Frost Crab best in slot gear setup
Best-in-slot gear
10
7
1| weapon | untradeable | |
| head | 890.0k | |
| body | 87.75m | |
| legs | 59.39m | |
| hands | 55.00m | |
| feet | 146.14m | |
| cape | untradeable | |
| neck | 102.0k | |
| ring | 17.51m | |
| shield | untradeable | |
| ammo | untradeable |
Frost Crab combat stats
60 hp · lowest def: magic · fire spells +100%
- Lowest defence
- Magic (-50)
- Elemental
- Standard fire spells: +100% accuracy and damage
- Hitpoints
- 60
- Attack
- 1
- Strength
- 1
- Defence
- 1
- Ranged
- 1
- Magic
- 1
- Stab
- +0
- Slash
- +0
- Crush
- +0
- Magic
- -50
- Ranged
- +0
- Max hit
- 1
- Attack speed
- 4 ticks (2.4s)
- Attacks with
- Crush
- Aggressive
- Yes
- Attributes
- None
- Size
- 1 by 1 tile
- Poison
- Not immune
- Venom
- Not immune
- Cannon
- Immune
Not listed: thralls, burn and freeze.
- Slayer category
- Crabs
Special attacks Spec: Zorya's tome +0.10 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.
Zorya's tome · 50% energy Estimated avg 107.9 a spec (max 216), 99.93% to hit · 215.9 per full bar +0.10 DPS
With the top one: 17.79 DPS over a trip (from 17.691).
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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 Frost Crab Magic 17.691 · Ranged 16.123 · Melee 15.356
| Style | DPS | Max hit | Accuracy | Time to kill | Weapon | Buy cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magicbest | 17.691 | 78 | 99.9% | 3.4s | Harmonised Nightmare staff | 366.78m |
| Ranged | 16.123 | 44 | 99.25% | 3.7s | Ascension crossbows | 1.21b |
| Melee | 15.356 | 89 | 99.28% | 3.9s | Soulreaper axe | 908.26m |
Frost Crab magic gear setups: top 5
| # | Weapon | DPS | vs best | Max hit | Accuracy | Gear | Buy cost | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harmonised Nightmare staff Casts Fire Surge with Sunfire runes | 17.691 | - | 78 | 99.9% | | 366.78m+ | |
| 2 | Kodai wand Casts Fire Surge with Sunfire runes | 14.153 | -20.0% | 78 | 99.91% |  | 417.78m+ | |
| 3 | Toxic staff of the dead Casts Fire Surge with Sunfire runes | 14.153 | -20.0% | 78 | 99.9% |  | 374.04m+ | |
| 4 | Staff of Light Casts Fire Surge with Sunfire runes | 14.153 | -20.0% | 78 | 99.9% |  | 370.62m+ | |
| 5 | Purging staff Casts Fire Surge with Sunfire runes | 13.987 | -20.9% | 77 | 99.91% |  | 366.78m+ |
Frost Crab ranged gear setups: top 5
| # | Weapon | DPS | vs best | Max hit | Accuracy | Gear | Buy cost | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ascension crossbows Rapid | 16.123 | - | 44 | 99.25% |          | 1.21b+ | |
| 2 | Toxic blowpipe Rapid | 15.528 | -3.7% | 36 | 99.21% |   | 574.23m+ | |
| 3 | Rosewood blowpipe Rapid | 13.462 | -16.5% | 31 | 99.18% |   | 574.23m+ | |
| 4 | Ironwood blowpipe Rapid | 12.222 | -24.2% | 28 | 99.16% |   | 574.23m+ | |
| 5 | Hunters' sunlight crossbow Rapid | 11.958 | -25.8% | 41 | 99.4% |    | 587.63m+ |
Frost Crab melee gear setups: top 5
| # | Weapon | DPS | vs best | Max hit | Accuracy | Gear | Buy cost | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soulreaper axe Slash · Aggressive | 15.356 | - | 89 | 99.28% |        | 908.26m+ | |
| 2 | Inquisitor's mace Crush · Aggressive | 14.488 | -5.7% | 67 | 99.27% |   | 865.27m+ | |
| 3 | Ghrazi rapier Stab · Aggressive | 14.281 | -7.0% | 66 | 99.27% |  | 584.47m+ | |
| 4 | Blade of Saeldor Slash · Aggressive | 14.281 | -7.0% | 66 | 99.27% |  | 567.83m+ | |
| 5 | Obligator Crush · Smash | 14.144 | -7.9% | 49 | 99.24% |  | 4.43b+ |
Frost Crab gear setup: best in slot for every style
The highest-DPS setup against Frost Crab (Active) in Old School RuneScape is magic, built around the Harmonised Nightmare staff, at 17.691 damage per second - about 3 seconds a kill. That beats the best ranged setup by 10%. The tradeable pieces come to roughly 366.8m 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.
Frost Crab (Active) has 60 hitpoints, and its lowest defence bonus is magic (-50). Fire spells from the standard spellbook get 100% more accuracy and damage against it. It is immune to cannons.
Frost Crab gear - frequently asked questions
What are the best alternatives to the Harmonised Nightmare staff against Frost Crab?
In magic, the next best setups are built around the Kodai wand (14.153 DPS), the Toxic staff of the dead (14.153 DPS) and the Staff of Light (14.153 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 Frost Crab in OSRS?
Magic is the highest-DPS style against Frost Crab, with the Harmonised Nightmare staff as the weapon. The full loadout is above, slot by slot, with live Grand Exchange prices totalling about 366.8m gp.
What combat style should I use against Frost Crab?
Magic 17.691 DPS, Ranged 16.123 DPS, Melee 15.356 DPS - so magic wins by 10%. Reach and mechanics still matter: a style listed here may not be usable on every phase.
How long does it take to kill Frost Crab?
About 3 seconds per kill with the best-in-slot loadout at 99 stats, from Frost Crab (Active)'s 60 hitpoints and the sustained damage of that setup. No spec cycles or prayer switching are modelled.
What is Frost Crab weak to?
Frost Crab is weak to fire (100%), which the loadout search already accounts for.
What is the best magic setup for Frost Crab?
Harmonised Nightmare staff, casting Fire Surge, with Slayer helmet (i), Ancestral robe top and Ancestral robe bottom: 17.691 DPS (max hit 78). The rest of the slots, the next best magic setups and the special attack to bring are above.
What is the best ranged setup for Frost Crab?
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 Frost Crab?
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.
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Game data on this page comes from the OSRS Wiki: Frost Crab, 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).