Guthan the Infested's equipment

Guthan the Infested's equipment is obtainable from the Barrows minigame. Completing the minigame gives players the chance of obtaining a Barrows item. Like all Barrows armour, Guthan's armour requires level 70 Defence to wear. Guthan's warspear requires level 70 Attack to wield. It is only tradeable when fully repaired or fully degraded.

Guthan's set is popular among mid- to high-level players for Combat training, as the armour has very strong defensive bonuses and the Life leech granted by the set effect nearly eliminates the need for food. 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. Guthan's set is used by many high-levelled players at aggressive monsters (such as Bandits or Dagannoths) to AFK (away from keyboard) as the set heals the wearer at a consistent rate.

Despite its advantages, there are some situations in which using Guthan's set is not recommended. Fighting dragons, for example, requires the use of an anti-dragon shield, and the Guthan's warspear is two-handed, so a shield cannot be used while using Guthan's set to heal. Fighting dust devils or any monster in the Smoke Dungeon while wearing Guthan's is unwise, as a facemask or equivalent item must be worn to prevent heavy damage and/or stat drain. While Guthan's is useful for Slayer tasks as it allows for extended trips, it does not allow for use of a black mask or Slayer helmet. Some players get around this by wearing a black mask or Slayer helmet and switching to Guthan's only when healing is needed. Furthermore, it is important to note that the set effect does not activate on every hit, so there is always risk involved with relying on it for healing, especially against monsters that can do a lot of damage.

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

As with all Barrows equipment, this armour cannot be made with the Smithing skill. However, a higher Smithing level reduces the cost of repair at an armour stand.

Set effect

A player activating Guthan's set effect, Infestation.

Infestation: Successful attacks have a 25% chance of healing the wielder an amount of Hitpoints equal to the damage dealt. For example, a hit for 20 damage will heal up to 20 Hitpoints if the effect occurs.

Players wearing Guthan's set with the amulet of the damned will be able to heal 10 above their base Hitpoints level.

Since the set effect triggers randomly, there is still a chance you need to eat food or teleport away to avoid dying. However, it is generally more consistent compared to the Saradomin godsword, especially in scenarios where you need to use another weapon's special attack.

Components

Note: GE prices of Guthan's equipment at 0 charge may not accurately reflect its value due to inactivity on the GE.

Item GE Price Guthan's helm 139,034 Guthan's platebody 251,727 Guthan's chainskirt 227,776 Guthan's warspear 103,352 Total 721,889 Guthan's armour set 769,158 Difference 47,269

Item GE Price Guthan's helm 0 101,091 Guthan's platebody 0 166,141 Guthan's chainskirt 0 173,710 Guthan's warspear 0 59,619 Total 500,561

Bonuses

Players wearing Guthan's set will be able to heal 10 Hitpoints above their base Hitpoints level if an Amulet of the damned is worn.

Item		Attack Bonuses					Defence Bonuses					Other
	Guthan's helm	0	0	0	-6	-2	55	58	54	-1	62	0	0%	0	0	2.721
	Guthan's platebody	0	0	0	-30	-10	122	120	107	-6	132	0	0%	0	0	9.979
	Guthan's chainskirt	0	0	0	-14	-11	75	72	73	-4	82	0	0%	0	0	8.164
	Guthan's warspear	75	75	75	0	0	7	7	7	0	0	75	0%	0	0	2.267
Totals		75	75	75	-50	-23	259	257	241	-11	276	75	0%	0	0	23.131	N/A

Degradation

Barrows equipment degrades as it is used. Equipment received from the Barrows reward chest is fully repaired and can be used for 15 hours of combat until it degrades completely and requires repair before it can be used again. Barrows armour degrades even if the player is using protection prayers or not taking damage. Barrows equipment does not suffer in performance as it degrades from fully repaired to fully degraded. Fully repaired Barrows items start out with no numbers in their names, e.g. Guthan the Infested's equipment. It will become Guthan the Infested's equipment 100 the first time it's used in combat. Eventually it will degrade to Guthan the Infested's equipment 75, then 50, then 25 and finally 0 at which point the equipment will be unusable until repaired. Additionally, Barrows equipment may only be traded if fully repaired or fully degraded.

When dropped or lost on dangerous PvP death, any piece of Barrows equipment will automatically degrade to 0. Players who attempt to drop Barrows equipment will receive a warning message about this. As a bank note, dropping will not break the equipment.

There are two ways to repair Barrows equipment. Players can talk to any of the NPCs listed below and they will repair the items for a price, or repair the pieces themselves using an armour stand in any player-owned house. The equipment can be repaired at any stage, and the cost will be adjusted according to how much it has degraded. The repair costs below are as if the equipment has fully degraded.

The following NPCs can repair the equipment:

• Bob - the axe seller in Lumbridge
• Tindel Marchant - the weapon and armour repairman at Port Khazard
• Dunstan - the smith in Burthorpe
• Squire - in the workshop area of the Void Knights' Outpost
• Aneirin - the armour seller in Prifddinas
• Blacksmith - the blacksmith of Civitas illa Fortis

It costs less to repair Barrows equipment at an armour stand compared to paying an NPC. Stat boosts do affect the price of repair. The formula used to calculate the cost at a repair stand is:

${\text{Cost}}_{AS}={\text{Cost}}_{NPC}\times (1-\frac{\text{Smithing Level}}{200})$

A player with a Smithing level of 60, for instance, would pay 70% of normal cost:

$1-\frac{60}{200}=\frac{70}{100}$

Simply put, every 2 Smithing levels reduces the repair cost by 1% when compared to an NPC vendor. At level 99 this equals roughly 50% in savings.

Costs to repair barrows equipment	NPC	POH Armour Stand
		Level 1 Smithing	Level 99 Smithing
Helm	60,000	59,700	30,300
Body	90,000	89,550	45,450
Legs	80,000	79,600	40,400
Weapon	100,000	99,500	50,500
Total	330,000	328,350	166,650