Melee Power}}
* {{ItemIcon|Ring of Power}}
* {{PetIcon|Bone}}

====Auto Eat====
''{{UpgradeIcon|Auto Eat - Tier I|Auto Eat}}'' is an upgrade that automatically eats equipped food after a certain health threshold. '''Upgrading this as quickly as possible is critical.''' Auto Eat Tier, along with {{Skill|Hitpoints}} and Damage Reduction controls the vast majority of accessible content. Dungeons can be done earlier with {{UpgradeIcon|Auto Eat - Tier III}}.

With {{UpgradeIcon|Auto Eat - Tier III|Auto Eat}}, the type of food does not matter as long as one does not run out of it. The difference between {{ItemIcon|Potatoes}} or {{ItemIcon|Whale (Perfect)}} is negligible. The main difference is the time spent {{Skill|Cooking}} or {{Skill|Farming}} instead of fighting monsters.

=====Auto Eat Threshold=====
''Auto Eat Threshold'' reduces the effective HP necessary to trigger Auto Eat, lowering the necessary HP/DR required. Currently, only one item affects the Auto Eat threshold:

* {{ItemIcon|Wasteful Ring}} - Drops from {{Icon|Wicked Greater Dragon|type=monster}}

=====Auto Eat Efficiency=====
''Auto Eat Efficiency'' increases the amount of HP healed per piece of food eaten. This can be found on:

* {{Skill|Cooking}} item mastery
* {{Skill|Astrology}} constellation modifiers
* {{Skill|Agility}} Obstacles
* {{Icon|Famished Potion|Famished Potions}}

====Slayer Area Effect Negation====
''Slayer Area Effect Negation'' reduces the effect of Slayer Area debuffs when fighting in one of these areas. These can range from annoying ({{ZoneIcon|Forest of Goo}}, {{ZoneIcon|Arid Plains}}) to downright progress blocking ({{ZoneIcon|Dark Waters}}, {{ZoneIcon|Unhallowed Wasteland}}). This stat can be found on:

* Pillar of Combat - {{Skill|Agility}} capstone
* {{ItemIcon|Hunter's Ring}} - Drops from {{Icon|Hunting Greater Dragon|type=monster}}
* {{ItemIcon|Slayer Helmet (Master)|notext=true}} - All {{Skill|Slayer}} armor from the shop (higher tier provides more)
* {{ItemIcon|Slayer Skillcape}}

====Armor/Evasion Rating====
These are included on all pieces of armor, and are heavily connected to the [[Combat Triangle]]. The higher the number, the better. It helps to kill enemies faster only if they can stun, slow, or sleep, as the player will evade their disabling attacks more often.

===Class-related Stats===
====Melee Stats====
{{Skill|Attack|Melee}} gear focuses on 4 stats:

* {{Skill|Strength}} bonus: One of the factors that determines max hit
* Stab/Slash/Block bonus: Determines the accuracy (chance to hit) of that particular attack style. Every weapon favors one of the styles, and using the correct one will boost your effective DPS.

====Magic Stats====
{{Skill|Magic}} armor and weapons focus on 2 stats:

* Magic Damage Bonus: Determines your max hit
* Magic Attack bonus: Determines your accuracy

Additionally, {{Skill|Magic}} also benefits from Rune Preservation Chance and Rune Cost Reduction. These can be found on:

* {{ItemIcon|Mystic Air Staff|notext=true}} - All staves
* {{ItemIcon|Air Imbued Wand|notext=true}} - All imbued wands, crafted via {{Skill|Runecrafting}} from {{ItemIcon|Magic Wand (Elite)}}
* {{ItemIcon|Book of Eli}} - Drops from {{ZoneIcon|Hall of Wizards}} dungeon
* {{ItemIcon|Book of Occults}} - Drops from {{Icon|Necromancer|type=monster}}
* {{PetIcon|Salem}} - Magic [[Pets|Pet]]
* {{ItemIcon|Skull Cape}} - {{Skill|Slayer}} Shop

====Ranged Stats====
{{Skill|Ranged}} armor and weapons focus on 2 stats:

* Ranged strength bonus: Determines your max hit
* Ranged attack bonus: Determines your accuracy

Additionally, {{Skill|Ranged}} gear also benefits from Ammo Preservation. This can be found on:

* {{ItemIcon|Ranger Boots}} - Drops from {{ItemIcon|Spider Chest}} in {{ZoneIcon|Spider Forest}}
* {{ItemIcon|Ranger Hat}} - Drops from {{ItemIcon|Spider Chest}} in {{ZoneIcon|Spider Forest}}
* {{ItemIcon|Ranged Skillcape}}
* {{ItemIcon|Cape of Ranged Preservation}}
* {{PetIcon|Marahute}} - Ranged [[Pets|Pet]]
* {{ItemIcon|Ancient Throwing Knife|notext=true}}/{{ItemIcon|Ancient Javelin|notext=true}} - All Throwing Knives and Javelins
* {{ItemIcon|Throwing Power Gloves}} - Negatively impacts ranged preservation using throwing weapons

===Special Attacks and Loot Passives===
Beyond stats, many pieces of equipment have Special Attacks or passive effects.

Special Attacks have a percentage chance of triggering when in combat and will replace your standard attack. A list of equipment and spells with special attacks can be viewed on the [[Special Attacks]] page.

Loot Passive effects are bonuses that are always in play. These will increase your GP/hr as well as provide more loot to speed up many of the long grinds in the game. Item doubling is the most critical. These can be found on:

* {{ItemIcon|Ring of Wealth}} - 7% Item doubling while in Combat, which is 2% greater than the same bonus provided by {{ItemIcon|Aorpheat's Signet Ring}}
* {{ItemIcon|Aorpheat's Signet Ring}} - Made with parts A/B, collected from doing combat/non-combat skills while wearing a {{ItemIcon|Gold Topaz Ring}}
* {{ItemIcon|Chapeau Noir}} - Rare {{Skill|Thieving}} Drop
* Pillar of Generosity - {{Skill|Agility}} capstone

GP increases can be found on:
* {{ItemIcon|Gold Topaz Ring}} - Made in {{Skill|Crafting}}, or common drop
* {{ItemIcon|Gloves of Silence}} - Drops from {{Icon|Thief|type=monster}}
* {{ItemIcon|Fine Coinpurse}} - Thieving {{Icon|Woman|type=thieving}}
* {{ItemIcon|Gold Crested Shield}} - Thieving {{Icon|King|type=thieving}}
* {{ItemIcon|Jeweled Necklace}} - Low Town {{Skill|Thieving}} Drop
* {{ItemIcon|Ring of Wealth}} - Royal Castle {{Skill|Thieving}} Drop
* {{ItemIcon|Sneak-Ers}} - Rare {{Skill|Thieving}} Drop

==External Tooling==
Two popular external tools are the Combat Simulator and Can I Idle.

[[Combat Simulator]] is a browser extension maintained by TinyCoyote that allows you to estimate many attributes of combat, such as death rate, XP/hr, drops/hr, DPS, and so on. With Combat Simulator, it is trivial to check if your setup is going to work or not. It uses the same webworker as the game itself, so it's quite accurate.

[https://silberdrachi.github.io/CanIIdle/ Can I Idle] is a site built and maintained by Silber. You enter some of the stats found on the combat page and see which enemies you can or can't idle. It's a very useful tool throughout the game.

==Slayer==
If you play actively, you can start with {{Skill|Slayer}} early. If you want to progress in it, unlocking {{UpgradeIcon|Auto Slayer}} should be your first goal. You will also level your combat skills along the way.

If you idle, it is okay to leave {{Skill|Slayer}} until you need the bonuses from its gear or drops from its monsters. {{Skill|Slayer}} picks up closer to the time of {{ZoneIcon|Volcanic Cave}}, and you will be able to catch up quickly with all the gear that you have at that point. 

It takes 15 Normal Slayer tasks to buy the {{ItemIcon|Slayer Helmet (Basic)|Basic Slayer gear}}. The {{ItemIcon|Slayer Gear Upgrade Kit (Strong)}} / {{ItemIcon|Slayer Gear Upgrade Kit (Elite)}} / {{ItemIcon|Slayer Gear Upgrade Kit (Master)}} take 25 Hard Tasks / 30 Elite Tasks / 40 Master Tasks respectively.

Slayer Areas sometimes require items that must be purchased using [[slayer coins]] from the [[Shop]]. One note, the monsters locked in slayer areas will not be rolled in slayer tasks until the item is purchased from the shop. You can leverage this to control the task rolls.

==Early Game (Pre-Volcanic Cave)==
Before {{ZoneIcon|Volcanic Cave}}, the game is primarily about leveling up your core combat stats, getting a feel for the combat systems, and acquiring items for non-combat skills. {{ZoneIcon|Volcanic Cave}} is the first real challenge the game presents to you, and preparing for it will likely take a couple of weeks of grinding for standard accounts. This may be faster nowadays, but it took me about a month from setting my mind to the grind and completing it.

All three combat styles are connected. It is impossible to use only one style throughout the game if you wish to complete all content. Most people start with melee because it is the easiest style in terms of gear.

It is highly recommend to level all styles to not be in the position where you finished {{ZoneIcon|Volcanic Cave}} and then have to level your {{Skill|Ranged}} from level 1 for 2 weeks. 

===Leveling Guidelines===
The leveling guidelines below assume that your character is using an appropriate Auto Eat level and won't run out of food. Auto Eat tiers are listed out when buying the next tier would allow you to clear a dungeon you otherwise couldn't.

The assumed gear is at absolute bare minimum: full armor of the selected tier, base scimitar and shield, no cape, amulet, rings, prayers, potions, astrology stars, or agility obstacles. With all unaccounted bonuses, you often can go higher than what is given in the guide. 

All assumed skill levels are equal to the ones required by the set of gear.

Each combat style has a subsection that lists out all of the best XP/hr monsters and idleable dungeons at this gear breakpoint.

The monster levels are listed where possible. It should roughly guide you on what item to work towards next. 

For choosing a proper mob to farm, it is recommended to follow a priority rule: 
# Mob that drops what you want, 
# Slayer Tasks, 
# Highest Combat XP/hr. 

