Barbarian Warlord best in slot gear setup

Ranged · 13.591 DPS · 80 hp
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Barbarian WarlordCombat 91 · 80 hp
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Best style vs this target: ranged (13.591 DPS).
DPS13.591
Max hit40
Accuracy91.81%
Time to kill5.9s
Buy cost950.63m+
Attack styleRanged · Rapid
Attack style: Ranged · Rapid
Void ranger helmBlessed Dizana's quiverNecklace of ruptureDiamond ascension bolts (e)Ascension crossbowsElite void top
Elite void robeVoid knight glovesAvernic treads (max)Venator ring
Buffs: Divine ranging / bastionRigour
Auto-applied: Elite Void
weapon607.67m
headuntradeable
bodyuntradeable
legsuntradeable
handsuntradeable
feet148.04m
capeuntradeable
neck158.77m
ring36.16m
ammo795
Tap a piece for what it adds and what else could go there.

Barbarian Warlord combat stats

80 hp · lowest def: magic · no elemental weakness

Guide on the OSRS Wiki ↗
Weaknesses
Lowest defence
Magic (+0)
Elemental
No elemental weakness
Combat levels
Hitpoints
80
Attack
90
Strength
90
Defence
50
Ranged
1
Magic
40
Defence bonuses
Stab
+15
Slash
+20
Crush
+15
Magic
+0
Ranged
+10
Attacks
Max hit
10
Attack speed
6 ticks (3.6s)
Attacks with
Crush
Aggressive
Yes
Type
Attributes
None
Size
1 by 1 tile
Immunities
Poison
Not immune
Venom
Not immune

Not listed: cannon, thralls, burn and freeze.

My Setups →
Special attacks Spec: Rosewood blowpipe +0.17 DPS · Opener: Bandos godsword (+7%)
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 26.3 a spec (max 58), 99.12% to hit · 105.3 per full bar +0.17 DPS
  • Dragon knife · 25% energy avg 25.5 a spec (max 56), 99.18% to hit · 102.1 per full bar +0.15 DPS
  • Toxic blowpipe · 50% energy avg 24.4 a spec (max 51), 95.54% to hit · 48.8 per full bar +0.07 DPS
  • Zaryte crossbow · 75% energy avg 48.6 a spec (max 76), 97.17% to hit · 64.8 per full bar +0.04 DPS

With the top one: 13.76 DPS over a trip (from 13.591).

Defence opener

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

  • Bandos godsword × 2 96.81% to land the first, 98.97% the last · 14.548 DPS if all land 14.539 (+7%)
  • Elder maul × 2 95.26% to land the first, 96.62% the last · 14.127 DPS if all land 14.109 (+3.8%)
  • Dragon warhammer × 2 92.94% to land the first, 94.73% the last · 14.069 DPS if all land 14.045 (+3.3%)
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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.
This fight is part of A Kingdom Divided, and the thralls, Mark of Darkness and the stronger Arceuus spells (Superior and Dark Demonbane, Skeletal and Undead Grasp) only unlock once it's done, so none of them is counted.
Every style vs Barbarian Warlord Ranged 13.591 · Melee 12.477 · Magic 11.467
StyleDPSMax hitAccuracyTime to killWeaponBuy cost
Rangedbest13.5914091.81%5.9sAscension crossbows950.63m
Melee12.4778093.55%6.4sSoulreaper axe1.08b
Magic11.4677098.25%7.0sTumeken's shadow1.08b
At 99 stats with the best buffs for each style.

Barbarian Warlord 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 Rapid13.591-4091.81%950.63m+
DPS calc
2Toxic blowpipe Rapid12.95-4.7%3394.02%593.96m+
DPS calc
3Rosewood blowpipe Rapid10.973-19.3%2990.6%342.97m+
DPS calc
4Hunters' sunlight crossbow Rapid9.937-26.9%3894.02%356.36m+
DPS calc
5Ironwood blowpipe Rapid9.801-27.9%2690.21%342.97m+
DPS calc

Barbarian Warlord 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 · Aggressive12.477-8093.55%1.08b+
DPS calc
2Inquisitor's mace Crush · Aggressive11.856-5.0%6094.8%1.03b+
DPS calc
3Obligator Crush · Smash11.575-7.2%4494.6%4.60b+
DPS calc
4Ghrazi rapier Stab · Aggressive11.54-7.5%5993.84%755.82m+
DPS calc
5Blade of Saeldor Slash · Aggressive11.539-7.5%5993.83%652.10m+
DPS calc

Barbarian Warlord 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 Accurate11.467-7098.25%1.08b+
DPS calc
2Eye of Ayak Accurate11.232-2.0%4296.16%442.39m+
DPS calc
3Sanguinesti staff Accurate10.656-7.1%5896.09%418.39m+
DPS calc
4Trident of the Swamp Accurate9.417-17.9%4796.09%407.73m+
DPS calc
5Harmonised Nightmare staff Casts Fire Surge with Sunfire runes8.96-21.9%4295.57%401.71m+
DPS calc
Full drop table and combat stats on the Barbarian Warlord bestiary page. Roll its loot in the Barbarian Warlord loot simulator.

Barbarian Warlord gear setup: best in slot for every style

The highest-DPS setup against Barbarian Warlord in Old School RuneScape is ranged, built around the Ascension crossbows, at 13.591 damage per second - about 6 seconds a kill. That beats the best melee setup by 9%. The tradeable pieces come to roughly 950.6m gp, plus untradeables. This fight is part of A Kingdom Divided, and the thralls, Mark of Darkness and the stronger Arceuus spells (Superior and Dark Demonbane, Skeletal and Undead Grasp) only unlock once it's done, so none of them 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.

Barbarian Warlord has 80 hitpoints, and its lowest defence bonus is magic (+0). It has no elemental weakness.

Barbarian Warlord gear - frequently asked questions

What are the best alternatives to the Ascension crossbows against Barbarian Warlord?

In ranged, the next best setups are built around the Toxic blowpipe (12.95 DPS), the Rosewood blowpipe (10.973 DPS) and the Hunters' sunlight crossbow (9.937 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 Barbarian Warlord in OSRS?

Ranged is the highest-DPS style against Barbarian Warlord, with the Ascension crossbows as the weapon. The full loadout is above, slot by slot, with live Grand Exchange prices totalling about 950.6m gp.

What combat style should I use against Barbarian Warlord?

Ranged 13.591 DPS, Melee 12.477 DPS, Magic 11.467 DPS - so ranged wins by 9%. Reach and mechanics still matter: a style listed here may not be usable on every phase.

How long does it take to kill Barbarian Warlord?

About 6 seconds per kill with the best-in-slot loadout at 99 stats, from Barbarian Warlord's 80 hitpoints and the sustained damage of that setup. No spec cycles or prayer switching are modelled.

What is the best ranged setup for Barbarian Warlord?

Ascension crossbows, with Void ranger helm, Elite void top and Elite void robe: 13.591 DPS (max hit 40). 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 Barbarian Warlord?

Soulreaper axe, with Torva full helm, Torva platebody and Torva platelegs: 12.477 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 Barbarian Warlord?

Tumeken's shadow, with Ancestral hat, Ancestral robe top and Ancestral robe bottom: 11.467 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: Barbarian Warlord, 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).