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Tequ

18mil budget slayer gear or guthans?

Hi 07scape, basically title but I'm wondering what I should invest in to maximize my account xp/gp gains. Right now I have a whip, ddef, torso, dlegs, dboots, warrior ring, zerker helm, obby cape, glory, combat bracer and about 15 mil cash in the bank. Stats are 70 att/70str/60def/55 slayer/75range/60 mage.

My question is should I use the 15mil to upgrade everything to the better versions i.e. buy a fury, cannon, zerker ring, blackmask/slayer helm or buy guthans for bedtime training? Im leaning torwards guthans as I know I'll need to get tons of nmz points anyway for imbued and I kind of hate the minigame, and I feel like speeding up the climb to 85 cmb stats will make slayer go faster too, then selling it and buying the better equipment with better combat stats and ~ 4mil nmz points banked up.

I play ~ 3 hours a day and do mostly slayer with some questing.

Yes I know I'm a noob for no fire cape/bgloves. They are both works in progress.

Also additional question for higher level slayers, is slayer self suifficent at higher levels? I seem to be gaining gp slowly spending mainly on food/prayerpot/combat pots, and I know once I add a cannon it gets even more expensive.

Posted Jul 14, 2015, 1:32 PM UTC

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jacob_ninja_potato3Wizzy Hat G•

Cannon slayer certainly isn't profitable until 85, and idk if it even is then, I imagine it depends on what you cannon/block.

I would buy guthans and a black mask, and then slowly upgrade whip z ring as you get more money. If you even have to ask what to buy with a limited budget, cannon slayer is not for you

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TequOP•

Alright thanks thatd very helpful, guess I'll worry about cannon later

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Killabyte5•

Get a fire cape. It will be easy with those stats

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TequOP•

I've had trouble with it, mainly due to dc and shitty internet. I'm planning on trying again at 70def with karils top and bottom and hoping that'll make it easier for me, as 70 def is my current goal.

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Bronze_Kneecap•

Karil's is worse than blessed dragonhide. At 70 def you can use Verac's though which is pretty sweet.

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TequOP•

What makes veracs good? I have access to proselyte too which I've tried but it seemed to be too slow

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Bronze_Kneecap•

It's barrows armor (much higher def than dragon armor or even bandos) but with the prayer bonus that's about that of prosylette. Cheap and just really great armor for the leg and helm slot.

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NicoleAniston•

Black mask > Slayer helm is a MUST. So thats like 700k-800k. Get your def up to 70 and get a verac skirt. Get a SS for str training and keep your whip in the bank. Get a fury if you can afford it, same as zerk ring. Work towards b gloves ASAP. Your gear you want to use for slayer is basicly : Slay helm, fury, whip/ss, fcape, bgloves, ddef, d boots, torso/prosy top (only if u piety task), verac/torag/dharok legs/tassys, zerk ring (i)

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TequOP•

Thanks for the help, just wondering why verac skirt over the other options? And if I skip guthans, id buy fury 3mil, ss 2mil, zerker 3mil, blackmask 600k, then if I sold whip I could afford band is chest? Would torso + skirt be better than chestplate+legs?

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NicoleAniston•

Why verac skirt, cause it has just good def bonus and pray bonus (which other barrows legs dont have). Imo i'd say bcp isnt worth. You're paying 10m for a better def top. It both has +4 str bonus... So you can use the 10m for like supplies, maybe cannon if you prefer too or save up. (Tip: DO ALL YOUR CLUE'S EXCEPT EASY) I made alot of money doing these in the long run.

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TequOP•

Ok, thanks. So should I be praying on task? I normally just use a superset and lobs atm, was thinking about doing a cannon but someone else said I would be losing money if I did that, and if you are on a budget to just skip that for now.

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NicoleAniston•

You lose alot of money using cannon yeah. Avaraging 200k-300k per task. If you can afford it. Do you have 70 prayer and piety unlocked?

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K4zooie•

Well you can't wield guthans with only 60 defense, so that's not an option unless you plan on training defense.

Definitely invest in a black mask then eventually the slayer helm. Getting it imbued shouldn't be a priority until you start getting more quest done and reach higher levels. Most people imbue their slayer helm in order to boss on slayer task (eg. greater demons, dagannoths, kalphites, etc...)

Gear wise, go ahead and upgrade what you feel necessary for your own style. Personally, I bought a fury as soon as I had a spare 3m. Great investment. I wouldn't worry too much about the ring slot unless you just want to spend money. With the current death timers, a ROL isn't as necessary for afk training as they used to be. I usually just use a ROL but if a zerker is what works for you, go for it.

Barrows gloves will come in time and it wouldn't hurt to attempt a firecape soon as you're stats up up to par. At least get comfortable, you know? You may fail a few times, as I did.

Any skill is more sufficient at higher levels, but slayer is definitely one you want to start early regardless as most of the tasks you receive aren't slayer monsters specifically. You need to build your way up and it will reward you in the process. Invest in a cannon if you want fast xp. Just do whatever you feel comfortable with.

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TequOP•

Thanks for the help, and yes currently I'm training def to 70, thats why I'm starting to think about it. Definitely really want a fury, but don't want to go back to money making atm, so thats kind of my delimma.

Basically if I buy a guthans at 70 def, I won't be able to afford a fury or zerk ring, for at least a little while. Combined with the fact I don't really wanna do moneymaking and don't play very much seems like afk training is the best.

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K4zooie•

If you're not worried about making money (or not trying to) definitely invest in guthan's and get to slaying. You will hardly use food and I even think guthan's will go back to 16m within the next month.

Stick with a glory and ROW. You should be gucci.

I only play a few hours a week due to work, but we're in the same boat basically. Afk'ing with guthan's is a great method for lower leveled slayer.

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TequOP•

Ok cool, thanks for the help that def sounds like the move to make.

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K4zooie•

For sure bro. Add me in-game if you have any questions at all. RSN same as my Reddit.

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xNorway•

Black Mask -> Slay helm, and then get guthans

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CJ_Mann•

You'll want to kill yourself less if you do slayer over guthans afk. When you play the game yourself, all your money is in guthans so you'll just end up doing nothing for a while then just going back to afk. Upgrade your current gear and focus on slayer until you can afford guthans with your normal gear and then mix the two activities.

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TequOP•

I have decent enough gear right now, plus I have quests and fire cape to work on as well as slayer. I'm starting to think afking guthans while I get fire cape and finish rfd is a pretty smart move, then selling it after.

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CJ_Mann•

As you wish. There isn't really a wrong answer as it's your account and your time spent playing the game, so do as you feel is best.

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SomeAfricans•

Stopped reading after bedtime training.

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