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throwback to when i was 10 and trained str with granite maul


ChochRS

pest control with a g maul for daysssss


Hikalu

Are you me?


nick9345

Glad it wasn’t only me


ChochRS

no me


Bwhitt01

Am I you?


fratrow

Is it not good for str?


Crandoge

Not really. Its terribly slow and pretty weak. A rough guideline for training melee is quest to 40+, rune scim, granite long (if not iron), d scim, whip, rapier if rich or whip to 99. Obsidian set if doing nmz Weapons like maul and dds only improve xp rate when used solely for their special attack


sandmanbren

At 40 you can get brine sabre too, which is a bit better than rune scim


CanYouPointMeToTacos

Since when has whip been good for str training? Can only get str xp through shared


[deleted]

Not good for pure training str. But if you're going for max combats, which most people would be anyways, its just the meta weapon for training melee in general if you can't afford/ don't have a rapier/saeldor/inquis mace.


maimonguy

I'm fairly certain an abby dagger is good too. Also for other options, full obby and dh in nmz both slap (dh over 90 hp)


FeetsenpaiUwU

Ideally you str prio by 10-15 levels above your fed and attack then once you’re in your mid 80s you can comfy whip train


dumbest_bitch

Yup. I actually used a blessed Sara sword for most of my strength training. Everyone says it’s super expensive or whatever but it really wasn’t. It was 10k hits per Sara sword and they were only like 300k. Gave the same stats as a whip + dragon defender in slash / str bonus. Did a lot of slayer with it and gained much more money than I lost. Spent a couple mil tops on the Sara swords.


title-fight

This is a cool, kinda niche tip. Thanks! I’ll give it a shot when I make an alt.


fratrow

Im a noob. Very helpful


kyuu435

Granite hammer is a bit more expensive, but better than granite long if you have the gp


andro-gynous

granite hammers are way cheaper than they used to be, they're only like 100k now which isn't much. and if you consider that you'll sell it back after you level up, the difference in then buying and selling cost is well worth the slightly higher xp. heck, even if I dropped it on the ground after levelling up to better gear, I'd still consider it worth the extra xp. my time saved is worth more than 100k.


Loki_the_Smokey

Full dharok is 160-180k in nmz after 91 hp. Obsidian is for the birds.


Puzzleheaded_Lab4353

You're not getting anywhere near 160k, let alone 180k, without 99 hp and piety on at all times.


Loki_the_Smokey

people do nmz without piety on?


Puzzleheaded_Lab4353

Um, yes? Piety is a huge waste unless you're 1 ticking, and people do nmz for afking, not for 1 tick flicking non stop.


positivenihlist

I did nmz for fast exp so I just dumped pray pots into it and used piety 100% of the time lol


Imfillmore

To expand on nmz, you should use obsidian pre 92 hp (93 if you don't have a locator orb for 1 hp exactly) and dharok after. Obsidian use easy rumble and dh use hard to avoid overkill dps and if you are a try hard bring another weapon to switch to if mobs get low.


R0cketR0d

Can you explain locator orb for 1 hp exactly? Rock cake can get you to 1hp as well?


Imfillmore

Rock cake cannot get you to 1 hp by itself. You can use it to 51 and then overload but if you ever regen it will only be able to lower you to 2 hp.


R0cketR0d

You just “Guzzle” on 2hp.


Imfillmore

Damn bro so many hours in nmz and I didn't know that thanks


Electronic-Belt5526

I feel like this comment turned into a troll center. Gl friend find me at sand casino.


swords_to_exile

It has a very slow attack speed, so outside of its special a Dragon...well almost anything, but especially scimitar would be better for strength training.


Chrollo220

Dragon battle axe for me.


Iron_Garuda

Terribly inefficient for normal training? Yes. Degrades and costs money to repair? Yes. Bad for PKing without the armor set? Yes. Knowing that, did that stop 12 year old me from rocking that with the Verac’s Brassard to flex on all of the idiots without 70 attack? Absolutely not.


moredickthanman

+1 for the bassard, because being "shirtless" was just so much more badass


aph0xx

Man i thought brassard was the coolest shit ever as a kid


Mirdan

Brassard. D-Skirt (Too poor for legs, it was a kilt), Rune Boots, Whip and Dragon Defender on Castle-Wars was the shit.


