Barrows Brothers
The Barrow Brothers is not a safe minigame. This means that if you die, you will lose your hardcore ironman status.
There are multiple ways to get To get to the Barrow Brothers minigame. Players can either talk to the Ghost captain who is walking around in Falador park, he will teleport you to Canifis. In Canifis there will be a portal that will take you to the Barrow Brothers minigame or simply use the Drakan's medallion. Either way, you will be teleported to a little shack outside of the Barrow Brothers minigame. Players can find a spade laying on the ground near it in case they forgot to bring their own.
Players can speak with the Strange Old man walking around the hills in order to start the Barrows Brothers miniquest. He can also explain to you the concept of the Barrows Brothers minigame and how to complete it if necessary.
To enter the catacombs you will need a spade. Use the dig option of the spade on top of the hills to enter them. Be wary of your Prayer points, as they will be drained as long as you are in the catacombs of the Barrow brothers.
Weakness
Barrows Brothers are weak to any air type of damage and players will benefit from a 50% accuracy boost if they attack them with proper damage type. They are also considered an undead monster which makes them immune to rot and poison type of damage but vulnerable to the salve amulet and undead slayer aura effects.
The 7 Barrow Brothers
There are seven different Barrow brothers, each with their own unique strengths. Every Barrow brother has 140 hitpoints. In one of the tombs of a Barrow brother you will find a tunnel, go back out of the catacomb and kill the rest of the Brothers. Return to the tunnel, where you need to find the correct path and in the end solve a puzzle to get to the middle to find a chest, where you can claim your reward.
Verac the Defiled
Verac's catacomb is located under the north-west hill same as Akrisae's. When fighting this Barrow Brother it is always recommended to use Protect from melee prayer since he attacks with melee. Verac's armour set gives Verac a chance to ignore the player's armor bonuses. So watch your health when fighting him as he can hit very accurately.
Akrisae the Doomed
Akrisae's catacomb is located under the north-west hill, north of Verac's sarcophagus. When fighting this Barrow Brother it is always recommended to use Protect from melee prayer since he attacks with melee. Akrisae will drain yours prayer points so better finish the fight as soon as possible.
Dharok the Wretched
Dharok's catacomb is located under the north-east hill. Dharok will attack with melee but a lot slower than his other Brothers (speed of a 2handed weapon). Dharok's armour set gives Dharok a bonus: when his health runs lower he will start to deal more damage so be careful when he is low health as he can hit easily over 70. Protect from melee prayer is always highly recommended when fighting Dharok. Watch your health when fighting this brother and don't be afraid of keeping your health high. When you run out of prayer it is advised to leave the catacomb and regenerate.
Ahrim the Blighted
Ahrim's catacomb is located under the centre hill. He will attack you with Fire Wave so it is advised to use Protect from Magic.
Torag the Corrupted
Torag's catacomb is located under the south-west hill. He will attack you with melee so it is advised to use Protect from Melee. Torag is often seen as the weakest brother but should not be taken lightly due to his high defense. The fight with Torag can be difficult for players with a lower prayer level since the fight can take a while. A Bandos godsword or Statius's warhammer special attack can prove useful if it takes you a long time to bring him down.
Guthan the Infested
Guthan's catacomb is located under the south-east hill. He will attack you with melee so it is advised to use Protect from Melee. Guthan's armor set gives him a chance to regenerate health with the damage done to the player. You will recognize this healing by "purple souls" rising up.
Karil the Tainted
Karil's catacomb is located under the southern hill. He will attack you with range so it is advised to use Protect from Range.
Rewards
Rewards are awarded by opening the chest in the middle of the crypt. Players can claim the chest as soon as they have killed a single barrow brother. However, it is much recommended to kill all of them since the chances at obtaining a Barrow armor piece increases as you kill more of the brothers. Players can no longer receive 2 armor pieces from the same brother's respective armor and pet from a single chest. For every Barrows Brothers killed, an item will be pulled from the following drop table. Then, that item is multiplied by the completion factor. The completion factor will reach 100% as soon as the combat level of all the monsters killed during the run add up to 1000. For example, if all Barrows brothers have been slain for the exception of Verac the Defiled with a completion of 94%, 6 rewards are picked and the amounts are multiplied by 0.94. Making a 400 death runes drop become a 376 death rune drop instead because of the completion %.
Amount of Barrows Brothers killed: 1 | |||
| Image | Item | Quantity | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|
Mind rune (1-689), Chaos rune (1-585), Death rune (1-418), Blood rune (1-216), Soul rune (1-180), Bolt racks (1-171), Dragon dart (1-115), Barrow arrowtips (1-160), Morchella mushroom spore (1-20) |
1 | Common 99.21% | |
Ahrim's staff, Ahrim's hood, Ahrim's robe top, Ahrim's robe skirt, Dharok's greataxe, Dharok's helm, Dharok's platebody, Dharok's platelegs, Guthan's warspear, Guthan's helm, Guthan's platebody, Guthan's chainskirt, Karil's crossbow, Karil's coif, Karil's top, Karil's skirt, Torag's hammers, Torag's helm, Torag's platebody, Torag's platelegs, Verac's flail, Verac's helm, Verac's brassard, Verac's plateskirt, Akrisae's war mace, Akrisae's hood, Akrisae's robe top, Akrisae's robe skirt |
1 | Rare
0.77% | |
| 1 | Very Rare 0.02% or 1 in 6000 | ||
- Rarity of Barrows weapons and armour pool varies between 0.77%-4.11% depending on the number of Barrows Brothers slain. The more Barrows Brothers are killed, the higher the odds of getting a Barrows piece as a reward every time a reward is picked.
- Npc's are aggressive, auto-retaliate may prevent you from passing puzzle doors when choosing the correct answer.
Puzzles Answers
