Bull shark best in slot gear setup
Best-in-slot gear
| weapon | 607.67m | |
| head | untradeable | |
| body | untradeable | |
| legs | untradeable | |
| hands | untradeable | |
| feet | 148.04m | |
| cape | untradeable | |
| neck | 158.78m | |
| ring | 36.16m | |
| ammo | 8,999 |
Bull shark combat stats
81 hp · lowest def: stab, slash, crush, magic · no elemental weakness
- Lowest defence
- Stab, slash, crush and magic (+0)
- Elemental
- No elemental weakness
- Hitpoints
- 81
- Attack
- 80
- Strength
- 45
- Defence
- 20
- Ranged
- 0
- Magic
- 1
- Stab
- +0
- Slash
- +0
- Crush
- +0
- Magic
- +0
- Ranged (light)
- +100
- Ranged (standard)
- +20
- Ranged (heavy)
- +40
- Max hit
- 5
- Attack speed
- 4 ticks (2.4s)
- Attacks with
- Slash
- Aggressive
- No
- Attributes
- None
- Size
- 3 by 3 tiles
- Poison
- Not immune
- Venom
- Immune
- Burn
- Immune to weak, normal and strong burns
Not listed: cannon, thralls and freeze.
Special attacks Spec: Rosewood blowpipe +0.16 DPS · Opener: Dorgeshuun crossbow (+3.5%)
Spec weapon to bring
Switched in with this gear. Energy comes back 10% every 30 seconds, plus a surge potion dose every five minutes.
Rosewood blowpipe · 25% energy avg 26.1 a spec (max 58), 98.95% to hit · 104.4 per full bar +0.16 DPS
Dragon knife · 25% energy avg 25.3 a spec (max 56), 99.03% to hit · 101.2 per full bar +0.14 DPS
Toxic blowpipe · 50% energy avg 24.3 a spec (max 51), 95.14% to hit · 48.6 per full bar +0.06 DPS
Zaryte crossbow · 75% energy avg 49 a spec (max 76), 98.04% to hit · 65.4 per full bar +0.04 DPS
With the top one: 14.10 DPS over a trip (from 13.947).
Defence opener
Landed at the start of a kill from a full bar; this gear then hits a weaker target.
Dorgeshuun crossbow × 1 100% to land · 14.436 DPS if all land 14.436 (+3.5%)
Accursed sceptre × 1 99.38% to land, with a second try if it misses (the drain doesn't stack) · 14.033 DPS once it lands 14.033 (+0.6%)
Setups players use for Bull shark 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 Bull shark Ranged 13.947 · Magic 11.63 · Melee 9.207
| Style | DPS | Max hit | Accuracy | Time to kill | Weapon | Buy cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rangedbest | 13.947 | 42 | 94.34% | 5.8s | Ascension crossbows | 950.65m |
| Magic | 11.63 | 70 | 99.64% | 7.0s | Tumeken's shadow | 1.08b |
| Melee | 9.207 | 57 | 96.86% | 8.8s | Tecu salamander | 710.94m |
Bull shark ranged gear setups: top 5
| # | Weapon | DPS | vs best | Max hit | Accuracy | Gear | Buy cost | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ascension crossbows Rapid | 13.947 | - | 42 | 94.34% | | 950.65m+ | |
| 2 | Toxic blowpipe Rapid | 12.877 | -7.7% | 33 | 93.48% |      | 592.70m+ | |
| 3 | Rosewood blowpipe Rapid | 10.909 | -21.8% | 28 | 93.27% |  | 592.70m+ | |
| 4 | Hunters' sunlight crossbow Rapid | 10.133 | -27.3% | 38 | 95.87% |    | 356.37m+ | |
| 5 | Webweaver bow Rapid | 9.913 | -28.9% | 37 | 96.31% |  | 342.98m+ |
Bull shark magic gear setups: top 5
| # | Weapon | DPS | vs best | Max hit | Accuracy | Gear | Buy cost | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tumeken's shadow Accurate | 11.63 | - | 70 | 99.64% |           | 1.08b+ | |
| 2 | Eye of Ayak Accurate | 11.585 | -0.4% | 42 | 99.19% |   | 442.39m+ | |
| 3 | Sanguinesti staff Accurate | 10.998 | -5.4% | 58 | 99.18% |  | 418.39m+ | |
| 4 | Trident of the Swamp Accurate | 9.72 | -16.4% | 47 | 99.18% |  | 407.73m+ | |
