Ba-Ba best in slot

Melee · 11.525 DPS · 380 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).
Ba-BaCombat 359 · 380 hp
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Best style vs this target: melee (11.525 DPS).
Rune pouch · Greater thrall
1051
DPS11.525incl. thralls +0.625
Max hit87
Accuracy74.94%
Time to kill33.0s
Attack styleSlash · Aggressive
Buffs: Super / divine combatPietyThralls
Approx. buy cost: 2.00b(+ untradeables)
weapon
Scythe of vitur
1.27b
head
Torva full helm
216.30m
body
Oathplate chest
87.00m
legs
Oathplate legs
86.36m
hands
Ferocious gloves
10.34m
feet
Avernic treads (max)
160.99m
cape
Infernal cape
untradeable
neck
Amulet of rancour
53.23m
ring
Ultor ring
114.02m
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 Ba-Ba · at 99 stats with the buffs above
StyleDPSMax hitAccuracyTime to killWeaponBuy cost
Meleebest11.5258774.94%33.0sScythe of vitur2.00b
Magic9.8617079.13%38.5sTumeken's shadow1.30b
Ranged9.1968380.19%41.3sZaryte crossbow716.86m
Full drop table and combat stats on the Ba-Ba bestiary page. Roll its loot in the Ba-Ba loot simulator.

Best in slot gear for Ba-Ba

The highest-DPS setup against Ba-Ba in Old School RuneScape is melee, built around the Scythe of vitur, at 11.525 damage per second - about 33 seconds a kill. That beats the best magic setup by 17%. The tradeable pieces come to roughly 2b 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.

Ba-Ba gear - frequently asked questions

What is the best gear for Ba-Ba in OSRS?

Melee is the highest-DPS style against Ba-Ba, with the Scythe of vitur as the weapon. The full loadout is above, slot by slot, with live Grand Exchange prices totalling about 2b gp.

What combat style should I use against Ba-Ba?

Melee 11.525 DPS, Magic 9.861 DPS, Ranged 9.196 DPS - so melee wins by 17%. Reach and mechanics still matter: a style listed here may not be usable on every phase.

How long does it take to kill Ba-Ba?

About 33 seconds per kill with the best-in-slot loadout at 99 stats, from Ba-Ba's 380 hitpoints and the sustained damage of that setup. No spec cycles or prayer switching are modelled.