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[[File:Guthans Armour Effect.gif|frame|A set of Barrows equipment in action.]]
'''Barrows equipment''' refers to a number of sets of combat [[equipment]] earned from the [[Barrows]] [[minigame]]. There are seven sets of Barrows equipment, each corresponding to one of the [[Barrows brothers]]. Each set has four pieces: a two-handed [[weapon]], a [[helmet]], a torso piece and legwear. When all four pieces for a particular brother are equipped, a special [[set effect]] is granted which is different for each set. The set effects are detailed below and mirror the special attacks of each of the Barrows brothers.

Barrows equipment ranks among the most powerful combat gear in ''RuneScape''. Many pieces of Barrows equipment have exceptional statistics - for example, [[Barrows equipment#Ahrim the Blighted (Magic)|Ahrim's robes]] give the fourth-greatest bonus to Magic attack out of all [[Armour/Magic armour|Magic armour]], behind [[Zuriel's Equipment]], [[virtus armour]], and [[Ganodermic armour]] while [[Barrows equipment#Torag the Corrupted (Melee)|Torag's armour]] gives greater defensive bonuses than armour sets such as [[Dragon equipment]] and [[Bandos armour]]. Some of the set effects can also be very formidable; such as allowing players to hit much harder as they take damage (Dharok's), pierce targets' defenses (Verac's), sap [[Strength]] (Ahrim's), [[Agility]] (Karil's) or run [[energy]] (Torag's) with each hit, and renew [[lifepoints]] (Guthan's) or [[prayer]] points (Akrisae's) when they deal damage.

In the [[The Fall of Six]] it is said that [[Sliske]] gathered the Barrows armour from "distant lands". Coupled with the fact that the person who sells [[bolt racks]] is from the [[Eastern Lands]], it is quite possible the origins of Barrows equipment come from there.

The [[ring of wealth]] increases the chance of getting better items from the Barrows reward chest.

==Degrading and repairing==
{{Barrows repair}}

==The sets==
Note: Each of the Barrows melee sets has a weaker piece than the others (Dharok's helm, Guthan's skirt, Verac's brassard, and Torag's hammers.)

===Ahrim the Blighted (Magic)===
{{main|Ahrim the Blighted's equipment}}
[[File:Ahrims.png|thumb|right|100px|Ahrim's set.]]
'''Blighted Aura:''' Successful magic attacks have a chance of lowering the enemy's Strength by five levels repeatedly. Contrary to popular belief, it does NOT lower your Strength by 10%.

[[Barrows - ahrim's set|Ahrim the Blighted's set]] requires 70 [[Defence]] and 70 [[Magic]] to wear the armour and 70 [[Attack]] and 70 [[Magic]] to wield the weapon. Ahrim's robes provide the fourth greatest Magic attack bonus out of all Magic robes in the game (after [[Zuriel's Equipment|Zuriels]], [[Virtus armour|Virtus]], and [[Ganodermic]]). As such it is popular among high-levelled mages. In addition, it gives Melee defence bonuses that Magic robes normally don't have, which makes it somewhat popular for [[PvP]] situations. [[Ahrim's staff]], on the other hand, is not commonly used as it is two-handed and the set effect is generally not seen as particularly useful; however, the staff does give a 10% bonus to [[Magic damage]].

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|[[Ahrim's hood]]||0||0||0||+6||-2||+15||+13||+16||+6||0||+15||0||0||0||0%||5%||2%||0%
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|[[Ahrim's robe top]]||0||0||0||+30||-10||+52||+37||+63||+30||0||+60||0||0||0||0%||10%||5%||0%
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|[[Ahrim's robe skirt]]||0||0||0||+22||-7||+33||+30||+36||+22||0||+30||0||0||0||0%||7%||3%||0%
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|[[Ahrim's staff]] (weapon)||+12||-1||+65||+15||0||+3||+5||+2||+15||0||0||+68||0||0||10%||0%||0%||0%
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{{Infotable Bonuses totals}}
| +12||-1||+65||+73||-19||+103||+85||+117||+73||0||+105||+68||0||0||10%||22%||10%||0%
|}
 

