PvME/Slayer/Lava Strykewyrms

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Introduction

After the Wilderness Update, killing Lava Strykewyrms has become substantially safer. Despite that, their drops are still highly valued mainly due to Searing Ashes being the main ingredient for Aggression Potions aggressionpotion

Stats

⬥ slayer XP per kill : 1872

⬥ Optimal kills per hour: ~520 range, 450 magic

⬥ Optimal slayer XP per hour : ~973K range, 842K magic

Desirable Drops

⬥ Lava Strykewyrms have a valuable loot table containing: Searing Ashes, Onyx Bolts (e), Rune salvage, coins and potions.

‎ ‎ ‎ ‎• This makes them one of the better tasks to do for gp.

⬥ Lava Strykewyrms also drop the Wyrm Spike wyrmspike, Wyrm Heart wyrmheart, and Wyrm Scalp wyrmscalp at a rate of 1/6168 on task (1/12,288 off task), which are required for the Wilderness Slayer collection log.

Location and how to get there

⬥ They are located South of the Lava Maze (level 34-41 wilderness).

‎ ‎ ‎ ‎• The quickest way to get there is via the obelisk teleport to the level 35 obelisk.

Useful Items and Unlocks

Items

⬥ Wilderness sword 4 wildernesssword • Automatically notes ashes when carried in the inventory. ⬥ Headhunter's thrill headhuntersthrill • Since lava strykes cannot be poisoned, there is no glove slot that significantly increases kph. Thus, these can be used for longer tasks. ⬥ Portable fairy ring/Quest cape masterquestcape • Provides a fast teleport to the Glacor cavern for the Stone of Jas buff jasboost ⬥ Portable obelisk/Obelisk shard • Used to teleport to the level 35 Obelisk, the fastest way to get to lava strykewyrms.

Passive unlocks

⬥ Premier Artefact premierartefact • Can be used for longer tasks. ⬥ Stone of Jas buff jasboost • Provides a 4% damage increase against lava strykewyrms. ⬥ Infernal Puzzle box infernalpuzzlebox • Provides a 9% damage increase and 14% damage reduction in the wilderness at max rank. ⬥ Mobile mob perk on armour • Lava strykes are spaced out and spawn moderately slowly. You will need to use movement abilities frequently while waiting for spawns.

General strategy

Place your cannon cannon between the 2 small lava pits as shown below. You will alternate between killing the strykes northwest and southeast of this spot, most of which can be hit by the cannon.

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Method: Active Magic

This method is can be done with low effort, only requiring the player to click on each spawn and letting Revo++ kill them (~250 KPH), or with high effort, using both dual-wield and 2H weapons and full manual (~450 KPH).

⬥ If 4TAA, stamp on mounds with inquisitorstaff equipped and input the auto when you see your character do the stomp animation.

Preset

Active Magic Guide illustration

Action Bar

Use this bar if doing the task low effort, shift tuskas to last slot if not on task.

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Video example

⬥ Active Mage magic

Method: Active Ranged

If bolg is owned, range is the best style for killing lava strykewyrms due to its high damage, range and mobility.

⬥ Upkeep perfectequilibrium at all times.

⬥ Proc priority for perfectequilibrium if 3 stacks: tuskas > shadowtend > bolg spec > rapid > snipe

‎ ‎ ‎ ‎• Don't let autos snipe perfectequilibrium proc when using shadowtend

‎ ‎ ‎ ‎• Stacked damage buffs of slayerhelm infernalpuzzlebox fularrow reckless scriptureofful allow you to easily hit hitcap with perfectequilibrium even outside of deathsswift

⬥ grico mds piercing are your main basics, use them to balance stacks and keep an eye on your threshold cooldowns.

⬥ Common ability sequences for kills include (adjust order based on perfectequilibrium stack count):

grico → bolg spec or shadowtend → mds if needed
piercing → snap → grico
rapid → grico / mds
grico → tuskas (helpful for building adren)

Preset

Active Ranged

pernixsquiverblack - fularrow Guide illustration

Video example

⬥ Active Ranged

Attribution and source history

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