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Opinion: Ranged gear upgrade order

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Opinion: Ranged gear upgrade order

Opinion: Ranged gear upgrade order
Type Opinion
Videos 1 (first 2020-06-27, latest 2020-06-27)
Main source Ranged Gear Upgrade Guide (BEST GP TO DAMAGE) OSRS 2020

Opinion: Ranged gear upgrade order is an opinion topic that Gnomonkey covers in 1 video on 2020-06-27. This article is a stub: his statements are grouped by type, repeated ones merged.

Methods

  • Gnomonkey's basic Ranged setup: full black d'hide, archer helm (needs the Fremennik Isles quest), accumulator or assembler, glory, blessing, mithril or adamant darts, black d'hide shield, snakeskin boots, black d'hide vambraces or Barrows gloves, and no ring.1

Gnomonkey's opinion

  • Gnomonkey says the first upgrade to get is a Toxic blowpipe, which he calls kind of a noob trap since even with adamant darts it costs about 450k gp an hour to use, but says it is so overpowered everywhere that you realistically should use it for any Ranged content.2
  • Gnomonkey's next upgrade is blessed d'hide boots, which are +4 ranged attack and +1 prayer over snakeskin boots at about 850k a pair, a bigger upgrade than either a fury or an Archer's ring would be.3
  • For Slayer Ranged, Gnomonkey says to get an imbued black mask or Slayer helmet, giving a 15% ranged accuracy and strength bonus on task for about 800k gp.4
  • Gnomonkey then buys an Archer's ring; if you can imbue it at the Nightmare Zone, its ranged attack bonus doubles from 4 to 8, a significant DPS upgrade.4
  • Gnomonkey next swaps black d'hide for blessed d'hide, buying chaps first then the body and typically the cheapest variant, a straight upgrade giving +1 prayer per piece for about 500k total, saving many prayer potions.5
  • Gnomonkey buys the amulet of fury last in the basic setup because it is not a DPS upgrade, but it gives +2 prayer and some defensive stats and is a great hybrid amulet, which he would buy earlier if also working on a melee setup.5
  • After the basic setup, Gnomonkey says the next upgrade to shoot for is Rigour; he suggests buying a Necklace of anguish then selling it back so you can afford Rigour while you work your way up.6
  • After unlocking Rigour, Gnomonkey says to buy back the Necklace of anguish, then says upgrades beyond that point are incredibly marginal and sticking with this setup is not a bad plan.7
  • Gnomonkey considers Karil's armour more of a side grade to d'hide (worse melee defence but better magic and ranged defence), a straight downgrade from Armadyl armour, and rarely worth using because it degrades, perhaps at Zulrah or certain Slayer tasks.8
  • Gnomonkey's next realistic upgrade after Rigour and anguish is Pegasian boots, which give +5 ranged attack over blessed d'hide boots at the cost of the prayer bonus.9
  • Gnomonkey's final equipment upgrade is Armadyl armour, which he describes as one of the last upgrades he would get, incredibly expensive and a really small upgrade.10

Revision history

Date Video Change
2020-06-27 Ranged Gear Upgrade Guide (BEST GP TO DAMAGE) OSRS 2020 Page created: 12 statements (method, opinion)
## References

  1. Ranged Gear Upgrade Guide (BEST GP TO DAMAGE) OSRS 2020, 2020-06-27. ▶ 4:46 ↩

  2. Ranged Gear Upgrade Guide (BEST GP TO DAMAGE) OSRS 2020, 2020-06-27. ▶ 5:12 ↩

  3. Ranged Gear Upgrade Guide (BEST GP TO DAMAGE) OSRS 2020, 2020-06-27. ▶ 5:43 ↩

  4. Ranged Gear Upgrade Guide (BEST GP TO DAMAGE) OSRS 2020, 2020-06-27. ▶ 6:16 ↩↩

  5. Ranged Gear Upgrade Guide (BEST GP TO DAMAGE) OSRS 2020, 2020-06-27. ▶ 6:49 ↩↩

  6. Ranged Gear Upgrade Guide (BEST GP TO DAMAGE) OSRS 2020, 2020-06-27. ▶ 7:44 ↩

  7. Ranged Gear Upgrade Guide (BEST GP TO DAMAGE) OSRS 2020, 2020-06-27. ▶ 9:15 ↩

  8. Ranged Gear Upgrade Guide (BEST GP TO DAMAGE) OSRS 2020, 2020-06-27. ▶ 9:45 ↩

  9. Ranged Gear Upgrade Guide (BEST GP TO DAMAGE) OSRS 2020, 2020-06-27. ▶ 10:11 ↩

  10. Ranged Gear Upgrade Guide (BEST GP TO DAMAGE) OSRS 2020, 2020-06-27. ▶ 10:44 ↩

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