Ironman PVM Progression v2

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|                             Old School Runescape                             |
|                         Ironman PVM Progression (v2)                         |
|                      by ParasailerOSRS and So Iron BRUH                      |
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Last updated: 20 April 2022

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A. TL;DR

PROGRESSION ORDER

 The real action starts at 73 Slayer (line 123), go there if you cba reading

 torso -> b-ring -> dscim+ddef -> Piety -> fbow -> assembler -> Jad -> BCP ->
 hasta -> zenytes -> trident -> jaw -> Cerb -> occult -> Zulrah -> Barrows ->
 DWH -> Sire/KQ/DKS -> lance+fero -> Rigour+Augury -> infernal cape -> ...

 whatever you want (e.g. GWD, CoX, ToB, PNM, Corp, Nex, imbued heart, etc.)

FLOWCHART

 https://i.imgur.com/hGNzQia.png

GEAR AND INVENTORY SETUPS

 https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1mqirlAU0Pk5OGI5V8NN9BhHKIeGwG1Ea

FULL GUIDE WITH EXPLANATIONS

 https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kBMW2uRI8b4NBcYn9PmsedTnZ3yW7fuGwdzsRQSCNkk

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B. Preamble

v1: https://pastebin.com/pzdd4Q2Z

This version is mostly copy+pasted from v1, with some changes to incorporate the
new meta that has arisen with the introduction of the Bow of Faerdhinen.

If you have any questions, please tweet me @ParasailerOSRS or reach out to me on
Discord (parachute#5515). Please don't ask me to update this document as soon as
some new update comes out; if enough items are released, I'll make a v3.

If you think there's a mistake, please let me know as well.

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C. Acknowledgements

We'd like to acknowledge various people who've helped us put together this guide
over the years. These include anything from ideas about specific setups to
providing information about strategies or efficient methods of progression.

Most of this work is the result of iteration from answering a few years' worth
of questions about setups and progression in the Ironscape Discord.

We thank the following wonderful people, in no particular order:

  OzirisRS, Simetra, JukeboxRomeo, Sri, Mad as heck, dvnny, Soop3rPig, S7EFEN,
  GZA, Port Khazard, Reckless Lad, Milkmate, Morkant, Runner5678, and others.

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D. Table of Contents

    A. TL;DR..............................................................11
    B. Preamble...........................................................37
    C. Acknowledgements...................................................52
    D. Table of contents..................................................68
    E. Slayer-based PVM...................................................97
        i.    Pre-50 Slayer..............................................100
        ii.   50-73 Slayer...............................................108
        iii.  73-80 Slayer...............................................123
        iv.   80-87 Slayer...............................................140
        v.    87-93 Slayer...............................................157
        vi.   93-95 Slayer...............................................174
        vii.  95-97 Slayer...............................................188
        viii. 97-99 Slayer...............................................207
        ix.   Post-99 Slayer.............................................223
    F. Non-Slayer PVM....................................................242
        i.    Early-game PVM.............................................245
        ii.   Mid-game PVM...............................................259
        iii.  Late-game PVM..............................................273
        iv.   End-game PVM...............................................288
    G. Final KCs.........................................................323
        i.    Slayer bosses..............................................329
        ii.   Non-Slayer bosses..........................................346
        iii.  Regular mobs...............................................358
    H. Parting words.....................................................403

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E. Slayer-based PVM


i. Pre-50 Slayer

  master:    Chaeldar
  block:     lol

  do:        everything unless it's absolute garbage, no points rn


ii. 50-73 Slayer

  From now on, skip tasks that are not explicitly listed under "do"/"blocked"

  master:    Nieve
  block:     hellhounds, kalphites, greaters, suqah, black demons

  do:        spectres, ankou, baby blacks, baby blues, velds, horrors##, dags,
             dusts, fire giants, FI wyverns, zygomites, trolls, wyrms,
             brine rats**, elves**

