WIKI GUIDES - VARDORVIS

Don't mind me just running around with my Elysian before Rune defender locked Ironman with sick fashion. That aside, this one was funky and silly. Ely shouldn't be on this list and it being the most expensive offhand kinda cheesed the comparison run by giving me near BiS for Vardorvis. Soulreaper axe made this free and bonus at the end for the run with Inq. I remember when Vard first came out, some people were using Inq because nobody had Soulreaper Axe and we didn't know what BiS was yet.
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[@mistybong]

Big for my ely spooned hcim with no warrior guild token 👏👏👏

[@luketargett2233]

Your profile pic and profile made me laugh :)

[@DeffaaaGaming]

I am surprised 3rd age are not on these lists lmao

[@Yltimate_]

There is one that has 3rd age range

[@Wh1teSomali]

3rd age bow bis in barbarian assault (but it actually is bis)

[@Yltimate_]

@@Wh1teSomali 3rd age bow is so fucking goated, 3t bow for dragon arrows

[@user-oi9rk9hs5n]

These guides are truly the pinnacle of runescape pvm comedy

[@imaika281]

Do you have any money making tips for the trimmed power amulet? I wanted to do Vardorvis in this setup but that's way too steep :/

[@SpookyDino255]

Just want to say your videos are such an inspiriation to me, I watch these while at the GE waiting for flips! Thanks for the banger video Gnomonkey!

[@LinksOcarina]

Been loving these wiki guide vids gnomonkey, very funny content

[@dubudubu2442]

i dont think those charts are recommended downgrades, its just showing whats worse lol

[@austinatyahoo]

How long has Grim Salvo been bankstanding with that zuk pet... Feels like years at this point.

[@SuomenV]

He's been there forever

[@velzun8075]

He's a cringe attention seeker. Ignore

[@blacknyellow962]

Ah yes the most accurate representation of gear setups out there. I'll bring my elysian offhand which is "only" 730m since I don't have a.... rune defender. Thank you, very cool wiki! The more you pick apart that "recommendation" the funnier it gets.

[@gaszer6440]

the wiki does say most effective to least effective, not most expensive to least expensive. but it is funny the ely is even there

[@surfingbilly9654]

i guess that reccomedation is relevant for bond bros who are to lazy to grind for dragon defender

[@stubbystubby]

I find it hilarious at some of the recommended setups, lol. I really appreciate you showing me gearscape, though. It's nice being able to import all my gear instantly and tell it "hey, I wanna kill zulrah tanzanite phase" and it show me what my BiS is to kill that phase. That being said, it does tell me to use shadow barrage lol. Probably the first time I've ever been told to use that on a boss. Either way, fun series, keep this going!

[@ILoveIceClimbing]

This is the only runescape series I feel compelled to watch right now lol

[@troy6254]

Happy we can keep you grounded man

[@Howlet01]

Best series I’ve seen in a while, good job man

[@anthonyweston5588]

I spy Grim Salvo next to you at the ge.

[@suffer8318]

Time to bring my ely locked DT2 completed account out to shine

[@H4MPSHIRE]

Gnome these vids are great bro

[@remcomoerland1780]

Inq was actually my gear at vardorvis for a bit after I sold almost all my gear for merching lmao

[@randomunlistedvids]

Pretty cringe you expect me to have an Ely on my HC before a rune defender. You're so out of touch bro.

[@Jo_Rogan]

you dont need a defender for zammy spear at corp

[@Yltimate_]

​@@Jo_Roganyou make a good point

[@randomunlistedvids]

@@Jo_Rogan You do for fang kills?

[@nadish]

@@randomunlistedvids adamant defender

[@randomunlistedvids]

@@nadish That's not on the list

[@TS-uu4hp]

I'm convinced that gnome is the one making these guides for content

[@oddbob-sw1xk]

I can confirm that Justi is super comfy at Vardorvis after doing over 1k kills in that setup Is Justi bis? Absolutely not! Did I get consistent long trips, while having super relax fights? Yes! (People will make fun of you though

[@KioTheProducer]

Damn I learned that from now on I'll be doing vard in inq xD

[@ShnozbyShow]

Hey thats me at 1:25 with the fishsack barrel!

