barrows armour EDIT new question!

[willyd]

hey alll so i decided to re word my question as i feel i didnt word it properly the first one and i got my question answred diffirently (all replys are greatly apperciated though)...what i was looking for is the best mix and match of barrows equipment to maximize my exp while slaying and make my tasks more efficient right now iam using guthans chest and a veracs skirt is there anything better or should i stick with this? im am not so much worried about the full set bonuss

[Vulxai]

If you have 68 summoning, you don't really needs Guthans, and I don't find any of the set effects that useful for slayer. I slay in Guthan's plate and Verac's skirt because of the defense and prayer bonus.

[Cptbaker08]

Dharoks Set: Good for training on monsters to get some quick exp. Also fun to play around with.

 

Verac's Set: Good at Sara God war. Also good at other places that i don't know of.

 

Torag's: Set isn't that great but people use the pieces separate, same as the other pieces for melee and same goes for Karils and Ahrims.

 

Guthan's Set: Good for tanking at Bandos. Also useful for use in slayer and other places where you need to heal but don't have great summoning.

 

Karils/Ahrims: Top and Bottom are used most often. Karils more so for when wanting mage def while meleeing, Ahrims for casting spells.

[squidsquash]

I use Torag's plate + legs but I've been thinking of switching over to verac's as it looks much cooler ^_^

[K4ylan]

I use Torag's plate + legs but I've been thinking of switching over to verac's as it looks much cooler ^_^

 

I use Torag because it is cheap. Do not go for Dragon armor though. Honestly, you almost never have to repair Barrows armour(I've repaired mine once since gaining 10 atk, 10 str, and 10 def leves). Veracs is only useful when using prayer, and even then proselyte is usually better. I never really use Dharok's, Karil's, or Ahrim's, but Guthan's can be useful camping hellhounds and such(although I get clues so fast, there is no point in camping).

[SirIzenhime]

Torag : Cheapest overall set and has the highest Def. Great for monster training if you have things like Bunyips and Enh. Excalibur. You probably shouldn't buy the hammers, since the set effect isn't really usefull, and they aren't that good of weapon anyways.

Guthans : Full set heals you, so it's great if you don't have HP restoreing items, or if the monster you're fighting is especial accurate.

Dharok : Mainly used for Pking, it's high hitting ability isn't very usefull against normal monsters.

Verac : Good for Pvp, and some boss monsters, like Sara Godwars and the Kalphite queen. It also comes with a prayer bonus, but most of the time, you'd be better off with initiate/prosalyt.

 

Karil : Good for it's magic def, but if you're willing to spend it, armadyl beats karil in every stat, and never needs repaired, DO NOT buy the coif or cross bow, the bow is really only good for pvp, and the coif is just weak. (Note: Black d hide has better atk and melee def, ONLY use karil if you need the magic def)

 

Ahrims : Basically the best magic armour out there. It has the best magic atk (not counting Pvp armours and 3rd age) and also comes with a nice def bonus.

[Umoria]

Torag is by far the cheapest barrow set. Although the hammers aren't any good, and the set special isn't something you need. It has high defence.

 

Karil is used for its magic defence, not as a range set. So karils top and skirt are the only thing you pretty much need, when you need high mage defence.

Armadyl outplaces Karil if you want to range with a good set.

 

Ahrim is the way to go when you want to mage. Best set there is. Okay, maybe 3rd age is better, but ahrim is cheaper, and gets the job done.

 

Guthan is used for its healing ability. The whole set. Personally, I use it on some slayer tasks, so I end up using less food. Just bring some food in case the set won't heal you enough or in time.

 

Veracs is used for its prayer bonus at Sara GWD. And veracs (the whole set, or just the helmet, top, and skirt) is good for barrow runs. With veracs, you don't need a second armor set while doing barrow runs.

And veracs is good for some other boss hunting. While slayer, Verac is often used too.

 

To recap:

Torag: cheap and good, gets the job done.

Karil: only top and skirt for mage defence

Ahrim: whole set for maging.

Veracs: good if you boss hunt, Sara GWD and barrows. And for slayer.

