!--Ultimate Barrows Guide--!

Introduction:
Deep in Mortanya 6 mighty warriors fight to protect their loot. They are located in crypts built many years ago. In these cripts deadly monsters attack without warning. You must go to the center of these cripts to open the chest if you dare?

The Basics:

Getting There:




Getting to the barrows is part of the challenge of barrowing, the most popular way is to stock up in Canifis and run south through Mort Myre Swamp and get on to the "Swamp Boaty" which is just south-east of the fairy ring. it will take you to the edge of Mort'ton, and from there cross the bridge thats right next to the boat and you will be at the barrows. my preferred way of getting there is using the fairy ring code BKR which teleports right near the swamp boat, to use it you must have started the fairy tale part 2 quest. i don't recommend the short cut obtained after the In Search Of Myerque Quest.

Once you get there you will see 6 mounds, each contains a sarcophagus with the spirit of one of the six brothers. you must open it and fight each brother. you must kill all of them if you want a good chance at any reward. when you enter the tomb, look at the lid of the sarcophagus, it will have carving of a helmet with 2 crossed weapons, this is one way of telling what brother is lurking within it, but there is an easier way. just know the arrangement.



Verac - North-West mound
Dharok - North-East mound
Ahrim - Center mound
Torag - South-West mound
Guthan - South-East mound
Karil - South Center mound


Magic Methods:
Slayer Dart Method: uses the of a the Magic Dart spell. it requires 55 slayer and 50 magic to use. it's widely used because of the fact that it's usually self-sustaining, which means you should only have to buy runes for it on your first ever run and you will usually get them back from the chest. it requires 1 Death and 4 Minds per cast to use. higher kill count improves rune drops, so kill some critters!

Wave Method: Just use any wave spell to kill the brothers. Range ahrim with mage short and kill karil with dds and whip or d scim.

God Magic Method: this method uses the god spells which can be learned in the mage arena. i recommend bringing about 150 casts worth of runes until you know how many you need. using a void knights mace really speeds things up, it can auto cast claws of guthix. this is my 2nd choice method. Claws of Guthix is recommended because it lowers defence.

This is a good setup for this method, but u could replace armor wiht mysic or ahrims:





Ancients - Use ice spells because they freeze the brother for a small amount of time and allows you to attack from a distance without the need of a safespot. unlike the other 3 types of ancient spells, use the highest version of this spell you can. but remember, it stops movement, but not the ability to attack. Ahrim and Karil can still hit you when frozen. kill them first and use prayer.

Here is some good equipment for this method:




Melee Methods:
Normal Melee Method: As the name obviously implies, this method uses normal melee. i would recommend using a whip and bringing a super set, and at least lvl 85 in attack and strength and good defense. it's would also be good do have a dds to poison them and speed things up, or if you prefer, a dragon mace for high-hitting.

Guthan's Method: This is a very risky method, but it can lead to being able to do many trips on 1 inventory. just bring a guthan's set and the affect will heal you saving valuable food and potions. remember, if you die you will lose the spear, so be careful.


Verac's Method: bring full veracs and melee all brothers, it can hit through their armor making for powerful attacks.

Here is the equpiment for veracs mehod:



Godsword Method - For this id reccomend a Bandos Godsword, but any works. just wear strong armor and fight using a Godsword. make sure it's set to slash, the rest dont work so well.

Saradomin Sword Method - Just as good as the godsword method, though your chance of hitting is lower, the speed makes up for it. use smash on the melee bros, and use slash on Ahrim and Karil. the spec does a magic attack, so use it on Dharok, then again on the tunnel bro for a little extra damage. use a superset.

Ranging/Other Methods:


Ruby Bolt Method: This method is a little tricky, all you need is ruby bolts (e), some rune bolts, and a crossbow. ruby bolts will sometimes release the Blood forfeit spell which will damage you for 10% of your remaining hp, and your opponent for 20% of theirs. switch to rune bolts when they get to half hp, if you don't the bolts may start working against you.

Diamond Bolt Method: This method requires diamond bolts (e). just range them like normal and the bolt's Armour piercing spell will weaken their ranged defense and make killing them easy.

Dragon Bolt Method: This is a very expensive way to go, but it works quite well. just bring dragonstone bolts (e) and the Dragon's breath spell will do massive damage.


Poison Method: This is possibly the safest method, attack with any poisoned weapon and hide behind the sarcophagus. takes a long time, but is almost completely safe.

Lizard Method: Bring a lizard (Red or Black Salamander) and use that to kill all of them. lizards work great because they can attack with any style, so use magic attack on all except ahrim and use range attack on him. melee tunnel monsters.


