Harpie Bug Swarm best in slot gear setup
Best-in-slot gear
10
5
1
| weapon | 304.29m | |
| head | 896.8k | |
| body | 137.00m | |
| legs | 135.00m | |
| hands | 8.32m | |
| feet | 147.00m | |
| cape | untradeable | |
| neck | 41.37m | |
| ring | 93.00m | |
| shield | untradeable | |
| ammo | untradeable |
Harpie Bug Swarm combat stats
25 hp · lowest def: slash, magic · fire spells +50%
- Lowest defence
- Slash and magic (+5)
- Elemental
- Standard fire spells: +50% accuracy and damage
- Hitpoints
- 25
- Attack
- 54
- Strength
- 46
- Defence
- 32
- Ranged
- 1
- Magic
- 1
- Stab
- +10
- Slash
- +5
- Crush
- +10
- Magic
- +5
- Ranged
- +10
- Max hit
- 6
- 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
- Not immune
- Thralls
- Not immune
Not listed: burn and freeze.
- Slayer level
- 33
- Slayer category
- Harpie Bug Swarms
Special attacks Spec: Dragon dagger +0.34 DPS · Opener: Bone dagger (+1.5%)
Spec weapon to bring
Switched in with this gear. Energy comes back 10% every 30 seconds, plus a surge potion dose every five minutes.
Dragon dagger · 25% energy avg 51.6 a spec (max 108), 99.8% to hit · 206.6 per full bar +0.34 DPS
Abyssal dagger · 25% energy avg 47.4 a spec (max 98), 96.69% to hit · 189.7 per full bar +0.27 DPS
Arkan blade · 30% energy avg 49.1 a spec (max 81), 97.16% to hit · 163.6 per full bar +0.24 DPS
Voidwaker · 50% energy avg 58.5 a spec (max 88), 100% to hit · 117 per full bar +0.23 DPS
With the top one: 14.05 DPS over a trip (from 13.716).
Defence opener
Landed at the start of a kill from a full bar; this gear then hits a weaker target.
Bone dagger × 1 100% to land · 13.928 DPS if all land 13.928 (+1.5%)
Dorgeshuun crossbow × 1 100% to land · 13.916 DPS if all land 13.916 (+1.5%)
Dragon warhammer × 2 96.59% to land the first, 97.34% the last · 13.883 DPS if all land 13.879 (+1.2%)
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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 Harpie Bug Swarm Melee 13.716 · Magic 12.833 · Ranged 11.144
| Style | DPS | Max hit | Accuracy | Time to kill | Weapon | Buy cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meleebest | 13.716 | 65 | 96.63% | 1.8s | Inquisitor's mace | 866.88m |
| Magic | 12.833 | 57 | 99.35% | 1.9s | Harmonised Nightmare staff | 367.56m |
| Ranged | 11.144 | 39 | 96.97% | 2.2s | Hunters' sunlight crossbow | 574.64m |
Harpie Bug Swarm melee gear setups: top 5
| # | Weapon | DPS | vs best | Max hit | Accuracy | Gear | Buy cost | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Inquisitor's mace Crush · Aggressive | 13.716 | - | 65 | 96.63% | | 866.88m+ | |
| 2 | Blade of Saeldor Slash · Aggressive | 13.511 | -1.5% | 64 | 96.6% |    | 450.91m+ | |
| 3 | Ghrazi rapier Stab · Aggressive | 13.441 | -2.0% | 64 | 96.08% |   | 553.56m+ | |
| 4 | Abyssal tentacle Slash · Controlled | 12.891 | -6.0% | 61 | 96.46% |  | 450.91m+ | |
| 5 | Abyssal whip Slash · Controlled | 12.673 | -7.6% | 60 | 96.33% |  | 451.67m+ |
Harpie Bug Swarm 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 | 12.833 | - | 57 | 99.35% |         | 367.56m+ | |
| 2 | Eye of Ayak Accurate | 12.755 | -0.6% | 44 | 99.14% |   | 404.70m+ | |
| 3 | Sanguinesti staff Accurate | 12.444 | -3.0% | 62 | 99.13% |  | 381.03m+ | |
| 4 | Trident of the Swamp Accurate | 10.959 | -14.6% | 50 | 99.13% |  | 370.42m+ | |
