Combat Guide/Throne of the Herald
Introduction
Combat in the follows a similar progression to the base game, and will be divided into three parts, the Early Game, the Mid Game, and the Late Game for Throne of the Herald.
This entire part of the guide is subject to change and will be updated as time goes by, for now, following some basic guidelines will be a good way to get started: Combat in the Throne of the Herald Expansion revolves significantly around using
areas to prepare to complete a dungeon. Leveling can be done in the first 2 Slayer Areas, the
and
- note that Deadly Poison is simply a more damaging version of Poison, it deals 25% of the player's HP over the duration instead of 10%.
A simplistic order for completing Combat:
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Labyrinth Solution
- Error creating thumbnail: File missingAncient Sanctuary - See Ancient Sanctuary/Guide
- Error creating thumbnail: File missingLava Lake andError creating thumbnail: File missingForsaken Tundra
- Error creating thumbnail: File missingUnderground Lava Lake andError creating thumbnail: File missingLightning Region Dungeons
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- Error creating thumbnail: File missingFoggy Lake for powerful midgame tools
- Error creating thumbnail: File missingMidnight Valley for powerful midgame weapons
- Error creating thumbnail: File missingCursed Forest andError creating thumbnail: File missingNecromancers Palace for powerful lategame equipment
- Error creating thumbnail: File missingGolden Cloud Mountains only until obtaining the
Golden Shard
- Error creating thumbnail: File missingMillennium Gate Endgame Armour with the highest Damage Reduction
- Error creating thumbnail: File missingGolden Cloud Mountains for BIS endgame weapons
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How Throne of the Herald affects Base Game Combat
All combat skills can be leveled up to 120, providing increased stats as a reward for the time spent:
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Necromancers Crown from
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Holy Dust.
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Combat.
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Diamond Luck Potion to reliably connect with attacks.
Siren and
Fox can be created in
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Superior Max Skillcape is a direct upgrade to the level 99
Maximum Skillcape as a reward for players who have fully leveled all of their skills.
Stats and Buffs
Astrology
At this point in the player's journey it can be safely assumed that they have unlocked the vast majority of bonuses from
, if the player is just starting in the expansion and hasn't completed Astrology, there are some major benefits that can be obtained from
and some from
that should be picked up as soon as possible. Clearing the
for the Sign of the Stars is of course helpful, but is rather deep into Expansion Combat and is likely unnecessary. Similarly, upon the defeat of
Bane, Instrument of Fear, the
worship for Bane will be unlocked which provides the powerful (
Nightfall) Season that reduces the interval of
by 50% for 3 days.
Agility
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A great all-rounder with the primary bonus of additional Damage Reduction. |
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Global doubling is fantastic for monsters that die very quickly. | |
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Fantastic for killing enemies of all kinds, can be detrimental to how fast the player can collect items due to its high negative doubling. | |
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More damage and a faster Attack Interval making the player deal even more damage and possibly able to avoid dangerous Stun, Freeze or Sleep effects. |
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Particularly useful for the earlier stages of Expansion Combat where the player can be hampered by the dps requirement of dungeon bosses. |
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Great for general use. | |
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Great for Expansion dungeons, deal more damage, take damage slightly less often! |
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This should be the player's absolute last line of defence for survivability, and should not be considered unless absolutely necessary. | |
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The default pillar for nearly all of the Expansion - immensely powerful buffs for all skills, Global Doubling being very powerful in combat particularly. |
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This Pillar is only recommended if Error creating thumbnail: File missing Slayer Area Effect Negation is 'required', its effects are rather lacklustre otherwise.
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Herblore
With
active, Diamond Luck Potion IV are no longer a near-necessity for the amount of damage they provide, this opens up many new options for which potion the player can use.
Max Hit potions can be a solid and reliable source of increased damage.
Damage Reduction Potion IV is incredibly useful for meeting DR requirements, especially for Late Expansion monsters and dungeons.
Slayer Bounty Potion IV is a hugely powerful buff for farming
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Ectoplasm is easily farmed.
Critical Strike Potion IV are about equal to Penetration Potions in most situations, but require a material that is easier to obtain without doing difficult combat.
Adaptive Potions feature a mechanic originally found on
Pegasus, these potions should generally never be used as their effect actually decreases the player's stats if they fall below 57% of their max
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Summoning
Some particular synergies of note are:
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Spectre - a lot of bonus damage, particularly against enemies with high Damage Reduction.