[@rsgeek4503]

Wow! I'm so proud of you Shnozby! Love, Mom

[@Threedogsinatrenchcoat]

I really appreciate these vids, i have similar gear to what youve been trying and will never have a bil+ weapon to spam. You should try to clear these brewed down to mid level account stats

[@ExtinctionBomb]

NAH THE ELI IS DEVIOUS

[@Providenza]

Something to note, it doesnt matter whay style you have selected when speccing, weapon special attacks always role a specific style e.g. claw specs always roll as slash even if changed to stab

[@shamooguy]

this is wrong. claw specs always roll against the enemy’s slash bonus but if you put them on stab, it uses the much lower stab bonus against the enemy’s slash bonus, throwing away a huge amount of accuracy for no gain. the only place you’d do this is putting godswords on crush for pnm auto max hits

[@Hedron_Archmage]

The drip on POINT

[@UnableToFindName]

I really like this little series (?). It has the same "Can you beat Breath of the Wild but without climbing?" kind of vibes but for osrs, which I think has some untapped potential.

[@socialscaper312]

I hope the wiki team sees this video and is like damn he really does have a point. And the rework how they do things. This video should inspire the wiki to want to do a better job and make these things more accurate/ accessible. They do so much “good” for the community. But this should inspire and not bring hate

[@twoshirts1842]

Goddamnit i like Gnomemonkey again

[@d0onut]

Ok I was judging these videos for hating too much on the wiki but the offhand list is crazy LMAO

[@Providenza]

I get the point of this series but youre also grossly misinterpreting the wiki gear guides (which absolutely do need some work and should be done as BIS > Decent > Average > Bare minimum). The wiki guide shows items in order of effectiveness, not in order of recommendation, e.g. it's saying an Ely is worse than a defender, not that an Ely is the bare minimum you should have. This is a cool concept for a series but it really feels like youre just leaning into shitting on the wiki for no reason at this point and also kind of detracting from actually doing anything beneficial.

[@HertyHill]

100% this. Everything about this.

[@XxSupaBAMxX]

I understand this but why does it stop at ely then? Why doesn't it include all the defenders etc.? Obviously you cant list every single item, so why not stop at an item that makes sense? like a dragon defender.

[@gxhost]

"you're just leaning into shitting on the wiki for no reason" my dude this is Gnome, all he does is shit on things for no reason.

[@deeezey_2239]

Why are some of you actually going full Karen over a wiki, does the wiki have feelings the majority of us are unaware of, how does the satire go straight over your heads

[@FL0KEY]

Howd you make the range attack an orb

[@pausmth]

Ok, so aside from the hilarity of these, it actually is nice to see that even with strange af gear you can kill a boss. Just not with any efficiency...

[@Yltimate_]

Hey remember what this series is about. Lower the better. I think

[@mortuumhagl8012]

Did anyone noticed the song from Hollow Knight, Dirtmouth, followed by Green Path?

[@wildfire6551]

Im convinced the wiki setups are just bot chats to gear up farms for cheap 😐 love the series so far!

[@fl1p211]

What happened to the original upload? btw love this series

[@GnomonkeyRS]

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[@wilk_ipedia]

@@GnomonkeyRScan you not edit that after upload? I was mid video when you forcibly ruined my Osrs wiki lesson 😡

[@WreckedRevival]

@@wilk_ipedia Nope, KZbin editor only has options to remove the clip with the copyrighted music (both audio and video) or mute the clip or at least use to. I haven't used KZbin editor in a while but that's how it use to be. I've had quite a few vids pretty well ruined because they'd pass copyright check during upload then get a copyright claim anywhere from an hour to a week or so later.

