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Karil the Tainted
Weak to air +50%
Best in slot
The best setup using every item in the game, at 99s with potions and the best prayer.
Ranged
Best here
Toxic blowpipe · Dragon dart
Magic
Tumeken's shadow · Holy blessing
Melee
Soulreaper axe · Holy blessing
Other options by slot
The best ranged pick for each slot and the next best options. Each percentage is the DPS you lose by swapping in just that item against Karil the Tainted.
Mechanics
Karil uses ranged every 4 ticks, and Protect from Missiles blocks all of it.
His set effect has a 25% chance per hit to lower your Agility by 20%. He's weak to melee and magic, especially air spells.
Which style: Melee or magic. Wind spells do 50% extra.
From the OSRS Wiki, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0.
Inventory
The OSRS Wiki's own “Magic (Low level)” setup for Barrows, slot for slot.
Abyssal whip
Melee weapon to swap to
Red d'hide body
Ranged gear to swap into
Magic shortbow (i)
Ranged weapon to swap to
Prayer potion(4)×4
Restores prayer points
Dragon defender
Melee gear to swap into
Red d'hide chaps
Ranged gear to swap into
Dragon dagger
Melee weapon to swap to
Super attack(4)
Boosts Attack
Super strength(4)
Boosts Strength
Shark×7
Heals 20
Restore potion(4)
Restores lowered combat stats, but not prayer
Stamina potion(4)
Restores run energy and slows how fast it drains
Ectoplasmator
Prayer experience from each spectral creature killed
Death rune
Runes for your spells
Fire rune
Runes for your spells
Spade
Digs you into the brothers' crypts
Barrows teleport (tablet)
Takes you to the BarrowsThe wiki's own setups
Equipment and inventory as the OSRS Wiki's strategy page lists them for Barrows, slot for slot. These are what people actually take; the solved kits above are what the maths prefers. The inventory drawn above is the one with the “Magic (Low level)” gear, so that card shows only its equipment.
Magic (High level)
Magic (Low level)
Ranged (Ahrim)
What it drops
1 drops, with rates from the OSRS Wiki. Open this boss in the planner for what a kill is worth at today's prices.
What it defends with
Combat tasks
6 tasks worth 12 points. Open the planner to track the ones you have done.
Easy
2 tasks
1 point each
Medium
2 tasks
2 points each
Hard
2 tasks
3 points each