Arcane Scarab best in slot gear setup
Best-in-slot gear
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| weapon | 1.47b | |
| head | untradeable | |
| body | untradeable | |
| legs | untradeable | |
| hands | untradeable | |
| feet | 147.29m | |
| cape | untradeable | |
| neck | 155.34m | |
| ring | 35.65m | |
| ammo | 2,649 |
Special attacks Spec: Rosewood blowpipe +0.13 DPS · Opener: Bandos godsword (+7.6%)
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 25.8 a spec (max 64), 96.13% to hit · 103 per full bar +0.13 DPS
Dragon knife · 25% energy avg 25.2 a spec (max 62), 96.42% to hit · 100.7 per full bar +0.12 DPS
Toxic blowpipe · 50% energy avg 25.9 a spec (max 57), 90.66% to hit · 51.7 per full bar +0.07 DPS
Webweaver bow · 50% energy avg 31.9 a spec (max 68), 100% to hit · 63.7 per full bar +0.04 DPS
With the top one: 15.60 DPS over a trip (from 15.469).
Defence opener
Landed at the start of a kill from a full bar; this gear then hits a weaker target.
Bandos godsword × 2 82.99% to land the first, 90.83% the last · 16.826 DPS if all land 16.643 (+7.6%)
Elder maul × 2 93.19% to land the first, 95.33% the last · 16.249 DPS if all land 16.213 (+4.8%)
Tonalztics of Ralos × 2 89.03% to land the first of 4 throws, 92.12% the last · 16.283 DPS if all land 16.205 (+4.8%)
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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.
- Raid level: Tombs of Amascut bosses are scored at the raid level and party set above, which start at raid level 300 (Expert) solo. The raid level raises their hitpoints and every defence roll, so the best setup can change with it.
- 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 Arcane Scarab Ranged 15.469 · Melee 15.236 · Magic 13.963
| Style | DPS | Max hit | Accuracy | Time to kill | Weapon | Buy cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rangedbest | 15.469 | 98 | 90.77% | 5.7s | Twisted bow | 1.81b |
| Melee | 15.236 | 64 | 90.85% | 5.8s | Obligator | 4.68b |
| Magic | 13.963 | 85 | 94.12% | 6.3s | Tumeken's shadow | 1.08b |
Arcane Scarab ranged gear setups: top 5
| # | Weapon | DPS | vs best | Max hit | Accuracy | Gear | Buy cost | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Twisted bow Rapid | 15.469 | - | 98 | 90.77% | | 1.81b+ | |
| 2 | Ascension crossbows Rapid | 14.449 | -6.6% | 42 | 88.15% |       | 1.31b+ | |
| 3 | Toxic blowpipe Rapid | 13.77 | -11.0% | 36 | 87.5% |  | 588.23m+ | |
| 4 | Rosewood blowpipe Rapid | 11.899 | -23.1% | 31 | 87.1% |  | 588.23m+ | |
| 5 | Bow of Faerdhinen Rapid | 11.042 | -28.6% | 54 | 92.54% |     | 412.13m+ |
Arcane Scarab melee gear setups: top 5
| # | Weapon | DPS | vs best | Max hit | Accuracy | Gear | Buy cost | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Obligator Crush · Thrust | 15.236 | - | 64 | 90.85% |          | 4.68b+ | |
| 2 | Scythe of Vitur Crush · Aggressive | 14.617 | -4.1% | 98 | 85.46% |   | 1.89b+ | |
| 3 | Keris partisan of breaching Crush · Aggressive | 13.736 | -9.8% | 198 | 91.72% |   | 763.39m+ | |
| 4 | Keris partisan Crush · Aggressive | 13.345 | -12.4% | 198 | 88.98% |  | 763.39m+ | |
| 5 | Keris partisan of amascut Stab · Aggressive | 13.308 | -12.7% | 192 | 91.49% |    | 738.35m+ |
Arcane Scarab magic gear setups: top 5
| # | Weapon | DPS | vs best | Max hit | Accuracy | Gear | Buy cost | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tumeken's shadow Accurate | 13.963 | - | 85 | 94.12% |          | 1.08b+ | |
| 2 | Eye of Ayak Accurate | 11.688 | -16.3% | 47 | 84.67% |   | 444.30m+ | |
| 3 | Harmonised Nightmare staff Casts Fire Surge with Sunfire runes | 11.538 | -17.4% | 58 | 87.91% |    | 403.30m+ | |
| 4 | Sanguinesti staff Accurate | 10.862 | -22.2% | 63 | 84.39% |  | 420.11m+ | |
| 5 | Trident of the Swamp Accurate | 9.95 | -28.7% | 53 | 84.39% |  | 409.31m+ |
Arcane Scarab gear setup: best in slot for every style
The highest-DPS setup against Arcane Scarab at raid level 300 (Expert) in Old School RuneScape is ranged, built around the Twisted bow, at 15.469 damage per second - about 6 seconds a kill. That beats the best melee setup by 2%. The tradeable pieces come to roughly 1.81b gp, plus untradeables. Every slot is searched against the same combat engine the DPS calculator uses, at 99 stats with the buffs listed above, in a solo raid at raid level 300. Drop your own levels, raid level and party in to see what actually changes.
Arcane Scarab gear - frequently asked questions
What are the best alternatives to the Twisted bow against Arcane Scarab?
In ranged, the next best setups are built around the Ascension crossbows (14.449 DPS), the Toxic blowpipe (13.77 DPS) and the Rosewood blowpipe (11.899 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 Arcane Scarab in OSRS?
Ranged is the highest-DPS style against Arcane Scarab, with the Twisted bow as the weapon. The full loadout is above, slot by slot, with live Grand Exchange prices totalling about 1.81b gp.
What combat style should I use against Arcane Scarab?
Ranged 15.469 DPS, Melee 15.236 DPS, Magic 13.963 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 Arcane Scarab?
About 6 seconds per kill with the best-in-slot loadout at 99 stats, from Arcane Scarab's 88 hitpoints at raid level 300 (Expert) and the sustained damage of that setup. No spec cycles or prayer switching are modelled.
What is Arcane Scarab weak to?
Arcane Scarab is weak to fire (50%), which the loadout search already accounts for.
What is the best ranged setup for Arcane Scarab?
Twisted bow, with Void ranger helm, Elite void top and Elite void robe: 15.469 DPS (max hit 98). 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 Arcane Scarab?
Obligator, with Inquisitor's great helm, Inquisitor's hauberk and Inquisitor's plateskirt: 15.236 DPS (max hit 64). 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 Arcane Scarab?
Tumeken's shadow, with Ancestral hat, Ancestral robe top and Ancestral robe bottom: 13.963 DPS (max hit 85). 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: Arcane Scarab, 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).