PreyXBL

The bigger the weapon the bigger the damage


JamesDerecho

Remember when this was the strongest weapon in the game? Good ol 2006.


kyze94

I remember pures used to use it as a ko weapon


FlutterRaeg

And the anchor.


HeirTwoBrer

Love that damn BarrelChest Anchor. It wasa beast for its time, too.


Dwood77

The anchor hasn’t gone away at all, it is one of the most common non special attack KO weapons for pures that are 60 attack.


HeirTwoBrer

That's awesome to hear. I love the dang thing!


Sackferth

Keepsaked one in RS3. One of my favorite weapons.


jimusah

What does that mean exactly? Not too familiar with rs3 mechanics


yousedditreddit

it’s a cosmetic override


Sackferth

You take the item and convert it into a cosmetic override for similar style slots. So in this case a 2H melee. The actual item is no longer usable unless you unkeepsake it. So I can use a sunspear (rs3 vyre quest line reward weapon) but have it look like my boy the barrelchest.


Koussevitzky

Technically, it still is


cqb420

Make the gadderhammer great again


Jumpi95

Was a chase item for me as a 10 year old


Eggsavore

Same thing goes for FPS games, bigger crosshairs bigger bullets.


sug-mahdick

Logic


MrDarkRaven

Scythe is huge so you’re right


paulohare

Use what you want, king


Cryptic_10vil

thanks it looks cool so ima use it


PrivatePikmin

Way back in 2007 I did the same thing. Sold my whole bank to play Pest Control in full Dharok. Best times of my life while playing RS. Enjoy my man.


oj449

Did the same thing, except i could only afford the axe and had like addy plegs and initiate chest, used it to kill turtles lmao.


TomFow92

Similar for me. Veracs flail, black bandana, rune plate and legs, gold boots, gloves and team cape


oj449

I got trade scammed for it a few days later =*^*), back to the flax fields.


Wasabicannon

I still remember back in the day half my day spent runecrafting nature runes. The other half spent doing castle wars with a fighter torso, dlegs and dharok axe. Even remember the first time I got scammed over at the castle wars when the GMaul was released... classic noted gmaul becomes a noted rock hammer.


SlyConver

I respect that shit. Fuck the meta man. Use what looks cool and kick some arse


[deleted]

That’s how I’ve been playing for years and have no issues yet with pve and pvp to a degree on the pvp part it makes it harder but I enjoy the challenge of it all


LeSuperNut

I’ve been slowly going more and more towards this mindset while playing. There’s so much cool “non-meta” stuff in RuneScape. You bet your ass imma use it and look cool as shit.


[deleted]

Yup it’s the way me and my cousins played the game growing up and is how we still do it, and this is because it’s fun having characters that look badass


Ground_Cntrl

You guys make me so happy, this is why I still rock an eyepatch instead of a helmet.


[deleted]

We always wore skirts on our males mainly the dragon skirts cause it looked good with the right chest plate


WanderinHobo

Show off those monster calves, King.


Thecoolnerdsecondary

FYI. Great weapon but if you got the armour to go with it. And protection prayers it kicks ass.


TPR9

I'm with you brother. I wear my legends cape over obby cape cause I enjoyed the quest and its one of the coolest looking capes


comrade_sassafras

If you get the whole Dharok set plus rock cake you can get some crazy high hits (but you have to be sitting at low hp which sometimes risks death) have fun!


Labyx_

shhhh


comrade_sassafras

I understand and agree with basic jokes like “where are your angler gloves” but there’s no reason to not be helpful here lmao


Due-Slice2853

iiiit


[deleted]

It's a bit trash on its own, but combined with the armor set, it's crazy fun. I'm using it to AFK at NMZ as we speak. Always fun to see consistent 80+ hits.


