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Thok II

Thok II

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The fact that melee brothers (and karil) theoretically have a "magic level" of 1, and the armor would have negative bonuses, means that you should be able to mage them with almost perfect accuracy regardless of your equipment. Karil will have defenses to magic, but really, you will only be against the equipment. The Barrow brothers are weak to magic in particular because of the fact that magic level is the main thing taken into account when defending against magic, unlike other styles which it is 100% defense. In the case of the barrow brothers (except Ahrim), if they do not use the stat to attack, their level in it is 1.
To use this tactic, usually the best type of gear will be a melee helm, plate armor and legs, and a shield, then using mage-boosting boots, gloves, ring (if using a different ring, ROW should still be in inventory. Wear it when you are looting the chest), cape, and staff. The best spells to use is likely the polypore staff and slayer dart due to their damage and how cheap they are per cast.
The best tip to have is to adapt to the outcomes of your trips. Experiment with your equipment/inventory setups and always be vigilant to making changes to make your trips faster, more safe, or less expensive. If a method works for you, always strive to find those items/quests/other abilities to make you more successful :]

06-Jan-2012 15:46:07 - Last edited on 06-Jan-2012 15:58:13 by Thok II

Goed Knut

Goed Knut

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USE PRAYER!
I cannot state this enough, the brothers will kill you pretty quickly if you don't have prayer. Having a good supply of prayer potions during your trip is also advised because it sucks running out of prayer during a fight!
Also using magic to kill most of the brothers (with the exception of Ahrim) is extremely helpful!
~~~*Goed Knut*~~~

06-Jan-2012 16:17:58 - Last edited on 06-Jan-2012 16:21:08 by Goed Knut

AzSugarDaddy
Jun Member 2018

AzSugarDaddy

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1. Put the Protect From/Deflect prayer or curse corresponding to your tunnel brother as your quickpray when entering the tunnel. This way, you must only drink a sip of potion and click a pray button while staying on food screen. May prevent a Dharok hit! And can also save some food!

2. Don't bring high end spells!! Bringing Ice barrage, while it may save a prayer pot due to killing the brothers faster, will only lower your profit!! A prayer potion is roughly 7k gp where Ice barrages are 3k per spell! Polypore is a great alternative.

06-Jan-2012 17:24:02

Ghosteye
Apr Member 2009

Ghosteye

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Remember to bring a handy one click teleport to get you out of there in case of an emergency. Even the most experienced can find they're getting hit for an unusually large amount at some point, and it can be a very long walk back to your grave.

06-Jan-2012 18:03:47

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