How reliable is the healing? I just recently bought it, and figured I'd head over to some Fire Giants. I'm just wondering if I should bring some food with me. I'll be picking up the loot, so I'll be banking when I have a full inventory.

Bring food so you don't need to use the sucky Guthan's spear. Food (1.8 seconds per 16 life) > Guthans (Loss of whip and black mask while healing) > Healing familiar (Loss of combat familiar...)

You can just prayer flash if the effect takes too long.

 

 

 

Sometimes you can heal in 2-3 hits, other times it takes a few before youre back to full health.

Ok, thanks!

no matter what i would always say bring food... even if its jus like 5-10 fish... jus to see how ofton u will actually need to eat.. and if guth seems to heal well for u and u dont need food then next run dont worry bout it... sometimes guth heals me fast like every couple hits... and there hav been times i was waiting for it to heal to no effect

It's pretty random tbh. Try to heal when you health is at 50 and you've just taken a sip of your super pots so the hits will be harder and more accurate.

 

 

 

If you havn't gathered already don't wear Guthans the whole time. The skirt/plate are OK but you are better off with a slayer helm/black mask and whip/rune defender instead of the helm/spear. Then just swap the helm/spear when you need a heal.

 

 

 

Food isn't needed on most tasks. Instead make sure you have full prayer points and if your health does get dangerouly low, stick on the protection prayer. For Fire Giants it would be pro-melee. Usually it will then heal you within a 10 prayer point loss. If you are that scared just bring a 4 dose prayer pot to save space over food.

 

 

 

I also recommend 68 Summoning for a Bunyip. Makes Guthans almost defunct but it's always nice to have the backup of Guthans.