Hitting Frozen Archers for 2 weeks is a really boring way to play the game.

And finally, using [[Combat Simulator]] and [https://silberdrachi.github.io/CanIIdle/ Can I Idle] should be your guide over anything printed here. This guide accepts no responsibility for your untimely demise.

===Gear Goals===
An early goal for most players is the {{ItemIcon|Amulet of Looting}}, found in the {{ZoneIcon|Spider Forest}}, which will make combat a fully automated activity. Beyond that, it's mainly a matter of learning how combat works and leveling up your skills. Please note that the following items are not mandatory, but they help in progression:

* {{ItemIcon|Sand Treaders}} - Drops from {{Icon|Turkul Riders|type=monster}} (lv. 56)
* {{ItemIcon|Elite Amulet of Defence}} - Drops from combining 100 {{ItemIcon|Amulet of Defence}} or from {{ZoneIcon|Undead Graveyard}}. Provides the defence bonus and 2% DR. Aside from being generally good, it's the amulet that will help you to reduce the food expenditure when fighting as Magic versus Melee. For the optimal way to get it, refer to the [[FEZ/Guide]]. Check with the [[Combat Simulator]] to be sure.
* {{ItemIcon|Desert Wrappings}} - Drops from {{Icon|Turkul Archers|type=monster}} (lv. 80)
* {{ItemIcon|Amulet of Looting}} - Drops from {{ZoneIcon|Spider Forest}} (lv. 158)

===Melee===
====Leveling====
For melee, your goal is to wear and wield the highest level gear available to you. I have replicated the tables here, abbreviated for the point where you're going to need to start clearing the higher-level dungeons. 


{| class="wikitable" 
|-
! Level Requirement
! {{Skill|Attack}} Material
! {{Skill|Defence}} Material
! Best XP Monster
! Newly Idleable Dungeons
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1
| {{ItemIcon|Bronze Sword|notext=true}} [https://wiki.melvoridle.com/index.php?search=intitle:Bronze+incategory%3AWeapon Bronze]
| {{ItemIcon|Bronze Helmet|notext=true}} [https://wiki.melvoridle.com/index.php?search=intitle:Bronze+incategory:Armour Bronze]
| {{Icon|Cow|type=monster}}
| -
|-
| {{ItemIcon|Iron Sword|notext=true}} [https://wiki.melvoridle.com/index.php?search=intitle:Iron+incategory%3AWeapon Iron]
| {{ItemIcon|Iron Helmet|notext=true}} [https://wiki.melvoridle.com/index.php?search=intitle:Iron+incategory:Armour Iron]
| {{Icon|Cow|type=monster}}
| -
|-
| (Using Iron)
| {{ItemIcon|Slayer Helmet (Basic)|notext=true}} [https://wiki.melvoridle.com/index.php?search=intitle%3ASlayer+intitle%3A(Basic) Slayer (Basic)]
| {{Icon|Cow|type=monster}}
| -
|-
| 5
| {{ItemIcon|Steel Sword|notext=true}} [https://wiki.melvoridle.com/index.php?search=intitle:Steel+incategory:Weapon Steel]
| {{ItemIcon|Steel Helmet|notext=true}} [https://wiki.melvoridle.com/index.php?search=intitle:Steel+incategory:Armour Steel]
| {{Icon|Skeleton|type=monster}}
| -
|-
| 10
| {{ItemIcon|Black Sword|notext=true}} [https://wiki.melvoridle.com/index.php?search=intitle:Black+incategory:Weapon Black]
| {{ItemIcon|Black Helmet|notext=true}} [https://wiki.melvoridle.com/index.php?search=intitle:Black+incategory:Armour Black]
| {{Icon|Frozen Archer|type=monster}} (Skip Black Armor, it's hard to gear for)
| {{ZoneIcon|Chicken Coop}} (Requires {{UpgradeIcon|Auto Eat - Tier II}})
|-
| 20
| {{ItemIcon|Mithril Sword|notext=true}} [https://wiki.melvoridle.com/index.php?search=intitle:Mithril+incategory:Weapon Mithril]
| {{ItemIcon|Mithril Helmet|notext=true}} [https://wiki.melvoridle.com/index.php?search=intitle:Mithril+incategory:Armour Mithril]
| {{Icon|Frozen Archer|type=monster}}
| -
|-
| rowspan="2" | 30
| {{ItemIcon|Adamant Sword|notext=true}} [https://wiki.melvoridle.com/index.php?search=intitle:Adamant+incategory:Weapon Adamant]
| {{ItemIcon|Adamant Helmet|notext=true}} [https://wiki.melvoridle.com/index.php?search=intitle:Adamant+incategory:Armour Adamant]
| {{Icon|Frozen Archer|type=monster}}
| {{ZoneIcon|Undead Graveyard}}
|-
| (Using Adamant)
| {{ItemIcon|Slayer Helmet (Strong)|notext=true}} [https://wiki.melvoridle.com/index.php?search=intitle%3ASlayer+intitle%3A(Strong) Slayer (Strong)]
| {{Icon|Frozen Archer|type=monster}}
| -
|-
| rowspan="3" | 40
| {{ItemIcon|Ice Sword|notext=true}} [https://wiki.melvoridle.com/index.php?search=intitle:Ice+incategory:Weapon Ice]
| {{ItemIcon|Ice Helmet|notext=true}} [https://wiki.melvoridle.com/index.php?search=intitle:Ice+incategory:Armour Ice]
| {{Icon|Frozen Archer|type=monster}}
| {{ZoneIcon|Spider Forest}} / {{ZoneIcon|Frozen Cove}} / {{ZoneIcon|Bandit Base}}
|-
| {{ItemIcon|Rune Sword|notext=true}} [https://wiki.melvoridle.com/index.php?search=intitle:Rune+incategory:Weapon Rune]
| {{ItemIcon|Rune Helmet|notext=true}} [https://wiki.melvoridle.com/index.php?search=intitle:Rune+incategory:Armour Rune]
| {{Icon|Frozen Archer|type=monster}}
| {{ZoneIcon|Miolite Caves}} (Requires {{UpgradeIcon|Auto Eat - Tier III}})
|-
| (Using Rune)
| {{ItemIcon|Miolite Helmet|notext=true}} [https://wiki.melvoridle.com/index.php?search=intitle:Miolite+incategory:Armour Miolite]
| {{Icon|Frozen Archer|type=monster}}
| -
|-
| rowspan="2" | 50
| {{ItemIcon|Desert Sabre}}
| (Using Rune)
| {{Icon|Bandit|type=monster}}
| {{ZoneIcon|Deep Sea Ship}} / {{ZoneIcon|Hall of Wizards}}
|-
| {{ItemIcon|Miolite Sceptre}} (Using {{Icon|Surge II|type=aurora}} & {{Icon|Anguish II|type=curse}})
| (Using Rune)
| {{Icon|Bandit|type=monster}}
| -
|-
| rowspan="2" | 60
| rowspan="2" | {{ItemIcon|Dragon Sword|notext=true}} [https://wiki.melvoridle.com/index.php?search=intitle:Dragon+incategory:Weapon Dragon]
| {{ItemIcon|Dragon Helmet|notext=true}} [https://wiki.melvoridle.com/index.php?search=intitle:Dragon+incategory:Armour Dragon]
| {{Icon|Bandit|type=monster}}
| -
|-
| {{ItemIcon|Slayer Helmet (Elite)|notext=true}} [https://wiki.melvoridle.com/index.php?search=intitle%3ASlayer+intitle%3A(Elite) Slayer (Elite)]
| {{Icon|Vampire|type=monster}}
| -
|}

====Gear Goals====
Before Volcanic, you can grind the {{ZoneIcon|Castle of Kings}} area to find most of your upgrades to supplant any gear not gained from {{Skill|smithing}}. You can also get some very good melee weapons in pre-Volcanic Cave areas. Drops to look for:

* {{ItemIcon|Ice Sword}} - Drops from {{ZoneIcon|Frozen Cove}} (lv. 191)/{{Icon|Ice Monster|type=monster}} (lv. 75)
* {{ItemIcon|Elerine Spear}} - Drops from {{Icon|Elerine Warrior|type=monster}} (lv. 96)
* {{ItemIcon|Amulet of Torture}} - Rare drop from {{Icon|Fierce Devil|type=monster}} (lv. 100), {{ZoneIcon|Deep Sea Ship}} (lv. 177)
* {{ItemIcon|Warberd}} - 2H, Drops from {{Icon|Seething Horned Elite|type=monster}} (lv. 161)
* {{ItemIcon|Desert Sabre}} - Drops from {{Icon|Turkul Giant|type=monster}} (lv. 125)
* {{ItemIcon|War Axe}} - 2H, Drops from {{Icon|Raging Horned Elite|type=monster}} (lv. 125)
* {{ItemIcon|Ancient Sword}} - Drops from {{ZoneIcon|Deep Sea Ship}} (lv. 177)
* {{ItemIcon|Sunset Rapier}} - '''One of the best melee weapons early''', {{ZoneIcon|Deep Sea Ship}} (lv. 177). This can carry you through {{ZoneIcon|Air God Dungeon}} / {{ZoneIcon | Infernal Stronghold}}. '''It's probably the most important drop for Melee.'''
* {{ItemIcon|Miolite Sceptre}} - Drops from {{ZoneIcon|Miolite Caves}} (lv. 178) dungeon
* {{ItemIcon|Sandstorm Ring}} - Drops from {{Icon|Sand Beast|type=monster}} (lv. 197)
* {{ItemIcon|Dragon Claw}} - Very long grind, {{ItemIcon|Dragon Claw Fragment}} drops from {{Icon|Griffin|type=monster}} (lv. 124).
* {{ItemIcon|Ancient Claw}} - Very long grind, {{ItemIcon|Ancient Claw Fragment}} drops from {{Icon|Pegasus|type=monster}} (lv. 182).

