Telos 0-99 enrage guide (from reddit) in progress

[Bobby]

 

https://m.reddit.com/r/runescape/comments/4q3llb/telos_mechanics_guide_for_199_enrage/

 

This guide is going to assume the user is using magic, if not appropriate substitutes can be used for abilities. This is also based at helping people get their first few kills, and is not a comprehensive mechanic guide.

Setup: T90 power armor, tank armor will also work but will slow down your phases and will make some strategies less effective.

Spirit shield or T90 shield (T90 may be preferred, as spirit shields can smite you. The only use for a spirit shield would be phase 2)

Yak with food (brews recommended to get a feel for the boss)

Weapon Poison

Adrenaline potions

Anything extra, excalibur, overloads, runes, aura, etc.

To start the fight, go the middle of the HoG. Use the seal on the door (acquired from killing all HoG bosses once), and jump down the vine.

Mechanic Details

For each phase except four, there will be a beam that travels across the arena that can hit both Telos and the player. These beams have the ability to charge Telos' special bar quickly, but only seem to be much of a problem for Phase 2 on higher enrages. Each beam also has a special effect when the player is being hit by it.

Telos has an anima attack in which he begins healing while enveloping the player in vines (He says "Your anima will return to its source!"). During this time the player takes typeless damage and the only way to break free is through damaging Telos. The amount of damage required varies via enrage, but is 3,000 damage and upwards. Eventually, if enough damage is not dealt, Telos will stop this attack.

The next mechanic used is a charge attack, when Telos says "Gielinor, give me strength!" he is about to charge the player and deal typeless damage. This can be blocked/avoided with a well timed escape/surge or resonance.

The last basic attack mechanic Telos has is when he says "Hold still, invader." He will then proceed to stun the player and then jump on top of them dealing a large amount of typeless damage. This attack is easy to avoid, especially if you know when it will happen. To avoid it, simply use freedom and run, or anticipate beforehand. It can also be blocked by spamming resonance, as you won't be able to use resonance whilst stunned.

Telos may also begin to use Virus attacks on the player, which will apply a small bleed thats lasts 30 seconds, and can be cleared by standing within the beams/streams for a short period of time.

If using magic, protect from melee is what you will start the fight with but may alternate. You can soulsplit for a few hits of asphyxiates as well to regain some lifepoints.

Phase 1

The rotation for this phase is: Anima>Charge>Hold>Repeat

The beam on this phase will rapidly renew the player's adrenaline at the cost of fast prayer loss.

Telos may use his "SO MUCH POWER" special on this phase when his bar is full, in which he throws a green orb that deals over 5,000 damage. Usually he dies fast enough for this not to be a worry, but it can be negated with resonance or affected by any defensives.

To start this phase, build to 50% adrenaline and use asphyxiate to break yourself out of the anima attack. Proceed to gain adrenaline, and as soon as the first beam spawns (It will be greenish/yellow) step in front of beam to block it. Sunshine as soon as possible, WITHOUT USING ADRENALINE and allow your adrenaline to build immensely in the beam. Due to how fast it builds, you can use asphyxiate first, then use every threshold available to you AND get a second asphyxiate in at the end. It is advised to resonance switch the charge on this phase, or just tank it to deal more damage. If he makes it to the hold attack, simply freedom and run, and finish the phase off, while gaining adrenaline from the beam again to start off p2 with full adrenaline.

Phase 2

The rotation for this phase is: Hold>Charge>Anima>Repeat

The beam on this phase will reduce both damage taken and damage dealt.

Start off this phase by sunshining right after his "Hold still, invader" and adrenaline potting. Wild magic, asphyxiate, and get in tendrils and another wild magic if possible. You may want to place your sunshine on top of the black beam on this phase and walk out of it when doing your thresholds to maximize your dps while stopping his special attack (I wouldn't worry about his special on low enrages) Resonance the charge if needed. If his special bar becomes full, he may begin launching magic attacks that deal a lot of damage. If you're on high enrages, you may want to take out your spirit shield and use reflect + revenge, although you can usually get by the phase fine using only devotion and then debilitate. Use one threshold to get out of the anima attack, and then build adrenaline as necessary to continue to the third phase. (Recommended to have 100 adrenaline right away).

Phase 3

The rotation for this phase is: Charge>Hold>Consume>Repeat

Telos may shout "Let the anima consume you!" on this phase, in which he rapidly drains the player of adrenaline.

The beam on this phase increases your damage output, at the cost of increasing the damage you take.

At the top of the screen on this phase there will be a bar with 2 red ends to it, if the green square gets to the far right, Telos will emit shockwave attacks until it is out of the far right. Killing the active minion will stop the green square from moving to the right.

