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OSRS Volatile Pure Guide: Quests & Training Methods

OSRS Volatile Pure Guide: Quests & Training Methods

At OSRS, a Volatile Pure Account is basically an account with max magic, the lowest possible Combat Level, and the prayer needed to use Protect from Items, since the starting weapon is quite expensive and we don't want to risk losing it every time we die. These accounts are mostly used to rush and annihilate opponents in one or two hits with the help of Special Attack. While this account can reach 50-60 Combat, it can hit 70+ in one shot; most players at that level don't reach this hitpoints number, or are relatively close, so it's easy and sometimes fun to see others die unexpectedly.

The Ideal Volatile Pure Stats (Lowest Combat)

  • Attack:
  • Strength:
  • Defence:
  • Ranged: 1-61 (Dragon thrownaxe) can be possibly used. 
  • Magic: 95-99 (The Volatile Staff special attacks scale directly with your Magic level).
  • Prayer: 1-31 (to protect item possibly if you are skulling). 
  • Hitpoints: 50/70+ (Exactly 50 is required to wield the Volatile Staff).
  • Magic Imbued Cape

Early Questing

Since we are completely avoiding Melee and Ranged, your quest list is very short. You only want quests that provide early Magic or Hitpoints XP.

  1. Imp Catcher
  2. Witch's Potion
  3. Witch's House
  4. The Restless Ghost

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Prayer Training (1-31 Best Bones)

  • Gilded/Chaos altar: Training your Prayer level is a skill that allows you to use prayers to provide various boosts to your levels and different skills.



Magic Training (1-55)

To start leveling up Magic, the classic method will always be Splashing. We won't delve too deeply into this topic, as we already have a dedicated Guide on Splashing.


Magic Training (55-99)

Stunning and Alching: Alching and stunning simultaneously may seem difficult at first, but it is entirely a matter of practice; over time, you will be able to achieve Magic XP rates of 150,000–180,000 per hour without gaining any Hitpoints. For a complete, detailed Stun Alching Guide, see here.

You can also set the account to "splash" while doing AFK activities so that you don't miss out on any XP.



Mage Arena I & II

  You must complete the Mage Arena 1 and 2 minigames to unlock the God Capes (Zamorak, Saradomin, or Guthix) and eventually the Imbued God Capes for Best-in-Slot magic accuracy.

If you want a more detailed Mage Arena 2 Guide, you can check it here.


Imbued Heart Boost

The account already has 99 Magic, the highest possible level in the game, right? This can get even better. Before you even have an eye on your target, go to your bank, withdraw your Imbued Heart, activate it, store it back in your bank, and you're ready to attack. The Imbue Heart has the biggest boost in the game, which will allow us to enjoy the privileges of having 100+ Magic while being around level 50-60 Combat.

  •   99 Magic + 10 Boost = 109 Magic. This will significantly increase your hits on your opponents, helping you to deprive them of food and obtain the loot.

Account Ready to PK!

Once you have:

  • Attack:
  • Strength:
  • Defence:
  • Ranged: 1-61 (Dragon thrownaxe) can be possibly used. 
  • Magic: 95-99 (The Volatile Staff special attacks scale directly with your Magic level).
  • Prayer: 1-31 (to protect item possibly if you are skulling). 
  • Hitpoints: 50/70+ (Exactly 50 is required to wield the Volatile Staff).
  • Magic Imbued Cape

We're almost ready to jump into Bounty Hunter or PvP; all that's left is to choose an outfit that fits your budget. If you need money for a volatile staff, you can go to our OSRS items page.

Max Volatile Pure Gear

  • Weapon: none
  • Head Slot: Elder Chaos Hood
  • Cape Slot: Imbued Cape
  • Amulet Slot. Occult Necklace
  • Shield Slot: Unholy Book
  • Boot Slot: Wizard Boots
  • Body Slot: Elder Chaos Top
  • Legs Slot: Elder Chaos Robes
  • Gloves Slot: Confliction gauntlets

Mid Volatile Pure Gear

  • Weapon: none
  • Head Slot: Ghostly Good
  • Cape Slot: Imbued Cape
  • Amulet Slot. Occult Necklace
  • Shield Slot: Tome of Fire
  • Boot Slot: Wizard Boots
  • Body Slot: Zamorak Robe Top
  • Legs Slot: Ghostly Robes
  • Gloves Slot: Combat Bracelet / Mithril Gloves
  • Special Attack: Volatile Nightmare Staff

Budget Volatile Pure Gear

  • Weapon: none
  • Head Slot: Ghostly Hood
  • Cape Slot: Imbued Cape
  • Amulet Slot. Amulet of Glory
  • Shield Slot: Unholy Book
  • Boot Slot: Ghostly Boots
  • Body Slot: Ghostly Top
  • Legs Slot: Ghostly Robes
  • Gloves Slot: Combat Bracelet / Mithril Gloves
  • Special Attack: Volatile Nightmare Staff

Inventory

  • Blighted Entangle Sack
  • Blighted Teleport Spell Sack
  • Saradomin Brew
  • Super Restore
  • Magic Potion
  • Imbue Heart (Bank before going in)
  • Anglerfish (Eat before going in)
  • Marlin (food)
  • Halibut (food)
  • Fire, Air, and Blood Runes

The Rushing Strategy

This account, being extremely dangerous and strong, is also extremely weak, and the truth is that it is very easy to die, so it is not advisable to show off about the Volatile Nightmare Staff too much, but rather keep it in your inventory and only use it when absolutely necessary.

The Setup: Find a target you potentially want to KO, look up their HiScores in Runelite using the look-up option, and make sure they have low hitpoints; the more hitpoints they have, the less chance you have of killing them.

Rushing Time: Don't wear your Volatile Nightmare Staff yet; keep it in your inventory until the moment of truth (when you want to go in rushing). The special attack costs 55% energy. Eat an Anglerfish to raise your hit points, and you can enter the danger zone and attack your opponent. When you see the hit appear on your opponent and they still have low health, you can try to finish them off with a Fire Surge Spell (if the special attack doesn't kill them first).

Tab out & Reset: If you see that the RNG is not on your side and you're not hitting your opponent, the best thing to do is tab out or return to the safe zone to try again later.



As we've seen, this is one of the most powerful accounts we can still abuse to one-shot our PvP, BH, or Wilderness. Always keep your prayer stat high; don't underestimate another player's ability to smite you. If you're more comfortable with a higher prayer stat, go ahead, but you'll gain some extra combat levels. Either way, enjoy the most overpowered rushing account in the game! Good luck.




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