Animated Rune Armour best in slot

Magic · 11.995 DPS · 120 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).
Animated Rune ArmourCombat 138 · 120 hp· weak to earth
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Best style vs this target: magic (11.995 DPS).
Rune pouch · Greater thrall
1051
DPS11.995incl. thralls +0.625
Max hit70
Accuracy97.42%
Time to kill10.0s
Attack styleMagic
Buffs: Saturated heartAuguryThralls
Approx. buy cost: 1.30b(+ untradeables)
weapon
Tumeken's shadow
833.00m
head
Ancestral hat
47.98m
body
Ancestral robe top
96.30m
legs
Ancestral robe bottom
67.25m
hands
Confliction gauntlets
69.00m
feet
Avernic treads (et)
158.00m
cape
Imbued guthix cape
untradeable
neck
Occult necklace
365.6k
ring
Magus ring
23.24m
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 Animated Rune Armour · at 99 stats with the buffs above
StyleDPSMax hitAccuracyTime to killWeaponBuy cost
Magicbest11.9957097.42%10.0sTumeken's shadow1.30b
Melee11.2125887.57%10.7sInquisitor's mace1.01b
Ranged5.8374951.02%20.6sBow of faerdhinen420.27m
Full drop table and combat stats on the Animated Rune Armour bestiary page. Roll its loot in the Animated Rune Armour loot simulator.

Best in slot gear for Animated Rune Armour

The highest-DPS setup against Animated Rune Armour in Old School RuneScape is magic, built around the Tumeken's shadow, at 11.995 damage per second - about 10 seconds a kill. That beats the best melee setup by 7%. The tradeable pieces come to roughly 1.3b 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.

Animated Rune Armour gear - frequently asked questions

What is the best gear for Animated Rune Armour in OSRS?

Magic is the highest-DPS style against Animated Rune Armour, with the Tumeken's shadow as the weapon. The full loadout is above, slot by slot, with live Grand Exchange prices totalling about 1.3b gp.

What combat style should I use against Animated Rune Armour?

Magic 11.995 DPS, Melee 11.212 DPS, Ranged 5.837 DPS - so magic wins by 7%. Reach and mechanics still matter: a style listed here may not be usable on every phase.

How long does it take to kill Animated Rune Armour?

About 10 seconds per kill with the best-in-slot loadout at 99 stats, from Animated Rune Armour's 120 hitpoints and the sustained damage of that setup. No spec cycles or prayer switching are modelled.

What is Animated Rune Armour weak to?

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