Black Guard Berserker best in slot gear setup

Blue · Ranged · 14.719 DPS · 50 hp
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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).
Black Guard Berserker(Blue)Combat 66 · 50 hp
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Best style vs this target: ranged (14.719 DPS).
DPS14.719incl. thralls +0.625
Max hit42
Accuracy90%
Time to kill3.4s
Buy cost1.31b+
Attack styleRanged · Rapid
Attack style: Ranged · Rapid
Slayer helmet (i)Blessed Dizana's quiverNecklace of ruptureDiamond ascension bolts (e)Ascension crossbowsMasori body (f)
Masori chaps (f)Zaryte vambracesAvernic treads (max)Venator ring
Rune pouch · Greater thrall
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Buffs: Divine ranging / bastionRigourThrallsSlayer helm (on task)
Auto-applied: Slayer helm (i) (on task)
weapon749.00m
head898.8k
body87.00m
legs67.00m
hands69.38m
feet140.74m
capeuntradeable
neck159.50m
ring36.50m
ammo680
Tap a piece for what it adds and what else could go there.
My Setups →
Special attacks Spec: Dragon knife +0.18 DPS·Opener: Bandos godsword (+8.5%)
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 27.8 a spec (max 62), 98.87% to hit · 111 per full bar +0.18 DPS
  • Rosewood blowpipe · 25% energy avg 27.7 a spec (max 62), 98.81% to hit · 110.7 per full bar +0.18 DPS
  • Toxic blowpipe · 50% energy avg 25.6 a spec (max 54), 94.72% to hit · 51.2 per full bar +0.07 DPS
  • Webweaver bow · 50% energy avg 30.8 a spec (max 64), 100% to hit · 61.7 per full bar +0.05 DPS

With the top one: 14.90 DPS over a trip (from 14.719).

Defence opener

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

  • Bandos godsword × 2 95.57% to land the first, 98.46% the last · 15.987 DPS if all land 15.967 (+8.5%)
  • Elder maul × 2 92.54% to land the first, 94.81% the last · 15.438 DPS if all land 15.402 (+4.6%)
  • Dragon warhammer × 2 88.89% to land the first, 91.79% the last · 15.353 DPS if all land 15.302 (+4%)
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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.
Every style vs Black Guard Berserker Ranged 14.719·Melee 14.132·Magic 13.598
StyleDPSMax hitAccuracyTime to killWeaponBuy cost
Rangedbest14.7194290%3.4sAscension crossbows1.31b
Melee14.1328991.04%3.5sSoulreaper axe816.36m
Magic13.5984799.28%3.7sEye of Ayak387.73m
At 99 stats with the best buffs for each style.

Black Guard Berserker 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 Rapid14.719-4290%1.31b+
DPS calc
2Toxic blowpipe Rapid14.06-4.5%3689.43%561.02m+
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3Rosewood blowpipe Rapid12.155-17.4%3189.08%561.01m+
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4Hunters' sunlight crossbow Rapid11.108-24.5%4191.94%576.32m+
DPS calc
5Ironwood blowpipe Rapid11.011-25.2%2888.8%561.01m+
DPS calc

Black Guard Berserker 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 · Aggressive14.132-8991.04%816.36m+
DPS calc
2Inquisitor's mace Crush · Aggressive13.398-5.2%6791.47%943.16m+
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3Blade of Saeldor Slash · Aggressive13.124-7.1%6690.86%470.91m+
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4Ghrazi rapier Stab · Aggressive13.047-7.7%6690.3%566.50m+
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5Obligator Crush · Smash12.971-8.2%4990.63%4.10b+
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Black Guard Berserker 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
1Eye of Ayak Accurate13.598-4799.28%387.73m+
DPS calc
2Tumeken's shadow Accurate13.089-3.7%7599.68%1.02b+
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3Sanguinesti staff Accurate12.874-5.3%6499.27%369.68m+
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4Trident of the Swamp Accurate11.387-16.3%5299.27%358.30m+
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5Trident of the Seas Accurate10.557-22.4%4899.24%356.47m+
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Full drop table and combat stats on the Black Guard Berserker bestiary page. Roll its loot in the Black Guard Berserker loot simulator.

Black Guard Berserker gear setup: best in slot for every style

The highest-DPS setup against Black Guard Berserker (Blue) in Old School RuneScape is ranged, built around the Ascension crossbows, at 14.719 damage per second - about 3 seconds a kill. That beats the best melee setup by 4%. 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 Guard Berserker gear - frequently asked questions

What are the best alternatives to the Ascension crossbows against Black Guard Berserker?

In ranged, the next best setups are built around the Toxic blowpipe (14.06 DPS), the Rosewood blowpipe (12.155 DPS) and the Hunters' sunlight crossbow (11.108 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 Guard Berserker in OSRS?

Ranged is the highest-DPS style against Black Guard Berserker, 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 Guard Berserker?

Ranged 14.719 DPS, Melee 14.132 DPS, Magic 13.598 DPS - so ranged wins by 4%. Reach and mechanics still matter: a style listed here may not be usable on every phase.

How long does it take to kill Black Guard Berserker?

About 3 seconds per kill with the best-in-slot loadout at 99 stats, from Black Guard Berserker (Blue)'s 50 hitpoints and the sustained damage of that setup. No spec cycles or prayer switching are modelled.

What is the best ranged setup for Black Guard Berserker?

Ascension crossbows, with Slayer helmet (i), Masori body (f) and Masori chaps (f): 14.719 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 Guard Berserker?

Soulreaper axe, with Slayer helmet (i), Oathplate chest and Torva platelegs: 14.132 DPS (max hit 89). 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 Guard Berserker?

Eye of Ayak, with Slayer helmet (i), Ancestral robe top and Ancestral robe bottom: 13.598 DPS (max hit 47). 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 Guard Berserker, 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).