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The Volcanic Cave is the dungeon that unlocks all of the Legendary dungeons. The guide covers gives recommendations on gear needed to idle this dungeon. Idling has a significantly higher skill and equipment requirements than manual clears.
The Volcanic Cave is the dungeon that unlocks all of the Legendary dungeons. The guide covers gives recommendations on gear needed to idle this dungeon. Idling has a significantly higher skill and equipment requirements than manual clears.


==Why Clear Volcanic Cave?==
=Why Clear Volcanic Cave?=


* Clear 1 time:
* Clear 1 time:
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* Clear 50 times:
* Clear 50 times:
** For a [[Township Task]] that gives {{ItemIcon|Dragon Bones|qtr=500}}, {{SC}} and {{GP}}
** For a [[Township Task]] that gives {{ItemIcon|Dragon Bones|qtr=500}}, {{SC}} and {{GP}}
** To start obtaining {{ItemIcon|Ancient Helmet|ancient armour}} in preparation for the {{ZoneIcon|Air God Dungeon}}
** To start obtaining {{ItemIcon|Ancient Helmet|Ancient Armour}} in preparation for the {{ZoneIcon|Air God Dungeon}}
* Clear 100 times:
* Clear 100 times:
** To unlock Ancient Magicks which gives you powerful spells such as {{Icon|Slicing Winds|type=spell}}, {{Icon|Icicle Volley|type=spell}}, and {{Icon|Ignite|type=spell}}.
** To unlock Ancient Magicks which gives you powerful spells such as {{Icon|Slicing Winds|type=spell}}, {{Icon|Icicle Volley|type=spell}}, and {{Icon|Ignite|type=spell}}.
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** To farm for the {{Icon|Amulet of Fury|qty=10|type=item|Amulets of Fury}} needed for the {{ItemIcon|Fury of the Elemental Zodiacs}} (FEZ). Check the [[Fury_of_the_Elemental_Zodiacs/Guide|FEZ/Guide]] for more details.
** To farm for the {{Icon|Amulet of Fury|qty=10|type=item|Amulets of Fury}} needed for the {{ItemIcon|Fury of the Elemental Zodiacs}} (FEZ). Check the [[Fury_of_the_Elemental_Zodiacs/Guide|FEZ/Guide]] for more details.


According to [https://github.com/hm0809/MelvorProbDist/blob/main/main.py simulations], to get the full {{ItemIcon|(G) Ancient Helmet|ancient armour}} set it will likely take:
{{ItemIcon|(G) Ancient Helmet|Ancient Armour}} is not required for {{ZoneIcon|Air God Dungeon}} if you're willing to Manual Eat that dungeon 2-5 times. <br>
It is hotly debated what the correct course of action would be in many circumstances. This guide will not recommend either way and will merely present the options to the Player. <br>
* {{ItemIcon|(G) Ancient Helmet|Ancient Armour}} is required for a 100% safe idle setup for {{ZoneIcon|Air God Dungeon}}, but will take an estimated 35+ hours to obtain.
* When using a Manual Eat for a couple of clears {{ItemIcon|(G) Rune Helmet|Rune Armour}} or {{ItemIcon|(G) Dragon Helmet|Dragon Armour}} will suffice.
 
 
According to [https://github.com/hm0809/MelvorProbDist/blob/main/main.py simulations], to get the full {{ItemIcon|(G) Ancient Helmet|Ancient Armour}} set it will likely take:
* 640 clears with a 50% chance
* 640 clears with a 50% chance
* 817 clears with a 75% chance
* 817 clears with a 75% chance
* 1377 clears with a 95% chance
* 1377 clears with a 95% chance