| 5 | Kodai wand Casts Fire Surge with Sunfire runes | 10.27 | -20.0% | 57 | 99.38% |  | 420.14m+ |
Harpie Bug Swarm ranged gear setups: top 5
| # | Weapon | DPS | vs best | Max hit | Accuracy | Gear | Buy cost | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hunters' sunlight crossbow Rapid | 11.144 | - | 39 | 96.97% |         | 574.64m+ | |
| 2 | Blisterwood stake Rapid | 11.058 | -0.8% | 26 | 96.03% |  | 574.63m+ | |
| 3 | Zaryte crossbow Rapid | 10.059 | -9.7% | 79 | 97.25% |   | 947.63m+ | |
| 4 | Toktz-xil-ul Rapid | 10.047 | -9.8% | 35 | 96.76% |  | 574.63m+ | |
| 5 | Armadyl crossbow Rapid | 10.008 | -10.2% | 77 | 97.17% |  | 614.28m+ |
Harpie Bug Swarm gear setup: best in slot for every style
The highest-DPS setup against Harpie Bug Swarm in Old School RuneScape is melee, built around the Inquisitor's mace, at 13.716 damage per second - about 2 seconds a kill. That beats the best magic setup by 7%. The tradeable pieces come to roughly 866.9m gp, plus untradeables. Without a lit bug lantern in the shield slot a harpie bug swarm takes no damage at all. Every setup here holds one, so none of them uses a two-handed weapon, not even for a special attack. 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.
Harpie Bug Swarm has 25 hitpoints, and its lowest defence bonus is slash and magic (+5). Fire spells from the standard spellbook get 50% more accuracy and damage against it.
Harpie Bug Swarm gear - frequently asked questions
What are the best alternatives to the Inquisitor's mace against Harpie Bug Swarm?
In melee, the next best setups are built around the Blade of Saeldor (13.511 DPS), the Ghrazi rapier (13.441 DPS) and the Abyssal tentacle (12.891 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 Harpie Bug Swarm in OSRS?
Melee is the highest-DPS style against Harpie Bug Swarm, with the Inquisitor's mace as the weapon. The full loadout is above, slot by slot, with live Grand Exchange prices totalling about 866.9m gp.
What combat style should I use against Harpie Bug Swarm?
Melee 13.716 DPS, Magic 12.833 DPS, Ranged 11.144 DPS - so melee 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 Harpie Bug Swarm?
About 2 seconds per kill with the best-in-slot loadout at 99 stats, from Harpie Bug Swarm's 25 hitpoints and the sustained damage of that setup. No spec cycles or prayer switching are modelled.
What is Harpie Bug Swarm weak to?
Harpie Bug Swarm is weak to fire (50%), which the loadout search already accounts for.
What is the best melee setup for Harpie Bug Swarm?
Inquisitor's mace, with Slayer helmet (i), Inquisitor's hauberk and Inquisitor's plateskirt: 13.716 DPS (max hit 65). 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 Harpie Bug Swarm?
Harmonised Nightmare staff, casting Fire Surge, with Slayer helmet (i), Ancestral robe top and Ancestral robe bottom: 12.833 DPS (max hit 57). 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 Harpie Bug Swarm?
Hunters' sunlight crossbow, with Slayer helmet (i), Masori body (f) and Masori chaps (f): 11.144 DPS (max hit 39). The rest of the slots, the next best ranged setups and the special attack to bring are above.
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Game data on this page comes from the OSRS Wiki: Harpie Bug Swarm, 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).