  ## get first black mask off-task at 58 Slayer
  ** one-time tasks for clue items or teleports


iii. 73-80 Slayer

  Same deal, skip anything that's not mentioned explicitly

  master:    Duradel
  block:     hellhounds, kalphites, greaters**, suqah, wyrms, velds

  slaughter: dags, dusts, shamans
  expedite:  ankou, gargs, trolls
             addy drags, rune drags, steel drags, baby black drags

  regular:   demonics, Zammy**, Vorkath##

  ## do baby blues if you cba doing fbow Vork w/o super antifires
  ** unblock for hasta, then reblock


iv. 80-87 Slayer

  master:    Duradel
  block:     abbys##, hellhounds, kalphites, greaters, drakes, black demons**

  slaughter: dags, dusts, nechs, shamans
  expedite:  ankou, gargs, trolls, wyrms
             addy drags, rune drags, steel drags, baby black drags

  regular:   demonics**, Vorkath

  ## get first whip off-task with barrage
  ** should hit ~1200 kc in this bracket, block after 4 zenytes

  n.b. can upgrade to dboots on first spirituals task after 83, skip after


v. 87-93 Slayer

  master:    Duradel
  block:     abbys, hellhounds==, kalphites, greaters, kraken++, drakes

  slaughter: dags, dusts, nechs, shamans**, basilisk knights##
  expedite:  ankou, gargs, trolls, dark beasts, wyrms
             addy drags, rune drags, steel drags, baby black drags

  regular:   Cerb==, Vorkath

  ++ get first trident on babies, then block
  == should get ~939 kc in this bracket, block after 3 crystals
  ## should get ~1000 kc in this bracket, re-lock after jaw
  ** should hit ~5000 kc in this bracket, re-lock after DWH


vi. 93-95 Slayer

  master:    Duradel
  block:     abbys, hellhounds, kalphites, greaters, kraken, drakes

  slaughter: dags, dusts, nechs, smokes
  expedite:  ankou, trolls, dark beasts, wyrms, zygomites
             addy drags, rune drags, steel drags, baby black drags

  regular:   DKS**, Vorkath

  ** if you cba, otherwise just barrage reg dags


vii. 95-97 Slayer

  If you have tons of points to blow, start skipping the bad expedites and
  conver the list into Duradel 2.0 basically with Hydra + barrage

  master:    Konar
  block:     drakes, wyrms, kalphites**, fire giants, kraken, black demons

  slaughter: dags, dusts, nechs, smokes, abbys, hydra##
  expedite:  ankou, trolls, dark beasts, skeletal wyverns, zygomites
             addy drags, rune drags, {baby|reg|brutal} black drags

  regular:   KQ, DKS, Sire==

  ** get head at 256 kc, then block
  ## stop doing Konar once you have lance + feros
  == should hit ~620 kc in this bracket, if not continue at Duradel later


viii. 97-99 Slayer

  master:    Duradel
  block:     abbys, hellhounds, kalphites, greaters**, kraken, drakes

  slaughter: dags, dusts, nechs, smokes
  expedite:  ankou, dark beasts
             addy drags, rune drags, mith drags, steel drags,
             baby black drags, red drags

  regular:   Kree##, Zammy**, Vorkath

  ** re-block after SOTD if you cba to manual barrage, otherwise leave blocked
  ## should hit ~700 kc in this bracket, re-lock after helm + ACP + ACS


ix. Post-99 Slayer

  Same as 97-99 except you can use Slayer cape perk for extra points
  Lets you be a little more liberal with skipping, esp if you barrage abbys
  The below is a decent list if you're going for imbued heart w/o Turael

  master:    Duradel
  block:     hellhounds, kalphites, greaters, kraken, drakes, wyrms

  slaughter: dags, dusts, nechs, smokes, abbys
  expedite:  ankou, dark beasts
             addy drags, rune drags, steel drags, baby black drags

  regular:   Vorkath**

  ** to fund imbued heart, just skip or expedite babies if GP is available

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F. Non-Slayer PVM


i. Early-game PVM -- the essentials


    fighter torso:     the second you can (e.g. get carried)

    berserker ring:    43 pray, 50 magic, 50 attack, 50 def (for granite pl8)

    dragon defender:   60 attack, 75 strength, 55 def (get 60 inside w/ dscim)

    piety:             after proselyte, before grinding 50+ Slayer (green drags)

    thralls:           unlock ASAP before grinding 50+ Slayer (bread-and-butter)


ii. Mid-game PVM -- fbow and peripherals


    bow of faerdhinen: after 100cb -> chin ranged to 92, stay for full armour
                       (start slaying after 5 armour seeds while getting 6th)

    ava's assembler:   use fbow on Vork, ez 2-kill trips with reg antifires

    fire cape:         after fbow + assembler, bring chins if you cba

    BCP + tassets:     after fbow + assembler, glory or anguish+suff both OK
                       (just have to wait until 3 zenytes if doing latter)


iii. Late-game PVM -- gearing for raids and end-game grinds


    fang + pipe:       after Cerb boots + occult + anguish/torm/suff
                       (bring full swaps + Veng, should be 99 range/mage now)

