Advanced Strategies for Speedrunning the Test of Time Barya
To speedrun the Test of Time Barya challenge efficiently, advanced strategies focus on maximizing movement speed, managing cooldowns, and optimizing resource use to clear rooms and bosses quickly while preserving Honour.
Key Advanced Strategies:
Maximize Movement Speed:Equip boots and relics that boost movement speed to quickly navigate rooms and avoid damage. Swap out heavy shields during movement phases to increase speed, as armor on shields can reduce movement by several percent. Use skills like Shield Charge combined with weapon swapping to maintain fast movement without sacrificing defense.
Efficient Cooldown Management:Use cooldown-based skills with reduced cooldown supports (such as Ingenuity) to maintain constant damage output on bosses and mobs. Prioritize skills with no or short cooldowns for clearing trash mobs swiftly.
Use Blink and Dodge Rolls:Mobility skills like Blink (which teleports you a short distance) can bypass traps and dangerous ground effects, saving time and Honour. Dodge rolls help evade attacks and reposition quickly.
Relic and Boon Selection:Stack relics that increase maximum Honour and Honour regeneration to survive longer runs. Prioritize relics that boost movement speed and damage output, and avoid afflictions that slow you down.
Room Selection and Route Optimization:Choose challenge rooms that offer keys, sacred water, or Honour restoration to extend your run and improve survivability. Avoid rooms with heavy afflictions or high damage unless you can clear them quickly.
Gear and Skill Setup:Use high physical or elemental damage weapons with fast attack speeds to clear mobs quickly. For ranged builds, skills like Lightning Arrow with Chain and Cast on Shock support are effective. Melee builds benefit from quick-hit weapons and cooldown abilities.
Practice Boss Mechanics:Learn Zarohk’s attack patterns to avoid unnecessary damage and minimize Honour loss. Use stagger or crowd control effects to reduce boss attack frequency.
Resource Management:Monitor Spirit and Honour carefully, using fountains and relics to replenish Honour when possible. Avoid unnecessary damage to conserve Honour for later floors.
By combining these strategies-focusing on movement speed, cooldown efficiency, smart relic choices, and boss pattern mastery-you can significantly reduce your completion time for the Test of Time Barya challenge in Path of Exile 2.