Volcanic Cave/Guide: Difference between revisions

The Volcanic Cave is the first of the Master dungeons. The guide covers first run through to idling of the dungeon. Idling has a significantly higher skill and equipment requirements than manual clears.

** To unlock {{ZoneIcon|Volcanic Cave}} and {{ZoneIcon|Infernal Stronghold}}

** To farm for the full {{ItemIcon|(G) Ancient Helmet|ancient armour}} set

As an indication, to get the full {{ItemIcon|(G) Ancient Helmet|ancient armour}} set it will likely take:

* 640 clears with a 50% probability

* 817 clears with a 75% probability

* 1377 clears with a 95% probability

=== Ancient Magick ===

After you clear the Volcanic Cave 100 times you gain access to Ancient Magick spells which are a more power form of magic. When you have Ancient Magick equipped, there are no curses available, but you can still use Auroras.

Ancient Magick spells do not scale in the same way as standard magic (i.e. with equipment buffs and debuffs), but they are still impacted by the [[Combat Triangle]] in the normal way. Typically, when you first obtain [[Ancient Magick]] it is more powerful than the regular magic and so should used in preference. However, late-game these spells will not scale with gear and so will become less powerful over time.

The boss of {{ZoneIcon|Volcanic Cave}} uses the {{Icon|Melee}} style and so it is not recommended that you attempt this dungeon with {{Skill|Ranged}} due to the [[Combat Triangle]] penalties. It is also recommended that you have {{UpgradeIcon|Auto Eat - Tier III}}.

This calculations in this guide are against the {{Icon|Hardcore}}/{{Icon|Adventure}} modes, and so should work for most play styles, however if you have lower HP or DR than the guide recommends then check out [https://zxv975.github.io/CanIIdle/ Can I Idle] or the [[Combat Simulator]] to see if you build will survive.

{{ZoneIcon|Volcanic Cave}} is usually done with {{Icon|Melee}} because the {{ItemIcon|Dragon Helmet|dragon}} armor set requires only {{SkillReq|Smithing|99}} to produce. It then can be [[Upgrading Items|trimmed]] to provide 30% DR.  

Below is the melee build that requires {{Icon|Hitpoints|qty=820|type=skill}} to idle the dungeon on any game mode. However, pay attention that even slightly less DR or HP will mean death for this build because it hangs a hair breadth away from the max hit of {{Icon|Malcs, the Guardian of Melvor|type=monster|Malcs}}. Check with [https://zxv975.github.io/CanIIdle/ Can I Idle] or [[Combat Simulator]] to see if you can idle with your build. Also, the {{ItemIcon|Sandstorm Ring}} is very important for your clear time.

Lower tiers of armor may be used if HP/DR is increased through other sources such as {{Skill|Agility}}, {{Skill|Summoning}}, or more {{Skill|Hitpoints}} levels.

The other possible option is {{Skill|Magic}}. Clearing the Volcano with Magic from the start is not recommended because its adjusted clear time is slower and more complicated to set up than the available melee builds.

 

{{ItemIcon|Fire Expert Wizard Robes|Fire Robes}} have the exact same stats as {{ItemIcon|Air Expert Wizard Robes|Air Robes}}. The secondary effect of robes (+20 minimum hit for matching spells) outweighs the damage increase of higher level spells, therefore, use the highest level spell and robe combination available to you.

 

|weapon1=!Any {{Skill|Magic}}

=== TLDR ===