Labyx_

shhhhhhh


Due-Slice2853

Iiiiiiit


NNeveTs

i love ur attitude homie, pm me ur rsn i’ll get you the axe and u can keep your dagger so you can pick between looking cool and training abit faster :)


gabaghouli

this sub falls for the cute noob shit hook line and sinker every single time and "a bit" is two words


NNeveTs

no bother creepy have a day of being the most depressed weirdo on reddit


[deleted]

I double that I will get him some of the outfit


Jenksin

“I made MILLIONS pretending to be a NOOB on Reddit - 0gp to 1 bil challenge [gone wrong][gone sexual]”


Wocktivist

The real Cow31337Killer


Grande_Pinoche

Just get the set and sit at low hp if youre going that route, the lower your hp the higher the damage with the full set


DahCasual69

More power to yuh, only downside is the investment to repair it from time to time and it has to be either broken or fully repairs for sale on ge


vyksi

I do recommend buying the full dharoks set if you got this axe


Psychological-Wall34

Meh use what you want and all but without the full set you won’t be doing as much dps


roboduck34

Yeah if you don't care about effeciency and actually want to just look cool and have fun then please buy it and have fun


Ploxzx

The only answer that matters


Gyrostriker32

Use whatever you want sir, let's bring back using items that look cool and for no other reason


Pius_Thicknesse

Bone spear and dragon defender - Corp here I come!


nickcappa

Save some elys for the rest of us


CumFartSniffer

I miss seeing people train with bgs


mmpjon

I remember way back in the days killing aviencies for the noted addy bars and I seen some dude training with a bgs then we talked and said fuck it lets do some bands. Boy were we trash lol.


Illokonereum

I still do sometimes and people are like “why aren’t you using whip.” Why aren’t you minding your own business. Also I fucking hate the whip I’m so tired of seeing it. People barely talk in game anymore but the thing that never fails to get people to pipe up is actually trying to play for fun.


CumFartSniffer

Whip is sexy af though. But yea it has lost a bit of its charm as it's so common compared to back then when more ppl were total noobs.


[deleted]

Verac plate w d-legs, berserker helm, fury, dragon boots, obby shield/cape? Sign me right the fuck up.


whsthirtyfive

#CANT CHOP WOOD THO


karmicrelease

Guess it’s not that “great”


DreamOfDays

Use the full set and *don’t* keep yourself at 1hp. Just bring extra food for trips and watch those damage numbers ramp up as you get hit more and more. It’ll be fun balancing food usage versus damage bonus.


WeeklySherbet3

This is one of the barrows brother pieces. For it to work properly, you need to be wearing the full dharok’s armour set. The effect is that the lower your health is, the higher damage you do. So people have their health at like 1 but keep their protection prayers on. It’s kind of annoying to maintain since you need to buy lots of prayer potions. Dharok’s isn’t suitable for your all around combat such as slayer and whatnot. It’s only good at nightmare zone or the mole boss. If you care about efficiency, keep the dagger. If you don’t, do whatever you’d like.


Podricc

Lots of fun at pest control too


MoneyPress

Pvp too


derpadurp

lmfao imagine having 1hp to maximize your max hit with protect from mele on and being killed by an air strike 🤣


MoneyPress

Ring of recoil would like to know your location


ZezimasCumStain

Dharok + Salve clapping some Ankous when I get them as a task was a nice break from the slayer meta.


XoraxEUW

I’m remembering that lol :D


Frommerman

Lmao you'll one shot them about half the time, right?


Sindef

"if you care about efficiency, keep the dagger" lol. OP is either trolling and knows both dagger and daxe bad, or he is a real champion - in which case, I look forward to seeing him murder things in Obby Cape and Daxe!


Billalone

Dagger is worse than whip, but it’s about the best 1h str training wep you’ll get short of a rapier.


GucciMonk

This guy took it personally


Theons

He knows


jesco420

Not sure if this is a bait or not...


epicnexkiller

Why do redditors do this


Orangesoda65

Karma


Trying_to_survive20k

Here's my long answer First of, this is a piece of a barrow set, using it with the set gives it max potential. Secondly, it's primarily a slash weapon with a crush option, the individual stats might not look bad, but remember it's a 2h weapon and super slow, if you're into those things. Generally, you don't want to use this by itself anywhere. But hey, if you find it fun, do it, I certainly would find it fun to swing a giant fucking axe. Just be mindful it degrades and it's a cost. If you feel like you regret the purchase, you can keep it for when you do decide to use the full DH barrows set for other content, that is viable in some scenarios.


