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The | The Volcanic Cave is the dungeon that unlocks all of the Legendary dungeons. The guide covers gives recommendations on gear needed to idle this dungeon. Idling has a significantly higher skill and equipment requirements than manual clears. | ||
== | ==Why Clear Volcanic Cave?== | ||
* Clear 1 time: | |||
** To unlock {{ZoneIcon|Air God Dungeon}} and {{ZoneIcon|Infernal Stronghold}} | |||
** To get the {{ItemIcon|Fire Cape}} which grants 2% DR | |||
** To get the {{ItemIcon|Elite Chest}} | |||
* Clear 50 times: | |||
** For a [[Township Task]] that gives {{ItemIcon|Dragon Bones|qtr=500}}, {{SC}} and {{GP}} | |||
** To start obtaining {{ItemIcon|Ancient Helmet|ancient armour}} in preparation for the {{ZoneIcon|Air God Dungeon}} | |||
* Clear 100 times: | |||
** To unlock Ancient Magicks which gives you powerful spells such as {{Icon|Slicing Winds|type=spell}}, {{Icon|Icicle Volley|type=spell}}, and {{Icon|Ignite|type=spell}}. | |||
* Clear 100+ times: | |||
** To farm for the full {{ItemIcon|(G) Ancient Helmet|ancient armour}} set and {{ItemIcon|Ancient Crossbow}} | |||
** To farm for the {{Icon|Amulet of Fury|qty=10|type=item|Amulets of Fury}} needed for the {{ItemIcon|Fury of the Elemental Zodiacs}} (FEZ). Check the [[Fury_of_the_Elemental_Zodiacs/Guide|FEZ/Guide]] for more details. | |||
According to [https://github.com/hm0809/MelvorProbDist/blob/main/main.py simulations], to get the full {{ItemIcon|(G) Ancient Helmet|ancient armour}} set it will likely take: | |||
* 640 clears with a 50% chance | |||
* 817 clears with a 75% chance | |||
* 1377 clears with a 95% chance | |||
===When to Clear Volcanic Cave?=== | |||
There are no downsides to attempting Volcanic Cave early as you will obtain powerful gear if you manage to complete it. However, it will be a significant challenge if you attempt this dungeon under-levelled. | |||
In general, you will want at least {{SkillReq|Hitpoints|80}} and you should be able to complete {{ZoneIcon|Dragons Den}} relatively easily before attempting this dungeon. Ideally, you will want sufficient {{UpgradeIcon|Auto Eat}} to survive the dungeon without resorting to manual eating. | |||
=== | === Ancient Magicks === | ||
After you clear the Volcanic Cave 100 times you gain access to [[Ancient Magicks]] which are a more powerful form of magic. When you have a Ancient Magicks spell equipped, there are no curses available, but you can still use Auroras. | |||
In general, the spells you receive are very powerful: | |||
* {{Icon|Slicing Winds|type=spell|Winds}} is best used when your chance to hit is relatively low because you are guaranteed not to miss if your accuracy is 20,000+. | |||
* {{Icon|Ignite|type=spell}} is a more powerful spell and has a good chance of killing monsters in one-shot. | |||
* {{Icon|Icicle Volley|type=spell}} is a good all rounder, and can be used in all other cases. | |||
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 Magicks]] 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 useful. | |||
== | ==Gear To Idle== | ||
{{ZoneIcon|Volcanic Cave}} | The boss of {{ZoneIcon|Volcanic Cave}} uses the {{Icon|Melee}} style and so it is not recommended that you attempt to idle this dungeon with {{Skill|Ranged}} due to the [[Combat Triangle]] penalties. This guide assumes that you have {{UpgradeIcon|Auto Eat - Tier III}} equipped which greatly reduces the DR requirements. | ||
The 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. | |||
Lower tiers of armor may be used if HP | ===Melee=== | ||
{{ZoneIcon|Volcanic Cave}} is often idled with {{Icon|Melee}} because the {{ItemIcon|Dragon Helmet|dragon}} armor set can be obtained with {{SkillReq|Smithing|99}}, further, the armour can be [[Upgrading Items|upgraded]] to provide 30% DR. | |||
This {{Icon|Melee}} build requires {{Icon|Hitpoints|qty=820|type=skill}} to idle the dungeon. However, this should be seen as a minimum DR + HP, as any less will be below the max hit of {{Icon|Malcs, the Guardian of Melvor|type=monster|Malcs}}.The {{ItemIcon|Sandstorm Ring}} can be omitted, but at the expense of clear time. | |||
Lower tiers of armor may be used if HP or DR is increased through other sources such as {{Skill|Agility}}, {{Skill|Summoning}}, or more {{Skill|Hitpoints}} levels, etc. | |||
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===Pre-Volcanic Magic=== | |||
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. | 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. | ||
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===100+ Volcanoes Magic=== | |||
After clearing the {{ZoneIcon|Volcanic Cave}} 100 times, you will unlock [[Ancient Magicks]]. | After clearing the {{ZoneIcon|Volcanic Cave}} 100 times, you will unlock [[Ancient Magicks]]. | ||
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== | === TL/DR === | ||
In summary, the suggested order of equipment is: | |||
# | # Obtain the {{ItemIcon|Sunset Rapier}} and the {{ItemIcon|Sandstorm Ring}} | ||
# Perform 100 {{ZoneIcon|Volcanic Cave}} clears as Melee to unclock {{Icon|Slicing Winds|type=spell}} | |||
# | # Do the remainder of {{ZoneIcon|Volcanic Cave}} clears with {{Icon|Slicing Winds|type=spell}} with the Surge aurora. | ||
# Do the | |||