Balmug at waterfiends?

[oake]

did anyone tried this?

by a weapon compare, i can see that balmug has better str and more accurate crush attack.

any info ideeas?

[D Jay99]

did anyone tried this?

by a weapon compare, i can see that balmug has better str and more accurate crush attack.

any info ideeas?

As slow as a godsword and worse stats, and a godsword is already worse than ss/zs. I don't think it is any good, but it might be better than v flail or something.

[Georgelemmons]

This is just an educated guess, but I think a Verac's flail would be better. It's got about the same crush attack (2 more) and 25 less strength bonus, but is 5/3 as fast. In addition, it's one-handed, so with a rune defender is has 20 more crush than Balmung, and only 20 strength less than Balmung.

[oake]

did anyone tried this?

by a weapon compare, i can see that balmug has better str and more accurate crush attack.

any info ideeas?

As slow as a godsword and worse stats, and a godsword is already worse than ss/zs. I don't think it is any good, but it might be better than v flail or something.

couldn't resist to test it, as the balmug stats where over the ss or the zs by a important value

it seams that his speed is the worst part and the accurate attack isn't nearly the one of a ss.

So SS>Balmug

Just a note for anyone else asking the same question.

Topic can be closed, ty

[oake]

This is just an educated guess, but I think a Verac's flail would be better. It's got about the same crush attack (2 more) and 25 less strength bonus, but is 5/3 as fast. In addition, it's one-handed, so with a rune defender is has 20 more crush than Balmung, and only 20 strength less than Balmung.

isn't v flail a 2h like all the barrows wep?

and i can't say anything about it, i tested only ss, zs and the balmug. ss is the best.

[Slayer_Jesse]

This is just an educated guess, but I think a Verac's flail would be better. It's got about the same crush attack (2 more) and 25 less strength bonus, but is 5/3 as fast. In addition, it's one-handed, so with a rune defender is has 20 more crush than Balmung, and only 20 strength less than Balmung.

Verac's flail is TWO handed.... :blink:

[qeltar]

Considering it isn't even better than a whip+defender on regular dagannoths, I doubt it's of any value at waterfiends.

[Robert_R]

It's pretty horrible at waterfiends there are much more better choices than it. The only place I've found a real use for it would be at dagganoth kings, it destroys them, other then that there are always better options. You could use (some of these might be out of order) zs/ss, obby mace+berserker necklace+rune defender, any godsword, verac flail, I've heard anceint staff+rune defender is actually good but I've never tried it, I'm pretty sure even the barrelchest anchor is better(higher strength and crush bonuses but idk about speed). I'm pretty sure all of those are better than balmung in terms of either a combination of speed and bonuses or just bonuses with the same speed. The only reason I say I'm pretty sure is because I haven't tested the speed of some of those.

[Aeon_]

SS/ZS are much better since they're faster. Balmung is good for Dagannoths though. But you knew that.

[qeltar]

Balmung is good for Dagannoths though. But you knew that.

Actually, it isn't. In fact, it's very disappointing.

 

It may be better for DKing, but for regular dagannoths it provides very little in the way of tangible advantages.

[aspeeder]

I've heard anceint staff+rune defender is actually good but I've never tried it

Just a side note, I've tried this method once once when I didn't have my ss...it's absolute garbage.

[Robert_R]

I've heard anceint staff+rune defender is actually good but I've never tried it

Just a side note, I've tried this method once once when I didn't have my ss...it's absolute garbage.

I thought it would be garbage lol but someone told me it's decent so I just thought I'd say that. I guess they were wrong.

[Guest TrixStar]

To slow, zs and ss are the best. Maybe a sara godsword even they are too slow imo

[1230abcz]

You'd be better off using Ancient staff + Rune Defender. Balmung epically pwns against Dagg Kings, but that's its only use (other than mass STR training on daggs, which whip can't do).

[oake]

ok another question:

balmung does damage to all dk?

 

i would kinda make sense since kq(very old monster, didn't get updated) and can be killed with a gs even if its praying melee

[Robert_R]

ok another question:

balmung does damage to all dk?

 

i would kinda make sense since kq(very old monster, didn't get updated) and can be killed with a gs even if its praying melee

If you mean is it effective against all 3 dks; it's decent but still better to tribrid or hybrid with a mage.

[Sy_Accursed]

Balmung is good for Dagannoths though. But you knew that.

Actually, it isn't. In fact, it's very disappointing.

 

It may be better for DKing, but for regular dagannoths it provides very little in the way of tangible advantages.

 

Its entirely stat dependant.

 

For the vast majority balmung owns for dks and guardians.

 

Reg dagganoths it varies, lower levels its amazingly useful; for the players closer to maxed you can deal out higher hits faster enough to beat balmungs slow heavy hits.

[UserOnRS]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SokTnbIBSXM

 

Balmung looks to own prime. :P It has basically the same power of dharoks but doesn't require lowering your HP. As slayer helm+whip is better than dharoks for training, I'd use whip on dagannoths.

 

I wouldn't use on waterfiends as it'd be like using a greataxe on it's own. :P

[Infi]

Whip isn't that bad at Waterfiends as everyone thinks if you have decent melee stats.

At 99 attack and strength I killed around 100 Waterfiends per hour (piety) as opposed to like 110 with a Zamorak Spear

 

Anything other than Zamorak Spear/SS and maybe a Godsword isn't worth using at waterfiends. There's a lending system out for a reason if you can't afford those things (like 4M for a Zamorak Spear is even expensive anyways), and if you're using things like Verac's flail and Ancient staffs at Waterfiends you shouldn't be there in the first place

[oake]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SokTnbIBSXM

 

Balmung looks to own prime. :P It has basically the same power of dharoks but doesn't require lowering your HP. As slayer helm+whip is better than dharoks for training, I'd use whip on dagannoths.

 

I wouldn't use on waterfiends as it'd be like using a greataxe on it's own. :P

ya that dude is owning, what about rex? i think he is immune to melee attacks.

[Robert_R]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SokTnbIBSXM

 

Balmung looks to own prime. :P It has basically the same power of dharoks but doesn't require lowering your HP. As slayer helm+whip is better than dharoks for training, I'd use whip on dagannoths.

 

I wouldn't use on waterfiends as it'd be like using a greataxe on it's own. :P

ya that dude is owning, what about rex? i think he is immune to melee attacks.

He's not immune to melee attacks but he's just hard to hit consistently enough to make using melee instead of mage worth doing.