The BEST Way To Complete Hard Mode Zuk! (Low Input, Revolution)

[@Rs_Gr]

A lot of people (myself included) don’t have reaper crew because of Solak. I would love a solo necromancy guide like this but for a solak first kill!

[@TheRSGuy]

on it boss

[@duke605]

Wait is that possible? Like I know it’s possible. But like is it feasible. I thought it took like 30 minutes and A LOT of effort/skill

[@MrBusrunner]

​@duke605 to be fair zuk also takes a long time. Maybe solak will take a lot of effort but a guide for the easiest possible kill would go a really long way for a lot of people (myself included)

[@RS_PyreWolf]

@@duke605 friend of mine was smashing it out in around 8 mins, which is the same duo times i get with another friend in just t90 power armour necro for us both

[@TheRSGuy]

I did a 5 minute solak solo with necromancy yesterday, I think it's winnable.

[@1512832]

Used a mammoth full of brews instead of the hellhound but finally got it done after about 7 attempts. Didn't think I'd ever be able to do it but cannot tell you how much I appreciate the video. TYSM Ryan

[@TheRSGuy]

Congrats!

[@banismith2559]

Now that I've recovered a bit from the pure adrenaline from getting this done, thank you for making this guide. I sincerely thought I'd never be able to do this, now I feel like I'm half decent finally. Now I can farm out my Ezk and have this goofy ass smile every time I look at it when I open my bank.

[@TheFlyingslug]

Fun fact about "Powerful Abilities," when dealing with the Igneous ranger: Any of your abilities that would normally consume adrenaline work to break their invulnerability. If you don't have Necrosis stacks, Soul Scythe and Bloat also work!

[@gamehelper2]

Thank you thank you. I went from not even flawless normal mode to my first flawless hard mode in less than a month thanks to your guides.

[@sajidahsan9819]

I literally just unlocked hard mode zuk with your guide so this is perfect timing!

[@matttodd9037]

Sameeee

[@codsweck]

tried for 2 hrs on my own no guide last night and failed. followed your vid and got it on the first attempt. Thanks Ryan youre the man

[@Targaryean]

Bro. Thank Zaros for this video. I didn't follow the guide exactly, but you gave me the base to get it done. First kill I died at the spire, but it allowed me to practice it for a few minutes. Next run I got flawless and my cape! Thank you

[@JavierHernandez-hx3jr]

Ryan thank you so much. I never really comment on vids or anything but this is the single handed most useful zuk video ever made for RS3. I was struggling before Necro released, I tried all 3 styles. Was literally googling everyday for a HM Zuk guide with necro. You sir, are a legend.

[@TheRSGuy]

Thank you!

[@zerolosi]

I did this with power armor and a yak but just seeing where to stand each wave and how to lure really helped me get my cape. Thank you!

[@TheKayack1]

this guide is so good, i've just finished my hard mode cape by following it, it makes you so tanky that most mechanics are trivial. btw my kill time was 36 minutes, so if you delay the Aegis aura by 6 minutes before activating it you can do the most dangerous bits of the fight with it.

[@charliezhang8829]

just got zuk cape, your guide is useful as always!! used a blood reaver instead of hellhound, feels like it synergizes abit better with poison and alot more healing in case anyone wants to try it abit differently, thx ryan!

[@treysmith8410]

Wow didn't know the poison can heal with soul split or vamp aura

[@charliezhang8829]

actually what I meant was the blood reaver s many tiny hits triggers poison activation chance more frequently @@treysmith8410

[@w5ildhero]

Would've done this the day this video dropped if I had the time but did it eventually, this was an absolutely amazing guide and I did it faster than I did with normal mode! Got it in 2 attempts (first failed 3rd challenge by accidentally phasing with no adrenaline for barricade), and I didn't use any food during the Zuk fight itself even though I did pizza phase like 5 times because I forgot when he phased so I was holding adrenaline lol, but the last part was an absolute cakewalk so I didn't even need to do that. Only thing I would mention is Desert Pantheon aura is not buyable only and if you've done enough Shifting Tombs you may happen to have enough fragments to make it (I got it while hunting the Sandy title), so it's perfectly viable to go for. Besides that, this guide and the normal mode guide were absolutely amazing! Thank you for helping me learn this fight wasn't as scary as I always thought!

