Duckling best in slot gear setup

Ranged · 16.199 DPS · 3 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).
DucklingCombat 1 · 3 hp
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Best style vs this target: ranged (16.199 DPS).
DPS16.199incl. thralls +0.625
Max hit44
Accuracy99.74%
Time to kill0.2s
Buy cost1.28b+
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)
weapon719.78m
head930.0k
body89.97m
legs70.26m
hands69.23m
feet142.08m
capeuntradeable
neck154.00m
ring36.70m
ammo8,717
Tap a piece for what it adds and what else could go there.
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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 31 a spec (max 62), 100% to hit · 123.9 per full bar +0.20 DPS
  • Rosewood blowpipe · 25% energy avg 31 a spec (max 62), 100% to hit · 123.9 per full bar +0.20 DPS
  • Toxic blowpipe · 50% energy avg 27 a spec (max 54), 99.86% to hit · 54 per full bar +0.07 DPS
  • Webweaver bow · 50% energy avg 32.2 a spec (max 64), 100% to hit · 64.4 per full bar +0.04 DPS

With the top one: 16.40 DPS over a trip (from 16.199).

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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 Duckling Ranged 16.199·Melee 15.425·Magic 13.66
StyleDPSMax hitAccuracyTime to killWeaponBuy cost
Rangedbest16.1994499.74%0.2sAscension crossbows1.28b
Melee15.4258999.75%0.2sSoulreaper axe897.49m
Magic13.664799.75%0.2sEye of Ayak389.70m
At 99 stats with the best buffs for each style.

Duckling 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 Rapid16.199-4499.74%1.28b+
DPS calc
2Toxic blowpipe Rapid15.606-3.7%3699.73%563.17m+
DPS calc
3Rosewood blowpipe Rapid13.531-16.5%3199.72%563.17m+
DPS calc
4Blisterwood stake Rapid12.289-24.1%2899.73%578.57m+
DPS calc
5Ironwood blowpipe Rapid12.286-24.2%2899.71%563.17m+
DPS calc

Duckling 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 · Aggressive15.425-8999.75%897.49m+
DPS calc
2Inquisitor's mace Crush · Aggressive14.554-5.6%6799.75%905.11m+
DPS calc
3Ghrazi rapier Stab · Aggressive14.347-7.0%6699.75%571.89m+
DPS calc
4Blade of Saeldor Slash · Aggressive14.347-7.0%6699.75%555.11m+
DPS calc
5Obligator Crush · Smash14.211-7.9%4999.74%4.72b+
DPS calc

Duckling 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 Accurate13.66-4799.75%389.70m+
DPS calc
2Tumeken's shadow Accurate13.116-4.0%7599.89%1.05b+
DPS calc
3Sanguinesti staff Accurate12.933-5.3%6499.75%371.46m+
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4Trident of the Swamp Accurate11.439-16.3%5299.75%360.53m+
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5Trident of the Seas Accurate10.607-22.3%4899.74%358.68m+
DPS calc
Full drop table and combat stats on the Duckling bestiary page. Roll its loot in the Duckling loot simulator.

Duckling gear setup: best in slot for every style

The highest-DPS setup against Duckling in Old School RuneScape is ranged, built around the Ascension crossbows, at 16.199 damage per second - about 0 seconds a kill. That beats the best melee setup by 5%. The tradeable pieces come to roughly 1.28b 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.

Duckling gear - frequently asked questions

What are the best alternatives to the Ascension crossbows against Duckling?

In ranged, the next best setups are built around the Toxic blowpipe (15.606 DPS), the Rosewood blowpipe (13.531 DPS) and the Blisterwood stake (12.289 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 Duckling in OSRS?

Ranged is the highest-DPS style against Duckling, with the Ascension crossbows as the weapon. The full loadout is above, slot by slot, with live Grand Exchange prices totalling about 1.28b gp.

What combat style should I use against Duckling?

Ranged 16.199 DPS, Melee 15.425 DPS, Magic 13.66 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 Duckling?

About 0 seconds per kill with the best-in-slot loadout at 99 stats, from Duckling's 3 hitpoints and the sustained damage of that setup. No spec cycles or prayer switching are modelled.

What is the best ranged setup for Duckling?

Ascension crossbows, with Slayer helmet (i), Masori body (f) and Masori chaps (f): 16.199 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 Duckling?

Soulreaper axe, with Slayer helmet (i), Torva platebody and Torva platelegs: 15.425 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 Duckling?

Eye of Ayak, with Slayer helmet (i), Ancestral robe top and Ancestral robe bottom: 13.66 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: Duckling, 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).