Best-in-slot gear
10
7
1| weapon | untradeable | |
| head | 893.2k | |
| body | 86.67m | |
| legs | 58.12m | |
| hands | 52.18m | |
| feet | 140.99m | |
| cape | untradeable | |
| neck | 117.3k | |
| ring | 16.06m | |
| shield | untradeable | |
| ammo | untradeable |
Special attacks Spec: Zorya's tome +0.27 DPS·Opener: Eye of Ayak (+0.5%)
Spec weapon to bring
Switched in with this gear. Energy comes back 10% every 30 seconds, plus a surge potion dose every five minutes.
Zorya's tome · 50% energy Estimated avg 106.1 a spec (max 216), 98.95% to hit · 212.2 per full bar +0.27 DPS
Volatile Nightmare staff · 55% energy avg 45.1 a spec (max 92), 98.11% to hit · 82.1 per full bar +0.03 DPS
With the top one: 13.95 DPS over a trip (from 13.68).
Defence opener
Landed at the start of a kill from a full bar; this gear then hits a weaker target.
Eye of Ayak × 2 98.66% to land the first, 98.83% the last · 13.749 DPS if all land 13.748 (+0.5%)
Seercull × 1 100% to land · 13.707 DPS if all land 13.707 (+0.2%)
Setups players use for Giant Scarab none shared yet
No one has shared a setup for Giant Scarab yet. Save one from this page or your game, then press Share on it in My Setups.
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 Giant Scarab Magic 13.68·Melee 12.428·Ranged 9.713
| Style | DPS | Max hit | Accuracy | Time to kill | Weapon | Buy cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magicbest | 13.68 | 62 | 98% | 9.5s | Harmonised Nightmare staff | 355.02m |
| Melee | 12.428 | 101 | 69.95% | 10.5s | Scythe of Vitur | 1.51b |
| Ranged | 9.713 | 42 | 55.69% | 13.4s | Ascension crossbows | 1.33b |
Giant Scarab 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 | 13.68 | - | 62 | 98% | | 355.02m+ | |
| 2 | Eye of Ayak Accurate | 13.372 | -2.3% | 47 | 97.55% |   | 390.65m+ | |
| 3 | Tumeken's shadow Accurate | 12.991 | -5.0% | 75 | 98.89% |  | 1.03b+ | |
| 4 | Sanguinesti staff Accurate | 12.656 | -7.5% | 64 | 97.5% |  | 372.33m+ | |
| 5 | Kodai wand Casts Fire Surge with Sunfire runes | 10.955 | -19.9% | 62 | 98.1% |  | 410.10m+ |
Giant Scarab melee gear setups: top 5
| # | Weapon | DPS | vs best | Max hit | Accuracy | Gear | Buy cost | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scythe of Vitur Slash · Aggressive | 12.428 | - | 101 | 69.95% |         | 1.51b+ | |
| 2 | Keris partisan of breaching Stab · Aggressive | 11.901 | -4.2% | 207 | 75.45% |     | 554.32m+ | |
| 3 | Osmumten's fang Stab · Aggressive | 11.2 | -9.9% | 60 | 90.65% |  | 568.62m+ | |
| 4 | Soulreaper axe Slash · Aggressive | 11.076 | -10.9% | 86 | 72.9% |   | 728.21m+ | |
| 5 | Obligator Crush · Thrust | 10.972 | -11.7% | 68 | 68.23% |   | 4.18b+ |
Giant Scarab ranged gear setups: top 5
| # | Weapon | DPS | vs best | Max hit | Accuracy | Gear | Buy cost | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ascension crossbows Rapid | 9.713 | - | 42 | 55.69% |         | 1.33b+ | |
| 2 | Bow of Faerdhinen Rapid | 9.522 | -2.0% | 55 | 77.59% |    | 408.11m+ | |
| 3 | Toxic blowpipe Rapid | 8.615 | -11.3% | 36 | 53.19% |   | 562.59m+ | |
| 4 | 3rd Age bow Rapid | 8.512 | -12.4% | 39 | 72.25% |   | 1.42b+ | |
| 5 | Webweaver bow Rapid | 8.408 | -13.4% | 40 | 69.96% |  | 562.59m+ |
Giant Scarab gear setup: best in slot for every style
The highest-DPS setup against Giant Scarab in Old School RuneScape is magic, built around the Harmonised Nightmare staff, at 13.68 damage per second - about 10 seconds a kill. That beats the best melee setup by 10%. The tradeable pieces come to roughly 355m 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.
Giant Scarab gear - frequently asked questions
What are the best alternatives to the Harmonised Nightmare staff against Giant Scarab?
In magic, the next best setups are built around the Eye of Ayak (13.372 DPS), the Tumeken's shadow (12.991 DPS) and the Sanguinesti staff (12.656 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 Giant Scarab in OSRS?
Magic is the highest-DPS style against Giant Scarab, with the Harmonised Nightmare staff as the weapon. The full loadout is above, slot by slot, with live Grand Exchange prices totalling about 355m gp.
What combat style should I use against Giant Scarab?
Magic 13.68 DPS, Melee 12.428 DPS, Ranged 9.713 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 Giant Scarab?
About 10 seconds per kill with the best-in-slot loadout at 99 stats, from Giant Scarab's 130 hitpoints and the sustained damage of that setup. No spec cycles or prayer switching are modelled.
What is Giant Scarab weak to?
Giant Scarab is weak to fire (50%), which the loadout search already accounts for.
What is the best magic setup for Giant Scarab?
Harmonised Nightmare staff, casting Fire Surge, with Slayer helmet (i), Ancestral robe top and Ancestral robe bottom: 13.68 DPS (max hit 62). 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 Giant Scarab?
Scythe of Vitur, with Slayer helmet (i), Oathplate chest and Oathplate legs: 12.428 DPS (max hit 101). The rest of the slots, the next best melee setups and the special attack to bring are above.
What is the best ranged setup for Giant Scarab?
Ascension crossbows, with Slayer helmet (i), Masori body (f) and Masori chaps (f): 9.713 DPS (max hit 42). The rest of the slots, the next best ranged setups and the special attack to bring are above.
More boss gear setups
Vorkath·Zulrah·Cerberus·Alchemical Hydra·Vardorvis·Duke Sucellus·The Leviathan·The Whisperer·Phantom Muspah·Nex·Corporeal Beast·General Graardor·K'ril Tsutsaroth·Commander Zilyana·Kree'arra·The Nightmare ·every monster A-Z
Game data on this page comes from the OSRS Wiki: Giant Scarab, 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).