[@AVR3Y]

Love the hollow knight music in the background

[@ajdohare1283]

Can you make a guide on how to pull an ultor vestige?

[@remiboros1163]

Just killed vardorvis on my 85cb quest cape haver. Can confirm that the axe is the Carey

[@air5723]

People getting mad at this series need to take a deep breath. It's a silly string of challenges and an entertaining thing to watch a really skilled pvmer suffer. Clearly this isn't intended to be taken seriously lol

[@max-dw7hq]

your chally always specs a slash roll, even when set to stab

[@GnomonkeyRS]

It rolls with the style's accuracy you chose against slash, so it being on stab is still worse. You don't want claws or DDS on stab for example.

[@keskydi]

In computer logique you get the following 1 or 0 is equal to 1 0 or 1 is equal to 1 0 or 0 is 0 And 1 or 1 is 1 That mean that using both amulet is valid

[@yogynuts]

Stream to cut video man is working like a clockwork

[@GnomonkeyRS]

Hedron doing good work :)

[@user-dw7nd4sc1d]

Oh that actually was you at GE, thought so

[@kyleweger4380]

I did 1200 vard kc with bands/fang pre nerf and 2900 with just, my kills per trip went up and my average kill time was around the same if not even faster at times. Everyone called me stupid but from my experience it worked. (iron without blood fury)

[@spotos5154]

That grim salvo dude in the beginning with the tanz helmet always stands in the same spot, same world, same outfit everyday

[@BTChanOSRS]

you should do my void tank meta at bandos or zammy unironically works great

[@44adhd]

Still going to use wiki, wiki is always right.

[@0xBEEFBABE]

omg thats me at the beginning on the left. hi!

[@seenkyle5591]

you would think after the first one they would fix these guides

[@Vic-ww8cg]

Ely is the phantom bis

[@KodakKid33]

This series is really fun but some ppl are missing the point of why the guides have these downgrades. Like with Chally, it's on the strategy guide to tell people NOT to use it bc it's worse than DDS. If Chally was removed entirely, it'd be ambiguous and some ppl might assume it's decent

[@XxSupaBAMxX]

what? no, that's ridiculous. There are hundreds of items that are not in the list. Is it ambiguously recommending a rune platebody because it's not included in the downgrade chart? Obviously the intuitive understanding is "if it's in the list it's a *viable* downgrade"

[@KodakKid33]

@@XxSupaBAMxX Except rune plate is never a real option, chally is a real budget option on some bosses like Bloat and Dusk P1 In case anyone ever wonders if Chally is good at Vard (I guarantee people have), this guide confirms it's worse than DDS. There's no reason to delete that info, it doesn't take up any extra space

[@XxSupaBAMxX]

@@KodakKid33 it seems like you got confused by the wiki as well lol. It's not a budget option, it's a niche spec weapon for last hitting things with in specific circumstances (killing something, phase transitions) and for barrage slayer. As a dps spec, dds will always win (and is also easier to acquire for both irons and mains)

[@KodakKid33]

@@XxSupaBAMxX It's a budget option because dclaws beat chally even if you're last hitting on Bloat/Dusk P1 to avoid tick delay

[@XxSupaBAMxX]

@@KodakKid33 no, you chally bloat even if you have claws, you'd use both. First down a claw and then chally for last hit.

[@Oct0ber_Skyy]

I warned you, now the scammers are adding you to their anti-scam watchlist. EDIT: LOL my CS teachers would be so proud my inclusive OR comment got into the video

[@zEskimoz]

i wanna see the venezuelan nex gears

[@frogdeity]

You're grounded.

[@rtchooligan0469]

Hollow knight in the background nice!!

