Armoured kraken best in slot gear setup
Best-in-slot gear
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1| weapon | untradeable | |
| head | 34.50m | |
| body | 89.00m | |
| legs | 59.67m | |
| hands | 56.91m | |
| feet | 148.74m | |
| cape | untradeable | |
| neck | 375.4k | |
| ring | 18.24m | |
| shield | untradeable | |
| ammo | untradeable |
Special attacks Spec: Zorya's tome +0.27 DPS
Spec weapon to bring
Switched in with this gear. Energy comes back 10% every 30 seconds, plus a surge potion dose every five minutes.
Zorya's tome · 50% energy Estimated avg 97.9 a spec (max 196), 99.9% to hit · 195.8 per full bar +0.27 DPS
Volatile Nightmare staff · 55% energy avg 40.4 a spec (max 81), 99.82% to hit · 73.5 per full bar +0.03 DPS
With the top one: 12.34 DPS over a trip (from 12.068).
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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 Armoured kraken Magic 12.068 · Ranged 9.069 · Melee 7.939
| Style | DPS | Max hit | Accuracy | Time to kill | Weapon | Buy cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magicbest | 12.068 | 58 | 99.82% | 19.1s | Harmonised Nightmare staff | 407.43m |
| Ranged | 9.069 | 39 | 60.95% | 25.5s | Ascension crossbows | 1.21b |
| Melee | 7.939 | 56 | 85.01% | 29.1s | Tecu salamander | 606.20m |
Armoured kraken magic gear setups: top 5
| # | Weapon | DPS | vs best | Max hit | Accuracy | Gear | Buy cost | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harmonised Nightmare staff Casts Earth Surge | 12.068 | - | 58 | 99.82% | | 407.43m+ | |
| 2 | Tumeken's shadow Accurate | 11.659 | -3.4% | 70 | 99.9% |   | 1.09b+ | |
| 3 | Eye of Ayak Accurate | 11.652 | -3.4% | 42 | 99.76% |   | 446.86m+ | |
| 4 | Sanguinesti staff Accurate | 11.063 | -8.3% | 58 | 99.76% |  | 423.95m+ | |
| 5 | Kodai wand Casts Earth Surge | 9.656 | -20.0% | 58 | 99.83% |  | 461.61m+ |
Armoured kraken ranged gear setups: top 5
| # | Weapon | DPS | vs best | Max hit | Accuracy | Gear | Buy cost | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ascension crossbows Rapid | 9.069 | - | 39 | 60.95% |           | 1.21b+ | |
| 2 | Twisted bow Rapid | 8.471 | -6.6% | 69 | 73.47% |   | 2.07b+ | |
| 3 | Bow of Faerdhinen Rapid | 7.704 | -15.1% | 49 | 75.41% |     | 415.28m+ | |
| 4 | Toxic blowpipe Rapid | 6.614 | -27.1% | 33 | 48.02% |   | 594.02m+ | |
| 5 | 3rd Age bow Rapid | 6.544 | -27.8% | 34 | 68.6% |  | 1.44b+ |
Armoured kraken melee gear setups: top 5
| # | Weapon | DPS | vs best | Max hit | Accuracy | Gear | Buy cost | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tecu salamander Slash · Aggressive | 7.939 | - | 56 | 85.01% |          | 606.20m+ | |
| 2 | Black salamander Slash · Aggressive | 7.117 | -10.4% | 51 | 83.67% |   | 605.91m+ | |
| 3 | Red salamander Slash · Aggressive | 6.203 | -21.9% | 45 | 82.63% |    | 499.97m+ | |
| 4 | Orange salamander Slash · Aggressive | 5.446 | -31.4% | 41 | 79.61% |   | 605.91m+ | |
| 5 | Swamp lizard Slash · Aggressive | 4.997 | -37.1% | 37 | 80.91% |    | 525.42m+ |
Armoured kraken gear setup: best in slot for every style
The highest-DPS setup against Armoured kraken in Old School RuneScape is magic, built around the Harmonised Nightmare staff, at 12.068 damage per second - about 19 seconds a kill. That beats the best ranged setup by 33%. The tradeable pieces come to roughly 407.4m gp, plus untradeables. You fight it from your boat, where melee weapons can't attack: only ranged, magic and a salamander set to Scorch reach it. Its attacks hit the boat, so protection prayers don't block them. This is fought from a sailing boat, where no thrall can be raised, so none is counted. 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.
Armoured kraken gear - frequently asked questions
What are the best alternatives to the Harmonised Nightmare staff against Armoured kraken?
In magic, the next best setups are built around the Tumeken's shadow (11.659 DPS), the Eye of Ayak (11.652 DPS) and the Sanguinesti staff (11.063 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 Armoured kraken in OSRS?
Magic is the highest-DPS style against Armoured kraken, with the Harmonised Nightmare staff as the weapon. The full loadout is above, slot by slot, with live Grand Exchange prices totalling about 407.4m gp.
What combat style should I use against Armoured kraken?
Magic 12.068 DPS, Ranged 9.069 DPS, Melee 7.939 DPS - so magic wins by 33%. Reach and mechanics still matter: a style listed here may not be usable on every phase.
How long does it take to kill Armoured kraken?
About 19 seconds per kill with the best-in-slot loadout at 99 stats, from Armoured kraken's 231 hitpoints and the sustained damage of that setup. No spec cycles or prayer switching are modelled.
What is Armoured kraken weak to?
Armoured kraken is weak to earth (50%), which the loadout search already accounts for.
What is the best magic setup for Armoured kraken?
Harmonised Nightmare staff, casting Earth Surge, with Ancestral hat, Ancestral robe top and Ancestral robe bottom: 12.068 DPS (max hit 58). 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 Armoured kraken?
Ascension crossbows, with Masori mask (f), Masori body (f) and Masori chaps (f): 9.069 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 Armoured kraken?
Tecu salamander, with Torva full helm, Oathplate chest and Oathplate legs: 7.939 DPS (max hit 56). The rest of the slots, the next best melee setups and the special attack to bring are above.
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Game data on this page comes from the OSRS Wiki: Armoured kraken, 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).