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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 | # {{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 brickwall 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. | # 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. | # {{Icon|Melee}} {{MonsterIcon|Bane}} is impossible. Reroll every time. {{Icon|Melee}} is only viable with stuns and {{MonsterIcon|Bane}} is stun immune. | ||
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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 ( | As general advice for this event it is recommended to have a handheld calculator handy to calculate the HP threshold needed to auto-eat through different attacks on the fly (if anyone wants to make a mod for this, that would be appreciated), or hovering over the crab icon below the health bar to verify that your auto eat threshold is still above the maximum damage of the enemy's attacks. The AE threshold for each attack 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). These are pretty much impossible to safely deal with outside of spamming hold to eat, as 3 times the auto-eat threshold is over 100% of the player's HP once affliction stacks up. Luckily 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=== | ||