ADVANCED BOSS GUIDES

Ed2 Dragonkin Laboratory — ED2 Necromancy

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Introduction

This is an advanced guide which assumes a strong underlying knowledge of all mechanics and information presented in ED2 Basic.

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⬥ It's recommended to set your anti-spam delay for your surge to 1 via the Lectern at Anachronia

⬥ You can surge or dive a tick before each gate unlocks to save a tick on every entry

⬥ LotD will not improve the number of energies dropped, nor the drop rate for any codex

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Presets and Relics

⬥ Necromancy Guide illustration

⬥ IMPORTANT: Have mob on armour, or use shadowsgrace

⬥ firstnecrohandwrap is an optional swap when summoning conjures conjurearmy

‎ ‎ ‎ ‎• Camp cinderbanes otherwise.

⬥ ripperpouch ripperscroll are optional as a familiar swap if going for flightskip at bsd

‎ ‎ ‎ ‎• Summon after killing black hands.

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Pre-Astellarn

4 Laboratory Slimes

conjurearmy → lifetransfer → commandghost → surge + dive down stairs (west) → (tc) spectralscythe → (tc) east slime + soulsap → invokedeath → vulnbomb + spectralscythe2 → spectralscythe3 → invokedeath

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3 Red Dragons

surge south → target middle dragon deathguard90 eofspec → omniguard spec → target south dragon invokedeath → volleyofsouls → target north dragon invokedeath → commandskeleton → necrobasic → touchofdeath → surge up stairs + dive to gate

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4 Red Dragons

surge south + splitsoul → target middle dragon necrobasic → soulsap → deathskulls → target far dragon → commandskeleton → necrobasic → invokedeath → touchofdeath → target any remaining dragons necrobasic

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4 Lava Golems

surge to end of bridge + lifetransfer → spectralscythe → invokedeath → spectralscythe2 → divert → spectralscythe3

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2 Laboratory Slimes 1 Celestial Dragon

invokedeath + dive + surge to dragon/gate → soulsap + 2x dommine → volleyofsouls → (tc) slime → touchofdeath → bloat → (tc) soulsap → soulstrike

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3 Celestial Dragons

invokedeath + surge to far west → threadsoffate → soulsap → volleyofsouls → deathguard90 eofspec

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1 Celestial Dragon

invokedeath + dive → necrobasic → soulsap → touchofdeath → necrobasic → soulstrike → soulsap

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1 Celestial Dragon

invokedeath → commandskeleton → soulsap → necrobasic → soulstrike → soulstrike → lifetransfer

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Astellarn, the First Celestial

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Example Rotation

Note: walk out of black wyrmhole where required

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splitsoul → deathskulls + dragonslayer → bloat → deathguard90 eofspec (phased) → touchofdeath → invokedeath → soulsap → necrobasic → invokedeath → target pulsar necrobasic → soulsap → necrobasic → necrobasic → (tc) boss necrobasic → livingdeath + adrenrenewal → touchofdeath → fingerofdeath → fingerofdeath (Can deathskulls if high HP)

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Post-Astellarn to pre-Verak Lith

2 Celestial Dragons

invokedeath + surge → threadsoffate → deathguard90 eofspec → omniguard spec → necrobasic → conjurearmy → lifetransfer → commandghost

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2 Lava Strykewyrms

invokedeath + dive + surge diagonally across room to wyrms → (tc) invokedeath → spectralscythe → touchofdeath → spectralscythe2 → soulstrike → soulsap → soulstrike

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Note: use powerburstofacceleration after they die to get to the next gate.

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4 Black Dragons

invokedeath + powerburstofacceleration + dive + surge to black dragons → commandskeleton (tc) rear dragon + 2x dommine + soulsap → touchofdeath → necrobasic → soulsap → (tc) deathskulls + dragonslayer → splitsoul → necrobasic → soulsap → necrobasic

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6 Black Dragons

surge into the middle of the 4 dragon cluster → threadsoffate → soulsap → volleyofsouls → deathguard90 eofspec → necrobasic + surge to 2 dragons → necrobasic → soulsap → invokedeath → soulstrike northern dragon (make sure that they stack) → bloat highest hp dragon → lifetransfer → commandskeleton → touchofdeath

