Roberthree Posted June 8, 2007 Share Posted June 8, 2007 I have enough money to buy one of those, I will be using it for slayer. Which should I get? Cannon: --Pros-- Very powerful Can be used outside slayer **Provides a chance to get smithing xp --Cons-- More expensive than black mask **I would need to spend time making cannonballs. Black Mask: --Pros-- Cheaper than Cannon --Cons-- Useless outside slayer And if I decide to sell it after I get my slaying done, which would be the better option? Cannon prices are fairly stable but I don't know enough about the black mask. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master_Smither Posted June 8, 2007 Share Posted June 8, 2007 The Black Mask: It adds +15% attack and +15% strength during slayer assignments. Initially it has 10 spells which fire randomly, but have no visible animation. These spells do something very useful in combat. Only if it is Black Mask(10) it shoots spells Cannon: Very useful for many things. It gives 2 Range xp per hitpoint damaged. I think the cannon would be worth it and alot of people are low smithign so you can be higher smithing!@!@ Click for My Blog670th to 99 Smithing July 21st, 07 |743rd to 99 Mining November 29th, 07 | 649th to 99 Runecrafting May 18th, 08 | 29,050th to 99 Defence October 20th, 08 | 20,700th to 99 Magic November 8, 08 | 47,938th to 99 Attack December 19, 08 | 37,829th to 99 Hitpoints December 24, 08 | 68,604th to 99 Strength February 4, 09 | 27,983rd to 99 Range February 9, 09 | 9,725th to 99 Prayer June 8, 09 | 6,620th to 99 Slayer December, 12 09 | 4,075th to 99 Summoning December, 28 09 | 3,551th to 99 Herblore February 24, 10 | 3,192th to 99 Dungeoneering November 11, 10 | 146,600th to 99 Cooking December 29th, 10 | 11,333rd to 99 Construction June 7th, 11 | 16,648th to 99 Farming August 1st, 11 | 19,993th to 99 Crafting August 2nd, 11 | 89,739th to 99 Woodcutting Janurary 1st, 12 | 55,424th to 99 Fishing May 9th, 12| 60,648th to 99 Firemaking May 12th, 12 | 16666th to 99 Agility May 17th, 2012 | 24476th to 99 Hunter June 1st, 2012 | 57,881st to 99 Fletching June 1st, 2012 | All 99s June 1st, 2012 | 3183th to 120 Dungeoneering July 24th, 2012 | 2341st to 2496 Total level July 24th, 2012 | Completionist Cape July 24th, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roberthree Posted June 8, 2007 Author Share Posted June 8, 2007 The more I look at it, the more I think cannon.... I can use the cannon on quests and such, then sell it for a small profit when I'm done. If I die with it, its no big deal. The black mask's value decreases as it looses its charges, I have no control over the loss of charges :/ It has no use outside of slayer (I'm only trying to get 55) and it can be lost while wearing almost anything. Anyone disagree with this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mchainmail Posted June 8, 2007 Share Posted June 8, 2007 I like the black mask. You can pick one up with (0) charges for not much cash. Cannons are cumbersome, and you waste a fair bit of cash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roberthree Posted June 8, 2007 Author Share Posted June 8, 2007 Isn't a Black Mask 400k? Thats only 150k less than a cannon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevenphotos Posted June 8, 2007 Share Posted June 8, 2007 Just buy an uncharged slayer mask for 400k, the charges are next to useless given the large amount of animals you have to slay. The pro of the slayer mask is that it is useful during all slayer tasks that you melee, significantly those in the slayer tower and dungeon. And once you are done with it, you can sell it for 400k. So you are not out any money, and you gain a 15% attack/str bonus while slaying. OTOH, the cannon is going to cost you 200gp a shot, unless you spend the time making your own cannonballs. And the time spent making cannonballs could be spent slaying, which is what the cannon is for, speeding up slayer tasks. Finally, you cannot use the cannon in a lot of areas, such as the slayer tower/dungeon. It'd be mainly useful during troll and dagganath tasks. I personally think the mask is a must have slayer item, while the cannon is a useful slayer item if you have the extra cash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smilinmike Posted June 8, 2007 Share Posted June 8, 2007 This is a no- brainer... 1)everyone hates cannons 2)everyone loves black masks .....buy the mask 99 ranged90 hp86 crafting85 mage ...Eating players for breakfast since 2002. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roberthree Posted June 8, 2007 Author Share Posted June 8, 2007 Yea, but I get massive smithing xp for cannonballs...which is what I've always used to level smithing. How about I buy a cannon, use up my stock of cannonballs, see how that works out, then possibly buy a black mask... The thing I'm worried about is that people on the forums are only buying/selling masks with 10 charges, and the threads with anything less die quickly..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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