===When to Clear Volcanic Cave?===
=When to Clear Volcanic Cave?=


There are no downsides to attempting Volcanic Cave early as you will obtain powerful gear if you manage to complete it. However, it will be a significant challenge if you attempt this dungeon under-levelled.
There are no downsides to attempting Volcanic Cave early as you will obtain powerful gear if you manage to complete it. However, it will be a significant challenge if you attempt this dungeon under-levelled.
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In general, you will want at least {{SkillReq|Hitpoints|70}} so that you can equip the {{ItemIcon|Ancient Helmet|Ancient Armor}} and you should be able to complete {{ZoneIcon|Dragons Den}} relatively easily before attempting this dungeon. Ideally, you will want sufficient {{UpgradeIcon|Auto Eat}} to survive the dungeon without resorting to manual eating, but if you take this route then see the last section for further recommendations on how to survive the dungeon the hard way.
In general, you will want at least {{SkillReq|Hitpoints|70}} so that you can equip the {{ItemIcon|Ancient Helmet|Ancient Armor}} and you should be able to complete {{ZoneIcon|Dragons Den}} relatively easily before attempting this dungeon. Ideally, you will want sufficient {{UpgradeIcon|Auto Eat}} to survive the dungeon without resorting to manual eating, but if you take this route then see the last section for further recommendations on how to survive the dungeon the hard way.


=== Ancient Magicks ===
== Ancient Magicks ==
After you clear the Volcanic Cave 100 times you gain access to [[Ancient Magicks]] which are a more powerful form of magic. When you have a Ancient Magicks spell equipped, there are no curses available, but you can still use Auroras.
After you clear the Volcanic Cave 100 times you gain access to [[Ancient Magicks]] which are a more powerful form of magic. When you have a Ancient Magicks spell equipped, there are no curses available, but you can still use Auroras.


In general, the spells you receive are very powerful:
The spells you receive are:
* {{Icon|Slicing Winds|type=spell|Winds}} is best used when your chance to hit is relatively low because you are guaranteed not to miss if your accuracy is 20,000+.
* {{Icon|Slicing Winds|type=spell|Winds}} is best used when your chance to hit is relatively low because you are guaranteed not to miss if your accuracy is 20,000+.
* {{Icon|Ignite|type=spell}} is a more powerful spell and has a good chance of killing monsters in one-shot.
* {{Icon|Ignite|type=spell}} is a more powerful spell and has a good chance of killing monsters in one-shot.
* {{Icon|Icicle Volley|type=spell}} is a good all rounder, and can be used in all other cases.
* {{Icon|Icicle Volley|type=spell}} is a good all rounder, and can be used in all other cases.


Ancient Magick spells do not scale in the same way as standard magic (i.e. with equipment buffs and debuffs), but they are still impacted by the [[Combat Triangle]] in the normal way. Typically, when you first obtain [[Ancient Magicks]] it is more powerful than the regular magic and so should used in preference. However, late-game these spells will not scale with gear and so will become less useful.
Ancient Magick spells do not scale in the same way as standard magic (i.e. with equipment buffs and debuffs), but they are still impacted by the [[Combat Triangle]] in the normal way. Typically, when you first obtain [[Ancient Magicks]] it is more powerful than the regular magic and so should used in preference. However, these fall off relatively quickly.


==Gear To Idle==
=Gear To Idle=
The boss of {{ZoneIcon|Volcanic Cave}} uses the {{Icon|Melee}} style and so it is not recommended that you attempt to idle this dungeon with {{Skill|Ranged}} due to the [[Combat Triangle]] penalties. This guide assumes that you have {{UpgradeIcon|Auto Eat - Tier III}} equipped which greatly reduces the DR requirements.
The boss of {{ZoneIcon|Volcanic Cave}} uses the {{Icon|Melee}} style and so it is not recommended that you attempt to idle this dungeon with {{Skill|Ranged}} due to the [[Combat Triangle]] penalties. This guide assumes that you have {{UpgradeIcon|Auto Eat - Tier III}} equipped which greatly reduces the DR requirements.


The calculations in this guide assume {{Icon|Hardcore}}/{{Icon|Adventure}} modes, and so should work for most play styles, however if you have lower HP or DR than the guide recommends then check out [https://zxv975.github.io/CanIIdle/ Can I Idle] or the [[Combat Simulator]] to see if you build will survive.
=Standard Guide=
 
The following Setups were calculated without any [[Pets]], {{Skill|Astrology}} or [[Potions]]. <br>
These Guides will only assume the required {{Skill|Hitpoints}} and {{Skill|Agility}} based on not having any of those, if you do have [[Pets]] like {{PetIcon|Leonardo}} or {{PetIcon|Finn}}, you may be able to get away with slightly less.
 
 
==Melee==
 
The following table shows a {{ItemIcon|(G) Rune Helmet|Rune Armour}} setup.
Both sets have roughly the same amount of clears per hour.
 
