RuneScape:Events Team/Saradomin GWD Hard (22 November 2014)

Saradomin Godwars (Hard) (22 June)

Saradomin GWD (Hard)
Note: Prepare your kill count before the event begins. At 19:00 UTC we will enter the boss chambers with or without you so leave yourself enough time to kill all 40 monsters. See down below for more details.

The battle will be fought in an instance. Inside of the waiting room click the door, press join instance-> join existing battle --> UwS Kamikazi. There will be no password for this instance.

'''This is the HARD version of Commander Zilyana. Do not take any items you are not willing to lose.'''

Hard mode
Hard mode takes place in an instanced boss chamber. God Wars generals and minions are stronger (excluding Nex) and can use their special abilities from The World Wakes. High-value drops are more common. Completing the quest is not required to gain access to an instance.

There is a lobby to the boss chamber. Unlike in a non-instanced boss chamber, the gravestones of players who die are in the lobby, so players can reclaim their items somewhat more safely. However, gravestones in the lobby are unlikely to be blessed.

Recommended items

 * Teleport to house.png A one-click teleport out of the dungeon
 * A pair of Climbing boots
 * An item alligned with Saradomin which will cause his minions to become unaggressive.
 * An item alligned with Zamorak which will cause his minions to be unaggressive.
 * A list of which items protect and which don't can be found here.

Getting there
You will need a pair of Climbing boots if not utilizing the Trollheim Teleport spell.


 * Climbing up the mountain - Using climbing boots, you can teleport to Burthorpe with a games necklace and climb all the way up to Trollheim through Death Plateau.


 * Teleporting there - Using the Trollheim Teleport (or tablet) will teleport you right to the top of the mountain, making it the ideal arrival method. No climbing boots are needed.


 * Teleporting to the Relekka Lodestone. From there enter the mountains on your east, and make your way north up on the mountain. For this method Climbing boots are required.

Killcount
Once you're inside go to the south east of the dungeon and climb down the rocks. In order to do this you need 70 Agility. If you succeed, you are now in Saradomin's Encampment, which is your best place for getting the killcount. It is recommended to kill the monsters which are weak to your combat style. Kill Spiritual Warriors and Knights of Saradomin when you are maging, and Spiritual Rangers when you are using melee to achieve the fastest killcount. Once you have achieved a killcount of 40, walk south and enter the waitingroom by clicking on the door. Do not leave this room, as your killcount will be drained once you enter the waitingarea. Note that hopping worlds does not reset your killcount, however leaving the dungeon entirely will. At 19:00 UTC the host UwS Kamikazi will create an instance for us to start the event. After 19:00 UTC you can join the friends chat UwS Kamikazi to participate in the event.

Recommended setups

 * You are not obligated to wear anything on this list for the event.



Melee=


 * Head: (Superior) Tetsu helm > Torva full helm > Bandos helm / Verac's helm


 * Amulet: Saradomin's whisper > Amulet of fury > Amulet of glory


 * Ring: Ring of Vigour > Warrior ring (i) > Onyx ring (i) / Sixth-Age circuit / Warrior ring


 * Cape: Completionist cape > Max cape > TokHaar-Kal > Fire cape > Skillcape


 * Body: (Superior) Tetsu body > Torva platebody > Bandos chestplate / Verac's brassard


 * Legs: (Superior) Tetsu legs > Torva platelegs > Bandos tassets / Verac's plateskirt


 * Gloves: Pneumatic gloves > Torva gloves / Goliath gloves > Bandos gauntlets


 * Boots: Steadfast boots > Torva boots > Bandos boots


 * Main-hand: Drygore mace / rapier / longsword > Chaotic claw / rapier / longsword / maul


 * Off-hand: Off-hand drygore mace / rapier / longsword > Off-hand chaotic claw / rapier / longsword > Enhanced excalibur


 * Shield (optional): Divine spirit shield / Chaotic kiteshield > Bandos warshield


 * Scrimshaw: (Superior) scrimshaw of vampyrism


 * Aura: Penance > Vampyrism > Reverence



Magic =

If you do not have Melee weapons of a greater tier, it is recommended to use Magic.


 * Head: Tectonic mask > (Superior) sea singer's hood > Virtus mask > Ganodermic visor


 * Amulet: Arcane stream necklace > Saradomin's hiss > Amulet of fury > Amulet of glory


 * Ring: Seers' ring (i) > Onyx ring (i) / Sixth-Age circuit / Seers' ring


 * Cape: Completionist cape > Max cape > God cape > Skill cape


 * Body: Tectonic robe top > (Superior) sea singer's robe top > Virtus robe top > Ganodermic poncho


 * Legs: Tectonic robe bottom > (Superior) sea singer's robe bottom > Virtus robe bottom > Ganodermic leggings


 * Gloves: Static gloves > Virtus gloves / Spellcaster gloves > Ganodermic gloves


 * Boots: Ragefire boots > Virtus boots > Ganodermic boots


 * Main-hand: Seismic wand > Virtus wand / Chaotic staff > Armadyl battlestaff


 * Spell: Blood Barrage / Your best spell


 * Shield (optional): Arcane spirit shield / Farseer kiteshield > Ward of subjugation


 * Scrimshaw: (Superior) scrimshaw of the elements


 * Aura: Penance > Vampyrism > Reverence



Ranged =

If you do not have Melee or Magic weapons of a greater tier, it is recommended to use Ranged.


