Maging barrows - maximizing damage

[Koldes2]

I used to barrows for hours and hours a day for weeks and weeks, back in the day.

 

Just got my character back up to the level again, with the right gear, skills, quest unlocked, etc.

 

Started doing it again (some major luck, got two spears within the first 40 trips) and been wondering a few things.

 

I'm currently doing full veracs minus flail, with slayer staff doing dart with obby shield and rune boots. I was thinking - would it actually help if I grabbed infinity boots and zamorak book? Or is their magic defense SO low that it doesn't really matter?

 

I mostly have been praying against Dh, Ahrim, Karil and tanking the other three - so my defenses from the boots/shield do contribute. But, I'm thinking faster deaths for them will help.

 

So, is my damage already pretty much max'd out due to their shit defenses? Kind of like the same reason why people wear barrows here and barrows to DKs, rather than robes?

 

(Please don't offer sally or other methods for doing it, as I like this specific method!)

 

Currently 66 magic with -23 magic attack bonus in my full gear - worth getting infinity boots/god book and help with this strat?

 

Thanks in advance

[chenw]

Infinity boots will help. I'd only use the book when you are actually using protection prayers, but switch to a shield after your prayer runs out (or against brothers which you'd need defence for, such as Guthans).

 

Also, Dragon Square has less Magic attack penalty and greater defence than obby shield, if you have access to one.

[Koldes2]

Great thinking - thanks

 

What about god cape - prolly better than an obby one?

[sa121]

Also, obby shield actually has worse defense bonuses than a rune kite, if you want purely def bonuses compared to the +5 str the obby shield offers. Though the rune defender would probably be better in that case.

[muggiwhplar]

Obby shield and granite shields also have identical stats, except the granite lacks the str bonus. So if youre only maging, you might switch to granite to save money in case you die. The only reason to use those shields anywhere is for their ranged defense though, not their melee defense.

[Hedgehog]

I think you'd be better off using veracs + whip/defender than maging

[Koldes2]

Ignoring the veracs comment, as I specified I don't want advice on other methods...

 

Thanks for the info about the shields. I hadn't really put that much thought into it - makes a lot of sense.

 

Thoughts on the god cape?

[sa121]

Depends on how much damage you're taking. I'd go with the god cape if you seem to be tanking fine right now, switch back if you notice something changed.

[chenw]

I would use God cape, the attack bonus on it is much more noticeable than the loss of 9 defence points from an obby cape, but... there is this issue of trying to replace the cape if you die with it.

[Saradomin_Mage]

You can get it back from Perdu in Edgeville now I believe, so it's much more convenient to replace.