Best-in-slot gear
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1| weapon | 749.00m | |
| head | 903.3k | |
| body | 87.42m | |
| legs | 67.00m | |
| hands | 69.38m | |
| feet | 140.50m | |
| cape | untradeable | |
| neck | 159.49m | |
| ring | 36.76m | |
| ammo | 681 |
Special attacks Spec: Dragon knife +0.11 DPS·Opener: Elder maul (+8.8%)
Spec weapon to bring
Switched in with this gear. Energy comes back 10% every 30 seconds, plus a surge potion dose every five minutes.
Dragon knife · 25% energy avg 21.9 a spec (max 62), 91.2% to hit · 87.4 per full bar +0.11 DPS
Rosewood blowpipe · 25% energy avg 21.6 a spec (max 62), 90.76% to hit · 86.5 per full bar +0.10 DPS
Toxic blowpipe · 50% energy avg 23 a spec (max 54), 85.29% to hit · 46.1 per full bar +0.06 DPS
Webweaver bow · 50% energy avg 28.4 a spec (max 64), 99.98% to hit · 56.7 per full bar +0.04 DPS
With the top one: 13.65 DPS over a trip (from 13.541).
Defence opener
Landed at the start of a kill from a full bar; this gear then hits a weaker target.
Elder maul × 2 75.59% to land the first, 83.77% the last · 14.992 DPS if all land 14.731 (+8.8%)
Bandos godsword × 2 84.56% to land the first, 87.88% the last · 14.664 DPS if all land 14.508 (+7.1%)
Dragon warhammer × 2 67.95% to land the first, 77.15% the last · 14.828 DPS if all land 14.498 (+7.1%)
Setups players use for Black dragon none shared yet
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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 Black dragon Ranged 13.541·Melee 13.263·Magic 12.29
| Style | DPS | Max hit | Accuracy | Time to kill | Weapon | Buy cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rangedbest | 13.541 | 42 | 81.92% | 14.0s | Ascension crossbows | 1.31b |
| Melee | 13.263 | 70 | 86.63% | 14.3s | Dragon hunter lance | 587.87m |
| Magic | 12.29 | 75 | 93.29% | 15.5s | Tumeken's shadow | 1.02b |
Black dragon ranged gear setups: top 5
| # | Weapon | DPS | vs best | Max hit | Accuracy | Gear | Buy cost | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ascension crossbows Rapid | 13.541 | - | 42 | 81.92% | | 1.31b+ | |
| 2 | Dragon hunter crossbow Rapid | 11.37 | -16.0% | 80 | 89.32% |    | 604.88m+ | |
| 3 | Toxic blowpipe Rapid | 11.228 | -17.1% | 36 | 70.58% |  | 561.46m+ | |
| 4 | Hunters' sunlight crossbow Rapid | 10.366 | -23.4% | 41 | 85.43% |   | 576.49m+ | |
| 5 | Rosewood blowpipe Rapid | 9.633 | -28.9% | 31 | 69.6% |  | 561.46m+ |
Black dragon melee gear setups: top 5
| # | Weapon | DPS | vs best | Max hit | Accuracy | Gear | Buy cost | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dragon hunter lance Stab · Controlled | 13.263 | - | 70 | 86.63% |          | 587.87m+ | |
| 2 | Scythe of Vitur Slash · Aggressive | 12.604 | -5.0% | 101 | 71% |    | 1.51b+ | |
| 3 | Ghrazi rapier Stab · Aggressive | 12.296 | -7.3% | 66 | 84.84% |  | 565.97m+ | |
| 4 | Inquisitor's mace Stab · Controlled | 11.971 | -9.7% | 67 | 81.25% |  | 921.56m+ | |
| 5 | Osmumten's fang Stab · Aggressive | 11.948 | -9.9% | 60 | 97.06% |  | 562.77m+ |
Black dragon magic gear setups: top 5
| # | Weapon | DPS | vs best | Max hit | Accuracy | Gear | Buy cost | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tumeken's shadow Accurate | 12.29 | - | 75 | 93.29% |         | 1.02b+ | |
| 2 | Dragon hunter wand Casts Water Surge | 12.246 | -0.4% | 79 | 92.98% |    | 361.99m+ | |
| 3 | Eye of Ayak Accurate | 11.92 | -3.0% | 47 | 86.44% |   | 386.71m+ | |
| 4 | Harmonised Nightmare staff Casts Water Surge | 11.566 | -5.9% | 62 | 89.5% |  | 351.51m+ | |
| 5 | Sanguinesti staff Accurate | 11.26 | -8.4% | 64 | 86.19% |  | 368.77m+ |
Black dragon gear setup: best in slot for every style
The highest-DPS setup against Black dragon (Level 227) in Old School RuneScape is ranged, built around the Ascension crossbows, at 13.541 damage per second - about 14 seconds a kill. That beats the best melee setup by 2%. The tradeable pieces come to roughly 1.31b 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.
Black dragon gear - frequently asked questions
What are the best alternatives to the Ascension crossbows against Black dragon?
In ranged, the next best setups are built around the Dragon hunter crossbow (11.37 DPS), the Toxic blowpipe (11.228 DPS) and the Hunters' sunlight crossbow (10.366 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 Black dragon in OSRS?
Ranged is the highest-DPS style against Black dragon, with the Ascension crossbows as the weapon. The full loadout is above, slot by slot, with live Grand Exchange prices totalling about 1.31b gp.
What combat style should I use against Black dragon?
Ranged 13.541 DPS, Melee 13.263 DPS, Magic 12.29 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 Black dragon?
About 14 seconds per kill with the best-in-slot loadout at 99 stats, from Black dragon (Level 227)'s 190 hitpoints and the sustained damage of that setup. No spec cycles or prayer switching are modelled.
What is Black dragon weak to?
Black dragon is weak to water (50%), which the loadout search already accounts for.
What is the best ranged setup for Black dragon?
Ascension crossbows, with Slayer helmet (i), Masori body (f) and Masori chaps (f): 13.541 DPS (max hit 42). 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 Black dragon?
Dragon hunter lance, with Slayer helmet (i), Torva platebody and Torva platelegs: 13.263 DPS (max hit 70). 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 Black dragon?
Tumeken's shadow, with Slayer helmet (i), Ancestral robe top and Ancestral robe bottom: 12.29 DPS (max hit 75). 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: Black dragon, 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).