How to duo/trio Bandos using melee Well, I'm guessing you all know what Bandos is, how to get there and what to get KC on, so we can skip the basics and jump right into it. Oh, and just a warning, this topic will be constantly updated with different gears, set-ups and other such things, so comments and criticisms will be helpful. First of all, why duo or trio Bandos at all? For starters you can get much bigger splits for item drops, like a duo hilt is around 11-13m each, whereas with an LS team of 6 people, it's more like 4-6m each. You also get the satisfaction of seeing the hilt on the ground and marvel in its beauty and splendor. Aswell as this, duo and trio Bandos is a lot more fun as you don't just sit there for hours on end attacking the same thing over and over getting bored crapless. What levels are best You will definitely need 70+ strength to get into the Bandos encampment, but I suggest having atleast 85+ melee stats with 70+ prayer, although 90+ melee stats will be an advantage. And what gear do I take, I hear you ask? Well, I prefer the following set-up: The pizzas are pineapple pizzas, although they can be replaced with tuna potatoes or sharks. The staff is a dramen staff which can be used to quickly go to the As A First Resort pools from edge for inf run, hp, prayer and Bandos pools. The pouch is a war tortoise which will be filled with more food, although if you take terrorbirds then you will need a spare pouch in your inventory. Also, the amount of restores needed depends on the amount of people you go with, so always take 1 more restore than the amount of people going, for example if you have 3 people, take 4 restores. And if you go with 5+ people, take 2 pure sets. However, a few more alterations can be made to the gear, for example you can take Guthan's instead and heal on the minions after Graardor is dead. An obsidian shield will also work instead of a DFS, and if you plan on taking a GS, make sure that your friend take shield + whip for tanking, and the best GS to take is SGS. Another possibility is to take a speccing weapon too, like a D mace or hally. I currently prefer D mace as it is one-handed, so that you don't have to have a spare invent space and incase you forget to put your shield back on, and it also hits hard, up to 60 I think. If you havn't done As A First Resort, then a Bandos item might be helpful, in my opinion, tassets would be best as they offer a strength/prayer bonus with a decent defence bonus. However, ancient mace, Bandos boots or chestplate will also work. If you are taking an ancient mace as a Bandos item, then you can also use it's spec before you go in for a prayer boost. All in all, the above section condensed: Headgear Verac's -> Guthan's -> Torag's -> Neitiznot Necklace Fury -> Glory Chestplate Zamorak d'hide -> Karil's -> Black d'hide Legs Verac's -> Guthan's -> Bandos Boots Dragon -> Bandos -> Climbing -> Rune Weapon Whip -> SGS -> AGS/BGS -> ZGS Shield Dragonfire Shield -> Obsidian Gloves Barrows -> Dragon -> Rune etc Ring Berserker -> Warrior -> Wealth What to do when you go in there After you have got your KC, agree with your partner who will be tanking and make sure that you are potted up (brew then restore then pure set) with prayer on (melee prayer for the tanker, range prayer for the attacker). The tanker goes in first and can use their specs straight away (unless they are using an SGS, in which case, spec when HP/prayer is needed), the attacker then follows them in and gets straight onto Graardor. Make sure that both of you are attacking Graardor at all times and not the minions as this gets it killed quicker and lessens the amount of food that the tanker has to eat. You can also use piety if you want, which I suggest, as like before it quickens the kills, meaning you have to eat less. When Graardor is dead, the person getting attacked by the minions (the minion tanker) should mage pray as Steelwill is the strongest hitting of the minions, and both of you should get onto Steelwill. After Steelwill is dead, the minion tanker should switch to range pray and then you can get on a minion each. After each kill, share food/potions where needed, assign the next tanker and get ready for the next spawn. The tanker stands in the middle of the room, just by the mound slightly to the west of the east wall, and the attacker(s) stand either in the north or south west corners, or along the west wall. It's as easy as that, just make sure to bless your partners grave if they die ;) My drop log from duo/trio Not including shards. Hilts: http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s218/elvendutton/duohilt.jpg http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s218/elvendutton/hilt2.jpg http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s218/elvendutton/hilt3.jpg http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s218/elvendutton/hilt4.jpg Chestplates: Tassets: Boots: http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s218/elvendutton/Screenshot001-2.jpg That's all folks A few shout-outs to all the people that have gone to Bandos with me to figure out what to do myself, especially to Holymiky, who I still owe a hilt drop to, and to Azura for helping me out and going to Bandos with me. If you want any more help, feel free to post a question asking about it, and then I can form a FAQ into the guide.