* {{ItemIcon|(G) Rune Helmet|Rune Armour}} will require:
** {{SkillReq|Hitpoints|77}}
** {{SkillReq|Agility|70}}.
* {{ItemIcon|(G) Dragon Helmet|Dragon Armour}} you will require:
** {{SkillReq|Hitpoints|74}}
** {{SkillReq|Agility|50}}
 
===Gear===


===Melee===
You can equip a {{ItemIcon|Sandstorm Ring}} for around 3.5-4 more clears per hour. You will need 1 more level in {{Skill|Hitpoints}}.
{{ZoneIcon|Volcanic Cave}} is often idled with {{Icon|Melee}} because the {{ItemIcon|Dragon Helmet|dragon}} armor set can be obtained with {{SkillReq|Smithing|99}}, further, the armour can be [[Upgrading Items|upgraded]] to provide 30% DR.


This {{Icon|Melee}} build requires {{Icon|Hitpoints|qty=820|type=skill}} to idle the dungeon. However, this should be seen as a minimum DR/HP, and any less will push you below the max hit of {{Icon|Malcs, the Guardian of Melvor|type=monster|Malcs}}. The {{ItemIcon|Sandstorm Ring}} can be omitted, but at the expense of clear time.
Prayers: {{PrayerIcon|Incredible Reflexes}} & {{PrayerIcon|Chivalry}}


{{Equipment/Recommended
{{Equipment/Recommended
|style=Melee
|style = Melee
|showDR=true
|helm1 = (G) Rune Helmet
|helm1=(G) Dragon Helmet
|body1 = (G) Rune Platebody
|neck1=Elite Amulet of Defence
|legs1 = (G) Rune Platelegs
|cape1=Knight's Cape
|boots1 = (G) Rune Boots
|body1=(G) Dragon Platebody
|gloves1 = Paladin Gloves
|legs1=(G) Dragon Platelegs
|cape1 = Knight's Cape
|weapon1=Sunset Rapier
|neck1 = Elite Amulet of Defence
|shield1=(G) Dragon Shield
|ring1 = Silver Diamond Ring
|gloves1=Paladin Gloves
|weapon1 = Sunset Rapier
|ring1=Sandstorm Ring
|shield1 = (G) Rune Shield
|boots1=(G) Dragon Boots
}}
 
 
===Agility===
 
{{AgilityCourseTable
|Cargo Net
|River Crossing
|Pipe Climb
|Coal Stones
|Cliff Balance
|Rocky Waters
|Boulder Trap
|Raft Building
|showtotals = false
|showcosts = false
|showrequirements = false
}}
}}


Lower tiers of armor may be used if HP or DR is increased through other sources such as {{Skill|Agility}}, {{Skill|Summoning}}, or more {{Skill|Hitpoints}} levels, etc.
===[[Combat Simulator]] Export===
 
[https://pastebin.com/6v1kmrR1 Combat Simulator Export]
 


===Pre-Volcanic Magic===
==Pre-Volcanic Magic==


Idling with {{Skill|Magic}} is recommended once you have stronger gear as it will ultimately speed up your clear times.
Idling with {{Skill|Magic}} is recommended once you have stronger gear as it will ultimately speed up your clear times.
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|boots1=Air Expert Wizard Boots
|boots1=Air Expert Wizard Boots
}}
}}


{{ItemIcon|Fire Expert Wizard Robes|Fire Robes}} have the exact same stats as {{ItemIcon|Air Expert Wizard Robes|Air Robes}}. The secondary effect of robes (+20 minimum hit for matching spells) outweighs the damage increase of higher level spells. However, you should use the highest level spell and robe combination available to you. For example, if available, use the {{ItemIcon|Ring of Spirit Power}} instead of the {{ItemIcon|Aorpheat's Signet Ring}} for more damage/second.
{{ItemIcon|Fire Expert Wizard Robes|Fire Robes}} have the exact same stats as {{ItemIcon|Air Expert Wizard Robes|Air Robes}}. The secondary effect of robes (+20 minimum hit for matching spells) outweighs the damage increase of higher level spells. However, you should use the highest level spell and robe combination available to you. For example, if available, use the {{ItemIcon|Ring of Spirit Power}} instead of the {{ItemIcon|Aorpheat's Signet Ring}} for more damage/second.
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}}
}}


===100+ Volcanoes Magic===
==100+ Volcanoes Magic==


After clearing the {{ZoneIcon|Volcanic Cave}} 100 times you will unlock [[Ancient Magicks]] which require a minimum of {{SkillReq|Magic|72}}.
After clearing the {{ZoneIcon|Volcanic Cave}} 100 times you will unlock [[Ancient Magicks]] which require a minimum of {{SkillReq|Magic|72}}.

