Animated Black Armour best in slot gear setup
Best-in-slot gear
| weapon | 370.44m | |
| head | 173.45m | |
| body | 153.00m | |
| legs | 92.00m | |
| hands | 8.57m | |
| feet | 148.74m | |
| cape | untradeable | |
| neck | 42.41m | |
| ring | 94.76m | |
| ammo | untradeable |
Special attacks Spec: Dragon claws +0.33 DPS · Opener: Bandos godsword (+7.4%)
Spec weapon to bring
Switched in with this gear. Energy comes back 10% every 30 seconds, plus a surge potion dose every five minutes.
Dragon claws · 50% energy avg 69.5 a spec (max 93), 99.98% to hit · 139 per full bar +0.33 DPS
Crimson kisten · 50% energy avg 67.9 a spec (max 81), 99.99% to hit · 135.8 per full bar +0.32 DPS
Dragon dagger · 25% energy avg 44.4 a spec (max 100), 98.75% to hit · 177.8 per full bar +0.25 DPS
Burning claws · 35% energy avg 49.7 a spec (max 72), 99.84% to hit · 142 per full bar +0.24 DPS
With the top one: 12.61 DPS over a trip (from 12.272).
Defence opener
Landed at the start of a kill from a full bar; this gear then hits a weaker target.
Bandos godsword × 2 96.05% to land the first, 98.34% the last · 13.198 DPS if all land 13.18 (+7.4%)
Elder maul × 2 94.18% to land the first, 95.95% the last · 12.797 DPS if all land 12.776 (+4.1%)
Dragon warhammer × 2 91.33% to land the first, 93.59% the last · 12.735 DPS if all land 12.706 (+3.5%)
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How this is worked out
- Built in: what can reach the target (halberds only for melee on Kree'arra, Zulrah and other flying bosses; no melee where it can't land, like the Kraken), each boss's damage caps, reductions and immunities (Corp, Zulrah, Verzik, Olm, Tekton, the Duke and more), and the bonuses the target's type turns on (salve, slayer helmet on task, dragon, demon and other banes).
- Real gear only: items you can't take to the fight (PvP Arena, Nightmare Zone and minigame copies, League rewards) are never picked. When two pieces are within 0.2% DPS of each other, the sturdier one is shown.
- Your levels: only gear the levels above can wear is searched (Bandos needs 65 Defence, Torva 80), and each style prays the best prayer they allow: Piety needs 70 Prayer and 70 Defence, so a 1 Defence pure prays Ultimate Strength with Incredible Reflexes.
- One phase at a time: bosses with phases or forms (Zulrah, Vorkath, Hydra, Yama) are scored for the one picked above.
- Not in the DPS above: special attacks (listed separately under Special attacks), prayer switching and hitting several targets at once. This is the gear for your steady damage, not a full kill plan.
Every style vs Animated Black Armour Melee 12.272 · Magic 11.37 · Ranged 8.726
| Style | DPS | Max hit | Accuracy | Time to kill | Weapon | Buy cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meleebest | 12.272 | 80 | 92.01% | 4.9s | Soulreaper axe | 1.08b |
| Magic | 11.37 | 70 | 97.42% | 5.3s | Tumeken's shadow | 1.09b |
| Ranged | 8.726 | 39 | 58.4% | 6.9s | Ascension crossbows | 1.22b |
Animated Black Armour melee gear setups: top 5
| # | Weapon | DPS | vs best | Max hit | Accuracy | Gear | Buy cost | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soulreaper axe Slash · Aggressive | 12.272 | - | 80 | 92.01% | | 1.08b+ | |
| 2 | Inquisitor's mace Crush · Aggressive | 11.707 | -4.6% | 60 | 93.61% |      | 1.04b+ | |
| 3 | Obligator Crush · Smash | 11.424 | -6.9% | 44 | 93.37% |  | 4.65b+ | |
| 4 | Blade of Saeldor Slash · Aggressive | 11.358 | -7.4% | 59 | 92.35% |   | 658.04m+ | |
| 5 | Ghrazi rapier Slash · Aggressive | 11.16 | -9.1% | 59 | 90.74% |  | 674.56m+ |
Animated Black Armour magic gear setups: top 5
| # | Weapon | DPS | vs best | Max hit | Accuracy | Gear | Buy cost | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tumeken's shadow Accurate | 11.37 | - | 70 | 97.42% |          | 1.09b+ | |
