Unicorn Usefulness?

[muggiwhplar]

Well back in like September or October I was too busy w/ college/fraternity to play RS so I'd just get on every night long enough to do Bork and every week to go penguin hunting and spend pts on summoning... started that routine at like 72 summoning ... thanks to WGS and getting 98-99 magic from rock lobsters I'm now 86 summoning. I'm thinking about going to waterfiends or rock lobsters again to get 88 summoning for the unicorn, but I'm wondering - is it really as handy as it was back when people first got it? Keep in mind I mostly just play RS by myself now so I'd really only be using it for solo'ing bosses like TDs, DKs, and GW

 

 

 

Can anyone elaborate on the duration/kill counts of DK and GW trips w/ the unicorn? Any other ways to make money with it or handy uses from it? You can look at my stats - I haven't been to DKs or GW since like August due to lack of free time :\ Should I bother going for it now or just keep stocking up on Bork'd charms and penguin points?

[compfreak847]

DKS and GWD will be massively changed. You'll be able to get 3x the kills with 3 man sara team, and camp with a 4 man as long as your pouches last. Armadyl with any 3+ team will be far longer, 4+ almost infinite. Bandos will be 15+ hours, 10+ as tank. Not sure about zamorak.

 

 

 

I haven't personally done TD, but I've heard that a uni is unbelievably helpful for camping trips, especially with the new update.

 

 

 

DKS will be enormously longer, with 10-12 hour trips (posted on these forums before) possible. Virtually all monsters can be camped, and places like Avansies will be revolutionized when you realize you can concentrate solely on offensive power - wearing void and an unholy book without worrying about getting hit. Anywhere you train that a bunyip can't keep up with will be accessible for long camping trips.

 

 

 

Places like Clan Wars, Fight Pits, and Duel tournaments will become easy - it's virtually impossible to lose a 1 v 1 game in the fight pits with a pony, and I've never lost a duel tournament with summon on\food off, simply because I had 100+ HP advantage over everyone else.

[muggiwhplar]

Sounds reasonable. :-k

[compfreak847]

Sounds reasonable. :-k

 

Edited with some more info to finish your post, was somewhat rushed to get first :-#

[Cptbaker08]

Sounds reasonable. :-k

 

Edited with some more info to finish your post, was somewhat rushed to get first :-#

 

 

 

What i think he ment was he wanted to get that in before someone metioned something about slayer and using the unicorn to heal yourself. Btw just do slayer and use a uni... :lol:

[compfreak847]

Sounds reasonable. :-k

 

Edited with some more info to finish your post, was somewhat rushed to get first :-#

 

 

 

What i think he ment was he wanted to get that in before someone metioned something about slayer and using the unicorn to heal yourself. Btw just do slayer and use a uni... :lol:

 

Uni is overkill for almost every slayer task (black demons are great with uni though, no prayer needed :P ). Not that it matters, Muggi's never been a big fan of slayer and the reduced XP it gives :lol:

 

 

 

*toots horn and points to signature*

[pureprayer]

DKS and GWD will be massively changed. You'll be able to get 3x the kills with 3 man sara team, and camp with a 4 man as long as your pouches last. Armadyl with any 3+ team will be far longer, 4+ almost infinite. Bandos will be 15+ hours, 10+ as tank. Not sure about zamorak.

 

 

 

I haven't personally done TD, but I've heard that a uni is unbelievably helpful for camping trips, especially with the new update.

 

 

 

DKS will be enormously longer, with 10-12 hour trips (posted on these forums before) possible. Virtually all monsters can be camped, and places like Avansies will be revolutionized when you realize you can concentrate solely on offensive power - wearing void and an unholy book without worrying about getting hit. Anywhere you train that a bunyip can't keep up with will be accessible for long camping trips.

 

 

 

Places like Clan Wars, Fight Pits, and Duel tournaments will become easy - it's virtually impossible to lose a 1 v 1 game in the fight pits with a pony, and I've never lost a duel tournament with summon on\food off, simply because I had 100+ HP advantage over everyone else.

 

I dont see you losing duels with or without a pony.

[cat666]

Slayer wise unicorn is good when Bunyip can't keep up or on task where you usually pray. However in most slayer situations you're better off with a Bunyip or a BoB for carrying loot.

 

 

 

Boss hunting wise, unicorns are a godsend, and combined with a SGS can seriously prolong trips. I've not seriously done any boss hunting but I have heard from reliable friends that the unicorn was totally worth it.

[compfreak847]

DKS and GWD will be massively changed. You'll be able to get 3x the kills with 3 man sara team, and camp with a 4 man as long as your pouches last. Armadyl with any 3+ team will be far longer, 4+ almost infinite. Bandos will be 15+ hours, 10+ as tank. Not sure about zamorak.

 

 

 

I haven't personally done TD, but I've heard that a uni is unbelievably helpful for camping trips, especially with the new update.

 

 

 

DKS will be enormously longer, with 10-12 hour trips (posted on these forums before) possible. Virtually all monsters can be camped, and places like Avansies will be revolutionized when you realize you can concentrate solely on offensive power - wearing void and an unholy book without worrying about getting hit. Anywhere you train that a bunyip can't keep up with will be accessible for long camping trips.

 

 

 

Places like Clan Wars, Fight Pits, and Duel tournaments will become easy - it's virtually impossible to lose a 1 v 1 game in the fight pits with a pony, and I've never lost a duel tournament with summon on\food off, simply because I had 100+ HP advantage over everyone else.

