Black Heather best in slot gear setup
Best-in-slot gear
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| weapon | untradeable | |
| head | 929.4k | |
| body | 131.00m | |
| legs | 131.11m | |
| hands | 8.58m | |
| feet | 148.51m | |
| cape | untradeable | |
| neck | 42.48m | |
| ring | 95.00m | |
| shield | 29.00m | |
| ammo | untradeable |
Special attacks Spec: Crimson kisten +0.28 DPS · Opener: Bandos godsword (+1.5%)
Spec weapon to bring
Switched in with this gear. Energy comes back 10% every 30 seconds, plus a surge potion dose every five minutes.
Crimson kisten · 50% energy avg 77.6 a spec (max 90), 100% to hit · 155.3 per full bar +0.28 DPS
Dragon claws · 50% energy avg 76.4 a spec (max 101), 100% to hit · 152.8 per full bar +0.27 DPS
Granite maul (ornate handle) · 50% energy avg 29 a spec (max 60), 96.76% to hit · 58.1 per full bar +0.24 DPS
Dragon dagger · 25% energy avg 55.1 a spec (max 114), 99.89% to hit · 220.4 per full bar +0.17 DPS
With the top one: 19.48 DPS over a trip (from 19.209).
Defence opener
Landed at the start of a kill from a full bar; this gear then hits a weaker target.
Bandos godsword × 2 98.57% to land the first, 99.64% the last · 19.493 DPS if all land 19.493 (+1.5%)
Bone dagger × 1 100% to land · 19.419 DPS if all land 19.419 (+1.1%)
Dorgeshuun crossbow × 1 100% to land · 19.398 DPS if all land 19.398 (+1%)
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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 Heather Melee 19.209 · Ranged 16.222 · Magic 15.142
| Style | DPS | Max hit | Accuracy | Time to kill | Weapon | Buy cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meleebest | 19.209 | 91 | 98% | 1.9s | Ursine chainmace | 586.62m |
| Ranged | 16.222 | 57 | 98.45% | 2.3s | Webweaver bow | 576.41m |
| Magic | 15.142 | 70 | 99.51% | 2.4s | Accursed sceptre | 378.40m |
Black Heather melee gear setups: top 5
| # | Weapon | DPS | vs best | Max hit | Accuracy | Gear | Buy cost | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ursine chainmace Crush · Aggressive | 19.209 | - | 91 | 98% | | 586.62m+ | |
| 2 | Viggora's chainmace Crush · Aggressive | 18.59 | -3.2% | 88 | 97.97% |  | 586.62m+ | |
| 3 | Soulreaper axe Crush · Aggressive | 14.947 | -22.2% | 89 | 96.53% |  | 924.61m+ | |
| 4 | Inquisitor's mace Crush · Aggressive | 14.191 | -26.1% | 67 | 97.15% |   | 934.09m+ | |
| 5 | Blade of Saeldor Slash · Aggressive | 13.975 | -27.2% | 66 | 97.05% |   | 573.68m+ |
Black Heather ranged gear setups: top 5
| # | Weapon | DPS | vs best | Max hit | Accuracy | Gear | Buy cost | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Webweaver bow Rapid | 16.222 | - | 57 | 98.45% |        | 576.41m+ | |
| 2 | Craw's bow Rapid | 15.94 | -1.7% | 56 | 98.39% |  | 576.41m+ | |
| 3 | Ascension crossbows Rapid | 15.819 | -2.5% | 44 | 97.31% |   | 1.19b+ | |
| 4 | Toxic blowpipe Rapid | 15.22 | -6.2% | 36 | 97.15% |   | 576.41m+ | |
| 5 | Rosewood blowpipe Rapid | 13.187 | -18.7% | 31 | 97.06% |   | 576.41m+ |
Black Heather magic gear setups: top 5
| # | Weapon | DPS | vs best | Max hit | Accuracy | Gear | Buy cost | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Accursed sceptre Accurate | 15.142 | - | 70 | 99.51% |          | 378.40m+ | |
| 2 | Thammaron's sceptre Accurate | 13.897 | -8.2% | 64 | 99.49% |  | 378.40m+ | |
| 3 | Eye of Ayak Accurate | 13.598 | -10.2% | 47 | 99.28% |  | 415.09m+ | |
| 4 | Tumeken's shadow Accurate | 13.089 | -13.6% | 75 | 99.68% |  | 1.07b+ | |
| 5 | Sanguinesti staff Accurate | 12.874 | -15.0% | 64 | 99.27% |  | 391.89m+ |
Black Heather gear setup: best in slot for every style
The highest-DPS setup against Black Heather in Old School RuneScape is melee, built around the Ursine chainmace, at 19.209 damage per second - about 2 seconds a kill. That beats the best ranged setup by 18%. The tradeable pieces come to roughly 586.6m gp, plus untradeables. 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.
Black Heather gear - frequently asked questions
What are the best alternatives to the Ursine chainmace against Black Heather?
In melee, the next best setups are built around the Viggora's chainmace (18.59 DPS), the Soulreaper axe (14.947 DPS) and the Inquisitor's mace (14.191 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 Heather in OSRS?
Melee is the highest-DPS style against Black Heather, with the Ursine chainmace as the weapon. The full loadout is above, slot by slot, with live Grand Exchange prices totalling about 586.6m gp.
What combat style should I use against Black Heather?
Melee 19.209 DPS, Ranged 16.222 DPS, Magic 15.142 DPS - so melee wins by 18%. Reach and mechanics still matter: a style listed here may not be usable on every phase.
How long does it take to kill Black Heather?
About 2 seconds per kill with the best-in-slot loadout at 99 stats, from Black Heather's 37 hitpoints and the sustained damage of that setup. No spec cycles or prayer switching are modelled.
What is the best melee setup for Black Heather?
Ursine chainmace, with Slayer helmet (i), Inquisitor's hauberk and Inquisitor's plateskirt: 19.209 DPS (max hit 91). The rest of the slots, the next best melee setups and the special attack to bring are above.
What is the best ranged setup for Black Heather?
Webweaver bow, with Slayer helmet (i), Masori body (f) and Masori chaps (f): 16.222 DPS (max hit 57). The rest of the slots, the next best ranged setups and the special attack to bring are above.
What is the best magic setup for Black Heather?
Accursed sceptre, with Slayer helmet (i), Ancestral robe top and Ancestral robe bottom: 15.142 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: Black Heather, 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).