why is it used so little? especially in quest battles, i find it the best spell to use, it can hit massive damage, and even if u have to recharge it, for killing a single boss, its incredible... hmm...

No tracker of how many uses. Plain and simple. The fear that it could go out at any time is too much for most people. Non auto castable is also a big minus.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

150 uses against monsters and 75 against players is also a bit too few. I do use my iban for pking though. It hits more consistantly and higher than god spells.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I can also get 2 barrows trips out of 1 charge on my iban, and I use it frequently there as well. I just wish it was auto castable.

No way to tell when it'll un-charge

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Too far away to recharge

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Not really strong

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Underground Path is hard to complete?

god spells are better... i can cast charge when i drink a pot... its better in quests and pvp :wink:

No tracker of how many uses. Plain and simple. The fear that it could go out at any time is too much for most people. Non auto castable is also a big minus.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

you know you can right click it and click check and see how many charges u have left...

I lost my iban staff a few days ago. :oops: Is there a way to get it back? Never tried the spell though, may do so if i get the staff back

I don't use mine it because I hate the fact that you cannot autocast it. Plus I am too lazy to go and recharge the staff as often as it would break if I used it regularly.

No way to tell when it'll un-charge

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Too far away to recharge

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Not really strong

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Underground Path is hard to complete?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

actually u can see how many charges it has , and iban is very useful for barrows

No way to tell when it'll un-charge

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Too far away to recharge

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Not really strong

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Underground Path is hard to complete?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

That was updated a while ago, I was surprised to see that I had 120 charges left even though I had emptied it out and recharged it a couple of times already. I thought you could only get 30-40 charges after the first time.

God staves have no auto cast too, but I see them used a way lot more then iban blast.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I don't use mine too, probably because it's too far to recharge and I also have a better use for my deaths. If I have too much I just some them in a turoth (and later kurask) taks.

Not really strong

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Whoa. This spell hits hard and often. It blows away all modern mage spells until you can charge god spells.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

god spells are better... i can cast charge when i drink a pot... its better in quests and pvp :wink:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dude, again way way off here. Iban hits up to 25 from mage level 50. You can cast the god spells from level 60, but they max out at 20! You can`t hit a 30 until you can cast the charge spell at level 80, so Iban blast beats all of the god spells from level 50 to level 80. That is not an insignificant period.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

you know you can right click it and click check and see how many charges u have left...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No way... *goes off to left click* I am sure that came along in a recent update.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I lost my iban staff a few days ago. :oops: Is there a way to get it back? Never tried the spell though, may do so if i get the staff back

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kill Zammy mages and they will drop a broken Iban staff. This can be repaired in East Ardo for 200k.

The Iban Blast is really good! A 25 would suit me any day and the staff looks awesome :

its good but if you lose it you have to pay for another one and even if you've done mep1 and have a teleport crystal etc you still have to walk a long way to recharge it. try and find something wrong with that kama

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

you can't beat pure laziness :-w

...and even if you've done mep1 and have a teleport crystal etc you still have to walk a long way to recharge it. try and find something wrong with that kama

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

you can't beat pure laziness :-w

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I wasn`t trying to find fault with everyone there, just reset some common mis-conceptions about my favorite trusty old Iban Blast. Yes it is a bit far to recharge, but I (and most people I know) are happy to do it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Besides all of the lazy guys I know are rangers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Besides all of the lazy guys I know are rangers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thats just a low blow.

 

 

 

god spells are better... i can cast charge when i drink a pot... its better in quests and pvp :wink:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dude, again way way off here. Iban hits up to 25 from mage level 50. You can cast the god spells from level 60, but they max out at 20! You can`t hit a 30 until you can cast the charge spell at level 80, so Iban blast beats all of the god spells from level 50 to level 80. That is not an insignificant period.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

thus, thats why he said charge...i mean, its nice for low level mages i guess, but its effectiveness runs out when u get higher mage. And most lower levels mages are typically are less poor, yes thats true. Poorer people can't aford to pay 200k after a few casts...i'd say its a big waste of cash, you can get more "bang for your buck" if you just purchase a few deaths for fire wave. Pvp wise its awful also, people run, iban=no autocast... :XD:

 

Not really strong

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Whoa. This spell hits hard and often. It blows away all modern mage spells until you can charge god spells.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

god spells are better... i can cast charge when i drink a pot... its better in quests and pvp :wink:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dude, again way way off here. Iban hits up to 25 from mage level 50. You can cast the god spells from level 60, but they max out at 20! You can`t hit a 30 until you can cast the charge spell at level 80, so Iban blast beats all of the god spells from level 50 to level 80. That is not an insignificant period.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

you know you can right click it and click check and see how many charges u have left...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No way... *goes off to left click* I am sure that came along in a recent update.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I lost my iban staff a few days ago. :oops: Is there a way to get it back? Never tried the spell though, may do so if i get the staff back

