What I would recommend adding on the first mechanic is to step under and then use a channeled ability (concentrated blast/asphyxiate or snipe/rapid fire) as you will continue dealing damage whilst stalling yourself under Kerapac.
The best part about Kerapac's Shatter attack is you don't even need to use Freedom if you get stunned by the initial attack where Kerapac launches the rift, you get unstunned just before Kerapac starts siphoning it and you can run out of the way just in time before you'd get hit by the siphon, unless the distance between the rift and Kerapac is too small then you'll probably get hit once or twice. Sure, you'll lose out on a bit of DPS, but this way you can save both Anticipation and Freedom for the slam attacks if you're bad at timing Escape and Surge and don't have the ring upgrade, and you won't have to worry about them being on cooldown just when you need to use them. This of course doesn't apply to Hard Mode.
RS3 PvM is so overwhelming to me 😩 I'm maxed and wanting to learn higher level bosses but there just seems to be a 'wall' that I can't seem to get over.
NM Kerapac isn’t even a ‘higher level boss’. It’s one of the easiest bosses in RS. I did it first try after just skimming the Wiki page lol. In fact, bossing in RS is incredibly easy. All it takes is getting used to the tick system and just how things work together in general. I’d suggest starting at even easier bosses and slowly introducing various things like defensive and switches and working on your ability rotation. I mean, this is literally a guide in exactly how to do the boss. I’m actually not sure what is the issue for you if all the information is right here and you still can’t do it. It has to be related to the tick system, whatever is giving you trouble. That seems to be the hardest thing for people to get used to.
@@TheSCPStudio This is such an ignorant post. Not everybody utilises their brain in the exact same way. Something that might be easy to you, other people will struggle with. That's what the whole diversity of humans illustrates. Sure, practice makes perfect, but bossing in RS3 requires knowledge of setups, prayer flicking, ability usage, hotkeys, knowledge of combat bars, equipment, inventory usage. This is massively overwhelming if you're new, and means you have no idea where to even start practicing.
just wanted to add, if you're not struggling with accuracy on kerapac, the zamorak staff spec would help reduce the amount of damage that you take cuz of the magic debuff that it applies!
Love the guide- I gave up on Kerapac - it takes me ages to do a kill and end up eating much more food than you do :-( I have very similar gear but unable to get good DPS - May try it again but really not having any success with pvming Been struggling with bossing. At best I can do the GWD2 bosses So frustrating as so many people are posting "easy" videos on how to do it :-) So I know that the issue is me 🤣
I wouldn't say you are the issue, it will 100% just be down to pvm experience! I have 630 hard mode kills here and thousands of boss kills overall. That makes a big difference haha. Keep practising at gwd2 and improve there then keep trying new bosses. It takes time, really it does! but you can do it :)
im exactly stuck the same way you are when it comes to pvm...idk if im too lazy to learn full manual or if its because im not good enough at my basic keybinds yet..need to get use to switching prayers/shield switch and defensives all while avoiding mechanics and clicking and then being aware of health/prayer at the same time... when did runescape get so hard? i was an OG player so the game is so much different than what i was use to and i think im stuck still thinking the game cant be that hard. wouldnt be as bad if dps checks werent a thing lol
@@InitYeahnot having pvm experience IS a ‘him’ issue lol. No need to tread on eggshells man. Yes, it IS their skill that is the issue. But that shouldn’t have inherent negative connotation and instead should be a clarifying statement that allows them to view their goals very clearly.
@@TheSCPStudio You really are just a troll aren't you? It's easy to say this from your high horse. Maybe provide actual contextual advice rather than saying git gud.
i just tried him i'm maxed with virtus armor and nox staff. he hits like a truck the entire fight. is a wand/book better? can't afford them like but i only ever use a 2h. even with SS he still dealing more dmg than i was healing. currently got nodons as a slayer task so though why not. only managing 1 kill ( yes i suck at bosses i can't do the whole shield switch press multiple keys thing it fries my brain)
@Viashu can't afford the greater codex. could get virus wand/orb thing, i got like 80m but then id be on basic perks. did buy gano and tried animate dead and WTF its op. guess il hold off see if sonic blast gets a new buff. it wont be free from a quest were not that lucky
If you do have soul split and you want to make the biggest step you’ll ever make in your pvm journey, try to practice flicking your soul split and protection prayer. The timing is consistent once you catch the rhythm
@@crippledepre9539 do you know what beginner means? it means someone literally getting into something. nobody starts kerapac immediately wiping him on hardmode just like most bosses in rs. stay unintelligent.