 * Head: Sirenic mask > Superior death lotus hood > Death lotus hood > Pernix mask > Armadyl helmet


 * Amulet: Saradomin murmer > Amulet Of Ranging Amulet of fury > Amulet of glory


 * Ring: Archers' ring (i) > Onyx-Ring (i) / Sixth-Age circuit / Archers' ring


 * Cape: Completionist cape > Max cape > God cape > Skill cape


 * Body: Sirenic hauberk > Superior death lotus body > Death lotus body > Pernix body > Armadyl chestplate


 * Legs: Sirenic chaps > Superior death lotus chaps > Death lotus chaps> Pernix chaps > Armadyl chainskirt


 * Gloves: Tracking gloves > Pernix gloves / Swift gloves > Armadyl gloves


 * Boots: Glaiven boots > Pernix boots > Armadyl boots


 * Main-hand: Ascension crossbow > Pernix bow / Chaotic Cross Bow / Royal crossbow > Armadyl crossbow


 * Off-hand: Offhand Ascension crossbow > Chaotic Cross Bow


 * Shield (optional): Vengeful kiteshield > Elysian spirit shield / Eagle-eye shield > Armadyl buckler


 * Scrimshaw: (Superior) scrimshaw of vampyrism


 * Aura: Penance > Vampyrism > Reverence


 * Bolts: Ascension bolts > Royal Bolts > Ruby Bolts(e) > Broad-Tipped Bolts > Runite Bolts > Adamant bolts

Inventory
The following is only a recommendation.


 * Food: Rocktail soup > Rocktail > Shark


 * Prayer restore: Prayer potions and prayer renewal


 * Combat potions: Overloads > Extreme potions > Super potions


 * Adrenaline potion


 * Runes for your best spell, if using Magic


 * Familiar: Bring a beast of burden, and summon a healer once it is empty.


 * Beast of burden: Pack yak > Spirit pack pig (tier 3) > War tortoise > Spirit terrorbird


 * Healer: Unicorn stallion and scrolls > Bunyip > Fire/Ice/Moss titan and scrolls


 * Emergency teleport

Strategy
Unlike the normal battle, Commander Zilyana has two forms in Hard Mode. Her attacks are much more accurate and her defence is significantly higher. In her second form, Commander Zilyana may summon lightning around the room for every attack she does. The final blow must be done with an ultimate ability, otherwise she will heal back 12,500 lifepoints.

Attacks

 * Melee attack: A single-target slash of her sword; max hit: 1,900
 * Mage attack: A multi-target lightning that envelopes every player in the room; max hit: 1900

Zilyana has a fast attack speed, making her attacks both quick and accurate. During her second phase, she may summon lightning for every attack. The lightning bounces from tile to tile and deals rapid and heavy damage. Zilyana also has an attack that can stun her target.

The Fight
The first phase is the same as the standard fight.

During the second phase, Anticipation or Freedom should be used to prevent stuns. Evading the lightning will help preserving food and to finish off Zilyana a damage inflicting Ultimate ability needs to be used (Deadshot, Omnipower, Tsunami, Unload, Incendiary Shot, Overpower, Massacre, Frenzy or Pulverize). Note that Incendiary Shot takes several seconds to hit, which may allow her to heal meanwhile so using this as the finishing blow is not recommended. If using Magic it is advised to use Sunshine to finish Zilyana as it allows the player to gain 10% adrenaline for each critical hit for 30 seconds as well as hitting all targets around Zilyana, being more useful than Omnipower. If using melee with a 2h weapon it is advised to use Pulverize as it will give the player 50% adrenaline for killing her, which is more useful than the other melee abilities.

Meleeing Zilyana is the most dangerous combat style usable as it can deal more damage than any other style. Beast of burden familiars are more important than combat or healing familiars due to the constant need to eat food. Compared to how hard hitting and accurate Zilyana is, Hard Mode will cause even the most experienced players with the best armour to be eating food almost every kill.

Once Zilyana's second form is dead, it is a good idea to use Anticipation, Freedom and Devotion (and if the player brings a shield, Resonance and Preparation) to stall adrenaline for the next kill, so Rapid Fire/Destroy/Asphyxiate/Assault and other thresholds can be used instantly.

Ranged & Magic
The player should attack Zilyana while running around the room, reducing the amount of times she hits the player and for rangers it will allow Fragmentation Shot to hit for three times the damage than her not moving at all. Ranged users should use Deflect/Protect from Melee, while Magic and Melee users should use Deflect/Protect from Magic.

Recommended action bar setup for rangers:


 * If using a 2h crossbow, Needle Strike should be swapped for Dazing Shot.

Rapid Fire is best used at the start of the kill as moving around terminates it due to being a channeled ability. It is not recommended to use this on the second phase as Zilyana is more likely to hit harder and summon lightning tiles.

Recommended action bar setup for magers:


 * If using a 2h stave, Concentrated Blast should be swapped for Sonic Wave.

Metamorphosis is useful as it boosts the player's magic damage by 50% for 20 seconds even while moving.

Asphyxiate is best used at the start of the kill as moving around terminates it due to being a channeled ability. It is not recommended to use this on the second phase as Zilyana is more likely to hit harder and summon lightning tiles.

Melee
The player should attack Zilyana using the hit and run tactic to minimize damage taken. This is vital during the second phase as for every hit she does has a chance to summon lightning in the room. Debilitate is useful as it reduces Zilyana's damage inflicted by 50% for 10 seconds - meleers take more damage than any other style so this is recommended.

It is not advised to use Berserk as Zilyana can hit up to 2800 in a single hit while in Berserk mode, possibly leading to a short and deadly trip for the player.

Recommended action bar setup for 2h melee:

Recommended action bar setup for dual wielding melee:

Should you die
Death is usually fairly bothersome, but not on this trip. If you should die, your grave may be blessed, giving you one hour to return and pick up your items. Obviously, any items you may be carrying that are not being protected by the gravestone will be lost, so plan what you will bring accordingly. Remember to bring everything you used to get to the GWD on the first trip as you will still need to make your way back to the GWD again.

Droptable

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For a full list of drops see: Commander Zilyana.