Throne of the Herald/Guide
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This content is part of the Throne of the Herald Expansion.
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This article is a strategy guide for Throne of the Herald.
Information on equipment, mechanics and strategies are on this page.
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| This page was last updated for (v1.3). |
Due to the nerfs to Poison and 
Despair in Patch 1.3, the requirements and length of the fight has gone up quite drastically.
Dungeon Mechanics
Similar to
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Into the Mistand
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Impending Darkness Event, this Dungeon consists of 3 boss phases, each tailored to a specific Combat Style. There will be a paused screen as soon as you enter the dungeon, and before each phase of the boss, where the player can read the boss's abilities and damage values. Unlike those dungeons, there are significantly less mechanics that dynamically change the amount of damage the boss can do, outside of the returning Affliction. Due to this it is generally easier to determine the circumstances in which the player can survive without manually eating. The third phase has a mechanic that instantly kills the player (by dealing about a million damage) if they fall below 90%
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HP.
Intimidation
Just like every other monster in the 
, 
The Herald has a passive effect that reduces the player's Damage Reduction. When in combat with The Herald, the player's base damage reduction is reduced by 44%, before any modifiers from the combat triangle.
Deja-Vu
This ability is found on all three phases of the boss, and is reminiscent of the passive immunities of 
Bane and 
Ahrenia. When the boss uses this ability, he becomes immune to all damage from combat styles different than his own for a few turns. This ability is designed to encourage the player to swap equipment sets actively to be able to deal damage, however, the boss generally does too much damage to not take advantage of the Combat Triangle increase to Damage Reduction, and this mechanic can be ignored if you can deal enough damage in between Deja-Vu effects.
Immunities
Each phase of The Herald is immune to stuns and freeze effects as has a 50% chance to avoid Burn, Bleed, Slow and Frostburn.
Each boss also heals 4% of its max
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HPevery 2 turns.
Growing Madness
Every time the boss attacks, it gets faster and can deal more damage, with up to 50% reduced attack interval, and 50% increased Max Hit.
Rewards
Harold - This pet has a ludicrous amount of bonuses for every aspect of the game.
Standard Guides
Agility for all 3 phases
| Slot | Obstacle | Bonuses |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Error creating thumbnail: File missing Cargo Net | +3% Global GP (except Item Sales) +2% Fishing Mastery XP |
| 2 | Error creating thumbnail: File missing Rope Jump | +3% Smithing Mastery XP |
| 3 | Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pipe Climb | +5% Melee Evasion +5% Melee Max Hit |
| 4 | Error creating thumbnail: File missing Coal Stones | -4% Skill XP for all Skills +10% Food Healing Value +20% GP gained from Thieving +3% Chance to Preserve Resources in Skills |
| 5 | Error creating thumbnail: File missing Cliff Balance | +20 Maximum Hitpoints +5% Ranged Accuracy Rating +2 Prayer Point Cost for Prayers +5% Magic Accuracy Rating +5% Melee Accuracy Rating |
| 6 | Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lake Swim | +1% Damage Reduction +5% Damage To All Monsters +3% Chance To Preserve Prayer Points |
| 7 | Error creating thumbnail: File missing Boulder Trap | -20% Chance to Preserve Resources in Skills |
| 8 | Error creating thumbnail: File missing Raft Building | +20 Maximum Hitpoints +2% Damage To All Monsters +1% Damage Reduction |
| 9 | Error creating thumbnail: File missing Water Jump | +3% Mastery XP in all Skills +8% Magic Max Hit +8% Ranged Max Hit +8% Melee Max Hit |
| 10 | Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ocean Rafting | +5% Damage To All Monsters +10% Global Slayer Coins (except Item Sales) +5% Auto Eat Efficiency |
| 11 | Error creating thumbnail: File missing Frozen Maze | +1% Damage Reduction -0.1s Monster Respawn Timer -3 Prayer Point Cost for Prayers -20% Rune Preservation -20% Ammo Preservation |
| 12 | Error creating thumbnail: File missing Boulder Balance | -20% Global Accuracy +5% of Maximum Hit added to Minimum Hit -0.1s Attack Interval |
| 13 | Error creating thumbnail: File missing Rope Trap | -10% Mastery XP for Melvor Realm only +8% Damage To Bosses |
| 14 | Error creating thumbnail: File missing Freezing Climb | +30% Accuracy Rating +30% Global Evasion -150% GP from Combat -6% Chance To Double Loot in Combat +15% Damage to Monsters in Dungeons |
| 15 | Error creating thumbnail: File missing Waterfall Crossing | -100 Maximum Hitpoints Your Attacks now roll twice (Select highest chance) -10% Global Slayer Coins (except Item Sales) |
| Pillar | Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pillar of Combat | +10% Ranged Evasion -0.2s Monster Respawn Timer +5% Flat Slayer Area Effect Negation +10% Melee Evasion +10% Magic Evasion +5% of Maximum Hit added to Minimum Hit +10 Flat HP Regen |
| Elite Pillar | Error creating thumbnail: File missing Elite Pillar of Expertise | +8% Mastery XP for Melvor Realm only -3% Interval for all Non-Combat Skills +40% Global GP (except Item Sales) +8% Chance to Double Items Globally |
Phase 1
Here, you will fight 
The Herald Phase 1. This phase uses
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Melee, so to make best use of the Combat Triangle,
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Magicwill be the best bet.