Revision as of 12:22, 5 June 2024

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The Volcanic Cave is the dungeon that unlocks all of the Legendary dungeons. The guide covers gives recommendations on gear needed to idle this dungeon. Idling has a significantly higher skill and equipment requirements than manual clears.

Why Clear Volcanic Cave?

Ancient Armour is not required for

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Air God Dungeon

if you're willing to Manual Eat that dungeon 2-5 times.

It is hotly debated what the correct course of action would be in many circumstances. This guide will not recommend either way and will merely present the options to the Player.


According to simulations, to get the full Ancient Armour set it will likely take:

  • 640 clears with a 50% chance
  • 817 clears with a 75% chance
  • 1377 clears with a 95% chance

When to Clear Volcanic Cave?

There are no downsides to attempting Volcanic Cave early as you will obtain powerful gear if you manage to complete it. However, it will be a significant challenge if you attempt this dungeon under-levelled.

In general, you will want at least

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 Level 70

so that you can equip the Ancient Armor and you should be able to complete

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Dragons Den

relatively easily before attempting this dungeon. Ideally, you will want sufficient

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Auto Eat

to survive the dungeon without resorting to manual eating, but if you take this route then see the last section for further recommendations on how to survive the dungeon the hard way.

Ancient Magicks

After you clear the Volcanic Cave 100 times you gain access to Ancient Magicks which are a more powerful form of magic. When you have a Ancient Magicks spell equipped, there are no curses available, but you can still use Auroras.

The spells you receive are:

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    Winds     is best used when your chance to hit is relatively low because you are guaranteed not to miss if your accuracy is 20,000+.
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    Ignite     is a more powerful spell and has a good chance of killing monsters in one-shot.
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    Icicle Volley     is a good all rounder, and can be used in all other cases.

Ancient Magick spells do not scale in the same way as standard magic (i.e. with equipment buffs and debuffs), but they are still impacted by the Combat Triangle in the normal way. Typically, when you first obtain Ancient Magicks it is more powerful than the regular magic and so should used in preference. However, these fall off relatively quickly.

Gear To Idle

The boss of

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Volcanic Cave

uses the

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Melee

style and so it is not recommended that you attempt to idle this dungeon with

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Ranged

due to the Combat Triangle penalties. This guide assumes that you have

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Auto Eat - Tier III

equipped which greatly reduces the DR requirements.

Standard Guide

The following Setups were calculated without any Pets,

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Astrology

or Potions.
These Guides will only assume the required

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Hitpoints

and

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Agility

based on not having any of those, if you do have Pets like

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Leonardo

or Finn, the Cat, you may be able to get away with slightly less.


Melee

The following table shows a Rune Armour setup. Both sets have roughly the same amount of clears per hour.

  • Rune Armour will require:
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       Level 77
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       Level 70      .
  • Dragon Armour you will require:
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       Level 74
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       Level 50

Gear

You can equip a Sandstorm Ring for around 3.5-4 more clears per hour. You will need 1 more level in

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Hitpoints

. Prayers:

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Incredible Reflexes

&

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Chivalry
SlotItem
Helmet (G) Rune Helmet
Platebody (G) Rune Platebody
Platelegs (G) Rune Platelegs
Boots (G) Rune Boots
Gloves Paladin Gloves
Cape Knight's Cape
Amulet Elite Amulet of Defence
Ring Silver Diamond Ring
Weapon Sunset Rapier
Offhand (G) Rune Shield


Agility

SlotObstacleBonuses
1
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Cargo Net		+3% Global GP (except Item Sales)
+2% Fishing Mastery XP
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River Crossing		-5 dig site map refinement cost
+5% Cartography Skill XP
-5% Cartography survey interval
3
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Pipe Climb		+5% Melee Evasion
+5% Melee Max Hit
4
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Coal Stones		-4% Global Skill XP
+10% Food Healing Value
+20% GP gained from Thieving
+3% Chance to Preserve Resources in Skills
5
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Cliff Balance		+20 Maximum Hitpoints
+5% Ranged Accuracy Rating
+2 Prayer Point Cost for Prayers
+5% Magic Accuracy Rating
+5% Melee Accuracy Rating
6
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Rocky Waters		+50 Maximum Hitpoints
7
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Boulder Trap		-20% Chance to Preserve Resources in Skills
8
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Raft Building		+20 Maximum Hitpoints
+2% Damage To All Monsters
+1% Damage Reduction