Not sure what I am doing wrong but I go to phase 3 max and die way too fast. Watched and rewatch multiple guides and still same outcome. Eaten out all my food by the end of stage 2... Back to square one, slaying and forgetting about bossing
I don’t get how people like you can just do what you do lol. You struggle to do something and don’t even seem to try to figure out what the issue is and then just give up and move on without ever improving lol. Try recording you fights and watch them back. If you’re going through a lot of food, try to watch the moments when you eat a lot and see where the damage is coming from and then try to figure out what you can do to counter it.
Bro you are freaking awesome!!! I'm newer to pvm. I want to take down kerpac I've been practicing on glacor. I'm going to keep studying your content so awesome!
when you're comfortable with food and resource management, and if your gear is tanky enough, you can debilitate kerapac pray melee and just face tank the dive attack (devoted perks help alot too), get as much dps in as possible and start skipping lightning, would recommend learning how to surge or escape to dodge the attack first but when you know what you're in for its a good way to speed up kills and skip those pesky p3 lightning walls..
Animated dead it works brilliant at kerapac! Anyway nice guide and i learn a lots from you and i kill him from the first time without to much stress, and i use gano aswell . Thanks 👏
Do you not use revolution bar when fighting a boss? New to bossing and been trying to maximize DPS. Also if I unlock soul split would I just use that the whole time?
Well I use full manual, so I press all my abilities myself. But a revolution bar would be fine of that is easier for you :) You would still use protect from magic here if you has soul split :)
care to do an update vid to this guide now that necromancy is around? :) i'm ironman and new to RS and am struggling to do reaper tasks and such regularly because my combat level is so high, but don't have access to a lot of gear
I died in the wilderness last night and was too drunk to remember where it was at and lost all my t92 weapons/eof etc... I budget bought gear and somehow the exact setup I bought from the GE is what you're using here - hope I can rebuild fast.
I guess its just force of habit lol, I camp ancients on my main so I auto revert to vuln bombs. It's okay, I used my mains money to make this guide then traded everything back off my alt once it was done :)
Great video Init! Hardmode Guide whatta think? I’m trying to get into solo Hardmode I have full Cryptbloom and Animate Dead with Tier 92 wand and orb. Should be able to do it but afraid to try it.
The only time I attempted Kerapac without practice mode I got him down to 50k health and all of a sudden I was getting rapid 2-3k damage and I could not outeat his hits and I died. I raged so hard because I was so close...Havent done him since. I might consider it when the free death weeks come back. (If they do)
Not sure if you ever got it but if you use the time warp ability at the beginning of phase 3 and have enough adren, you can use devotion immediately and then spam some thresholds. When the time ability restores you, use devotion again and then build up that little bit of adren to do sunshine. If he’s still not dead then you can use debilitate to lessen his damage. If he’s not dead by then you probably gotta work on your rotations.
Thank you so much for this guide as I've been looking for this today as I tried Kerapac for the first time outside of groups. I did not know that using debilitate affected the lightning walls as well as Kerapac's attacks. I also didn't know walking under him cancelled out that move. This guide is amazing! I've been trying range on him for hours today with 1 kill to my belt, so I think I might switch to Magic now, as I have Vertus and Superior seasingers mixed along with cywir wand and orb. Just wondering, do you have your abilities on Revolution? Or are you manually using them? I couldn't tell from watching the guide which you were using. I'm guessing this is with auto ultimates and thresholds turned off as well?
OMG was so scared of kerapac before watching this, tried him, 3 attempts, first kill. definitely never doing hardmode tho arch glacor is hard enough for me. although, this is the first time I decided to just run a wand and shield camp a whole boss and this went massively better than using my nox staff. (also got the achievement for not rewinding time, good or bad for pvm standard?)
Regarding the slam ability; it’s a much better visual indicator to pay attention to when his wing tips come close to know when to surge. Plus it’s easier to see in your peripheral if you’re trying to do switches or something.
I tried kerepac normaly only twice, after that cryptbloom became my crutch and i can do the boss 99% afk (only need to surge when he dives down). I must say he does soon complicated to do normaly. Maybe a nice challenge on my 500th normal kill to do him manually!
