Barrows: how to defeat it (Ironman guide)

Tier

Early

Combat level

98-115

Style

Magic

Requirements

Priest in Peril. 50+ Magic, Iban's / Trident recommended

Why kill it as an Ironman

Runes (blood/death/chaos), Ahrim's (best early magic), Dharok/Karil. Every ironman's first boss.

Loot

The live drop table (wiki rates) and the drop simulator are in the app. ⚔ Open in the interactive guide

Six brothers, each in their own crypt. Dig into each mound, pray against that brother's style before touching the sarcophagus and kill him. One sarcophagus leads to the tunnel: kill the missing one there and open the chest.

Left icon: what hits you. Right icon: what to pray.

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Dharok

Hits harder the lower his HP. Protect from Melee and kill him first with magic (weak to air).

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Ahrim

Magic, drains your Strength. Protect from Magic and hit him with ranged or melee (Dragon dagger spec).

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Karil

Fast ranged (4 ticks), drains your Agility. Protect from Missiles and use magic or melee.

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Verac

Hits through prayer 25% of the time. Keep HP high and kill him fast. Guthan and Torag are plain melee.

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Prayer drain

Underground you lose 8-14 Prayer every 18 s. Drink and eat above ground, not below.

1. Bring a spade. Safe order: Dharok, Ahrim, Karil, Verac, Guthan, Torag.
2. Right prayer BEFORE searching the sarcophagus. If you leave the crypt the brother resets to full HP.
3. Wind spells or Iban Blast on the 4 melee brothers. Ranged on Ahrim, magic or melee on Karil.
4. If a sarcophagus opens the tunnel before the other 5 are dead, leave and finish them first.
5. In the tunnel kill 2-3 monsters with melee, solve the puzzle and open the chest: the missing brother appears.

Iban's staffTrident of the SeasMystic robe topMystic robe bottomHelm of NeitiznotMagic shortbow (i)Amulet of glory

Typical inventory

4

8

Spade · Prayer potion(4) x4 · Monkfish x8 · Dragon dagger · Restore potion(4) · Barrows teleport (tablet) · Ring of dueling(8)

• 💡 Prayer is what you burn: 3-4 prayer potions per trip. Killing all 6 raises the equipment chance a lot.
• 💡 Melee brothers can be kited around the sarcophagus with Iban Blast or Wind Bolt with run on: zero food. Morytania Hard: 50% more runes.
• 💡 Twinflame staff (Royal Titans, 60 Magic): +10% damage, a second spell per cast and it picks the weak element on its own; it is what the community uses here until 95 Magic. Ghommal's hilt 2 (medium CAs) in the shield slot removes the Prayer drain.

Tap a video to play it. Source: OSRS Wiki (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0).