[@tustinbear5831]

13:10 just @me next time

[@gregoryG540]

Btw or can mean both logically

[@ChiefBinChicken]

kinda devo you didn't run the calc with the lowest suggestion minus the ely

[@kylehern3554]

This might be ehb

[@The_GreenMachine]

his TTK in shit gear is on avg faster than my avg kills in bandos/salad blade/belator.. how

[@Frozhiir]

The wiki puts gear from best to use to worst to use per slot you bring, that doesn't mean they expect u to bring an ely with shit gear. It means they compare items to bring in that slot based purely on stats.

[@XxSupaBAMxX]

why not just not bring up the ely then. Or, why bring up ele and not an addy kiteshield? Surely thats even worse than ely.

[@Frozhiir]

@@XxSupaBAMxX Not really good at reading are you ?

[@XxSupaBAMxX]

​@@Frozhiir I am, actually, but you don't seem to have critical thinking skills. I am questioning the process by which items are picked to even appear on the table. You have to make a call somewhere which items are relevant enough to be compared. In this case, it's only avernic and dragon defender.

[@Frozhiir]

@@XxSupaBAMxX you aren’t, actually because you fail to see there are 5 slots. So when there are no relevant offensive items they tend to put in defensive items than can/ tend to be more impactful than the lower grade offensive items. Hence the shields being compared. That doesn’t mean that it makes sense in an overall gear setup, it does mean that it makes sense in the slot comparison. Especially for people opting to try a more defensive build to learn the boss. So before you try to insult someone’s critical thinking skills, make sure you have some of your own considering you can’t look any further than your own limited scope of thoughts. Now be quiet you are wasting my time

[@XxSupaBAMxX]

@@Frozhiir defensive builds for learning? I'm sorry that's stupid

[@matthewnewnam9289]

Please take ely with inq

[@dandelion44444]

i love hollow knight music!!

[@pyrocomputing7345]

Do vorkath!!

[@Zudexa]

Whoever made the min setup was either high out of their mind or trolling they have to be

[@MrBonbon64]

HAHAHAHAHAH!!!!

[@Norse_Code1]

Honestly i understand the concept for your series here, but i think you are grossly misrepresenting the wiki contributors. The best in slot is obviously best in slot. However, the least effective in slot should not be used as a baseline for a setup. The setups don't say here is the min req gear. it shows a progression of downgrade in each specific category. I don't think a single person who contributed to the wiki page for vardorvis really sat there and thought, "man don't forget your ely!" as he put it in the same downgrade column as the strength ammy.

[@willmayes2212]

Yeah, this is a fun series, but you're definitely not intended to be using the worst item in every single category. But some of his points are valid, like if you have completed desert treasure 2, you have a rune defender, or it's at least fair for a guide to just stop there and say, at least go get a rune defender.

[@zacflame1]

Gnomonkey is kind of the official spokesman of endgame brainrot. This is the same guy who made a serious video complaining about no endgame content 2 days after DT2 came out. We expect too much from him.

[@rabbitmario751]

yeah this series is entertaining but it comes off pretty smug and mean

[@halotango3]

I highly doubt these videos were intended to flame or represent the wiki contributors in any way.

[@ajking1017]

Both opinions are valid, it makes sense that an ely is at the bottom of the graph because it represents all tank shields that don’t have a str bonus. At the same time, it’s also funny that gnomonkey is poking fun at it by bringing an ely into Vardorvis. Nothing wrong with either side.

[@John.Codwell]

Nah. That’s not real. You have someone in the wiki team making these for content there’s no way! 🤣

[@MrBonbon64]

Who wants to watch 10 minutes of you running the same joke into the ground? 😂😂😂😂

[@GoofyGaming96]

1st?

[@Yltimate_]

Forced

[@dodosback]

Very cluttered guide. More straightforward and to the point with tips and advice are a lot better.

[@GnomonkeyRS]

This isn't a guide video... It's a video showing how bad the wiki set ups are.

[@Octaviuss]

Can anyone point me in the direction of Gnome’s predictive hit splat configuration/settings? I REALLY like them. 🥺

[@GnomonkeyRS]

I have a PVM Video with all my PVM plugins settings