Which Protean do you use on DXP? [Runescape 3] Worst to Best Protean!

[@sammystakethesnake9631]

Me: starts KZbin video My wife: Hey guys its maikeru here... Me: shhhhh need to hear about gainzzzz.

[@boop6610]

The purple one.

[@MaikeruRS]

Oooo. Good choice :)

[@abdurrahimiqbaltharania4167]

Goodluck everyone for your dxp gains . Awesome video maikeru it helped a lot . You should also make a guide for dummies too . Keep up the good work :D

[@MaikeruRS]

Eey thanks bud :) happy to help give my opinion on it all! Will definitely do a Skilling one in the future too :D Gl with dxp!

[@gwilasean7928]

logs to planks is 1:1 (+5gp) on sawmill

[@MaikeruRS]

Gwilasean - true :) Decent way to swap to planks if you needed to.

[@olipitt12]

i do this all the time and keep the proteans in the bank for when i get construction dailies 500k gp back per time more or less

[@lewdcynthia7264]

First Herblore now this, that's the second time in two weeks that i've asked myself a question and you've almost immediately posted a vid about it

[@MaikeruRS]

haha! Hopefully this helps you Lewd :)

[@cwb1130]

Protean Planks should be much higher. This last DXP I could average 6.5 to 7 MILLION XP/hour doing flotsam prawnbrokers. Went from level 75 to 99 in

[@ThatOneDudeG]

Very helpful guide since i got 9 Large protean packs

[@MaikeruRS]

Hopefully it helped you decide!

[@SkillSlayer00]

Something worth noting is that planks can be used to make flatpacks for dailies, so rather than just saving money, they earn you money too :D (I know the video is for DXP, but worth keeping in mind anyway)

[@MaikeruRS]

Yeah, i just feel like 1 mahog plank = 1 mahog plank vs 1 bar = multiple rune bars etc. More efficient not to use planks it feels.

[@SkillSlayer00]

That's fair if you need the xp I guess, just profitable construction training and making the construction daily into less of a task feels worth considering, especially if you have 99 Smithing/Crafting (fletching and firemaking is fast enough to not need proteans for me)

[@treylee5896]

If construction is your last buyable, you can still convert your protean logs into planks (via the sawmill guy not the item's convert option) at a 1:1 ratio.

[@RayTamal]

Just in time! I was debating on my protean use moments ago 😤👌🏾

[@MaikeruRS]

Nice haha! Hope this helps you decide mate :)

[@dylanmurray6423]

Went from 1 to 75 divination in a few hours from protean memory on double xp weekend. I hate training divination normally so this was a godsend

[@kyleedgerton3698]

cache.

[@MrTobywoods]

Cool video!! Should do a similar one with all the different dummies. Gl with the gains this weekend mate!

[@MaikeruRS]

Hey that's a cool idea man. Thanks!:) glad you enjoyed the vid

[@brettnelson7518]

Just got 1.3mil smithing xp in 2 hours with proteans during dxp live. These are amazing. Saving all for dxp next time

[@hellfish165]

It's worth mentioning that hides and bars are also rarely saved by portables effectively giving you extra proteans for free

[@MaikeruRS]

For sure man. Thanks for the comment! The planks with the scroll + logs with portable too :) They all have a 5% chance to be saved I believe :D

[@xp77254]

Just got a bunch of Protean traps and planks from TH the other day. Great video bud!

[@MaikeruRS]

Good luck using them on dxp and thanks! :)

[@nicholasjackson8709]

You should remake this video since mining/smithing rework and hunter changes

[@protty6568]

HI GUYS MAIKERU HERE THIS IS MY VIDEO ABOUT PROTTYANS HEHE ECKS DEEE

[@MaikeruRS]

Heyyyy. #1 Pun! :D

[@spfcdouglas2011]

maikeru's "hi guys" >>>> a friend's "bye"

[@Kepitsecret]

hi suomi its guys here

[@MandyLina123]

I’m so glad to find out I should turn all my cogs into something else. I don’t have intervention yet so I been saving them for later.

