Recommended Perks

Note: a Table of Contents can be found in the pinned messages.

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Introduction

This channel covers the perks we suggest for your gear and how to obtain them.

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When you see symbols in a listed perk (+ and X):

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⬥ + represents an item with multiple gizmos slots:

‎ ‎ ‎ ‎• E.g., +

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⬥ X - represents where you have a choice of perks:

‎ ‎ ‎ ‎• E.g., 'Biting 4 X' you could choose between 9 different perks to go with depending on your preference

‎ ‎ ‎ ‎• These combinations are listed in the later sections of this channel

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Related Guides & Links

⬥ #invention-basics is a must-read if you're new to Invention ⬥ #perk-information describes every perk we recommend. ⬥ RuneScape Wiki's Perk Calculator lets you test out component combinations and see your chance of different perks. ⬥ Shattered Worlds is the fastest way to level up your augmented gear.     • Video guides: Base Tank / Evil Lucario     • Note: Use 8 1 (1/1.08 at 120 invention) for Enlightened 4, instead of 8 as mentioned in the video.     • Alternatively, level up your gear using a slayer mob in #rs3-slayer.

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Recommended Perks

Starter Perks

Many starter perks are decent & inexpensive and may well last your entire PvM career.

Requirements

⬥ Level 68 Invention ⬥ Extreme Invention Potion     • Note: Eruptive 4 is the exception, requiring Level 86

Main Weapons

⬥ Main-hand - Precise 6 ⬥ Off-hand - Eruptive 4 ⬥ Two-handed - Precise 6 + Eruptive 4

Weapon Switches

⬥ Flanking - Flanking 4 ⬥ Planted Feet - Planted Feet

Armour / Shields

⬥ Body - Biting 3 + Impatient 4 ⬥ Legs - Crackling 4 + Enhanced Devoted 4 ⬥ **Shield ** - Turtling 4     • For Necromancy just use Bone Shield /

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Advanced Weapon Perks

Magic

⬥ Main-hand - Precise 6 Aftershock 1 ⬥ Off-hand - Aftershock 4 Eruptive 2 ⬥ Flanking switch - Flanking 4 Eruptive 1 ⬥ Staff - Aftershock 4 Eruptive 2 + Precise 6 Ruthless 1 ⬥ Ancient Lantern - Planted Feet, or Caroming 4 Planted Feet ⬥ Caroming switch - Caroming 4 Eruptive 2 ⬥ Legacy Barrage - Aftershock 4 Precise 2 + Eruptive 4 Ruthless 3

Melee

⬥ Main-hand - Precise 6 Aftershock 1 ⬥ Off-hand - Aftershock 4 Eruptive 2 ⬥ Flanking switch - Flanking 4 Eruptive 1 ⬥ 2-handed - Aftershock 4 Eruptive 2 + Precise 6 Ruthless 1 ⬥ Halberd (AoE) - Aftershock 4 Precise 2 + Eruptive 4 Ruthless 3 ⬥ MW Spear of Annihilation - Eruptive 4 Precise 3 + Lunging 4 Aftershock 1 ⬥ Statius' Warhammer - Aftershock 1

Necromancy

⬥ Main-hand - Aftershock 4 Eruptive 2 ⬥ Off-hand - Precise 6 Aftershock 1 ⬥ Switch - Flanking 4 optimally with Eruptive 2     • Used for both a swap and a swap ⬥ Off-hand (AoE) - Eruptive 4 Ruthless 3

See !necroperks for reasons why we recommend a reversed perk setup from the traditional p6 main-hand / as4 off-hand.

