Range and Melee Slayer

[brad1431]

I want to start using range and mage on slayer tasks. I am almost max melee at this point and want to balance it out, plus I eventually want to get a fire cape easily, and I mean no brain easily.

 

What do I need to get and what should I use to do this?

 

I have heard of chins, but dont like how they sound it terms of actual use. I hear people talk about void, but I think you need to play a ton of a crappy mini game to get that gear.

 

What do you think I should do to range and mage slayer tasks?

 

Thanks

[Troll Bomber]

I recently started maging/ranging too. I wanna be done when I hit 99 slayer.

 

I mage ice strykes, abby demons, and gargs with fire surge (wolpertinger for 15-18% damage boost)

 

I range (with dragon darts) greater demon tasks. Sometimes gargs, depending on how I'm feeling. Also cannon all tasks you can.

 

Also, if you have trouble with healers on Jad, you can try just using deflect prayers to do 100% of the damage. That makes it so they don't come, all you gotta do is prayer switch :D

 

(Do those tasks mentioned earlier in Kuradel so you're getting best bang for your buck)

 

EDIT: Noticed you're only 85 mage. I would suggest getting to 89 first using another method (try casting a different surge). At that point get 1 more summoning lvl for wolpertinger, and take that to tasks so you can use it's boost to get 96/95 mage, and start fire surge. XP comes rather quickly from then on.

[Quyneax]

If you have to slay for range/mage xp, just mage + cannon everything. Use a wolper for added mage xp & level boost, scroll every minute.

[brad1431]

ok, I guess I should add, that I dont ever use a cannon.

 

When I range I use mithril knives. I havent maged any beasts.

 

And no one mentioned which gear to use.

 

From this advice it doesnt seem like I can range or mage slayer tasks....

[Troll Bomber]

Both of us just told you how to get started... but I guess you can't help the unwilling.

 

Use dragon darts. they're cheap. Wear dragonhide if you're cheap.

 

Use ahrims, zammy book/mages book, infinity boots, arcane stream necklace, FSH

[Bladewing]

first thing you should know is that using magic or ranged as your primary weapon while slaying is always slower than meleeing slayer and training ranged and magic separately.

 

ok, I guess I should add, that I dont ever use a cannon.

okay. buy a cannon and some cannonballs and use them.

 

gear for mage slaying:

helm - full slayer helm

cape - ardougne (3) or mage arena cape

amulet - arcane stream

staff - staff of light

shield - arcane ss

body/legs - ahrim

gloves - barrows

boots - infinity

ring - seers (i), ferocious in kuradal's dungeon

 

bring:

enhanced excalibur for healing

cannon

canonballs,

runes for water surge (upgrading to earth and then fire surge when you have the level)

wolpertinger pouches and scrolls (i know you don't have the level for it yet, but you'll be 92 summoning very soon, get it now if you have the charms)

 

any other things you regularly bring to slayer tasks

[Quyneax]

^With a wolper the OP can use earth surge, no need for water surges.

[brad1431]

what is this wolpenger, I am still like 400K away from 92 summon, how does it work and how does it help me?

 

Also I dont do any kind of cannoning, and I dont have enhancd excaliber

[Troll Bomber]

Wolpertinger's scroll gives you a +7 magic boost when used, so it's helpful when casting spells above your normal level. Also, iirc, each boosted level above the required spell level requirement adds 3% damage.

 

Ex: I'm 94 mage. I use wolper atm for fire surge and 101/94 mage, which gives me +18% mage damage.

 

If I'm wrong somebody feel free to correct me.

[Quyneax]

21% mage damage and fire surge I think?