===Ranged===
Same as Melee, you should be doing the highest XP/hr monster with the highest possible gear. Due to the slower attack speed and the relative difficulty of {{Skill|Fletching}} large amounts of bolts, you shouldn't use {{ItemIcon|Bronze Crossbow|crossbows}} until you have the {{ItemIcon|Dragon Crossbow}} or better. For bolts, anything worse than {{ItemIcon|Emerald Bolts}} is sellable. Save the {{ItemIcon|Diamond|Diamonds}} for {{ItemIcon|Diamond Luck Potion IV|Diamond Luck IV Potions}}.

====Leveling====

{| class="wikitable" 
|-
! {{Skill|Ranged}} Level
! Bows
! Arrows
! Armor
! Best XP Monster
! Idleable Dungeons
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1
| rowspan="3" | {{ItemIcon|Normal Shortbow}} / {{ItemIcon|Normal Longbow}}
| {{ItemIcon|Bronze Arrows}}
| {{ItemIcon|Leather Cowl|Leather}}
| {{Icon|Cow|type=monster}}
| -
|-
| {{ItemIcon|Iron Arrows}}
| {{ItemIcon|Slayer Cowl (Basic)}}/{{ItemIcon|Slayer Leather Body (Basic)}}
| {{Icon|Cow|type=monster}}
| -
|-
| {{ItemIcon|Ice Arrows}}
| (Using Leather)
| {{Icon|Cow|type=monster}}
| -
|-
| 5
| {{ItemIcon|Oak Shortbow}} / {{ItemIcon|Oak Longbow}}
| {{ItemIcon|Steel Arrows}}
| (Using Leather)
| {{Icon|Ranged Golbin|type=monster}}
| -
|-
| 10
| (Using Oak Shortbow)
| (Using Steel Arrows)
| {{ItemIcon|Hard Leather Cowl|Hard Leather}}
| {{Icon|Tentacle|type=monster}}
| {{ZoneIcon|Chicken Coop}} (Requires {{UpgradeIcon|Auto Eat - Tier II}})
|-
| 20
| {{ItemIcon|Willow Shortbow}} / {{ItemIcon|Willow Longbow}}
| {{ItemIcon|Mithril Arrows}}
| (Using Hard Leather)
| {{Icon|Frozen Archer|type=monster}}
| -
|-
| 30
| {{ItemIcon|Maple Shortbow}} / {{ItemIcon|Maple Longbow}}
| {{ItemIcon|Adamant Arrows}}
| {{ItemIcon|Slayer Cowl (Strong)}} / {{ItemIcon|Slayer Leather Body (Strong)}}
| {{Icon|Wizard|type=monster}} / {{Icon|Bandit|type=monster}}
| {{ZoneIcon | Undead Graveyard}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | 40
| {{ItemIcon|Yew Shortbow}} / {{ItemIcon|Yew Longbow}}
| rowspan="2" | {{ItemIcon|Rune Arrows}}
| {{ItemIcon|Green D-hide Body|Green D-hide}} / {{ItemIcon|Ranger Hat}}/{{ItemIcon|Ranger Boots}}
| {{Icon|Bandit|type=monster}}
| {{ZoneIcon | Spider Forest}}
|-
| {{ItemIcon|Ice Shortbow}}
| {{ItemIcon|Ice Helmet|Ice}}
| {{Icon|Master Wizard|type=monster}}
| {{ZoneIcon|Bandit Base}} / {{ZoneIcon|Hall of Wizards}} / {{ZoneIcon|Frozen Cove}} / {{ZoneIcon|Deep Sea Ship}} / {{ZoneIcon|Miolite Caves}}(Requires {{UpgradeIcon|Auto Eat - Tier III}})
|-
| rowspan="2"|50
| {{ItemIcon|Magic Shortbow}} / {{ItemIcon|Magic Longbow}}
| (Using Rune)
| {{ItemIcon|Blue D-hide Body|Blue D-hide}} + Ranger gear
| {{Icon|Master Wizard|type=monster}}
| -
|-
| {{ItemIcon|Desert Shortbow}} / {{ItemIcon|Elerine Longbow}}
| (Using Rune)
| (Using Blue D-hide)
| {{Icon|Master Wizard|type=monster}}
| -
|-
| rowspan="2" | 60
| {{ItemIcon|Redwood Shortbow}} / {{ItemIcon|Redwood Longbow}}
| {{ItemIcon|Dragon Arrows}}
| {{ItemIcon|Red D-hide Body|Red D-hide}}
| {{Icon|Master Wizard|type=monster}}
| -
|-
| {{ItemIcon|Poisoned Shortbow}}
| (Using Dragon)
| {{ItemIcon|Slayer Cowl (Elite)}} / {{ItemIcon|Slayer Leather Body (Elite)}}
| {{Icon|Master Wizard|type=monster}}
| -
|}

====Gear Goals====
* {{ItemIcon|Ancient Longbow}} - Drops from {{ZoneIcon|Bandit Base}} (lv. 115) dungeon
* {{ItemIcon|Ranger Hat}}/{{ItemIcon|Ranger Boots}} - Drops from {{ZoneIcon|Spider Forest}} (lv. 156) dungeon
* {{ItemIcon|Desert Shortbow}} - Drops from {{Icon|Turkul General|type=monster}} (lv. 164)
* {{ItemIcon|Elder Dragonhide}} gear - Drops from {{ZoneIcon|Dragons Den}} (lv. 272) dungeon
* {{ItemIcon|Ancient Crossbow}} - Drops from {{ZoneIcon|Dragons Den}} (lv. 272) dungeon
* {{ItemIcon|Slayer's Crossbow}} - Great for {{Skill|Slayer}} tasks. The necessary part drops from all Horned Elites in [[Desolate Plains]].

===Magic===
Your progression commonly is:
# Leveling up through {{Skill|Alt. Magic}} until you can use {{Icon|type=spell|Fire Surge}}. Depending on how much you want to minmax, you can start using the battle magic earlier.
# Getting the {{ItemIcon|Ancient Wizard Hat|Ancient}} set and the {{ItemIcon|Book of Eli}}.
# Unlocking Ancient Magicks by clearing the {{ZoneIcon|Volcanic Cave}} 100 times.
# Getting the {{ItemIcon|Cloudburst Staff}} - the strongest Magic-DPS weapon in the game.
====Leveling====
- ''See [[Magic/Training]]''
{| class="wikitable" 
|-
! {{Skill|Magic}} Level
! Weapon
! Spell
! Best XP Monster
! Idleable Dungeons
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1
| {{ItemIcon|Staff of Air|Base Staves}}
| 
| 
| 
|-
| {{ItemIcon|Magic Wand (Basic)}}
| 
| 
| 
|-
| rowspan="2" | 30
| {{ItemIcon|Air Battlestaff|Battlestaves}}
| 
| 
| 
|-
| {{ItemIcon|Magic Wand (Powerful)}}
| 
| 
| 
|-
| 40
| {{ItemIcon|Mystic Air Staff|Mystic Staves}}
| 
| 
| 
|-
| 60
| {{ItemIcon|Magic Wand (Elite)}}
| 
| 
| 
|}

====Gear Goals====
* {{ItemIcon|Mystic Air Staff|Mystic}} Staves - Craftable, {{Skill|Runecrafting}} (lv. 70)
* {{ItemIcon|Nature's Call Staff}} - Drops from {{Icon|Elerine Mage|type=monster}} (lv. 103) and {{Icon|Druid|type=monster}} (lv. 63), combine both halves
** Upgrades into {{ItemIcon|Nature's Wrath Staff}} with materials from {{Icon|Giant Moth|type=monster}} (lv. 223) and {{ZoneIcon|Miolite Caves}} (lv. 178)dungeon
* {{ItemIcon|Shaman Ring}} - Drops from {{Icon|Shaman|type=monster}} (lv. 93)
** Upgrades into {{ItemIcon|Nature's Blessing Ring}} with 10,000 {{ItemIcon|Nature Rune}}
* {{ItemIcon|Magic Wand (Powerful)}} - Drops from {{Icon|Dark Wizard|type=monster}} (lv. 108)
* {{ItemIcon|Ancient Wizard Hat|Ancient}} Magic  Gear - Drops from {{ZoneIcon|Hall of Wizards}} (lv. 121) dungeon
* {{ItemIcon|Book of Eli}} - Drops from {{ZoneIcon|Hall of Wizards}} (lv. 121) dungeon
* {{ItemIcon|Miolite Helmet|Miolite}} Gear - Drops from {{ZoneIcon|Miolite Caves}} (lv. 178) dungeon

==Volcanic Cave==

Your first target after reaching {{SkillReq|Smithing|99}} is the {{ZoneIcon|Volcanic Cave}}.

To prevent issues with duplicating content, all information about it was put into a dedicated page.

- ''See [[Volcanic Cave/Guide]]''

==Infernal Stronghold==

Congratulations on beating the {{ZoneIcon|Volcanic Cave}}! 

You now have the {{ItemIcon|Fire Cape}} that provides 2% DR and slightly improves your defences.

Next, you need to clear the {{ZoneIcon|Infernal Stronghold}} once to get the {{ItemIcon|Infernal Cape}} - the best combat cape at this stage of the game.

Use the build for manual eating from the linked guide to clear the dungeon.

- ''See [[Infernal Stronghold/Guide]]''

==Mid Game (God Dungeons)==

While somewhat intimidating, all four god dungeons are handled in the same way - the next one is beaten with the gear from the previous one.

* {{ZoneIcon|Air God Dungeon|Air}} by {{ItemIcon|(G) Ancient Helmet|Ancient}} gear from {{ZoneIcon|Volcanic Cave|Volcanic}},
* {{ZoneIcon|Water God Dungeon|Water}} by {{ItemIcon|Aeris God Helmet|Aeris}} gear from {{ZoneIcon|Air God Dungeon|Air}},
* {{ZoneIcon|Earth God Dungeon|Earth}} by {{ItemIcon|Glacia God Helmet|Glacia}} gear from {{ZoneIcon|Water God Dungeon|Water}},
* {{ZoneIcon|Fire God Dungeon|Fire}} by preferably {{ItemIcon|Aeris God Helmet|Aeris}} gear or by {{ItemIcon|Glacia God Helmet|Glacia}}, but that requires much more DR.

