Impending Darkness Event/Guide: Difference between revisions

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This writeup is intended to be mobile-friendly as the UI can make switching difficult. Thus, there will be a focus on limiting the amount of switching necessary, from gear to prayers. Using a web browser or PC will help, as you will be able to swap gear much faster, but is not required. Using a PC will allow you to switch prayers, gear, or spells to optimize DPS, but these will not be discussed in depth.

This is the most important set and is targeted for {{ZoneIcon|Unhallowed Wasteland}}. You can use this set for the remaining Slayer areas, but it will be helpful to swap to the other sets to optimize your damage output.

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! Slot

!colspan="2"|Melee

!colspan="2"|Ranged

!colspan="2"|Magic

|colspan="2"| {{ItemIcon|Slayer Helmet (Master)}}

|colspan="2"| {{ItemIcon|Slayer Cowl (Master)}}

|colspan="2"| {{ItemIcon|Slayer Wizard Hat (Master)}}

|colspan="2"| {{ItemIcon|Slayer Platebody (Master)}}

|colspan="2"| {{ItemIcon|Slayer Leather Body (Master)}}

|colspan="2"| {{ItemIcon|Slayer Wizard Robes (Master)}}

|colspan="2"| {{ItemIcon|Ragnar God Platelegs}}

|colspan="2"| {{ItemIcon|Aeris God Platelegs}}

|colspan="2"| {{ItemIcon|Glacia God Platelegs}}

|colspan="2"| {{ItemIcon|Ragnar God Boots}}

|colspan="2"| {{ItemIcon|Aeris God Boots}}

|colspan="2"| {{ItemIcon|Glacia God Boots}}

|colspan="2"| {{ItemIcon|Ragnar God Gloves}}

|colspan="2"| {{ItemIcon|Aeris God Gloves}}

|colspan="2"| {{ItemIcon|Glacia God Gloves}}

|colspan="2"| {{ItemIcon|Maximum Skillcape}}

|colspan="2"| {{ItemIcon|Maximum Skillcape}}

|colspan="2"| {{ItemIcon|Maximum Skillcape}}

|colspan="2"| {{ItemIcon|Slayer Cowl (Master)}}

|colspan="2"| {{ItemIcon|Slayer Wizard Hat (Master)}}

|colspan="2"| {{ItemIcon|Slayer Helmet (Master)}}

|colspan="2"| {{ItemIcon|Fighter Amulet}}

|colspan="2"| {{ItemIcon|Deadeye Amulet}}

|colspan="2"| {{ItemIcon|Fury of the Elemental Zodiacs}}

|colspan="2"| {{ItemIcon|Hunter's Ring}}

|colspan="2"| {{ItemIcon|Hunter's Ring}}

|colspan="2"| {{ItemIcon|Hunter's Ring}}

|colspan="2"| {{ItemIcon|Infernal Claw}}

|colspan="2"| {{ItemIcon|Shockwave}}

|colspan="2"| {{ItemIcon|Ocean Song}}

|colspan="2"| {{ItemIcon|Dragonfire Shield}}

|colspan="2"| {{ItemIcon|Scaled Shield}}

|colspan="2"| {{ItemIcon|Earth Layered Shield}}

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! Slot

!colspan="2"|Melee

!colspan="2"|Ranged

!colspan="2"|Magic

|colspan="2"| {{ItemIcon|Slayer Helmet (Master)}}

|colspan="2"| {{ItemIcon|Slayer Cowl (Master)}}

|colspan="2"| {{ItemIcon|Slayer Wizard Hat (Master)}}

|colspan="2"| {{ItemIcon|Ragnar God Platebody}}

|colspan="2"| {{ItemIcon|Aeris God Platebody}}

|colspan="2"| {{ItemIcon|Glacia God Platebody}}

|colspan="2"| {{ItemIcon|Ragnar God Platelegs}}

|colspan="2"| {{ItemIcon|Aeris God Platelegs}}

|colspan="2"| {{ItemIcon|Glacia God Platelegs}}

|colspan="2"| {{ItemIcon|Ragnar God Boots}}

|colspan="2"| {{ItemIcon|Aeris God Boots}}

|colspan="2"| {{ItemIcon|Glacia God Boots}}

