Whip or BGS for TD's?

[rangeor]

So I've finally gotten the hang of killing TD's, and rarely get close to dying anymore. One thing that's been on my mind is switching to a BGS. I currently use a whip and defender, but I recall a few people on here mentioning that the BGS is the best weapon for TD's. I actually have enough cash for one now, and am considering buying one, but I have a couple concerns.

 

1) I only have 88 attack and 87 strength, so it won't be a very powerful weapon, since they're supposed to get good around 90/90.

 

2) I won't be using the spec since I still need to use ee pretty often to heal.

 

What do you super TD hunters think I should do? Keep in mind I'll probably end up buying one anyways, just for the sake of trying something new :P

[glasscube]

Pretty sure no one considers the BGS good, and its the SGS.

[TheAncient]

BGS isn't bad.

 

High prayer bonus

Slow attack rate (easier to switch)

High damage per hit

 

If you have extremes/turmoil, though, whip is comparable/better, because you can use a shield and straight up tank TD's.

[manitstinks]

I say go for it. The defender weakens your range attacks anyways so might as well use crossbow to bgs switch.

Btw: People don't use bgs spec on tds anyways. I bring claws to tds just to spec as well as my bgs

[rangeor]

Just tried it, and I like it. It's about as accurate as the whip (which is still pretty inaccurate... ), but its average hit is much higher. Plus, most hits tend to be 200+, and it's rare to hit below 100. Which is nice because with the whip, below 100 hits tend to be about as regular as any other hit.

 

Would be much nicer if I had an sgs and higher attack/strength though :P