Just one thing Enaid: it doesn't really make sense to give up 13 something stab bonus (drag def and void gloves in stead of deflector and barrow gloves) for 7 str, and at the same time sacrificing 4 str for 6 stab. Wearing a fire cape over ardy cloak is a better "deal" (more str per stab bonus given up) than deflector + barrows vs defender.

I think either full str outfit (so your outfit but with a fire cape) or a full stab bonus outfit (defender and onyx ring i) is best. (not sure which of them, I'm inclinded to think full str).

On a target on which you have 50% accuracy with a max accuracy setup, you should go for the highest total atk + str (because atk = str in usefulness). So that's ardy 3, defender and berserker (i). If your accuracy is higher, str becomes better. So you trade 13 stab for 6 str, or 4 str for 5 stab. So you're correct that it'd be better to use fire cape or defender, or maybe both.

 

Fire cape + deflector = 13 stab 16 str.

Fire cape + defender = 26 stab 10 str.

Ardougne cape 3 + deflector = 18 stab 12 str.

Ardougne cape 3 + defender = 31 stab 6 str.

 

I would say fire cape + deflector at 99 atk w/ ovl and turmoil. On Karil and Ahrim, this is the highest dps. But it depends on whether you spec with dds, claws or ks (I use ks or dds).

 

But I don't have a fire cape :(. And I use the deflector for the tunnels, but it'd be better to bring a barrows plate & legs to switch to if you take much damage.

Or, just melee them all and use blood blitz on dharok.

is barrows even good money, i got a 2m verac helm drop once, but other than that all my drops are complete crap

Barrows is about 1m/hr averaged over many runs.

 

@ wkw: that works of course, but why blood spells if you can ss flash. Also, blood spells is 2 spaces for staff + arcstream and 3 (4?) for runes.

Barrows is about 1m/hr averaged over many runs.

 

@ wkw: that works of course, but why blood spells if you can ss flash. Also, blood spells is 2 spaces for staff + arcstream and 3 (4?) for runes.

Did barrow prices crash that much? Used to be 2m 1-2 months ago.

Hmm if it was 2m then I imagine it's 1.5m now.

Personally, I opt for accuracy over strength when using void + rapier. Empirically, my accuracy isn't nearly high enough to justify sacrificing it for strength, but I don't have data to prove it. I use an almost identical setup to Bedman's old mini-guide.

Well, in max gear, bandos or barrows, you have a very low negative magic bonus.. I don't think the +5 or so that a staff will give will make you hit that much more. I'd just use blood blitz with a melee weapon.

It's the 15% damage and 15% chance to save all runes that I really mean.

 

Also, in void, I have 19 magic attack and that'd go up by 21 and 30% damage with just two switches.

 

Without the switches you don't have enough dps that it's worth it, with them you take even more space. Overall, just ss flash.

Barrows is not that grea money if you can access tds/ dks/ frost/ revs

 

revs is good money now.. 23 javs is like 13m