|colspan="2"| {{ItemIcon|Ragnar God Gloves}}

|colspan="2"| {{ItemIcon|Aeris God Gloves}}

|colspan="2"| {{ItemIcon|Glacia God Gloves}}

|colspan="2"| {{ItemIcon|Maximum Skillcape}}

|colspan="2"| {{ItemIcon|Maximum Skillcape}}

|colspan="2"| {{ItemIcon|Maximum Skillcape}}

|colspan="2"| {{ItemIcon|Elder Crown}}

|colspan="2"| {{ItemIcon|Elder Crown}}

|colspan="2"| {{ItemIcon|Elder Crown}}

|colspan="2"| {{ItemIcon|Fighter Amulet}}

|colspan="2"| {{ItemIcon|Deadeye Amulet}}

|colspan="2"| {{ItemIcon|Fury of the Elemental Zodiacs}}

|colspan="2"| {{ItemIcon|Ring of Blade Echoes}}

|colspan="2"| {{ItemIcon|Deadeye Ring}}

|colspan="2"| {{ItemIcon|Ring of Spirit Power}}

|colspan="2"| {{ItemIcon|Infernal Claw}}

|colspan="2"| {{ItemIcon|Shockwave}}

|colspan="2"| {{ItemIcon|Ocean Song}}

|colspan="2"| {{ItemIcon|Dragonfire Shield}}

|colspan="2"| {{ItemIcon|Scaled Shield}}

|colspan="2"| {{ItemIcon|Earth Layered Shield}}

This set is targeted for {{MonsterIcon|Bane}}, here we remove all extraneous Slayer Area negation as we want maximum damage reduction and damage output. Remember that the game pauses before you fight Bane, so you do not need multiple copies of {{ItemIcon|Fury of the Elemental Zodiacs|FEZ}}.

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! Slot

!colspan="2"|Melee

!colspan="2"|Ranged

!colspan="2"|Magic

|colspan="2"| {{ItemIcon|Ragnar God Helmet}}

|colspan="2"| {{ItemIcon|Aeris God Helmet}}

|colspan="2"| {{ItemIcon|Glacia God Helmet}}

|colspan="2"| {{ItemIcon|Ragnar God Platebody}}

|colspan="2"| {{ItemIcon|Aeris God Platebody}}

|colspan="2"| {{ItemIcon|Glacia God Platebody}}

|colspan="2"| {{ItemIcon|Ragnar God Platelegs}}

|colspan="2"| {{ItemIcon|Aeris God Platelegs}}

|colspan="2"| {{ItemIcon|Glacia God Platelegs}}

|colspan="2"| {{ItemIcon|Ragnar God Boots}}

|colspan="2"| {{ItemIcon|Aeris God Boots}}

|colspan="2"| {{ItemIcon|Glacia God Boots}}

|colspan="2"| {{ItemIcon|Ragnar God Gloves}}

|colspan="2"| {{ItemIcon|Aeris God Gloves}}

|colspan="2"| {{ItemIcon|Glacia God Gloves}}

|colspan="2"| {{ItemIcon|Maximum Skillcape}}

|colspan="2"| {{ItemIcon|Maximum Skillcape}}

|colspan="2"| {{ItemIcon|Maximum Skillcape}}

|colspan="2"| {{ItemIcon|Elder Crown}}

|colspan="2"| {{ItemIcon|Deadeye Amulet}}

|colspan="2"| {{ItemIcon|Elder Crown}}

|colspan="2"| {{ItemIcon|Fury of the Elemental Zodiacs}}

|colspan="2"| {{ItemIcon|Fury of the Elemental Zodiacs}}

|colspan="2"| {{ItemIcon|Fury of the Elemental Zodiacs}}

|colspan="2"| {{ItemIcon|Ring of Blade Echoes}}

|colspan="2"| {{ItemIcon|Deadeye Ring}}

|colspan="2"| {{ItemIcon|Ring of Spirit Power}}

|colspan="2"| {{ItemIcon|Tidal Edge}}

|colspan="2"| {{ItemIcon|Shockwave}}

|colspan="2"| {{ItemIcon|Ocean Song}}

|colspan="2"| {{ItemIcon|Dragonfire Shield}}

|colspan="2"| {{ItemIcon|Scaled Shield}}

|colspan="2"| {{ItemIcon|Earth Layered Shield}}

The {{ItemIcon|Maximum Skillcape}} is non-negotiable, as fights take place in Slayer areas with an item requirement to enter. Taking the cape off in the middle of an area, for example during the pause before Bane, will cause all of your attacks to miss.