Some additional useful drops for the midgame are the following, found in Elite-tier slayer areas:

* {{ItemIcon|Elder Crown}} - Drops from the {{Icon|Elder Vampire|type=monster}},
* {{ItemIcon|Magic Wand (Elite)}} - Drops from the {{Icon|Cursed Maiden|type=monster}}, used for {{ItemIcon|Air Imbued Wand|notext=true}} Imbued Wands,
* {{ItemIcon|Fury of the Elemental Zodiacs}} - {{Icon|Bounty Hunter|type=monster}} greatly accelerates this grind,
* {{ItemIcon|Slayer Helmet (Elite)|notext=true}} Elite Slayer Gear - Purchased in shop.

None of the above are needed, but definitely worth obtaining here. You should also be nearing max combat as you progress through the dungeons.

To unlock the ancient spells, you will need to run each of the God Dungeons 100 times. Each dungeon also provides extremely useful drops, some of which are Best-in-Slot (BiS).

Additionally, completing the God Dungeons unlocks the skill upgrades: {{UpgradeIcon|Perpetual Haste}}, {{UpgradeIcon|Expanded Knowledge}}, {{UpgradeIcon|Master of Nature}}, and {{UpgradeIcon|Art of Control}}. These reduce the related skill intervals by 15%, which makes them excellent for anyone going for mastery.

It might take around a month to complete all God Dungeons in preparation for {{ZoneIcon|Into the Mist}}.

===Air God Dungeon===

{| class="wikitable" 
|- class="headerRow-0"
! Item
! Slot
! DR%
|-
| {{ItemIcon|(G) Ancient Helmet}}
| Head
| 7%
|-
| {{ItemIcon|(G) Ancient Platebody}}
| Body
| 7%
|-
| {{ItemIcon|(G) Ancient Platelegs}}
| Leggings
| 7%
|-
| {{ItemIcon|(G) Dragon Boots}}
| Boots
| 6%
|-
| {{ItemIcon|(U) Ancient D-hide Vambraces}}
| Hands
| 6%
|-
| {{ItemIcon|Infernal Cape}}
| Cape
| 4%
|-
| {{ItemIcon|Elite Amulet of Defence}}
| Neck
| 2%
|-
| {{ItemIcon|Sandstorm Ring}}
| Ring
| 0%
|-
| {{ItemIcon|Dragonfire Shield}}
| Off-hand
| 8%
|-
! scope="row" colspan="2" | Total
| 46%
|} 

The order of actions to get this build is the following:
# For the {{ItemIcon|(U) Ancient D-hide Vambraces|vambraces}}, check the [[Dragons Den/Guide]].
# DPS-wise, get at least {{ItemIcon|Sunset Rapier}}. Check the [[Deep Sea Ship/Guide]] for that.
# Get the {{ItemIcon|Sandstorm Ring}}. It's an immense DPS boost for Melee builds.
# For the {{ItemIcon|Elite Amulet of Defence|amulet}}, check the [[FEZ/Guide]]. Ideally, compare your options with the [[Combat Simulator]] because {{Icon|Bounty Hunter|type=monster}} has large DPS. Your food expenditure might be not worth it.
# Clear {{ZoneIcon|Volcanic Cave}} 100 times.
# Now might be the time to farm {{Icon|Pegasus|type=monster|Pegasi}} for the {{ItemIcon|Ancient Claw}}. You need 20k accuracy on {{Icon|Slicing Winds|type=spell}}. For instance, by getting the {{ItemIcon|Ancient Wizard Hat|notext=true}} set, {{ItemIcon|Elite Amulet of Magic|notext=true}}, {{ItemIcon|Enchanted Cape|notext=true}}, {{ItemIcon|Elementalist Gloves|notext=true}}, and {{SkillReq|Magic|91}}. The [[Ancient Claw/Guide]] explains why farming it now may be the best option.
# Get the {{ItemIcon|Dragonfire Shield}} - its DR and HP buff will be useful throughout the whole game. To get dem {{ItemIcon|Dragon Bones|bonez}}, give a {{Icon|Green Dragon|type=monster}} some {{Icon|Icicle Volley|type=spell|Icicle Volleys}} treatment because it has the best DPS at the moment. Or you can use {{Icon|Slicing Winds|type=spell}} if you don't want to bother with water runes.
# Collect a full {{ItemIcon|(G) Ancient Helmet|Ancient}} set from the {{ZoneIcon|Volcanic Cave}}.
# Ideally, manually farm {{ZoneIcon|Infernal Stronghold}} for {{ItemIcon|Infernal Core|qty=10|Infernal Cores}} to get an {{ItemIcon|Infernal Claw}}. There's a guide about it: [[Infernal Stronghold/Guide]].
# Whack the hell out of the {{ZoneIcon|Air God Dungeon}}.


''For the gear options and notable drops, see [[Air God Dungeon/Guide]].''

===Water God Dungeon===

Link to guide: [[Water God Dungeon/Guide]]

{| class="wikitable" 
|- class="headerRow-0"
! Item
! Slot
! DR%
|-
| {{ItemIcon|Aeris God Helmet}}
| Head
| 8%
|-
| {{ItemIcon|Aeris God Platebody}}
| Body
| 8%
|-
| {{ItemIcon|Aeris God Platelegs}}
| Leggings
| 8%
|-
| {{ItemIcon|Aeris God Boots}}
| Boots
| 8%
|-
| {{ItemIcon|Aeris God Gloves}}
| Hands
| 8%
|-
! scope="row" colspan="2" | Subtotal
| 40%
|-
| {{ItemIcon|Infernal Cape}}
| Cape
| 4%
|-
| {{ItemIcon|Fury of the Elemental Zodiacs}}
| Neck
| 3%
|-
| {{ItemIcon|Silver Diamond Ring}}
| Ring
| 1%
|-
| {{ItemIcon|Dragonfire Shield}}
| Off-hand
| 8%
|-
! scope="row" colspan="2" | Total
| 56%
|}

At this point, you should have a full set of {{ItemIcon|Aeris God Helmet|Aeris}} God Gear. For your weapon, you should be using {{ItemIcon|Ancient Crossbow}}, or {{ItemIcon|Slayer's Crossbow}}/{{ItemIcon|Dragon Crossbow}} if you don't have one. {{ItemIcon|Dragonfire Shield}} as well makes this a breeze so you can use {{ItemIcon|Aorpheat's Signet Ring}} in the ring slot.

{{ItemIcon|Emerald Bolts}} are probably your best bet. {{ItemIcon|Jadestone Bolts}} work too if you have those.

This dungeon is a breeze if you have the above gear. Notable drops:

* {{ItemIcon|Cloudburst Staff}} - One of the BiS weapons for magic. Situationally useful.
* {{ItemIcon|Glacia God Helmet|Glacia}} God Gear - Magic BiS. Save at least 10 for Unhallowed Wasteland ring upgrades ({{ItemIcon|Burning Madness Gloves}})
* {{ItemIcon|Warlock Ring}} - Save at least 10 for Unhallowed Wasteland ring upgrades ({{ItemIcon|Burning Madness Ring}})
* {{ItemIcon|Magic Wand (Elite)}} - Useful for imbued wand crafting

After completing this dungeon, you should absolutely complete the {{ItemIcon|Infernal Claw}} grind if you have not already. This weapon is necessary for {{ZoneIcon|Into the Mist}}, and is one of the highest DPS weapons in the game, whilst also allowing you to wield {{ItemIcon|Dragonfire Shield}}. Full Glacia + {{Icon|Gust|type=spell}} should kill {{Icon|Griffin|type=monster}} / {{Icon|Pegasus|type=monster}} quite easily if you hit the accuracy breakpoint.

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===Earth God Dungeon===

Link to guide: [[Earth God Dungeon/Guide]]

{| class="wikitable" 
|-
! Item
! Slot
! DR%
|-
| {{ItemIcon|Glacia God Helmet}}
| Head
| 8%
|-
| {{ItemIcon|Glacia God Platebody}}
| Body
| 8%
|-
| {{ItemIcon|Glacia God Platelegs}}
| Leggings
| 8%
|-
| {{ItemIcon|Glacia God Boots}}
| Boots
| 8%
|-
| {{ItemIcon|Glacia God Gloves}}
| Hands
| 8%
|-
! scope="row" colspan="2" | Subtotal
| 40%
|-
| {{ItemIcon|Skull Cape}}
| Cape
| 3%
|-
| {{ItemIcon|Fury of the Elemental Zodiacs}}
| Neck
| 3%
|-
| {{ItemIcon|Aorpheat's Signet Ring}}
| Ring
| 0%
|-
| {{ItemIcon|Dragonfire Shield}}
| Off-hand
| 8%
|-
! scope="row" colspan="2" | Total
| 54%
|}

Same ordeal as the {{ZoneIcon|Water God Dungeon}}. Equip the previous set of armor, then get to work. By now, you should likely have {{ItemIcon|Skull Cape}}, one of the BiS capes for magic. {{ItemIcon|Air Imbued Wand}} is highly recommended so you can use {{Icon|Gust|type=spell}} for cheap along with the {{ItemIcon|Dragonfire Shield}}.

