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This page shows various strategies which may help you to kill the Link to Barrows brothers Barrows brothers.

Barrows Grave

This is the six Barrows brothers' graveyard as well as each brother's combat discipline.

Getting there[]

Barrows Map

1.) Red is the longest and most tedious route.
2.) Sky blue is the moderate route if no additional quests are completed aside from In Aid of the Myreque. Those who have access to fairy rings can also use this route.
3.) Green is the penultimate shortest route and makes use of the Myreque shortcut.
4.) Dark blue is the shortest route making use of Morytania legs 3, 4, or Mort'ton teleports.

The most direct route to Link to Barrows Barrows is the Item image of %7B%7B%3ABarrows+teleport%7D%7D, File:Barrows teleport Barrows teleport tablet or the level 83 Link to Barrows Teleport Barrows Teleport spell in the Link to Arceuus spellbook Arceuus spellbook.

Alternatively, players could choose to teleport to Mort'ton and run north-east to Barrows. After completing the Link to Shades of Mort'ton Shades of Mort'ton Link to Quests quest a teleport to Mort'ton via the Link to Minigame Group Finder Minigame Group Finder becomes unlocked. It is possible to teleport there via a Item image of %7B%7B%3AMort%27ton+teleport%7D%7D, File:Mort'ton teleport Mort'ton teleport scroll, but they are more expensive and less convenient than Item image of %7B%7B%3ABarrows+teleport%7D%7D, File:Barrows teleport Barrows teleport tablets.

Item image of %7B%7B%3AMorytania+legs+3%7D%7D, File:Morytania legs 3 Morytania legs 3 or Item image of %7B%7B%3AMorytania+legs+4%7D%7D, File:Morytania legs 4 4 grant unlimited Link to Burgh de Rott Burgh de Rott teleports, which is very useful for banking and getting to Barrows. Paired with a Item image of %7B%7B%3ACrafting+cape%7D%7D, File:Crafting cape Crafting cape, this is by far one of the best ways to do Barrows trips.

An alternative way is by use of the Link to Myreque Hideout#The Myreque Shortcut Myreque tunnel, unlocked during and after Link to In Search of the Myreque In Search of the Myreque and then using the Link to Swamp Boaty Swamp Boat to travel to Link to Mort'ton Mor'ton at which point you will travel east to reach the Barrows mounds.

It is extremely useful to have level 50 Skill icon of Construction, File:Construction icon Construction for the ability to build a Link to Kharyrll Kharyrll (or Link to Canifis Canifis) portal and an altar in your Link to player-owned house player-owned house. This allows Link to Teleport to House Teleport to House tabs to be used after looting each chest, which will allow you to quickly recharge your Skill icon of Prayer, File:Prayer icon Prayer and bank in Canifis (not to mention returning to Barrows).

If In Search of the Myreque has not been completed to the point in which you gain use of the swamp boat[1], then the only way to get to Barrows from Canifis by running through the swamp, which is not recommended as it takes a long time and much of your Link to food food will be rotted by Ghast ghasts.

If Burntmeat chathead Making Friends with My Arm has been completed, a Link to Fire pit#Fire of Dehumidification Fire of Dehumidification can be built in the Link to Fire pit Fire pit in the swamp to negate the effect of the ghasts.

Recommended requirements[]

Required quests

Suggested quests

Suggested skills (to survive underground)

Equipment[]

The general idea for Barrows is that you should equip the best equipment you have at your disposal for your level. As a low-mid level player (i.e. with stats just around the required levels), your best bet is to wear defensive melee armour, with as much mage bonus as you can in your other slots. Because the Link to Barrows brothers Barrows brothers have such low Skill icon of Magic, File:Magic icon Magic Defence, it does not matter whether you wear Bronze full helm chathead Melee or Link to Armour/Magic armour Magic gear if you plan to attack them with Magic. However, without at least some bonus, your hits will suffer.

Below is a general guide for armour, but generally you really cannot go wrong with going with your best set-up.

Warning: Don't forget that when bringing your best items, that you can die. This minigame is not a safe death.

