Barrows

The Barrows is a minigame which challenge the player in a fight against the six Barrows Brothers, in order to reap rewards such as money, runes and rare Barrows equipment. The Brothers all have special abilities which the player should look out for when attempting to defeat them. The best way to fight the brothers is to use Magic; four of the brothers wear armour that is weak to magic-based attacks. Any high-hitting spells (ones which require death or blood runes) will work well; using Bind, Snare or Entangle or the Ancient Magick Ice spells work well as the brother will be rendered immobile. Magic Dart is a very popular to spell to use as every rune required to cast it is recieved from the chest at the end of the run.

The Barrows are located to the east of Mort'ton, in Morytania. To gain entrance the player must use a spade and dig on one of the Barrows. They will then enter the tomb of one of the Brothers. Each specific tomb has a specific Brother. After defeating five of the Brothers the player will enter a maze, and upon completing it and defeating the final Brother and passing the puzzle locks on the door to the main chamber of the crypt, they will gain access to a chest containing treasures such as magic runes, coins and bolt racks to the rarer half keys, dragon medium helm and Barrows equipment.

Time taken and kill count do not affect the drops gained from the chest; only killing the Brothers will affect this.

General Advice
It is recommended that before attempting the Barrows players should have 43 prayer and 59 hitpoints. Players are also advised to turn their "Accept Aid" option off before fighting the brothers, as other players may attempt to use Tele-other spells in order to distract potential grave robbers. It is recommended that players take a wear a Ring of life when fighting the brothers.

Quests Required

 * Priest in Peril
 * Started Nature Spirit
 * It is advisable to complete In Search of the Myreque to access a shortcut from Canifis to Mort'ton
 * In Aid of the Myreque gives the player access to a bank in Burgh de Rott, which is right next to the Barrows.

Reaching the Barrows
There are several ways to get to the Barrows; you could go through the temple east of Varrock or use the shortcut to the south of the temple which requires 55 Agility; an ectophial (gained from the Ghosts Ahoy quest) can be used to get just north of Port Phasmatys; or Kharyrll Teleport can be used to get to the "Hair of the Dog" pub in Canafis which is conveniently next to the bank and the Myreque shortcut, which is behind the pub.

What to Take
The Barrows is an excellent example of the combat triangle; and it is best to use Magic against the melee brothers, Ranged against the mage(Ahrim), and Melee against the ranger (Karil). However, despite his high magic defense Karil also has a very low Magic level, making him more susceptible to Magic than may be expected.

Magic
There are several magic spells that work well at the Barrows:


 * Ordinary Magic: Players should use the highest level offensive spell that they can; spells below blasts are not recommended.


 * Ancient Magicks: Players must have completed the Desert Treasure quest to use these spells; having at least 58 magic to use Ice Rush is recommended. This method isn't very cost effective, but is fast in killing the brothers; players may want to take an Ancient staff for auto casting the spells. The best spells to use are ice spells which will freeze and damage the brothers.


 * Magic Dart: this method requires 50 magic, 55 slayer and a slayer staff. This is very effective; doing damage up to 25 and uses few runes, the runes that are used are regained from the chest, making this method very cost-effective.

Ranged
Useful when when killing Ahrim; it is best to use rune or adamant arrows, wear your best ranger armour (black dragonhide works well) and a magic shortbow, (or your best bow). The magic shortbow special attack is very useful against Ahrim.

Melee
Players should only use this when killing Karil, as he is relatively weak to melee attacks. Wear your best melee armour, and use an effective weapon such as a dragon item or a whip; a super-poisoned dragon dagger is highly recommended, as its special attacks can be used to take most of Karil's hitpoints.

General Inventory
You should wear your highest mage bonus to the barrows, eg mystic, a ring of life and wield 80 arrows. Don't forget to take a spade with you.

(not essential) e.g. teleport runes
 * Spade
 * Bow and best Ranged armour
 * Weapon and best Melee armour
 * Prayer potions
 * Runes
 * Food
 * Stat boosting potions
 * A method of leaving

The Brothers
Dharok the Wretched (Lvl 115): Uses melee. Strength rises as his health becomes depleted.

Guthan the Infested (Lvl 115): Uses melee. Health recovers proportionate to the damage done to the player.

Verac the Defiled (Lvl 115): Uses melee. Hits through armour and prayer.

Torag the Corrupted (Lvl 115): Uses melee. Depletes run energy.

Karil the Tainted (Lvl 98): Uses ranged. Lowers the player's Agility level.

Ahrim the Blighted (Lvl 98): Uses magic. Lowers the player's Strength level.