melee based slaying?

[baileydafrog]

hi guys, i am about to finish my long term goal of 99 range, once that's done i'm wanting to get 85 str then 99 def via slayer, by then i have:

 

saradomin sword (not godsword), barrows gloves, neti helm, berserker ring, dragon boots, rune defender, all go books, quest/range cape

 

 

 

now, i don't have loads of cash free atm unless i get lucky on my final range training but i can free up like 15m through ridding of my range gear, obv i need to buy a black mask and upgrade as soon as possible, but what about body and legs? it would be better if looked alright too so can skill in it, but shall be making cash on the side anyway

[Jesus_Status]

You should get dharok's or torag's body and legs. Best defence in the game....and the costs to repair are minimal.

[baileydafrog]

btw i dont wish for guthans as i shall used bunyip where needed, is d plate ok for training? since it looks pretty anyway now

[Arawina]

btw i dont wish for guthans as i shall used bunyip where needed, is d plate ok for training? since it looks pretty anyway now

 

 

 

Naw, dragon sucks. Just get Torag/Dharok/Guthan chestplate and Veracs skirt.

[Jesus_Status]

By d plate I assume you mean dragon. Yes a d plate would be good since it has nice defence stats, but dharoks would be better.

[baileydafrog]

yeah dragon plate, looks alot nicer than barrows armour and i'm forgetful when it comes to fixing them

[Georgelemmons]

Buy the cheapest top and bottom of either Guthans, Dharocks, or Torags (the three with the highest defence). Also, I'd get a rune defender.

 

 

 

Dragon Plate is a large waste of money.

[baileydafrog]

as i said, i have a defender, and the money would just be sat in my bank anyway if i didnt spend it

[Jesus_Status]

You could spend that extra money on a cannon. It will really speed up your slayer xp

[Georgelemmons]

Sorry, I didn't see the rune defender.

 

 

 

Spend the money on a skill later. Don't buy a dplate.

[baileydafrog]

as much as it would speed up training i decided long ago i wont ever get one, too many people bullying others out of spots with them, i dont want that to be me :)

[Cptbaker08]

Torags/Dharoks Plate body and Verac's skirt is decent combo. I did use Bandos Tassest and Torags Body before I decided to use the money on other things. Dragon just isn't as good as barrows.

 

 

 

as much as it would speed up training i decided long ago i wont ever get one, too many people bullying others out of spots with them, i dont want that to be me :)

 

You can either ask if they mind you setting up a cannon or see if they're almost done, or you can just hop and find another world.

[z0diark]

To buy/get:

 

 

 

Slayer mask

 

Fury

 

Fire cape/Mage arena cape

 

Whip

 

DDS/Enhanced excallibur (for specs)

 

Obsidian shield

 

Fighter torso

 

Barrows top and bottoms

 

Karil top and bottom

 

Proselyte

 

 

 

That is all the stuff I can think of right now.

[Cptbaker08]

To buy/get:

 

 

 

Black mask/ Slayer Helm (When you can get one.)

 

Fury

 

Fire cape/Mage arena cape Untrimmed Range cape if you prefer

 

Whip

 

DDS/Enhanced excallibur (for specs)

 

Rune Defender

 

Fighter torso <- Not worth it unless you already have one

 

Barrows top and bottoms

 

Karil top and bottom <- Only useful on magic based monsters you won't pray on

 

Proselyte <- Good for tasks you pray on, Initiante/Monk Robes also work

 

That is all the stuff I can think of right now.

[llamster]

Verac's skirt with either proselyte top or bandos/barrows is the best gear for slayer.

[Bladewing]

Verac's skirt with either proselyte top or bandos/barrows is the best gear for slayer.

 

Proselyte only if you're using superhuman strength.

 

 

 

Here's what I'd recommend:

 

 

 

Helm: Black Mask/Slayer Helmet

 

Cape: 99 Ranged

 

Weapon: Saradomin Sword (for strength); Whip (for defense)

 

Body: Torag's

 

Shield: Rune Defender

 

Legs: Verac's

 

Gloves: Barrows

 

Boots: Dragon

 

Ring: Berserker

[cookie1762]

Buy the cheapest top and bottom of either Guthans, Dharocks, or Torags (the three with the highest defence). Also, I'd get a rune defender.

 

 

 

Dragon Plate is a large waste of money.

 

 

 

I agree, I bought dragon plate, and it really wasn't much better than the d chain. In my opinion, the Dragon plate looked really dumb with the high [bleep]ey shoulders. I sold it and bought back the d chain. Barrows items are good, but get really expensive having to fix them all the time. For the price, dragon chain is worth it.

 

 

 

Rune defender is really worth it too! Doesn't really cost anything to get either. :

[Cptbaker08]

Buy the cheapest top and bottom of either Guthans, Dharocks, or Torags (the three with the highest defence). Also, I'd get a rune defender.

 

 

 

Dragon Plate is a large waste of money.

 

 

 

I agree, I bought dragon plate, and it really wasn't much better than the d chain. In my opinion, the Dragon plate looked really dumb with the high [bleep]ey shoulders. I sold it and bought back the d chain. Barrows items are good, but get really expensive having to fix them all the time. For the price, dragon chain is worth it.