[@MaikeruRS]

yeah, sadly they're just not good! Enjoy your proteans! haha

[@MandyLina123]

Maikeru RS haha thanks! :D

[@blackdawn99ify]

I wonder if you would move the bars up because of the mine smithing rework

[@MaikeruRS]

I'd move them down if anything

[@blackdawn99ify]

You think so? I guess there are much faster ways of getting smithing exp now. Burial armor for instance. I wasn't sure if they upgraded the exp protean bars give after the morning and smithing update

[@MaikeruRS]

@@blackdawn99ify sadly proteans remained the same xp, and yeah burial gives so much more. I'd probably swap bars and traps around nowadays as carrion jadinkos with proteans are pretty nuts.

[@blackdawn99ify]

Thanks maikeru I'll have to check it out. Thanks for your input?

[@harb37]

For anyone reading this years later, if you look at battlestaff crafting, you make a comparable rate of XP compared to protean hides AND you make decent profit if you alch them.

[@ChristianCooper99]

Is this exp counting with double or without?

[@MaikeruRS]

Christian Cooper - Regular xp rates on all indeed, thanks gloer :)

[@lordclown1187]

Always sounding as funny. I'm considering getting more stuff up on my channel, where i imitate you, and A Friend, sparcmac and others. You sound slightly sad in a weird way when you start a video:

[@bladestorm7433]

the hides are best because cafting is costly as all hell

[@MaikeruRS]

100% agreed

[@nurstin9411]

Would you change the rating of the protean bars after M&S rework? Why or why not?

[@MaikeruRS]

i'd probably swap round traps and bars now. Bars are slow xp compared to high end smithing methods now and give 0 rep. And after the hunter rework, the traps are a lot more viable on carrion jadinkos than they were before. rest would be the same.

[@RED89P13]

U should do a contest for who can imitate your “hi guys Maikeru here” intro the best would be hilarious and a good community challange

[@chrisbaker91]

Got 2000 planks from th ahead of double xp but not gonna bother converting and will just level up construction as think it will give me the levels I need to hit some quest requirements

[@AJMURPHY93]

I used planks on the recent DXP Event. Got me to 75 in Construction.

[@RnB4Music]

u can also save the bars with a portable forge.

[@MaikeruRS]

Yeah! All portables save the proteans like normal, i believe they're 5% chances.

[@RnB4Music]

its 10% save and 10% extra exp, however crystal hammer doesnt affect proteans.

[@Jasongy827]

lol saved so much protean, I have like 10k ea protean category except invention

[@JamesTaylor-rater193]

you can afk planks too, dont convert the planks, because the planks can be a substitute for all other planks.

[@Ender99999]

dude, i forgot to say this but you sound like ozzy man reviews. i still think bars are the best proteans. :) as always, great content.

[@MaikeruRS]

I wish I sounded like him! That guy is a living legend haha :p Yeah, it's a very close toss up between bars and hides for me :D

[@bosstweed83]

I just watched this and realized it came out before the smithing rework. Are bars still number 2? Did they go up or down?

[@Ub3rtim2]

I'd say hides > planks > traps (only because crystal chins exist, before this was 2nd worst) > bars > memories > logs > destroy them all > store them in bank forever > cogs

[@MaikeruRS]

I love the "Destroy them all" over cogs xD

[@catgrrlz]

Amazing, I am going to convert most of mine to hides with this info! What's the ranking for skilling dummy and/or combat dummy?

[@MaikeruRS]

Sounds good to me! :) Should save you a ton of money on DXP. I would rate agility as #1 because of how slow of a skill it is - the dummy doesnt give the most xp/hr but in comparison to how much time it saves, it's the best. I'd then say its a toss up between thieving and hunter for 2nd and 3rd, whatever skill you hate more and slayer should be the worst unless you're a skiller or something, as slayer should be trained normally so you make nice profit and similar xp/hr to the dummy, sometimes even more at high levels.

[@catgrrlz]

Maikeru RS thanks! I'll keep that in mind. Sounds like going with hunter over thieving for me is 2nd best since I enjoy afk pickpocketing a fair bit. But yeah makes sense for agility to win out on this one.

[@plaanzofficial1073]

Quick question,with the protean powerup, What's the best item to make when you're using protean planks? :)

[@MaikeruRS]

I'm not super clued up on the protean powerups because i actually haven't got any from my daily keys so far. I believe it speeds up the rate in which they are used, so maybe flatpacking something with lots of planks would be a good idea? Not sure.