Ranged

⬥ 2-handed - Precise 6 Aftershock 1 + Caroming 4 Eruptive 2 ⬥ Main-hand - Precise 6 Aftershock 1 ⬥ Off-hand - Caroming 4 Eruptive 2 ⬥ Hydrix Grico switch - Caroming 4 + Aftershock 1 ⬥ Off-hand (for ) - Aftershock 4 Eruptive 2 ⬥ (Off-style) SGB - Precise 6 Aftershock 1 + Eruptive 4 Ruthless 3 ⬥ Dark bow - Precise 6 Aftershock 1 + Invigorating 4 ⬥ Planted Feet switch - Aftershock 1 + Planted Feet

Advanced Armour/Shield Perks

Magic

⬥ Body - Biting 4 X + Relentless 5 Crackling 4 ⬥ Legs - Impatient 4 X + Invigorating 4 X ⬥ Merciless Kiteshield - Turtling 4 ⬥ Arcane Spirit Shield - Lucky 4 Absorbative 2 ⬥ Kalphite Rebounder - Aftershock 4 Eruptive 2

Note: if not planning to utilise auto attacks such as with 4taa, consider replacing Invigorating with an alternate perk. i.e. Enhanced Devoted 4, Lucky 6 X, etc.

Melee

⬥ Body - Biting 4 X + Relentless 5 Crackling 4 ⬥ Legs - Impatient 4 Mobile + Enhanced Devoted 4 ⬥ Malevolent Kiteshield - Turtling 4 ⬥ Kalphite Defender - Aftershock 4 Eruptive 2

Necromancy

⬥ Body - Biting 4 X + Relentless 5 Crackling 4 ⬥ Legs - Impatient 4 X + Invigorating 4 X

Ranged

⬥ Body - Biting 4 X + Relentless 5 Crackling 4 ⬥ Legs - Impatient 4 X + Enhanced Devoted 4 / Lucky 6 + X ⬥ Kalphite Repriser - Aftershock 4 Eruptive 2 ⬥ Shieldbow - Caroming 4 Aftershock 1 + Turtling 4

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Gizmo Layouts and Obtaining Perks

Weapon Gizmo Layouts

Aftershock

⬥ Aftershock 4 Eruptive 2: 6 3 (1/3.38 at 137 invention) ‎ 129,324,383 (d/a lvl 9 items), 118,938,229 (d/a lvl 9 refined legs)

‎ ‎ ‎ ‎• This combo is 1/1.17 at 137 invention ‎to give Aftershock 4 in some variety

⬥ Aftershock 4 Invigorating 2: 6 2 1 (1/2.19 at 137 invention) ‎ 94,492,129 (d/a lvl 9 items), 87,762,639 (d/a lvl 9 refined legs)

⬥ Aftershock 4 Planted Feet: 6 3 (1/1.89 at 137 Invention) ‎ 108,871,870 (d/a lvl 9 items), 103,064,228 (d/a lvl 9 refined legs)

⬥ Aftershock 4 Precise 2: 6 2 1 (1/1.83 at 137 invention) ‎ 80,473,315 (d/a lvl 9 items), 74,850,043 (d/a lvl 9 refined legs)

⬥ Aftershock 3 Ruthless 2: 5 4 (1/2.79 at 137 Invention) ‎ 89,334,652 (d/a lvl 9 items), 82,190,330 (d/a lvl 9 refined legs)