 

 

 

Rune defender is really worth it too! Doesn't really cost anything to get either. :

 

Thing is though, they don't get really expensive to fix. If you fix it at 25% and have an armour stand in your house it cuts down on the costs. And sice you only use the Chest piece and legs it doesn't cost that much. I think its about 150k at 0% for Dharok Body and Legs, and that was having Bob fix them, it was like 60k for the legs and 90k for the body. Since you're going to be training slayer and using the armour, you're basicly breaking even on having to pay for the armour.

[Georgelemmons]

Buy the cheapest top and bottom of either Guthans, Dharocks, or Torags (the three with the highest defence). Also, I'd get a rune defender.

 

 

 

Dragon Plate is a large waste of money.

 

 

 

I agree, I bought dragon plate, and it really wasn't much better than the d chain. In my opinion, the Dragon plate looked really dumb with the high [bleep]ey shoulders. I sold it and bought back the d chain. Barrows items are good, but get really expensive having to fix them all the time. For the price, dragon chain is worth it.

 

 

 

Rune defender is really worth it too! Doesn't really cost anything to get either. :

 

Thing is though, they don't get really expensive to fix. If you fix it at 25% and have an armour stand in your house it cuts down on the costs. And sice you only use the Chest piece and legs it doesn't cost that much. I think its about 150k at 0% for Dharok Body and Legs, and that was having Bob fix them, it was like 60k for the legs and 90k for the body. Since you're going to be training slayer and using the armour, you're basicly breaking even on having to pay for the armour.

 

 

 

Depending on your smithing level, the price is very low.

 

 

 

For example, at 50 Smithing, you only need to earn 8.5k an hour to repair your barrows body and legs. I think it's impossible to earn less than that while melee slaying.

[spooferfish]

btw i dont wish for guthans as i shall used bunyip where needed, is d plate ok for training? since it looks pretty anyway now

 

 

 

Naw, dragon sucks. Just get Torag/Dharok/Guthan chestplate and Veracs skirt.

 

 

 

Dragon does not suck. It still has decent stats, despite the fact that there is better armor in the game.

 

 

 

Dragon plate would work just fine. I slayed in dragon chain for a long time. If you have a dragon plate, use the hell out of it!

 

 

 

If you are going to melee tasks I strongly suggest you invest in a slayer mask/helm. The bonuses are quite useful.

[Arawina]

btw i dont wish for guthans as i shall used bunyip where needed, is d plate ok for training? since it looks pretty anyway now

 

 

 

Naw, dragon sucks. Just get Torag/Dharok/Guthan chestplate and Veracs skirt.

 

 

 

Dragon does not suck. It still has decent stats, despite the fact that there is better armor in the game.

 

 

 

Dragon plate would work just fine. I slayed in dragon chain for a long time. If you have a dragon plate, use the hell out of it!

 

 

 

If you are going to melee tasks I strongly suggest you invest in a slayer mask/helm. The bonuses are quite useful.

 

 

 

And what exactly would be the point in using worse armour because it "still has decent stats", when there's better armour out there (for a very low price)? Please, enlighten me.

[zotto]

Pfft..

 

 

 

I was wearing d skirt for a long long time while slaying. I started wearing barrows because at one point I simply had too much money to spend.

 

 

 

Most slayer monsters aren't really that tough. You do save a lot of money after months of slaying if you use dragon armour.

 

 

 

It is absolutely a valid option.

[pureprayer]

Pfft..

 

 

 

I was wearing d skirt for a long long time while slaying. I started wearing barrows because at one point I simply had too much money to spend.

 

 

 

Most slayer monsters aren't really that tough. You do save a lot of money after months of slaying if you use dragon armour.

 

 

 

It is absolutely a valid option.

 

The cost of barrows is 11k/h...

[Death123141]

Pfft..

 

 

 

I was wearing d skirt for a long long time while slaying. I started wearing barrows because at one point I simply had too much money to spend.

 

 

 

Most slayer monsters aren't really that tough. You do save a lot of money after months of slaying if you use dragon armour.

 

 

 

It is absolutely a valid option.

 

The cost of barrows is 11k/h...

 

he said months of slaying wich would add up and it would save on food since u could use rune with high def and almost never get hit

[llamster]

Verac's skirt with either proselyte top or bandos/barrows is the best gear for slayer.

 

Proselyte only if you're using superhuman strength.

 

 

 

Here's what I'd recommend:

 

 

 

Helm: Black Mask/Slayer Helmet

 

Cape: 99 Ranged

 

Weapon: Saradomin Sword (for strength); Whip (for defense)

 

Body: Torag's

 

Shield: Rune Defender

 

Legs: Verac's

 

Gloves: Barrows

 

Boots: Dragon

 

Ring: Berserker

 

 

 

You should always pray 10% strength.

 

 

 

btw i dont wish for guthans as i shall used bunyip where needed, is d plate ok for training? since it looks pretty anyway now

 

 

 

Naw, dragon sucks. Just get Torag/Dharok/Guthan chestplate and Veracs skirt.

 

 

 

Dragon does not suck. It still has decent stats, despite the fact that there is better armor in the game.

 

 

 

Dragon plate would work just fine. I slayed in dragon chain for a long time. If you have a dragon plate, use the hell out of it!

 

 

 

If you are going to melee tasks I strongly suggest you invest in a slayer mask/helm. The bonuses are quite useful.

 

 

 

Bandos is better in every imaginable aspect and is not much more expensive. Barrows has far superior defense bonuses though in some (not very many) situations the extra defense isn't worth the repair cost.