Cave goblin (monster) best in slot gear setup

Backpack · Ranged · 16.123 DPS · 10 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).
Cave goblin (monster)(Backpack)Combat 3 · 10 hp· weak to fire
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Best style vs this target: ranged (16.123 DPS).
DPS16.123incl. thralls +0.625
Max hit44
Accuracy99.25%
Time to kill0.6s
Buy cost1.36b+
Attack styleRanged · Rapid
Attack style: Ranged · Rapid
Slayer helmet (i)Blessed Dizana's quiverNecklace of ruptureOnyx ascension bolts (e)Ascension crossbowsMasori body (f)
Masori chaps (f)Zaryte vambracesAvernic treads (max)Venator ring
Rune pouch · Greater thrall
1051
Buffs: Divine ranging / bastionRigourThrallsSlayer helm (on task)
Auto-applied: Slayer helm (i) (on task)
weapon794.00m
head919.0k
body88.85m
legs69.40m
hands70.50m
feet139.82m
capeuntradeable
neck159.57m
ring37.75m
ammo8,894
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Special attacks Spec: Dragon knife +0.20 DPS
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 30.8 a spec (max 62), 99.99% to hit · 123.3 per full bar +0.20 DPS
  • Rosewood blowpipe · 25% energy avg 30.8 a spec (max 62), 99.99% to hit · 123.2 per full bar +0.20 DPS
  • Toxic blowpipe · 50% energy avg 26.9 a spec (max 54), 99.6% to hit · 53.8 per full bar +0.07 DPS
  • Webweaver bow · 50% energy avg 32.1 a spec (max 64), 100% to hit · 64.3 per full bar +0.04 DPS

With the top one: 16.33 DPS over a trip (from 16.123).

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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 Cave goblin (monster) Ranged 16.123·Melee 15.356·Magic 13.598
StyleDPSMax hitAccuracyTime to killWeaponBuy cost
Rangedbest16.1234499.25%0.6sAscension crossbows1.36b
Melee15.3568999.28%0.7sSoulreaper axe904.57m
Magic13.5984799.28%0.7sEye of Ayak388.71m
At 99 stats with the best buffs for each style.

Cave goblin (monster) 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 Rapid16.123-4499.25%1.36b+
DPS calc
2Toxic blowpipe Rapid15.528-3.7%3699.21%566.81m+
DPS calc
3Rosewood blowpipe Rapid13.462-16.5%3199.18%566.81m+
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4Ironwood blowpipe Rapid12.222-24.2%2899.16%566.81m+
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5Hunters' sunlight crossbow Rapid11.958-25.8%4199.4%582.70m+
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Cave goblin (monster) 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 · Aggressive15.356-8999.28%904.57m+
DPS calc
2Inquisitor's mace Crush · Aggressive14.488-5.7%6799.27%922.16m+
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3Ghrazi rapier Stab · Aggressive14.281-7.0%6699.27%569.95m+
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4Blade of Saeldor Slash · Aggressive14.281-7.0%6699.27%552.53m+
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5Obligator Crush · Smash14.144-7.9%4999.24%4.52b+
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Cave goblin (monster) 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%388.71m+
DPS calc
2Harmonised Nightmare staff Casts Fire Surge with Sunfire runes13.251-2.6%5999.38%353.47m+
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3Tumeken's shadow Accurate13.089-3.7%7599.68%1.03b+
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4Sanguinesti staff Accurate12.874-5.3%6499.27%370.57m+
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5Trident of the Swamp Accurate11.387-16.3%5299.27%359.36m+
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Full drop table and combat stats on the Cave goblin (monster) bestiary page. Roll its loot in the Cave goblin (monster) loot simulator.

Cave goblin (monster) gear setup: best in slot for every style

The highest-DPS setup against Cave goblin (monster) (Backpack) in Old School RuneScape is ranged, built around the Ascension crossbows, at 16.123 damage per second - about 1 seconds a kill. That beats the best melee setup by 5%. The tradeable pieces come to roughly 1.36b 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.

Cave goblin (monster) gear - frequently asked questions

What are the best alternatives to the Ascension crossbows against Cave goblin (monster)?

In ranged, the next best setups are built around the Toxic blowpipe (15.528 DPS), the Rosewood blowpipe (13.462 DPS) and the Ironwood blowpipe (12.222 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 Cave goblin (monster) in OSRS?

Ranged is the highest-DPS style against Cave goblin (monster), with the Ascension crossbows as the weapon. The full loadout is above, slot by slot, with live Grand Exchange prices totalling about 1.36b gp.

What combat style should I use against Cave goblin (monster)?

Ranged 16.123 DPS, Melee 15.356 DPS, Magic 13.598 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 Cave goblin (monster)?

About 1 seconds per kill with the best-in-slot loadout at 99 stats, from Cave goblin (monster) (Backpack)'s 10 hitpoints and the sustained damage of that setup. No spec cycles or prayer switching are modelled.

What is Cave goblin (monster) weak to?

Cave goblin (monster) is weak to fire (40%), which the loadout search already accounts for.

What is the best ranged setup for Cave goblin (monster)?

Ascension crossbows, with Slayer helmet (i), Masori body (f) and Masori chaps (f): 16.123 DPS (max hit 44). 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 Cave goblin (monster)?

Soulreaper axe, with Slayer helmet (i), Torva platebody and Torva platelegs: 15.356 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 Cave goblin (monster)?

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: Cave goblin (monster), 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).