Recommended equipment for Melee
Slot Item (most effective → least effective)
Head Ancestral hat Ancestral hat[2] / Serpentine helm Serpentine helm Barrows helmet (Verac's, Torag's, Guthan's etc.) Dragon full helm Dragon full helm Helm of neitiznot Helm of neitiznot / Obsidian helmet Obsidian helmet N/A
Neck Occult necklace Occult necklace Amulet of fury Amulet of fury Amulet of glory Amulet of glory Amulet of power Amulet of power Amulet of strength Amulet of strength
Back God capes Imbued god capes[2] / Infernal cape Infernal cape Fire cape Fire cape Max cape Max cape / Trimmed skillcape / Obsidian cape Obsidian cape Ardougne cloak 4 Ardougne cloak / God capes Imbued god capes N/A
Body Ancestral robe top Ancestral robe top[2] / Barrows platebodies (Dharok's, Torag's etc.) Dragon platebody Dragon platebody Bandos chestplate Bandos chestplate Fighter torso Fighter torso / Granite body Granite body N/A
Legs Ancestral robe bottom Ancestral robe bottom[2] / Barrows platelegs (Dharok's, Torag's etc.) Verac's plateskirt Verac's plateskirt / Guthan's chainskirt Guthan's chainskirt Bandos tassets Bandos tassets Dragon platelegs Dragon platelegs / Dragon plateskirt Dragon plateskirt Rune platelegs Rune platelegs
Shield Arcane spirit shield Arcane spirit shield / Godbook[3] /Tome of fire Tome of fireCite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many Dragonfire shield Dragonfire shield Crystal shield Crystal shield / Blessed spirit shield Blessed spirit shield Toktz-ket-xil Toktz-ket-xil Other magic books
Gloves Barrows gloves Barrows gloves Tormented bracelet Tormented bracelet[2] Dragon gloves Dragon gloves Combat bracelet Combat bracelet / Penance gloves Penance gloves N/A
Feet Primordial boots Primordial boots / Guardian boots Guardian boots Bandos boots Bandos boots Dragon boots Dragon boots Granite boots Granite boots / Eternal boots Eternal boots / Infinity boots Infinity boots / Pegasian boots Pegasian boots / Ranger boots Ranger boots N/A
Ring Ring of the gods (i) Ring of the gods (i) / Archers ring (i) Archers ring (i) Ring of the gods Ring of the gods / Archers ring Archers ring Ring of suffering (i) Ring of suffering (i) Seers ring (i) Seers ring (i) Ring of dueling Ring of duelingCite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many
References
  1. In Search of the Myreque is only needed to use the Swamp Boaty at Mort'ton. The Swamp boaty travelling to Mort'ton is accessible without completing the quest.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Give magic strength (max hit), very low defences, a mix is advised.
  3. Only useful for prayer bonus, contrary to popular belief Book of darkness does NOT increase damage, Barrows brothers have 0 magic defence, magic attack bonus does nothing (same goes for seers ring).

Recommended weapons[]

Item (most effective > least effective)
Style 1 2 3
Magic icon For Dharok, Verac, Guthan, Torag, & Karil Trident of the swamp Trident of the swamp / Trident of the seas Trident of the seas / Staff of the dead Staff of the dead[1] / Smoke battlestaff Smoke battlestaff[1] Slayer's staff (e) Slayer's staff (e) (with Slayer helmet Slayer helmet bonuses & Magic Dart only when on a slayer task Iban's staff Iban's staff, Fire bolt with the Tome of fire Tome of fire and Chaos gauntlets Chaos gauntlets equipped, regular Slayer's staff Slayer's staff, Elemental staff
Ranged icon For Ahrim Toxic blowpipe Toxic blowpipe Armadyl crossbow Armadyl crossbow Magic shortbow (i) Magic shortbow (i), Rune crossbow Rune crossbow, the fastest range weapon you have
Attack icon / Ranged icon For the Minions / Killcount Toxic blowpipe Toxic blowpipe [2] / Abyssal tentacle Abyssal tentacle Abyssal whip Abyssal whip Dragon scimitar Dragon scimitar, Staff of the dead Staff of the dead, the best melee weapon you have
References
  1. 1.0 1.1 Only when using tome of fire + fire elemental spell.
  2. Only with Salve amulet(ei) for fastest kc (skeletons only!) / salve amulet(e) for melee.