To start off this phase, immediately hit Telos with an asphyxiate. If you don't get it right away, skip it. As soon as the red beam spawns, run and block it, and immediately onslaught. (Substitute sunshine if needed, but onslaught seems to be better here as the beam doesn't last long enough for the sunshine to do it's full potential). You may need protect magic for the start of this phase as well. Gain adrenaline after your onslaught, and kill the first minion that spawns, whilst building adrenaline. You may wish to stand in the red beam afterwards to continue doing more damage, but keep in mind if you don't block the charge/hold attacks, the red beam WILL amplify their effect. This phase is relatively quick if all goes well, even on higher enrages when Telos has more lifepoints. If the green square gets to the far right, it is recommended, especially on higher enrages, to immediately take out your shield and reflect or debilitate to reduce damage (as it is possible to take several shockwaves in a row and be killed very quickly). Make sure you're killing the minions as much as possible if you can't kill Telos fast enough.

Phase 4

There are no beams on this phase and the rotation will be explained below. There is no anima attack on this phase.

At every 25% lifepoints drained from Telos, the player must run on a specific spinning anima font to prevent an instantkill mechanic.

There is a special attack on this phase in which Telos says SO MUCH POWER and throws an attack at the player which deals over 5,000 damage+ depending on enrage.

There is another special in which Telos says "Let the anima consume you!" He will launch a green orb at the player which will deal an initial several thousand hit then a small bleed-based attack will continue on the player unless they are standing on the spinning anima font. Any of the typeless hits can be blocked with resonance or effected by any defensive.

Once you drop down to phase 4, you will be near a spinning anima font. Telos' rotation on this phase seems to be partially randomized, so he may do a hold or charge attack on this phase first. Stand right on top of this north-west spinning anima font at the beginning of the phase, prioritizing asphyxiate as your first ability to potentially skip his special attacks. Dodge the special if necessary, making sure to stand on top of the spinning anima font. As soon as the first 25% lifepoints are drained. Telos will begin to drain this anima, and whilst you are standing on top of it you will begin to take five typeless hits of 1,000+. Three anima minions will also spawn during this, and begin attacking you. Anticipate on top of the spinnning anima font, whilst keeping your lifepoints high. Detonate+Dragon Breath+Chain is usually enough to kill all three minions, but kill them with anything else if necessary. A shield will eventually spawn around the anima, stay within in, and Telos will launch a one-hit attack at you which the shield will completely negate. If you aren't within the shield nothing can stop this attacking from killing you except a sign/portent of life.

After the first onehit attack is dodged, immediately run to the north-east side of the arena and stand on top of the next spinning anima, whilst damaging Telos. You will likely need to dodge more specials here. Note there is plenty of time to get back on the spinning anima even if you are late to it. Repeat the same process as above, but right after Telos gets back up put your shield on, as this is likely when Telos will do his SO MUCH POWER attack. Your defensives will have been reset from the anima sphere, but should be back up in time to either resonance or reflect the attack (resonance is recommended if you can time it, to completely negate the attack).

After the second font is dealt with, go to the south to deal with the last one. Make sure you are standing on fonts if you ever get hit with the "Let the anima consume you!" attack, as it is the only way to get rid of the bleed attack. Damage Telos, and deal with the last font while also blocking any special attacks.

After the third font is dealt with, the only thing remaining for 0-99 enrage is to kill Telos. Afterwards, click the green beam in the center to get your loot, or to leave the arena.

It should also be noted that on Phase 4 it is possible for Telos to do his special attacks while draining anima from the font. (He does the special right before draining from the font, which forces the player to dodge or tank the special)

I hope this helps those of you looking to get your first kills!

TL;DR

"Your anima will return to its source!" - Do damage to break out.

"Gielinor, give me strength!" - Charge attack, resonance it.

"Hold still, invader." - Freedom and run away.

On Phase 1 stand on the beam and ult + do damage. Rotation: Anima>Charge>Hold

On Phase 2 ult adren, DPS and block the beam if the bar above his head gets too high, use mage pray and devo/debil if he starts using magic attacks. Rotation: Hold>Charge>Anima

On Phase 3 stand in the red beam immediately and onslaught, then kill minions while killing Telos. Rotation: Charge>Hold>Drain Adrenaline

On Phase 4 stand northwest right on top of the spinning anima font, you take 1k damage 5 times, then a shield spawns. Stay under it, oncce it disappears go to the next spinning font which is north-east, repeat, then do south with the same method, repeat and kill.

[Beric]

Someone linked this on TS and I found it helpful: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/10fFXIKh3Wo-GJgQEtcUxfy8p5PLoKj2q5NH_akZWpAA/htmlview?sle=true