Killing Helwyr
| Requirements |  |
|---|---|
| Skills | |
80 | |
| Items | |
High-level halberd type weapon Noxious scythe or Dragon Rider lance recommended | |
| Quest | |
| None | |
| Other | |
| 40 Serenist Killcount in the Heart of Gielinor (reduced to 20 with Serenist reputation) | |
| Results | |
| Profit | Experience gained |
| 3,010,029.34 | 120,000  39,600  |
| Inputs (594,713) | Outputs (3,604,742.34) |
The profit rate assumes 15 kills per hour with no reputation drop rate boost. See the high level variant of this guide if you exceed either of these assumptions.
| Requirements | |
|---|---|
| Skills | |
80 | |
| Items | |
High-level halberd type weapon Noxious scythe or Dragon Rider lance required | |
| Quest | |
| None | |
| Other | |
| 40 Serenist Killcount in the Heart of Gielinor (reduced to 20 with Serenist reputation) | |
| Results | |
| Profit | Experience gained |
| 12,095,430.31 | 360,000 118,800 |
| Inputs (2,714,261) | Outputs (14,809,691.31) |
1,000,000 ×  Coins (1,000,000) for armour repairs / divine charges (with repairable gear and high Smithing) | |
The profit rate assumes 45 kills per hour with full reputation drop rate boost. If you feel you can get more, then you may change the Kills per Hour in the box above.
Getting There[edit | edit source]
There are 3 efficient methods recommended to access the boss, they are as follows:
- Boss portal in the Max Guild which will place you beside the lobby entrance.
- The Heart teleport which will put you in the centre of the GWD2 area. (Requires completion of the Tales of the God Wars miniquest.
- At least Desert amulet 2 as the Nardah teleport will place you relatively close to the entrance.
- Boss portal in War's retreat will also place you beside lobby entrance.
Helwyr is located in the southeast area of The Heart. To enter the boss room, the player must get 40 Serenist kill count (20 if the player has unlocked the 50% kill count reduction perk, requiring 4,500 Reputation), and must have 80 Magic (boostable).
Equipment[edit | edit source]
Note: T92 armour is generally not recommended as the cost would far exceed the profit from the increase in kills, however can be used if the player's main aim is killcount, or if you are meleeing on a Reaper assignment.)
Inventory[edit | edit source]
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Weapons and Armour should be augmented with such perks as:
- Weapons
- Precise
- Equilibrium
- Aftershock (expensive)
- Armour
- Enhanced Devoted (very, very useful)
- Impatient
- Crackling
- Mobile
- Biting
Supreme overload potions can be replaced with Overload potions if you do not have the required level to create them.
Special Moves[edit | edit source]
Since Helwyr only uses melee attacks, Deflect Melee and either Turmoil or Malevolence should be used at all times. Although its possible for Helwyr to deal more damage than you can heal off of with Soul Split, the damage can generally be negated by using Resonance on his cleave attack or using a scrimshaw of vampryism as a last resort. Make sure to flick Deflect Melee when he attacks to further reduce damage.
Mushrooms[edit | edit source]
The first special mechanic will trigger at the start of every kill, Helwyr will shout "Nature, lend me your aid!"; at this point 3 mushrooms will appear around the arena in random locations. These mushrooms will have an area of effect that will rapidly damage the player if they are standing within their range. Make use of Surge if needed or simply walk outside it's boundaries as soon as possible. If the player is in their vicinity for too long they will be bound. Use of Freedom will allow the player to once again move and leave the area.
Cleave[edit | edit source]
The second special mechanic is the most important. If done correctly, you will receive 1000-4000 lifepoints in healing or, if done incorrectly, in damage. Helwyr will shout "YOU. WILL. BLEED!" - he stands upright and cleaves the area in front of him in a cone radius. When this happens you will want to immediately switch to your shield and use the Resonance ability to regain a substantial amount of health. It is recommended that you keybind:
- Your shield
- Resonance
- Your Primary weapon
This will allow you to quickly switch and cast resonance as well as letting you return to attacking with much more consistency. Once you become comfortable with this, you can also disable your Deflect Melee curse to increase the healing received. This is the primary mechanic that you will need to practice and learn for efficient kills. This skill also translates well to higher tier group/solo bossing and is an essential skill to learn if that is something that interests you.
You will also receive a small bleed when hit of 50 which will be ignored until the next mechanic but be aware of it.
Whirlwind[edit | edit source]
With the third special mechanic, Helwyr will shout "You cannot escape me. Aaaargh!". He will leap over to you and start a clawing frenzy. This will deal rapid melee damage every two ticks and bleed the player for 50 for every hit sustained (or adds 50 if the player is bleeding from previous bleed attacks).
This special mechanic can be dangerous in certain situations. If you have just failed your resonance and are either at or below half of your maximum lifepoints, it is recommended to cast Devotion or Debilitate to reduce the chance of death during this mechanic. Deflect Melee must ALWAYS be active when this mechanic is in progress as the damage sustained will be often enough to entirely kill a player. An advanced tactic is to run north before the attack begins, and then use Escape when Helwyr leaps over to you. This will avoid the attack completely, and one can safely attack him from afar.
At the end of this attack the player should always use Freedom as the bleed will have accumulated up to 250 damage (up to 400 if Berserk is active). If the player has had to use freedom to escape a mushroom cloud then it should still be used as soon as possible and damage should be minimised until the player reaches a healthy lifepoint total.
Wolves[edit | edit source]
The final special attack is trivial and plays only a minor part in the kill, especially if using a halberd-type weapon detailed above in the equipment section. Helwyr will howl, summoning two Cywir Alphas. They only have 3,000 life points and deal little damage but should still be killed to prevent them from interrupting resonance. An efficient way to kill them is wait until they are both beside the player attacking and then using Hurricane or Quake. One ability is usually sufficient, if not the Cleave basic ability can also be of use.
General Strategies[edit | edit source]
Helwyr will always follow the same attack pattern
- Mushrooms
- Does 3 auto-attacks
- Cleave
- Does 3 auto-attacks
- Whirlwind
- Does 3 auto-attacks
- Wolves
- Does 3 auto-attacks
- Repeats above sequence
Note: Attempting to move the boss will often result in auto-attacks being skipped and abilities being used a little sooner. This is only usually dangerous on the cleave mechanic.
As soon as Helwyr spawns, be prepared to walk out of mushrooms as they may spawn below the player. Surge can be be used, however that will place the player far from Helwyr so it is recommended you simply walk out of the radius.
DO NOT KEEP RUNNING AWAY from Helwyr; like Vindicta (who also uses melee for the majority of the fight), Helwyr will skip auto-attacks and immediately go straight to abilities if he cannot reach his target.
Advanced Strategies[edit | edit source]
When using Berserk be sure to switch to your Ring of vigour as the 10% adrenaline can result in an additional threshold ability.
Be sure to use abilities such as Freedom, Anticipate, Surge, Preparation to maintain (stall) your adrenaline from the previous fight. Further to this, try and end the kill with 100% adrenaline so you can use Berserk as the fight starts.
When using the Slaughter ability, walk under Helwyr to move him before the first hit registers, which will make him take three times as much damage from it for the duration of the ability.
Do not be afraid to use Blood Tendrils as you will heal the damage back from Soul Split and Deflect Melee flicking. If the player takes too much damage, then use a Vampyrism scrimshaw until your health is back to an optimal amount.
Enhanced Devoted can be extremely helpful in mitigating damage throughout the fight.
Try to use food as little as possible, it will help you to understand when you do and don't need to heal up for both Helwyr and future bossing - you don't need to be at full lifepoints at all times.
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