Notes & general strategy[]

  • Kiting is a method used to safe spot the melee brothers in the room with their sarcophagus. This method can be used to kill the melee brothers without the use of food or prayer. It is recommended for low to med level Ironmen who would otherwise use a lot of resources. In order to kite properly, the player must have their run turned off. This is due to the player moving two tiles per tick. Verac and Torag are the only brothers where kiting is possible on the north, south, east, and west sides of the sarcophagus. This method can only be done with a magic spell, therefore, the trident of the sea will not work. Link to Iban Blast Iban's Blast, Link to Magic Dart Slayer dart, or fire bolt with Item image of %7B%7B%3AChaos+gauntlets%7D%7D, File:Chaos gauntlets Chaos gauntlets and Item image of %7B%7B%3ATome+of+fire%7D%7D, File:Tome of fire Tome of fire are recommended for this method. Since the player will be running a lot, stamina potions and/or full Graceful hood chathead Graceful outfit are highly recommended.
    • The player must first spawn the melee brother. Run can be turned on at this point. For any melee brother besides Verac and Torag, the player must run on either the north side or south side of the sarcophagus to block the brother on the other side.
    • With run turned off, the player must use the magic spell on the brother. Autocast will not work. As soon as the experience drop shows, the player must use the control key to run, and lure the brother onto the other side of the sarcophagus. Holding the control key before clicking to move will turn the player's run on for the duration of the movement. This is the only way this method can work.
    • The player will first have to run the distance of the sarcophagus on the north or south side before clicking over to the other side, or else the player will path directly through the melee brother. This is not the case for Verac or Torag since the east and west sides will work to block them.
    • For Verac and Torag, all four sides of the sarcophagus can be used to effectively kite, as stated, the other melee brothers are only safe spotable on the north and south side. Due to their pathing mechanics.
    • It is recommended not to kite Dharok, since one false move can result in being one hit. It's recommended for the player to kill Dharok before any other brother, so they can use the prayer that they already have when arriving to Barrows.
    • With practice and done properly, this can be used to avoid all damage from the melee brothers, besides their initial hit when spawning the brother.
  • The Black salamander black salamander is a good versatile weapon to use against all the brothers, and its ammunition (Item image of %7B%7B%3Aharralander+tar%7D%7D, File:harralander tar harralander tar) is extremely cheap. Pairing it with full Link to Verac the Defiled's equipment Verac's is a great alternative.
  • You should always use Rune arrow 1 rune arrows for Ahrim the Blighted Ahrim. It can be worthwhile to bring a Ranging potion(1) ranging potion, as he has high Skill icon of Ranged, File:Ranged icon Ranged Skill icon of Defence, File:Defence icon Defence despite being weak to ranged attacks.
  • Imbuing the Item image of %7B%7B%3Amagic+shortbow%7D%7D, File:magic shortbow magic shortbow with a Link to Bounty Hunter Bounty Hunter Scroll will give you a second Link to Special attacks special.
  • Half keys and Item image of %7B%7B%3Adragon+med+helm%7D%7D, File:dragon med helm dragon med helms are bonus loot added to the chest, and can be affected by the Item image of %7B%7B%3Aring+of+wealth%7D%7D, File:ring of wealth ring of wealth.
  • Once you can use a 15-second hold (Link to Entangle Entangle, Link to Ice Blitz Ice Blitz, or Link to Ice Barrage Ice Barrage) you can hold the 4 Link to Melee Melee brothers to not take damage while you attack. This is a cheap way to save supplies.
  • A Stamina potion(1) Stamina potion can be used to make the run through the tunnels simpler.
  • Completing the Link to Morytania Diary#Hard Morytania Hard Diary will grant you 50% more runes when looting from the chest.
  • The maximum damage by each brother:
  • Link to Bones to Peaches Bones to Peaches tablets are an excellent way to extend Barrows trips. Just fill empty spaces with Item image of %7B%7B%3Abones%7D%7D, File:bones bones while gathering kill count, and convert as needed.
  • There are limited safespots in the tunnels, however, if you know how to exploit them, you can effectively safespot any melee brother you may have in there and/or hide to eat if you are not using prayer. With enough skill, prayer potions are not even necessary, even if you get Dharok the Wretched Dharok in the tunnels.
    • Like all NPCs, the Barrows brothers will attempt to move in a straight line towards the player, however they will move east/west first before moving north/south. This opens up many opportunities to safespot melee brothers on corners of debris that can be shot through.
    • Debris on the floor that resemble bricks cannot be shot through, nor can the standing torches in the chest room, nor the chest itself. The bricks cannot be shot through as they are the same objects (merely recoloured) as the piles of bricks in the brothers' individual crypts.
    • The brothers will not get stuck on other NPCs or players.
    • Of all the long corridors, it is only not possible to find a safespot for a melee brother if you are entering the northern corridor from the northwest room. The nearest safespot here is too far and will cause the brother to disappear. All of the other long corridors and the four 'corner' rooms can be utilised effectively.
    • Any other debris on the floor that cannot be walked through can be shot through, including skeletons, boulders, rocks, and the ladder, even in other rooms than the room where you came down when it is invisible to you. It can be difficult to tell which squares can be walked on with some of the piles of boulders in some rooms.
    • The ladder and ladder squares can be shot through. You will only see the ladder in the room that you came down on; however, the square containing the other possible ladder locations can still be used as a safespot. This may lead to some potentially hilarious and very useful safespot opportunities where brothers appear to be frozen.
  • Link to Ice Blitz Ice Blitz runes are roughly equal in cost to Link to Entangle Entangle, binding for the same 15 seconds, but hitting up to 26.
  • When killing Verac the Defiled Verac, because his set allows him to hit through Link to protection prayers protection prayers, most players who kill him usually use Link to Entangle Entangle or Link to Ice Barrage Ice Barrage once he spawns to bind him for a decent amount of time. This will save food should he be lucky enough for his set effect to activate.
    • Link to Snare Snare allows for 3 attacks before Verac starts moving again.
    • Link to Entangle Entangle/Link to Ice Blitz Ice Blitz allows for 5 attacks before Verac starts moving again.
    • Link to Ice Barrage Ice Barrage allows for 6 attacks before Verac starts moving again.
  • A full set of Link to Guthan the Infested's equipment Guthan's is helpful at the tunnels to restore lost health from encounters with the Brothers and gaining killcount. This will require 70 Skill icon of Attack, File:Attack icon Attack and Skill icon of Defence, File:Defence icon Defence in order to use, however.