Again, this dungeon is easy. Notable Drops:

* {{ItemIcon|Terran God Helmet|Terran}} God Gear - The defense-oriented melee set. Helps you splash melee pieces to hit DR thresholds. Save at least 10 for Unhallowed Wasteland glove upgrades ({{ItemIcon|Spiked Shell Gloves}})
* {{ItemIcon|Guardian Ring}} - Save at least 10 for Unhallowed Wasteland ring upgrades ({{ItemIcon|Spiked Shell Ring}})
* {{ItemIcon|Guardian Amulet}} - Situationally useful melee amulet
* {{ItemIcon|Earth Layered Shield}} - BiS melee shield. Provides *12%* DR

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===Fire God Dungeon===

Link to Guide: [[Fire God Dungeon/Guide]]

{| class="wikitable" 
|-
! Item
! Slot
! DR%
|-
| {{ItemIcon|Aeris God Helmet}}
| Head
| 8%
|-
| {{ItemIcon|Aeris God Platebody}}
| Body
| 8%
|-
| {{ItemIcon|Aeris God Platelegs}}
| Leggings
| 8%
|-
| {{ItemIcon|Aeris God Boots}}
| Boots
| 8%
|-
| {{ItemIcon|Aeris God Gloves}}
| Hands
| 8%
|-
! scope="row" colspan="2" | Subtotal
| 40%
|-
| {{ItemIcon|Infernal Cape}}
| Cape
| 4%
|-
| {{ItemIcon|Fury of the Elemental Zodiacs}}
| Neck
| 3%
|-
| {{ItemIcon|Aorpheat's Signet Ring}}
| Ring
| 0%
|-
| {{ItemIcon|Dragonfire Shield}}
| Off-hand
| 8%
|-
! scope="row" colspan="2" | Total
| 55%
|}

This dungeon is a bit harder than the previous, as it mixes both melee and magic enemies. For that reason, use the {{ItemIcon|Aeris God Helmet|Aeris}} god set. Gear setup is similar to the {{ZoneIcon|Water God Dungeon}}, but focuses primarily on DR breakpoints. Consider using the {{Icon|Stone Skin|type=prayer}} prayer or {{ItemIcon|Damage Reduction Potion IV}}'s. Getting enough DR without using prayer or potions will severely hamper your clear times, as you won't be equipping the proper DPS gear.

Highly recommend using combat sim to ensure you aren't killed by {{Icon|Ragnar|type=monster}} or {{Icon|Ignis|type=monster}}. This dungeon probably has the most variety in setups out of any of the dungeons, just ensure that you aren't in danger of dying.

Notable drops:

* {{ItemIcon|Fighter Amulet}} - One of the BiS amulets for melee. CC is absolutely critical at high level combat.
* {{ItemIcon|Fighter Ring}} - Save at least 10 for Unhallowed Wasteland ring upgrades ({{ItemIcon|Relentless Fury Ring}})
* {{ItemIcon|Ragnar God Helmet|Ragnar}} God Gear - Offensively oriented BiS melee gear. Save at least 10 for Unhallowed Wasteland glove upgrades ({{ItemIcon|Relentless Fury Gloves}})

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==Preparing for Into the Mist==

{{ZoneIcon|Into the Mist}} is one of the most difficult challenges in the game. The Insane difficulty is accurate. It cannot be idled.

To start, you first fight 20 Afflicted versions of randomly chosen monsters between combat level 165 and 677. Any monster, save those from {{ZoneIcon|Unhallowed Wasteland}} or {{ZoneIcon|Dark Waters}}, including bosses, can be chosen.

Affliction is a special status effect applied by monsters that reduces your max HP. This means that the encounters are a race against the clock, forcing you to kill the enemy before your affliction stacks get too high. Due to this, it is recommended that you focus on DPS above all else when choosing your three gear sets.

This dungeon cannot be completed without the Dungeon Equipment Swapping upgrade purchased from the shop.

It is highly recommended that you have acquired *all* previously available BiS gear for each combat style before attempting ITM.

Recommended Gear from Best to Worst:

* All BiS God Dungeon Gear
* {{Icon|Diamond Luck Potion}} - As many as possible
* Combat Agility Obstacles
* {{ItemIcon|Ragnar Godsword}}, {{ItemIcon|Terran Godsword}}, {{ItemIcon|Darksteel Dagger}}
* {{ItemIcon|Stormsnap}}, {{ItemIcon|Ancient Longbow}}, or {{ItemIcon|Ancient Crossbow}}
* {{ItemIcon|Jadestone Bolts}}, {{ItemIcon|Ancient Arrows}}, {{ItemIcon|Dragon Arrows}}
* {{ItemIcon|Dragonfire Shield}}, {{ItemIcon|Scaled Shield}} (Upgraded {{ItemIcon|(U) Ancient D-hide Shield}} with materials from {{ZoneIcon|Toxic Swamps}})
* {{ItemIcon|Miolite Shield}}
* {{ItemIcon|Skull Cape}}
* {{ItemIcon|Fury of the Elemental Zodiacs}}
* {{ItemIcon|Air Imbued Wand}}
* Level 84 {{Skill|Prayer}}

At this point you can probably begin to make your way towards one of the longest grinds in the game, {{ItemIcon|Fury of the Elemental Zodiacs}}. FEZ, as it is often called, is made from the upgrading process by combining:
* 2 {{ItemIcon|Elite Amulet of Defence}} - Made by combining 100 {{ItemIcon|Amulet of Defence}}
* 2 {{ItemIcon|Elite Amulet of Magic}} - Made by combining 100 {{ItemIcon|Amulet of Magic}}
* 2 {{ItemIcon|Elite Amulet of Accuracy}} - Made by combining 100 {{ItemIcon|Amulet of Accuracy}}
* 2 {{ItemIcon|Elite Amulet of Strength}} - Made by combining 100 {{ItemIcon|Amulet of Strength}}
* 2 {{ItemIcon|Elite Amulet of Ranged}} - Made by combining 100 {{ItemIcon|Amulet of Ranged}}
* 2 {{ItemIcon|Elite Amulet of Glory}} - Made by combining 100 {{ItemIcon|Amulet of Glory}}
* 10 {{ItemIcon|Amulet of Fury}}
* 10 {{ItemIcon|Amulet of Torture}}

This item is by no means necessary, but it is very useful as a "catch all" type of amulet. No matter what situation you're in, FEZ is probably a good choice. See the following link for best practices while farming for the amulet. 

Link to Guide: [[Fury of the Elemental Zodiacs/Guide]]

==Into the Mist==

Note that it may be beneficial to complete the [[Slayer#Master|Master]] tier {{Skill|Slayer}} tasks required to unlock {{ItemIcon|Slayer Gear Upgrade Kit (Master)}} before completing Into the Mist for the first time. This is because of {{ZoneIcon|Dark Waters}} monsters being added to the pool of available enemies. It will no longer be trivial to use {{UpgradeIcon|Auto Slayer}} for Master tier Tasks, as the new enemies are fairly strong, and are more lethal to the average player than the Greater Dragons available in the {{ZoneIcon|Perilous Peaks}} version of Master Tasks. See below for a more in depth explanation.

{{ZoneIcon|Into the Mist}} consists of 3 set order phases, with pauses in between each phase. Refer to [[Into the Mist/Guide]] for a comprehensive guide on completing this dungeon.

Notable Rewards:
* Access to the {{ZoneIcon|Dark Waters}} slayer area, where the T90 weapons can be obtained
* {{PetIcon|Pablo}} - Drops after 5 completions

==Passive Slot==

Main Article: [[Combat Passive Slot]]

Congratulations on completing {{ZoneIcon|Into the Mist}}! Your reward is one of the best upgrades in the game, the passive slot. This allows you to slot any item with a "Passive: ____" effect into said slot. What this allows you to do is splash extra effects from items with otherwise mediocre stats into your build.

While the original article is more than exhaustive, some of the best choices are highlighted here:
* {{ItemIcon|Chapeau Noir}} - More item doubling is always good
* {{ItemIcon|Ring of Wealth}} - More item doubling is always good
* {{ItemIcon|Slayer Helmet (Master)|Master Slayer Gear}} - Lets you splash more Flat Slayer Area Reduction, along with a pittance of item doubling
* {{ItemIcon|Elder Crown}} - Slightly more dps from attack interval reduction, a big pile of free lifesteal helps you preserve your food stocks
* {{ItemIcon|Fighter Amulet}} - Melee only, good dps, less attacks taken from enemies
* {{ItemIcon|Deadeye Amulet}} - Ranged only, fantastic dps

==T90 Farming==

Following completion of {{ZoneIcon|Into the Mist}}, you now have access to {{ZoneIcon|Dark Waters}}, the penultimate slayer area. These 3 mobs drop fragments for the T90 weapons, the highest level, and often most powerful, weapons in the game that are extremely helpful in completing the following slayer area, as well as the Impending Darkness Event. These are extremely long grinds, and require quite a bit of preparation. Each weapon requires 100 fragments, and the fragments have a 2% drop rate. That's 5,000 kills on average.

We recommend acquiring them while fighting each monster as a slayer task, this will require you to turn OFF auto-slayer, and will encourage semi-frequent check-ins. Doing these on task will increase your damage dealt to them from various buffs, namely {{ItemIcon|Slayer Skillcape}}. This will make the order you obtain the final weapons in effectively random, but if you want to do them in a specific order, we recommend the following:

* {{ItemIcon|Shockwave}} - Made from {{ItemIcon|Shockwave Fragment}}, dropped by {{Icon|Rokken|type=monster}}
* {{ItemIcon|Ocean Song}} - Made from {{ItemIcon|Ocean Song Fragment}}, dropped by {{Icon|Ku-tul|type=monster}}
* {{ItemIcon|Tidal Edge}} - Made from {{ItemIcon|Tidal Edge Fragment}}, dropped by {{Icon|Umbora|type=monster}}

Additionally, you should also acquire the pet {{PetIcon|Otto}} whilst doing this grind, if you do not, continue farming whichever mob you kill the fastest on or off task until you get it. 

Item fragments are very rare drops, and you should attempt to sneak in as much item doubling into your gear as possible. Using Combat Sim to measure your Drops/hr with no deaths is highly recommended. It can make the difference in literal days of grinding.

===Order===

The order you obtain these items in is not particularly important.

While it may seem that using these weapons to farm the other weapons would be beneficial, this is not the case due to the relatively weak power level of {{ItemIcon|Tidal Edge}} and {{ItemIcon|Ocean Song}} compared to other available weapons. The only suggestion here is to obtain {{ItemIcon|Shockwave}} and use it to obtain {{ItemIcon|Ocean Song}}

The common orders are:

- {{ItemIcon|Shockwave}} then {{ItemIcon|Ocean Song}} then {{ItemIcon|Tidal Edge}}

- {{ItemIcon|Tidal Edge}} then {{ItemIcon|Shockwave}} then {{ItemIcon|Ocean Song}}

Between those two, the required time is roughly equal.

Many people combine the grinding of these weapons with the grind for the master slayer gear. An added benefit is the increased damage given by the {{ItemIcon|Slayer Skillcape}} and buffs from {{Skill|Astrology}} while fighting slayer tasks. Another benefit is the ability to buy prayer points, {{ItemIcon|Light Rune|Light Runes}}, and [[Food]] ''at a profit'' with the use of {{Icon|Generous Resupply}}.