===Dharok the Wretched (Melee)===
{{main|Dharok the Wretched's equipment}}
[[File:Dharok's armour set equipped.png|thumb|100px|right|Dharok's set.]]
'''Wretched Strength:''' Maximum melee hit increases according to the amount of damage the wielder has taken. The damage increase maxes out at 10% lifepoints, at which point maximum hit is doubled.

[[Barrows - dharok's set|Dharok the Wretched's set]] requires 70 [[Defence]] to wear the armour and 70 [[Attack]] and [[Strength]] to wield the weapon. Like all the sets of Barrows melee armour, Dharok's armour provides very high defensive bonuses (although the helmet is weaker than other Barrows helmets), and the greataxe is also very strong although it is considered slow. Dharok's set is used for its special effect, which allows for much higher hits than otherwise possible.

{{Infotable Bonuses header}}
|[[Dharok's helmet|Dharok's helm]]||0||0||0||-3||-1||+45||+48||+44||-1||+51||+15||0||0||0||0%||2%||0%||5%
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|[[Dharok's platebody]]||0||0||0||-30||-10||+122||+120||+107||-6||+132||+60||0||0||0||0%||5%||0%||10%
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|[[Dharok's platelegs]]||0||0||0||-21||-7||+85||+82||+83||-4||+92||+30||0||0||0||0%||3%||0%||7%
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|[[Dharok's greataxe]] (weapon)||-4||+103||+95||-4||0||0||0||0||-1||0||0||+105||0||0||0%||0%||0%||0%
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{{Infotable Bonuses totals}}
| -4||+103||+95||-58||-18||+252||+250||+234||-12||+275||+105||+105||0||0||0%||10%||0%||22%
|}
 

===Guthan the Infested (Melee)===
{{main|Guthan the Infested's equipment}}
[[File:Guthans equipped.png|thumb|right|100px|Guthan's set.]]
'''Infestation:''' Successful attacks have a chance of healing the wielder an amount of life points equal to the damage dealt. A hit for 200 damage may heal 200 life points. Also, a player on the Ancient Curses may heal with Deflected damage. Therefore, if a player hits a 200, and their deflect hits a 50, and if both of them get the set effect, the player will be healed for 250 life points. However, this is slightly uncommon.

[[Barrows - guthan's set|Guthan the Infested's set]] requires 70 [[Defence]] to wear the armour set and 70 [[Attack]] to wield the weapon. Guthan's set is popular among mid- to high-level players for combat training, as the armour has very strong defensive bonuses (although the chainskirt is weaker than other Barrows legs) and the set effect nearly eliminates the need for food. It can even compensate for [[poison]] damage, negating the need for [[antipoison]] against some creatures, such as [[Kalphite Soldier]]s. Guthan's set may also be used in situations where inventory space is scarce and a lot of healing may be needed, such as in the [[TzHaar Fight Cave]]. The Guthans set is used by many high-levelled players at [[aggressive]] monsters (such as [[Bandits]] or [[Dagganoths]]) to AFK (away from keyboard) as the guthans set heals them they do not have to be at the computer healing.

If you have low life points and no food remaining, it is '''not''' a good idea to wear Guthan's for healing. This is because if your hits fail to heal, you might [[Death|die]]. If healing with Guthan's, equip the set when you have a medium or low-medium amount of life points left. That way there is little risk in dying, and eventually, after some time, the Guthan's will heal you back to full life points. At full life points, you can switch to a different weapon/armour if desired. When your life points are somewhat low, then equip Guthan's again, which will eventually heal you. If what you're fighting only uses one style of attack, it is possible to pray against that attack style until the healing effect has healed you sufficiently.

