Hunter 61-70

[Wessan]

Well, I have been mulling several skills around in my head, attempting to come up with the one I want to train the most during the Bonus XP Weekend.

 

I started with Agility and figured I could just use penance horn at some point if I ever get one, then I wanted to do RC, but I did not want to buy the essence and I don't really care too much to do it anyway.

 

So finally, I decided on Hunter. In addition, I of course will have all my trees ready to have their health checked the minute I log on for BXPW.

 

What would be the best way to get from 61 to 70 Hunter?

 

 

 

 

 

 

Also, can anyone list the gear and levels one should get for slayer? It is asked about all the time but I am finally going to jot it down in order so I remember this time. I do not own Fury, BCP, BT, or Berserk Ring, but I have all non-buyables, proselyte, and barrows equipment including Karil's. Also, Rapier is not on the horizon right now, but I do own whip and I am only training defense at the moment.

[Quyneax]

Orange salamanders or red salamanders, using a spirit larupia (+5 hunter boost and fairly cheap compared to kyatt/graahk).

 

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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.

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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.

[Wessan]

Definitely thorough and I remember it generally from the many times you've posted it for others Quyneax. I was actually hoping you would answer this one because I knew you'd be able to.

 

Also, thanks for the Hunter tip. I dont know if I'll use the familiar, but I'll be doing salamanders for BXPW I guess.

[Shelbobo]

I did red salamanders as well from 59-70 hunter. Really fast exp, but watch out for people who'll steal your trees. Also if you afk train/browse forums, bring extra ropes and nets. I've had too many disappear. <_< Good luck!! :thumbsup:

[Wessan]

Is it worth it to torch the traps for scent?

[Hedgehog]

Don't bother