Throne of the Herald (Dungeon)/Guide

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Dungeon Mechanics

Similar to Into the Mist and Impending Darkness Event, this Dungeon consists of 3 boss phases, each tailored to a specific Combat Style. There will be a paused screen as soon as you enter the dungeon, and before each phase of the boss, where the player can read the boss's abilities and damage values. Unlike those dungeons, there are significantly less mechanics that dynamically change the amount of damage the boss can do, outside of the returning Affliction. Due to this it is generally much easier to determine if the player can survive without manual eating; in fact, 2 of the 3 phases are completely idle-able. The third phase has a mechanic that instantly kills the player (by dealing about a million damage) if they fall below a certain HP threshold.

Intimidation

Just like every other monster in the , File:Herald (monster).png the Herald has a passive effect that reduces the player's Damage Reduction. When in combat with File:Herald (monster).png the Herald, the player's base damage reduction is reduced by 44%, before any modifiers from the combat triangle.

Deja-Vu

This ability is found on all three phases of the boss, and is reminiscent of the passive immunities of Bane and Ahrenia. When the boss uses this ability, he becomes immune to all damage from combat styles different than his own for a few turns. This ability is designed to encourage the player to swap equipment sets actively to be able to deal damage, however, the boss generally does too much damage to not take advantage of the Combat Triangle increase to Damage Reduction, and this mechanic can be ignored if you can deal enough damage in between Deja-Vu effects.

Immunities

Each phase of File:Herald (monster).png the Herald is immune to stuns and freeze effects as has a 50% chance to avoid Burn, Bleed, Slow and Frostburn.

Each boss also heals 4% of its max HP every 2 turns.

Growing Madness

Every time the boss attacks, it gets faster and can deal more damage, with up to 50% reduced attack interval, and 50% increased Max Hit.

Rewards

Harold - This pet has a ludicrous amount of bonuses for every aspect of the game.

Stats and Buffs

Minimum Recommended Levels

Suggestion	Benefit
Level 120	Less need for DR
Level 120	Pillar of Combat and Elite Pillar of Conflict
Level 115	Dragon Synergies
Level 120	Battleborn
Leviathan Shield	Large amount of damage reduction paired with decent Reflect Damage
Infernal Cape	Cape with the highest damage reduction.
Agile Wings Rapier	Extremely powerful Melee weapon
Slicing Maelstrom Wand	Extremely powerful Magic weapon

Astrology

As many combat bonuses from Astrology constellations are recommended, but not required. In total, Astrology serves as a massive buff to combat and will make the fight easier. The main bonuses are:

• +5 Hidden Levels for Melee Ranged Magic
  • Iridan, Terra, Syllia, and Arachi. The +5 hidden Defence levels in Tellus are redundant.
• 5% reduced Attack Interval and Enemy Damage Reduction decreased by 5%, from Ashtar

Agility

#	Obstacle	Reason
1	X
2	X
3	Pipe Climb	No particular reason beyond being the only obstacle that grants any combat benefits.
4	Coal Stones	No negative modifiers, technically saves some food.
5	Cliff Balance	+20 HP.
6	Lake Swim	+5% Damage, +1% DR. Rocky Waters can be used instead.
7	Boulder Trap	No negative combat modifiers.
8	Spike Jump	More damage. Raft Building is not needed as there is already enough HP and DR to idle the first phases.
9	Water Jump	More damage. The 20 HP from Ice Jump is not needed.
10	Ocean Rafting	Free damage!
P	Pillar of Combat	Lots of beneficial combat bonuses.
11	Pipe Maze	More damage.
12	Boulder Balance	Lower attack interval and more damage for the low price of lower accuracy.
13	Rope Trap	More damage.
14	Freezing Climb	More evasion, accuracy and damage.
15	Waterfall Crossing	Is the equivalent of a permanent diamond luck potion, which frees up a potion slot for Damage Reduction Potion IV It is necessary to have this obstacle at 99 mastery to halve the -100hp modifier.
EP	Elite Pillar of Conflict	Lots of beneficial combat bonuses.

Consumables

• Food
  • Food choice does not matter for the first 2 enemies, as they can both be safely idled. However, since the final phase has an attack which will one-shot the player if they are below 90% health, a food which can heal to full health in 1 click is highly recommended. Mystic Shark or similar.
• Consumable Slot
  • The only dps benefitting item which goes in here are Whetstone. However, they only affect melee. Blood Vial or Portable Rations can be used outside of your melee set, but have very little effect.
• Potions

Prayer

For Melee, use Battleborn and Valor or the highest level combat style prayers you have available.

For Ranged, use Battleborn and Avidity or the highest level combat style prayers you have available.

