Melee Vorkath
Introduction
This is an advanced guide which assumes a strong underlying knowledge of all mechanics, and will go over how to quickly kill Zemouregal & Vorkath with melee only.
This is a strong option that can achieve 30+ kph without hybridding, and can comfortably achieve the Grandmaster timer while style camping.
Preset and Relics
⬥ Method 2 melee Guide illustration
Method 1
⬥ Apply powderofprotection at bank for amhej
⬥ Utilize darkness for reduced damage from vorkath and minions, hellhoundpouch is a viable alternative familiar if struggling.
⬥ dragonscimitar or annihilation eof can be taken.
War's Retreat
dba spec → sezk spec → enter portal
Fort Forinthry
escape while Fort textures loading → claim loot and rejoin instance → surge + click door → surge again when 0:00 visible on boss timer
Vorkath
dive to Zemouregal → (tc) + meteorstrike → target vorkath + sadaptivestrike → berserk + vulnbomb + equip lengmh lengoh
gbarge → overpower → gflurry + 1t undeadslayer → assault → rend → overpower → gfury → assault → anti → overpower + dive away from spikes → rend → gflurry → adaptivestrike → overpower / assault → adaptivestrike
Zemouregal
Two rotation options are provided using either dba + dragonscimitar or annihilation eof
Using dba + dragonscimitar
dba spec → divert + adrenrenewal → adaptivestrike → dragonscimitar spec → smokecloud on Zemouregal → stall w/basics until less than 10 sec left on meteorstrike cooldown → lengmh spec on vorkath to phase below 765k + equip amhej
meteorstrike once available → target Zemouregal + sadaptivestrike → berserk + vulnbomb + equip ezk → gbarge → soverpower → roverpower + assault → chaosroar → ezk + ballista → rend → overpower → cane → assault → gfury / punish → overpower / varanussmercy spec
Using annihilation eof
smokecloud on Zemouregal → stall w/basics until less than 10 sec left on meteorstrike cooldown → lengmh spec on vorkath to phase below 765k
target Zemouregal + annihilation eofspec → adaptivestrike → meteorstrike + 2t → berserk → gbarge → assault → overpower → chaosroar → ezk spec → varanussmercy eofspec → varanussmercy eofspec + adrenrenewal → rend → overpower → varanussmercy eofspec → cane → punish
Notes:
⬥ Loading into Fort Forinthry is very intensive. Reducing draw distance and turning off textures can reduce load times.
⬥ anti is required since this rotation does not skip Zemouregal's soulstrike
⬥ Hit chance on Zemouregal is very tight under dba. If brewed down at all or without maximum accuracy, dragonscimitar is necessary to maintain 100% hitchance.
⬥ It is extremely important to control damage to not overphase Vorkath below 765k into flight phase while there is significant >13 sec meteorstrike cooldown remaining. If this happens, the chance of a successful kill is low.
⬥ Activate ballista 2-3 ticks into the first assault. Do not activate a 2nd ballista until after Vorkath departs for flight.
Method 2
⬥ This rotation uses Equilibrium 4 eq4
⬥ Being on task is not required.
⬥ You need to flick soulsplit to maintain LP with scriptureofful
• May use vampscrim and hellhoundpouch instead.
War's Retreat
dba spec → (equip lengmh) + enhancedexcalibur
Fort Forinthry
berserk + adrenrenewal + claim + instance → dive + enter door + surge
Vorkath
(tc) + gbarge + vulnbomb → meteorstrike + 1t undeadslayer → gflurry → click Zemouregal + ezk spec → click vorkath + (equip lengmh) adaptivestrike → overpower → assault 3t → chaosroar → cane → rend → overpower
assault + ballista → gflurry → overpower → mwspear dismember → slaughter → massacre → jawsoftheabyss overpower → adaptivestrike → dba spec → basics until 764k phased
Zemouregal
(equip ezk + amhej) build to 120 adren → vulnbomb
berserk → any defensive → divert → gbarge → meteorstrike → overpower → assault + ballista → cane → lengmh spec → punish → overpower → chaosroar → ezk spec → improv
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