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Apr

2023

Anne Plank

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Hello
my advice is that you do desert treasure
and get atleast 58 mage for ice rush from the ancient magicks spell book
that way you can never be hurt by the melee bosses due to their low mage defence
torag, verac, dharok,guthan,akrisea
against ahrim you can pray and against karil you can also use prayer(range and mage protect)
as safespots you can use the coffins for the melee bosses
another way to kill the melee- bosses is with the salamander/ice blitz combo
you need 82 magic for the spell and according to the color of the salamander levels in yyour combat skillz
this way you freeze the boss first and then u stand diagonally in front of him so he can hurt you and you use the salamander with magic attack style
the spell will freeze him for 15 seconds which is more then enough to kill him with the salamander
this was my advice
cheers =P

05-Jan-2012 16:19:12

[#X0TLPDW8C]

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1º For those trying it for the 1st time a very affordable, although good weapon, is the black salamander (don't forget the Harralander Tar as ammunition), it has all the 3 styles of combat (melee, ranged, magic), you need level 70 attack, ranged and magic to wield it. With it you should use the magic style for melee brothers (Dharok's, Guthan's, Torag's, and Verac's), use the melee or ranged style for ahrim's (use your highest one between both), for Karil's use melee, if you have done the quest Ritual of the Mahjarrat you can kill Akrisae with the black salamander you'll just have to switch combat modes so you can hit him as he uses protection prayers(ranged and melee recommended).
Also bring a ring of wealth you'll find it very useful, and with it im sure you'll be able to upgrade your black salamander to a better weapon in a short time.
2º I recommend killing Dharok's first while you still have all of your prayer points.
In second Karil's, especially if you have low defence level or armour, since his attacks are very fast and accurate.
In third Guthan's he can be very annoying if you are out of prayer points and have a low defence level or armour because he will be able to heal easly.
Use some d'hide armour or better for ahrim's even if you use the protection from magic prayer he will be able to drain your melee stats. The others you can kill randomly. Many people prefer to use protection melee to fight verac's, but has he can hit through prayers in my opinion its better to use the prayer for those you'll be sure they don't hit through it

05-Jan-2012 16:20:40

Aug

2013

Amascut

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Tip: Instead of a conventional weapon, use a Salamander! This weapon is treated as all three combat styles in one weapon based on which is selected in the combat menu! Use a Salamander to easily defeat all of the brothers without having to bring extra weaponry or runes - saving you space for food and potions! @Fannygirdle on Twitter | Co-Owner of The Scrying Pool, a future updates and lore clan

05-Jan-2012 16:29:45

Nov

2023

C3TEC

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My method is for high lv player
1. wear the highest mage attack bonus armour/weapons possible.
ex. full ahrims, chaotic staff or polypore staff, farseer kiteshield, barrow gloves/spellcaster gloves, mystic boots, arcane neckless, and ring of life.
2. use ice barrage on all melee type brothers (dharok, guthans, torag, veracs, and akrisae). This is done by casting 1 spell then running away from them 2 the opposite side of the tomb and continuing. You will be able to castabout 5 or 6 spells before the ice wears off. This is more than enough to kill the brother, however; if they do start walking towards you (esspecially if your killing dharok) hide behind the tomb and then sneak attack them for the kill.
3. Bring only 1 prayer pot 4 dose. With the ice barrage method you will never need prayer so bringing more is a waste of space.
4. make sure to bring full guthans with you. Only use guthans in the cave. This is used 2 heal to max hp on bloodworms or rates or anything easy to kill. Never use or bring food thats jus ta waste of space since with ice barrage method you will never get hit... (unless you fail badly).
5. For karils, wear the full guthans that you already brought and use a dds or claws to special him. If this doesnt kill him then whip out a chaotic rapier or longsword for the rest.
6. For ahrim, wear your full mage armour and use a rune c bow with dim (e) bolts to kill it.
7. Don't worry about the damage taken by karils and ahrims because you will simply heal yourself to max hp in the tunnel using your guthans.
8. If you want to kill multiple barrow brothers in the tunnel then spam click a door unless 1 brother appears. Once this 1 brother appears continue to spam click the door and you will most likely reswanp at least 2 sometimes 3 and rarely 4 brothers of the same kind. Its fun killing, for example, 3 dharoks at once.
9. make sure to bring a good amount of ice barrage runes as you will never need banking with this method. I bring over 10k cast

