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Dynamic Dude
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Dynamic Dude

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I'm looking upgrading my gear for high level slayer and starting bossing. Should I invest in range or mage and what gear / weapons would you recommend? I always seem to get slapped pretty hard so any advice would be great. I have unlocked curses and overloads etc.

Thank you

26-Jun-2023 12:07:21

Darkir Kam
May Member 2023

Darkir Kam

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I personally prefer mage, especially if you're taking a lot of damage. I don't know your budget, but if you have ports done, using animate dead with superior sea singers works okay for me. I know there's better armor but that's the most affordable, imo. (there also is a non superior version you can buy off ge, but i don't know how well it works)

For mage weapons i think it would depend again waht your budget is, and what bosses you want to fight. I use dual wield so I can shield swap or use a defender for some bosses. but I think that staves should work just as well in many cases (or all, if you're just a quicker swapper than me when you need a shield)

I like, again, superior ports weapons. Which do take more ports to get, but are pretty dang affordable.

If you don't do ports, you could always use either a wand and orb of cwyr elders, or seismic if you can afford it.

staff wise, maybe look into obliteration, nox staff, or camel staff? I'm not sure. it really depends what bosses you want to fight.

sorry for being kind of vague. this is just what I do. not necessarily the most efficient.
good luck!

26-Jun-2023 13:00:29

Dynamic Dude
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Dynamic Dude

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To be fair it was kind of a vague question... thanks for your reply. Ive not managed much ports but I'm currently working through it. I like the idea of mage so I think that's what I'm gonna go for. I was looking at crypto or elite tec but if I'm starting at gwd1 I doubt that would pay for itself. Is superior zuriels a worth while upgrade? Or is there any other upgrades I should be looking at first? I already have nox staff and the cywir combo and virtus outfit but I'm still being slapped too much and only manage a couple of kills before banking which is annoying

I've got about 1bil to spend but that would probably include augmenting for mid level perks untill I make some more gp

26-Jun-2023 13:52:32 - Last edited on 26-Jun-2023 13:55:27 by Dynamic Dude

Darkir Kam
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Darkir Kam

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I'm not sure for sup zuriels being worth it or not, as I haven't used it. To be honest, even with the nerf, I still like animate dead with tank armor for reducing damage taken. If your main problem is taking damage, that would be my recommendation. (tank armor)

What bosses are you fighting right now? Is it gwd1? If so that is unlikely to pay for the higher level armors. If its something higher lvl with better drops, then that could change.

1 bil is a nice budget IMO. But I'm not sure how much of cryptbloom it can buy, since I haven't looked into acquiring it myself.

Your weapons sound fine to me. Armor could be fine too, IMO, unless you want high lvl power armor. (actually, when I use power armor I also use virtus. but my budget is smaller than yours)

really, I'm not sure what else to recommend. I hope someone with more knowledge about big budget gear can help you, but most of my gear is cheaper (or free, through ports).

Best of luck! Sorry that I can't help as much.

27-Jun-2023 15:45:42

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