[@plaanzofficial1073]

Ye i was thinking of mahogany table flatpacks, i only got around 5k planks so shouldn't take to long :)

[@helga.]

Highest chair at current lvl, oak larders, mahogany tables, then prawn brokers

[@andreaandrea1950]

planks can be afk if you make flatpacks

[@amegt9072]

can you update this :D

[@OneTwoMark]

I've got 6 tickets in for the 20,000 protean pack raffle. I haven't won a thing yet, so if I don't win this.. rip.

[@MaikeruRS]

Good luck mate! :)

[@mikek9352]

did u win?

[@kawhia3d]

With the firemaking is that going off bonfire cause when i done myn im sure i was getting more them 850k am hour i was burning them indvidualy

[@MaikeruRS]

Well it was 850k xp/hr at max tier not on DXP if you are burning between 950-1050 on a portable brazier. At least thats how i calced it, if you got more then thats awesome :)

[@kawhia3d]

Maikeru RS again im meaning indvidualy like in a line oldstyle

[@MaikeruRS]

you can burn more in an hour burning normally than a brazier. so that makes sense - but the brazier is afk and gives 10% more per log so your logs give more xp each. Both ways are nice :)

[@kawhia3d]

i burn mine individually since its faster also handy having firemaking brawlers =p

[@lucascristofanelli2626]

Can i use crystalyse with protean traps?

[@MaikeruRS]

nope

[@Numbers_Game]

good analysis buuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuut I only need 99 invention to max (around 6 mil to go), and my RS activity consist of daily shop runs, so invention via PVM and skilling probably ain't happening. I might do some mob grinding on dxp weekend, but good luck finding a free spot then (hopefully the private dungeons will reduce the crowding issue). So, proteans to cogs it is then.

[@Lo7q7le7guste7mrtf]

Bars made me happy.

[@XxJustinxx88]

I've got 5.2k hides, 3.6k logs and 2.8k bars. I'm f2p though. Hoping to use them all during this dxp.

[@Teerts63]

I've got 30k memories, 50k cogs, 25k logs. Also have 1.5k combat dummies.

[@whosGrimm]

You say traps aren't as viable a method as other methods at 77+ in terms of speed which has me wondering if its worth it before 77? I'm only 60 hunter so I am trying to decide whether to use protean or not while it's dxp

[@MaikeruRS]

It's great at the early levels. protean traps till 77 should be perfect :) use the rest on a buyable after!

[@whosGrimm]

Awesome, I'd heard before that they're not worth using before 90 or so, so I never would have guessed this, thanks! :)

[@MisterPubbs]

xp rates are in a non dxp event im guessing?

[@MaikeruRS]

Yeah, base rates :)

[@pulsefel9210]

so do planks work with dxp or not?

[@UnclaimedGnat]

Pulse Fel yes they do

[@MaikeruRS]

Pulse Fel - they all do :)

[@mat962]

26.5k logs saved up for dxp

[@nino3753]

If protean logs are decent what's good/great for Firemaking?

[@MaikeruRS]

Curly roots with superheat form, i have a guide on it - 700k firemaking xphr and a little wc too :P

[@theblackout6661]

I think this should be updated and add from 99-120/200m

[@paulvictor7489]

I really wish the combined logs was the 50% of each... idk why its not but its kind of dumb.

[@justingovak3632]

id say planks are worst now since can just use regular mohagony. as for what to use on dexp well using proteans on non DEXP DOSE NOT COMPUTE.

[@jeremybds1901]

planks more than double as dxp approaches. the cost alone has to give them a huge bump out of last

[@jeremybds1901]

i mis remembered

[@warriorkr]

I think you really underappreciate protean planks, they're way more afk than regular construction via flatpacking and also pretty decent exp, the rest I think they're pretty much as YOu say but in my opinon planks whould be the second or third option.

