Nomad Made Easy Intro: This guide should help anyone attempting to defeat the hardest Quest Boss so far. I'm not claiming to be an expert, but I did find a good way to kill him. I will explain how to kill him with melee, but you can easily adjust it to work for range. If you want other info about the quest, go here: http://www.tip.it/runescape/index.php?rs2quest_id=214 Vid: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ub2ZkzkEumkhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ub2ZkzkEumk Info about the fight: The fight is a follow-up of 4 different attacks: Mine attack: He drops mines around you, which explode when you step on them, dealing 40 damage and depleting your run energy. They stay around until after the 75 attack, then they'll explode and hit you if you're nearby. There will be an open spot south of you, so you can get away without getting hit. 75-attack: He teles to his throne and says "You cannot hide from my wrath". He'll charge up his attack, which hits a 75, but you can hide behind a pillar to avoid it. Clone attack: He teles away and creates 3 clones which all attack you. The real one will always attacks last. Once you attack the real one, the decoys disappear. If you attack a decoy, it disappears. Freeze attack: He teles both of you near the throne and freezes you (no damage). He will then charge his attack and hit your for one less than your max hp. If you're 86, he'll hit 85. Can't be avoided. After the clone attack, he starts over. Once you get him to start meleeing, he won't mage anymore. About Nomad: -- http://www.tip.it/runescape/?rs2monster_id=1367 He uses magic for most of the fight and has 1000 hp. The first time you get him to low hp, he'll heal up to 500. The second time, he'll switch to fast melee (dart speed) and continue until the end of the fight.You can hide from his attacks behind one of the pillars, but sit there too long and he'll shout "Coward!" and reset his hp. His magic attacks are not affected by prayers; his melee attack is. Preparation: I suggest meleeing him with high magic defense. Just bring what you think is best. Here's what I suggest: Helm: Neitiznot Amour: Karil top & Bottom [if you die you'll have to repair it] > Black Dhide top & Bottom Gloves: Barrow gloves Boots: Dragon Boots Necklace: Fury Cape: Fire cape Ring: Warrior ring Arrows: Diamond Bolts (e) [about 50 should do] Weapon: BGS > Zammy Spear > Whip + defender/ DFS/ Mage's Book Inventory: 4 Super Restores (4) 5 Restores (4) Rune Crossbow Spec weapon [if your main weapon's spec sucks (I used Sara Sword + Dclaws)] Rest of inventory and BoB: full of Sara Brews (4) Walkthrough: Bank at Soul Wars and put on your equipment. Drink in order a dose of: Sara Brew, Super Restore, Super Attack, Super Strength. Bank the pots you drank from. Summon the best Beast of Burden you can use. Fill your inventory and BoB as stated above. Set the button to "Take BoB". Make your way to Nomad. Before you enter the room, set Quick Prays to "Piety" and "Rapid Heal". If you brought a Spec Weapon, equip it and click on the spec bar. Set your attack style to Accurate. Enter the room and you'll automatically talk to him. Once he jumps down, click on Quick Prays and attack him. The most important part of this guide is how to heal behind a pillar, without getting him to reset his hp: Healing while standing next to him is kind of useless, because he can hit rapid 20's, negating the healing you just did. Just block him around the pillar once you get to 40 hp and start drinking those Sara Brews and a restore pot dose (yes, a normal restore pot) at the end. You can easily drink 5 doses in this safespot and still not have to worry about him resetting his hp. Your Super Restores are mainly for prayer and can be drunk in between hits. After you block him, he'll first say "Face me!", which is a sign he's getting impatient and that you shouldn't take too long. Once he calls you a "Coward!", his hp will reset. Please note that running back and forth behind a pillar every second (like when you double back because of auto-retaliate several times) will be considered as hiding behind a pillar constantly. If you are ranging, be sure to step next to him after healing, or he might reset his hp, even thought he's attacking you; this is why I would recommend melee. Do a test run (see Tips) first, so you can get used to it, without wasting Sara Brews. The fight rotates around the 4 attacks, so I'll address each here: Mine attack: When this is his next attack, never stand north of a pillar (or you might be trapped and forced to walk over a mine). When he starts to drop the mines, run straight south about 5 steps and stand behind a pillar to lure him away from the mines. Once there, just resume fighting him. Don't worry about healing too much here, you'll have time once he uses his next attack. Don't try to run west really fast once he starts dropping; it's too dangerous. 75-attack: Once he teles, just behind a pillar and use this to heal up and restore prayer. Wait until the attack splashes on the pillar and he'll come running towards you. Just wait for him to get there and resume fighting. Clone attack: Either let auto-retaliate find the real Nomad for you, or watch which one attacks last. If you attack the real one, his health bar will appear. Resume fighting. Freeze attack: Once you're frozen, heal above max health (he'll hit one less than your max health), but don't drink restore pots yet. Range him while he charges. After he attacks, just run to a pillar and heal. Resume fighting. Remember not to stand north of a pillar after this attack, because the mines attack is next. When he starts meleeing, turn on melee pray and the rest of the fight should be no problem. If you have plenty of Sara Brews left, just stay next to him and play it safe. If not, use the pillar. I don't think the pillar is needed and you risk resetting his hp. Tips: Keep your Piety and Rapid Heal on during the entire fight. If you die, you'll spawn next to the Soul Wars bank, with your grave withing 10 steps. However, Barrows will degrade and your familiar will drop everything he was holding. If you know you are going to die, just block him around a pillar and log out. This will tele you to Soul Wars bank, where you can try again right away, but lose nothing. The door doesn't always work. If he resets his hp, log out and retry, unless you just started and think you can manage. Try a test run first, but bring no familiar and 2 Prayer Pots (4),a Sara Brew (for the Freeze attack) and the rest sharks. This might seem like a waste, but if you make him reset when you got him to melee, you'll lose a lot more. The reason I suggest normal Restores is because if you drink a dose of it, after drinking 4 doses of Sara Brew, it will almost entirely restore your stats, making them more efficient then Super Restores. They're also a lot cheaper. Buy pots for about 4 fights, if you can afford it. If you die/log out, you won't waste any time. Drop empty vials so you can take extra brews from your BoB. The Freeze attack is a good time to do this. I used 20 Sara Brews (so you get an idea) and it took me 13 minutes. Final words: I hope this helps you beat him. Constructive criticisms only. You can copy this guide, if you credit me as the author and link back to the original guide. I'll try to answer any questions you might have. Good luck; you're gonna need it.