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Fox - a lot of bonus damage, particularly against enemies with less Damage Reduction.
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Siren - Extra damage with the added benefit of CC, most useful with multi-hit special attacks - monsters that are asleep can't deal damage!
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Spectre - generally add up to an insane amount of raw accuracy and chance to hit, one of the few places where simply getting more accuracy is actually a tangible benefit instead of a minor change in power.
Fox and
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Royal Toxins Spear,
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Consumable Slot
Explorers Map and
Explorers Map II for a very powerful group of buffs for
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Wizard's Scroll II to preserve Runes.
Slayer Torch and
Mystic Lantern to unlock the
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Slayer Skillcape will not work for these items.
Throne of the Herald Combat
Early Game Throne of the Herald: Levels 100-110
After defeating Bane, Instrument of Fear in the
, the player unlocks the ability to wear all level 100+ weapons and armor. The immediate goals will be gearing up with new equipment and beginning the journey into expansion combat by defeating the monsters in the
to unlock the Clues required to unlock the
.
Major Goals
- New weapons and armor from non-combat skills. All level 100+ armor is a direct upgrade from
Aeris,
Glacia, and
Terran God Armors with better offensive stats and Damage Reduction. Unfortunately, the extra accuracy and damage of the
Ragnar God Armor is lost, but the large amount of extra damage reduction is more than worth the tradeoff:
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Corundum,
Augite,
Meteorite, and
Divinite armor and weapons. All armor except
Meteorite must be upgraded with
Iridium and
Palladium Bars to get Damage Reduction and higher Defensive stats.
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Elderwood,
Revenant, and
Carrion. All armor must be upgraded with the same logs used to create the original pieces to get Damage Reduction and higher Defensive stats.
Carrion Armor requires
Carrion Bark from the
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Poison,
Lightning, and
Infernal Wizard robes of Master, Legendary, and Mythical tier. Robes do not need to be upgraded to acquire new stats. There are also new
Runes and
Weapons that facilitate the usage of the new Archaic Magicks - the first of which is unlocked after defeating the
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- Error creating thumbnail: File missingJungle Labyrinth monsters drop the items required to purchase the
Labyrinth Solution as well as the earliest gear upgrade options.
Mid Game Throne of the Herald: Levels 111-120
Here the players goal is to finish collecting as many special pieces of equipment to fully kit out their character in preparation for the final stretch of combat. This will include all of the non-final boss Dungeons and all but the last two Slayer Areas.
Major Goals
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Allure Amulet,
Bleed Burner Cape, and pieces to make the
Leviathan Shield.
- The
Goliath Werewolf drops the
Gauntlets of Rage.
- Error creating thumbnail: File missingLair of the Spider Queen drops the powerful
Royal Toxins Spear.
- Error creating thumbnail: File missingCursed Forest drops the powerful
Mask of Madness,
Mask of Torment, and
Mask of Despair that are designed to be used with
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Ectoplasm as their Bones drop, which can be used to create
Spectre Summoning tablets.
Melee
Cockatrice will typically be the best source of XP, but it is always important to make sure you have all the items you need/want before exclusively chasing XP.
Ranged
Siren will typically be the best source of XP, but it is always important to make sure you have all the items you need/want before exclusively chasing XP.
Magic
Gret-Yun will typically be the best source of XP, but it is always important to make sure you have all the items you need/want before exclusively chasing XP.
Late Game Throne of the Herald: Levels 118-120
Here we beat up the final, toughest monsters the game has to offer, then we kill the The Herald and put an end to his reign.
Major Goals
Torvair,
Arctair, and
Harkair drop fragments of the most powerful weapons in the game - the
Agile Wings Rapier,
Feather Storm Crossbow, and
Slicing Maelstrom Wand. A guide for these monsters can be found at Golden Cloud Mountains/Guide
Vorloran Protector,
Vorloran Watcher, and
Vorloran Devastator drop the highest damage reduction armor in the game - the
Vorloran Protector Armor,
Vorloran Watcher Armor, and
Vorloran Devastator Armor. A guide for these monsters can be found at Millennium Gate/Guide
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The Herald. The guide for this dungeon can be found at Throne of the Herald/Guide
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