===Requirements===

There are very few hard requirements beyond the ability to survive and the entry requirement of {{SkillReq|Slayer|90|showtext=true}}, but there are several skills and items that will make this grind significantly easier, and we would be remiss to not mention them

{| class="wikitable" 
|-
! Suggestion
! Benefit
|-
| {{ItemIcon|Slayer Skillcape}}
| 25% Flat Slayer Area Effect Negation
|-
| {{SkillReq|Hitpoints|99}}
| Less need for DR
|-
| {{SkillReq|Agility|99}}
| Pillar of Combat
|-
| {{SkillReq|Summoning|90}}
| Dragon Synergies
|-
| {{SkillReq|Prayer|95}}
| {{Icon|Battleheart|type=prayer}}
|-
| {{ItemIcon|Slayer Helmet (Elite)}}
| 15% Flat Slayer Area Effect Negation
|-
| {{ItemIcon|Slayer Cowl (Elite)}}
| 15% Flat Slayer Area Effect Negation
|-
| {{ItemIcon|Infernal Claw}}
| Outpaces Rokken's stun
|-
| {{ItemIcon|Cloudburst Staff}}
| Highest damage weapon in the game
|-
| {{ItemIcon|Slayer's Crossbow}}
| Highest damage non-T90 ranged weapon for slayer
|-
|}

Below are some gear suggestions. Depending on {{Skill|Prayer}}, {{Skill|Herblore|Potions}}, and {{Skill|Agility}} buffs, your optimal gear can change.

===Tidal Edge===

To be able to idle {{MonsterIcon|Umbora}} with {{Skill|Magic}}, you'll need 47 DR assuming you have 1000 HP.

{{MonsterIcon|Umbora}} can be killed with Normal Magic if you have a {{ItemIcon|Cloudburst Staff}} or an {{ItemIcon|Ocean Song}}, or with Ancient Magicks at a much slower rate. Note that Cloudburst is the fastest method, even if you have to squeeze in extra DR from {{ItemIcon|Guardian Ring}} or {{Skill|Prayer}}.

With {{ItemIcon|Cloudburst Staff}}, use {{Icon|Water Surge|type=spell}} or {{Icon|Water Wave|type=spell}} (reduced rune cost), {{Icon|Anguish III|type=curse}}, and {{Icon|Fury II|type=aurora}}.

With {{ItemIcon|Ocean Song}}, use {{Icon|Fire Surge|type=spell}}, {{Icon|Anguish III|type=curse}}, and {{Icon|Surge II|type=aurora}}.

With an {{ItemIcon|Air Imbued Wand}} or a {{ItemIcon|Fire Imbued Wand}}, use {{Icon|Gust|type=spell}} or {{Icon|Incinerate|type=spell}}.

Use of Combination Runes is highly recommended for all methods.

{| class="wikitable" 
|-
! Slot
!colspan="6"|Better to Worse
|-
! Head
|colspan="2"| {{ItemIcon|Glacia God Helmet}}
|colspan="4"| {{ItemIcon|Slayer Wizard Hat (Master)}}
|-
! Body
|colspan="2"| {{ItemIcon|Glacia God Platebody}}
|colspan="4"| {{ItemIcon|Slayer Wizard Robes (Master)}}
|-
! Leggings
|colspan="6"| {{ItemIcon|Glacia God Platelegs}}
|-
! Boots
|colspan="6"| {{ItemIcon|Glacia God Boots}}
|-
! Hands
|colspan="6"| {{ItemIcon|Glacia God Gloves}}
|-
! Cape
|colspan="2"| {{ItemIcon|Maximum Skillcape}}
|colspan="4"| {{ItemIcon|Slayer Skillcape}}
|-
! Neck
|colspan="2"| {{ItemIcon|Fury of the Elemental Zodiacs}}
|colspan="2"| {{ItemIcon|Elite Amulet of Magic}}
|colspan="2"| {{ItemIcon|Warlock Amulet}}
|-
! Passive
|colspan="2"| {{ItemIcon|Chapeau Noir}}
|colspan="2"| {{ItemIcon|Ring of Wealth}}
|colspan="2"| {{ItemIcon|Aorpheat's Signet Ring}}
|-
! Ring
|colspan="2"| {{ItemIcon|Ring of Wealth}}
|colspan="2"| {{ItemIcon|Warlock Ring}}
|colspan="2"| {{ItemIcon|Guardian Ring}}
|-
! Weapon
|colspan="2" rowspan="2"| {{ItemIcon|Cloudburst Staff}}
|colspan="2"| {{ItemIcon|Air Imbued Wand}}
|colspan="2"| {{ItemIcon|Magic Wand (Elite)}}
|-
! Offhand
|colspan="2"| {{ItemIcon|Scaled Shield}}
|colspan="2"| {{ItemIcon|Earth Layered Shield}}
|}

{{ItemIcon|Slayer Wizard Hat (Master)}} and {{ItemIcon|Slayer Wizard Robes (Master)}} '''do not''' increase the amount of fragments per hour over {{Icon|Glacia God Armour|img=Glacia_God_Helmet_(item)|Glacia}}, and even if available, should not be used if your goal is to collect fragments.

===Ocean Song===

To be able to idle {{MonsterIcon|Ku-tul}} with {{Skill|Ranged}}, you'll need 48 DR assuming you have {{formatnum:1000}} HP.

You'll be killing {{MonsterIcon|Ku-tul}} with either a {{ItemIcon|Shockwave}}, {{ItemIcon|Slayer's Crossbow}} or an {{ItemIcon|Ancient Crossbow}}. Use of {{ItemIcon|Jadestone Bolts}} is recommended, {{ItemIcon|Emerald Bolts}} are not recommended as jadestone bolts should be plentiful enough at this point in progression.

{| class="wikitable" 
|-
! Slot
!colspan="6"|Better to Worse
|-
! Head
|colspan="3"| {{ItemIcon|Slayer Cowl (Master)}}
|colspan="3"| {{ItemIcon|Slayer Cowl (Elite)}}
|-
! Body
|colspan="3"| {{ItemIcon|Slayer Leather Body (Master)}}
|colspan="3"| {{ItemIcon|Aeris God Platebody}}
|-
! Leggings
|colspan="4"| {{ItemIcon|Aeris God Platelegs}}
|colspan="2"| {{ItemIcon|(U) Ancient D-hide Chaps}}
|-
! Boots
|colspan="4"| {{ItemIcon|Aeris God Boots}}
|colspan="2"| {{ItemIcon|Sand Treaders}}
|-
! Hands
|colspan="4"| {{ItemIcon|Aeris God Gloves}}
|colspan="2"| {{ItemIcon|(U) Ancient D-hide Vambraces}}
|-
! Cape
|colspan="3"| {{ItemIcon|Maximum Skillcape}}
|colspan="3"| {{ItemIcon|Slayer Skillcape}}
|-
! Passive
|colspan="2"| {{ItemIcon|Chapeau Noir}}
|colspan="2"| {{ItemIcon|Ring of Wealth}}
|-
! Neck
|colspan="2"| {{ItemIcon|Deadeye Amulet}}
|colspan="2"| {{ItemIcon|Fury of the Elemental Zodiacs}}
|colspan="2"| {{ItemIcon|Elite Amulet of Ranged}}
|-
! Ring
|colspan="2"| {{ItemIcon|Ring of Wealth}}
|colspan="2"| {{ItemIcon|Aorpheat's Signet Ring}}
|colspan="2"| {{ItemIcon|Guardian Ring}}
|-
! Weapon
|colspan="4"|{{ItemIcon|Slayer's Crossbow}}
|colspan="2"|{{ItemIcon|Ancient Crossbow}}
|-
! Offhand
|colspan="2"|{{ItemIcon|Scaled Shield}}
|colspan="2"|{{ItemIcon|Dragonfire Shield}}
|colspan="2"|{{ItemIcon|Earth Layered Shield}}
|-
! Ammo
|colspan="2"| {{ItemIcon|Jadestone Bolts}}
|colspan="2"| {{ItemIcon|Emerald Bolts}}
|colspan="2"| {{ItemIcon|Ruby Bolts}}
|}

40% slayer area reduction increases your DPS against {{MonsterIcon|Ku-tul}}, and therefore, unless it will lead to your untimely demise, at least a {{ItemIcon|Slayer Cowl (Elite)}} should be used.

{{ItemIcon|Slayer Cowl (Master)}} and {{ItemIcon|Slayer Leather Body (Master)}} positively impact the amount of fragments you receive, and if available, should be used.

===Shockwave===
While the other two weapons are pretty straightforward in terms of gear, the {{ItemIcon|Shockwave}} is not.

{{MonsterIcon|Rokken}} is by far the most dangerous and is both willing, and able to kill you if you are not extremely careful in your setup. This monster is able to buff itself to an attack speed of 2.2s, and is able to stun you, which massively increases its damage against you. Your goal here is either to be able to survive the increased stun damage, or to never actually take the stun damage by having an equivalent or faster attack speed than the monster. 

You need to use Melee for this grind, and as said before, it is highly recommended that you use an {{ItemIcon|Infernal Claw}} to complete this. {{ItemIcon|Tidal Edge}} is too slow to reliably survive Rokken's stun without significant extra work, requiring you to put on more DR that will massively affect your kill time. Assuming you were able to use the exact same setup with no {{Skill|Astrology}} buffs, {{ItemIcon|Infernal Claw}} is only 1-2% slower than {{ItemIcon|Tidal Edge}}. Adding buffs from {{Skill|Astrology}}, adding the additional DR or attack interval reduction required for Tidal Edge, and using summoning combat familiars invert this difference and make Tidal Edge up to 20% slower with no tangible benefit.

