Golden Cloud Mountains/Guide
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Weapon Farming
Following the purchase of the 
Golden Compass and completion of the
, the
Slayer Area will become accessible. This area is the penultimate
Area in the 
Throne of the Herald Expansion. The three Monsters within this area (
Torvair, 
Arctair, and 
Harkair) drop the highest level, most powerful weapons in the game, which are extremely helpful in completing both
and
. These can be extremely long grinds due to the difficulty of the monsters, and require quite a bit of preparation. Each weapon requires 100 fragments, and the fragments have a 5% drop rate, equating to 2,000 kills on average before accounting for item doubling bonuses. The player will also need to collect an additional 10 of each fragment in order to purchase the 
Golden Shard, adding another 200 kills for a total of 2,200 average kills required.
Acquiring these shards while fighting each monster as a slayer task is recommended, as fighting these monsters on task will increase the damage the player deals due to various buffs. This will require
to be disabled, will encourage semi-frequent check-ins, and means the order in which the weapons are obtained is effectively random, unless the player performs a significant amount of task re-rolling. If the player should choose to re-roll many times to guarantee the order of these monsters, or simply chooses to fight these monsters off task instead, then the suggested order is as follows:
- Torvair, which drops
Agile Wings Rapier shards - Harkair, which drops
Slicing Maelstrom Wand shards - Arctair, which drops
Feather Storm Crossbow shards
Order
The order in which the weapons are obtained is not particularly important. However, Monsters within the
area drop Vorloran armour, which is a significant upgrade over other Equipment available to the player up until this point. It is therefore suggested that each of the
monsters is initially only fought until 10 of each shard is obtained, at which point the Golden Shard can be purchased from the Shop. From here, monsters within the Millennium Gate area can be fought until some of the Vorloran armour pieces are obtained, after which the player can return to Golden Cloud Mountains to complete the grind for the weapons.
Broadly, an efficient order for finishing Slayer would be as below. Guides explaining strategies for fighting
monsters can be found at Millennium Gate/Guide.
- Torvair / Harkair / Arctair, until 10 of each shard is obtained
Vorloran Devastator, until at least 3 different Vorloran Devastator armour pieces have been obtained- Torvair, until Agile Wings Rapier has been obtained
Vorloran Watcher, until at least 3 different Vorloran Watcher armour pieces have been obtained- Harkair, until Slicing Maelstrom Wand has been obtained
Vorloran Protector, until at least 3 different Vorloran Protector armour pieces have been obtained- Arctair, until Feather Storm Crossbow has been obtained
A popular strategy is to combine the grinding of these weapons with the grind for the 
Slayer Gear Upgrade Kit (Mythical). An added benefit is the increased damage given by buffs like the 
Slayer Skillcape and
while fighting Slayer Tasks. Another benefit is the ability to buy
Points, 
Light Runes, and Food at a profit with the use of 
Bountiful Resupply.
Some equipment suggestions are detailed below. Note that depending on what
,
, and
buffs the player uses or has access to, the optimal equipment may vary somewhat from these suggestions.
Buffs
Requirements
There are very few hard requirements beyond the entry requirement of
and completion of the
, but there are several skills and items that will make this grind significantly easier, and it would be remiss to not mention them.
| Suggestion | Benefit |
|---|---|
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Less need for Damage Reduction |
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 Spectre and  Fox Synergies
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 Vorloran Protector Armour
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High damage reduction Error creating thumbnail: File missing Melee armour.
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 Vorloran Watcher Armour
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High damage reduction Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ranged armour.
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 Vorloran Devastator Armour
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High damage reduction Error creating thumbnail: File missing Magic armour.
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Agility
| # | Obstacle | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | N/A | No obstacles for these slots provide any combat benefit. |
| 2 | N/A | |
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No particular reason beyond being the only obstacle that grants any combat benefits. |
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No negative modifiers, technically saves some food. |
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+20 HP. |
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+5% Damage, +1% DR. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Rocky Waters can be used instead.
