Reconsidering Slayer Gear

[wioneo]

The possibility o getting double the normal combat experience while training seems very appealing, and I, as a person who has still never played this new minigame, was wondering if it would be worthwhile to sub out some of my standard equipment for this clay stuff.

 

 

 

From Tip.it's guide I'm getting that there are clay helmets, scimitars, plates, and legs. the scimitar and helmet are obviously out of the question, but I've ehard that you only need 1 part of the set for the double xp, and that you get an extended time of use for having extra pieces. How exactly does this armour's effect "degrade?"

 

 

 

How long would I be able to get the double xp with just the plate or just the legs? How much more would I get with both?

 

 

 

Is a bandos plate+tassets or plate+sc legs or sc plate+tassets or sc plate+sc legs combination best?

 

 

 

How much of an effect does the decrease in defense have? I'm told that it has similar bonuses to that of rune.

 

 

 

Any info would be appreciated.

 

 

 

EDIT: Also, do you get double experience from your familiar's damage as well?

[wioneo]

I've gotten a few points stocked up now(this game really is rather fun), but still wondering about the specifics of the clay armour. Also, and advice concerning the tools would be appreciated.

[Obtaurian]

I just bought a melee plate and I'm going to use it on my next task (Suqahs). I'll let you know how it goes. I'm not sure if using the legs or plate would be better at this point. I prefer to keep the prayer bonus from my Verac's Skirt over a little extra defense from a Guthan's plate.

 

 

 

(Okay, a LOT of extra defense.)

 

 

 

You'd probably need a plate or two per task. I'm guessing two, but the game is so fun that I don't think this matters much. But you do sacrifice Slayer exp for Combat exp by doing this, so I probably wont keep it up.

[meb]

I wore both the plate and the legs during my fire giant task and they lasted for 30 minutes. The SC armour is good for regular training, but when you're training Slayer you don't want to bring 3 sets of armour every task.

[Obtaurian]

I wore both the plate and the legs during my fire giant task and they lasted for 30 minutes. The SC armour is good for regular training, but when you're training Slayer you don't want to bring 3 sets of armour every task.

 

 

 

Exactly, and the advantage of training Slayer is that you get Slayer experience. If you're using the SC armor, you're taking the time to obtain it, which greatly removes from your Slayer time, thus lowering experience while potentially increasing combat experience. I would only use it while doing non Slayer training.

[wioneo]

I would only use it while doing non Slayer training.

 

 

 

Which I never do.

 

 

 

Thank you, guys, for your answers. I suppose that that's a no for changing my setup. Any knowledge on the specifics of the tools to add?

[Kellis]

Doubled experience when using them . . . best used on fletching (you go through them very fast though, stock up) and smithing (awesome for lowering costs and speeding up training). Don't use for hunter.

[AlexDT]

As far as I can tell, when using all 3 armour pieces (not sure about the scimitar, it isn't a great weapon), the experience bonus you get should outweigh the extra accuracy and damage you would get from better armour, since it takes a while to recharge the armour.

 

 

 

But if you're trying to get your slayer level up, not your melee stats while training slayer on the side, just go with the slayer mask + [whatever armour your task requires] setup.