[@jorgeeduardopereztasso6134]

so literally yesterday i was trying to do zuk hm but died tons of times. looked for necro guide = none! tysm for this guide!

[@chukss_]

FINALLYYY was waiting for this since the Zuk normal mode video! Love your content dudee🥰

[@TheRSGuy]

Thank you, hope it helps!

[@chukss_]

@@TheRSGuy haven’t beat HM not once yet, feeling confident with this video now! Ty so much for your content helping this community!

[@mikael100100]

finished my first ever hard mode flawless ZUK thanks to this, thanks my man

[@kekspeckles3138]

got it after like 5 or 6 attempts with this set up thank you. had to clutch up hard on zuk, I ran out of food at like 400k hp lol, but once I got to the end I knew I was good just calmed down and took it super slow , never did hard mode before this

[@anthony3191]

You can also use bloat to make the igneous ranger vulnerable for only 20% adren if you dont have the necrosis stacks/adren for finger of death and your panicking.

[@Donutkins]

I have full t95, and HM zuk scares me lol. Thanks from a fellow w104 scaper :). Look forward to trying this after work!

[@jgarettc13]

You're a boss. Knew this had to be coming :D. My first normal mode kill I got a tempest codex. I did fail the run, but second and third try, I got me a couple capes. MVP my man, MVP!

[@Brian_Gonzales]

Thanks brother i got my hybrid zuk cape because of this although i opted to keep ghost out of my revo bar right before the 3rd challenge and kept it off after that. Did my own things with the bar like adding bloat etc using my blessed flask but the gear you recommended was the key tbh its so good im so happy i got my cape posted it on pvme achievements :D

[@komaraianderson2645]

so this is a great guide and you...are.... the goat! the absolute goat! now id love if you make a more intense guide for people with t95 or t90 POWER necro gear... i just grinded out my t90 tank gear and perked it up... now with your set up I'm 2 failed attempts in .. both times i got to haaraken (or the guy who bombards u).... to b fair i only died because of panicking and poor movement. i see myself getting the kill within my next 1-5 attempts... the tank + hellhound + aegis setup really makes a huge diff.. i was getting destroyed with my t95 speaking of which.... i have a real question...... if dmg dealing is better than tanking mostly.... when you are pushing high enrages and doing things the tanky way.. .WHICH COMBAT STYLE HAS THE BEST TANK SETUP?.... lets say u want 1 bis setup for each combat style (only 1 set up) of each style... we got 4 styles... which styles would u pick to be dps based? and which will be tank based? only rule.... whatever u say... u hafta choose at least 1 of each (tank or dps based) style....soo u cant go with dps everything...u gotta pick 1 combat style to be your tank shit! please hit me back on this!

[@Christian-is4zq]

It took me a couple tries but I managed to complete a flawless HM run thanks to your guide! Honestly, I don't think I could have done it without! :D TY

[@boogyyman]

40:20 Devs: “This phase can’t be too easy so we need something that hits hard so it’s extremely detrimental if you don’t deal with it properly, if not outright kill you” RSGuy: “I’m going to face tank it lol”

[@TheRSGuy]

skill issue

[@JoFo-cl6ro]

A quick tip if your ghost gets stuck: equip your excal. This un-equips your lantern, which causes all conjures to disappear. Then, re-equip the lantern, and revo will re-summon them. This is also a useful way to start waves with fresh summons if you aren’t being targeted, since you can de-summon and re-summon at 0 adren.

[@steelblood4116]

I just tried this, and instead my skills bugged out and I lost my run because I had to restart game to fix bug. Conjure Skeleton became stuck as Command Skeleton even when I had no conjures out and was out of combat. Could no longer conjure my skeleton and even Revolution bar broke because it just kept trying to command a nonexistant skeleton over and over.

[@twiz5492]

Same. It works sometimes but it can and will bug forcing you to have to log. Happened to me today.