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No negative combat modifiers. |
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Suggested before obtaining Vorloran armour from Error creating thumbnail: File missing Millennium Gate for safety. Afterwards, Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pipe Crawl can be used instead for additional damage.
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More damage. The 20 HP from Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ice Jump is not necessary.
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Free damage! |
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More damage. |
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Lower attack interval and more damage for the low price of lower accuracy. |
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This obstacle tier does not grant any direct bonuses to these grinds. |
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| P | Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pillar of Combat
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Lots of beneficial combat bonuses. |
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Lots of beneficial combat bonuses. |
Prayer
- For Melee, use Error creating thumbnail: File missingBattleborn andError creating thumbnail: File missingValor or the highest level combat style prayers you have available.
- For Ranged, use Error creating thumbnail: File missingBattleborn andError creating thumbnail: File missingAvidity or the highest level combat style prayers you have available.
- For Magic, use Error creating thumbnail: File missingBattleborn andError creating thumbnail: File missingDivination or the highest level combat style prayers you have available.
In some situations,
may be required in order to achieve the required amount of Damage Reduction to safely idle a monster. Where relevant, this is mentioned below as part of the equipment recommendations.
Potions
While fighting Torvair or Arctair, use Damage Reduction Potion IV.
For Harkair, the Damage Reduction requirement is lower such that potions such as the 
Penetration Potion or 
Ranged Strength Potion may be used instead in order to improve the kill rate.
Summoning
For all combat styles, use Spectre and
unless stated otherwise below. By decreasing the enemy's Evasion Rating, this Synergy significantly increases the player's chance to hit, even with otherwise maxed stats, and helps a lot in landing hits.
Alternatively, use Fox and
to deal a significant amount of unavoidable damage when the player is otherwise having trouble hitting the target.
Pets
In order to meet
and Damage Reduction requirements, it is assumed that the player has unlocked 
Finn, the Cat,
, and
.
Notes
Checking your setups with the Combat Simulator before engaging any of these monsters is highly recommended. Despite best efforts to ensure these equipment recommendations are safe, there is no guarantee that they will be safe in your specific circumstances.
While the Slayer Area Effect of
provides a large amount of Lifesteal, each monster ALSO has a passive ability that grants them +500% Lifesteal from Bleed. This makes Area Effect Negation not particularly effective, coupled with the fact that wearing
armor can also prove detrimental to the player's Damage Reduction, it is best to not worry about the regular lifesteal, and focus on reducing the amount of ticks of Bleed the player takes.
As a result, 
Bleed Burner Cape is critically important for defeating these enemies efficiently. Possibly due to a bug, the way this cape's effect works causes each tick of bleed (there are 20 over the duration of a typical bleed) to each have a chance of completely removing the effect. For example, while the Bleed Burner Cape gives the player a 50% chance to completely ignore the bleed before it is applied, it is also possible for the bleed to suddenly expire after only dealing 1 or 2 ticks of damage, massively reducing the damage the player takes, and therefore the Lifesteal the enemy receives.
Torvair
Torvair drops 
Agile Wings Rapier Shard used to create the Agile Wings Rapier.
With Slicing Maelstrom Wand, use
, 
Despair, and
.
With 
Calamity Wand or 
Archaic Wand, use
, Despair, and
.
Before Millennium Gate
To be able to safely idle Torvair with
, the following build assumes the player has at least
1,200and 98% out of combat DR (76% in combat). This equipment recommendation is suitable for all Game Modes. The
+
Synergy and
are required to meet this damage reduction threshold. Note that this equipment leaves a very thin margin of safety, and therefore any deviation from the recommendation which reduces the player's damage reduction is not advised.
