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The event is quite similar to the experience on a main account with a three main differences. As such, the [[Impending Darkness Event/Guide]] for standard accounts is a good resource to also check, and one can just ignore any recommendations regarding inaccessible items or skills. Where this guide will branch out will be with the CO-specific considerations, which are: | The event is quite similar to the experience on a main account with a three main differences. As such, the [[Impending Darkness Event/Guide]] for standard accounts is a good resource to also check, and one can just ignore any recommendations regarding inaccessible items or skills. Where this guide will branch out will be with the CO-specific considerations, which are: | ||
# {{ZoneIcon|Unhallowed Wasteland}} is the most demanding part of the run, due to the 5% heal these enemies have without access to {{Skill|Agility}} passive pillars. This heal has the potential to completely brick wall the run if the modifiers are not handled correctly, as the enemies can very easily outheal your DPS if they are the slightest bit stronger. The minibosses at the end of this zone dictate the whole event. | |||
# Rerolls are absolutely crucial. Out of the 12 possible modifiers, over half of them (7/12) make {{ZoneIcon|Unhallowed Wasteland}} enemies out-heal your DPS. The chances of not rolling any of the impossible modifiers at some point in the event is extremely unlikely, so rerolling is an essential mechanic for COs. | |||
# {{Icon|Melee}} {{MonsterIcon|Bane}} is impossible. Reroll every time. {{Icon|Melee}} is only viable with stuns and {{MonsterIcon|Bane}} is stun immune. | |||
Remember, this event is a '''safe death for Hardcore characters''', as dying inside the event will '''NOT''' delete your account. Instead, you suffer the standard [[death]] penalties, where a random item will be deleted if the {{PrayerIcon|Protect Item}} prayer is not active when you die. | Remember, this event is a '''safe death for Hardcore characters''', as dying inside the event will '''NOT''' delete your account. Instead, you suffer the standard [[death]] penalties, where a random item will be deleted if the {{PrayerIcon|Protect Item}} prayer is not active when you die. | ||
As general advice for this event it is recommended to have a handheld calculator handy (or if anyone wants to create a script for this, that would be appreciated) to calculate the HP threshold needed to auto-eat through different attacks on the fly. This can be quickly calculated by taking the monster's most threatening attacks and simply dividing by 0.4. For example, one of {{MonsterIcon|Bane|Bane's}} attacks with a maximum hit of 324 would be able to be safely auto-eaten through as long as the player's maximum HP is above 810 (324/0.4 = 810). Once the affliction stacks accumulate and your HP drops below 810, you will have to manually eat to stay safe during these types of attacks. Multi-attacks are especially dangerous at this point, as the only safe threshold for these moves is N-times their maximum hit (i.e. double the max for a 2-hit move, triple for a 3-hit move, etc). There aren't many high-damaging multi-hit moves, but there are a few which will be detailed in the respective sections. | As general advice for this event it is recommended to have a handheld calculator handy (or if anyone wants to create a script for this, that would be appreciated) to calculate the HP threshold needed to auto-eat through different attacks on the fly. This can be quickly calculated by taking the monster's most threatening attacks and simply dividing by 0.4. For example, one of {{MonsterIcon|Bane|Bane's}} attacks with a maximum hit of 324 would be able to be safely auto-eaten through as long as the player's maximum HP is above 810 (324/0.4 = 810). Once the affliction stacks accumulate and your HP drops below 810, you will have to manually eat to stay safe during these types of attacks. Multi-attacks are especially dangerous at this point, as the only safe threshold for these moves is N-times their maximum hit (i.e. double the max for a 2-hit move, triple for a 3-hit move, etc). There aren't many high-damaging multi-hit moves, but there are a few which will be detailed in the respective sections. | ||
===Gearing up=== | ===Gearing up=== | ||
As for actual gear, the items required are relatively simple. {{ZoneIcon|Unhallowed Wasteland}} requires a specific setup to get maximum negation, but the remainder of the zones and {{MonsterIcon|Bane}} himself don't require anything special. Throughout almost all of this entire event you will utilise one protection prayer alongside {{PrayerIcon|Battleheart}}. {{PrayerIcon|Battleheart}} works equally well with all styles which makes prayer switching easier, and the DR & minimum hit contribute nicely towards your DPS. In certain situations where accuracy is low, {{PrayerIcon|Rigour}} and {{PrayerIcon|Sharp Vision}} can prove to be higher DPS (as {{ItemIcon|Shockwave}} has the most infrequent special attack, increasing its reliance on accuracy compared to the other weapons), but this shouldn't be necessary in order to complete the event. | As for actual gear, the items required are relatively simple. {{ZoneIcon|Unhallowed Wasteland}} requires a specific setup to get maximum negation, but the remainder of the zones and {{MonsterIcon|Bane}} himself don't require anything special. Throughout almost all of this entire event you will utilise one protection prayer alongside {{PrayerIcon|Battleheart}}. {{PrayerIcon|Battleheart}} works equally well with all styles which makes prayer switching easier, and the DR & minimum hit contribute nicely towards your DPS. In certain situations where accuracy is low, {{PrayerIcon|Rigour}} and {{PrayerIcon|Sharp Vision}} can prove to be higher DPS (as {{ItemIcon|Shockwave}} has the most infrequent special attack, increasing its reliance on accuracy compared to the other weapons), but this shouldn't be necessary in order to complete the event. | ||
==== Unhallowed | ==== Unhallowed Wasteland ==== | ||
===== Melee ===== | ===== Melee ===== | ||
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{{Skill|Ranged}} is quite strong and shouldn't have any troubles pulling its weight this event. Stick to the {{ItemIcon|Scaled Shield}} and upgrade once you unlock {{ItemIcon|Shield of Ranged Power}} after the second encounter with {{MonsterIcon|Bane}}. {{ItemIcon|Jadestone Bolts}} are non-negotiable as they offer a substantial DPS increase and the main threat in this event is being out-DPS'd. You won't need many for the event, only a few thousand. This can be easily accumulated in around 2 hours of {{MonsterIcon|Hunting Greater Dragon}} farming. | {{Skill|Ranged}} is quite strong and shouldn't have any troubles pulling its weight during this event. Stick to the {{ItemIcon|Scaled Shield}} and upgrade once you unlock {{ItemIcon|Shield of Ranged Power}} after the second encounter with {{MonsterIcon|Bane}}. {{ItemIcon|Jadestone Bolts}} are non-negotiable as they offer a substantial DPS increase and the main threat in this event is being out-DPS'd. You won't need many for the event, only a few thousand. This can be easily accumulated in around 2 hours of {{MonsterIcon|Hunting Greater Dragon}} farming. | ||
The lethal move from {{MonsterIcon|Cursed Lich}} to watch out for is her cursed flames. This is a single-hit ability, so eat whenever your HP drops below around 400 to stay safe. With {{PrayerIcon|Protect from Magic}} active, affliction stacks should not accumulate enough to make cursed frost shards or cursed tether a death threat. | The lethal move from {{MonsterIcon|Cursed Lich}} to watch out for is her cursed flames. This is a single-hit ability, so eat whenever your HP drops below around 400 to stay safe. With {{PrayerIcon|Protect from Magic}} active, affliction stacks should not accumulate enough to make cursed frost shards or cursed tether a death threat. | ||