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kill Zammy mages and they will drop a broken Iban staff. This can be repaired in East Ardo for 200k.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I may be wrong, But I believe you can hit 25's with No Charge and The God Cape, I may be wrong, Though

 

 

 

I may be wrong, But I believe you can hit 25's with No Charge and The God Cape, I may be wrong, Though

 

 

 

Your correct i think, i think i max 21 with no charge or cape, 25 without charge with cape, 27 with charge without cape, and 30 with cape and charge.

god spells are better... i can cast charge when i drink a pot... its better in quests and pvp :wink:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Doesent your sig say 100% F2P.. :roll: ?

thus, thats why he said charge...i mean, its nice for low level mages i guess, but its effectiveness runs out when u get higher mage. And most lower levels mages are typically are less poor, yes thats true. Poorer people can't aford to pay 200k after a few casts...i'd say its a big waste of cash

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Great leap in logic there man. Low level are less poor. Higher levels are more poor?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Please man, don't post on a thread you not absolutely nothing about. Nowhere did I say that it takes 200k to charge a staff. It is 200k to get a new one, but charging the staff is free. Kind of makes it obvious that you have never done it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

...you can get more "bang for your buck" if you just purchase a few deaths for fire wave.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dude...Do you mage at all? Fire wave does not use deaths!! Tip.it has a very in depth mage guide, try getting at least one fast straight before posting. I included 'Bang for buck' calcs at the bottom for ya.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

...Pvp wise its awful also, people run, iban=no autocast... :XD:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The god spells aren't autocastable either! (well, unless you have the Void Knight Mace).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I may be wrong, But I believe you can hit 25's with No Charge and The God Cape, I may be wrong, Though

 

 

 

Your correct i think, i think i max 21 with no charge or cape, 25 without charge with cape, 27 with charge without cape, and 30 with cape and charge.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yep you are both wrong.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RS KB Battle Spells Page

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Iban Blast costs less and gives more xp per cast than the god spells.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Iban:

 

 

 

Base - 42.5, can hit for up to 25

 

 

 

For a full hit: 92.5 XP

 

 

 

Cost per cast: 400gp.

 

 

 

Average hit: 14 for 70.5 xp

 

 

 

Cost per xp: 5.67

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

God Spell (lvl 60-80):

 

 

 

Base - 35, can hit 20

 

 

 

For a full hit: 75

 

 

 

Cost per cast: 1,320gp.

 

 

 

Average hit: 11.5 for 58 xp

 

 

 

Cost per xp: 22.75

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

God Spell (with charge)

 

 

 

Base - 35, can hit 30

 

 

 

For a full hit: 95

 

 

 

Cost Per cast: 1,320 (but charge spell costs 1,920)

 

 

 

Average hit: 17.25 for 69.5xp **

 

 

 

Cost per xp: 20.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I estimaged the ave hit for the charged spell because I can't do it and have no data for it, but I took my average hit from the uncharged and used the same percentage out of 30 as I was hitting out of 20. The cost per xp is also based n 20 hits per charge.

In classic it was 20 with god spells, No cape no charge.

 

 

 

25 with cape no charge. 30 with cape and charge.

 

 

 

I see no reason this should have changed. And RuneScape Knowledge base has been wrong before.

 

thus, thats why he said charge...i mean, its nice for low level mages i guess, but its effectiveness runs out when u get higher mage. And most lower levels mages are typically are less poor, yes thats true. Poorer people can't aford to pay 200k after a few casts...i'd say its a big waste of cash

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Great leap in logic there man. Low level are less poor. Higher levels are more poor?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Please man, don't post on a thread you not absolutely nothing about. Nowhere did I say that it takes 200k to charge a staff. It is 200k to get a new one, but charging the staff is free. Kind of makes it obvious that you have never done it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

...you can get more "bang for your buck" if you just purchase a few deaths for fire wave.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dude...Do you mage at all? Fire wave does not use deaths!! Tip.it has a very in depth mage guide, try getting at least one fast straight before posting. I included 'Bang for buck' calcs at the bottom for ya.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

...Pvp wise its awful also, people run, iban=no autocast... :XD:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The god spells aren't autocastable either! (well, unless you have the Void Knight Mace).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I may be wrong, But I believe you can hit 25's with No Charge and The God Cape, I may be wrong, Though

 

 

 

Your correct i think, i think i max 21 with no charge or cape, 25 without charge with cape, 27 with charge without cape, and 30 with cape and charge.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yep you are both wrong.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RS KB Battle Spells Page

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Iban Blast costs less and gives more xp per cast than the god spells.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Iban:

 

 

 

Base - 42.5, can hit for up to 25

 

 

 

For a full hit: 92.5 XP

 

 

 

Cost per cast: 400gp.