For the platebody slot, 
Bundled Protection Body can be used in a pinch if either 
Freezing Touch Body or 
Slayer Wizard Robes (Mythical) are not available, however doing so is a significant decrease to the kill rate so is not suggested unless absolutely necessary.
| Slot | Item (most effective → least effective) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
 |  Mask of Despair | ||
 |  Freezing Touch Body |  Slayer Wizard Robes (Mythical) |  Bundled Protection Body |
 |  Infernal Mythical Wizard Bottoms | ||
 |  Frostspark Boots | ||
 |  (U) Carrion Vambraces | ||
 |  Bleed Burner Cape | ||
 |  Fury of the Elemental Zodiacs |  Allure Amulet | |
 |  Wasteful Ring | ||
 |  Calamity Wand |  Archaic Wand | |
 |  Leviathan Shield | ||
 |  Gauntlets of Rage |  Ring of Power | |
 |  Explorers Map II | ||
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After Millennium Gate/T-120s
To be able to safely idle Torvair with
, the following build assumes the player has at least
1,200and 100% out of combat DR (76% in combat). This equipment recommendation is suitable for all Game Modes.
Acquiring some pieces of the armour dropped by the Vorloran Devastator provides some much needed Damage Reduction increases, allowing for more DPS-focused choices to be made. Using the Slicing Maelstrom Wand provides a very significant improvement to the kill rate, so is highly recommended.
As before, the margin of safety is very small, therefore if not using the full set of Vorloran Devastator armour then using
in place of
is suggested to maintain a safe level of DR. At least three pieces of Vorloran armour are recommended.
| Slot | Item (most effective → least effective) | |
|---|---|---|
| |  Vorloran Devastator Helmet | Mask of Despair |
| |  Vorloran Devastator Platebody | Freezing Touch Body |
| |  Vorloran Devastator Platelegs | Infernal Mythical Wizard Bottoms |
| |  Vorloran Devastator Boots | Frostspark Boots |
| |  Vorloran Devastator Gauntlets | (U) Carrion Vambraces |
| |  Superior Max Skillcape | Bleed Burner Cape |
| | Fury of the Elemental Zodiacs | Allure Amulet |
| | Wasteful Ring | |
| |  Slicing Maelstrom Wand | Calamity Wand |
| | Leviathan Shield | |
| |  Shield of Magic Power | Gauntlets of Rage |
| | Explorers Map II | |
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| | Error creating thumbnail: File missing Occultist |  Fox |
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Arctair
Arctair drops 
Feather Storm Crossbow Shard used to create the Feather Storm Crossbow.
Before Millennium Gate
To be able to safely idle Arctair with
, the following build assumes the player has at least
1,200and 100% out of combat DR (82% in combat). This equipment recommendation is suitable for all Game Modes. The
+
Synergy and
are required to meet this damage reduction threshold. Note that this equipment leaves a very thin margin of safety, and therefore any deviation from the recommendation which reduces the player's damage reduction is not advised.
Spectral Ice Sword can be used instead of 
FrostSpark 1H Sword if necessary, however doing so is a significant increase in kill times, taking approximately 33% longer on average per kill.
| Slot | Item (most effective → least effective) | |
|---|---|---|
| |  Mask of Madness | |
| |  Ward of Flame Platebody |  (P) Divine Platebody |
| |  Burning Protection Platelegs |  (P) Divine Platelegs |
| | Frostspark Boots | |
| | (U) Carrion Vambraces | |
| | Bleed Burner Cape | |
| | Fury of the Elemental Zodiacs | Allure Amulet |
| | Ring of Power | |
| |  FrostSpark 1H Sword |  Spectral Ice Sword |
| | Leviathan Shield | |
| |  Palladium Onyx Ring | |
| |  Whetstone | Explorers Map II |
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After Millennium Gate/T-120s
To be able to safely idle Arctair with
, the following build assumes the player has at least
1,200and 101% out of combat DR (82% in combat). This equipment recommendation is suitable for all Game Modes.
Acquiring some pieces of the armour dropped by the Vorloran Protector provides some much needed Damage Reduction increases, allowing for more DPS-focused choices to be made. Using the Agile Wings Rapier near doubles the kill rate when compared to FrostSpark 1H Sword, so is highly recommended.
