Nourishment (Food)

1. Most "standard" foods may be consumed for an encounter
2. On Heal food is not allowed

   • Example:
3. Players may freely refresh their food effect (Nourishment) during an encounter
4. Players may not swap foods during a single boss kill (refreshing is not swapping)
5. During full fractal runs, players may swap food in line with rules 2.1.1 + 2.1.2

Enhancement (Utility)

1. Most "standard" utilities may be used
2. Other Potions are not permitted
3. On Revive utilities are not permitted

   • Example:
4. Any other utilities are permitted to be used for an encounter
5. Players may freely refresh their utility effect (Enhancement) during an encounter.
6. Players may not swap utility during a single boss kill (refreshing is not swapping)
7. During full fractal runs, players may swap utility during the run in line with rules 2.2.1 - 2.2.4
8. For players below 207 AR,

   is allowed to reach the 207 AR cap
9. For players without account augmentations, with Mist Attunement 1 or Mist Attunement 2,

   are allowed (sorry to all the Mist Attunement 3)

• Example:

• Example: Combat tonics such as

  and
• An exception is made for the

  , which is allowed (for more information see CM rules and T4 rules)

• Examples: Soulbeast merge in addition to having an active pet, Chronomancer's

  duplicating one-time-use skills or effects, Interactions with Mistlock & Signets.

Players may:

1. Trigger in-combat Sigils on equipment the encounter is done with before the encounter starts

   • Example:

     on Condi Renegade
2. Use utility skills or weapon skills of another specialization
3. Use equipment and build templates to swap between specializations while pre-casting skills
4. Use skills that have prolonged effects

   • Examples:

     ,
5. Lay down instances of traps, banners, and use any other skill from any specialization in which objects of long duration are created

   • When precasting such objects, a maximum of 1 instance of each object is allowed per player before taking the Mistlock Singularity

Players may not:

1. Precast Sigil effects of a Sigil from equipment that the encounter is not being done with

   • Example:

     then swapping to a different Sigil
2. Charge stacking Sigils before an encounter starts.

   • Example:
3. Summon allies using runes and consumables they do not intend to keep during the encounter

   • Examples: The Jagged Horror from

     ,
4. Trigger the effect of On Revive utilities before an encounter is started
5. Trigger the effect of On Heal food before an encounter is started
6. Trigger the effect of On Kill food before an encounter is started
7. "Infinitely" stack personal or team-wide buffs, effects or skills before an encounter

   • Example:

     duration buff stacking
8. Precast skills by using bugged mechanics or interactions that make the skill or effect last for a longer duration than they should do

   • Example: A Mistlock Singularity bug allowing instacast skills to gain multiple applications from one cast
9. Use consumables/gizmos to get into combat to precast sigils/traits before the fight starts

1. Example: Placing portals on Skorvald islands, gging, then placing new ones for use in the next pull is not allowed

General

1. Skipping fractal boss phases or mechanics using repeatable and reproducible boss behaviour exploits, map breaking exploits, or exploits in code that place one outside the influence of the boss is not permitted
2. Going out of bounds to attack a boss. Out of bounds is considered to be anywhere not inside the boss arena.

Boss Specific

1. Siax - Dealing enough damage to skip split phases by reaching 66/33% before the CC bar appears
2. Ensloyss - Starting the boss and resetting during the capture phase to keep the circles active during the next pull
3. Skorvald - A bug causing Skorvald to instantly transition from phase 2 to 3 ignoring the second island phase
4. Dark Ai - Breaking the CC bar at exactly 66% or 33% causing Ai to stay at the side during the subsequent sorrow phase

Players may:

1. Adjust food traits, skills and gear to what you need for the first section
2. Wait for the timer to start while standing still
3. Upon entering the fractal use the /gg command to reset any cooldowns

Players may not:

1. Precast Sigil effects of a Sigil from equipment before the timer starts

   • Example:
2. Charge stacking Sigils before a fractal starts.

   • Examples:
3. Summon allies using runes and consumables before the timer starts

   • Examples: The Jagged Horror from

     ,
4. Trigger the effect of On Kill food before the timer starts
5. Stack personal or team-wide buffs, effects or skills before the timer starts

   • Example:

     duration buff stacking
6. Precast skills by using bugged mechanics or interactions that make the skill or effect last for a longer duration than they should do

   • Example: A Mistlock bug allowing instacast skills to gain multiple applications from one cast
7. Use Consumables/Gizmos to get into combat to precast Sigils/Traits before the timer starts

• Example: Molten Boss skip to the Elite Flame Shaman

• Example: Thaumanova Reactor rooms
• Once a door has been opened it can be skipped over/blinked past if it is closed again (e.g. Underground Facility cage entrance).

• Examples: Urban Battleground "jumping puzzle", Uncategorized end boss skip after Old Tom.