The Flame Skipper
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| The Flame Skipper (#141) | ||||
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| Released | 21 July 2021 (Update) | |||
| Members | Yes | |||
| Description | Kill the Alchemical Hydra without letting it spawn a flame wall attack. | |||
| Tier | Master | |||
| Monster | Alchemical Hydra | |||
| Type | Mechanical | |||
| League region |  Kourend✓
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| ID | 141 | |||
The Flame Skipper is a master Combat Achievement which requires the player to kill the Alchemical Hydra without letting it spawn a flame wall attack.
This achievement will only count as completed if the Hydra does not reach the middle and stop moving before changing phases.
Strategy
Most players with a twisted bow, dragon hunter lance, or dragon hunter crossbow (with some lucky enchanted bolt effects) will usually complete this achievement at some point during the 150 kill combat task grind, due to high hitting abilities of these weapons. There are a few methods to maximise damage during this phase:
- Vengeance can add up to an additional 52 damage. Cast Vengeance during the Hydra's green or blue phase, so the cooldown timer can expire and be recast immediately after it procs during red phase.
- Lure Hydra onto the blue vent while it is still in blue phase so that it will have its defence reduced as soon as possible after changing to red phase.
- Without access to the above listed weapons, a toxic blowpipe with dragon darts is recommended.
- Use a crystal halberd special or other high hitting weapon for a final hit just before it reaches the centre of the room.
- Optionally, use Spellbook Swap to summon a thrall, which can contribute additional damage, though its impact is negligible.
- A Bandos godsword and a Lightbearer can be used to reduce the Hydra's defence to 0 and then regenerate special attack energy before starting the red phase.
Other tasks
There are 12 Combat Achievement tasks (totalling 61 points) available for Alchemical Hydra.
| Name | Description | Type | Tier | Comp% |
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| Alchemical Veteran | Kill the Alchemical Hydra 75 times. | Kill Count |  Elite (4 pts) | 15.9% |
| Alcleanical Hydra | Kill the Alchemical Hydra without taking any damage. | Perfection |  Master (5 pts) | 14.8% |
| Lightning Lure | Kill the Alchemical Hydra without being hit by the lightning attack. | Mechanical | Master (5 pts) | 15.6% |
| Don't Flame Me | Kill the Alchemical Hydra without being hit by the flame wall attack. | Mechanical | Master (5 pts) | 15.7% |
| Unrequired Antipoisons | Kill the Alchemical Hydra without being hit by the acid pool attack. | Mechanical | Master (5 pts) | 15.4% |
| Mixing Correctly | Kill the Alchemical Hydra without empowering it. | Mechanical | Master (5 pts) | 15% |
| Working Overtime | Kill the Alchemical Hydra 15 times without leaving the room. | Stamina | Master (5 pts) | 10.6% |
| Alchemical Master | Kill the Alchemical Hydra 150 times. | Kill Count | Master (5 pts) | 14.8% |
| The Flame Skipper | Kill the Alchemical Hydra without letting it spawn a flame wall attack. | Mechanical | Master (5 pts) | 12.8% |
| Alchemical Speed-Chaser | Kill the Alchemical Hydra in less than 1 minute 45 seconds. | Speed | Master (5 pts) | 9.4% |
| Alchemical Speed-Runner | Kill the Alchemical Hydra in less than 1 minute 20 seconds. | Speed |  Grandmaster (6 pts) | 3.6% |
| No Pressure | Kill the Alchemical Hydra using only Dharok's Greataxe as a weapon whilst having no more than 10 Hitpoints throughout the entire fight. | Restriction | Grandmaster (6 pts) | 4.9% |
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