Carry me? Haha just tried this first time and panicked, watched the Video and thought Ohh Yeah okay doesn't look to hard. Got to phase 3 died.. just stuffed my rotation, so I'm gonna get some more things for it before attempting again
This is bullshit on mobile. He’s almost impossible to walk under properly and if you fuck one up, you can’t walk under him for all subsequent stuns and it completely screws up your damage management.
I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS!!! Of course there are other guides but really really happy to see Init put one out himself. Thank you man!
more than welcome :)
What I would recommend adding on the first mechanic is to step under and then use a channeled ability (concentrated blast/asphyxiate or snipe/rapid fire) as you will continue dealing damage whilst stalling yourself under Kerapac.
This video proved to be helpful beyond anything else, thanks so much for the guide init!
Glad it was helpful!
This was super helpful. I may finally try kerapac. I've never done him even on practice mode.
Good luck!
The best part about Kerapac's Shatter attack is you don't even need to use Freedom if you get stunned by the initial attack where Kerapac launches the rift, you get unstunned just before Kerapac starts siphoning it and you can run out of the way just in time before you'd get hit by the siphon, unless the distance between the rift and Kerapac is too small then you'll probably get hit once or twice. Sure, you'll lose out on a bit of DPS, but this way you can save both Anticipation and Freedom for the slam attacks if you're bad at timing Escape and Surge and don't have the ring upgrade, and you won't have to worry about them being on cooldown just when you need to use them. This of course doesn't apply to Hard Mode.
Thank you bro!!! Watched this guide and went in with gano (animate dead) and got him first try. Cake walk with your help!
RS3 PvM is so overwhelming to me 😩 I'm maxed and wanting to learn higher level bosses but there just seems to be a 'wall' that I can't seem to get over.
NM Kerapac isn’t even a ‘higher level boss’. It’s one of the easiest bosses in RS. I did it first try after just skimming the Wiki page lol. In fact, bossing in RS is incredibly easy. All it takes is getting used to the tick system and just how things work together in general.
I’d suggest starting at even easier bosses and slowly introducing various things like defensive and switches and working on your ability rotation.
I mean, this is literally a guide in exactly how to do the boss. I’m actually not sure what is the issue for you if all the information is right here and you still can’t do it. It has to be related to the tick system, whatever is giving you trouble. That seems to be the hardest thing for people to get used to.
@@TheSCPStudio This is such an ignorant post. Not everybody utilises their brain in the exact same way. Something that might be easy to you, other people will struggle with. That's what the whole diversity of humans illustrates. Sure, practice makes perfect, but bossing in RS3 requires knowledge of setups, prayer flicking, ability usage, hotkeys, knowledge of combat bars, equipment, inventory usage. This is massively overwhelming if you're new, and means you have no idea where to even start practicing.
greattttt! Ur really hitting the right spots with your videos 🙌🏼
Took me ages to learn how to do the mechanics when it first dropped! I've had goodluck from him though! Love the videos!
i skipped everything when it first dropped...then they patched it mid kill and i got smacked
just wanted to add, if you're not struggling with accuracy on kerapac, the zamorak staff spec would help reduce the amount of damage that you take cuz of the magic debuff that it applies!
Ty for this. I really love different outlooks on bosses before i try one
Love the guide- I gave up on Kerapac - it takes me ages to do a kill and end up eating much more food than you do :-( I have very similar gear but unable to get good DPS -
May try it again but really not having any success with pvming
Been struggling with bossing. At best I can do the GWD2 bosses
So frustrating as so many people are posting "easy" videos on how to do it :-)
So I know that the issue is me 🤣
I wouldn't say you are the issue, it will 100% just be down to pvm experience!
I have 630 hard mode kills here and thousands of boss kills overall. That makes a big difference haha. Keep practising at gwd2 and improve there then keep trying new bosses. It takes time, really it does! but you can do it :)
im exactly stuck the same way you are when it comes to pvm...idk if im too lazy to learn full manual or if its because im not good enough at my basic keybinds yet..need to get use to switching prayers/shield switch and defensives all while avoiding mechanics and clicking and then being aware of health/prayer at the same time... when did runescape get so hard? i was an OG player so the game is so much different than what i was use to and i think im stuck still thinking the game cant be that hard. wouldnt be as bad if dps checks werent a thing lol
@@InitYeahnot having pvm experience IS a ‘him’ issue lol. No need to tread on eggshells man. Yes, it IS their skill that is the issue. But that shouldn’t have inherent negative connotation and instead should be a clarifying statement that allows them to view their goals very clearly.
