Black Mask And Helm

[UnknownRemoval]

I hear people saying that black mask and helm is useless due to it's low defense, although I fear it is not while slaying.

 

 

 

Have you ever encountered this, and what are it's cons?

[Skilling0wn]

Rofl. Grats on making the 50Kth post .. While trying to. :shame: :thumbup:

[UnknownRemoval]

Wasn't aiming for 50k, I was asking this anyway. That post just made me ask it now rather than later. :oops:

 

 

 

But this is genuine, I want to know the cons of using the mask.

[Skilling0wn]

I hear people saying that black mask and helm is useless due to it's low defense, although I fear it is not while slaying.

 

 

 

Have you ever encountered this, and what are it's cons?

 

 

 

 

 

You edited it after you hit 50k posts..

[pinguimmaiden]

If you use mask at slayer there is no cons in my vision :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

 

 

 

You stole my 50k post :cry: :cry: :cry:

[Skilling0wn]

If you use mask at slayer there is no cons in my vision :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

 

 

 

You stole my 50k post :cry: :cry: :cry:

 

 

 

He stole it with a pointless phrase. Then edited it to a question after. Whilst your topic was a question.

[CampbellMC]

People who say it is bad for slayer because of its low defence are complete and utter idiots. End of story.

[pinguimmaiden]

Agree cause if you lose def on helm you gain at using a DFS for example....

 

Or get 99 def and wear the mask :lol:

[ilovecardj]

Mask/helm better in every possible slayer situation at every single combat level.

 

 

 

End of discussion :P

[UnknownRemoval]

So, people have no base ground for arguing against the effectiveness of a black mask and helmet?

 

 

 

This is annoying. :?

[cat666]

Only use helm/mask with slayer tasks.

[UnknownRemoval]

Obviousy, but I was wondering about why many people disagree with using it while slaying.

[CampbellMC]

Many people don't, and the few that do disagree with the helmet are probably level 50's with 15 slayer. You have two people with 92+ slayer posting in this topic, listen to them. I am 99 slayer and I have another account with 93, I know a little about it.

[UnknownRemoval]

Thanks. I do know that the mask/helmet is good, I just wanted to know why people say it's 'rubbish'

[CampbellMC]

These "people" that call it rubbish are just reffering to the fact that it has low defence compared to a torag's helmet or some other barrows. The fact is that it gives +15% att and str which no other helmet does at all, and those bonuses are huge.

 

 

 

Another way to look at this is compare a rune defender to say a mithril kiteshield. Sure the kite has more defence, but the defenders bonuses overpower it by so much that it doesn't matter.

[UnknownRemoval]

That was my thoughts. And yeah, who needs a bit more defenxe when you kill it before it has a change to hit you. \

[no_way2go]

also slayer helm > black mask due to it's better def bonusses....

[cat666]

also slayer helm > black mask due to it's better def bonusses....

 

 

 

and the fact you don't need to remember to carry a nosepeg with you when you take the shortcut to Mages/Bloodveld/Gargoyles/Nechs/Abby Demons.