The Brothers:
Verac The Defiled (lvl 115/melee): Verac is one of the most dangerous brothers, he uses his special attack "The Defiler" to hit through your prayer, but using prayer is still a good idea, with prayer on less than half of hits will cause damage, and your armor will still protect you, without it he will hit through your armor bonuses and kill you alot faster, food is advised. he is the only brother who can hit through prayer. weak against magic.

Dharok The Wretched (lvl 115/melee): Dharok is the most deadly of all of the brothers, his special "Wretched Strength" is increadibly powerful. he hits higher depending on how much damage he has taken, at full health he hits higher than you would expect from a lvl 115, but even taking 10 hp off him powers him up enough to hit in the 30s, at about 30% hp he can hit in the 70s. using protect form melee prayer blocks all damage from him. weak against magic.

Torag The Corruped (lvl 115/melee): Torag is the weakest of the brothers, his average hit is 20, but he has very bad aim and rarely hits. his special "Corruption" takes away your run energy. weak against magic.

Guthan The Infested: (lvl 115/melee): Guthan is pretty much the middle melee brother, he hits more often than torag, but no where near as high as dharok. he is the second weakest, but his special "Infestation" heals him as he hits hp off of you, be careful with him, but hes not too bad. weak against magic.

Ahrim The Blighted (lvl 98/mage): Ahrim is the only magical brother and he is one of the lower lvls, but he hits hard. his special "Blighted Aura" decreases your strength lvl and makes the tunnels alot harder. ranging him works quite well, but melee also works. magic has almost no affect on him.

Karil The Tainted: (lvl 98/ranged): Karil is the only brother who ranges, but his attack is increadibly powerful. i should know, my +273 range def bonus didnt do much to stop it. his special "Tainted Shot" lowers your agility lvl, this is very inconveniant in the tunnels. using protect from ranged is advised for even the best barrowers. even though hes a ranger, he has low magic defence, maging him is advised.



(from left to right: Ahrim, Dharok, Guthan, Karil, Torag, Verac)

The Tunnel:


To get into the chest room you need to do a puzzle which is at the green puzzle door. The puzzles and answers are the following:










The Rewards:
Verac's Helm
Verac's Brassard
Verac's Plateskirt
Verac's Flail



Dharok's Helm
Dharok's Platebody
Dharok's Platelegs
Dharok's Greataxe



Ahrim's Hood
Ahrim's Robetop
Ahrim's Robeskirt
Ahrim's Staff



Torag's Helm
Torag's Platebody
Torag's Platelegs
Torag's Hammers



Karil's Coif
Karil's Leathertop
Karil's Leatherskirt
Karil's Crossbow



Guthan's Helm
Guthan's Platebody
Guthan's Chainskirt
Guthan's Warspear



Blood Runes
Death Runes
Chaos Runes
Mind Runes
Bolt Racks
Dragon Med
Tooth of Key
Loop of Key
Coins like 100-2000 (thanks teh G)

Thanks for reading my guide, any suggestions let me know.

 

Nice Guide I'd give it 7.5/10
Forgot Cash reward lolol (Most Basic Thing)
The best items I have ever gotten in Barrows are Guthans Full Helmet and Guthans Warspear 2nd and 4th invo FIRST ITEM LUCKY ME

 

lol thanks teh G anything else im missing?

 

any other comments

 

I'd say use either a book of balance or an unholy book instead of a holy book.

You don't really need too much defense there anyways.

 

true iron, but the book doesnt matter much anyway lol

 

Eh kind of obvious =/
I swear ive seen the same guide?
Maybe not, oh well.
6/10

 

umm thanks.. i wrote the whole guide myself so ya...

 

rate it or hate it

 

zamorak book - useless.
Magic dart is not based on your magic bonus, so saradomin book is better.

Also use crossbow.

finally - barrows aren't profitable anymore, as alot of items are worthless ....

 

you are so wrong that barrows is not profitable i almost always get 1 item an hour and runes, the item is almost always 150k+ with runes i get 200-400k an hour unless spear or dh helm. supplies cost maybe 100k per hour so 100-300k an hour

 

any thing else

 

Great guide. Very easy to read, and not much either. I like how you laid out all the methods and showed many options. Way better then runehq's guide. 10/10.

 

thanks for the guide very helpful

 

two very nice comments in a row thanks alot

 

weekend! maybe i will update guide more

 

got dh axe and karil x bow earlier yay

 

you refrazed tip.it.... even used their picture dude not cool

 

lol are u high i wrote the whole guide on my own and took 1 of their pictures lol

 

any other thougts on ths guide