Talk:Cave horror

Black Mask drop rate
Someone had added that the drop rate of the Black Mask was 1 in 800 due to the Smoking Kills quest, and the greater market for them due to the Slayer Helm.

Could someone please help verify if this is accurate, and if so, I will add it in. Dogtag333 12:24, 23 June 2008 (UTC)

It most likely is because I've been there for days and no mask drop. However someone added 30-100 kills for a black mask and I can tell you that is definitely wrong.

The black mask is about a 2:1576 ratio i got my first one at 1-100 kills 2nd one was at 387th kill now i'm at 700 kills or so with none, the ring of wealth seems to lower the chance.

The current claim that a Black mask is "not extremely rare" and a drop is 1/300 are both definitely wrong. I've killed about 560 of these things through slayer tasks and a further 200 through general boredom. I've not had one drop. 02:35, 22 August 2009 (UTC)

The drop rate claim of 1/300 is most definitively wrong, the drop rate is of course 1/150.
 * Oh yes, of course.
 * Unless someone presents me with a fully comprehensive drop log of 10,000+ monsters, I see no reason to list any estimated drop rate. If you want a 'rareness' thing, I'd use semi-rare or rare - not a drop you get very often, but one you get a lot more often than the likes of a visage. 21:31, September 15, 2009 (UTC)

Got 3 long bones, 1 curved bone, 3 blue charms, 4 torstol seeds, and 2 black masks in about 1000 kills. If they considered to be "rare" and "very rare", the black mask should be too.

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Advisable not to bring a ring of wealth?
So they way the ring of wealth apparently works is when you get a rare drop, it'll make the drop more valuable. The black mask alchs for 1800 gp. It's also in the same drop table category as a rune spear, rare. So it's probably not a good idea to pack one with you, is it?
 * It seems like that, I went there with a ring of wealth and got no black masks in over 300 kills, even though the article says it's 1 in AROUND 150... Maybe I'm just very unlucky though... 00:55, 30 July 2009 (UTC)
 * I say the chance's to get a black mask is 1/200 05:23, 19 August 2009 (UTC)

ring of wealth with black masks
omfg, had a ring of wealth on, and i read this article saying not to have a ring of wealth. therefore, i took it off. on my next kill i got a black mask!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! definately no ring of wealth when looking for black masks!!!--12:07, 19 August 2009 (UTC)90.216.34.188
 * Of course getting a mask in the next drop is just pure luck. I don't believe that the ring of wealth would considerable lower the amount of masks dropped; if it did, then you would get dragon/rune spears more often. Plus, we don't know if Jagex has defined the rune spears a "rare" drop. 12:17, 19 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Naw d00D, I think he might be right What's weird is that a month ago, I was killing cave horrors in hope of a mask, I killed about 500 of them with a ring of wealth, no mask. 3 weeks later, I went into the cave, killed exactly FIVE cave horrors with NO RING OF WEALTH. I got a black mask. That is crazy lucky. Either me and 90.216.34.188 just have awesome luck like that, or, the RoW just TOTALLY nerfs drops.   21:39, September 15, 2009 (UTC)

black maskes with wealths.
[[Media:Example.ogg]]  since people say with and without i killed them switching off wealth each kill. i got 2 with wealth and 3 without so you might want to just not bring one, also i was there for about 4 hours to get 5 masks. dodo68.224.51.55 06:09, November 14, 2009 (UTC) Thier right bringing a ring of wealth doesn't make a difference as far as drop rates go. I hunt them to make my money sometimes you can be down there for a long time before you get what you want I'd have to dya the drop rate is around 1/200 it all depends on one of my slayer tasks I got 2 in one trip.the masks aren't as rare to get as people say they are.

Black Mask Drop Rate
Of course there is a lot of contraversy over the drop rate of black masks. There is no exact drop ratio of a black mask. I would say it is between 1/100 and 1/500 kills for a black mask. It really all depends. Yesterday I got 2 mask drops in 1 load which took about an hour. Today, im having horrible luck. I must say that it is a GREAT feeling to right click a drop and see a black mask (10). Good luck all of you Cave Horror-Killers. :)

My drops during this slayer task
Monsters killed: 178

3 Black Masks (10), 1 Snapdragon seed, 1 Torstol seed, 2 Clues (lvl-3, reward 121K + 113K), 2 Long bones, 1 Loop half of a key.

Also plenty of other seeds... Always with Ring of Wealth. One of the best tasks so far :) --Dotyfree 11:15, December 7, 2009 (UTC)

Most Effective Armor
I've never went to cave horrors before because all i do is slay really (and use laplock/new slayer master) and wanted to try out sumonna so i can get these as a task maby.... and the guide isnt really clear on what armor is really effective... so im wondering from yall that have been what is a good (cheep) method of going to them... im cb 121...99 str and 85 def/attk so if that helps any... and we need to try and make this more clear in the article itself. Thanks -- 20:08, December 13, 2009 (UTC)

I'd suggest:

Head - Helm of neitiznot

Cape - Fire cape or Ardougne cloak 3 (if using zammy spear) or any other cape

Neck- Fury or Glory

Weapon - Abbysal whip or Zamorakian spear (to exploit their stab weakness)

Body - Black d'hide body

Legs - Black d'hide chaps

Shield - Rune defender (if using whip)

Hands - Barrows gloves or best available

Boots - Dragon boots

Ring - ROW (can use berserker but the tiny str bonus isn't so useful here)

I usually take Enhanced excalibur and 2 or 3 Bunyips along with a Summoning potion and 2 monks. I can last there for about 350 kill with these things.

That is all, good luck! 21:04, December 13, 2009 (UTC)