**Use {{ItemIcon|Ring of Blade Echoes}} or {{ItemIcon|Relentless Fury Ring}}.

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| {{Skill|Agility|Pipe Climb}}

| {{Skill|Agility|Pillar of Combat}}

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Maximized combat-focused {{Skill|Astrology}} bonuses will help the most. However, the difference is relatively small, so don't focus too hard on getting optimal bonuses if you already have your astro set to something else.

**{{ItemIcon|Whale}} or similar, you want a food item that heals for a large amount all at once, so that one click heals you for the vast majority of your hp no matter what.

**{{Icon|Diamond Luck Potion|Diamond Luck Potions}} for the entire event.

**{{Icon|Incinerate|type=spell}} is a decent alternative that works especially well with the {{ItemIcon|Dragon}} and {{ItemIcon|Unicorn}} synergy ("You now heal for all BURNING damage you or the Dragon Familiar applies") to make eating a fair bit easier. You may wish to switch to any normal spell and start relying on {{ItemIcon|Ocean Song}} once the enemy reaches less than half HP, as the burn damage will drop off as it is based on the enemies HP%. Using this spell will also allow you to use {{Icon|Damage Reduction Potion|Damage Reduction Potions}} instead of {{ItemIcon|Diamond Luck Potion IV|Diamond Luck}} as your hits are already guaranteed at 20k+ Accuracy Rating, however, this potion should generally only be used when you won't need to swap to the other combat styles (ie. only during Bane fights)

Listed from best (choose it) to worse (avoid it). All modifiers apply to the enemies, not the player. You can start and stop the event when beginning to fish for a decent first modifier. If you receive choices of modifiers or a series of modifiers after a few rounds that are completely awful, you can always restart the event for better RNG.

*Wear the Slayer Negation sets outlined above, having 100% slayer area negation is mandatory, as the area effect is extremely detrimental to your ability to kill anything. Swap each set for [[Combat Triangle]] advantage.

**Use {{Icon|Battleheart|type=prayer}} and {{PrayerIcon|Protect from Melee|notext=true}}{{PrayerIcon|Protect from Ranged|notext=true}}{{PrayerIcon|Protect from Magic|Protect from}} the combat style the enemy is using.  

*Wear the Dark Waters 40% negation sets outlined above (ie. as much DPS gear as possible excluding {{ItemIcon|Maximum Skillcape|Max Cape}} and {{ItemIcon|Slayer Helmet (Master)|Master Slayer Hats}}, if you choose the "Slayer Area Effects are 5% Stronger" Modifier, wear a {{ItemIcon|Hunter's Ring}} in the Passive Slot. Swap each set for combat triangle advantage.

*No additional Area Negation is required anymore, {{ItemIcon|Maximum Skillcape}} is enough to sufficiently cover the accuracy loss and the enemies aren't difficult enough to warrant full negation. Swap each set for combat triangle advantage, or don't, these enemies aren't difficult.

# Same as above, no area negation is required, wear as much dps equipment as you can manage. Swap each set for combat triangle advantage.

Probably the hardest style as the modifiers stack up. Just let the {{ItemIcon|Tidal Edge}} do the work as you pay attention to his attacks. In some of the modifier variations, the final Bane will be extremely difficult, and will require more effort overall than any other Bane.

Often the easiest style as {{Icon|Incinerate|type=spell}} and the {{ItemIcon|Dragon}} and {{ItemIcon|Unicorn}} synergy make the beginning of this fight very simple, and {{ItemIcon|Ocean Song}} special attacks and the general power of magic clean him up nicely.