[@RSN_Rubber_Ducky]

You freaking did it! Thank you for making the hm guide!

[@TheRSGuy]

no worries, hope it helps!

[@ricardovansteeg7430]

I just did a flawless zuk run first try, thanks to your guide. You're awesome.

[@sairentoeko]

Finally got my hybrid cape today! I had the basic idea, just struggled with taking too much damage but following your set up I got it and I'm happy. Thank you so much!

[@Brian_Gonzales]

same here dude i got mine :D now i look like i know what im doing for pvm but i dont

[@TheRSGuy]

Nice work!

[@Baconbitowski]

Thanks for the guide it was fantastic got my hardmode zuk cape today

[@DibustaSrad]

Thanks man, i fixed it thanks to your guide! Took me 3 tries for flawless (wrong button instead of barricade in the 3rd challenge and 2nd time minimised my screen in pizza fase) but the kills themself were very easy with this setup.

[@AegisGuide]

Thank you so much, never thought i would ever get a hard mode kill and that beautiful cape

[@TheRSGuy]

Congrats!

[@1512125]

This guide gave me the confidence to smash Zuk! It wasn't that hard, except the Ket fella, on my noob alt account I got owned by him a few times, ended up using skulls instead of volley and that did the trick

[@CommanderWaterSoul]

So when I watched this video back when it first came out, I was like: "... Alrighty perhaps I will give it a shot one day after I make some upgrades.". I'm legally blind, so I play with my screen zoomed in, and don't particularly do well with time-limits or intense movement. But I told myself that if I were to ever successfully complete a Flawless Hard Mode Tzkal-Zuk run, I'd come back to this video and post a comment. So here I am today posting that comment.

[@DR4K0R3X]

I have the hybrid cape already and died 3 times b4 wave 6 trying this lol. The ghost just gets stuck constantly and doesn't heal.

[@dc686ify]

Thanks so much for this guide was having a hard time doing hm zuk at all after following this guide got my first hm kill and a flawless run great guide

[@TheRSGuy]

congrats!

[@Zorrolord]

I did it, after 2 attempts i beat it! Tysm for this.

[@RynotCards]

Love the guide, thank you! Not sure if anyone else feels this but I copy the setup exactly and I either just don't have the damage output or I seem to take way more damage than I see you taking.

[@Batman-py3sz]

Thank you. I was struggling with the damage, but after this guide I got it in 3 attempts

[@TheRSGuy]

gzz

[@privasea934]

Thanks so much for the guide, was able to get it done after 4 attempts due to failed challenges. Particularly the 2nd one. First time I cleared that I managed to get it done, got those Zuk fingers on spire, still shaking!

[@LordTrolled]

i was also trembling like a LEAF killing those spires!!! gzz to us both!!

[@orangemaniac11]

I just used this guide to get my first HM kill. Missed out on flawless by about 2k lifepoints on challenge 2 only. This guide is insanely clutch. I will be getting my hybrid cape in due time Zukky boy!

[@orangemaniac11]

Coming back to say, got it on the second go about. You the man Ryan

[@kevinromero5227]

You’re a professional at making guides. Well explained

[@amberfrost7766]

For those of you who are having trouble doing enough dmg during the special waves you can kill every enemy except for the small melee'r and you can get him stuck behind the other side of the walls near the entrance and then you can set up on zuk only having to worry about the flame wall, you can sit their building all stacks and even re-summon your conjurers for free

[@citlalisthighpaint]

Got my zuk cape first try!! Thanks a whole bunch man literally the best guide ever!!!!

[@petterilaine7635]

got it on my first try lol. Thanks for the tips. Heart was pumping at pillar phase :D

[@nolandriessen7557]

This is probably an odd question, but could you help me understand why your damage is so high? I used your normal mode guide for my first zuk cape (thanks so much by the way, love the way you structure your guides) and i did it in t90 power armor, but still did way less damage than you do. Where you get finger of death crits in the 14k range mine crit closer to 9k. My necromancy is 101, i use elder overloads and sorrow. Is the difference just 120 necro vs 101? Do invention perks make the difference perhaps? Thanks so much for the guides, looking forward to getting my first hard mode clear soon!

