Void knight melee Underrated?

[thereal]

I rarely see void knight melee anywhere, why? because people think their normal gear is better then the +10% strength/attack.

That's where you are wrong and my calculations will prove it.

With void knight melee I can use:

Amulet - Fury +8
Weapon - Abyssal whip (common) +82
Cape - firecape +4
Ring - Berserker ring +4
Boots - Dragon boots +4
Shield - Rune defender - +5

That adds up to +107 strength bonus, using ultimate strength on tip.it's max hit calculator will be the 10% bonus.

With that gear I will hit (with my 84 strength)

28. + 10% attack bonus.

Normal Gear:

Helmet - Neitiznot +3
Body - Fighter torso +4
Amulet - Fury +8
Weapon - Abyssal whip (common) +82
Cape - Firecape +4
Ring - Berserker ring +4
Boots - Dragon boots +4
Shield - Rune defender +5
Hands - Dark gloves + 12
Legs - Bandos tasset +2

+128 strength.

With that gear I will hit (with my 84 strength)

29. (No +10% attack bonus.)

Okay here the discussion begins, as you see I can hit 1 more with normal gear but how many have a Bandos tasset or Dark gloves? I'd say most common is Dragon/barrows leg wear and let's say rune gloves.

That's a loss on 6 from the strength bonus meaning a hit of 28 instead of 29 and still no +10% attack bonus.

Result: Void knight melee armor 28 +10% attack, normal 28 + nothing.

Pros with Void knight melee:
1. Higher attack.
2. cheap.

Cons with Void knight melee:
1. Takes long time to get. (can be discussed)
2. Lower defence bonuses.
3. No black mask.

NOTE:

Amulet - Fury +8
Weapon - Abyssal whip (common) +82
Cape - firecape +4
Ring - Berserker ring +4
Boots - Dragon boots +4
Shield - Rune defender - +5

You can of course have 2h etc. but it read below.

changing them will have effect both sets

 

[Paus007]

Well, getting a torso, bandos tassett and barrows (they're not dark) gloves takes pretty much time, especially without rwt.

The fact that void knight armour has a way lower defence stat, doesn't matter too much, as you could wear it with way less stats.
Also, you could add a dragonfire shield instead of rune defender, which gives +7 strength bonus.

Ofcourse, a black mask makes the normal outfit way better, but that doesn't help much when you're not on a slayer task.

 

[thereal]

It can be very useful on undead tasks or "afk" in Damis lair.