So, I tried to mage the Giant Scarab from Contact!, and got obliterated. :x

 

I have no real mage armour, and haven't done DT yet. At my stats, could I melee him? Also, what kind of setup should I use, depending on whether I mage or melee?

 

 

 

~Thanks in advance.

My first attempt I tryed melee and I got raped.

 

 

 

Second time I used Earth Wave and I killed him in a short time and didn't eat any food.

 

 

 

So yeah, use Earth Wave

 

 

 

Edit: Earth is the only thing that is strong against him I think.

Torags, supset, familiar with food in it (if you could), and pizzas. Learn to eat without wasting a combat turn also.

Okay, I'll give you my setup:

 

 

 

Earth Wave (Earth Staff)

 

Runecrafter's Robes

 

Ring of Life

 

 

 

Inventory:

 

Lumby tab

 

Bloods

 

Airs

 

1 Waterskin

 

1 Empty space (coins to use carpet)

 

23 tuna potatoes.

 

 

 

I ripped through the potatoes almost as fast as I could eat -.-

 

 

 

 

 

And pure, how would I eat without delaying combat? Just eat right after I cast?

Okay, I'll give you my setup:

 

 

 

Earth Wave (Earth Staff)

 

Runecrafter's Robes

 

Ring of Life

 

 

 

Inventory:

 

Lumby tab

 

Bloods

 

Airs

 

1 Waterskin

 

1 Empty space (coins to use carpet)

 

23 tuna potatoes.

 

 

 

I ripped through the potatoes almost as fast as I could eat -.-

 

 

 

 

 

And pure, how would I eat without delaying combat? Just eat right after I cast?

 

I think its JUST RIGHT AFTER you start your animation.

 

 

 

For melee its generally before the hit appears, but you dont stop in mid-animation to eat..

Okay, thanks. Gratz on 3000 posts!

When I fought the boss using Earth Wave I didn't eat any food.

Did you run up to him so he was meleeing you? (I forgot, but I safespotted him, and he started maging me :( )

 

 

 

Also, what prayer and armour did you use?

Oh man, I did the quest like last year. I think I safespotted and used protect from mage.

 

 

 

I had Full Blue Mystic and ring of life

I think I maged him with him meleeing me and like 3 scarabs on me :lol: i did it with ahrims and v bottoms, and some other stuff, but i dont remember spells or anything, it was when it came out that I did it.

That's your problem then mate. As I recall the Scarab uses Ranged attacks, not magic.

There is a safe-spot that let me kill the thing without taking a single point of damage from his "helpers" and by using prayer. I don't think it's pointed out on Tip.It, but do a quick search on the web for Contact!, safe spot, RuneScape and you should find it.

Run up to the scarab with range protect on, then run back to Kalif's body and use that as a safespot, it worked well for me. Good luck.

So when the scarab attacks from a distance, it's a ranged attack? That would've helped me :wall:

I tank maged it with Wind Wave. Melee armor is strong vs. melee and ranged and I used protect from mage. Used monks as food. I think I had 63 mage and 88 combat.

Okay, I'll give you my setup:

 

 

 

Earth Wave (Earth Staff)

 

Runecrafter's Robes

 

Ring of Life

 

 

 

Inventory:

 

Lumby tab

 

Bloods

 

Airs

 

1 Waterskin

 

1 Empty space (coins to use carpet)

 

23 tuna potatoes.

 

 

 

I ripped through the potatoes almost as fast as I could eat -.-

 

 

 

 

 

And pure, how would I eat without delaying combat? Just eat right after I cast?

 

I think its JUST RIGHT AFTER you start your animation.

 

 

 

For melee its generally before the hit appears, but you dont stop in mid-animation to eat..

 

Uh. Eating almost any type of food besides the first slice of a pizza makes you lose a turn.

Okay, I'll give you my setup:

 

 

 

Earth Wave (Earth Staff)

 

Runecrafter's Robes

 

Ring of Life

 

 

 

Inventory:

 

Lumby tab

 

Bloods

 

Airs

 

1 Waterskin

 

1 Empty space (coins to use carpet)

 

23 tuna potatoes.

 

 

 

I ripped through the potatoes almost as fast as I could eat -.-

 

 

 

 

 

And pure, how would I eat without delaying combat? Just eat right after I cast?

 

I think its JUST RIGHT AFTER you start your animation.

 

 

 

For melee its generally before the hit appears, but you dont stop in mid-animation to eat..

 

Uh. Eating almost any type of food besides the first slice of a pizza makes you lose a turn.

 

 

 

Karambwans don't.

Okay, I'll give you my setup:

 

 

 

Earth Wave (Earth Staff)

 

Runecrafter's Robes

 

Ring of Life

 

 

 

Inventory:

 

Lumby tab

 

Bloods

 

Airs

 

1 Waterskin

 

1 Empty space (coins to use carpet)

 

23 tuna potatoes.

 

 

 

I ripped through the potatoes almost as fast as I could eat -.-

 

 

 

 

 

And pure, how would I eat without delaying combat? Just eat right after I cast?

 

I think its JUST RIGHT AFTER you start your animation.

 

 

 

For melee its generally before the hit appears, but you dont stop in mid-animation to eat..

 

Uh. Eating almost any type of food besides the first slice of a pizza makes you lose a turn.

 

 

 

Karambwans don't.

 

 

 

Feb. 29, 2009

 

# The delay when eating Karambwan and its effects has been reduced.