This will require the following Skill Levels:
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- Error creating thumbnail: File missingLevel 118
- Error creating thumbnail: File missingLevel 118
- Error creating thumbnail: File missingLevel 120
- Error creating thumbnail: File missingLevel 90 orError creating thumbnail: File missingLevel 120 - Will need atleastError creating thumbnail: File missingLevel 90 for
Damage Reduction Potion IV, Error creating thumbnail: File missingWaterfall Crossing is not required but cuts clear time in half. - Error creating thumbnail: File missingLevel 120
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It will require a bunch of Pets too, if almost no Pets are obtained it is still possible to Idle this boss if
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Leonardo,
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Erran and 
Finn, the Cat are owned.
To shorten the fight time the clear time goes down from roughly 2 hours to 15 minutes if the following Pets are owned:
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Bouncing Bob,
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Peri,
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Otto,
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Ren,
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Cindar,
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Maxwell
This Phase can be fully Idled, it should take roughly 3-5 minutes.
- Spell: Error creating thumbnail: File missingSlicing Maelstrom
- Aurora: Error creating thumbnail: File missingSurge II
- Curse: Despair
- Potion: Damage Reduction Potion IV
- Prayers: Error creating thumbnail: File missingBattleheart &Error creating thumbnail: File missingBattleborn
The following Enhancements:
- Undead Enhancement (Superior)
- Magic Enhancement (Superior)
- Gods Enhancement (Superior)
Phase 2
Here, you will fight 
The Herald Phase 2. This phase uses
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Rangedso using
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Meleewill be the best bet due to the Combat Triangle bonuses against Ranged. The Phase can be fully Idled, it should take roughly 30 minutes ( 10 minutes if
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Astrologyhas been reached.).
The 
Palladium Onyx Ring should be equipped in the Passive Slot, this way you don't get the negative -1% DR when it's equipped in the Ring Slot.
This will require the following Skill Levels on top of the Phase 1 requirements:
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- Potion: Damage Reduction Potion IV
- Prayers: Error creating thumbnail: File missingBattleheart &Error creating thumbnail: File missingBattleborn
The following Enhancements:
- Undead Enhancement (Superior)
- Magic Enhancement (Superior)
- Gods Enhancement (Superior)
Phase 3
Here, you will fight The Herald. This phase uses
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Magic, so to make best use of the combat triangle, Ranged would be ideal. However, since this fight is impossible to idle no matter what, the guide will default to a skill that does not have its damage reduced when manually eating,
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Magic!
This fight is different from the others. The Herald has a special unavoidable attack Sealed Fate which instantly kills the player if they are below 90% health when it activates. This means this phase cannot be idled, and the player must pay attention to the fight in order to heal themselves to full
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HPwhen the boss is using the attack and keep themselves alive for all other attacks. Remember that the boss will be attacking very quickly due to Reign over Time.
When Manual Eating this boss there are 2 choices of how to do this.
- You can apply Reaction Manual Eating, Eating only when needed, after The Herald hits you, you hit The Herald then you Eat before The Herald hits again. This gets nearly impossible to do effectively at highh stacks of "Reign over TIme"
- Just hold the eat button the entire fight.
The Herald does not apply stacks of Affliction, which does make things easier.
The Phase should last roughly 30 minutes, 5 minutes if
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Ashtaris fully maxed. The
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Yak 
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Dragonwill prevent Burn from doing any damage, saving you a lot of Manual Eating or risk of Death.
- Spell: Error creating thumbnail: File missingSlicing Maelstrom
- Aurora: Error creating thumbnail: File missingSurge II
- Curse: Despair
- Potion:
Deadly Toxins Potion - Prayers: Error creating thumbnail: File missingBattleheart &Error creating thumbnail: File missingBattleborn
The following Enhancements:
- Undead Enhancement (Superior)
- Magic Enhancement (Superior)
- Gods Enhancement (Superior)
| Slot | Item |
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 |  Vorloran Devastator Helmet |
 |  Vorloran Devastator Platebody |
 |  Vorloran Devastator Platelegs |
 |  Vorloran Devastator Boots |
 |  Vorloran Devastator Gauntlets |
 |  Skull Cape |
 |  Fury of the Elemental Zodiacs |
 |  Ring of Power |
 |  Slicing Maelstrom Wand |
 |  Leviathan Shield |
 |  Shield of Magic Power |
 |  Magic Hinder Scroll |
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Ancient Relics
Due to the nature of Ancient Relics, this mode is a lot more powerful than it's standard counterpart.
