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Recenetly got my maul and now im left wondering which places I should use it over rapier at, Obviously rapier is the better choice for most slayer tasks but apart from slayer im lost.

 

So, simply reply which to use where + why if possible.

 

Thanks in advance!

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For the most part - if you think about hunting something, look it up on wiki and usually (at least for whatever I've checked), they state the monster's "weakness" (in terms of style)

 

You're right in that for the most part, rapier is good for slayer (that stab/slash combo is great)

 

Some things that crush is strong against:

waterfiends

black demons

abberant spectres

wyverns

 

Also, it's a nice weapon to use against TD's apparently

 

It's also pretty good for Pest Control :P But I doubt you'd be using it for that.

 

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For the most part - if you think about hunting something, look it up on wiki and usually (at least for whatever I've checked), they state the monster's "weakness" (in terms of style)

 

You're right in that for the most part, rapier is good for slayer (that stab/slash combo is great)

 

Some things that crush is strong against:

waterfiends

black demons

abberant spectres

wyverns

 

Also, it's a nice weapon to use against TD's apparently

 

It's also pretty good for Pest Control :P But I doubt you'd be using it for that.

 

Sorry if this wasn't exactly what you were looking for

 

No. You would never, ever use a maul on black demons or spectres. Waterfiends, yes; wyverns, yes if you're maxed combat and using a cannon. It's great for TDs.

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Put it this way: the suggested way to kill black dragons mentioned a rune halberd.

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black demons are weak to everything, and you should never ever listen to the weakness listed on runescape wiki because it is wrong 99% of the time.

 

are most things posted on rs wiki actually wrong?

Most of their objective info (ex. black demons have X hp, and are located at Y) is correct. I use it a lot for stuff like this.

 

I wouldn't follow any sort of guides or suggestions listed there however. In this case, I think they are totally wrong. However, if perhaps black demons ARE slightly more weak to crush, it still isn't worth using any crush weapons because they all suck compared to rapier. Wiki rarely takes these kinds of efficiency calculations into account.

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Hmm thanks that helped alot actualy, but for tds which one is better because i saw mixed opinions there.

 

I do very well with a rapier there, but the thing about killing TDs is that a player's effectiveness at killing them is determined a lot by their playstyle. Some people can't handle fast item switching, or want to swap pieces of void and switch offensive prayers between each attack. Some people can do all that and maintain speed with a rapier, others need to use a slower weapon to do so. There isn't really a right answer because the 'ideal' configuration which probably includes switching offensive prayers for each attack, going between a 1h and 2h weapon, and swapping void is very infeasible for most people.

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Yeah, I'm simply too lazy to use a rapier at TDs. Without using a defender with it, you're looking at almost the exact same DPS as a maul AND you have to switch much faster (which means less room for error which means more DPS lost to screwing up). With the defender that's an extra click in an already long set of clicks and even more time to screw up and start losing effectiveness (if your equipment switch isn't done by the time you can attack again, you wasted time and would have been better off with a slower weapon). Maul is nice and easy, but assuming perfect clicks every time a rapier and defender would get them dead faster.

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Hmm thanks that helped alot actualy, but for tds which one is better because i saw mixed opinions there.

 

 

I'd say the maul will be better, as with high level potions you can hit high amounts such as 600+. Since the demons change pray every 310lp, you'd have basically skipped a style switch due to your massive hit.

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Zamorak: rapier (+ defender if you want all out dps).

 

Graardor: rapier + defender small teams & solo, maul large (4+) teams.

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Maul for living rock creature tasks, if i recall correctly.

No way. I was calculating myself at over 170k melee experience per hour with a rapier on a LRC slayer task - no way a maul could beat this. They seem to have slightly high slash defence, but almost no stab or crush defence, meaning the faster weapon is always better.
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Maul for living rock creature tasks, if i recall correctly.

 

while living rocks are technically weakest to crush, there is literally NO crush weapon in game worth using over something more efficient (rapier/whip)

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Damn this thread! Now I want a maul for TDs as well!

 

Ah well. I'll see how well I do there once I have a rapier.

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A monster's official weakness is the type of attack it has the lowest maximum defence roll against. The thing is, for most monsters, the maximum defence rolls for the other styles are not high enough to warrant deviating from your highest damage output weapon.

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