The Corrupted Gauntlet is one of the most challenging areas in OSRS, but it's also one of the most rewarding. If you're looking to get the most out of your time here, you need to know how to navigate the gauntlet efficiently. Here's a step-by-step guide to help you get started.

• Spawn in on the East Side
• Gather Resources
• Craft Armor and Weapons
• Fight the Boss
• Keep Going
• Making the Bofa I
• Recoloring Armor
• Chambers of Zeric
• Final Thoughts

 

↖ Spawn in on the East Side

When you spawn in on the East side of the gauntlet map, you'll want to do a quick rotation of the six rooms in that area. Loot everything that you can, and make sure to pop out the three wall rooms. There's a good chance that one of these rooms will have a mini-boss in it, which will determine what weapon you make.

 

↖ Gather Resources

Once you've cleared the six rooms on the East side, head to the eight surrounding rooms. These rooms will generally provide you with all the resources you need for a tier two prep. However, you may need to defeat a second mini-boss to get the second weapon, or to find a random farming item.

 

↖ Craft Armor and Weapons

Once you have all the armor and weapons you need, craft them and prepare for battle. You'll want to go around the ring of rooms surrounding the boss, as one of these rooms is guaranteed to have a three-fish spawn. This is the best way to prep for another purple scene.

 

↖ Fight the Boss

Once you're fully prepared, it's time to take on the boss. This will be your toughest challenge yet, but if you've done everything right up to this point, you should be well-equipped to handle it. Keep your wits about you and stay focused, and you'll come out on top.

 

↖ Keep Going

Even if you don't get the drops you're looking for, keep grinding away at the gauntlet. It's a difficult area, but the rewards are worth it. Keep gathering resources, crafting armor and weapons, and taking on the boss, and you'll get better with each attempt.

 

↖ Making the Bofa I

To make the Bofa I, you head to the crystal area and begin crafting. First, you craft the Bow of Faerdhinen and then corrupt it for an additional 1900 crystal shards, making it unlimited with no ammo or crystal shard charges. This will cost a total of 2000 crystal shards, with 100 stored in the bow to reduce the cost. You then make the body and legs of the armor since they require three and two crystal armor seeds, respectively. Once you get the final seed, you can make the helm.

 

↖ Recoloring Armor

You mention that you're not sure what color you want to make your armor, but you know you want the bow to be blue. You can recolor both the bow and armor, but the crystal armor cannot be corrupted. This means you will need to keep crystal shards in the bank to repair it every time it loses charge.

 

↖ Chambers of Zeric

You mention that you have about 100 group raids done and have gotten five massive drops. You find that the Bofa I has the biggest impact on the Mystic and Tightrope rooms since ruby bullets don't work well with multiple enemies with smaller HP pools. The majority of the damage from ruby procs is not multiplied by the salve effects with mystics, so having the Bofa I allows you to cut through enemies like butter. You also mention that you seem to be getting about 30% of the points in trios and could possibly get that up to 33-34% with rigor. You get a personal best of 22,000 points and over a third of that in a trio.

 

↖ Final Thoughts

Navigating the Corrupted Gauntlet takes practice, but with this guide, you should have a solid understanding of what to do and when. Keep grinding away, stay focused, and don't give up. You'll get there eventually!