 

I dont see you losing duels with or without a pony.

 

What? A pony makes a huge difference in duel tournaments, I've defeated 3+ high levels in a row in a food-off fight simply from the healing.

[toast647]

At Dag Kings you can do 5 hour solo mage trips, 4 hour Tri Brid trips, 3-4 hour hybrid trips. Unicorn is insane and helps sooooo much. You use more scrolls at Dag Kings than sara btw. At Sara you can do 4 hour trips trioing if you're good. Tortoise/pack yak > Unicorn at armadyl though. Maybe tortoise + unicorn after you use the torts pots.

[Gandalf14141]

I too have heard from a good friend that Unis are useful, he recently got 88 and has used a uni at GWD and he absolutely loves it

[muggiwhplar]

DKS and GWD will be massively changed. You'll be able to get 3x the kills with 3 man sara team, and camp with a 4 man as long as your pouches last. Armadyl with any 3+ team will be far longer, 4+ almost infinite. Bandos will be 15+ hours, 10+ as tank. Not sure about zamorak.

 

 

 

I haven't personally done TD, but I've heard that a uni is unbelievably helpful for camping trips, especially with the new update.

 

 

 

DKS will be enormously longer, with 10-12 hour trips (posted on these forums before) possible. Virtually all monsters can be camped, and places like Avansies will be revolutionized when you realize you can concentrate solely on offensive power - wearing void and an unholy book without worrying about getting hit. Anywhere you train that a bunyip can't keep up with will be accessible for long camping trips.

 

 

 

Places like Clan Wars, Fight Pits, and Duel tournaments will become easy - it's virtually impossible to lose a 1 v 1 game in the fight pits with a pony, and I've never lost a duel tournament with summon on\food off, simply because I had 100+ HP advantage over everyone else.

 

I dont see you losing duels with or without a pony.

 

 

 

I think he means you don't need a pony to do well in the tournies... I got my rank back when I was 70 def, 94 magic, 99 range fighting all those crazy maxed people who didn't know how to fight :P

 

 

 

Never had to fight many ponies tho

 

What? A pony makes a huge difference in duel tournaments, I've defeated 3+ high levels in a row in a food-off fight simply from the healing.

[bedman]

I love it for ranging in void and unholy book. Besides that I cant add anything more that hasnt been said yet

[compfreak847]

DKS and GWD will be massively changed. You'll be able to get 3x the kills with 3 man sara team, and camp with a 4 man as long as your pouches last. Armadyl with any 3+ team will be far longer, 4+ almost infinite. Bandos will be 15+ hours, 10+ as tank. Not sure about zamorak.

 

 

 

I haven't personally done TD, but I've heard that a uni is unbelievably helpful for camping trips, especially with the new update.

 

 

 

DKS will be enormously longer, with 10-12 hour trips (posted on these forums before) possible. Virtually all monsters can be camped, and places like Avansies will be revolutionized when you realize you can concentrate solely on offensive power - wearing void and an unholy book without worrying about getting hit. Anywhere you train that a bunyip can't keep up with will be accessible for long camping trips.

 

 

 

Places like Clan Wars, Fight Pits, and Duel tournaments will become easy - it's virtually impossible to lose a 1 v 1 game in the fight pits with a pony, and I've never lost a duel tournament with summon on\food off, simply because I had 100+ HP advantage over everyone else.

 

I dont see you losing duels with or without a pony.

 

 

 

I think he means you don't need a pony to do well in the tournies... I got my rank back when I was 70 def, 94 magic, 99 range fighting all those crazy maxed people who didn't know how to fight :P

 

 

 

Never had to fight many ponies tho

 

What? A pony makes a huge difference in duel tournaments, I've defeated 3+ high levels in a row in a food-off fight simply from the healing.

 

Well, let's just say take however well you did with ~90 HP, and add 100-150-200+ to that. :P

[xSxqPowerx]

I can't really add much more than people already have.

 

 

 

At saradomin boss I end up with more supplies than I started with when I use it.

[compfreak847]

I can't really add much more than people already have.

 

 

 

At saradomin boss I end up with more supplies than I started with when I use it.

 

Yep, that's basically how it is.

 

 

 

Here's an example, from a 3 man trip a while ago with SirHemen and Pigunmaiden.

 

 

 

I started off with the usual, a couple of sara brews\plenty of super restores\some purple sweets, diamond bolts w\ range equipment, 20 BTP tabs, and 3 unicorn pouches + scrolls. I used my method of walking\running to remain at 80%+ energy without any purple sweets eaten, so I didn't touch them. We were at 55 kills before SirHemen ran out of brews (with a terrorbird instead of unicorn), and shortly afterward Pigunmaiden ran out also (again, terrorbird instead of unicorn). The end results of the trip:

 

 

 

Total sara brews drank: 0

 

Total super restore doses drank: 1, to restore summoning enough for the 2nd unicorn

 

Total BTP tabs used: 0

 

Total restores used: 0

 

 

 

That basically sums it up. I was a bit rusty, was getting hit a lot in the beginning, almost above what pony could handle. After I settled down a bit, I almost always had a full scroll, and never dropped below 70 energy or 80 HP. Very low risk, and the scrolls are cheaper then monkfish.

 

 

 

This was for a 3 man, including me trip.

 

 

 

Just one example of Unicorn Power®.