Karil the Tainted's equipment is a set of Ranged armour and crossbow from the Barrows minigame. Completing the Barrows minigame does not guarantee players will get a Barrows item. The whole armour set requires 70 Defence and 70 Ranged to equip. The crossbow only has the Ranged requirement.
As Karil uses Ranged, his armour gives a high Magic Defence bonus, making it popular for fighting enemies with powerful Magic attacks even when using melee. Karil's crossbow, unlike many other crossbows, is two-handed and requires a special type of ammunition called Bolt racks.
Although many parts of it see use, the full set is rarely seen in unison. A common complaint is how situational the set effect is and how low the stats are for such a high level degradable armour set. Karil's crossbow is less accurate than a Rune crossbow, and the ammunition is weaker than steel bolts (as Bolt racks give +55 Ranged Strength). However, the Karil's crossbow does have the speed of a Magic shortbow, and the bolt racks match the strength of amethyst arrows.
Note: Karil's armour will still degrade if safespotting!
Set effect[edit | edit source]
Tainted Shot: If the Ranged attack is successful, it has a 25% chance of lowering the target player's Agility level by 20%.
The set effect of Karil's set is a source of criticism, as it is seen as not very useful, especially as it has no effect on NPCs. This has been a long-standing issue for Karil's set as well as Torag's set owners wanting a better set effect compared to the other brothers.