| 5 | Harmonised Nightmare staff Casts Fire Surge with Sunfire runes | 9.287 | -20.1% | 42 | 99.06% |    | 401.71m+ |
Bull shark melee gear setups: top 5
| # | Weapon | DPS | vs best | Max hit | Accuracy | Gear | Buy cost | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tecu salamander Slash · Aggressive | 9.207 | - | 57 | 96.86% |          | 710.94m+ | |
| 2 | Black salamander Slash · Aggressive | 8.237 | -10.5% | 51 | 96.83% |    | 623.42m+ | |
| 3 | Red salamander Slash · Aggressive | 7.398 | -19.6% | 46 | 96.41% |   | 623.42m+ | |
| 4 | Orange salamander Slash · Aggressive | 6.587 | -28.5% | 41 | 96.28% |    | 599.79m+ | |
| 5 | Swamp lizard Slash · Aggressive | 6.23 | -32.3% | 39 | 95.72% |   | 623.42m+ |
Bull shark gear setup: best in slot for every style
The highest-DPS setup against Bull shark in Old School RuneScape is ranged, built around the Ascension crossbows, at 13.947 damage per second - about 6 seconds a kill. That beats the best magic setup by 20%. The tradeable pieces come to roughly 950.7m gp, plus untradeables. You fight it from your boat, where melee weapons can't attack: only ranged, magic and a salamander set to Scorch reach it. Its attacks hit the boat, so protection prayers don't block them. This is fought from a sailing boat, where no thrall can be raised, so none 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.
Bull shark has 81 hitpoints, and its lowest defence bonus is stab, slash, crush and magic (+0). It has no elemental weakness. It is immune to venom.
Bull shark gear - frequently asked questions
What are the best alternatives to the Ascension crossbows against Bull shark?
In ranged, the next best setups are built around the Toxic blowpipe (12.877 DPS), the Rosewood blowpipe (10.909 DPS) and the Hunters' sunlight crossbow (10.133 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 Bull shark in OSRS?
Ranged is the highest-DPS style against Bull shark, with the Ascension crossbows as the weapon. The full loadout is above, slot by slot, with live Grand Exchange prices totalling about 950.7m gp.
What combat style should I use against Bull shark?
Ranged 13.947 DPS, Magic 11.63 DPS, Melee 9.207 DPS - so ranged wins by 20%. Reach and mechanics still matter: a style listed here may not be usable on every phase.
How long does it take to kill Bull shark?
About 6 seconds per kill with the best-in-slot loadout at 99 stats, from Bull shark's 81 hitpoints and the sustained damage of that setup. No spec cycles or prayer switching are modelled.
What is the best ranged setup for Bull shark?
Ascension crossbows, with Void ranger helm, Elite void top and Elite void robe: 13.947 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 magic setup for Bull shark?
Tumeken's shadow, with Ancestral hat, Ancestral robe top and Ancestral robe bottom: 11.63 DPS (max hit 70). The rest of the slots, the next best magic setups and the special attack to bring are above.
What is the best melee setup for Bull shark?
Tecu salamander, with Torva full helm, Torva platebody and Torva platelegs: 9.207 DPS (max hit 57). The rest of the slots, the next best melee setups and the special attack to bring are above.
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Game data on this page comes from the OSRS Wiki: Bull shark, 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).