The Standard Method here works just fine for this mode, however it can be done with much less gear and Levels in Ancient Relics Mode
This method will require the following Relics numbers to be obtained:
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- Error creating thumbnail: File missingAgility - 3,5
- Error creating thumbnail: File missingMagic - 5 (Relics 1,2,4 speed up the kill time quite a bit but aren't required)
- Error creating thumbnail: File missingAstrology - 1,2,3,4,5 - Master Relic
Much like the previous Cheese Method, there are 2 ways of Eating, Reaction Manual Eating - Eating whenever Damage is taken, or just holding "Enter" on the Eat button (only possible on PC). You need to double click the word "Food" in-game, then press tab, this will allow you to hold "Enter" for the entire fight. Do notice that the popup for Harold at the final Kill of Phase 3 will not Show up this way.
This will require the following Skill Levels:
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- Error creating thumbnail: File missingLevel 99
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Agility for all 3 Phases
| Slot | Obstacle | Bonuses |
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| 1 | Error creating thumbnail: File missing Cargo Net | +3% Global GP (except Item Sales) +2% Fishing Mastery XP |
| 2 | Error creating thumbnail: File missing Rope Jump | +3% Smithing Mastery XP |
| 3 | Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pipe Climb | +5% Melee Evasion +5% Melee Max Hit |
| 4 | Error creating thumbnail: File missing Coal Stones | -4% Skill XP for all Skills +10% Food Healing Value +20% GP gained from Thieving +3% Chance to Preserve Resources in Skills |
| 5 | Error creating thumbnail: File missing Cliff Balance | +20 Maximum Hitpoints +5% Ranged Accuracy Rating +2 Prayer Point Cost for Prayers +5% Magic Accuracy Rating +5% Melee Accuracy Rating |
| 6 | Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lake Swim | +1% Damage Reduction +5% Damage To All Monsters +3% Chance To Preserve Prayer Points |
| 7 | Error creating thumbnail: File missing Boulder Trap | -20% Chance to Preserve Resources in Skills |
| 8 | Error creating thumbnail: File missing Raft Building | +20 Maximum Hitpoints +2% Damage To All Monsters +1% Damage Reduction |
| 9 | Error creating thumbnail: File missing Water Jump | +3% Mastery XP in all Skills +8% Magic Max Hit +8% Ranged Max Hit +8% Melee Max Hit |
| 10 | Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ocean Rafting | +5% Damage To All Monsters +10% Global Slayer Coins (except Item Sales) +5% Auto Eat Efficiency |
| 11 | Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pipe Maze | +5% Damage to Monsters in Dungeons -20% Chance To Double Loot in Combat |
| Pillar | Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pillar of Combat | +10% Ranged Evasion -0.2s Monster Respawn Timer +5% Flat Slayer Area Effect Negation +10% Melee Evasion +10% Magic Evasion +5% of Maximum Hit added to Minimum Hit +10 Flat HP Regen |
Phase 1 & 2
There is no need to swap equipment between Phase 1 and Phase 2, Swapping Minotaur to Centaur is highly suggested for slightly faster kills.
Optional If 
Bleed Burner Cape is obtained, equip this instead of 
Ancient Infernal Cape for less healing interruptions and thus faster kills.
- Curse: Despair
- Potion: Damage Reduction Potion IV
- Prayers: Error creating thumbnail: File missingBattleheart &Error creating thumbnail: File missingBattleborn
The following Enhancements:
- Undead Enhancement (Superior)
- Dragon Enhancement (Superior)
- Gods Enhancement (Superior)
| Slot | Item |
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|  Blazing Helmet |
|  Bundled Protection Body |
|  Perfect Sight Legs |
|  Frostspark Boots |
|  Eradicating Gloves (m) |
|  Ancient Infernal Cape |
| Fury of the Elemental Zodiacs |
| Ring of Power |
 |  Dungeon Gem |
|  Royal Toxins Spear |
|  Voodoo Trinket |
|  Fervor Scroll |
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Phase 3
There is a 3-5% death chance on this fight, this is why
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Protect Itemis used.
- Spell: Error creating thumbnail: File missingThunder Strike
- Aurora: Error creating thumbnail: File missingSurge II
- Curse: Despair
- Potion: Deadly Toxins Potion - Very important, this method will not work without it.
- Prayers: Error creating thumbnail: File missingProtect Item &Error creating thumbnail: File missingBattleborn
The following Enhancements:
- Undead Enhancement (Superior)
- Dragon Enhancement (Superior)
- Gods Enhancement (Superior)
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