 

 

 

Average hit: 14 for 70.5 xp

 

 

 

Cost per xp: 5.67

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

God Spell (lvl 60-80):

 

 

 

Base - 35, can hit 20

 

 

 

For a full hit: 75

 

 

 

Cost per cast: 1,320gp.

 

 

 

Average hit: 11.5 for 58 xp

 

 

 

Cost per xp: 22.75

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

God Spell (with charge)

 

 

 

Base - 35, can hit 30

 

 

 

For a full hit: 95

 

 

 

Cost Per cast: 1,320 (but charge spell costs 1,920)

 

 

 

Average hit: 17.25 for 69.5xp **

 

 

 

Cost per xp: 20.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I estimaged the ave hit for the charged spell because I can't do it and have no data for it, but I took my average hit from the uncharged and used the same percentage out of 30 as I was hitting out of 20. The cost per xp is also based n 20 hits per charge.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

How am I wrong...?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I said 20 is the Max with no Cape

 

 

 

25 With Just the Cape

 

 

 

30 with Cape and Charge

 

 

 

How am I wrong...?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I said 20 is the Max with no Cape

 

 

 

25 With Just the Cape

 

 

 

30 with Cape and Charge

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The max is 20 until you can charge. Was I unclear in my earlier post? I would be happy to entertain any screenies of a mage under 75 (You can pot to 80 from 75) who hits over 20, but you won't find one.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The cape does not increase the max hit of the spell.

firstly- its max hit is low, the 5 damage may seem little but in the wilderness(where it would most probobly be used) it is way too low.

 

 

 

secondly the recharges, 75 spells is a joke.

 

 

 

third- no special effects- like the god spell effects and ice spell effect, this spell has none.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

useless.(unless your a low level not pking.)

 

thus, thats why he said charge...i mean, its nice for low level mages i guess, but its effectiveness runs out when u get higher mage. And most lower levels mages are typically are less poor, yes thats true. Poorer people can't aford to pay 200k after a few casts...i'd say its a big waste of cash

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Great leap in logic there man. Low level are less poor. Higher levels are more poor?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Please man, don't post on a thread you not absolutely nothing about. Nowhere did I say that it takes 200k to charge a staff. It is 200k to get a new one, but charging the staff is free. Kind of makes it obvious that you have never done it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

...you can get more "bang for your buck" if you just purchase a few deaths for fire wave.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dude...Do you mage at all? Fire wave does not use deaths!! Tip.it has a very in depth mage guide, try getting at least one fast straight before posting. I included 'Bang for buck' calcs at the bottom for ya.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

...Pvp wise its awful also, people run, iban=no autocast... :XD:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The god spells aren't autocastable either! (well, unless you have the Void Knight Mace).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I may be wrong, But I believe you can hit 25's with No Charge and The God Cape, I may be wrong, Though

 

 

 

Your correct i think, i think i max 21 with no charge or cape, 25 without charge with cape, 27 with charge without cape, and 30 with cape and charge.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yep you are both wrong.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RS KB Battle Spells Page

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Iban Blast costs less and gives more xp per cast than the god spells.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Iban:

 

 

 

Base - 42.5, can hit for up to 25

 

 

 

For a full hit: 92.5 XP

 

 

 

Cost per cast: 400gp.

 

 

 

Average hit: 14 for 70.5 xp

 

 

 

Cost per xp: 5.67

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

God Spell (lvl 60-80):

 

 

 

Base - 35, can hit 20

 

 

 

For a full hit: 75

 

 

 

Cost per cast: 1,320gp.

 

 

 

Average hit: 11.5 for 58 xp

 

 

 

Cost per xp: 22.75

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

God Spell (with charge)

 

 

 

Base - 35, can hit 30

 

 

 

For a full hit: 95

 

 

 

Cost Per cast: 1,320 (but charge spell costs 1,920)

 

 

 

Average hit: 17.25 for 69.5xp **

 

 

 

Cost per xp: 20.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I estimaged the ave hit for the charged spell because I can't do it and have no data for it, but I took my average hit from the uncharged and used the same percentage out of 30 as I was hitting out of 20. The cost per xp is also based n 20 hits per charge.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A simple word of respect. You are pretty good at figuring and comparing things. You mind taking a look at my post: Challenges vs. Autoers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OnTOPIC: Iban staff has it's pros and his cons, but all together. Why did nobody call: DESERT TREASURE ANCIENT MAGIC!!!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Suprisingly, they DO autocast, are more expensive, but have side effects.. better spells in my opinion.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Are you comparing iban staff to god staffs.. iban staff wins in the overal round. If you compare any spell to ancient magic.. well.. just don't, as ancient magic is pretty strong!