The Prayer Beast – Runescape Pures Part One
January 17, 2009 at 4:34 am 6 comments
I have held this idea on the back burner for a long time now. I blogged the idea last year in a foot note and finally got around to putting a few types together. I have a few more types on my mind, and will try to post 2-3 a month, usually on Fridays. Enjoy.
The Prayer Beast
Runescape’s Paladin?
I based this character type on a good friend of mine, I will call him Werewolf. For a long time he ruled his small part of the wild as a Prayer Beast. Dressed in his monk robes and carrying his granite maul, he was lethal. This post will focus on that version of the Prayer Beast.
Required Skills
- Str: 50
- Att: 50
- Def: 0
- Prayer: 31
Those are the minimums you will need to be a serious threat in PvP fighting. Some people may contest the prayer level. Protect item is necessary at level 25, but why 31? Ultimate strength. Those few higher HP you knock off could mean the difference between a spawn in Lumby or a nice pay off for a hard day’s work.
Outfit:
- Ram Skull Helmet (Free after Rag and Bone Quest) > Iron Full
- Cape (any color) – 600gp
- Holy Symbol (137gp), Amulet of Strength
- Granite Maul – 130k
- Explorer’s Ring – Free after Lumby Achievement Diaries
- Monk Robe Top – Free from the Prayer Guild (535gp from GE)
- Anti-Dragon shield – Free from the king of Lumby (289gp from the GE)
- Monk Robe Bottom – Free from the Prayer Guild (485 from the GE)
- Safety Gloves – Stronghold of Player Safety
- Fighting Boots – Free from the Stronghold of Security
Total outfit cost:
About 150k. You really should purchase extras of the things you can. If you want to save some cash, then start Dragon Slayer, get your anti-dragon shield, drop it, get another, and repeat. The same goes for monk robes, just wait until they spawn.
Substitutions:
You can swap out the Ram Skull helm for an iron full if you want. They are cheap and easy to make, but why the Ram Skull? It is an easy quest, and you get prayer xp from it. Two things that are good for a Prayer Beast.
Carry a rune scimmy as well. This will hit higher than the Granite Maul, as well as being twice as fast, then pull out the maul and use the Quick Smash spec to finish off your opponent.
Switch out the ammy for a Strength Amulet. Your main ‘strength’ is going to be strength, so adding every possible bonus you can is the key to getting a quick kill.
Inventory:
A decent PK food and Zammy Brews. At the cost of <250 per dose, they offer a str and att bonus equivalent to Super Att and Str at 1/10 the price, and prayer bonus. They do have an HP and def penalty, but at 1 def, it doesn’t matter anyway so just gobble a fish to heal up after a shot and you are good to go. You can also substitute a slot of food for a super def mix. They heal well (12hp over 2 doses) at the same time as giving a bonus to your def, and they are cheap at 300 a shot.
Turbo Tip:
There isn’t a large supply of Zammy Brews or Super Def Mixes for sale on the GE. They cost a lot to make, and sell for nothing, but they are great herblore XP. Just ask in the GE for 85 herblore help, and most high levels will be happy to assist.
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soulblade102 | January 17, 2009 at 8:32 pm
hey turbo, could you please publish your posts on therunescapeblog.com as well?
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Wzevon | January 18, 2009 at 12:33 pm
The original was the best right when slayer came out and people were getting up there and the G-maul was floating around at about 900k-mil u would walk just north of varrock and see about 3-4 ppl in monk robes maul str ammy and usually nothing more. And u watch as a single hot shot in full rune and probably a dragon long. U see the monk robe guys pot up and step out and dance ( this part was key ) and watch as 2 specs most likely 25s and a few other things drop the guy and they walk out and sit and wait for the special bar to recharge for another unsuspecting victim. Those were some of the funnest days.
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pizzamancer | January 18, 2009 at 1:40 pm
I remember them, and since the subject of the blog posted it was Wzevon, as in Werewolves of London, who I based the post on. I didn’t see him on, or I would have asked, then moved the str ammy to the pole position with the holy symbol in second place. He was a pro. In my book far more prolific than Mulch Maker, who I have heard hide nor hair of since, but none the less deserves a mention in the annals of the G Maul PKer history.
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Fangman 283 | February 4, 2009 at 12:13 am
I’m new to pking but I’ve already made a huge profit from idiots wearing full rune. I wear this: Sacred clay helmet, sacred clay body, sacred clay legs, granite maul, strength ammy, rune gauntlets, rune boots, and a team cape. I know this sounds dumb, but I can kill someone my level in about 4 hits wearing full rune. I also have 39 magic. I always bring runes for varrock and falador teleports. I have 36 range, I can get better Mage defence with leaner if I need to. I never have food unless an opponent drops it. I use ultimate strength and steel skin. I haven’t lost a fight in forever.
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Adam | February 20, 2009 at 8:50 am
You could get Mith Gloves instead of Safety gloves, but it requires questing.
For boots, climbing boots – Death Platue
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Guthic monk2 | March 14, 2009 at 11:15 pm
nice guide. i pwn with a 13 pray beast tho… im f2p and those level 20s are realy surprised when they are 2 hitted
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