For Magic, use Battleborn and Divination or the highest level combat style prayers you have available.

Potions

For all combat styles, use Damage Reduction Potion IV

Summoning

For all combat styles, use Spectre and Occultist. This synergy adds a ridiculous amount to the player's chance to hit, even with otherwise maxed stats, and helps a lot in actually landing hits.

Phase 1

Here, you will fight The Herald Phase 1. This phase uses Melee, so to make best use of the combat triangle, Magic will be the best bet as you can guarantee your safety (With enough food of course).

• Slicing Maelstrom and Surge II
• Despair
• Damage Reduction Potion IV

Using all of the best pieces of equipment, the player will be able to safely idle The Herald Phase 1 at max stacks of Affliction and Growing Madness.

Slot	Better to Worse
Head	Vorloran Devastator Helmet		Mask of Despair
Body	Vorloran Devastator Platebody		Freezing Touch Body
Leggings	Vorloran Devastator Platelegs		Lightning Mythical Bottoms
Boots	Vorloran Devastator Boots		Frostspark Boots
Hands	Vorloran Devastator Gauntlets		Gloves of Greater Shade Summon
Cape	Infernal Cape		Weakness Exploiter Cape
Neck	Fury of the Elemental Zodiacs		Allure Amulet
Ring	Blood Ring		Ring of Power
Passive	Wasteful Ring		Gauntlets of Rage
Weapon	Slicing Maelstrom Wand			Archaic Wand
Offhand	Leviathan Shield		(P) Divine Shield

Phase 2

Here, you will fight The Herald Phase 2. This phase uses Ranged, so to make best use of the combat triangle, Magic will be the best bet as you can guarantee your safety (With enough food of course).

• Despair - Curse, must have Voodoo Trinket equipped to activate.
• Damage Reduction Potion IV
• Whetstone

With the Voodoo Trinket equipped, the player is able to use curses without a Magic weapon. This is essential, as using the Despair curse is the primary way to deal damage to the boss. This boss becomes SIGNIFICANTLY MORE DIFFICULT if this trinket and curse are not used.

Using all of the best pieces of equipment, the player will be able to safely idle The Herald Phase 2 at max stacks of Affliction and Moment in Time.

Slot	Better to Worse
Head	Vorloran Protector Helmet		Mask of Madness
Body	Ward of Flame Platebody		Vorloran Protector Platebody
Leggings	Vorloran Protector Platelegs		Burning Protection Platelegs
Boots	Vorloran Protector Boots		Frostspark Boots
Hands	Vorloran Protector Gauntlets		Gloves of Greater Shade Summon
Cape	Infernal Cape		Weakness Exploiter Cape
Neck	Fury of the Elemental Zodiacs		Allure Amulet		File:Frostspark Amulet (item).png Frostspark Amulet
Ring	Iridium Runestone Ring		Blood Ring
Passive	Voodoo Trinket
Weapon	Agile Wings Rapier		File:Frostspark Sword (item).png Frostspark Sword
Offhand	Leviathan Shield		(P) Divine Shield

Phase 3

Here, you will fight The Herald. This phase uses Magic, so to make best use of the combat triangle, Ranged would be ideal. However, since this fight is impossible to idle no matter what, the guide will default to a skill that can simply deal more damage, Magic!

• Slicing Maelstrom and Surge II
• Despair
• Damage Reduction Potion IV
• Holy Aegis can be swapped instead of Divination for more safety

Using all of the best pieces of equipment, the player will be able to safely idle The Herald Phase 1 even at max stacks of Reign Over Time.

This fight is different from the others. The Herald has a special unavoidable attack Sealed Fate which instantly kills the player if they are below 90% health when it activates. This means this phase cannot be idled, and the player must pay attention to the fight in order to heal themselves to full HP when the boss is using the attack and keep themselves alive for all other attacks. Remember that the boss will be attacking very quickly due to Reign over Time.

The Herald does not apply stacks of Affliction, which does make things easier.

Slot	Better to Worse
Head	Vorloran Devastator Helmet		Mask of Despair
Body	Vorloran Devastator Platebody		Freezing Touch Body
Leggings	Vorloran Devastator Platelegs		Poison Mythical Bottoms
Boots	Vorloran Devastator Boots		Frostspark Boots
Hands	Vorloran Devastator Gauntlets		Gloves of Greater Shade Summon
Cape	Infernal Cape		Weakness Exploiter Cape
Neck	Fury of the Elemental Zodiacs		Allure Amulet
Ring	Blood Ring		Ring of Power
Passive	Wasteful Ring		Gauntlets of Rage
Weapon	Slicing Maelstrom Wand			Archaic Wand
Offhand	Leviathan Shield		(P) Divine Shield

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