Animated Iron Armour best in slot gear setup

Melee · 12.889 DPS · 20 hp
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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).
Animated Iron ArmourCombat 23 · 20 hp · weak to earth
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Best style vs this target: melee (12.889 DPS).
DPS12.889
Max hit80
Accuracy96.64%
Time to kill1.6s
Buy cost1.09b+
Attack styleSlash · Aggressive
Attack style: Slash · Aggressive
Torva full helmInfernal capeAmulet of rancourRada's blessing 4Soulreaper axeTorva platebody
Torva platelegsFerocious glovesAvernic treads (max)Ultor ring
Buffs: Super / divine combatZeal5 soul stacks
weapon376.00m
head170.70m
body156.03m
legs93.75m
hands8.51m
feet147.62m
capeuntradeable
neck41.84m
ring94.04m
ammountradeable
Tap a piece for what it adds and what else could go there.

Animated Iron Armour combat stats

20 hp · lowest def: crush · earth spells +30%

Guide on the OSRS Wiki ↗
Weaknesses
Lowest defence
Crush (+19)
Elemental
Standard earth spells: +30% accuracy and damage
Combat levels
Hitpoints
20
Attack
20
Strength
20
Defence
20
Ranged
1
Magic
1
Defence bonuses
Stab
+50
Slash
+25
Crush
+19
Magic
+400
Ranged
+400
Attacks
Max hit
3
Attack speed
4 ticks (2.4s)
Attacks with
Crush
Aggressive
Yes
Type
Attributes
None
Size
1 by 1 tile
Immunities
Poison
Immune
Venom
Immune
Cannon
Not immune
Thralls
Immune
Burn
Immune to weak, normal and strong burns

Not listed: freeze.

My Setups →
Special attacks Spec: Dragon claws +0.33 DPS · Opener: Bandos godsword (+2.4%)
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 70.4 a spec (max 93), 100% to hit · 140.8 per full bar +0.33 DPS
  • Crimson kisten · 50% energy avg 70 a spec (max 81), 100% to hit · 140 per full bar +0.33 DPS
  • Dragon dagger · 25% energy avg 47.7 a spec (max 100), 99.78% to hit · 190.7 per full bar +0.28 DPS
  • Burning claws · 35% energy avg 50.5 a spec (max 72), 99.99% to hit · 144.3 per full bar +0.23 DPS

With the top one: 13.22 DPS over a trip (from 12.889).

Defence opener

Landed at the start of a kill from a full bar; this gear then hits a weaker target.

  • Bandos godsword × 2 98.34% to land the first, 99.48% the last · 13.198 DPS if all land 13.198 (+2.4%)
  • Bone dagger × 1 100% to land · 13.167 DPS if all land 13.167 (+2.2%)
  • Dorgeshuun crossbow × 1 100% to land · 13.136 DPS if all land 13.136 (+1.9%)
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How this is worked out
Every combination of gear you could wear is scored with the same damage maths as the OSRS Wiki's DPS calculator, and the highest sustained DPS wins, with the buffs above applied.
  • 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 Iron Armour Melee 12.889 · Ranged 11.96 · Magic 11.37
StyleDPSMax hitAccuracyTime to killWeaponBuy cost
Meleebest12.8898096.64%1.6sSoulreaper axe1.09b
Ranged11.963982.51%1.7sAscension crossbows1.27b
Magic11.377097.42%1.8sTumeken's shadow1.08b
At 99 stats with the best buffs for each style.

Animated Iron Armour melee gear setups: top 5

One per weapon, the rest of the gear searched around it; outlined pieces differ from #1.
#WeaponDPSvs bestMax hitAccuracyGearBuy cost
1Soulreaper axe Slash · Aggressive12.889-8096.64%1.09b+
DPS calc
2Inquisitor's mace Crush · Aggressive12.156-5.7%6097.2%1.07b+
DPS calc
3Blade of Saeldor Slash · Aggressive11.903-7.6%5996.78%654.54m+
DPS calc
4Obligator Crush · Smash11.894-7.7%4497.21%4.64b+
DPS calc
5Ghrazi rapier Slash · Aggressive11.82-8.3%5996.11%671.07m+
DPS calc

Animated Iron Armour ranged gear setups: top 5

One per weapon, the rest of the gear searched around it; outlined pieces differ from #1.
#WeaponDPSvs bestMax hitAccuracyGearBuy cost
1Ascension crossbows Rapid11.96-3982.51%1.27b+
DPS calc
2Toxic blowpipe Rapid11.235-6.1%3381.56%588.03m+
DPS calc
3Rosewood blowpipe Rapid9.47-20.8%2880.97%588.03m+
DPS calc
4Blisterwood stake Rapid8.892-25.7%2681.84%601.78m+
DPS calc
5Ironwood blowpipe Rapid8.411-29.7%2580.5%588.03m+
DPS calc

Animated Iron Armour magic gear setups: top 5

One per weapon, the rest of the gear searched around it; outlined pieces differ from #1.
#WeaponDPSvs bestMax hitAccuracyGearBuy cost
1Tumeken's shadow Accurate11.37-7097.42%1.08b+
DPS calc
2Eye of Ayak Accurate11.027-3.0%4294.41%444.22m+
DPS calc
3Sanguinesti staff Accurate10.459-8.0%5894.31%421.18m+
DPS calc
4Harmonised Nightmare staff Casts Earth Surge10.1-11.2%5194.99%404.51m+
DPS calc
5Trident of the Swamp Accurate9.243-18.7%4794.31%410.27m+
DPS calc
Full drop table and combat stats on the Animated Iron Armour bestiary page. Roll its loot in the Animated Iron Armour loot simulator.

Animated Iron Armour gear setup: best in slot for every style

The highest-DPS setup against Animated Iron Armour in Old School RuneScape is melee, built around the Soulreaper axe, at 12.889 damage per second - about 2 seconds a kill. That beats the best ranged setup by 8%. The tradeable pieces come to roughly 1.09b 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 Iron Armour has 20 hitpoints, and its lowest defence bonus is crush (+19). Earth spells from the standard spellbook get 30% more accuracy and damage against it. It is immune to poison, venom and thralls.

Animated Iron Armour gear - frequently asked questions

What are the best alternatives to the Soulreaper axe against Animated Iron Armour?

In melee, the next best setups are built around the Inquisitor's mace (12.156 DPS), the Blade of Saeldor (11.903 DPS) and the Obligator (11.894 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 Iron Armour in OSRS?

Melee is the highest-DPS style against Animated Iron Armour, with the Soulreaper axe as the weapon. The full loadout is above, slot by slot, with live Grand Exchange prices totalling about 1.09b gp.

What combat style should I use against Animated Iron Armour?

Melee 12.889 DPS, Ranged 11.96 DPS, Magic 11.37 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 Iron Armour?

About 2 seconds per kill with the best-in-slot loadout at 99 stats, from Animated Iron Armour's 20 hitpoints and the sustained damage of that setup. No spec cycles or prayer switching are modelled.

What is Animated Iron Armour weak to?

Animated Iron Armour is weak to earth (30%), which the loadout search already accounts for.

What is the best melee setup for Animated Iron Armour?

Soulreaper axe, with Torva full helm, Torva platebody and Torva platelegs: 12.889 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 ranged setup for Animated Iron Armour?

Ascension crossbows, with Masori mask (f), Masori body (f) and Masori chaps (f): 11.96 DPS (max hit 39). The rest of the slots, the next best ranged setups and the special attack to bring are above.

What is the best magic setup for Animated Iron 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.

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Game data on this page comes from the OSRS Wiki: Animated Iron 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).