Guthan's spear only gives shared XP or defence XP so its not recommended if you want to train Strength or Attack.

{{Infotable Bonuses header}}
|[[Guthan's helmet]]||0||0||0||-6||-2||+55||+58||+54||-1||+62||+15||0||0||0||0%||2%||0%||5%
|-
|[[Guthan's platebody]]||0||0||0||-30||-10||+122||+120||+107||-6||+132||+60||0||0||0||0%||5%||0%||10%
|-
|[[Guthan's chainskirt]]||0||0||0||-14||-7||+75||+72||+73||-4||+82||+30||0||0||0||0%||3%||0%||7%
|-
|[[Guthan's warspear]] (weapon)||+75||+75||+75||0||0||+7||+7||+7||0||0||0||+75||0||0||0%||0%||0%||0%
|-
{{Infotable Bonuses totals}}
| +75||+75||+75||-50||-19||+259||+257||+241||-11||+276||+105||+75||0||0||0%||10%||0%||22%
|}
 

===Karil the Tainted (Ranged)===
{{main|Karil the Tainted's equipment}}
[[File:Karils.png|thumb|right|100px|Karil's set.]]
'''Tainted Shot:''' Successful ranged attacks have a chance of lowering the target's [[Agility]] level.

[[Barrows - karil's set|Karil the Tainted's set]] requires 70 [[Defence]] and 70 [[Ranged]] to wear the armour and 70 [[Ranged]] to wield the weapon. As Karil uses Ranged, his armour gives a high Magic defence bonus, making it popular for fighting enemies with powerful Magic attacks, such as the [[Corporeal Beast]]. [[Karil's crossbow]] is two-handed, unlike normal crossbows, and fires faster than other crossbows. It also uses a special type of ammunition, [[bolt rack]]s, which are a possible prize from the Barrows minigame and can be bought from [[Ak-Haranu]] in [[Port Phasmatys]] or on the [[Grand Exchange]].

The set effect of Karil's set is a source of criticism, as it is seen as not very useful, especially as it has no effect on [[NPC]]s. In addition, when combined with a [[blessed dragonhide coif]], [[black dragonhide armour]] gives better melee defensive bonuses than Karil's set (though Karil's set has better Magic, Ranged and Summoning defence), is much cheaper, and does not degrade. Also Karil's crossbow is less accurate than a [[rune crossbow]], and the ammunition is weaker than [[steel bolts]], although the firing speed is faster.

{{Infotable Bonuses header}}
|[[Karil's coif]]||0||0||0||-1||+3||+6||+9||+12||+6||+10||+15||0||0||0||0%||0%||5%||2%
|-
|[[Karil's top]]||0||0||0||-15||+30||+47||+42||+50||+65||+57||+60||0||0||0||0%||0%||10%||5%
|-
|[[Karil's skirt]]||0||0||0||-10||+17||+26||+20||+28||+35||+33||+30||0||0||0||0%||0%||7%||3%
|-
|[[Karil's crossbow]] (weapon)||0||0||0||0||+84||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0%||0%||0%||0%
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|[[Bolt rack]] (required ammunition) ||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||+55||0||0%||0%||0%||0%
|-
{{Infotable Bonuses totals}}
| 0||0||0||-26||+134||+79||+71||+90||+106||+100||+105||0||+55||0||0%||0%||22%||10%
|}
 

===Torag the Corrupted (Melee)===
{{main|Torag the Corrupted's equipment}}
[[File:Torags.png‎|thumb|right|100px|Torag's set.]]
'''Corruption:''' Successful melee attacks have a chance of lowering the victim's run energy by 20%, similar to the abyssal whip special attack.

[[Barrows - torag's set|Torag the Corrupted's set]] requires 70 [[Defence]] to wear the armour and 70 [[Attack]] and 70 [[Strength]] to wield the weapon. While Torag's armour may be strong, the full set is not commonly used by players due to the lackluster set effect. Like Karil's set, it has no effect on NPCs. The hammers do carry a fairly high Crush bonus, potentially making them useful for enemies such as [[waterfiend]]s or players equipped with [[platebody|platebodies]].

