Ghost best in slot gear setup

Level 19 · Ranged · 16.503 DPS · 25 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).
Ghost(Level 19)Combat 19 · 25 hp· undead, spectral· weak to air
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Best style vs this target: ranged (16.503 DPS).
DPS16.503incl. thralls +0.625
Max hit44
Accuracy96.7%
Time to kill1.5s
Buy cost926.40m+
Attack styleRanged · Rapid
Attack style: Ranged · Rapid
Void ranger helmBlessed Dizana's quiverSalve amulet(ei)Diamond ascension bolts (e)Ascension crossbowsElite void top
Elite void robeVoid knight glovesAvernic treads (max)Venator ring
Rune pouch · Greater thrall
1051
Buffs: Divine ranging / bastionRigourThralls
Auto-applied: Elite VoidSalve amulet (ei)
weapon749.00m
headuntradeable
bodyuntradeable
legsuntradeable
handsuntradeable
feet140.64m
capeuntradeable
neckuntradeable
ring36.76m
ammo681
Tap a piece for what it adds and what else could go there.
My Setups →
Special attacks Spec: Dragon knife +0.18 DPS·Opener: Bandos godsword (+2%)
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 29.9 a spec (max 62), 99.86% to hit · 119.7 per full bar +0.18 DPS
  • Rosewood blowpipe · 25% energy avg 29.9 a spec (max 62), 99.85% to hit · 119.5 per full bar +0.18 DPS
  • Toxic blowpipe · 50% energy avg 28 a spec (max 57), 98.18% to hit · 56 per full bar +0.07 DPS
  • Webweaver bow · 50% energy avg 33.8 a spec (max 68), 100% to hit · 67.6 per full bar +0.04 DPS

With the top one: 16.68 DPS over a trip (from 16.503).

Defence opener

Landed at the start of a kill from a full bar; this gear then hits a weaker target.

  • Bandos godsword × 2 98.89% to land the first, 99.63% the last · 16.841 DPS if all land 16.841 (+2%)
  • Bone dagger × 1 100% to land · 16.841 DPS if all land 16.841 (+2%)
  • Dorgeshuun crossbow × 1 100% to land · 16.841 DPS if all land 16.841 (+2%)
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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 Ghost Ranged 16.503·Melee 15.454·Magic 13.606
StyleDPSMax hitAccuracyTime to killWeaponBuy cost
Rangedbest16.5034496.7%1.5sAscension crossbows926.40m
Melee15.4549197.75%1.6sSoulreaper axe1.02b
Magic13.6064799.34%1.8sEye of Ayak386.71m
At 99 stats with the best buffs for each style.

Ghost 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 Rapid16.503-4496.7%926.40m+
DPS calc
2Toxic blowpipe Rapid15.707-4.8%3797.69%419.34m+
DPS calc
3Rosewood blowpipe Rapid13.26-19.7%3197.62%561.60m+
DPS calc
4Bow of Faerdhinen Rapid12.141-26.4%5698.65%246.78m+
DPS calc
5Hunters' sunlight crossbow Rapid12.101-26.7%4298.26%434.64m+
DPS calc

Ghost 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 · Aggressive15.454-9197.75%1.02b+
DPS calc
2Inquisitor's mace Crush · Aggressive14.516-6.1%6898.01%1.07b+
DPS calc
3Ghrazi rapier Stab · Aggressive14.27-7.7%6797.71%690.97m+
DPS calc
4Blade of Saeldor Slash · Aggressive14.268-7.7%6797.7%673.56m+
DPS calc
5Obligator Crush · Smash13.947-9.8%4997.8%4.12b+
DPS calc

Ghost 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 Accurate13.606-4799.34%386.71m+
DPS calc
2Tumeken's shadow Accurate13.093-3.8%7599.71%1.02b+
DPS calc
3Sanguinesti staff Accurate12.881-5.3%6499.33%368.77m+
DPS calc
4Harmonised Nightmare staff Casts Wind Surge12.444-8.5%6099.5%354.81m+
DPS calc
5Trident of the Swamp Accurate11.394-16.3%5299.33%387.22m+
DPS calc
Full drop table and combat stats on the Ghost bestiary page. Roll its loot in the Ghost loot simulator.

Ghost gear setup: best in slot for every style

The highest-DPS setup against Ghost (Level 19) in Old School RuneScape is ranged, built around the Ascension crossbows, at 16.503 damage per second - about 2 seconds a kill. That beats the best melee setup by 7%. The tradeable pieces come to roughly 926.4m 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.

Ghost gear - frequently asked questions

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

In ranged, the next best setups are built around the Toxic blowpipe (15.707 DPS), the Rosewood blowpipe (13.26 DPS) and the Bow of Faerdhinen (12.141 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 Ghost in OSRS?

Ranged is the highest-DPS style against Ghost, with the Ascension crossbows as the weapon. The full loadout is above, slot by slot, with live Grand Exchange prices totalling about 926.4m gp.

What combat style should I use against Ghost?

Ranged 16.503 DPS, Melee 15.454 DPS, Magic 13.606 DPS - so ranged wins by 7%. Reach and mechanics still matter: a style listed here may not be usable on every phase.

How long does it take to kill Ghost?

About 2 seconds per kill with the best-in-slot loadout at 99 stats, from Ghost (Level 19)'s 25 hitpoints and the sustained damage of that setup. No spec cycles or prayer switching are modelled.

What is Ghost weak to?

Ghost is weak to air (50%), which the loadout search already accounts for.

What is the best ranged setup for Ghost?

Ascension crossbows, with Void ranger helm, Elite void top and Elite void robe: 16.503 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 Ghost?

Soulreaper axe, with Torva full helm, Torva platebody and Torva platelegs: 15.454 DPS (max hit 91). 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 Ghost?

Eye of Ayak, with Slayer helmet (i), Ancestral robe top and Ancestral robe bottom: 13.606 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: Ghost, 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).