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Caroming

⬥ Caroming 4: 7 (Guaranteed) ‎ 11,075,322

⬥ Caroming 4 Aftershock 1: 7 2 (1/1.40 at 137 invention) ‎ 32,675,155

⬥ Caroming 4 Eruptive 2: 6 3 (1/3.38 at 137 invention) ‎ 31,840,030

⬥ Caroming 4 Planted Feet: 6 3 (1/1.89 at 137 invention) ‎ 54,361,388

⬥ Caroming 4 Precise 2: 6 2 1 (1/1.83 at 137 invention) ‎ 27,693,326

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Eruptive

⬥ Eruptive 4: 8 (1/1.01 at 137 invention) ‎ 765,587

⬥ Eruptive 4 Mobile: 7 1 1 (1/3.44 at 137 invention) ‎ 2,431,191

⬥ Eruptive 4 Planted Feet: 6 3 (1/15.2 at 126/127 invention) ‎ 301,631,732

⬥ Eruptive 4 Precise 3: 3 6 (1/83.2 at 137 invention) ‎ 44,784,226

⬥ Eruptive 4 Ruthless 3: 8 (1/19.2 at 137 invention) ‎ 14,553,729

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Flanking

⬥ Flanking 4: 9 (1/1.22 at 53 invention, do not boost) 5,571,295

⬥ Flanking 4 Eruptive 1: 5 4 (1/20.6 at 134/135 invention) ‎ 57,813,801

⬥ Flanking 4 Eruptive 2: 3 6 (1/327 at 137 invention) ‎ 615,149,872

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Lunging

⬥ Lunging 4: 6 (Guaranteed) ‎ 38,747,513

⬥ Lunging 4 Aftershock 1: 6 2 (1/1.4 at 137 invention) ‎ 70,433,852

⬥ Lunging 4 Eruptive 2: 6 3 (1/3.26 at 137 invention) ‎ 126,818,266

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Planted Feet

⬥ Planted Feet: 2 (Guaranteed | use a common weapon gizmo) ‎ 12,997,539 (d/a lvl 9 items)

⬥ Planted Feet Aftershock 1: 3 2 (Guaranteed above level 101 | use a common weapon gizmo) ‎ 89,263,147 (d/a lvl 9 items)

⬥ Planted Feet Mobile: 1 4 4 (1/1 at 137 Invention) ‎ 26,342,962

‎ ‎ ‎ ‎• has to be in the middle.

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Precise

⬥ Precise 6: 9 (1/3 at 137 invention) ‎ 1,431,082

⬥ Precise 6 Aftershock 1: 7 2 (1/1.67 at 137 invention) ‎ 55,807,285 (d/a lvl 9 items), 54,096,745 (d/a lvl 9 refined legs)

⬥ Precise 5 Eruptive 2: 6 3 (1/20.4 at 137 invention) ‎ 10,566,989

⬥ Precise 6 Eruptive 2: 6 3 (1/585 at 137 invention) ‎ 303,023,951

⬥ Precise 6 Eruptive 2: 5 3 1 (1/47.6 at 137 invention) ‎ 715,421,352.

⬥ Precise 6 Eruptive 1: 5 4 (1/2.18 at 137 invention) ‎ 32,706,517

⬥ Precise 6 Lunging 1: 7 2 (1/1.67 at 137 invention) ‎ 56,163,361

⬥ Precise 6 Ruthless 1: 7 2 (1/1.77 at 137 invention) ‎ 37,052,135

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Armour Gizmo Layouts

Absorbative

⬥ Absorbative 4: 8 (Guaranteed) ‎ 553,863

⬥ Absorbative 4 Crystal Shield 1: 8 1 (1/37.2 at 137 invention) ‎ 47,496,854

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Biting

Note: All Biting 4 combos are roughly 1/1.58 at 137 invention ‎to give some form of Biting 4.

Note: For Biting 2 combos, use common armour gizmos for these unless told otherwise.

⬥ Biting 4: 7 1 1 (Virtually guaranteed) ‎ 109,736,464

⬥ Biting 4 Crystal Shield 1: 7 2 (1/1.72 at 137 invention) ‎ 188,982,405

⬥ Biting 4 Demon Slayer: 7 2 (1/1.76 at 137 invention) ‎ 277,263,670

‎ ‎ ‎ ‎• Price may be inaccurate due to volatility of 3rd age items

⬥ Biting 4 Dragon Slayer: 7 2 (1/1.76 at 137 invention) ‎ 194,593,652

⬥ Biting 4 Genocidal: 7 2 (1/1.9 at 137 invention) ‎ 208,995,357

⬥ Biting 4 Lucky 1: 7 1 1 (1/1.91 at 137 invention) ‎ 213,116,154

⬥ Biting 4 Lucky 2: 7 2 (1/12.6 at 137 invention) ‎ 1,406,535,477

⬥ Biting 4 Mobile: 7 1 1 (1/3.03 at 137 invention) ‎ 332,501,487

⬥ Biting 4 Reflexes: 7 1 1 (1/1.9 at 137 invention) ‎ 208,499,282

⬥ Biting 4 Undead Slayer: 7 1 1 (1/2.02 at 137 invention) ‎ 227,839,774

⬥ Biting 3: 9 (1/20.5 at 69 invention) ‎ 22,257,703

⬥ Biting 3 Cautious: 9 (1/7.85 at 137 invention) ‎ 8,736,148

⬥ Biting 2: 5 (1/2.23 at 34/35 invention) ‎ 947,750

⬥ Biting 2 Genocidal: 3 2 (1/13.8 at 137 invention) ‎ 3,519,000

⬥ Biting 2 Mobile: 4 1 (1/14.3 at 120 and 137 | Do not put subtle in the middle) ‎ 4,862,000