Inventory[]

Option 1: Extended trips[]

Option 2: Efficient, frequent banking and prayer restoration[]

This set-up enables much cheaper and somewhat faster runs, assuming the player has high enough overall defence and experience with the Barrows to tank brothers other than Dharok the Wretched Dharok as may be necessary.

  • Item image of %7B%7B%3ASpade%7D%7D, File:Spade Spade or a free inventory space, though bringing one will save significant time
  • Item image of %7B%7B%3ABarrows+teleport%7D%7D, File:Barrows teleport Barrows tablets
  • Item image of %7B%7B%3AArdougne+cloak+1%7D%7D, File:Ardougne cloak 1 Ardougne cloak for free teleports very close to an altar, useful for saving some time over going to Link to Clan Wars Clan Wars when only prayer restoration is necessary
  • Item image of %7B%7B%3ARing+of+dueling%7D%7D, File:Ring of dueling Dueling ring for teleports to Clan Wars or for fast banking at Link to Castle Wars Castle Wars. Clan Wars has a bank (slightly further than the one at Castle Wars) and a Free-for-All portal that can be used to restore all drained attributes: stats (Agility being important), run energy, health, prayer, and special attack energy.
  • One Prayer potion(1) Prayer potion and/or a Item image of %7B%7B%3AFalador+shield+2%7D%7D, File:Falador shield 2 Falador shield, in case Dharok is in the tunnels
  • Choice of appropriate weaponry, armour, and food

Navigating through the tunnels[]

Barrows Crypt

It's Barrows from the crypt!

The tunnels should not prove to be a great challenge to any experienced player. They are a series of 9 rooms, connected by passageways. At the center of the tunnels, there is the room containing the rewards chest (in this chest there will always be a brother, just in case a player doesn't encounter any of them before that point). This room is only reachable by one of the 4 doors connecting to it, and which door this is changes every time a player leaves the crypts. The aforementioned door is a locked one, requiring the player to solve a multiple choice puzzle to unlock the door.

Note: When opening any door in the tunnels, a monster will always pop out and attack the player. The monster can be a Bloodworm bloodworm, Crypt rat crypt rat, Skeleton skeleton or any surviving Barrows brothers. It is advised to keep health at least 50+ in case a brother appears upon opening a door, or the player may die from the unexpected attack.

CAUTION: If you get the puzzle wrong, the crypt formation will shift, requiring you to go around the tunnels another time to one of the other 4 doors. Also, remember as long as there is one brother left, there is always the possibility that, upon entering one of the crypt rooms, he will attack, even if the chest has been looted.

Once you go down the ladder, check your surroundings to figure out which corner your ladder is in. Remember this room, to return up the ladder for multiple chest runs if you can attempt it.

By tilting the camera, and looking at the interior tunnel rooms, you can scan ahead to see which door will contain your puzzle and route to the center room. Only the middle path with the Open Door option will have your puzzle. The other 3 will only have Examine Door as an option. In a corner room, you can see 2 of your 4 potential internal rooms.

Puzzle solutions[]

Barrows Puzzles

Here are the solutions to the puzzles.

References[]

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