Brutal red dragon best in slot

Ranged · 13.473 DPS · 285 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).
Brutal red dragonCombat 289 · 285 hp· dragon, fiery· weak to water
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Best style vs this target: ranged (13.473 DPS).
Rune pouch · Greater thrall
1051
DPS13.473incl. thralls +0.625
Max hit92
Accuracy83.77%
Time to kill21.2s
Attack styleSlash · Rapid
Buffs: Divine ranging / bastionRigourThrallsSlayer helm (on task)
Auto-applied: Slayer helm (on task)
Approx. buy cost: 1.95b(+ untradeables)
weapon
Twisted bow
1.39b
head
Slayer helmet (i)
952.0k
body
Masori body (f)
80.86m
legs
Masori chaps (f)
55.09m
hands
Zaryte vambraces
72.42m
feet
Avernic treads (max)
157.67m
cape
Blessed dizana's quiver
untradeable
neck
Necklace of rupture
145.43m
ring
Venator ring
44.92m
ammo
Seeking dragon arrow
2,340
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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 Brutal red dragon · at 99 stats with the buffs above
StyleDPSMax hitAccuracyTime to killWeaponBuy cost
Rangedbest13.4739283.77%21.2sTwisted bow1.95b
Melee12.8456886.22%22.2sDragon hunter lance697.27m
Magic11.1367584.06%25.6sTumeken's shadow1.25b
Full drop table and combat stats on the Brutal red dragon bestiary page. Roll its loot in the Brutal red dragon loot simulator.

Best in slot gear for Brutal red dragon

The highest-DPS setup against Brutal red dragon in Old School RuneScape is ranged, built around the Twisted bow, at 13.473 damage per second - about 21 seconds a kill. That beats the best melee setup by 5%. The tradeable pieces come to roughly 1.95b 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.

Brutal red dragon gear - frequently asked questions

What is the best gear for Brutal red dragon in OSRS?

Ranged is the highest-DPS style against Brutal red dragon, with the Twisted bow as the weapon. The full loadout is above, slot by slot, with live Grand Exchange prices totalling about 1.95b gp.

What combat style should I use against Brutal red dragon?

Ranged 13.473 DPS, Melee 12.845 DPS, Magic 11.136 DPS - so ranged wins by 5%. Reach and mechanics still matter: a style listed here may not be usable on every phase.

How long does it take to kill Brutal red dragon?

About 21 seconds per kill with the best-in-slot loadout at 99 stats, from Brutal red dragon's 285 hitpoints and the sustained damage of that setup. No spec cycles or prayer switching are modelled.

What is Brutal red dragon weak to?

Brutal red dragon is weak to water (50%), which the loadout search already accounts for.