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What shield to use?

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My spending limit is 1m-ish.

 

 

 

I want to camp slayer using Torags and a shield but i want to use a better shield than Granite.

 

 

 

I am planning to get a D Square and see if that works.

 

 

 

Also no crystal shield.

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Pureprayer, you're awesome.

Use a rune defender

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Dragon Drops: 80+ boots, 7 med, 3 skirt, 2 left half, 2 Spear, 2 2h

Slayer: 30+ whips, 4 Bows, 1 Mask, 3 Granite Legs, 1 Visage (Wyverns)

Notable GWD Splits: Bandos Tassets: 12, Bandos Chest: 11, Bandos Hilt: 2

Proud Slayer of 99 Att/Str/Def/HP/Range/Summoning

Dragon square would probably be the one for you.

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Id rather not use a defender

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Pureprayer, you're awesome.

A d square is for you.

 

 

 

Unless you want an obby shield for the mixture of atk and def.

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Hey, but his budget is a mil and he doesn't want to use a defender.

 

 

 

EDIT: I am saying that although a dragon shield is not a great value it fits what he wants out if it. I myself would still personally recommend a defender and also agree that we should know why he doesn't want to use one.

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Hey, but his budget is a mil and he doesn't want to use a defender.

 

 

 

thats why i put 3 shields up

 

 

 

your not helping this thread by posting nothing

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Hey, but his budget is a mil and he doesn't want to use a defender.

 

 

 

thats why i put 3 shields up

 

 

 

your not helping this thread by posting nothing

 

 

 

I wonder how the kettle that called the pot black learned how to talk...

 

 

 

On topic, you could try using one of those berserker shields from FOG, but in all honesty you should just get a rune defender...

Barrows: 9~2 V Brass,V Flail,2 Dh Plate,V Helm,V Skirt,T Legs,Malevolent Shield DKing: 48~6 W Ring,13 A Ring,8 M Staff,9 S Ring,7 B Ring,3 Seercull
Dragon Drops: 500+~50+ Med,26 Axe,3 Chain,10+ Legs,10+ Spear,2 D2h,10+ L Half,49 Boots,2 DDs,10+ Lump,9 Claws,50+ Dagger,14 Visage,50+ Mace,4 Scimitar,7 Hasta,Baxe,50+ Long,30+ Royal,2 Kite,4 Ward,2 Plate,Staff,Hammer,Limbs, Mattock,Halberd
GWD: 156~4 S Staff,50+ Shard,9 B Tass,13 B Plate,5 B Boots,6 A Plate,11 S Sword,8 A Hilt,4 A Skirt,9 A Helm,S Hilt,3 B Hilt,B Glove,2 A Buckler,Z Ward,Z Garb,2 Z Boots,B Shield,B Helm

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May I ask why you do not want to use a defender?

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Why would you not want to use a defender? You think the defence of a shield will help you stay longer?

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Dragon drops: 82 (2 claws)

Dagannoth kings drops: 73

Barrows item count: 51

GWD drops: 54 (5 hilts: 1x bandos, 3x saradomin, 1x zamorak)

Whips: 4

Sigils: 1x spectral (FFA), 1x arcane (FFA)

Defender = faster kills & faster exp, so I would use it.

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Even someone like me would say defender is best.

 

Defender is 'basically' the best melee 'shield' in the game, no one can argue against that.

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Rune defender is definitely the best if you're doing Slayer; nothing else really comes close.

Ah, this reminds me about the noob on the Runescape forums who was upset with the quest "Cold War" because apparently his grandparents died in the war. :wall:

The best defense is a a good offense.

 

 

 

If your d sq would have saved you a few hp per monster, the rune defender would have taken down the monster faster resulting in less hits, saving you the hp.

 

 

 

on top of that your getting alot better exp.