[@michaelherrera7145]

Because of you i got my cape today! 3rd try!! Thanks ryan!

[@thebmachine3125]

Thanks for the guide! I always figured I wouldn't be able to do this until getting gchain but it was pretty much a breeze with necro. I actually failed the third challenge because I accidentally 1-cycled Zuk, but the next attempt went very smoothly with barely a few bites of food used!

[@Shadowzv7]

Oh my God bro 😂❤ thank you solo much! I've been trying with magic and I can't believe what I'm watching loooool that last Parr "I chose to do..... absolutely nothing" 🎉 yeeeeeey

[@reedclippings8991]

This is like one of those "easy" recipes that begins with chopping vegetables for 15 minutes.

[@docashton271]

Ty for the guide. So the method is still viable granted the conjours have been nurfed so can't just rely on them alone but two attempt and it's done with a nice ful scripture to go.

[@recfin23]

got it 2nd try, thanks so umch for the help. I did zuk 1 year ago on range and it was so rough, figured id try get all normal capes again with necro and it went so smooth figured why not try hm. First run i was so close to flawless but the 2nd challenge wave i was tiny bit from killing him

[@TheRSGuy]

huge congrats!

[@DrAraxxor]

I've had the NM capes for a long time but I never really took on HM until now. Thanks for this guide, it helped a lot in getting my cape!

[@rafaeltadeudamicodafonseca6558]

another great video, the first one helped me a lot and i take my 4 capes in a row. thank you so much.

[@Sporophyx]

Amazing guide ! I was able to get my First zuk hard on the first try with this. I did like 10 normal run before that.

[@Devoidzylon]

Generally just watch videos on incognito. Went out of the way to log in so that I could say THANK YOU my brother! Felt almost like cheating following this ahaha

[@ericbernier2236]

Merci RS GUY j'ai finalement réussi ce challenge grâce à ton guide !!! Continue tes vidéos, ils sont très bien faits ! :)

[@TheRSGuy]

Merci beaucoup! :)

[@felipeignacioduranaranda6653]

Thank you very much for the guide! After all these years, I finally got the hard mode cape. Necromancy simplifies the encounter a lot! While following your guide, I had a failed attempt and then a flawless run. In just those two kills, I got a Scripture of Full and an Ancient Hilt. It seems like Zuk is really profitable!

[@astrologiaintegral5316]

Now that i've see... You use VLC to record your fights! It's very good video player to use! Good choice. ;) I simply loved this ideas, so i made right now a obsidian boot and bought a cinderbane gloves (that i not have bought a very, very long time since then i learned about it), and i will try to make this HM Zuk so fast as i can...! I wish that works in this time, and i am hopeful in this moment...! :D So much thank you for the awesome tips!

[@lionelquan5245]

Thanks for the guide Ryan! But how you get your insence stick to 59mins? I only can overload it to 10mins.

[@Sports7764]

something i found helpful in between waves in normal mode was using the persistent rage relic, then clicking my hp icon to regenerate all my hp. This can be done without starting a new wave while trapping any last mob behind a rock.

[@TheRSGuy]

I would not recommend using regenerate for anything, it eats all your adrenaline, which will make the following wave more dangerous and slower.

[@sairentoeko]

​@@TheRSGuyI think they mean by using the adrenaline out of combat relic to get free heals when a mob is trapped, very slow but I can see the use if you struggle that much

[@Sports7764]

@@sairentoekoyeah i meant if you finish a wave at 1/2 hp, you can regenerate, then with persistent rage be full adrenaline again in a few seconds after you kill the last mob and load the next wave

[@sairentoeko]

@@Sports7764 Yeah, that's what I said

[@Jillisfast]

You literally dont need to do this ever, summon a ghost that is all you need, especially in normal mode

[@PokeNW1]

what is that hour long potion timer next to the penance powder buff?

[@qwerty_and_azerty]

Do you have any perks on your tank gear? Also, what arch relics are you using?