⬥ Biting 2 Mobile: 4 1 (1/15.1 at 120 and 137 | Do not put dextrous in the middle) ‎ 5,134,000

⬥ Biting 2 Reflexes: 4 1 (1/5.22 at 120 and 137 invention) ‎ 1,774,800

⬥ Biting 2 Venomblood: 3 2 (1/29.5 at 120 and 137 invention | Do not put healthy in the middle) ‎ 7,522,500

⬥ Biting 2 Venomblood: 6 3 (1/1.72 at 120 and 137 invention | Do not put healthy in the middle) ‎ 1,475,562

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Clear Headed

⬥ Clear Headed 4: 9 (1/15.6 at 74 invention) ‎ 5,427,008

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Crackling

⬥ Crackling 4: 4 3 (1/1.06 at 137 invention) ‎ 1,209,550

⬥ Crackling 4 Demon Slayer: 4 3 2 (1/3.52 at 120 invention) ‎ 3,892,653

⬥ Crackling 4 Relentless 3: 4 3 (1/3.12 at 137 invention) ‎ 3,560,186

⬥ Crackling 4 Relentless 5: 8 (1/20.2 at 137 invention) ‎ 34,804,154

⬥ Crackling 4 Undead Slayer: 7 1 1 (1/1.67 at 120 invention) ‎ 6,171,925

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Crystal Shield

⬥ Crystal Shield 4: 8 (1/2.49 at 120 invention) ‎ 2,231,023

⬥ Crystal Shield 4 Looting: 6 3 (1/1.32 at 137 invention) ‎ 1,301,768

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Energising

⬥ Energising 4 Invigorating 3: 9 (1/74.2 at 137 invention) ‎ 49,848,580

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Enhanced Devoted

⬥ Enhanced Devoted 4: 8 (1/1.38 at 137 invention) ‎ 1,236,471

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Impatient

⬥ Impatient 4: 4 3 (1/1.05 at 137 invention) ‎ 8,843,410

⬥ Impatient 4: 7 2 (1/1 at 29 invention | Better if low invention level and/or don't value time highly.) ‎ 4,791,561

⬥ Impatient 4 Crystal Shield 1: 4 3 2 (1/2.3 at 100 invention) ‎ 19,686,441

⬥ Impatient 4 Devoted 2: 4 3 (1/1.76 at 137 invention) ‎ 14,823,239

⬥ Impatient 4 Devoted 4: 7 2 (1/10.5 at 137 invention | Can replace 1 Zamorak component with Zaros) ‎ 50,160,906

⬥ Impatient 4 Dragon Slayer: 6 1 2 (1/1.82 at 113 invention) ‎ 23,588,437

⬥ Impatient 4 Genocidal: 6 1 2 (1/2.21 at 116 invention) ‎ 27,513,928

⬥ Impatient 4 Hoarding: 6 2 1 (1/5.25 at 102 invention) ‎ 40,716,561

⬥ Impatient 4 Lucky 1/2: 6 1 1 1 (1/1.98 at 113 invention) ‎ 27,670,981 / 1,308,082,727

⬥ Impatient 4 Mobile: 6 1 1 1 (1/3.16 at 113 invention) ‎ 38,338,918

⬥ Impatient 4 Reflexes: 6 1 1 1 (1/1.97 at 113 invention) ‎ 23,901,161

⬥ Impatient 4 Undead Slayer: 6 1 1 1 (1/2.09 at 113 invention) ‎ 31,743,070

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Invigorating

⬥ Invigorating 4: 7 1 1 (1/1.0008 at 137 invention) ‎ 378,783

⬥ Invigorating 4 Crystal Shield 1: 6 1 2 (1/1.15 at 137 invention | Must be input in same order as displayed) ‎ 17,943,009

