Prod/armor Stake Dueling Guide - Topic

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Jun 12 2011 04:55pm

This guide will cover the basics that I find to be important while stake dueling at the arena, and the rules, gear, and tricks you should know about or want to watch out for! This guide will not be pretty or pristine, but it will give you an flat idea of what I do, and how I make 150-200M a day.

I would like to start off by thanking HighJump for actually posting his vids and getting me back into stake dueling, because the last time I was seriously stake dueling I was doing mage boxing and it was hit and miss at best for good profits.

Please note that this build is expensive and to start doing this I recomend you have atleast a 150M cash pile, and the more the better.

Stats

Okay you look at my stats and you see basically a random main account with casual stats, and nothing major that would reflect a pure.

Minimum stats required ::

78 Attack (81-83 Recomended)
70 Strength (70-75 Recomended)
78 Defence (79-81 Recomended)
85 Magic (85 Recomended)
78 Range (85 Recomended)
1 Prayer (75 Recomended)
1 Summoning (Doesn't matter what level it is)

Okay these are the MINIMUM stats or my basic preference for recomended levels. You need 78 attack for Vesta's LongSword, 78 Defense for Full Statius, and 78 Range for Morrigans Javelins/Throwing Axes. The reason I recomend different stats is because you do not want people to look at your stats and know that you're a blantant VLS/Statius Prod. With 78Atk/78Def it just screams "Don't stake me". The mage is because the higher your magic the better chance you have of resisting enemy spells, and since I will stake duel mages I recomend atleast 85 to help with this, but I do NOT use mage myself.

I recomend prayer for two reasons. First off pures do not normally get prayer, and it throws people off. Second reason is for spirit shields, and I HIGHLY recomend if you can afford one that you get it. (This will be covered in the items/inventory section)

Inventory

This is the inventory that I use on a daily basis for stake dueling. I will explain why everything is where it is, and its usefulness to how I duel. Note - Vesta Longsword and Statius degrade after time. It is wise to always keep another weapon/Armor or even another set of Statius/VLS in inventory so that when this happens you can switch on other gear. Be prepaired for this to happen after 60-80 Duels.

Vesta Longsword - This sword is the equivalent to a Chaotic Long, but with a spec. The spec deals 20% bonus damage and becomes much more accurate.

Full Statius Armor - This armor is just shy is being better than Torva in regards to stats.

Shields :: Elysian Ss > (Chaotic Kite > DFS + Spectral Ss) :: You will be required to have one of these. This is best to worse, but you need to have one of them. I also recomend a Spectral SS if you want to stake mages too for extra chances to win money.

Fury Amulet - No reason to have anything less.

Dragon Boots - No reason to have anything less.

Gloves :: Barrows Gloves > Regen Bracelet - Get whats best if you can.

Back Slot :: Fire Cape > Obsidian Cape > Vet Cape - Use whatever you can get that's best for you.

Ring of Recoil - Rings of recoil are infact the BEST ring to use while stake dueling without any exception. On a average duel they can add 50-150 additional damage to a fight which is a MAJOR addition, and it almost like getting an extra swing or two on an opponent. Always carry 2-3 on you.

This is ALL you need to do Melee Vs Melee Prod stake dueling, but I take it a little further by adding an entire additional set of gear to my inventory.

Full Armadyl, God Cape, Infinity Boots, Barrow Gloves(Get these if possible)/Black Vamps, Morrigans Javelins, Morrigans Throwing Axes, and a Rune Crossbow.

The reason I add this entire set of gear to my inventory is because it allows me to duel with anybody. Mages, Melee, or other Rangers. I always leave range on every duel no matter what because there are players who like to use a Staff of Light spec in Melee vs Melee duels which reduces damage by 50% for 1 minute. To counter this all you do is put on full range gear and use Morrigans Javelins for two specs, and then use Throwing Axes till they are dead. If they switch off their SOL you should put on full Statius, VLS, and finish the fight.

I also stake duel people who put put mage on by countering them with my Range. I DO NOT stake mages with range off because Melee vs Mage with SOL spec up is nearly impossible to win even while wearing full anti mage gear.

Gear to wear; When and Why

Against Melee/Rangers::

Full Statius, Elysian/CK/DFS, VLS, Fury, Ring of Recoil, Dragon Boots, Fire/Obby cape, Barrows/Regen Bracelet.

Against Melee with SOL Spec::

Full Armadyl, Elysian/CK/DFS, Fury, Ring of Recoil, Dragon Boots, Fire/Obby Cape, Barrows/Black Vamps. (Use Morrigans Jav spec till you hit 150+, then switch to Throwing Axes till the end of fight) If they switch off their SOL be sure to change your gear back to the AGAINST MELEE set-up.

Against Mages ::

Full Armadyl, Elysian/CK/DFS, Fury, Ring of Recoil, Infinity Boots, God Cape, Barrows/Black Vamps. (Use Morrigans Jav spec till you hit 150+, then switch to Throwing Axes till the end of fight) If they switch to melee gear without Sol Spec go ahead and change gear accordingly, but if they leave SOL on continue to attack with this set-up.

What to wear when you're looking for duels!

I thought I should include that you want to look like you have the money that you're trying to stake, but without looking like you can afford to be hiding 70-150M worth of gear.

This is what I wear while I attempt to find stake duels of about 15-20M. Sometimes I wear Tassets or DFS and change up my look so people won't recognize me right away, and so that I look like I am a regular guy just trying to win it big at the arena with my generic gear. So don't look compeltely trashy, but don't oversell yourself either.

How much should I stake and why?

Please keep in mind that VLS and Statius will cost you around 70M or so for about 60 stake duels worth of time. You need to set a MINIMUM stake duel of about 4M every duel just so you don't fall below the cost of dueling with this gear. My average stake is around 15-20M, and sometimes go lower but never fall below 7.5M per duel. Very seldom will I even venture below 10M per stake. So just keep this in mind!

Cost per duel will be around 1.5M (Just to be safe)

Minimum you want to stake per duel 4M

Also try to keep a count on how many stakes you use your gear in so you can "guess" when it might degrade so you can be ready. Rule of thumb is to note that an average set will last 60 duels. So buy a new set around 55 duels and wait.

THANK FOR READING! Compliments, tips, and donations are all accepted. =P

This is just a quick throw together of how to stake duel, what to wear, what to have, and what's best for when. Yes its a bit sloppy, and if there is more questions to address I will be more than happy to answer them.

Thanks again to HighJump for getting me back into stake dueling and giving me the idea to Prod.

This post was edited by Chubby on Jun 12 2011 05:15pm