[@FlameWarProductions]

Thank you for existing and making runescape content funny head dent man i hope your cat never unplugs your modem while you are on your hc

[@shiggleable]

You're a gem Ryan

[@bryang5214]

I've actually had the spire at the end triple death mark with a 3 stacked volley before... I'm wondering if you could potentially just instantly kill the whole spire with a 5 stacked volley lol

[@Tinky1rs]

5 stack volley while caded? sounds like fun!

[@denerlkonig277]

This is probably the best guide i have seen for zuk. Love the content. Special request can you do one for melee hm or reg mode zuk.

[@TheRSGuy]

Thank you! for the melee cape, just do it with necromancy :) the stone works for all styles

[@AtsuFawx]

I would love a talk through for a bit of higher input wearing the t95 armor/weapon for either Zuk, Solak or Telos!

[@Rsn_EKG]

Omg its here.... LETS GOOOOO. Thank you legend!

[@WlSH879]

One additional thing that I've recommended to a friend is with bone shield up anytime you get nervous about the amount of damage you are taking you can just use reflect pretty much whenever

[@TheRSGuy]

this is a good tip

[@HellBornSoldier]

really nice video, thank you for the great work you do for the community

[@huntermonk3476]

Worked perfectly and I got my cape :) thank you

[@redfinite27]

Bloat also works for the ingenuous rangers if you dont have necrotic stacks, cheaper adre wise

[@ryanperreault4848]

RSGUY - I dont think you went into weapon / armour perks in the beginning for gear setup

[@blackmagicks]

Thank you! Now i can finally farm easy hero points! POGGERS!

[@TheRSGuy]

+4

[@QuintinTillotson]

One thing i noticed was you didnt go over Relics, mind letting us in on your relic set up? I was thinking you were using death ward for more dmg reduction but i just wanna be sure for when I try :D

[@jaketribble763]

This is a good guide but what are the inv perks he is running? I’m aiming at the hm flawless but ain’t sure I got enough damage without perks

[@matttodd9037]

I love your guide for this boss . Im praying u have guides for all ofher bosses or new ones with necro

[@Ketnus]

Couldn't kill zuk in normal mode without 1 death with t90 power gear , then watched your guide and with your action bar managed to get 15 kills, still with some deaths during waves, but i still finished waves just to train. Got 15 kills and 4 out of them were 0 death.. First kill was on day 5 of training. Then i started killing hard mode and that was the hardest challenge i've faced because for 5 straight days training - around 2-4hours of killing i couldn't get past wave 9/11/12 to even reach 3rd challenge wave. I just either died before wave 9 of monster overwhelming or damage that could not be outhealed by my dps. To fix that i really copied your setup and swapped out my power gear and changed it to 3/5 tank t90 necro gear and charged obsidian boots, and after doing so it took me two days to kill. At first day i got to waves 11+ but still couldn't quite reach zuk, then on last training day i got to zuk himself for the first time after 1 try and killed zuk in hard mode flawlessly without any problems. Speaking overall i took alot of beating and 10 days of zuk got me endless defeats, 96-101 necromancy level and 150mil chest to loot which i'm not mad, but i ain't the best pvmer either, your guides helped me alot with positioning, with action bar and general tips which i'm thankful for, but at the end it is all based on how able you are yourself to execute given tips and tricks which took me a while to get.. P.S. Necromancy sure did bring me much more into bossing that i would ever have to or want to dive in, also Thok's Smashing Buffs event was a HUGE help during my training, i couldn't do this otherwise without all the endless vampyrism aura and 1h overload buff..

[@kollinpoindexter8859]

I was listening to this while doing my nm zuk kill. The brew thing reseting my max hp came up exacly when I needed it

[@KWRayleigh]

HM Zuk is Joever. King stuff as always Ryan

[@TheRSGuy]

Thank you!

[@apo2740]

mate, thanks alot for this guide. but I am still struggling, I am using the exact same gear and inventory (aura, and all buffs same) but I am still getting owned at times, got at p18 but failed to click on the second pizza time. :( Any idea why I am getting wrecked like that ? love from a fan :)

[@DarkYami.]

does anyone know what perks he is using?