Combat Simulator Export

Combat Simulator Export


Pre-Volcanic Magic

Idling with

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Magic

is recommended once you have stronger gear as it will ultimately speed up your clear times. To idle the dungeon with the build below, you need

780
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Hitpoints

and

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Weakening III

active.

SlotItemDR%
Helmet Air Expert Wizard Hat5%
Platebody Air Expert Wizard Robes5%
Platelegs Air Expert Wizard Bottoms5%
Boots Air Expert Wizard Boots5%
Gloves (U) Ancient D-hide Vambraces6%
Cape Skull Cape3%
Amulet Elite Amulet of Magic2%
Ring Aorpheat's Signet Ring0%
WeaponAny
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Magic weapon		0%
Offhand (G) Dragon Shield6%
Total37%


Fire Robes have the exact same stats as Air Robes. The secondary effect of robes (+20 minimum hit for matching spells) outweighs the damage increase of higher level spells. However, you should use the highest level spell and robe combination available to you. For example, if available, use the Ring of Spirit Power instead of the Aorpheat's Signet Ring for more damage/second.

SlotItem (most effective → least effective)
Helmet Air Expert Wizard Hat Fire Expert Wizard Hat
Platebody Air Expert Wizard Robes Fire Expert Wizard Robes
Platelegs Air Expert Wizard Bottoms Fire Expert Wizard Bottoms
Ring Ring of Spirit Power Aorpheat's Signet Ring

100+ Volcanoes Magic

After clearing the

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Volcanic Cave

100 times you will unlock Ancient Magicks which require a minimum of

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 Level 72

. It is recommended that you have 20,000+ accuracy when using the

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Slicing Winds

as this means that the spell will never miss. This is important because you will want to keep a high DPS to make idling worthwhile. You can improve your Accuracy with:

  • Magic Assistance Potions
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    Astrology
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    Prayer
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    Agility
  • Increase
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    Magic    , for example at
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     Level 93

For a magic build Prat, the Protector of Secrets will be the biggest hitter, and with this build it will be very close to your Auto-Eat threshold, so if you need to deviate, then check your setup with the Combat Simulator.

Using this build you may need extra DR:

  • At 910
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    HP     and with 33% DR, you can farm the dungeon without without extra DR.
  • At 880
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    HP     you can equip the
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    Stone Skin     prayer to provide extra DR.
  • Below 880
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    HP     it is not recommended that you attempt to idle this dungeon.
SlotItemDR%
Helmet Ancient Wizard Hat5%
Platebody Ancient Wizard Robes5%
Platelegs Ancient Wizard Bottoms5%
Boots Ancient Wizard Boots5%
Gloves (U) Ancient D-hide Vambraces6%
Cape Skull Cape3%
Amulet Elite Amulet of Magic2%
Ring Aorpheat's Signet Ring0%
Weapon Magic Wand (Powerful)0%
Offhand Miolite Shield2%
Total33%

In addition equip:

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    Slicing Winds     and
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    Surge II
  • Optionally, equip
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    Yak     and
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    Dragon     to not take any damage from burning (if you have enough marks)

Once you have sufficient accuracy rating, the Miolite Shield cam be swapped out for a ranged or melee shield with more DR such as (G) Dragon Shield to lower other HP/DR requirements.

For this build, food usage is

200,000
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HP

to

250,000
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HP

per hour.

Weapon Choice

Weapon choice makes a big difference to the number of chests that can realistically be obtained per hour when idling. This table shows how the weapons compare when adjusted to include time required to produce consumables, with reasonable assumptions:

Weapon Adjusted Chests/Hour Potential Chests/Hour
Pre-Volcanic 3.8 20+
Dragon Sword 7.6 24+
Dragon Claw 8 26.3+
Ancient Sword 8.16 26.2+
Sunset Rapier 9.6 31.4+
Ancient Claw 10 34.7+
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Icicle Volley 		18.1 28.3+
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Slicing Winds 		23.5 25.8

Magic builds using Ancient Magicks generally produce more drops per hour than the Melee equivalents. However, due to the number of runes needed, and the non-scaling nature of Ancient Magicks, as you progress

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Melee

builds will eventually give faster clear times.