 

 

 

defender is best no doubt, no other shield is worth considering imo

 

 

 

but if you really insist against it, use a obby shield instead

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Dragon Drops: 80+ boots, 7 med, 3 skirt, 2 left half, 2 Spear, 2 2h

Slayer: 30+ whips, 4 Bows, 1 Mask, 3 Granite Legs, 1 Visage (Wyverns)

Notable GWD Splits: Bandos Tassets: 12, Bandos Chest: 11, Bandos Hilt: 2

Proud Slayer of 99 Att/Str/Def/HP/Range/Summoning

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Here is a link to the compare option on tip.it, it shows the bonuses for the obby shield and rune def. i like the shild cuz it gives better def with the same str bonus. Defender does make the sword work a little better, Either way is fine

[hide=Drops]Slayer:Draconic Visage x3, Abyssal Whip x23, Dark Bow x3, Dragon Platelegs x3, Dragon Boots x40, Dragon Plateskirt x4, Shield Left Half x3, Dragon Medium Helms x10

GWD:

CS: Zamorakian Spear x2, Zamorak Hilt x1, Bandos Chestplate x1, Sara Sword x1

DKs: Dragon Hatchet x3 Beserker Ring x1[/hide]

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I can notice a massive difference in accuracy between the obby shield and rune defender, defender is really amazing

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Dragon Drops: 80+ boots, 7 med, 3 skirt, 2 left half, 2 Spear, 2 2h

Slayer: 30+ whips, 4 Bows, 1 Mask, 3 Granite Legs, 1 Visage (Wyverns)

Notable GWD Splits: Bandos Tassets: 12, Bandos Chest: 11, Bandos Hilt: 2

Proud Slayer of 99 Att/Str/Def/HP/Range/Summoning

obby is also better if you dont have a rune defender....like me. but still i tested with a friend and the obby shield does protect from alot of damage that the defender doesnt.

[hide=Drops]Slayer:Draconic Visage x3, Abyssal Whip x23, Dark Bow x3, Dragon Platelegs x3, Dragon Boots x40, Dragon Plateskirt x4, Shield Left Half x3, Dragon Medium Helms x10

GWD:

CS: Zamorakian Spear x2, Zamorak Hilt x1, Bandos Chestplate x1, Sara Sword x1

DKs: Dragon Hatchet x3 Beserker Ring x1[/hide]

[hide=Completed Goals]99Attack.pngAchieved April 26, 200999Defence.pngAchieved Sept. 15, 200999Hitpoints.pngAchieved Nov. 21, 200999Strength.png Jan. 10, 2010

99Slayer.png Achieved Mar. 5, 2010[/hide]

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I would always go for the defender, It works so much better for slayer, For almost everything melee related.

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Is it me or has everyone said the same thing?

 

 

 

Just to be different, get a rune kite. :-#

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several options all depend on which monster your killing

 

 

 

rune def for weaker monsters that u want to kill faster like cave crawlers

 

 

 

obby shield if ur doing tougher higher hitting monsters like gargoyles, because obby shield gives a def boost as well as giveing same str boost as rune def

 

 

 

zamy or sara book if u get monsters that have a magic and melee based att like pyre fiends and bloodvelds

 

 

 

i wouldn't use d sq because it doesn't give as much att and str boost as defender or obby

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Defenders are by far your best bet. If you absolutely refuse to use one for whatever reason, an Obsidian Shield works quite well. A Dragon Sq is really just for looks.

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To put it bluntly, [bleep] off.

several options all depend on which monster your killing

 

 

 

rune def for weaker monsters that u want to kill faster like cave crawlers

 

 

 

obby shield if ur doing tougher higher hitting monsters like gargoyles, because obby shield gives a def boost as well as giveing same str boost as rune def

 

 

 

zamy or sara book if u get monsters that have a magic and melee based att like pyre fiends and bloodvelds

 

 

 

i wouldn't use d sq because it doesn't give as much att and str boost as defender or obby

 

For everything you mentioned, the rune defender is best.

 

 

 

Seriously. The attack bonuses are so worth it.

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