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=== Combat Triangle === | === Combat Triangle === | ||
Survival generally focuses on | Survival generally focuses on minimizing worst case scenarios, therefore we want to reduce the danger from golbins on the weak side of the player's attack style. | ||
As maintaining near maximum damage reduction becomes essential to survive, the differences in the [[Combat_Triangle|combat triangle]] multipliers significantly impacts weapon choices. | As maintaining near maximum damage reduction becomes essential to survive, the differences in the [[Combat_Triangle|combat triangle]] multipliers significantly impacts weapon choices. | ||
* While ranged has the most favourable worst cast damage reduction multiplier, magic weapons have access to {{Icon|type=curse|Weakening III}} which reduces enemy maximum hit by 15% (golbins do not have special attacks). | * While ranged has the most favourable worst cast damage reduction multiplier, magic weapons have access to {{Icon|type=curse|Weakening III}} which reduces enemy maximum hit by 15% (golbins do not have special attacks). | ||
* Assuming the player's first attack is always before each golbin's first attack, and attacks are not delayed by eating enough for a golbin to attack between {{Icon|type=curse|Weakening III}} applications, magic will almost always take less damage than ranged. | * Assuming the player's first attack is always before each golbin's first attack, and attacks are not delayed by eating enough for a golbin to attack between {{Icon|type=curse|Weakening III}} applications, magic will almost always take less damage than ranged. | ||
* At maximum damage reduction from gear of 65%, range (65% x 0.95 = 61%) would take 390 damage from a 1000 damage attack. Magic (65% x 0.85 = 55%) would first reduce a 1000 damage maximum hit to 850 and take 382 from the hit. | * At maximum damage reduction from gear of 65%, range (65% x 0.95 = 61%) would take 390 damage from a 1000 damage attack. Magic (65% x 0.85 = 55%) would first reduce a 1000 damage maximum hit to 850 and take 382 from the hit. | ||
* Only with maximum damage reduction from gear and extra damage reduction from effects such as {{PrayerIcon|Stone Skin}} and {{PrayerIcon|Safeguard}} prayer does ranged take less maximum damage to magic, however in typical scenarios magic will take less damage, and magic's lead increases the lower damage reduction the player has. | * Only with maximum damage reduction from gear and extra damage reduction from effects such as {{PrayerIcon|Stone Skin}} and {{PrayerIcon|Safeguard}} prayer does ranged take less maximum damage to magic, however in typical scenarios magic will take less damage, and magic's lead increases the lower damage reduction the player has. | ||
=== Warnings === | === Warnings === |