Benefits of becoming a tank?

I've always been wondering, how would becoming a tank benefit me for pking?
Specifically in single.
atm, im 90 cb with
99 range
96 magic
74 pray (rigour)
44 def

Now, gaining 26 defence levels would put me at 97 combat. I don't see why that would help me at all, as i'll have no improvement in my damage done.
any tanks offer advice?

 

The defence will help stop your opponents from hitting you, thats pretty obvious.

 

That, but also i'll end up fighting chaotic rune pures, or whip/turm kids.

 

theres no way for range to compete in the wild at this level..

im going from 98 range 94 magic 52 prayer 45 defense to rigor then 70 defense. 70 defense doesent stop claws/koras/ags you just get koed nonstop while your cbow hits 10s ...

If you didnt notice, damage reduction completely trashed rangers

 

at the level hes at theres plenty of turm/chaotic pures/40 defs

theres simply no option for ranged

 

how about you only talk when you have a tank and nto guess..

ok my tank''Zumbat'' has 99 range 94 mage 81 def 99 cmb..Its pretty easy to get kills, dont worry about the turm rune pures or chaotics, those never hit and get constantly hit themselves..Highly recommend msb-dbow combo

another benefit is that you cant get clawed out, ive never died once from a rush and im only in d hide+nezzi helm ^^ I can show you several claw pks on my tank if needed, just pm me

 

Just aim for 80-99 defense and you can compete with the claw rushing faggots

 

defence is best even in d arena it helps laods with no armour on even..

 

I current have a tank with 96 range, 52 pray, 80 def, 81 hp, and tbh me vs a 1 def pure, i wreck him. i hit constantly with my msb and have smited a few whips from pures. zerkers are the only ones that give me a run for my money as i dont hit as often, which is probably because i wear torag legs torag helm and blk dhide body, if i had more range bonus i would probably own more. But in other words tanks are still good! as long as you have good def bonus, i tank out claw specs easily. and im only 80 def. im getting 90 after i get 99 range.

 

you can pk and do pvm with one account, if you made a pure you can only pk and if you made a main then you would pretty much just do pvm

 

Just warning you, tanks get flamed ALOT. Especially low leveled tanks.

 

This is because they kick ass. People always rage at duel arena and I find it hilarious. It rarely happens anymore though since I'm higher.

My tank is 99 range, 99 mage, 75 def, 85 hp, 43 prayer, 1 summ and my combat is only level 93. I also have maxed gear. I can beat any level and usually always win against anyone 110 combat or under at duel arena. I don't even have chaotic crossbow or hand cannon yet. I can't even imagine what I'll be able to do once maxed and only 103 combat. Defence is very useful because you can also PvM. I definitely enjoy tanks more than anything else.

 

Zerk vs tank = A dead zerk.

I'm 75 att 95 str 45 def 99 range 52 pray 94 mage 92 hp and I get wrecked against tanks.

It's probably because I have only 75 attack, but not many zerkers at your combat level have above 80 attack if 80 attack at all. Most are still 60-70/75 att. I would go for a tank, get 70-75 def and wear torag legs, black dhide body, archer helm, glory, rfd gloves, rune c bow, ava accum, dfs/obby shield/ss.

97 combat is right about where zerkers get SS, but just ask them to have it off or don't fight them.

 

Void pure , Ring of vigour , Cannon = BEAST

Tanks are fun , but can get boring when it;s same old same old.

 

Tanks are great, but ideally you need that 70+ def to compete. In fact, 85+ I'd say or else you get rolled too easily. Little combat gain, but a great advantage gain in 1 on 1 combat.

 

The higher your defense is, the less you will get hit. If you get a high defense level it will minimize the threat of claw rushers and chaotic weapons.

 

Range tanks have to risk if they wanna survive...

I played on my friend's one a while ago...
Had Guthan's helm, arma top + bottom, dragon boots, DFS, rune knives (for fighting pures) or rune crossbow, accumulator and the rest of it and man I literally destroyed everyone... 99 range, 99 mage, 80 defence, 99 hp. Just wait for an idiot to attack you so you don't skull, then destroy! D bow usually specs them out or you can just honor and they will 100% die before you, even turmoil pures and that