05-Jan-2012 16:29:56 - Last edited on 05-Jan-2012 16:32:02 by C3TEC

Sep

2020

Thistle

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Please note - Mage attack / Melee defence is best suited for barrows.
Try to do all 4 melee using brothers first and Ahrims last as he drains prayer.
Once you find entrance to catacombs, kill all other brothers first before proceeding.
Once in you may come across the brother you didnt kill on the surface, pray accordingly:
Dharok: Melee
Guthan: Melee
Verac: Melee
Torag: Melee
Karil: Range
Ahrim: Magic
~NY

05-Jan-2012 16:32:45 - Last edited on 05-Jan-2012 16:42:38 by Thistle

Sep

2020

Thistle

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^ Hope I didnt go ott.

05-Jan-2012 16:33:05

Mod Kathy

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Hi Desert Sand,
We are limiting it to two tips per player so it would be the first two in your list. You can change the order or edit the contents of your post though.

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05-Jan-2012 16:33:42

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05-Jan-2012 16:34:04

[#TQHQFJ38V]

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Have 50+ Construction and 66+ Magic to build a Chapel, an Altar, and a Teleport Room with a Kharyrll Portal. When done with the brothers, or in case of emergency, use a House Teletab, recharge prayer and teleport back to Canifis. If you have completed the In Aid of the Myreque quest, you have access to the Burgh de Rott bank, which is very near to the Barrows mounds, making it so your food won't rot by the Ghasts when travelling from the Hollows to Mort'ton via the myreque shortcut. Or use world 31 with a house at Rimmington if you don't have these construction and magic levels, so you can use someone's altar and portal.

05-Jan-2012 16:38:06

Jun

2008

Jeremy C

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Here's what I do:
I personally ice barrage (ice burst would work too but is risky on brothers like Dhorak) all 7 of the brothers in this order:
Dhoraks
Ahrim
Guthan
Karil
Torag
Verac
Akrisae
Since I'm a pretty high level, I don't pray on any of them - but if you're a low level I suggest praying for dhorak, karil and possibly ahrim if you use my method.
When it comes to Akrisae I ice barrage him until the mage prayer is activated, then I use a rapier until the melee prayer is activated. I alternate between these until he's dead.
I've also tried dds specing Ahrim and Karil (following up with rapier to finish them), but ice barrage seemed to kill them faster.
*Wear your ring of wealth*
=bring your own spade=Some players think it's funny to plant marker plants around the spades, and some of the spades are hard to see. The best way to avoid this is bringing your own spade.
When getting in the tunnel, I initially kill 1 creature and that's it. This combination seemed to work perfect for me yesterday. The ring of wealth + 1 creature kill (and all 7 brothers) and I received 3 visages, an ahrim hood and a hefty chunk of bolt racks.
Escaping the barrows: Once you've looted the chest you're goal is to get out of the tunnels, I use the medallion to teleport back to barrows to go for another run. You can also bring any other type of teleport such as ectophile, tele tabs or if you're on the ancient book a teleport to canifis.
Other methods include:
- One Ice Barrage cast followed by salamander, slayer dart or polypore staff. A lot of my friends have said the polypore staff is very good at barrows and is much cheaper than barraging for every attack.
-Melee, If magic is not your thing than melee is the way to go. You're going to want to bring a hefty chunk prayer pots and food. The best armor to use in this case is barrows armor. It's cheap, high defence and takes a while to drain (break).
Lastly I suggest not to range - it's the slowest method.

Jeremy C

05-Jan-2012 16:41:36

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