The Kiln - My setup so far.

[Noxx]

Alright. So i am trying to keep it simple for now. Few switches. Not like there's many other switched that might really improve this.

 

 

I'm trying to find balance between offense and defense, while trying to maintain a somewhat decent Prayer Bonus.

Now this is where trouble came in. Since my Prayer Level is 52, i don't have too many options. I can either go with a Setup that offers ~15 Prayer Bonus, but lacks in both offense and defense, or i can go with a setup that offers good offense and defense, but lacks in Prayer Bonus.

The setup i currently have seems to be the best one i could fine.

I decided against ASn for two reasons. Firstly, it takes away some defense (and i feel that at 20 Defense, even the slightest bonus isn't something i should toss out the window), and secondly (perhaps the only real reason) is because i just can't be bothered getting it right now.

I chose Master Wand over PolyPore Staff for one simple reason: caution. I do not wan't to be caught using the PolyPore Staff on Defensive casting by mistake. I would much rather use something that, even though offers slightly lower hits, would keep me from leveling up defense by accident. I might switch to ABS instead of Master Wand, if i am able to do so.

The Bear Head is really the only item that offers good Defense without taking away Ranged or Mage attack.

I chose Fire Cape over God Cloak or Mage Cape because of the defense and prayer bonuses.

The ring will be replaced with the Tokkul-Zu ring, as soon as i get it.

Mage Boots over Ranger Boots because i'll probably get more out of them in the sense that i'll be using Mage most often.

And Karil xBow, because it's the best.

 

As for the inventory.

I'm only going to be taking 3 Overload Flasks. Although i'm sure the whole Kiln is going to take me longer than what i am allowing for, certain waves i can do without Overloads (some of the later waves).

The thing i'm unsure about is if the amount of prayer i'm taking is enough or not.

As it is, it seems that i should have enough prayer for about 100 minutes, assuming that i ONLY use overheads, with no other prayers throughout the entire time.

This excludes any Prayer i will get from using crystals or any prayer i will save from using crystals. This should give me at least an extra 1800 Prayer points which is almost equal to 2 more Super Prayers.

Would it be wiser to take out 2 Super Restores and replace them with Super Prayers as well?

 

That is about all i can think of right now, but if there's anything else i missed please feel free to mention in.

[Ambler]

Do a trial run in that gear, but bring a cornucopia and purple sweets, replace 2 brews, and a restore with a super prayers. The healing is VERY important, as blood barrage alone wont provide it. Also, pps has +5 prayer, so it is probably better to use it, though the risk of a defense level may be higher, you should be able to manage it, as well as spotting if you do accidently gain a little defense exp.

 

In this case, Zaryte may actually be better than Karils' due to the accuracy of it. :-k

Good luck again. this will be an amazing thing to do!

[brunokiller]

I thought you needed a crossbow for a greater range distance so you can kill the 400s while standing behind the little wall?

[Quyneax]

I'd recommend getting asn anyway. Dragon pickaxe may help as well, not sure.

[Noxx]

Would it be worth getting a Zaryte Bow for the Kiln?

I can sell some stuff i won't need during the Kiln, buy a bow and just sell it again afterwards.

Would it be a good idea?

[Quyneax]

Zaryte has lower dps than kxbow, but a longer range I think? I wouldn't bother.

[muggiwhplar]

I think you're overestimating the importance of defense bonuses. At your defense level, just assume that you'll get hit by every attack and focus on offense and prayer. That's what pures are all about :P

[Noxx]

Zaryte has lower dps than kxbow, but a longer range I think? I wouldn't bother.

Yeah the only reason i was even thinking about getting it was because of the longer range. Might have helped me out of some tricky situations. But at the end of the day i guess if i need to, i can just Barrage whatever it is i need longer range for.

 

EDIT: @ Mugg: yeah im still pretty new to this whole pure thing :\

I've not yet been in a situation where defesne was really tested, aside from Jad. But let's be honest, the Fight Caves is a joke now that you can pretty much hide behind the wall the whole time.