[@MaikeruRS]

Eh.. They're okay its just you need soooo many compared to the other proteans to make them worth it imo. But i understand where you are coming from flatpacking with them is pretty afk but slow xp sadly. They're still decent - like i said, they're worth using if you have crafting & smithing done :D

[@warriorkr]

Hm, I get you, they're actually the best construction exp aswell as they're literally the same as the best plank you can use, I don't really like traps (as i'm no longer on the early levels) And i really despise logs as they're tremendously uneffective, so that's why I said they should get a decent number 3 in my opinon but oh well :P

[@MaikeruRS]

True, its difficult to rate them all thinking of all of the pros/cons on each. Yeah, i wouldn't have put traps on number 3 if I was going purely by people who are maxed. I was trying to rate them overall at all levels and how effective they are :) If it gave more xp than just flat out 140 like a mahogany it would be way higher on the list imo. Of course they are a bit faster due to them stacking but its just not worth it when people typically only have like 1k proteans to use, will be gone in 10 minutes :P

[@ChaoticDevotion]

Thanks for the video, I have won 2 large packs.. I used 1 on divination, as it's the only level 80 I need for invention but I wasn't sure if it was good to use the other on cogs.. guess I know now it's better to use it on crafting.

[@MaikeruRS]

Haha awesome man. Happy to help change your mind! Cogs are just way too slow for such a fast skill like invention :) Good luck on the div gains and such! Hides or bars should work perfectly for the 2nd box, whatever you want to get maxed first or get closer to max at least :D

[@b3astpwn]

Using protesn memories cus i cbf clicking on those orbs that float everywhere lmao. That, and im 99 in all the rest. The hunter one...just wow...i used a lot on crimson skillchompas, i never knew crystal ones existed. Idk where to even find those... Lazyness to the max!!! Tht...and...bought $100 worth of keys and got like...30 protean boxes, 15 smalls, 7 meds, and 8 larges. Hopefully this will get me from 92 to 9o div :D. Maybe wont even need all of them! Who knows... At the end of the day...im just a noob who got bored of 07 and came to rs3 lookin to max out my old acc :D

[@MaikeruRS]

Sounds like a neat plan :) all proteans can be good depending on your playstyle for sure! Gl

[@ernwillburn]

Do you do caches?

[@TheBlowdry]

Are these rates inc dxp weekend or just regular?

[@MaikeruRS]

Regular xp rates on all :)

[@emeraldrecluse6529]

I would only slightly disagree with your list. I did harps till 99 crafting on both my accounts and it wasn’t that bad. I much prefer using planks making flat packs or traps for just the convenience

[@MaikeruRS]

Harps are super slow xp/hr and not really worth doing except on ironman accounts and for harmonic dust. So i rate hides much higher as they are 6x the xp rate of harps :p

[@Trinity_RS]

Damn just converted some of mine to div I got around 6k and 10k planks ... going for 120 div lol 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@xXBenthehoboXx]

Should get 99 smithing and crafting this dxp. Close to max but cba to do runecrafting

[@MaikeruRS]

Sweet as! 2 nice buyables out the way for you. RC isn't that bad with demonic skull rates through the abyss :)

[@SirkSirk]

I feel construction would be more viable than logs for sure. Firemaking is really cheap already, and fletching is generally a money making skill so it's kind of a waste.

[@MaikeruRS]

If you do fetching the long way it makes a tiny bit of money. A lot of people opt to spend millions on broad arrows. I personally spent 500m on 120 fletching and the logs can save tons of gp if you do broads, or they are 3x the xp of magic bows. Seem worth it to me. Fire making is meh but its still the fastest fm xp in game :)

[@sneakyguy4444]

I put 8 tickets into the proteans, didn't win anything ;(

[@MaikeruRS]

That sucks :( I hate rng haha. I am trying my best with golden barrows but no luck yet with tons of tickets too lol

[@gwilasean7928]

Planks on workbench and flatpacker to diss them are so chill

[@roca900]

Probably should have mentioned that there is no pet chance with proteins

[@MaikeruRS]

true, i guess its kind of added useful info

[@VihMelchior]

Iam max, I don't need the xp from any of the proteans, but i have 10k cogs, so I will use tham

[@xImBeaST12321x]

just letting everyone know they changed the planks so that you do not need to use 4 protean planks t equal 1 mahogany plank. its like all the other skills now where one protean plank will equal multiple planks.

[@MaikeruRS]

Really? When did they do that? You sure?