@@TheSCPStudio You really are just a troll aren't you? It's easy to say this from your high horse. Maybe provide actual contextual advice rather than saying git gud.
i just tried him i'm maxed with virtus armor and nox staff. he hits like a truck the entire fight. is a wand/book better? can't afford them like but i only ever use a 2h. even with SS he still dealing more dmg than i was healing. currently got nodons as a slayer task so though why not. only managing 1 kill ( yes i suck at bosses i can't do the whole shield switch press multiple keys thing it fries my brain)
@Viashu can't afford the greater codex. could get virus wand/orb thing, i got like 80m but then id be on basic perks. did buy gano and tried animate dead and WTF its op. guess il hold off see if sonic blast gets a new buff. it wont be free from a quest were not that lucky
If you do have soul split and you want to make the biggest step you’ll ever make in your pvm journey, try to practice flicking your soul split and protection prayer. The timing is consistent once you catch the rhythm
Not sure you understand what BEGINNERS means
@@MoeEthio ok bro. Stay a BEGINNER then, no sweat of my back lol
@@crippledepre9539 do you know what beginner means? it means someone literally getting into something. nobody starts kerapac immediately wiping him on hardmode just like most bosses in rs. stay unintelligent.
@@ThornyPickled spoken like someone who’s been doing vindicta for 3 years and still has a 2 min pb. Stay ignorant 😘
Also have under 200 kc
Not sure what I am doing wrong but I go to phase 3 max and die way too fast. Watched and rewatch multiple guides and still same outcome. Eaten out all my food by the end of stage 2...
Back to square one, slaying and forgetting about bossing
I don’t get how people like you can just do what you do lol. You struggle to do something and don’t even seem to try to figure out what the issue is and then just give up and move on without ever improving lol.
Try recording you fights and watch them back. If you’re going through a lot of food, try to watch the moments when you eat a lot and see where the damage is coming from and then try to figure out what you can do to counter it.
Bro you are freaking awesome!!! I'm newer to pvm. I want to take down kerpac I've been practicing on glacor. I'm going to keep studying your content so awesome!
and thank you for thinking of low level pvmers
hell yeah just got my first kill, thanks bro!
when you're comfortable with food and resource management, and if your gear is tanky enough, you can debilitate kerapac pray melee and just face tank the dive attack (devoted perks help alot too), get as much dps in as possible and start skipping lightning, would recommend learning how to surge or escape to dodge the attack first but when you know what you're in for its a good way to speed up kills and skip those pesky p3 lightning walls..
Animated dead it works brilliant at kerapac! Anyway nice guide and i learn a lots from you and i kill him from the first time without to much stress, and i use gano aswell . Thanks 👏
Lookie!! Its Init Yeah! Giving out advice. 🙃
OMG THE REAL BRANDEN? :D
@@InitYeah PLEASE STAND UP! There's a million dressed like me, acting, talking just like me. 🎵🎵
Legend, went from not being able to kill him once to doing 2 kill trips
Nah that is all you :p nice one!
Lets dooo the time warp again!!
Do you not use revolution bar when fighting a boss? New to bossing and been trying to maximize DPS. Also if I unlock soul split would I just use that the whole time?
Well I use full manual, so I press all my abilities myself. But a revolution bar would be fine of that is easier for you :)
You would still use protect from magic here if you has soul split :)
care to do an update vid to this guide now that necromancy is around? :) i'm ironman and new to RS and am struggling to do reaper tasks and such regularly because my combat level is so high, but don't have access to a lot of gear
I died in the wilderness last night and was too drunk to remember where it was at and lost all my t92 weapons/eof etc... I budget bought gear and somehow the exact setup I bought from the GE is what you're using here - hope I can rebuild fast.
Isn't the wilderness no longer PVP if you choose to opt out? Were you skulled and killed by a real player?
@@_Mohanned I didn't die to PvP lol.
@@Paintballguru92 If it wasn’t PVP, then shouldn’t you be able to reclaim your items from Death?
@@_Mohanneddudes just perpetually drunk I think lmao. You’re right though, should be able to just reclaim it…
im gonna go give this a try
I hate how easy you make it look and I just cant even get passed phase 1
One questions if you are using normal spellbook why use vunbomb ? For 1 extra inventory space its much cheaper to use the runes yourself.
