This method utilizes effigies and skilling pets; skilling pets for their ability to be traded in for effigies.
We will be gathering effigies while completing the other comp requirements. However, there are some methods you want to be intentional with to ensure you receive pets. These steps can be done in any order you prefer. I bounced around and did different things if I got close to burning out. Due to the way dragonkin lamp xp scales, you'll want to achieve 99 con traditionally first in addition to your other 99s so you can nourish the effigies.
Key reminders: your account is capped to 5 effigies before monsters no longer drop them. If you reach 5 at any point you need to convert them to dragonkin lamps. Lamps do not have stack cap. It is more efficient to do all skills first due to the fact you are limited to stacking effigies obtained via combat. You are not limited to stacking them via pets because pets have no cap. You can just wait to trade them all in during next double xp construction event. You can trade in for as many effigies if you'd like. However, once you reach 5 or more, NPCs will not drop until you go back below 5.
That's the key to this: we are saving as many effigies and/or dragonkin lamps as possible until a double xp construction event. It is still good to do this method without a dxp event. However dxp takes dragonkin lamps used at lvl 99 from 320k xp each to 640k xp ea. This is massive for Con. When a dxp con event hits (only 1-2 per year max), cash in ALL your pets for effigies, prioritizing con and other tedious skills when nourishing the effigies. Be sure to do it in the ::skilling area and wear relative brawlers for bonus xp. Again, it is most beneficial to save your pets to trade in for double xp event because a large portion of your xp will come from nourishing the effigies as well. Always select it to benefit con or a tedious skill when possible.
Steps:
- 2b Mining, Fletching, Crafting: Complete 2b mining, beginning at amethyst, mine enough amethyst for 382k arrow tips OR darts for BP (idk dart xp rate you have to figure it out). BUT only go to HALF for the amount you need for 2b fletching. Keep chisel in inventory and craft them at 3/4 inventory. Your character will mine while also chiseling (pkh feature). Once done, bank it until a double xp event then instantly get 2b fletch during the event with 2-3 clicks. Don't forget to get arrow shafts or feathers. This can take some time don't wait until last minute during dxp. From here go to marble at crafting guild and stay until 2b crafting. During this time you are banking all rock golems; not trading them in unless a dxp con event happens. This method keeps you getting golem pets and gets you easy afk 2b skill reqs for comp.
- 2b fishing: complete at skilling teleport for extra xp. Bank heron pets do not trade them in unless dxp con event. I recommend doing rocktails. Buy dark fishing bait stacks (clearing out shop) between tasks.
- 2b WC/FM: infernal adze at mages of course. Bank all phoenix and beavers. This is where you get the majority of your pets. You can also obtain elite nests and have a chance of getting custom whips as an iron. I camped here for the majority of my pets and for souls whip. I got 90 beaver and 95 phoenix camping beyond 2b xp for afk (but inefficient) elites. Anytime you are doing something and can afk, come here so you get more pets/elites.
- 2b Runecraft: youll get a ton of RC pets doing RC during dxp. Take advantage of this. Have pure ess banked if you see an event coming. This is very click intensive but highly lucrative for pets and basically a free 2b.
- Combat requirements: complete 200m+ slayer and wilderness pvm achievement requirements as you feel like it. Just remember to convert your effigies to lamps each time you reach 5. Effigies have a higher drop rate killing NPCs over 70cb in the wilderness. You'll get quite a few during the wilderness achievements process. I don't recommend using bounty hunter to increase rate. The pvp you'll bump into is a waste of time if your goal is efficiency. Gain as much combat xp as possible in wilderness when pursuing 2b combats. You'll get a lot of effigies and likely make good gp. However, if you're good at pking you CAN obtain effigies this way.
- Other skill reqs: be sure to bank all pets along the way and save for dxp events. You'll obtain several tangleroots while farming. Farming is a very fast xp/hr skill. Just have a bank preset saved and do tree runs. Set a timer and do runs as it goes off.
NOTE: please don't consider a nerf to effigies, pets, or dxp construction frequency. This is just a more chill method. Its not broken. Feel free to audit my "Iron Podge" account for data before considering any nerfs
