Ancient Wizard best in slot

Mage · Melee · 12.455 DPS · 80 hp

Best-in-slot gear

Pick a monster and get the highest-DPS gear for each combat style - computed by searching every item against our exact DPS engine, not a hand-made list. Salve, Slayer helm and Dragon hunter auto-apply from the target. This is max-DPS gear, not fight strategy (no spec cycles or defensive swaps).
Ancient Wizard(Mage)Combat 98 · 80 hp
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Best style vs this target: melee (12.455 DPS).
Rune pouch · Greater thrall
1051
DPS12.455incl. thralls +0.625
Max hit58
Accuracy97.84%
Time to kill6.4s
Attack styleCrush · Aggressive
Buffs: Super / divine combatPietyThralls
Auto-applied: Inquisitor's set
Approx. buy cost: 1.01b(+ untradeables)
weapon
Inquisitor's mace
309.29m
head
Inquisitor's great helm
78.50m
body
Inquisitor's hauberk
127.78m
legs
Inquisitor's plateskirt
131.58m
hands
Ferocious gloves
10.30m
feet
Avernic treads (max)
158.00m
cape
Infernal cape
untradeable
neck
Amulet of rancour
52.05m
ring
Ultor ring
114.19m
shield
Avernic defender
31.19m
ammo
Rada's blessing 4
untradeable
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Assumptions & limitations
Shows the highest sustained single-target DPS gear from the exact engine, with the buffs above applied. It does not model:
  • Attack reach / valid styles - some bosses can't be hit by every style (Zulrah & Kree'arra need halberds for melee), so a listed style may not be usable.
  • Rare bolt/proc reductions - most per-monster caps & reductions ARE modelled (Corp halving, Zulrah's 50 cap, Kraken's 1/7 to non-magic, Ice demon, Duke), but an enchanted-bolt proc against a reducing monster can be slightly overstated. Never the recommended style anyway.
  • Boss phases - multi-phase bosses (Zulrah, Vorkath, Alchemical Hydra) are scored one form at a time.
  • Special attacks, prayer-switching, AoE, or survivability - no spec cycles (DWH/BGS), no protection prayers, no multi-target (chins).
  • Pure DPS, not practicality - reports the literal highest damage-per-second, so a fast-but-impractical weapon (e.g. Karil's crossbow, which degrades to dust) can top the raw numbers.
Salve and Dragon/demon-bane bonuses auto-apply from the target's type; the other buffs are the toggles above.
Every style vs Ancient Wizard · at 99 stats with the buffs above
StyleDPSMax hitAccuracyTime to killWeaponBuy cost
Meleebest12.4555897.84%6.4sInquisitor's mace1.01b
Ranged12.4322997.49%6.4sSpine587.08m
Magic11.6357094.34%6.9sTumeken's shadow1.30b
Full drop table and combat stats on the Ancient Wizard bestiary page. Roll its loot in the Ancient Wizard loot simulator.

Best in slot gear for Ancient Wizard

The highest-DPS setup against Ancient Wizard (Mage) in Old School RuneScape is melee, built around the Inquisitor's mace, at 12.455 damage per second - about 6 seconds a kill. The tradeable pieces come to roughly 1.01b gp, plus untradeables. Every slot is searched against the same combat engine the DPS calculator uses, at 99 stats with the buffs listed below - drop your own levels in to see what actually changes.

Ancient Wizard gear - frequently asked questions

What is the best gear for Ancient Wizard in OSRS?

Melee is the highest-DPS style against Ancient Wizard, with the Inquisitor's mace as the weapon. The full loadout is above, slot by slot, with live Grand Exchange prices totalling about 1.01b gp.

What combat style should I use against Ancient Wizard?

Melee 12.455 DPS, Ranged 12.432 DPS, Magic 11.635 DPS - so melee wins. Reach and mechanics still matter: a style listed here may not be usable on every phase.

How long does it take to kill Ancient Wizard?

About 6 seconds per kill with the best-in-slot loadout at 99 stats, from Ancient Wizard's 80 hitpoints and the sustained damage of that setup. No spec cycles or prayer switching are modelled.