Freesia Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 For many people, the sword excalibur was used in the quests merlin's crystal and holy grail but after the quest was unfortunately chucked away to the corners of their bank. I just discovered a new nice usage of excalibur's special attack: +10% defence with no other stat penalties, this works well for abyss rcers i have to say, most of the rcers does not use any special attack (unless you bring dds for self protection) and the special attack bar is left unused. However if you actually utilise that bar for the excalibur special, you get an nice defence bonus against abbysal monsters strong attacks and hence you use less food after getting hit less with 10% higher defence \ Strangely with WotLK so near, I wished I could delay it a bit to push through that last TBC content in MH/BT :'(. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esper_Jones Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 But if you equip a pick-axe, you can get through some obstacles faster, and carry one extra essence. Jack of all trades, master of thieving. 259th to 99 thieving. All stats 75+ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freesia Posted February 2, 2007 Author Share Posted February 2, 2007 Well just do the special at the bank and requip back your pickaxe and deposit your excalibur before you go for another run Strangely with WotLK so near, I wished I could delay it a bit to push through that last TBC content in MH/BT :'(. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicrune007 Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 going throguh all that hassle of unbank-spec-bank i dont think it is worth it lol Hey Nicrune007 , Whats Your Username? 99 Ranged on 2/6/07 99 Hit Points on 9/5/08 99 Defense on 26/4/08 99 Attack on 14/2/09 99 Strength on 25/2/09 99 Slayer on 13/9/09\:D/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellbellz Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 Maybe if your defense was high enough you wouldn't have to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2shae Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 Good find! I recently went into the abyss for the first time, i didnt know it was multi combat zone, and like 11 abyssal monsters jumped me lmao. Didnt die though. Rsn: Cool_guy878 Private chat: Online and MemberClick here to play an online multiplayer shooter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwrm22 Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 super def pot... ^^ click my sig for my lesser ranging guide ^^jwrm22: 4816th > 99 cooking 100% f2p !1172 total! + 140mil in items.i dont play anymore... i think rs is ruined Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jessy87 Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 super def pot... waiste? i mean RCing thru the abyss is not really hard... why waiste potions and time for excalibur specials. when you can just eat food occasionally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirhcssog Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 good thot. but i think dhide and an ax or pick are enough for the abyss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirHartlar Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 I use Excalibur at Barrows for extra defence against the melee brothers I don't pray on. : Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymouse_ Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 I use it to train; alternate between dba and excalibur specs :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuzimatt Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 if you need to use that to boost def you shouldnt be using abyss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peronix Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 Wow great tip, I'm definatly going to use this. Taking two seconds to bank, spec, and bank is worth it I think. And anyway you can take it out in the process of filling your pouches. Withdraw excalibur, withdraw all pure essence, click x, click excalibur then on three smaller pouches, then spec, click your pickaxe again, bank, put it away, get out more ess, fill up giant pouch, get more ess, then go. Not really that much more than what I was already doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffery Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 nice find i would never of thought of that lol 180th to 99 Divination + 1st W36er Rambo, cannot pk call your friends bro :). Wait nevermind none of SAPK/PKS can. Kappa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imcleith Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 I've allways loved my excalibur, allways use it when figthing high att but low def npc's. Currently using it to kill dust devils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pyrex Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 In my opinion, it is not worth it. Too much hassle. RetiredEx-E174Ex-Venqeance[Ex-Tha Familia3] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doughnut Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 You have to withdraw essence from the bank right? So why not use 2 seconds and give yourself a bit extra defence, You don't even have to do it every run, just every couple of runs. Excalibur requires no money besides doing the initial quest, where eating a shark can cost you 1k. "A time comes when silence is betrayal" MLKJ Speak your mind, but be civil.Get mad, but do not rage.Do unto others as you would want done to yourself. "] Follow the doughnut to my blog! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmyk Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 i used it in monkey madness tunnel when i was 1 prayer :P worked well Proud Retired Council of The GladiatiorzClick here for our website - 110+ F2P Combat Requirements Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will H Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 Great idea! Now why didn't I think of that. You dont have to spec every trip, because you have to fill up your special bar. ~ W ~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrews2 Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 It's also good for BA, if your not the attacker(or even if you are) you can use the special and get the def boost, thus getting hit less by the monsters. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jondea0 Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 It's also good for BA, if your not the attacker(or even if you are) you can use the special and get the def boost, thus getting hit less by the monsters. :)yeah i was gonna suggest that too. it works for other things like holding the flag in cwars discuss a combat reformation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aznmidget448 Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 I guess it's nice because you will be able to not waste money and use it :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freesia Posted February 2, 2007 Author Share Posted February 2, 2007 For a rough idea of when your special attack is full again, i checked after my defence has dropped down by 6 lvls and it's definitely full. It may already be full at 5 lvls down. I only had to spec once for like every 5 trips or so. Strangely with WotLK so near, I wished I could delay it a bit to push through that last TBC content in MH/BT :'(. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
handman003 Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 This has always been there, since the release of the quest. -.- Resident Tip.it Cow. :^_^:[blog] [twitter] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warren211 Posted February 3, 2007 Share Posted February 3, 2007 going throguh all that hassle of unbank-spec-bank i dont think it is worth it lol using the bank to get the sword takes about 10 seconds. Unless your doing millions of ess, 10 seconds is not a lot. [hide=]tip it would pay me $500.00 to keep my clothes ON :( :lol:But then again, you fail to realize that 101% of the people in this universe hate you. Yes, humankind's hatred against you goes beyond mathematical possibilities.That tears it. I'm starting an animal rebellion using my mind powers. Those PETA bastards will never see it coming until the porcupines are half way up their asses.[/hide]Apparently a lot of people say it. I own. http://linkagg.com/ Not my site, but a simple, budding site that links often unheard-of websites that are amazing for usefulness and fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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