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Mark of Darkness

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Mark of Darkness

Mark of Darkness

Type Mechanic
Videos 2 (first 2025-05-14, latest 2025-05-15)
Main source DUO Yama Guide Max + Budget OSRS

Mark of Darkness is a mechanic topic that Gnomonkey covers in 2 videos between 2025-05-14 and 2025-05-15. This article is a stub: his statements are grouped by type, repeated ones merged.

Requirements

  • Gnomonkey brings Ward of Arceus, Thralls, Death Charge and Mark of Darkness, which needs Aether runes; without them you need one extra rune slot.1

Stats and numbers

  • With the purging staff equipped, Mark of Darkness lasts five minutes rather than one minute.2

Tips

  • Mark of Darkness provides a tremendous amount of your DPS when maging Yama, so Gnomonkey says to always cast it when you equip the purging staff and start maging.3
  • Gnomonkey casts spells such as thrall, death charge and Ward of Arceus before starting the Yama fight.4
  • To cast Mark of Darkness at Yama because it is important to your damage; he gained roughly 18 to 20 max hits from it.5
  • Gnomonkey also casts Death Charge at Yama, noting it works on him.6

Revision history

Date Video Change
2025-05-15 MELEE YAMA GUIDE (OLD) #DONOFLY Added: 3 statements (tip)
2025-05-14 DUO Yama Guide Max + Budget OSRS Page created: 3 statements (requirement, stat, tip)
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