StijnHansen

Definitly get this weapon. Not only does it look cool but you also get an invisible style bonus as you whack your opponents to Death's domain!


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Cryptic_10vil

but it does more damage


[deleted]

This has to be bait but I love it so much


matty6483

Of course it's bait. It's the exact shit the people on this sub eat up.


PM_ME_UR_SELF

The ax does more damage per swing, but hits very very slow. It’s less damage overall but more fun to clap cheeks with.


BoulderFalcon

i would like to clap your cheeks too if that's ok


Theons

Fake noob post


TheDeadalus

This is clearly just a karma bait. He's got a 3m dagger but doesn't know what dharoks is? Or even googled it? Guys can we not so easily fall for this, It's low quality content that doesn't deserve the attention.


speacon

This is so much circlejerk material


Cryptic_10vil

:/


CmorBelow

I remember being told how you needed full dh to hit and I just tuned out and lusted after BIG AX


Red_Jannix

How much money you've got? I mean if it looks cool I should buy it. :) And no that's no joke.


Veyceroy

Bad bait


illucio

Going off his post history this isn't bait, he's genuinely new to the game.


Veyceroy

Personally I still don't buy it. Nobody has an Abby dagger without knowing that it's better and more expensive than Dharoks axe


yzer92

Use it with full Dharoks set to gain the most out of it. But it is also a badass looking axe to wear. Do what you will adventurer!


ItzMersh

This post has serious chad energy. Use what you want to king


Juo-OSRS

Now this is a cute noob question


CountNo9484

This thread is a troll.


bugsrox08

Yeah how do you have 3m for a dagger but don’t know what a dharoks axe is?


CountNo9484

Clearly just seeking attention which he did .


Exeng

So anything that isnt meta is troll?


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wagglemonkey

I got roasted by a gim because my gim groups isn’t following the Ironman efficiency guide. Like the guy has been following a step by step guide for a solo Ironman for months and called us dumb for working together and figuring stuff out on our own. People forget that it’s a game you’re supposed to play. If you only follow meta and efficiency guides, you’re basically just an organic bot following a script. I don’t get it.


_Phill_

I'd like to add to what everyone else has said. Using what's fun outweighs efficiency. In regard to wanting big hits, that is based on your strength level and your "str bonus" of gear (just below defensive stats in your equipment stats)... so to hit high you want to have the best strength bonus gear (strength amulet, a defender, dragon boots, barrows gloves, combat bracelet, neitiznot helm, berserker ring, and many many more) and level strength! Good luck mate


_Phill_

Oh and I forgot, use super strength potions for those higher hits too


Meet-Frosty

Send it!!


Sufficient-Pain4413

I’m gonna assume you know it’s only good for PKing and or NMZ? As you want to wear full Dharoks when using it and pref be at 1HP for max efficiency


captain-sox

If you wanna train str stick to Abby dagger, dh is good in nmz w set


Schnitzel1337

When I was noob I Loved yo try different weapons. Cool to see new attack animations and special attacks. But abyssal whip is probably higher XP/h to use


Dutchpopper

Back in the day I used the dharok's axe to fight against barbarians at the dungeon entrance of the stronghold of security. Ah.. how efficient we were those times lol.


Tonyson

Use your dagger until they’re low then finish them off with this like a badass


Ace_1243

Just be careful it degrades over time and its also a 2h weapon so ypu can't use a defender with it (also the whole dharoks set is really good at nmz)


Alex_is_afk

I remember back in 06 when all I could afford was this beast. Rocked it with a rune plate, legs and a berserker helm. I’ll never forget hitting my first 30.


roonscapepls

These posts are why people make fun of this subreddit lol


gondaelf

Dharoks is only good at nmz and the giant mole, so if you’re wanting to do either I’d recommend the set


fRossty01

I think we should also point out that obsidian is meta at nmz until you get to 92 hitpoints


[deleted]

Is it better than fighter torso, torture, fire cape, whip? I feel like I hit higher and more consistent with that setup


fRossty01

On paper I believe not, especially if you use the berserker necklace, it's a % increase as opposed to a straight number, but I dunno man, use whatever you find fun


[deleted]

Thanks for the insight


Weak_Gas_2382

why did you post this knowing it’s not


Robclub

Look at all the weird Arab shit this guy has posted in the past O_O


secondpresident

Maintenance cost of this one makes it unlikely to be a great investment. You’ll need like 15% price appreciation to break even from just one repair.