This table uses data obtained from the Combat Simulator, and was adjusted by the time it takes to produce the required consumables with some assumptions made about the exact bonuses available for each skill. Use a copy of this spreadsheet to compare with your builds (link).

Gear Options

This section gives some alternative gear suggestions, in descending order of preference, based on the equipment available while idling the

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Volcanic Cave

.

Gloves

Item DR Requirements
Paladin Gloves 4% none
(U) Red D-hide Vambraces 4%
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 Level 60
(U) Black D-hide Vambraces 5%
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 Level 70
(U) Ancient D-hide Vambraces 6%
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 Level 80

Note:

Cape

Item Provides Notes
Skull Cape 3% DR Reduces
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Melee accuracy, so best for
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Magic builds
AoD.png Golden Fire Cape 3% DR Upgrade of the Fire Cape
Fire Cape 2% DR After clearing
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Volcanic Cave once
Knight's Cape 1% DR
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 Level 66
Firemaking Skillcape XP boost
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 Level 99 and no DR increase
Obsidian Cape Reduce food/hour No DR increase

Ring

Item Benefit
Sandstorm Ring Solid DPS increase for Melee, but can increase clear time for stronger builds.
Silver Diamond Ring 1% DR
Aorpheat's Signet Ring 5% chance to double Elite Chest and 100% more money.
Ring of Wealth 7% chance to double Elite Chest.
Ring of Blade Echoes Powerful melee DPS increase, costs more prayer/potions per hit.
Ring of Spirit Power Powerful magic DPS increase, does not affect Ancient Magicks.

Manual eating

The gear needed for a manual run through the dungeon is significantly lower than needed for idling. However, it also depends on how well you time your eating as this will interrupt your attack and lengthen the combat time.

In general, if you are considering a manual run it is recommended that:

  • You have
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     Level 70     so that you can equip the Ancient armor as soon as it becomes available.
  • You have the highest
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    Auto Eat     tier possible to avoid accidental deaths
  • You use a
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    Melee     build with a fast weapon, such as Sunset Rapier, so that you can recover quickly after eating.
  • You start with the highest DR and HP so that you have an easier time.

For example, in theory, this build could work with a hard cap of 40 for all skills (i.e.

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 Level 40

):

SlotItemDR%
Helmet (G) Adamant Helmet4%
Platebody (G) Adamant Platebody4%
Platelegs (G) Adamant Platelegs4%
Boots (G) Adamant Boots4%
Gloves Adamant Gloves0%
Cape Knight's Cape1%
Amulet Silver Topaz Necklace0%
Ring Silver Diamond Ring1%
Weapon Adamant Sword0%
Offhand (G) Adamant Shield4%
Total22%

In addition:

  • Optionally, equip
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    Ultimate Strength     and
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    Safeguard
  • Optionally, equip
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    Wolf     and
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    Yak

However, any improvements on this equipment set would be highly recommended as clearing the dungeon with this build would take around 13 minutes.

TL/DR

In summary, the suggested order for idling is:

  1. Obtain the Sunset Rapier and the Sandstorm Ring
  2. Perform 100
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    Volcanic Cave     clears as Melee to unclock
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    Slicing Winds
  3. Do the remainder of
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    Volcanic Cave     clears with
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    Slicing Winds     with the Surge aurora.

Manual eating has a significantly lower requirement, but requires skill to not die.



