Combat Guide: Difference between revisions

* Knight's Defender (Thieving from Knight, melee only)

* Guardian Amulet and Spiked Shell Ring (These negatively impact your attack speed)

* Slows

* You will need to either get the Paladin Gloves (4% DR) dropped by Paladins in the Holy Isles Slayer area, or some form of Dragonhide Vambraces (U).

For capes:

* You will need either the Knight's Cape (1% DR) from thieving the Knight or Squire, or the Skull Cape if you absolutely need the extra DR ((3% DR) Not recommended for Melee or Ranged, it reduces your attack bonuses by a significant amount). If you do not need the extra 1% DR provided by the Knight's Cape, you may use any Skillcape (if you have one), or the Obsidian Cape dropped by Adamant Knights.

For boots:

* You can use the Silver Diamond Ring (1% DR) if you need the extra DR, and the Elite Defense Amulet that was listed above. If you do not need the 1% DR from the Silver Diamond Ring, you can use the Gold Sapphire Ring to add reflect damage in order to clear the Volcano faster.

Once you clear Volcanic Cave 100 times, you will unlock the basic tier of Ancient Magic * Slicing Winds, Icicle Barrage, and Ignite. Of these, as of patch 0.23, Icicle Barrage is by far the strongest. Ancient Magic is way better than what basic magic can give you at your current level, but it is not affected by damage amplification in any way (Except for the combat triangle). No curses, no debuffs, no gear buffs.

Congratulations on beating Volcanic Cave. You now have the Fire Cape, your first useful cape. It provides 2% DR, which will greatly speed things up.

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.  

To start with, begin by collecting the full set of Ancient Melee gear from Volcanic Cave. A full set will provide 28% DR. Additionally, work on completing the Dragonfire Shield. This provides 8% DR and 30 hitpoints, and is useful through the end of the game.

You will need about 46% DR to complete the dungeon. Notable drops include:

At this point, you should have a full set of Aeris God Gear. For your weapon, you should be using Ancient Crossbow, or Slayer Crossbow if you don't have one. Dragonfire Shield as well makes this a breeze so you can use Aorpheats in the ring slot.

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

Same ordeal as the Water God Dungeon. Equip the previous set of armor, then get to work. By now, you should likely have Skull Cape, one of the BiS capes for magic. Air Imbued Wand is highly recommended so you can use Gust.

Again, this dungeon is easy. Notable Drops:

This dungeon is a bit harder than the previous, as it mixes both melee and magic enemies. For that reason, use the Aeris God set. Gear setup is similar to the Water God Dungeon, but focuses primarily on DR breakpoints. Consider using the Stone Skin prayer or DR potions. 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 Ragnar or Ignis. Notable drops:

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

* Level 84 Prayer

ITM consists of 3 set order phases.

Following completion of Into the Mist, you now have access to Dark Waters, the penultimate slayer area. These 3 mobs drop fragments for the T90 weapons, the most powerful weapons in the game. 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.

Each Bane kill drops the following loot, in this set order:

* Shield of Ranged Power

* Shield of Magic Power

* Bones (Pet)