{| class="wikitable" 
|-
! Slot
!colspan="8"|Better to Worse
|-
! Head
|colspan="4"| {{ItemIcon|Slayer Helmet (Master)}}
|colspan="4"| {{ItemIcon|Slayer Helmet (Elite)}}
|-
! Body
|colspan="4"| {{ItemIcon|Slayer Platebody (Master)}}
|colspan="2"| {{ItemIcon|Ragnar God Platebody}}
|colspan="2"| {{ItemIcon|Terran God Platebody}}
|-
! Leggings
|colspan="4"| {{ItemIcon|Ragnar God Platelegs}}
|colspan="4"| {{ItemIcon|Terran God Platelegs}}
|-
! Boots
|colspan="4"| {{ItemIcon|Ragnar God Boots}}
|colspan="4"| {{ItemIcon|Terran God Boots}}
|-
! Hands
|colspan="4"| {{ItemIcon|Ragnar God Gloves}}
|colspan="4"| {{ItemIcon|Terran God Gloves}}
|-
! Cape
|colspan="4"| {{ItemIcon|Maximum Skillcape}}
|colspan="4"| {{ItemIcon|Slayer Skillcape}}
|-
! Passive
|colspan="4"| {{ItemIcon|Fighter Amulet}}
|colspan="4"| {{ItemIcon|Chapeau Noir}}
|-
! Neck
|colspan="4"| {{ItemIcon|Fury of the Elemental Zodiacs}}
|colspan="4"| {{ItemIcon|Fighter Amulet}}
|-
! Ring
|colspan="2"| {{ItemIcon|Ring of Wealth}}
|colspan="2"| {{ItemIcon|Aorpheat's Signet Ring}}
|colspan="2"| {{ItemIcon|Ring of Blade Echoes}}
|colspan="2"| {{ItemIcon|Guardian Ring}}
|-
! Weapon
|colspan="8"|{{ItemIcon|Infernal Claw}}
|-
! Offhand
|colspan="4"|{{ItemIcon|Dragonfire Shield}}
|colspan="4"|{{ItemIcon|Earth Layered Shield}}
|}

The {{ItemIcon|Fighter Amulet|Fighter}}/{{ItemIcon|Fury of the Elemental Zodiacs|FEZ}} is the best passive/neck setup, even beating out the item doubling from {{ItemIcon|Chapeau Noir}}. Note that wearing {{ItemIcon|Fury of the Elemental Zodiacs|FEZ}} is required to wear Master Slayer armor.

One major note is that the {{ItemIcon|Ring of Blade Echoes}} is marginally faster for fragments/h than all other rings, however, due to its interaction of significantly increasing your use of consumables like Prayer Points and Potions, it is lower on the rankings. 

{{ItemIcon|Slayer Helmet (Master)}} and {{ItemIcon|Slayer Platebody (Master)}} positively impact the amount of fragments you receive, and if available, should be used. 

For this set-up to work safely without risk of death, the player's attack interval while in combat with this enemy '''must''' be less than or equal to 2.2 seconds, as this means the player is quick enough to avoid taking extra damage when {{MonsterIcon|Rokken}} attacks with the Shockwave special attack. To achieve this, we use a weapon that has a base 2.2s interval, and gather 40% total slayer area negation through {{ItemIcon|Slayer Skillcape}} and {{ItemIcon|Slayer Helmet (Elite)}}.

Check your setup with the [[Combat Simulator]] before engaging Rokken.

At {{formatnum:1000}} HP, which can be achieved with {{SkillReq|Hitpoints|97}} and +30 HP from {{ItemIcon|Dragonfire Shield}}, this method requires 48% [[Damage Reduction]].

==Unhallowed Wasteland==

After completing the T90 weapon grinds, you are ready to face the final content in Melvor. {{ZoneIcon|Unhallowed Wasteland}} is the final {{Skill|Slayer}} area. To access, you will need to purchase a {{UpgradeIcon|Map to the Unhallowed Wasteland}}. This area requires maximizing a different stat than DR. All of the monsters here will heal a % of their current HP every 2 attacks, which will massively hinder your DPS regardless of setup. To mitigate this, you will need cumulative 100% Flat Slayer Area Effect Negation. The following is an example of the gear required for a melee setup.:

{| class="wikitable" 
|-
! Item
! Slot
! Slayer Area<br>Effect Negation %
|-
| {{ItemIcon|Slayer Helmet (Master)}}
| Head
| 20%
|-
| {{ItemIcon|Slayer Platebody (Master)}}
| Body
| 20%
|-
| {{ItemIcon|Slayer Cowl (Master)}}
| Passive
| 20%
|-
| {{ItemIcon|Max Skillcape}}/{{ItemIcon|Slayer Skillcape}}
| Cape
| 25%
|-
| {{ItemIcon|Hunter's Ring}}
| Ring
| 10%
|-
| {{Skill|Agility}} Pillar of Combat
| Agility
| 5%
|-
! scope="row" colspan="2" | Total
| 100%
|}

For the other combat styles, you'll be wearing the equivalent Master Slayer armor. Note that you cannot ever wear two of the same item, so whichever item you choose to put in passive slot must be one of the armor pieces not currently equipped in your chest/head slots. 

It should be noted that while UW is listed first, '''completing the {{ZoneIcon|Impending Darkness Event}} will strictly make this grind faster!''' You can complete ID without any of the UW gear sets, and the shields greatly speed up these grinds.

While you are here, you will be working to acquire all of the set bonus gear, dropped from each of the UW monsters:

* {{ItemIcon|Poison Virulence Gloves}}/{{ItemIcon|Poison Virulence Ring}} - Upgrades from {{ItemIcon|Worm Spike}}/{{ItemIcon|Poison Essence}} respectively, dropped by {{Icon|Legaran Wurm|type=monster}}
* {{ItemIcon|Burning Madness Gloves}}/{{ItemIcon|Burning Madness Ring}} - Upgrades from {{ItemIcon|Cursed Hands}}/{{ItemIcon|Burning Essence}} respectively, dropped by {{Icon|Cursed Lich|type=monster}}
* {{ItemIcon|Spiked Shell Gloves}}/{{ItemIcon|Spiked Shell Ring}} - Upgrades from {{ItemIcon|Tough Shell}}/{{ItemIcon|Stinging Essence}} respectively, dropped by {{Icon|Spiked Red Claw|type=monster}}
* {{ItemIcon|Relentless Fury Gloves}}/{{ItemIcon|Relentless Fury Ring}} - Upgrades from {{ItemIcon|Desecrated Bones}}/{{ItemIcon|Undead Essence}} respectively, dropped by {{Icon|Greater Skeletal Dragon|type=monster}}

Below are some gear suggestions. As the final combat area available, this expects you have access to all of the buffs available to you. However, depending on your {{Skill|Astrology}} bonuses, your optimal gear may change.

===Legaran Wurm===

{| class="wikitable" 
|-
! Slot
!colspan="8"|Better to Worse
|-
! Head
|colspan="4"| {{ItemIcon|Slayer Helmet (Master)}}
|-
! Body
|colspan="4"| {{ItemIcon|Slayer Platebody (Master)}}
|-
! Leggings
|colspan="4"| {{ItemIcon|Ragnar God Platelegs}}
|colspan="4"| {{ItemIcon|Terran God Platelegs}}
|-
! Boots
|colspan="4"| {{ItemIcon|Ragnar God Boots}}
|colspan="4"| {{ItemIcon|Terran God Boots}}
|-
! Hands
|colspan="4"| {{ItemIcon|Ragnar God Gloves}}
|colspan="4"| {{ItemIcon|Terran God Gloves}}
|-
! Cape
|colspan="4"| {{ItemIcon|Maximum Skillcape}}
|colspan="4"| {{ItemIcon|Slayer Skillcape}}
|-
! Passive
|colspan="4"| {{ItemIcon|Slayer Cowl (Master)}}
|-
! Neck
|colspan="4"| {{ItemIcon|Fighter Amulet}}
|colspan="4"| {{ItemIcon|Fury of the Elemental Zodiacs}}
|-
! Ring
|colspan="2"| {{ItemIcon|Hunter's Ring}}
|-
! Weapon
|colspan="4"| {{ItemIcon|Tidal Edge}}
|colspan="4"| {{ItemIcon|Infernal Claw}}
|-
! Offhand
|colspan="4"| {{ItemIcon|Shield of Melee Power}}
|colspan="4"| {{ItemIcon|Dragonfire Shield}}
|}

Using the {{ItemIcon|Dragonfire Shield}} instead of the {{ItemIcon|Shield of Melee Power}} does not impact any of your gearing choices, but will be slower.

Legaran Wurms are the main enemy where your {{Skill|Astrology}} bonuses change what equipment you wear. With absolutely no combat bonuses from astrology, {{ItemIcon|Tidal Edge}} and {{ItemIcon|Fighter Amulet}} are your best bet. With enough stardust spent, {{ItemIcon|Fury of the Elemental Zodiacs|FEZ}} overtakes Fighter for kills per hour, however, Fighter Amulet will always consume less food for only a minor hit to DPS. With even more stardust spent, {{ItemIcon|Infernal Claw}} once again takes the cake, the lemons, and all the loot. 

For consumables, Melee has few stipulations, just equip whatever kills the enemy the fastest

* {{Icon|Diamond Luck Potion|Diamond Luck Potions}}
* {{Icon|Battleheart|type=prayer}} and {{Icon|Piety|type=prayer}} or {{Icon|Protect from Ranged|type=prayer}} (-14% KPH, -60% food usage)
* {{ItemIcon|Minotaur}} and {{ItemIcon|Dragon}} tablets

===Cursed Lich===

{| class="wikitable" 
|-
! Slot
!colspan="8"|Better to Worse
|-
! Head
|colspan="4"| {{ItemIcon|Slayer Cowl (Master)}}
|-
! Body
|colspan="4"| {{ItemIcon|Slayer Leather Body (Master)}}
|-
! Leggings
|colspan="4"| {{ItemIcon|Aeris God Platelegs}}
|-
! Boots
|colspan="4"| {{ItemIcon|Aeris God Boots}}
|-
! Hands
|colspan="4"| {{ItemIcon|Aeris God Gloves}}
|-
! Cape
|colspan="4"| {{ItemIcon|Maximum Skillcape}}
|colspan="4"| {{ItemIcon|Slayer Skillcape}}
|-
! Passive
|colspan="4"| {{ItemIcon|Slayer Wizard Hat (Master)}}
|-
! Neck
|colspan="4"| {{ItemIcon|Deadeye Amulet}}
|colspan="4"| {{ItemIcon|Fury of the Elemental Zodiacs}}
|-
! Ring
|colspan="2"| {{ItemIcon|Hunter's Ring}}
|-
! Weapon
|colspan="4"| {{ItemIcon|Shockwave}}
|-
! Offhand
|colspan="4"| {{ItemIcon|Shield of Ranged Power}}
|colspan="4"| {{ItemIcon|Scaled Shield}}
|}

Using the {{ItemIcon|Scaled Shield}} instead of the {{ItemIcon|Shield of Ranged Power}} does not impact any of your gearing choices, but will be slower.