Torag's helmet and platelegs are often used by players using Ranged who wish to tank (maximise defence in order to take as little damage as possible), as the armour gives good defensive bonuses with only small penalties to Ranged accuracy.

{{Infotable Bonuses header}}
|[[Torag's helmet]]||0||0||0||-6||-2||+55||+58||+54||-1||+62||+15||0||0||0||0%||2%||0%||5%
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|[[Torag's platebody]]||0||0||0||-30||-10||+122||+120||+107||-6||+132||+60||0||0||0||0%||5%||0%||10%
|-
|[[Torag's platelegs]]||0||0||0||-21||-7||+85||+82||+83||-4||+92||+30||0||0||0||0%||3%||0%||7%
|-
|[[Torag's hammers]] (weapon)||-4||-4||+85||-4||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||+72||0||0||0%||0%||0%||0%
|-
{{Infotable Bonuses totals}}
| -4||-4||+85||-61||-19||+262||+260||+244||-11||+286||+105||+72||0||0||0%||10%||0%||22%
|}
 

===Verac the Defiled (Melee/Prayer)===
{{main|Verac the Defiled's equipment}}
[[File:Verac's set.png|thumb|100px|Verac's set.]]
'''Defiler''': Attacks have a chance of ignoring the target's [[armour]] and any active protection [[prayer]]s, potentially causing heavy damage.

[[Barrows - verac's set|Verac the Defiled's set]] requires 70 [[Defence]] to wear the armour and 70 [[Attack]] to wield the weapon. Verac's set used to be the only set of Barrows equipment to give a prayer bonus with each piece till the release of the [[Akrisae's set]], which also gives more prayer bonus than the Verac's set itself. Verac 's set is still useful for players who wish to combine Melee and Prayer. The brassard does, however, give lower defensive bonuses than other Barrows platebodies; its bonuses are roughly on par with a [[dragon platebody]].

The set effect is useful for [[Player killing]] as it can hit straight through the target's defenses. However, the effect also works on '''some''' NPCs that use protection prayers, such as the [[Kalphite Queen]] and [[tormented demon]]s. For this reason, Verac's set is popular when fighting these monsters. Combined with [[super antifire]] potions, Verac's set works surprisingly well at [[mithril dragon]]s, since the set effect makes short work of their high defence (when using the stab attack style).

{{Infotable Bonuses header}}
|[[Verac's helmet]]||0||0||0||-6||-2||+55||+58||+54||0||+56||+15||0||0||+3||0%||2%||0%||5%
|-
|[[Verac's brassard]] (body)||0||0||0||-6||-2||+81||+95||+85||0||+81||+60||0||0||+5||0%||5%||0%||10%
|-
|[[Verac's plateskirt]]||0||0||0||-21||-7||+85||+82||+83||0||+85||+30||0||0||+4||0%||3%||0%||7%
|-
|[[Verac's flail]] (weapon)||+68||-2||+82||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||+72||0||+6||0%||0%||0%||0%
|-
{{Infotable Bonuses totals}}
| +68||-2||+82||-33||-11||+221||+232||+222||0||+222||+105||+72||0||+18||0%||10%||0%||22%
|}
 

===Akrisae the Doomed (Melee/Magic/Prayer)===
{{main|Akrisae the Doomed's equipment}}
[[File:Akrisaethedoomedset.png|thumb|right|100px|Akrisae's set.]]
'''Doom:''' Melee and Magic attacks have a chance to restore some of your prayer points. This effect is similar to the Guthan's replenishing set effect, but in terms of prayer.