Guthans: healing, you should hold on to guthans, a wise choice.

[Zaaps1]

If you are a high enough level, none of the complete sets are worth using.

 

DH: Yeah, "great" for training (145k+ xp/hr at skele monkeys), but since slayer is better than conventional training, there's really no need.

 

AH: Worthless effect

 

VERAC: Effect CAN be useful, but the bonuses are bad enough to make normal gear better in almost every situation.

 

KARIL: Worthless effect

 

GUTHAN: Bunyip and unicorn and titans replace it, although at some places like DKS, it still has SOME use, although the familiar is ultimately better.

 

TORAG: Worthless effect

 

Nowadays, the armors are really only useful for their stats, unless you aren't high level enough to make use of their alternatives.

[Ulysses]

Barrows armour are great - they are generally cheaper than dragon armours and are better in terms of stats.

They don't degrade as fast as many people claim them to be...and the money you earn from training will be more than enough to repair them all.

 

Guthan full set is great for healing- but is 2h, so in some scenarios, EE and/or familiar may be better.

Karil leathertop and skirt are magic defence armours without the negative attack bonuses of the armadyl armours - and are way cheaper.

Veracs full set are good for KQ with handy prayer bonuses - proselytes are better otherwise.

Ahrim robetop and bottom are good for magic training.

 

I have never used Dharok or Torag, so can't tell you much about them.

[willyd]

thank you for all the replys!...although i feel my question was miss interpeted but this maybe due to my wording :oops: ...i was more worried as to what is the best combination of barrows armor for slaying not full sets for the bonuss more like mix and matching for the best possible exp per hour while slaying and most effective

[Cptbaker08]

For slaying at lower lvls this is what i wore.

 

Black Mask/Slayer Helmet

Ardougne Cloak 3 > Skill Cape (t) > Obby Cape=Skill Cape

Fury > Glory

Torag's Platebody

Torag's Platelegs

Dragon Boots

Beserker Ring

 

And i fought with a Whip and Rune Defender. You can also switch out the torags for dharoks as they have the same defense but vary in price.

[aspeeder]

Verac's skirt is probably the best legs you can wear for the good def and prayer bonus, for the chest I'd say either Guthan's, Torag's, or Dharok's (They all have pretty much the same stats, see which one you think looks best ;) ).

[Vulxai]

I'd stick with your current set up, it's also the one I use.

[mister_moocky]

For an overview of all barrows item's stats click here. All of your answers can be pulled from that. It doesn't hurt to check yourself.

[3hitm4g3u]

Make a pure then you don't have to worry about all this nonsense.

[skylor12344]

Make a pure then you don't have to worry about all this nonsense.

 

if your not going to give him some legit advice dont bother posting.

 

OT:

MY perfered Setup is Torag Plate to Dharoks legs or Guthans Plate and Verac Skirt.

 

Guthans, is pointless for slayer because you get tasks like Abby Specs(Nose peg) Dust Devils(Face Mask) Banshees(Earmuffs) and Cave Hands(Spiney Helm) that doesnt allow you to use the Guthans Helm For the full effect to heal without getting pwned.

 

Dharoks, is only usefull on those tasks or training spots that only require you to use 1 type of protection prayer as opposed to things like Aquanites(Mage+Range)Waterfiends(Mage+range)Daggnoths(Range+Melee)and Abby Specs(Magic+Melee+Nosepeg).

 

Torags, the special on this set is a failure and the only useful peices to the set is the Plate and Legs because of their high defence.

 

Veracs, is only useful for Sara GWD and KQ, the pray bonus is nice but can easily be outdone by prossy/Initiate armor and it also has one of the weakest defences of all the melee barrows sets.

 

Ahrims, is only good for maging tasks/training spots because of its HIGH mage attack bonus.

 

Karils, The only good peices to this set is the Leathertop and Leatherskirt which is highly valued for the high mage defence it offers and the low negative attack bonus'.

[willyd]

actually i dont find that a soloution to my problem at all 3 hit......but anyways thank you very much for all the help people im going to go with a guth plate and verac skirt for awhile see how that works out !