Ranged slaying

[homer205]

Hi there, I'm wanting to level range using slayer (88 at the moment).

 

I'm looking for a balance between cost and speed, I'm going to spend a lot more time training slayer so I don't the range xp to increase insanely fast, I'd jut like to have the option of ranging a task when I feel like it.

I use broad bolts and dragonhide for ranging but this was pre kuradal's dungeon. With the ferocious rings I am thinking that it would be better to use a faster speed range weapon like knives/darts, problem is, I haven't used these since I was going for 70 and using iron knives because they were easy to make. So if someone could please tell me the best of these options to use or if I am missing another form of ranged training while slaying (please don't mention chinning nechs in chaos tunnels)

 

Hope you can help, thanks.

[Grimy_Bunyip]

well, karils and handcannon are hands down the best DPS weapons out there.

The expense of the handcannon was on the order of 500k-1 mil gp/hour to fire due to explosions though (it explodes about 1 in 400-700 shots dependint on FM level, meaning more than 1 handcannon explosion per hour on average)

 

Well, I was JUST about to tell you that firing karils was expensive, but it seems bolt racks are at an all time low of ~190 gp ea.

That means only up to 380k gp/hour spent on ammo. Which is really not that much money considering its about 20% faster DPS without fero ring, even more with fero ring.

 

secondly, it's worth noting that full range void actually gives +20% ranged max hit, not 10% contrary to what the RS knowledgebase says.

So if the target is of sufficiently low defense, it is better than a full slayer helmet + range armor.

[homer205]

I have 99 firemaking so I guess I'd be on the low side when it comes to cannon explosions. I have void but not the deflector, keeping this in mind, what would you be considering to be high defence and requiring dragonhide as opposed to void? Does the higher damage of karils make up for the slower firing speed than darts/knives?

 

Thanks for the quick reply, and a it was you that poste. I kind of feel stupid for not remembering your spreadsheets, mostlly use the skilling ones.

[MstrMonopoly]

http://forum.tip.it/topic/262065-complete-slayer-guide/

 

Section on ranged slaying at the end.

[Noxx]

When i Ranged Slayer Tasks i used D'hide, Fury, Full Slayer Helm, Fury, Archer/Ferocious, Barrows Gloves. I'd use a Rune Crossbow + Broad Bolts on tasks where the NPC had a higher Defence and a Magic Short Bow with Broad Arrows (only because i had 20k of them). I would suggest Rune Arrows though. With Tasks where it's harder to find a Safe Spot just swap the Chaps for a Verac Skirt or something. It also helps if you play Eagle Eye or something. It really doesnt drain that fast but it does speed up the kills a lot. I tired using Knives and Darts for Slayer but i hit more 0's than anything else. Unless you use Rune Knives and Dragon Darts it's not wort using any at all. I'd also assume that the Chaotic Bow is pretty much a good idea for Slayer.