Volcanic Cave/Guide
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Volcanic Cave contains only 
Melee monsters. Therefore, clearing it with pre-Volcanic 
Ranged setups is unfeasible due to the Combat Triangle penalties.
The guide is written with the goal of idling the dungeon. If you want to do it manually, the requirements are much more relaxed, although the more DR you have, the easier it is to do anyway.
After you clear the dungeon 100 times, you will unlock Ancient Magicks - 
Slicing Winds, 
Icicle Volley, and 
Ignite - Icicle Volley is by far the strongest. Ancient Magicks is not affected by damage amplification in any way except the Combat Triangle. No curses, no debuffs, no gear buffs. However, it is much stronger than the basic magic at this stage. For instance, when basic magic could clear Volcanic Cave 8 times per hour, Ancient Magicks could do it 22 times.
In this guide, it is assumed that you have 
Auto Eat - Tier III.
Gear to idle
Volcanic Cave is usually done with Melee because the 
dragon armor set requires only 
Level 99 to produce. It then can be trimmed to provide 30% DR.
The other theoretically feasible option is 
Magic, but it has only 22% DR with 
expert gear and 
Miolite Shield. With other slots set for DR, the magic loadout has 31% DR and needs 
Level 97 to idle the dungeon. You will need to grind a lot to reach level 97 HP, so Magic is not recommended until you get the Glacia armor, which will come much later.
Below is the melee loadout that requires Level 81 to idle the dungeon on any game mode. However, pay attention that even slightly less DR or HP will mean death for this loadout. It is 2 HP away from the max hit of Malcs.
| Item | Slot | DR |
|---|---|---|
 (G) Dragon Helmet
|
Head | 6% |
 (G) Dragon Platebody
|
Body | 6% |
 (G) Dragon Platelegs
|
Leggings | 6% |
 (G) Dragon Boots
|
Boots | 6% |
 Paladin Gloves
|
Hands | 4% |
| Subtotal | 28% | |
 Knight's Cape
|
Cape | 1% |
 Elite Amulet of Defence
|
Neck | 2% |
 Silver Diamond Ring
|
Ring | 1% |
| Any Melee
|
Weapon | 0% |
 (G) Dragon Shield
|
Off-hand | 6% |
| Total | 38% | |
Weapon choice
The information in the table below was produced by using the Combat Simulator and the build above.
The clears per hour are counted for a Hardcore character with level 70 in everything except level 81 Hitpoints. No other buffs.
| Item | Clears per hour | Time to get (95% confidence) |
|---|---|---|
 Dragon Sword
|
6.39 | instant |
 Ancient Sword
|
7.04 | medium |
 Dragon Claw
|
7.07 | medium |
 Sunset Rapier
|
8.49 | medium |
 Ancient Claw
|
9.23 | long |
Gear options
Gloves
| Item | DR | Requirements |
|---|---|---|
| Paladin Gloves
|
4% | none |
 (U) Red D-hide Vambraces
|
4% | Level 60
|
 (U) Black D-hide Vambraces
|
5% | Level 70
|
 (U) Ancient D-hide Vambraces
|
6% | Level 80
|
Even though you might want the best option for you, think if you really want to farm 
Dragons Den for it, which can be both time- and food-expensive perspective. The Red and Black Vambraces can be either crafted with 
Crafting or dropped from 
Spider Forest. Or you might just farm some 
Paladins.
Cape
| Item | Upside | Downside |
|---|---|---|
| Knight's Cape
|
1% DR | It's  Level 88 unique drop
|
 Skull Cape
|
3% DR | It screws up your accuracy |
 Firemaking Skillcape
|
XP boost |  Level 99, no DR increase
|
 Obsidian Cape
|
Spend less food | Rare drop, no DR increase |
 Fire Cape
|
2% DR | You need to clear Volcanic Cave once
|
Boots
The choice of boots is small because we don't want to drop in DR too much.
| Item | DR% | Requirements |
|---|---|---|
| (G) Dragon Boots
|
6% |  Level 60
|
 (G) Rune Boots
|
5% | Level 40
|
Ring
| Item | Benefit |
|---|---|
| Silver Diamond Ring
|
1% DR |
 Aorpheat's Signet Ring
|
5% chance to double  Elite Chest and 100% more money
|
 Ring of Wealth
|
7% chance to double Elite Chest
|
 Gold Sapphire Ring
|
30 reflect to clear the dungeon a bit faster |