For consumables, Ranged does have one major stipulation. Cursed Liches are immune to Burn. 

* {{Icon|Diamond Luck Potion|Diamond Luck Potions}}
* {{Icon|Battleheart|type=prayer}} and {{Icon|Rigour|type=prayer}} or {{Icon|Protect from Magic|type=prayer}} (-8% KPH, -60% food usage)
* {{ItemIcon|Centaur}} and from better to worse: {{ItemIcon|Dragon}}, {{ItemIcon|Witch}}, or {{ItemIcon|Cyclops}}.

===Spiked Red Claw===

{| class="wikitable" 
|-
! Slot
!colspan="8"|Better to Worse
|-
! Head
|colspan="4"| {{ItemIcon|Slayer Wizard Hat (Master)}}
|-
! Body
|colspan="4"| {{ItemIcon|Slayer Wizard Robes (Master)}}
|-
! Leggings
|colspan="4"| {{ItemIcon|Glacia God Platelegs}}
|-
! Boots
|colspan="4"| {{ItemIcon|Glacia God Boots}}
|-
! Hands
|colspan="4"| {{ItemIcon|Glacia God Gloves}}
|-
! Cape
|colspan="4"| {{ItemIcon|Maximum Skillcape}}
|colspan="4"| {{ItemIcon|Slayer Skillcape}}
|-
! Passive
|colspan="4"| {{ItemIcon|Slayer Helmet (Master)}}
|-
! Neck
|colspan="4"| {{ItemIcon|Fury of the Elemental Zodiacs}}
|-
! Ring
|colspan="2"| {{ItemIcon|Hunter's Ring}}
|-
! Weapon
|colspan="4"| {{ItemIcon|Cloudburst Staff}}
|colspan="4"| {{ItemIcon|Ocean Song}}
|-
! Offhand
|colspan="4"| {{ItemIcon|Shield of Magic Power}}
|colspan="4"| {{ItemIcon|Earth Layered Shield}}
|}

The {{ItemIcon|Cloudburst Staff}} is approximately 10% faster at killing Spiked Red Claws, however, it requires the use of {{ItemIcon|Damage Reduction Potion IV}}

* {{ItemIcon|Cloudburst Staff}}:
* {{ItemIcon|Damage Reduction Potion IV}}
* {{Icon|Battleheart|type=prayer}} and {{Icon|Augury|type=prayer}}
* {{ItemIcon|Witch}} and {{ItemIcon|Dragon}} tablets or {{ItemIcon|Witch}} and {{ItemIcon|Cyclops}} tablets
* {{Icon|Water Surge|type=spell}}, {{Icon|Decay|type=curse}}, and {{Icon|Fury II|type=aurora}}

The {{ItemIcon|Ocean Song}} build with {{ItemIcon|Shield of Magic Power}} equipped, and both {{PetIcon|Leonardo}} and {{PetIcon|Erran}}), requires 1% more DR. The {{Icon|Safeguard|type=prayer}} prayer gives you this 1% DR at the lowest cost to DPS. {{Icon|Stone Skin|type=prayer}} is a more expensive alternative if you don't have one of the DR pets

Using the {{ItemIcon|Earth Layered Shield}} instead of the {{ItemIcon|Shield of Magic Power}} allows you to use {{Icon|Augury|type=prayer}} safely, however it is still slower than the Shield of Power.

* {{ItemIcon|Ocean Song}}:
* {{Icon|Diamond Luck Potion|Diamond Luck Potions}}
* {{Icon|Battleheart|type=prayer}} and {{Icon|Safeguard|type=prayer}} or {{Icon|Stone Skin|type=prayer}}
* {{ItemIcon|Witch}} and {{ItemIcon|Dragon}} tablets or {{ItemIcon|Witch}} and {{ItemIcon|Cyclops}} tablets
* {{Icon|Fire Surge|type=spell}}, {{Icon|Decay|type=curse}}, and {{Icon|Surge II|type=aurora}}

===Greater Skeletal Dragon===

{| class="wikitable" 
|-
! Slot
!colspan="8"|Better to Worse
|-
! Head
|colspan="4"| {{ItemIcon|Slayer Wizard Hat (Master)}}
|-
! Body
|colspan="4"| {{ItemIcon|Slayer Wizard Robes (Master)}}
|-
! Leggings
|colspan="4"| {{ItemIcon|Glacia God Platelegs}}
|-
! Boots
|colspan="4"| {{ItemIcon|Glacia God Boots}}
|-
! Hands
|colspan="4"| {{ItemIcon|Glacia God Gloves}}
|-
! Cape
|colspan="4"| {{ItemIcon|Maximum Skillcape}}
|colspan="4"| {{ItemIcon|Slayer Skillcape}}
|-
! Passive
|colspan="4"| {{ItemIcon|Slayer Helmet (Master)}}
|-
! Neck
|colspan="4"| {{ItemIcon|Fury of the Elemental Zodiacs}}
|-
! Ring
|colspan="2"| {{ItemIcon|Hunter's Ring}}
|-
! Weapon
|colspan="4"| {{ItemIcon|Ocean Song}}
|-
! Offhand
|colspan="4"| {{ItemIcon|Shield of Magic Power}}
|colspan="4"| {{ItemIcon|Earth Layered Shield}}
|}

Using the {{ItemIcon|Earth Layered Shield}} instead of the {{ItemIcon|Shield of Magic Power}} does not impact any of your gearing choices, but will be slower.

Greater Dragons are the most dangerous enemy currently in the game as Affliction buildup can result in an unfortunate death. This can be mitigated best, like most untimely deaths, by killing the enemy before they kill you. '''The most important element to beating Greater Skeletal Dragons is {{Icon|Protect from Melee|type=prayer}} as it massively reduces your chance of death, while ''increasing'' your DPS due to you spending less time stunned.'''

* {{Icon|Diamond Luck Potion|Diamond Luck Potions}} or {{ItemIcon|Damage Reduction Potion IV}}
* {{Icon|Battleheart|type=prayer}} and {{Icon|Protect from Melee|type=prayer}}
* {{ItemIcon|Witch}} and {{ItemIcon|Dragon}} tablets
* {{Icon|Fire Surge|type=spell}}, and {{Icon|Surge II|type=aurora}}. Don't bother with [[Curses]] because it is immune to them.

==Impending Darkness==

- ''See [[Impending Darkness Event/Guide]]''

===Tips===
Because {{Icon|Bane|type=monster}} uses the modifiers from the slayer area you fight him in, you should always fight him in the {{ZoneIcon|Perilous Peaks}}. Your prayer will be {{Icon|Protect from Magic|type=prayer}} or whichever style he is, plus your other style prayer, rendering the area effect moot.

When fighting {{Icon|Bane|type=monster}}, always eat through the Suffocate special attack. The stuns will cripple you. Fragile Mind can be extremely dangerous if you have high Affliction stacks, so be on the lookout for that as well.

Bane will force you to use the same attack style as he is. If you are hitting for 0, make sure you're not using the combat triangle default.

Running from Bane will not make you leave the event, just forces you to refight that slayer area. '''Bane's style will also be rerolled, if you want to avoid melee'''.

For passives, avoid giving + Max HP, or any sort of regen. These will extend the fights, which makes them deadlier and more expensive in food and gear. + Max Hit is fine, as special damage is unaffected. Obviously, avoid Affliction if possible. These do stack.

The final fight with {{Icon|Bane|type=monster}} is a special version, {{Icon|Bane, Instrument of Fear|type=monster}}

===Gear===
You will need to be able to switch your combat styles on the fly in {{ZoneIcon|Dark Waters}} and {{ZoneIcon|Unhallowed Wasteland}}. These areas '''WILL''' kill you if you are using the wrong combat style versus them. There is no pausing between monsters, so we highly recommend maxing out your Slayer Area Reduction on all 3 equipment sets.

{{ItemIcon|Dragon}} tablets are nigh required for Bane, as the burn status effect will chisel away his HP even when you are stunned. Pair with {{ItemIcon|Yak}} tablets.

For melee, {{ItemIcon|Ring of Blade Echoes}} increases the number of hits you do, which pairs well with {{ItemIcon|Dragon}} tablets.

For magic, {{Icon|Incinerate|type=spell}} also provides more hits for burns. Towards the end, switch to {{ItemIcon|Ocean Song}} and {{Icon|Fire Surge|type=spell}} to finish him off with specials.

===Loot===
Each Bane kill drops the following loot, in this set order. All of these are BiS:

* {{ItemIcon|Shield of Melee Power}}
* {{ItemIcon|Shield of Ranged Power}}
* {{ItemIcon|Shield of Magic Power}}
* {{ItemIcon|Ring of Power}}
* {{PetIcon|Bone}} - Pet

==Acknowledgements==
Main writers: TheAlpacalypse#8105 and Verisimilitude#0001.

A special thank you to the following people:
* Verisimilitude#0001 for assisting with the majority of the early guide groundwork
* Steelsauce#0251, Redmrj#2539, Tessa#0001 for guide feedback
* TinyCoyote#1769, Coolrox95#9670, and Visua#9999 for their work on Combat Sim and other scripting work
* Nomeru#4261 for contributing most of the Impending Darkness section
* Drboomtown#0982 for creating the original Can I Idle and Silber#6947 for updating it and answering a ton of noob questions
* Tim|Orii#4191 for creating the Gear Progression guide
* Malcs and Prat for making this game

Reach out to the author on Discord at TheAlpacalypse#8105

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