bandos, prayer or other?

[tahoe51]

First off, hi everybody on tip.it! i have been using this website for (literally) over 6 years now and find it to be the single most helpful and compressive database of RS knowledge that i have ever seen. So, thanks beforehand to all of you that have made my time on runescape exponentially easier.

 

 

now on to my question: i have been out of the runescape loop for well over a year now and much has changed from when i was last on, most of it for the better and some for the worst. However the constant problem of how to most effectively utilize your time and money well playing still seems to be the biggest obstruction to success. Im not going to lie and say that my 6 years playing has given me a good understanding of the game so im going to flat out ask for help with my dilemma. I am currently at 80att, 80str, 77def, 74rng, 61mgk, 51pray, 72 slayer and 4 summoning(i have a decent amount of charms, but im not sure just how far they would get me) for my combat skills and about 13m in cash i can spend freely with my main focus being a decent slayer level(85+) and high melee combat. So, what i need to know is should i go for a Bandos cheastplate(after saving a little), 70 prayer in order to get access to piety or something completely different? The only reason im contemplating a breastplate is because all im currently using is rune pl8 body and legs and i think the added str from Bandos would help to boost my kills per hour and overall effectiveness both in and out of slayer. I don't already have 70 prayer is because im not usually going after bosses or other high level enemies where prayer would be more mandatory and my gp per hour isint high enough to justify using prayer pots on slayer tasks. I know getting 68 summon would be a blessing but im not sure i could make it with my cash and current charm levels. so basically, do i go for more power in combat, greater prayer or something else?

[AHappySeeker]

Piety, fury, zerker, then 89/91/92 herb for extremes and overloads, then 95 prayer, then 96 summ, then everything else.

 

Buy Bandos and other luxuries while saving for another goal if you won't lose signifncant amounts of money in the interim.

[LitterBug]

TBH, you're probably off getting a berserker first.

 

Slayer isn't great gp/hr (until the later levels but that's just mediocre gp/hr).

You should be doing dailies/MTK/farming for money.

If you need more money, feel free to camp dragons (green in CT, blue in taverley, and black in the evil chicken lair)

Greens are upwards of 1 mil per hour which is amazing and in a few hours - you can have enough for both barrows + berserker + piety.

[LitterBug]

There's no real reason to get bandos without piety/berserker/fury/extremes?

There's sometimes a discrepancy between skills + items. Skills may be more beneficial but they're only attainable at discrete intervals. It would be beneficial for to just have the best items you can afford and sell them off when you can attain the skill level needed for what you want.

 

Posting a screenie/some img with your skills may be help us with different ways to advise you how to make money/be more efficient

[Cheat]

This thread needs Quyneax's mini-guide.

[Playerxx11]

You shoulnd't get Bandos untill you get extremes and at least piety. I know from 51-70 prayer it will cost about 10-12m which isn't bad for something that will do wonders for you.

 

Good Luck On Your Goals! :thumbsup:

[JPMC Mate]

Actually, if you have the$ for bandos, you can just buy it, make more$, then sell it to buy the skill you want.

[Quyneax]

This thread needs Quyneax's mini-guide.

As requested...

 

The base slayer gear is as follows (alternatives in brackets):

• [For all slayer monsters except those mentioned under other weapons] Chaotic rapier (whip)
  
• Bandos body + legs (Verac's skirt with either fighter torso or proselyte top)
  
• [Depending on prayer/accuracy needs] Fire cape/Soul Wars cape/Ardougne cloak 3
  
• Barrows gloves (your best rfd gloves, at least rune)
  
• Dragon boots (rune boots)
  
• Amulet of fury (glory)
  
• Dragon defender (rune defender)
  
• Berserker ring (i)/ferocious ring if slaying in Kuradal's Dungeon (berserker ring, warrior ring)
  
• [Most important] Full slayer helmet.
  
• [For magic defence on waterfiends/aquanites] Karil's top and elite void skirt (black dragonhide body and chaps)
  
• [Crush attacks to use on waterfiends] Chaotic maul (Saradomin sword, Zamorakian spear)
  
• [stab attacks for higher-levelled dragons, when not using rapier] Korasi's sword (Zamorakian spear, leaf-bladed sword)
  
• Task-specific items such as mirror shields, antifire shields/potions, elemental shields, rock hammers, crystal chimes
  
• Cannon (optional, up to personal preference)
  

Slayer setups generally emphasise strength bonus, which increases the average damage of each succesful hit (slayer monsters usually having rather low defence, hitting is not a problem). Secondly, prayer bonus is important to keep the cost of prayer potions down (as you slay with piety on, to increase the speed of your kills. This is cost-effective and highly recommended). As a rule of thumb, +10 prayer bonus or above is good, but don't overdo it (anything above +20 is a waste). Defence and accuracy bonus are usually not fretted over (any defence bonus over 200 will do; if you get hit too often you should be using a protection prayer). Dagganoth, black demon, black dragon, lesser demon, hellhound, bloodveld and spectre tasks should be cannoned, as it dramatically increases xp rates (although it costs a bit).

 

Some notes on gear: You'll want a fury and a berserker ring before you get bandos plate, and get that before tassets. You'll want accuracy bonus on higher-levelled dragons; if using stab attacks (which you should) you can use the Ardougne cloak 3 which provides you with +6 stab and +6 prayer bonus. Torso + sw cape and fire cape + proselyte are common cheap top/cape combinations; the former is better.

 

Some levels to get for slayer (in approximate order but I'm not sure on the summoning):

• 70 prayer and King's Ransom - piety
  
• 68 summoning - bunyip
  
• 81 dungeoneering (you need 2 million xp, which takes you to level 80, but allowing some tokens for the scroll of life) - rapier
  
• 89 herblore (85 with a +4 stew boost) - extreme potions, superantifires
  
• 95 prayer - turmoil and soul split
  
• 88 summoning - unicorn
  
• 96 herblore (91 with a +5 stew boost) - overload
  
• 99 summoning - steel titan
  

I'm sure I missed something but this is most of it.