Fragment of Seren Speed-Trialist

Fragment of Seren Speed-Trialist (#222)
Released		21 July 2021 (Update)
Members		Yes
Description		Kill The Fragment of Seren in less than 4 minutes.
Tier		Elite
Monster		Fragment of Seren
Type		Speed
League region		Tirannwn✓

Fragment of Seren Speed-Trialist is an elite combat achievement that requires the Fragment of Seren boss fight to be completed in less than four minutes. Completion of Song of the Elves is required to attempt this achievement as the fight during the quest does not count. The fight can be attempted at the Memoriam Device in Prifddinas.

Strategy

Magic

The key to this achievement is to maximise their Magic attack damage and bonus, as well as minimising disruption to attacking the Fragment, mainly eating. Players should also be able to quickly identify the real Fragment when she duplicates herself (being the lighter coloured shadow) as well as bringing a fast weapon, such as darts, to quickly dispose of the crystal whirlwinds to stop her from healing and also to resume attacking her.

Players should also bring phoenix necklaces alongside a few divine potion, as well as Guthix rests. When the Fragment uses the high damage attack, the player can manipulate the passive effect of the phoenix necklace to heal the player and provide immunity from the high hitting attack. The consumables brought should minimise the delay between attacking the Fragment.

Melee

Melee with a multi-hitting weapon (such as the sulphur blades or Scythe of Vitur), alongside a defence-draining special attack weapon, is a reliable strategy to complete this task. This is because the Fragment of Seren's damage cap of 24 applies for each hitsplat rather than overall hits, allowing players to deal more than 24 damage if using multi-hitting weapons.

Pre-pot an anglerfish and a dose of super combat potion prior to attempting the fight, then attempt to drain her defence. Note that while her defence cannot be lowered below 60, defence drains apply prior to the damage cap. As such, a hit of 42 from a Bandos godsword will reduce her defence to the lowest possible even if the player appears to hit 22-24. This allows the usage of another special attacking weapon (such as a dragon dagger or dragon claws) to help speed up the fight.

If the defence reducing attacks don't hit, die and restart. If the special attacks do hit, attack the Fragment for the remainder of the fight, taking care to step back after each hit to avoid her multi-hit melee attack.