DFS vs Rune Defender

[Lemeja]

Me and my friends have been debating on which of the two is more efficient for your average Slayer. Which situations would require which shield? Any better alternatives?

[Unhesitating]

rune defender for everything except dragons and wyverns imo.

[anonymouse_]

Defender >> dfs

[stonewall337]

How in merlins shaggy beard could +2 str be better then +19 slash? Defender of course.

[thetateman25]

defender unless you have no healing familiar or soul split in which case maybe the defence would be helpful

[SirIzenhime]

would defender still be better on monsters that have literally no defense? Like Living rocks? (I use defender all the time, just always wondered)

[Infi]

would defender still be better on monsters that have literally no defense? Like Living rocks? (I use defender all the time, just always wondered)

 

Yes.

[Wouter828]

I use the defender most of the time. I only used to use the dfs on dragons tasks ( no need for that now with super antifires ), and now I use the dfs on nechs tasks cause I'm too lazy to use a unicorn and a yip isn't suffiicient healing without a dfs.

 

SO if you need the defence bonus then you should use the dfs and if you don't then the defender should be in your left hand.

[Pilipod]

you never need a dfs if you have a bunyip+ and/or a ee.

[svs]

You need some numbers but all you've been getting are opinions.

People always say, it's just one mans opinion, even if that person is right.

 

Here are some numbers:

 

Lets say you're around lv 80 combat, you're str level is 70 all the rest doesn't matters and you're using a dragon scimitar and an amulet of glory to boose your str.

Lets say you'd wear a rune defender, with the defender and the rest worn at 70 str you'll do 154 damage max.

Now lets wear a DFS instead of that defender, you'll see at a low level and a low str bonus it won't increase much in max hit, your max hit will only be 156.

 

 

Lets say you're around lv 100 combat with 85 str a whip, a glory ammy, a fighter torso, a slayer mask, barrows gloves and dragon boots.

With that setup and a defender you'll hit 217 max

With a dfs you'll hit only hit 220.

 

Without checking any further and without making any wild estimated guesses i think at lv 99 str with everything maxed out with a dfs you'd still only do 10 more damage (=1 hit points before update)

 

So is the +19 (average) attack stat better than 10 damage and all the defences the DFS gives?

 

I'd say about equal.

But defenitly not worth 30M

 

I Favor a DFS though, i favor an all around set so i don't need to worry about brining in certain items to certain tasks, which i will most defenitly forget XD.

Every task i use the same suit and a Defender looksso ugly while the DFS looks so smoking sweet!

 

I've been thinking about selling my DFS though, a lot actually especially since they are rising again now.

But then again, it's nice to have on wyvern tasks and other dragon tasks.

 

 

Last words:

If you got 30M, don't buy a DFS but a fury amulet and/or bandos tassets

[xSxqPowerx]

Defender is better, that is pretty much a fact.

DFS would only be better if you have absolutely no alternate healing methods... and even then I would rather bring food lol.

 

Personally, I use defender for *every* task (other than wyverns). Even on tasks that do a lot of damage I don't even bring a healing familiar - I just rely on soul split.