I guess its just force of habit lol, I camp ancients on my main so I auto revert to vuln bombs. It's okay, I used my mains money to make this guide then traded everything back off my alt once it was done :)
Thanks for the useful information bro. I've never tried kerapac solo. Only trio. And I died even then LoL 🤣🤣 a few times hahaha
good luck if you try again haha :D
@@InitYeah thanks man!
Returning player who was pretty much max gear: fuck this shit boss.
🤣🤣🤣 Most rs bosses are like this now. Very complicated.
It also won’t reset sgb spec (super beginner friendly weapon) 🙃
Was really scared to try this boss went there yesterday LOVE the boss and got 3 gconc in 66 kc. This video made me BANK thank you good sir 👍
o.o 3? damn lmao grats!
Did you do him on Normal mode or hardmode?
@@_Mohanned normal mode
Great video Init! Hardmode Guide whatta think? I’m trying to get into solo Hardmode I have full Cryptbloom and Animate Dead with Tier 92 wand and orb. Should be able to do it but afraid to try it.
The only time I attempted Kerapac without practice mode I got him down to 50k health and all of a sudden I was getting rapid 2-3k damage and I could not outeat his hits and I died. I raged so hard because I was so close...Havent done him since. I might consider it when the free death weeks come back. (If they do)
Yeah his last phase he gets enraged and does a ton of damage! gotta get those defence abilities going :)
gl if you go back!
Not sure if you ever got it but if you use the time warp ability at the beginning of phase 3 and have enough adren, you can use devotion immediately and then spam some thresholds. When the time ability restores you, use devotion again and then build up that little bit of adren to do sunshine. If he’s still not dead then you can use debilitate to lessen his damage. If he’s not dead by then you probably gotta work on your rotations.
Phase 4 I meant. YT isn’t letting me edit lol
Just wondering what you mean by using escape and then surge as they are both on the same cooldown?
If you complete the new quest you can just dive without needing a bladed dive switch since they have separate cool-downs I believe
Eacape and surge share the same cooldown, I dont know how to deal with these 3 stuns otherwise
If you time them correctly they reset at the dive mechanic :)
@@InitYeah That is the answer I was looking for! Thankyou and keep up the good work. Your streams and vids are always on point 👌
Thank you so much for this guide as I've been looking for this today as I tried Kerapac for the first time outside of groups. I did not know that using debilitate affected the lightning walls as well as Kerapac's attacks. I also didn't know walking under him cancelled out that move. This guide is amazing! I've been trying range on him for hours today with 1 kill to my belt, so I think I might switch to Magic now, as I have Vertus and Superior seasingers mixed along with cywir wand and orb. Just wondering, do you have your abilities on Revolution? Or are you manually using them? I couldn't tell from watching the guide which you were using. I'm guessing this is with auto ultimates and thresholds turned off as well?
OMG was so scared of kerapac before watching this, tried him, 3 attempts, first kill. definitely never doing hardmode tho arch glacor is hard enough for me. although, this is the first time I decided to just run a wand and shield camp a whole boss and this went massively better than using my nox staff. (also got the achievement for not rewinding time, good or bad for pvm standard?)
Regarding the slam ability; it’s a much better visual indicator to pay attention to when his wing tips come close to know when to surge. Plus it’s easier to see in your peripheral if you’re trying to do switches or something.
I’ve always wanted to do kerapac I want the pet so bad it’s so cute lol
cant it be any simpler?
I tried kerepac normaly only twice, after that cryptbloom became my crutch and i can do the boss 99% afk (only need to surge when he dives down). I must say he does soon complicated to do normaly. Maybe a nice challenge on my 500th normal kill to do him manually!
good luck! lol cryptbloom is too good
Carry me? Haha just tried this first time and panicked, watched the Video and thought Ohh Yeah okay doesn't look to hard. Got to phase 3 died.. just stuffed my rotation, so I'm gonna get some more things for it before attempting again
This is bullshit on mobile. He’s almost impossible to walk under properly and if you fuck one up, you can’t walk under him for all subsequent stuns and it completely screws up your damage management.
Yeah kerapac isn't gonna be the easiest to do on mobile lol.
Do hm brother!
Daily dose of Eggs
So this is only possible if i have 1bil to buy sunshine lol
It's free....
I dislike kerapac, just doesn't seem very enjoyable
heyy I'm early for once
why so fast though? :D
@@InitYeah early support never hurt
legend :)