This channel explains in detail perk choices and placements.
For a full list of perk combos and their positions on gear, check out #perks.
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⬥ ~7.1% damage increase over no weapon perks at all.• Refer to this calculator to see effects of individual ranks.⬥ Very cheap to obtain once Ancient Gizmos
are unlocked.⬥ Don't have to worry about Aftershock
stacks when using switches.⬥ Precise 6
on mainhand to maximise damage while using• Flanking
/ Defender
/ Shield
switch.
Flanking 4
⬥ When a target is not facing you, this perk multiplies the damage of:• Impact , Backhand
, Soul Strike
, and Binding Shot
by 2.6x.• Deep Impact
, Forceful Backhand
, and Tight Bindings
by 1.6x.⬥ Removes the stun effect from the above mentioned abilities.⬥ Relatively inexpensive perk with strong benefits, but requires a switch.⬥ For more information on the angles from which Flanking
works, see #mechanics.
Planted Feet
⬥ Increases the duration of Sunshine and Death's Swiftness
• From 30s (50 ticks) to 37.8s (63 ticks).⬥ Usually used as one of the following:•
on a mainhand weapon to preserve Aftershock stacks.• On a defender, optionally as a combo with a perk like Caroming 4
.• See
!pf
and !defender
⬥ Becomes obselete once you unlock Greater Sunshine / Death's Swiftness
⬥ Precise 6 on mainhand to maximise damage while using• Flanking
/ Defender
/ Shield
switch.⬥ Aftershock 1
on mainhand to prevent losing stacks when using a switch.⬥ On 2H Weapons, different combos can be used instead such as:•
,
, or
if using another Aftershock combo (expensive).
⬥ Along with Precise 6 Aftershock 1
, is a:• ~9.6% DPM boost over no weapon perks.⬥ This is effectively the same as having:• Precise 6
, Eruptive 2
, and Aftershock 4
simultaneously.⬥ Cheaper to get than Precise 6 + Eruptive 2
in one gizmo.
⬥ Hits 1 additional monster per rank of Caroming • Synergistic with Greater Ricochet
and Greater Chain
.⬥ For Ranged
setups with
• Can be camped alongside Precise 6 Aftershock 1
.⬥ For Magic
setups setups with
• Can be combo-ed as a Planted Feet + Caroming 4
switch.• Or just used on its own as a switch.
⬥ Along with Precise 6 Aftershock 1
, is a:• ~8.3% DPM boost over no wep perks before accounting for Ruthless
.⬥ Can be good at places where Ruthless
is effective, such as slayer.⬥ Relatively cheap to obtain.
⬥ Increases max hit of the following abilities by +80% on stationary targets:• Dismember , Fragmentation Shot
, and Combust
⬥ Reduces the damage multiplier of walking these abilities from 2x to 1.5x.⬥ Generally only used with melee as you cannot walk Dismember
.•
and
are better if walked without lunging.
⬥ Biting 3 gives a 6% chance of forcing a crit each hit.• ~3.8% damage increase on average (varies with other boosts).• Refer to this calculator to see effects of individual ranks.⬥ Impatient 4
has a 36% chance to grant 3% more adren per basic ability.• On average this results in an increase of ~1% adrenaline per basic ability.• Stacks with Fury of the Small
relic.⬥ Very cheap to obtain once Ancient Gizmos
are unlocked.
These perks are on seperate gizmos.
⬥ Crackling 4 deals 200% ability damage every 60 seconds.⬥ Can easily be combo-ed with an auxiliary perk• Cheaper than some other combos involving perks like
or
.⬥ Pairing with Enhanced Devoted
on legs can make armour switches cheaper, as legs tend to cost less than bodies.
⬥ Enhanced Devoted 4 has a 18% chance per hit on you of activating a 3 second version of the Devotion
ability.⬥ The effectiveness of this depends on the attack speed of a boss.⬥ Assuming the correct overhead prayers, this works out to approximately:• 18% damage reduction against targets that attack less than once every 2.4s (4t).• 30.5% against targets that attack once every 2.4s (4t).⬥ Takes priority over the normal Devoted
perk.• However the normal
perk can activate during the time
is active.• This calculator can be used to see exact differences in perk ranks.
⬥ Turtling 4 increases the duration and cooldown of Barricade
by 40%.⬥ This allows for Barricade
to last for 13.8s (23 ticks)• 17.4s (29 ticks) with the T2 Malletops perk
.
⬥ Biting 4 gives a 8% chance of forcing a crit each hit.• ~5% damage increase on average (varies with other boosts).• Refer to this calculator to see effects of individual ranks.⬥ Can be combo-ed with an auxiliary perk but is generally expensive:•
,
/
/
,
, etc
⬥ Relentless 5 gives a 5% chance to not consume adrenaline when using an ability that requires adrenaline.⬥ Crackling 4
deals 200% ability damage every 60 seconds.⬥ As
is expensive, and
is a perk useful in all situations putting both on your body armour allows you to use different augmented legs with different perk setups.
⬥ When not using Enhanced Devoted , it is preferred to combo Impatient with Devoted.• However it can be comboed with many auxiliary perks situationally.⬥
has a 12% chance per hit on you of activating a 3 second version of the Devotion
ability.⬥ Damage reduction if praying correctly:• 12% against targets that attack less than once every 2.4s (4t).• 21.4% against targets that attack once every 2.4s (4t).
⬥ Invigorating 4 gives 20% increased adrenaline from auto attacks.⬥ Can easily be combo-ed with an auxillary perk.⬥ Most impactful for Magic
and Necromancy
setups.
⬥ Lucky 6 gives a 3% chance of reducing a hit to 1 damage.• Works on all damage except hard typeless, such as Araxxor's cleave.⬥ This can be good for some end-game ranged setups utilizing the ECB
since Lucky
will work even when Soulsplit
is active, unlike Devoted
/ Enhanced Devoted
.⬥ Can be paired with an auxillary perk like Absorbative
or Hoarding, etc.