[@xImBeaST12321x]

fairly certain. I used up a stack of them earlier and they were normal. however there still is the fact that if your making a mahogany wardrobe flat pack, which requires 3 mahogany planks, then you still will use up 3 protean planks. i also checked the wiki and it says "They are stack able planks that are usable in place of any other type of plank.". and by the way i love your videos

[@xImBeaST12321x]

you know what i think i may have been misunderstanding your point in the video this whole time haha

[@innocenth3rb]

Thats the first time ive heard them called "pro- t- ens" .

[@MaikeruRS]

Protien is actually the wrong way of saying it but everyone says it that way - I used to say it that way for ages aswell :p

[@JoshSweetvale]

@@MaikeruRS Yes! Is greco-roman! Means "formless" in the 'Stealing Creation' sense.

[@Kepitsecret]

I personally prefer portean bars over hides since crafting is shit cheap with fire b staffs atm and still around 400k/h exp and more afk then doing r 2h's and artisans is hella expensive so bars bars bars

[@MaikeruRS]

Yeah, but if you do rune2hs it may be a bit less afk but its 0 loss, crafting is always loss regardless unless you want very slow xp with urns or harps :P That's my reasoning for putting it higher than bars, either way they are both fantastic proteans man and by all means use bars because they're top tier xp :D

[@Kepitsecret]

yea obviously in efficient view point hides > rest but id rather kms if i had to smith anything else but artisans or super heat form

[@samdrost2083]

i will achieve 99 hunter this weekend, i only trained 77-99 hunter with protean traps Xd

[@MaikeruRS]

Haha neat! Good luck with 99 hunter my man :)

[@zlurba]

i'm using 1550 bars this dxp weekend

[@MaikeruRS]

Yeboi - best of luck. enjoy the afk

[@P4r4bo14]

If you don't care about XP, logs are best for bonfire boosts.

[@MaikeruRS]

True, the bonfire boost is decent.

[@afrosouleater]

I actually made 130m profit when i did 77ish-99 not sure of exact xp rates though xD

[@MaikeruRS]

77-99 what?

[@afrosouleater]

Crafting, my bad =] I did dragonstone bracelets, enchant then alch (sold a lot for 11k ea was costing about 9.6k to make) I found someone selling them in bulk, i would buy the cut dstone from him and he would buy the cb bracelets from me, this was around the dxpw in May =] Unsure if it is still just as good

[@gwilasean7928]

3:2 ratio ? There is one that has a 1:1 ratio logs into planks with a saw mill cost idk 5gp per ?

[@Markkramr]

Proteiens!!

[@MaikeruRS]

It's how its actually pronounced :) Everyone calls them proteins when its actually pro te ans

[@jnicholas846]

This is bs because u can just afk or bot on the Harp in priff.

[@enovatio9826]

Gotta convert all my proteans to cogs to get that juicy inv xp since im only 120 and desperately need that really good 360k xp lol

[@NightmareRex6]

all of them, they stay in bank acc till BOTH of thse are true member, bexp weekend. else stay in bank. i laugh manicaly at those i see wasting proteans soon as get them outside dxp weekends. bars are my personal faverate..... im 99 smithing tho now......

[@ThisWillNotBeMyName]

tf is a pro te un

[@MaikeruRS]

It's how its pronounced as its spelt Protean, not Protein

[@michaelslarc]

This so good but its sad im going to the beach with gf on weekend :/ i dont know wat to feel haha

[@MaikeruRS]

You're on the beach the whole weekend Michael?

[@michaelslarc]

Maikeru RS yeah sadly boss will leave on friday night and be back on sunday night

[@TheRsTypo]

no way protean bars are not at the bottom of this list. They are so slow.

[@MaikeruRS]

This was made before the mining and smithing rework :) Traps are much better now and bars are much worse, rest is unchanged.

[@bdex8427]

@@MaikeruRS yeah i agree, traps are now way over 1m an hr afk xp even with the hunter de-buff

[@RuiRuichi]

Protean logs should be the worst. Firemaking and Fletching is pretty useless.

[@MaikeruRS]

Not when you need them all to max. Cons/Crafting/smithing is just as useless atm.

[@YugiohFan156]

woow early or something

[@MaikeruRS]

YEah, you were first :D GJ haha

[@abbook4176]

Your voice is depressing

[@MaikeruRS]

Thanks :D

[@abbook4176]

Maikeru RS its just to me. I have some problems with depression