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For this fight, you will first and foremost need to achieve accuracy higher than 25k. Since accuracy buffs/debuffs interact additively, this threshold will allow us to stay above the 20k net accuracy requirement for [[Ancient Magicks]] while accounting for max stacks of the Shadow Burst debuff. This threshold can be met outright with the recommended gear setup with {{Skill|Magic|90}}, or by substituting the {{PrayerIcon|Protect from Magic}} prayer with {{PrayerIcon|Mystic Might}} and {{Skill|Magic|86}}. One can also opt to use {{PrayerIcon|Protect from Magic}} for the majority of the fight to reduce the rate at which affliction stacks are accumulated, then swap {{PrayerIcon|Protect from Magic}} to {{PrayerIcon|Mystic Might}} only after dipping below the 20k accuracy mark. For {{Skill|Magic|86}}, this occurs at 37 stacks, and each {{Skill|Magic}} level increases the stacks you can withstand by 1. The only pet that increases accuracy is {{PetIcon|Chick}}, and this pet is equivalent to 1 additional {{Skill|Magic}} level. For concreteness, with this pet, the above quoted thresholds would be changed to {{Skill|Magic|89}} and 38 stacks respectively. | For this fight, you will first and foremost need to achieve accuracy higher than 25k '''before accounting for prayers or pets'''. Since accuracy buffs/debuffs interact additively, this threshold will allow us to stay above the 20k net accuracy requirement for [[Ancient Magicks]] while accounting for max stacks of the Shadow Burst debuff. This threshold can be met outright with the recommended gear setup with {{Skill|Magic|90}}, or by substituting the {{PrayerIcon|Protect from Magic}} prayer with {{PrayerIcon|Mystic Might}} and {{Skill|Magic|86}}. One can also opt to use {{PrayerIcon|Protect from Magic}} for the majority of the fight to reduce the rate at which affliction stacks are accumulated, then swap {{PrayerIcon|Protect from Magic}} to {{PrayerIcon|Mystic Might}} only after dipping below the 20k accuracy mark. For {{Skill|Magic|86}}, this occurs at 37 stacks, and each {{Skill|Magic}} level increases the stacks you can withstand by 1. The only pet that increases accuracy is {{PetIcon|Chick}}, and this pet is equivalent to 1 additional {{Skill|Magic}} level. For concreteness, with this pet, the above quoted thresholds would be changed to {{Skill|Magic|89}} and 38 stacks respectively. | ||
Besides accuracy, the next consideration—as always—is DR. You want to try to get at least 50% DR in order to be able to auto-eat through the Fallen Light special attack even at full affliction stacks. The above setup with {{PetIcon|Leonardo}} gives 55% DR. With this DR, you can survive Shadow Burst as long as your max HP is still above 900. As soon as your max HP drops below this threshold due to affliction, you will need to hold to spam eat through Shadow Burst attacks. Hopefully you will be able to dodge enough attacks due to {{PrayerIcon|Protect from Magic}} to prolong this phase and maximise your DPS. Without {{PetIcon|Leonardo}}, the threshold is 920 HP instead. | Besides accuracy, the next consideration—as always—is DR. You want to try to get at least 50% DR in order to be able to auto-eat through the Fallen Light special attack even at full affliction stacks. The above setup with {{PetIcon|Leonardo}} gives 55% DR. With this DR, you can survive Shadow Burst as long as your max HP is still above 900. As soon as your max HP drops below this threshold due to affliction, you will need to hold to spam eat through Shadow Burst attacks. Hopefully you will be able to dodge enough attacks due to {{PrayerIcon|Protect from Magic}} to prolong this phase and maximise your DPS. Without {{PetIcon|Leonardo}}, the threshold is 920 HP instead. | ||