[@nayunis9289]

fantastic guide! This helped me a lot! I don't have the zuk cape yet, but with your previous guide I was able to get all 4 igneous stones already :D I just have a question about the life points. I only get 14682 life points when copying your setup. 9,900 base + 3600 (tank armour: hood, chest, legs) + 200 reaper crew buff + 685 (bonfire boost: +5% of all of the above) + 297 (thermal bath +3 per constitution level) = 14,682 how are you getting the extra 735 life points? Are you using the fortitude prayer? Or font of life relic power? Or did you eat rocktail soup? Thanks! :-)

[@ryanperreault4848]

14:30 Cant seem to get through the first challenge phase, even tried death skulls AND volley of souls, (yes im using threads of fate, essence of finality, Im maxxed, zuk cape, elder overloads, t90 necro tank armor BIS perks, weapon poison, followed this guide almost to a T) Help??? (is it possible that im using threads of fate too early or too late?)

[@Maximus2210]

Could you teach a low APM Nex solo with necromancy please? Not a pvmer and my kills are so messy 😅

[@lucifer-xl3oq]

Thanks for the guide, a base to build off of, gotten down to sub 30min so far haha

[@Ghoulgran]

PSA: For the second challenge remember to not waste necrosis stacks by using finger of death on zuk, the deathguard special attack also uses them to deal A LOT of damage. (Goes from around 450% ability damage at 0 stacks to around 900% ability damage at 12 stacks) I failed the challenge twice before realizing this.

[@Brian_Gonzales]

The beauty of necro is that we can use so much to deal with stuff, I didn't have necrosis stacks and just did Volley of Souls + DeathGuard. Pretty sure even just using Bloat/Guardspec/SoulStrike would be enough too Just a really forgiving skill with 3 sources of damage boosts hell u could even explode your zombie on that dude

[@Ghoulgran]

@@Brian_Gonzales I imagine being over level 100 helps a lot, I did it at level 95 and realized my Volley of souls couldn't go through its defence at all (Since its level 100 defence necro deals less damage cause accuracy). Had to do an entire living death rotation to bring it down.

[@treysmith8410]

Wow thanks for explaining this I never even knew how the special attack worked didn't know it uses necrosis stacks lol

[@felixsnijder8169]

Hi, i am trying to ger my first normal mode zuk kill. How come your conjures do so much damage? I have t90 tank armour (necro 105) as well, blood amulet, tokkul ring. I have a god book and same prayers, but my conjures do at max half the damage yours are getting. What am i missing? I dont have overload, is this the only issue?

[@smallpogo4244]

for some reason my damage is so low, you hit three 7k with volley of soul while i do 3,6k damage, what am i doing wrong? i have tier 90 with bis gear just like you in the vid, same thing with my special attack and every other abilities, can anyone help me pls

[@brandonh7792]

Wow great guide! What are the drop rates for full run vs using check points?

[@jamescline3558]

Be pretty cool if this worked for me. I cant seem to get anything done on HM Zuk and about to just completely give up.

[@Lize45]

I just got my hybrid cape thanks to this guide, yay! 🥳

[@RasmusStagelund]

So stoked to go get the zuk cape!

[@TheRSGuy]

gl!

[@Grof142007]

This is a GREAT guide Now i Just need to make time to try this run... well i still need to get the gear as well

[@sksmonster]

Would using obsidian helm be better to use than boots for the damage reduction?

[@oigordourado]

I'm still struggling dealing with normal zuk to get my last igneous cape (meele), but for sure will try this as soon i can! Even dying to zuk is fun anyway (and not a bankrupt)

[@IgorROliveira1]

You dont actually have to do the run with melee to get the melee cape, can use any style and still get the it to use it in any of the kiln cape

[@TheRSGuy]

this

[@Matthewmellow2k]

Hey can you make a melee hm zuk guide?

[@RoninZillennial]

what do you think about using a platypus to block the pathing of some of the mobs to create even more safe spots?

[@RoninZillennial]

so isnt the death mark on zuk pointless since the last 100k hp is on a whole different target?

[@mf4s]

Thanks for the guide! Do you know if it is possible to get the hybrid cape if i dtd haar-aken?