User:Elven Core/Sandbox

Equipment
While playing Barbarian Assault, players may only suffer melee, ranged or poison damage from the Penance monsters. As such, wearing melee armour with both high melee and ranged defence bonus is recommended. During Wave 10, the Penance Queen will attack with a ranged attack when distant and a melee attack when in range. She can also use a strong group ranged attack at any time, even if you are not in her view, so using armour with high ranged defence is the best choice.

Melee barrows equipment is generally the best choice. An Excalibur can be quite useful for any role other than Attacker, as it increases the player's Defence level, which can help reduce damage taken overtime.

Many players wear Penance armour for visual appeal or as a sign of experience in the minigame, it may be worthwhile wearing any penance armour you have to help yourself get recruited into better teams.

Melee attack
The following weapon sets are popular among attackers for their speed and damage output.
 * Special attack weapons: Dinh's Bulwark, Dragon Claws, Dragon dagger, Dragon battleaxe or Godswords
 * Controlled: Abyssal whip, Abyssal tentacle, Dragon scimitar or Dragon longsword
 * Accurate: Abyssal whip, Abyssal tentacle, Dragon scimitar or Dragon longsword
 * Aggressive: Saradomin sword, Dragon scimitar or Dragon longsword
 * Defensive: Abyssal whip, Abyssal tentacle, Dragon scimitar or Dragon longsword

A cheap melee attack set includes a dragon dagger for special attacks, an abyssal whip for accurate, controlled and defensive attack styles, and a dragon scimitar for aggressive attacks.

Melee defence

 * Helm: Serpentine helm, Helm of neitiznot, Berserker helm or any penance hat such as a Fighter hat
 * Body: Fighter torso, Rune platebody or Barrows equipment
 * Legs: Penance skirt, Dragon platelegs, Dragon plateskirt, Rune platelegs or Barrows equipment
 * Shield: Your best Defender, Obsidian shield, any Spirit shield or Dragon sq shield
 * Gloves: Regen bracelet, Penance gloves, Barrows gloves, Dragon gloves
 * Boots: Dragon boots, Runner boots, Rune boots or Rock climbing boots

Using an Excalibur for its special can be useful as it increases a player's Defence level.

Due to an update on 25 January 2018, Ranged has become the fastest & most convenient stance to fight with.

Ranged gear
 * Helm: Void Ranger Helmet, Armadyl Helmet, Blessed/Black dragonhide coif
 * Body: Elite Void top, Armadyl platebody, Void top, Blessed/Black dragonhide body
 * Legs: Elite Void skirt, Armadyl plateskirt, Void skirt, Blessed/Black dragonhide chaps
 * Weapon: Magic shortbow preferably imbued (i).
 * Gloves: Void gloves, Barrows gloves, Blessed/Black dragonhide vambraces
 * Boots: Pegasian boots, Ranger boots, Blessed dragonhide boots, Snakeskin boots