⬥ Invigorating 4 Demon Slayer: 6 2 1 (1/1.17 at 137 invention) ‎ 71,479,475

⬥ Invigorating 4 Demon Slayer: 6 2 1 ‎ ‎(1/2.1 at 123 invention) ‎ 107,131,708

⬥ Invigorating 4 Dragon Slayer: 4 2 2 1 (1/1.21 at 137 invention) ‎ 13,116,896

⬥ Invigorating 4 Dragon Slayer: 6 3 (1/1.82 at 120 invention | Do not put enhancing in the middle) ‎ 801,852

⬥ Invigorating 4 Genocidal: 5 2 2 (1/1.27 at 137 invention) ‎ 16,772,971

⬥ Invigorating 4 Hoarding: 6 1 1 1 (1/3.15 at 137 invention) ‎ 51,539,025

⬥ Invigorating 4 Lucky 1/2: 6 1 1 1 (1/1.28 at 137 invention) ‎ 22,154,576 / 775,410,174

⬥ Invigorating 4 Mobile: 7 2 (1/6.48 at 120 invention | 2 dextrous components is similar results) ‎ 3,615,096

⬥ Invigorating 4 Reflexes: 6 1 1 1 (1/2.44 at 137 invention) ‎ 6,996,706

⬥ Invigorating 4 Undead Slayer: 6 1 1 1 (1/2.41 at 120 invention) ‎ 14,274,443

⬥ Invigorating 4 Undead Slayer: 6 1 1 1 (1/1.35 at 137 invention) ‎ 25,003,474

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Lucky

⬥ Lucky 6: 7 (Guaranteed) ‎ 6,974,559

⬥ Lucky 6 Absorbative 1: 7 2 (1/1.67 at 137 invention) ‎ 11,991,496

⬥ Lucky 4 Absorbative 2: 5 4 (1/1.76 at 137 invention) ‎ 9,667,996

⬥ Lucky 6 Hoarding: 6 2 1 (1/2.03 at 137 Invention) ‎ 15,874,403

⬥ Lucky 6 Undead Slayer: 7 1 1 (1/1.79 at 137 invention) ‎ 17,953,810

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Turtling

⬥ Turtling 4: 6 3 (1/2.37 at 137 invention) ‎ 1,102,309

⬥ Turtling 4 Mobile: 7 1 1 (1/659 at 90/91 invention) ‎ 325,664,231

⬥ Turtling 3 Reflexes: 6 1 1 1 (1/8.17 at 137 invention) ‎ 2,959,454

⬥ Turtling 3 Taunting: 2 1 6 (1/7.53 at 137 invention | Input comps in same order as shown) ‎ 2,727,624

⬥ Turtling 4 Ultimatums 4: 9 (1/19.1 at 137 invention) ‎ 9,111,222

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Other Gizmos

Slayer Armour Combos

These gizmos list some of the common combos you may wish to use. However, many of the guides listed in #rs3-slayer have specific perk requirements.

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⬥ Demon Slayer Undead Slayer: 4 1 (1/1.67 | Do not put undead in the middle) ‎ 5,102,690

⬥ Dragon Slayer Demon Slayer: 3 2 (Guaranteed | Do not place dragonfire in middle) ‎ 828,111

⬥ Dragon Slayer Undead Slayer: 1 1 1 1 1 (Guaranteed | Input comps in same order as shown) ‎ 3,500,456

⬥ Genocidal Demon Slayer: 1 1 2 1 (1/1.71 at 120 and 137 invention | Bandos in middle, powerful on top, clear on bottom) ‎ 223,234

⬥ Genocidal Dragon Slayer: 2 1 (1/1.34 | Bandos in middle, powerful on top) ‎ 1,284,600

⬥ Genocidal Undead Slayer: 1 1 1 1 / (1/1.04 | Powerful in middle, bandos on top, undead on left) ‎ 3,313,491

⬥ Scavenging 4: 9 (1/15.4 at 137 invention) ‎ 7,923,404

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