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4 Lava Strykewyrms

invokedeath → divert + dive → surge → reflect → (tc) bloat → (tc) bloat → soulsap → invokedeath → touchofdeath → invokedeath → commandskeleton → soulsap → necrobasic → (tc) invokedeath → soulsap → volleyofsouls

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4 Black Dragons

invokedeath → run to middle of room + (tc) dragon + threadsoffate → soulsap → volleyofsouls → touchofdeath → necrobasic → invokedeath run to final dragon → (tc) bloat → conjurearmy → lifetransfer → commandghost → commandskeleton → soulsap → touchofdeath

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Verak Lith

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Example Rotation

Note: tank bombs during fight to avoid dps loss

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dive + surge to Verak Lith

invokedeath → veng + reflect (shouldn't cost adrenaline without a target) → surge → (tc) vulnbomb + deathskulls → bloat → fingerofdeath → touchofdeath → soulsap → necrobasic + 2x dommine → divert → soulsap → necrobasic → invokedeath → (tc) pillar + livingdeath + adrenrenewal → touchofdeath → (tc) deathskulls → splitsoul → necrobasic → fingerofdeath → necrobasic → soulsap → dragonslayer + fingerofdeath → deathskulls → volleyofsouls → disrupt + necrobasic → necrobasic → fingerofdeath → deathguard90 eofspec → finish as required

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Post-fight

lifetransfer → dive + surge across bridge → chest (load last preset → teleport) → option 4

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Post-Verak Lith to pre-Black Stone Dragons

3 Dragonstone dragons 1 Onyx dragon

invokedeath + powerburstofacceleration → surge + dive → surge to the 4 dive + surge across bridge to middle of far cluster → (tc) threadsoffate → soulsap → volleyofsouls → omniguard spec → necrobasic → (tc) highest hp dragon bloat → necrobasic → touchofdeath → soulsap → soulstrike

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2 Dragonstone dragons

invokedeath + surge up stairs + dive into attack range → (tc) dragon next to gate soulsap → deathskulls → splitsoul → conjurearmy → soulsap → commandghost → lifetransfer → soulsap → necrobasic

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1 Hydrix dragon

invokedeath + surge + dive → (tc) 2nd hydrix + soulsap → volleyofsouls → fingerofdeath → soulsap → necrobasic → invokedeath + surge + dive to steps

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2 Dragonstone dragons

Note: aim to finish room on 90%+ adren with 6+ Necrosis stacks

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anti + surge up steps → (tc) dragonstone dragon on opposite side to the boss gate + necrobasic → bloat → touchofdeath (move from spikes) → soulsap → (tc) invokedeath → soulstrike → commandskeleton → soulsap → necrobasic → lifetransfer → invokedeath

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Black Stone Dragon

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Rotation

Note: this is a flight-skip rotation

Phase 1 (opening rotation)

splitsoul + surge → (tc) vulnbomb + deathskulls + dragonslayer → bloat → fingerofdeath → deathguard90 eofspec → touchofdeath → necrobasic → necrobasic → invokedeath

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Phase 2 (hands)

2x dommine → divert → bloat → commandskeleton → soulsap → touchofdeath → move to new hand

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invokedeath → bloat → soulsap → volleyofsouls → necrobasic → move to new hand

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invokedeath → bloat → commandskeleton → soulsap → necrobasic → move to new hand

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invokedeath → bloat → necrobasic → (target boss) smokecloud → (target hand) → necrobasic → touchofdeath → soulsap → necrobasic → conjurearmy → nat → commandghost → soulsap → necrobasic → touchofdeath → soulsap → livingdeath + adrenrenewal → soulsap (if less than 5 souls) or touchofdeath to kill the hand

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Phase 3 (flight-skip)

(Optional): kalgscroll + Dismiss kalgpouch + Summon ripperpouch + Fill it with ripperscroll

deathskulls → fingerofdeath → touchofdeath / necrobasic → splitsoul → necrobasic → bloat → dragonslayer + fingerofdeath → deathskulls → fingerofdeath → volleyofsouls → touchofdeath → necrobasic → fingerofdeath → necrobasic → deathskulls → deathguard90 eofspec → necrobasic

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Phase 4/5

If the flight skip is not obtained, build Necrosis stacks necrosis, Residual Souls residualsoul and Adrenaline on the boss while it lands and kill it after its final flight.

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Example Runs

⬥ Full Run with Flight Skip (9:21)

⬥ Full Run with Flight Skip (9:30)

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