| 2 | Eye of Ayak Accurate | 11.027 | -3.0% | 42 | 94.41% |   | 446.73m+ | |
| 3 | Sanguinesti staff Accurate | 10.459 | -8.0% | 58 | 94.31% |  | 423.82m+ | |
| 4 | Harmonised Nightmare staff Casts Earth Surge | 10.1 | -11.2% | 51 | 94.99% |    | 407.30m+ | |
| 5 | Trident of the Swamp Accurate | 9.243 | -18.7% | 47 | 94.31% |  | 412.88m+ |
Animated Black Armour ranged gear setups: top 5
| # | Weapon | DPS | vs best | Max hit | Accuracy | Gear | Buy cost | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ascension crossbows Rapid | 8.726 | - | 39 | 58.4% |          | 1.22b+ | |
| 2 | Toxic blowpipe Rapid | 7.732 | -11.4% | 33 | 56.13% |   | 593.97m+ | |
| 3 | Bow of Faerdhinen Rapid | 7.54 | -13.6% | 49 | 73.8% |     | 415.28m+ | |
| 4 | Rosewood blowpipe Rapid | 6.4 | -26.7% | 28 | 54.72% |   | 593.97m+ | |
| 5 | 3rd Age bow Rapid | 6.348 | -27.3% | 34 | 66.55% |   | 1.44b+ |
Animated Black Armour gear setup: best in slot for every style
The highest-DPS setup against Animated Black Armour in Old School RuneScape is melee, built around the Soulreaper axe, at 12.272 damage per second - about 5 seconds a kill. That beats the best magic setup by 8%. The tradeable pieces come to roughly 1.08b gp, plus untradeables. Every slot is searched against the same combat engine the DPS calculator uses, at 99 stats with the buffs listed above. Drop your own levels in to see what actually changes.
Animated Black Armour gear - frequently asked questions
What are the best alternatives to the Soulreaper axe against Animated Black Armour?
In melee, the next best setups are built around the Inquisitor's mace (11.707 DPS), the Obligator (11.424 DPS) and the Blade of Saeldor (11.358 DPS), with the rest of the gear searched again around that weapon. Each style's top setups are listed above, one per weapon.
What is the best gear for Animated Black Armour in OSRS?
Melee is the highest-DPS style against Animated Black Armour, with the Soulreaper axe as the weapon. The full loadout is above, slot by slot, with live Grand Exchange prices totalling about 1.08b gp.
What combat style should I use against Animated Black Armour?
Melee 12.272 DPS, Magic 11.37 DPS, Ranged 8.726 DPS - so melee wins by 8%. Reach and mechanics still matter: a style listed here may not be usable on every phase.
How long does it take to kill Animated Black Armour?
About 5 seconds per kill with the best-in-slot loadout at 99 stats, from Animated Black Armour's 60 hitpoints and the sustained damage of that setup. No spec cycles or prayer switching are modelled.
What is Animated Black Armour weak to?
Animated Black Armour is weak to earth (30%), which the loadout search already accounts for.
What is the best melee setup for Animated Black Armour?
Soulreaper axe, with Torva full helm, Torva platebody and Torva platelegs: 12.272 DPS (max hit 80). The rest of the slots, the next best melee setups and the special attack to bring are above.
What is the best magic setup for Animated Black Armour?
Tumeken's shadow, with Ancestral hat, Ancestral robe top and Ancestral robe bottom: 11.37 DPS (max hit 70). The rest of the slots, the next best magic setups and the special attack to bring are above.
What is the best ranged setup for Animated Black Armour?
Ascension crossbows, with Masori mask (f), Masori body (f) and Masori chaps (f): 8.726 DPS (max hit 39). The rest of the slots, the next best ranged setups and the special attack to bring are above.
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Game data on this page comes from the OSRS Wiki: Animated Black Armour, used under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0. Damage formulas follow the wiki's DPS calculator, osrs-dps-calc by Weird Gloop (GPL-3.0).