Arch Glacor Guide.

[Iron Tyrone]

Hiya, this is my guide for the Arch-Glacor - specifically it will be for recommended gear & setup, and for the Arch Glacor's mechanics.
It is firstly recommended to test the boss out in Normal mode, you can disable and enable mechanics as you see fit, easier to learn that way.

 

Part 1: Mechanics.

So for mechanics there are the basic auto-attacks, and 6 unique skills that the Arch Glacor performs.
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Auto Attack:
Arch Glacor attacks with its right arm.
This will deal magic damage.
*Gif just for reference, the animation is different.

 

Creeping Ice:
Arch Glacor spawns Creeping Ice from one side, or both sides of the Arena.
These knock the player in the direction they spawn and deal melee damage.

 

Glacyte Minions:
Arch Glacor will spawn 4 minions (2 melee, 2 mage), they must be killed before you can continue to damage the Arch Glacor.
When a minion is killed they leave behind an 'unstable core' which can be activated to deal 25/250/2500 typeless damage.

 

Flurry:
In this phase, the Arch Glacor will now either use Magic or Ranged attacks dependong on the arm used.
If Arch Glacor attacks with its right arm, the damage will be magic.
Alternatively, if the Arch Glacor attacks with its left arm, the damage will be ranged.

*Ranged attack below, Arch Glacor uses its left arm.
*Feel free to reference 'Auto Attack' for it attacking with its right arm.
*Gif just for reference, the animation is different.

In Hard Mode the Arch Glacor adds in a large melee swipe to its attacking pattern with Flurry.
 
 

Pillars of Ice:
The Arch Glacor will spawn 3 pillars of ice which chase the player, on contant they deal damage and drain prayer.
Avoid these as best as you can.

Click here for a video example of pathing that can be used to avoid the pillars.
Courtesy of @Captn Levi.
 

Exposed Core:
The Arch Glacor will collapse onto the bridge, trapping the player in a closed space with its' core exposed.
You must kill one of the two arms for the phase to end, during this time, the Exposed Core does damage increasing every second.

 

Frost Cannon:
The Arch Glacor will turn into a cannon, dealing a large amount of damage to the player.
You can mitigate most of the damage with Mage pray, and a Divine Spirit Shield in higher enrages.

 

Part 2: Equipment.

For equipment, it entirely depends on Normal Mode or Hard Mode, and if on Hard Mode, it depends on the enrage you are at (since Arch Glacor's HP and damage scale with enrage).
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For Normal Mode, it is entirely possible to do this with little investment.
With all mechanics on, it is recommended to bring an AOE Weapon alongside your regular weapon.

Tier 70 Equipment such as  Bandos,  Subjugation,  and Armadyl are absolutely viable.
Something like a  Chaotic Maul and a  Dragon/Crystal Halberd for the minions for Melee. 
 Chaotic Crossbows to DPS and  Red Chinchompas to swap to for the minions for Ranged.
Weapons such as a  Chaotic Staff or a  Camel Staff and the typical  Barrage spells for Magic will work.
Don't forget a Divine Spirit Shield for a quick-swap to lower the Frost Cannon damage.

Should you turn off the Minions mechanic, feel free to remove the recommended AOE weaponry.
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The above gear could also be used for Hard Mode, I would say that maybe roughly 250~ enrage would be when it gets difficult.

Upgrading to T90 gear will help an inexperienced player hit the mid 500s in terms of enrages, whilst an experienced player could potentially reach upwards of 1000+.

Such gear can be  Masterwork Armour or  Anima core of Zaros - for Melee. 
 Sirenic Armour or  Anima Core of Zamorak - for Ranged.
 Tectonic Armour or  Anima core of Seren - for Magic.

The end-game upgrades will take you even further.
 Trimmed Masterwork,  Elite Sirenic, and  Elite Sirenic being the best-in-slot power gears at the moment.
*Reliably doing 1000+ requires skill, insane gear, and constant attention.

 

Part 3: Loadout.

Your typical loadout should include a combat-benefitting potion, prayer restoration, possible utility items, food.
Be sure to not forget your  Divine Spirit Shield to swap to, and/or a potential spec weapon/Essence of Finality swap.

Potions such as  Overloads,  Supreme Overloads,  Elder Overloads or  Elder Overload Salves are the essentials.
Items such as the  Enhanced Excalibur and the  Heated Tea Flask can be used to heal over time, whilst the  Ancient Elven Ritual Shard can be used to restore prayer over time.
 Super Saradomin Brew flasks for healing (as Overloads keep your stats topped up).
 Powerburst of Vitality for high-enrage climbing for more safety against the Frost Cannon.

In terms of Summoning Familiars, you can take a Bunyip or Unicorn Stallion for passive healing, a  War Tortoise,  Pack Yak, or a Pack Mammoth if you want space for more supplies (consumables), or a skill-specific  Nihil Familiar to increase accuracy.

 

Thanks for checking out my thread, hopefully this can help the players getting into Arch Glacor, or are wanting to get into streaking & enrage climbing.

[Almost Done]

Thank you for the guide T, easy and simple to follow and learn if you're a new player!

Thank you for you time and patience for making this one!

Btw, familiars can use Unicorn Stallion for good healing as well!

Cheers<3

[Iron Tyrone]

54 minutes ago, Almost Done said:

Thank you for the guide T, easy and simple to follow and learn if you're a new player!

Thank you for you time and patience for making this one!

Btw, familiars can use Unicorn Stallion for good healing as well!

Cheers<3

Thanks, added the Unicorn~

[Wendt]

You the best!  

[Seisen]

great guide

[Phippzy]

This guide is amazing <3

[Kang_Dynasty]

I was scared to add any mechanics, but this has helped. Thanks!