Monsters & Combat
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 Combat Areas
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Farmlands 		Plant  • Chicken  • Cow  • Junior Farmer  • Adult Farmer  • Master Farmer
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Golbin Village 		Golbin  • Ranged Golbin
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Graveyard 		Skeleton  • Zombie Hand  • Zombie  • Ghost
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Sandy Shores 		Seagull  • Tentacle  • Giant Crab  • Confused Pirate
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Wet Forest 		Leech  • Sweaty Monster  • Wet Monster  • Moist Monster
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Bandit Hideout 		Bandit Trainee  • Bandit
AoD.png Mucky Cave Green Slime  • Vampiric Bat  • Slime Shooter
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Giant Dungeon 		Hill Giant  • Moss Giant
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Icy Hills 		Frozen Archer  • Frozen Mammoth  • Ice Monster
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Castle of Kings 		Steel Knight  • Black Knight  • Mithril Knight  • Adamant Knight  • Rune Knight
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Wizard Tower 		Wizard  • Master Wizard  • Dark Wizard
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Dragon Valley 		Green Dragon  • Blue Dragon  • Red Dragon  • Black Dragon
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Elerine Battlegrounds 		Elerine Archer  • Elerine Warrior  • Elerine Mage
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Tree Overgrowth 		Evil Oak  • Grumpy Willow  • Angry Teak  • Raging Maple
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Collapsed City
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Poison Leecher  •
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Poison Bloater
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Magic Mirror  •
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Possessed Barrel  •
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Fake Door  • Illusive Roots
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Lich  •
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Cult Monster
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Ghost Sailor  •
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Ghost Mercenary  •
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Shipwreck Beast  •
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Cursed Pirate Captain
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Merman  •
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Mermaid Archer  •
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Treacherous Jellyfish
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Slayer Areas
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Penumbra 		Mummy  • Statue  • Stone Snake  • Undead Werewolf  • Vampire  • Fierce Devil
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Forest of Goo 		Goo Monster  • Green Goo Monster  • Purple Goo Monster  • Scattered Goo Monster
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Strange Cave 		Lots of Eyes  • Many Eyed Monster  • Strange Eyed Monster  • Eyes  • Superior Eyed Monster  • Eye of Fear
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Holy Isles 		Fairy  • Valkyrie  • Angel  • Holy Archer  • Paladin  • Priest
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Runic Ruins 		Druid  • Thief  • Shaman  • Necromancer  • Elementalist
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Crystal Caves 		Crystal Barrager  • Crystal Smasher  • Crystal Prowler
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Dark Quarry
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Magic Golem
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Arid Plains 		Turkul Riders  • Turkul Archers  • Turkul Throwers  • Turkul Giant  • Turkul General  • Sand Beast
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High Lands 		Griffin  • Pegasus
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Toxic Swamps 		Noxious Serpent  • Venomous Snake  • Giant Moth
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Desolate Plains 		Raging Horned Elite  • Seething Horned Elite  • Dark Horned Elite  • Furious Horned Elite
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Shrouded Badlands 		Rancora Spider  • Elder Vampire  • Cursed Maiden  • Bounty Hunter
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Perilous Peaks 		Wicked Greater Dragon  • Hunting Greater Dragon  • Chaotic Greater Dragon
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Crystal Depths 		Crystal Manipulator  • Crystal Shatterer  • Crystal Behemoth
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Dark Waters 		Umbora  • Rokken  • Ku-tul
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Unhallowed Wasteland 		Legaran Wurm  • Cursed Lich  • Spiked Red Claw  • Greater Skeletal Dragon
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Jungle Labyrinth 		Hungry Plant  • Poison Toad  • Kongamato  • Conda  • Alraune
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Lava Lake 		Burning Snake  • Infernal Golem  • Magic Fire Demon  • Manticore  • Gret-Yun
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Forsaken Tundra 		Large Ice Troll  • Frost Golem  • Polar Bear  • Spectral Ice Wolf  • Ice Hydra
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Foggy Lake 		Siren  • Monster Croc  • Leviathan  • Twin Sea Dragon Serpent
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Afflicted City 		Shadow Beast  • Plague Doctor  • Cockatrice  • Goliath Werewolf
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Midnight Valley 		Phantom  • Banshee  • Spectre
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Golden Cloud Mountains 		Torvair  • Arctair  • Harkair
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Millennium Gate 		Vorloran Devastator  • Vorloran Watcher  • Vorloran Protector  • Guardian of the Herald
Dungeons
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Chicken Coop 		Chicken  • Chick  • Mumma Chicken
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Undead Graveyard 		Zombie Hand  • Zombie  • Ghost  • Zombie Leader
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Bandit Base 		Bandit Trainee  • Bandit  • Bandit Leader
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Hall of Wizards 		Wizard  • Master Wizard  • Dark Wizard  • Elder Wizard
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Spider Forest 		Spider  • Brown Spider  • Evil Spider  • Spider King
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Miolite Caves 		Miolite Sprig  • Miolite Trio  • Miolite Warden  • Miolite Monarch
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Deep Sea Ship 		Pirate  • First Mate  • Pirate Captain  • The Kraken