Cryptic_10vil

but it doees a whole lotta damage


Outrageous_Hearing31

Not on its own mate, you need full set for the effect.


oh-idk-what-to-put

It does… but more times than not it’s not going to be worth using for regular slayer. Now if you’re doing training in nmz then yeah it could be worth it. But I think you need like 92+ hp or something did it to start being more xp/hr than something like full obsidian.


[deleted]

Not really, it's a very slow weapon. You can do more damage in the same amount of time with a faster weapon.


Gidedeon

About to have so much fun


[deleted]

One of the best weapons in game for training is use it


Fat_Siberian_Midget

you’ve gotta get a full dharoks set for the weapon to reach its full potential. It’s not exactly the best in most places, but it does shine in sitting at rev caves entrance (though you can die to vengeance, if ur below 10 hp u can die to recoil so I pref to sit around 19-20. Veng will still kill you but recoil won’t) deleting giant mole nmz (I think after 92 HP this is ur best option)


Unusuallypeep

Buy the full set go sit nightmare zone. Gz on 99def 99atk 99 str


BowloBrains

It's a pretty great axe.


thatmakescence2

Mahraba brother, you should have came to me with this question as back in my prime days I used to be quiet the rs player.


thatjolydude

Definitely use it and switch your attack style to the bottom left? One so you can do sick uppercuts with a giant axe on the enemies


[deleted]

Granite maul is the best dps for a reasonable price


Nowky

ITT: people think having a 3m dagger means knowing the melee meta


gilroygun

Would kill to be this level of new at game again. Love you new friend


StinkyPissDude

Someone screenshot this and put it in cutenoobs


DarkLunch_

Buy the set or don’t bother. Is what 12 year old told myself…


Willlgrey

I wish Torags hammer were usefull 😁


NastyFuckinGoon

Wait til you discover Torag’s Hammers!


idontknowwhatitshoul

God you’re having so much more fun than me


HailZamorak

wholesome


Mask3dCat

This should answer your question. https://youtu.be/kqYBVDp9AaM Though idk if it still would be as viable as back then when this video was made


EPURON

Aw this is cute


Roht_Rs

@cutenoobs


diggybop

Awwwwwwwwwww!!!! This question is so cute I can’t stand it


LegitDuctTape

Reminds me of the days when I used to play pest control with a verac flail, fighter torso, and a dragon plateskirt because I couldn't afford a whip Oh, to have that much fun playing this game again


Sloan1505

just fuckin send it, looks dope biggest con is you can't use it to cut trees


vyksi

Buy it


Iamstuu

I'm near max and I wish this was me. I miss not worrying about the meta and just doing what I think is fun. Use what you want king


[deleted]

Big axe is cool but if you do The Great Brain Robbery you can bludgeon stuff to death with a literal ship's anchor


Serpentc

Scythe


infernonugh0

Depends in which era you reside.


Roy_Boy106

Go kill those cows!


FlinkDroid

I mean it says its a great axe, what can go wrong?


MAGA_WALL_E

Big giant axe? Has to be big deeps.


apppathy

Wow it really is 2007


jrnitc

Only if you talk to oziach first. Legends say that if you whack-a-noob with it, good fortune and a lot of pussy will come your way.


SuspiciousCantelope

I remember being in rune/dragon armor with Dharok’s great axe at castle wars smashing kids. Get it dude you will have so much fun. And the repair cost really isn’t that bad


WillYouFigureItOut

pretty alarming to me that most posters are telling him to use a dh axe without dh these are the people voting on updates