    Barrows:           only for one complete set, do after magic fang

    Rigour + Augury:   any time after lance, rest of the gear should be solid
                       (takes around 150 deathless solos @ 30k pts each)

    infernal cape:     after Rigour at least, Augury is nice though
                       (use pipe on waves with fbow on magers/Jads/Zuk)


iv. End-game PVM -- "literally whatever you want to do"


    basically any order works


    Vork:              mostly just GP, wait until after BGS before lancing

    SGS + ACB:         any time after Rigour, fbow slaps

    BGS:               any time after Rigour, do with fbow 6:0 door (not corner)

    ACP/ACS/helm:      any time after Rigour, do on-task with chins (+ buckler)

    SOTD:              any time after Rigour, do on-task with fbow 6:0 door

    more CoX uniques:  go for it

    avernic + sang:    whenever you can find a team PepeLaugh
                       (nice to have anc pieces and infernal though)

    PNM:               prob would do this before serious CoX, inq is nice

    Corp:              after some inq pieces from PNM, small details matter
                       (use games necklaces btw, POH is bait)

    Nex:               any time after ACB and Rigour, stock bolts from Vork

    imbued heart:      wait until SOTD prob, 15% is good DPS
                       (or yoink NM staff from PNM instead to avoid manual cast)

    other meme items:  whenever you want

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G. Final KCs

Here's our guess for the average KCs you'll finish with.
The wiki provides useful info if you want to ascertain rough runes/seeds loot.


i. Slayer Bosses

    Abyssal Sire         - 620
    Alchemical Hydra     - 1400
    Basilisk knights     - 1000
    Cerberus             - 939
    Dagannoth Prime      - 64
    Dagannoth Supreme    - 64
    Dagannoth Rex        - 192
    Demonic gorillas     - 1200
    Kalphite Queen       - 256
    Kree'arra            - 700
    K'ril Tsutsaroth     - 534
    Lizardmen shamans    - 5000
    Vorkath              - 1804


ii. Non-Slayer Bosses

    Barrows              - 225
    Corrupt Gauntlet     - 400
    Chambers of Xeric    - 150
    General Graardor     - 783
    Hespori              - 200
    TzTok-Jad            - 1
    TzKal-Zuk            - 1
    Venenatis            - 171
    Zulrah               - 512

iii. Regular Mobs

    Aberrant spectres    - 518
    Abyssal demons       - 860
    Adamant dragons      - 46
    Ankou                - 1123
    Baby black dragons   - 430
    Baby blue dragons    - 482
    Black demons         - 257
    Bloodvelds           - 3651
    Blue dragons         - 77
    Brine rats           - 512
    Brutal black dragons - 10
    Cave horrors         - 963
    Cave kraken          - 200
    Dagannoth            - 7734
    Dark beasts          - 244
    Dust devils          - 6292
    Elf archers          - 206
    Fire giants          - 1000
    Gargoyles            - 3382
    Greater demons       - 507
    Greater nechryael    - 6992
    Hellhounds           - 392
    Iron dragons         - 190
    Jellies              - 387
    Kalphites            - 356
    Mithril dragons      - 22
    Mutated zygomites    - 55
    Nechryael            - 1574
    Red dragons          - 125
    Rune dragons         - 40
    Skeletal wyverns     - 74
    Smoke devils         - 2914
    Spiritual rangers    - 464
    Spiritual mages      - 128
    Spitting wyverns     - 70
    Steel dragons        - 324
    Suqah                - 503
    Trolls               - 3136
    Turoths              - 18
    Wyrms                - 2755

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H. Parting Words

To emphasize, this is just the order that we like. Please feel free to carve out
whatever path you want -- these are just suggestions that are pretty reasonable.
If you prefer other methods of training or other locations, then use those.

Once you've reached 99 Slayer, you can really just do whatever you want in any
order without losing too much time. Having zenytes, occult, magic fang, lance,
BCP+tassets, bludgeon, DWH, Rigour+Augury, etc. basically opens up any content
in the game, assuming you have 93 Herblore and 99 Ranged/99 Magic.

We don't think it's really relevant to make a guide beyond that, since you can
just pick what you like and skip what you don't like. Maybe you want to go grind
CoX until completion... or maybe you want to go for Grandmaster CAs. Or maybe
you want to go for imbued heart. Anyway, there are lots of options and they are
pretty much all viable once you have really good gear.

Good luck, and we hope you've enjoyed the guide.

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