Animated steel armour (Tarn's Lair) best in slot gear setup

Ranged · 14.04 DPS · 50 hp
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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 steel armour (Tarn's Lair)Combat 53 · 50 hp · weak to earth
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Best style vs this target: ranged (14.04 DPS).
DPS14.04incl. thralls +0.625
Max hit39
Accuracy93.37%
Time to kill3.6s
Buy cost1.24b+
Attack styleRanged · Rapid
Attack style: Ranged · Rapid
Masori mask (f)Blessed Dizana's quiverNecklace of ruptureDiamond ascension bolts (e)Ascension crossbowsMasori body (f)
Masori chaps (f)Zaryte vambracesAvernic treads (max)Venator ring
Rune pouch · Greater thrall
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Book of the Dead · needed to raise the thrall
Buffs: Divine ranging / bastionRigourThralls
weapon648.89m
head17.73m
body89.80m
legs68.45m
hands74.70m
feet147.90m
capeuntradeable
neck155.34m
ring36.60m
ammo1,200
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My Setups →
Special attacks Spec: Rosewood blowpipe +0.17 DPS · Opener: Bandos godsword (+1.2%)
Spec weapon to bring

Switched in with this gear. Energy comes back 10% every 30 seconds, plus a surge potion dose every five minutes.

  • Rosewood blowpipe · 25% energy avg 26 a spec (max 56), 99.48% to hit · 104.2 per full bar +0.17 DPS
  • Dragon knife · 25% energy avg 25.2 a spec (max 54), 99.5% to hit · 100.7 per full bar +0.15 DPS
  • Toxic blowpipe · 50% energy avg 23.7 a spec (max 49), 96.5% to hit · 47.3 per full bar +0.06 DPS
  • Zaryte crossbow · 75% energy avg 46.8 a spec (max 72), 97.41% to hit · 62.3 per full bar +0.04 DPS

With the top one: 14.21 DPS over a trip (from 14.04).

Defence opener

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

  • Bandos godsword × 2 99.37% to land the first, 99.48% the last · 14.202 DPS if all land 14.202 (+1.2%)
  • Bone dagger × 1 100% to land · 14.202 DPS if all land 14.202 (+1.2%)
  • Dorgeshuun crossbow × 1 100% to land · 14.202 DPS if all land 14.202 (+1.2%)
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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 steel armour (Tarn's Lair) Ranged 14.04 · Melee 13.792 · Magic 11.965
StyleDPSMax hitAccuracyTime to killWeaponBuy cost
Rangedbest14.043993.37%3.6sAscension crossbows1.24b
Melee13.7928098.72%3.6sSoulreaper axe1.08b
Magic11.9657097.16%4.2sTumeken's shadow1.09b
At 99 stats with the best buffs for each style.

Animated steel armour (Tarn's Lair) 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 Rapid14.04-3993.37%1.24b+
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2Toxic blowpipe Rapid13.436-4.3%3393%590.51m+
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3Rosewood blowpipe Rapid11.476-18.3%2892.78%590.51m+
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4Blisterwood stake Rapid10.741-23.5%2693.11%604.71m+
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5Ironwood blowpipe Rapid10.301-26.6%2592.6%590.51m+
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Animated steel armour (Tarn's Lair) 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 · Aggressive13.792-8098.72%1.08b+
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2Inquisitor's mace Crush · Aggressive12.97-6.0%6098.7%1.06b+
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3Blade of Saeldor Slash · Aggressive12.764-7.5%5998.7%742.96m+
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4Ghrazi rapier Slash · Aggressive12.727-7.7%5998.4%759.55m+
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5Obligator Crush · Smash12.721-7.8%4498.86%4.64b+
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Animated steel armour (Tarn's Lair) 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 Accurate11.965-7097.16%1.09b+
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2Eye of Ayak Accurate11.59-3.1%4293.88%445.64m+
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3Sanguinesti staff Accurate11.024-7.9%5893.77%422.51m+
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4Harmonised Nightmare staff Casts Earth Surge10.05-16.0%5194.51%406.04m+
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5Trident of the Swamp Accurate9.815-18.0%4793.77%411.67m+
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Animated steel armour (Tarn's Lair) gear setup: best in slot for every style

The highest-DPS setup against Animated steel armour (Tarn's Lair) in Old School RuneScape is ranged, built around the Ascension crossbows, at 14.04 damage per second - about 4 seconds a kill. That beats the best melee setup by 2%. The tradeable pieces come to roughly 1.24b 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 steel armour (Tarn's Lair) gear - frequently asked questions

What are the best alternatives to the Ascension crossbows against Animated steel armour (Tarn's Lair)?

In ranged, the next best setups are built around the Toxic blowpipe (13.436 DPS), the Rosewood blowpipe (11.476 DPS) and the Blisterwood stake (10.741 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 steel armour (Tarn's Lair) in OSRS?

Ranged is the highest-DPS style against Animated steel armour (Tarn's Lair), with the Ascension crossbows as the weapon. The full loadout is above, slot by slot, with live Grand Exchange prices totalling about 1.24b gp.

What combat style should I use against Animated steel armour (Tarn's Lair)?

Ranged 14.04 DPS, Melee 13.792 DPS, Magic 11.965 DPS - so ranged wins by 2%. Reach and mechanics still matter: a style listed here may not be usable on every phase.

How long does it take to kill Animated steel armour (Tarn's Lair)?

About 4 seconds per kill with the best-in-slot loadout at 99 stats, from Animated steel armour (Tarn's Lair)'s 50 hitpoints and the sustained damage of that setup. No spec cycles or prayer switching are modelled.

What is Animated steel armour (Tarn's Lair) weak to?

Animated steel armour (Tarn's Lair) is weak to earth (30%), which the loadout search already accounts for.

What is the best ranged setup for Animated steel armour (Tarn's Lair)?

Ascension crossbows, with Masori mask (f), Masori body (f) and Masori chaps (f): 14.04 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 melee setup for Animated steel armour (Tarn's Lair)?

Soulreaper axe, with Torva full helm, Torva platebody and Torva platelegs: 13.792 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 steel armour (Tarn's Lair)?

Tumeken's shadow, with Ancestral hat, Ancestral robe top and Ancestral robe bottom: 11.965 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 steel armour (Tarn's Lair), 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).