Having all of 
Vorloran Protector Platelegs, 
Vorloran Protector Boots, and 
Vorloran Protector Gauntlets equipped simultaneously is recommended. Alternatively, Vorloran pieces for
or
may be used to satisfy the Damage Reduction requirement, although this will negatively impact the kill rate. Equipment providing less DR may also be used, but is not ideal and would require
to be used in place of
.
| Slot | Item (most effective → least effective) | |
|---|---|---|
| | Mask of Madness |  Vorloran Protector Helmet |
| | Ward of Flame Platebody |  Vorloran Protector Platebody |
| |  Vorloran Protector Platelegs | Burning Protection Platelegs |
| |  Vorloran Protector Boots | Frostspark Boots |
| |  Vorloran Protector Gauntlets | (U) Carrion Vambraces |
| |  Cape of Completion |  Infernal Cape |
| | Fury of the Elemental Zodiacs | Allure Amulet |
| | Ring of Power | |
| |  Agile Wings Rapier | FrostSpark 1H Sword |
| | Leviathan Shield | |
| | Palladium Onyx Ring | |
| | Whetstone | Explorers Map II |
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| | Error creating thumbnail: File missing Occultist | Fox |
| | Error creating thumbnail: File missing Valor | |
| | Error creating thumbnail: File missing Battleborn | |
Harkair
Harkair drops 
Slicing Maelstrom Wand Shard used to create the Slicing Maelstrom Wand.
Compared to other monsters within the
, Harkair has a much lower maximum hit which allows for more DPS-focused equipment choices to be made. Notably, using the Damage Reduction Potion IV is not necessary, and so a potion which improves the player's kill rate such as the Penetration Potion or Ranged Strength Potion may be used instead.
With Feather Storm Crossbow, use 
Zephyte Bolts or 
Decay Bolts.
With 
Divine Crossbow, use 
Meteorite Bolts.
Before Millennium Gate
To be able to safely idle Harkair with
, the following build assumes the player has at least
1,200and 83% out of combat DR (55% in combat). This equipment recommendation is suitable for all Game Modes.
| Slot | Item (most effective → least effective) | |
|---|---|---|
| | Mask of Despair |  Mask of Torment |
| | Bundled Protection Body | |
| |  Perfect Sight Legs | |
| | Frostspark Boots | |
| | (U) Carrion Vambraces | |
| | Bleed Burner Cape | |
| | Fury of the Elemental Zodiacs |  Deadeye Amulet |
| | Ring of Power | |
| |  Divine Crossbow | |
| | Leviathan Shield | |
 |  Meteorite Bolts | |
| | Gauntlets of Rage | |
| | Explorers Map II | |
| | Spectre | |
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After Millennium Gate/T-120s
To be able to safely idle Harkair with
, the following build assumes the player has at least
1,200and 90% out of combat DR (63% in combat). This equipment recommendation is suitable for all Game Modes.
Vorloran Watcher armour is not so important here, as the Damage Reduction requirement can be met without it with a negligible impact on kill rate. Further, if using Vorloran armour then only equip the 
Platebody, 
Gauntlets, and 
Boots, as the 
Mask of Torment and 
Perfect Sight Legs improves the kill rate when compared to the equivalent Vorloran Watcher equipment pieces.
| Slot | Item (most effective → least effective) | |
|---|---|---|
| | Mask of Torment | Mask of Despair |
| |  Vorloran Watcher Platebody | Bundled Protection Body |
| | Perfect Sight Legs |  Vorloran Watcher Platelegs |
| |  Vorloran Watcher Boots | Frostspark Boots |
| |  Vorloran Watcher Gauntlets | (U) Carrion Vambraces |
| | Bleed Burner Cape | |
| | Fury of the Elemental Zodiacs | |
| | Ring of Power | |
| |  Feather Storm Crossbow | Divine Crossbow |
| | Leviathan Shield | |
| |  Zephyte Bolts | Meteorite Bolts |
| | Gauntlets of Rage | Deadeye Amulet |
| | Explorers Map II | |
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