In terms of Magic (compared to Ahrim's set) Akrisae the Doomed's robes have lower magical accuracy, and about the same defensive bonuses. Akrisae's robes do NOT offer [[Magic damage]] bonuses; this confusion was caused by the Knowledge Base incorrectly stating that they do for a short period after their release. The mace, however, does have a 10% magic damage bonus, and the full set also has large Prayer bonuses. In terms of Melee, the crush attack and strength bonuses are similar to Verac's/Torag's/Guthan's, but the armour is significantly less in defence (aside from its magic defence). As a result, this armour is best suited to swapping between magic and melee to hit around protection prayers, or for any activity that would require extensive amounts of prayer, because of its set effect. It can best be described as a magic prayer set with exceptionally good melee stats.

{{Infotable Bonuses header}}
|[[Akrisae's hood]]||0||0||0||+5||-2||+17||+12||+18||+5||+1||+15||0||0||+4||0%||5%||2%||0%
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|[[Akrisae's robe top]]||0||0||0||+20||-10||+55||+34||+66||+25||0||+60||0||0||+8||0%||10%||5%||0%
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|[[Akrisae's robe skirt]] ||0||0||0||+16||-7||+35||+29||+38||+18||0||+30||0||0||+5||0%||7%||3%||0%
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|[[Akrisae's war mace]]||+68||-2||+82||+10||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||+70||0||+7||10%||0%||0%||0%
|-
{{Infotable Bonuses totals}}||+68||-2||+82||+51||-19||+107||+75||+122||+48||+1||+105||+70||+0||+24||10%||22%||10%||0%
|}

==Prices==
===Ahrim's set===
{{GEHeader}}
{{GEItem|Barrows - ahrim's set}}
{{GEItem|Ahrim's staff}}
{{GEItem|Ahrim's hood}}
{{GEItem|Ahrim's robe top}}
{{GEItem|Ahrim's robe skirt}}
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===Dharok's set===
{{GEHeader}}
{{GEItem|Barrows - dharok's set}}
{{GEItem|Dharok's greataxe}}
{{GEItem|Dharok's helm}}
{{GEItem|Dharok's platebody}}
{{GEItem|Dharok's platelegs}}
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===Guthan's set===
{{GEHeader}}
{{GEItem|Barrows - guthan's set}}
{{GEItem|Guthan's warspear}}
{{GEItem|Guthan's helm}}
{{GEItem|Guthan's platebody}}
{{GEItem|Guthan's chainskirt}}
|}

===Karil's set===
{{GEHeader}}
{{GEItem|Barrows - karil's set}}
{{GEItem|Karil's crossbow}}
{{GEItem|Karil's coif}}
{{GEItem|Karil's top}}
{{GEItem|Karil's skirt}}
|}

===Torag's set===
{{GEHeader}}
{{GEItem|Barrows - torag's set}}
{{GEItem|Torag's hammers}}
{{GEItem|Torag's helm}}
{{GEItem|Torag's platebody}}
{{GEItem|Torag's platelegs}}
|}

===Verac's set===
{{GEHeader}}
{{GEItem|Barrows - verac's set}}
{{GEItem|Verac's flail}}
{{GEItem|Verac's helm}}
{{GEItem|Verac's brassard}}
{{GEItem|Verac's plateskirt}}
|}

===Akrisae's set===
{{GEHeader}}
{{GEItem|Barrows - akrisae's set}}
{{GEItem|Akrisae's war mace}}
{{GEItem|Akrisae's hood}}
{{GEItem|Akrisae's robe top}}
{{GEItem|Akrisae's robe skirt}}
|}

==Graphical update==
A new look was released at [[RuneFest]] showing an upgrade to the original 6 sets of armour. On 4 January 2012 the [[Barrows minigame]] was updated and the graves as well as the brothers and the equipment received a graphical update.

== Trivia ==
*[[Cyrisus]]'s and [[Pazuzu]]'s Barrows armour was not graphically updated on 4 January 2012, but this is later patched.
*Every single set of barrows has the same summoning defence bonuses.

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