Karil the Tainted

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Karil the Tainted

Combat level	98
Hitpoints	100
Slayer level	Not assigned
Members only?	Yes
Aggressive?	Yes
Poisonous?	No
Immune to poison?	No
Attack style	Ranged
Max hit	21
Weakness	Slash
Always drops	Nothing
Examine text	A vengeful spirit corrupted by dark magic.

Karil the Tainted is the third-youngest of the six Barrows brothers. He attacks using a repeating crossbow which uses special ammo called "Bolt Racks" which cannot be retrieved by a player using them. Although his crossbow is apparently set to the "accurate" style, Karil is still considered one of the more dangerous Barrows. He can hit up to 21 with incredible accuracy, and faster than the other brothers. His special isn't the most deadly as it only drains Agility which isn't too crippling, unless you are required to run long distances to a bank or are just about to enter the tunnels. He is weak against slash attacks.

Some players prefer to Melee Karil using the 4 Dragon Dagger special attacks then switching to an Abyssal Whip or some other powerful Dragon weapon while using Protect from Range Prayer or one could try using a Bandos godsword and with prayer praying attack and strength to lower karils defence. Even though Karil's armour has a very high magical defence, players with low attack levels should still mage Karil, since Karil, being a ranger, has a low magic level. Lower Defence players (such as 1 Defence Pures) who don't use prayer against Karil have noticed he can hit multiple 20's at high speed and rate - which can be deadly if this occurs multiple times in a row and the player is not able to eat fast enough.

[edit] Trivia

• The skirt Karil wears seems to resemble Verac's skirt more than the skirt that players are able to wear.
• Karil's crossbow seems to be based off the real life Chu-ko-nu, an ancient Chinese crossbow that used a rapid fire system.

v • d • e Barrows brothers
Ahrim the Blighted • Dharok the Wretched • Guthan the Infested • Karil the Tainted • Torag the Corrupted • Verac the Defiled

v • d • e Barrows equipment
Dharok the Wretched	Dharok's helmet • Dharok's platebody • Dharok's platelegs • Dharok's greataxe
Torag the Corrupted	Torag's helm • Torag's platebody • Torag's platelegs • Torag's hammers
Ahrim the Blighted	Ahrim's hood • Ahrim's robetop • Ahrim's robeskirt • Ahrim's staff
Verac the Defiled	Verac's helm • Verac's brassard • Verac's plateskirt • Verac's flail
Guthan the Infested	Guthan's helm • Guthan's platebody • Guthan's chainskirt • Guthan's warspear
Karil the Tainted	Karil's coif • Karil's leathertop • Karil's leatherskirt • Karil's crossbow