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Frozen Cove 		Ice Monster  • Ice Troll  • Ice  • Protector of Ice
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Granite Golem  •
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Lava Golem
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Unholy Forest 		Evil Oak  • Grumpy Willow  • Angry Teak  • Raging Maple  • Furious Mahogany
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Dragons Den 		Green Dragon  • Blue Dragon  • Red Dragon  • Black Dragon  • Elder Dragon
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Magic Mirror  •
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Possessed Barrel  •
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Fake Door  • Illusive Roots  •
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Puppet Master
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Volcanic Cave 		Bat  • Big Bat  • The Eye  • Resurrected Eye  • Vicious Serpent  • Fire Spirit  • Prat, the Protector of Secrets  • Malcs, the Guardian of Melvor
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Infernal Stronghold 		Cerberus  • Fearful Eye  • Red Devil  • Phoenix  • Incendius  • Prat, the Guardian of Secrets  • Malcs, the Leader of Dragons
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Cult Member  •
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Cult Imp  •
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Lich  •
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Soul Taker Witch
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Air God Dungeon 		Air Guard  • Air Monster  • Air Golem  • Aleron  • Voltaire  • Aeris
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Water God Dungeon 		Water Guard  • Water Monster  • Water Golem  • Lissia  • Murtia  • Glacia
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Earth God Dungeon 		Earth Guard  • Earth Monster  • Earth Golem  • Mistral  • Ophidia  • Terran
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Fire God Dungeon 		Fire Guard  • Fire Monster  • Fire Golem  • Pyra  • Ignis  • Ragnar
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Into the Mist 		Afflicted Monsters  • Mysterious Figure - Phase 1  • Mysterious Figure - Phase 2  • Ahrenia
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Merman  •
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Mermaid Archer  •
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Treacherous Jellyfish  •
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Nagaia
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Impending Darkness Event 		Slayer Areas  • Bane  • Bane, Instrument of Fear
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Ancient Sanctuary 		Hungry Plant  • Poison Toad  • Kongamato  • Conda  • Alraune  • Morellia
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Underground Lava Lake 		Burning Snake  • Infernal Golem  • Magic Fire Demon  • Manticore  • Gret-Yun  • Trogark
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Lightning Region 		Lightning Spirit  • Lightning Monkey  • Lightning Golem  • RaZu, Lord of the Skies
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Lair of the Spider Queen 		Basher Spider  • Enforcer Spider  • Guardian Spider  • Scouter Spider  • Trapper Spider  • Wicked Spider  • Spider Queen
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Cursed Forest 		Tree Giant  • Tree Spirit  • Cursed Spirit  • Lady Darkheart
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Necromancers Palace 		Cursed Skeleton Warrior  • Bel-Noth  • Dark Knight  • Fiozor, the Ancient Necromancer
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Throne of the Herald 		The Herald Phase 1  • The Herald Phase 2  • The Herald
Guides
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Chicken Coop  •
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Undead Graveyard  •
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Bandit Base  •
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Spider Forest  •
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Dragons Den  • AoD.png Trickery Temple  •
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Volcanic Cave  •
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Infernal Stronghold  • AoD.png Cult Grounds  •
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Throne of the Herald
Melvor Idle version v1.3 (Released: 13th June 2024)
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Combat:
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Attack •
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Strength •
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Defence •
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Ranged •
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Magic •
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Prayer •
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Slayer •
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Corruption
Skills:
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Farming •
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Township •
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Woodcutting •
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Fishing •
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Firemaking •
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Cooking •
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Mining •
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Smithing •
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Thieving •
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Fletching •
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Crafting •
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Runecrafting •
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Herblore •
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Agility •
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Summoning •
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Astrology •
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Alternative Magic •
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Harvesting
Other:
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Beginners Guide • Guides •
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Bank •
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Mastery •
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Money Making •
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Shop • Easter Eggs • Pets •
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Golbin Raid • Full Version • Throne of the Herald • Atlas of Discovery •
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Into the Abyss
Reference Tables: Items, Equipment, Experience Table, Upgrading Items, Combat Areas, Slayer Areas, Dungeons, Strongholds, The Abyss, Monsters
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