someguy798

Really nice guide, it got me started in the soloing business. I can thank you for gaining 14M from 3 ss's (lag killed me once and knocked off an ss's worth of loot =C) I especially like how you can always alter your strategy just a little bit to improve your performance at Zilyana. I've personally been able to pull off 12 kills in a trip, without filling up a terrorbird. Anyways, here's a few handy tips I think you could add for those wishing to solo her: 1. Don't hug the north wall when doing the run method. This will keep Starlight following you, and eliminate one hit per lap around the room. This alone can give you an extra kill per trip. 2. When you get more comfortable with soloing, use the accurate style of ranging. It helps a surprising amount, just keep in mind you cut it thinner with her hits. In particular, if you're following tip 1, it's hard to pull off accurate on the altar side. To make it easier, switch to rapid when you reach a corner t that side, then switch back once you make it to the other corner. 3. You can still take advantage of the altar while soloing. If you kill off bree and growler, and run to the altar before starlight catches up to you, you can pull of the prayer. If you can't kill both in time for the respawn, weaken both half hp one kill, then finish them off the next. 4. If you can't range bree without moving off the north wall, you can still avoid damage from both growler and bree. Depending on when their attacks come from, you can switch between protect from mage and range, and protect from both attacks while killing off starlight. The prayer needs to be on when the attack leaves them, not when it hits you.

I got a sara sword recently from soloing zilyana. :D

I really feel you should rewrite your black dragon section. The method you use to kill them make them seem a lot worse than they really are. A d long is slower, and doesn't give you any more accuracy over a whip. The dds is also a poor choice for a spec weapon because of its inaccuracy. A mace, while not much more accurate, can pack a punch of 50+, and the d long's spec allows for fairly consistent damage. You can also flash piety on and off to conserve a bit of prayer while getting the benefit of the prayer. The dragons are also a LOT easier to kill with maxed melee, which isn't far off what you have. You also forget to mention the dragons drop 30 adamant javelins very often, which can be sold for around 100-115 ea at the void outpost. If you factor in all that you can easily double the profit you show in your guide for someone of your level. You might even triple that, if you're maxed.

Heading on up to mithril dragons for the bazillionth time. I'm not stopping til I get a visage or d full.