Ice warrior best in slot gear setup

Normal · Magic · 17.617 DPS · 59 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).
Ice warrior (Normal)Combat 57 · 59 hp · weak to fire
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Best style vs this target: magic (17.617 DPS).
DPS17.617
Max hit78
Accuracy99.48%
Time to kill3.3s
Buy cost370.65m+
Attack styleMagic · Fire Surge
Attack style: Magic · Fire Surge
Slayer helmet (i)Imbued Guthix capeAmulet of fireRada's blessing 4Harmonised Nightmare staffAncestral robe topTome of FireAncestral robe bottomConfliction gauntletsAvernic treads (et)Magus ring
Rune pouch · Fire Surge
1071
Buffs: Saturated heartAuguryElemental fragmentSunfire runesSlayer helm (on task)
Auto-applied: Tome of fireSlayer helm (i) (on task)Confliction gauntletsAmulet of fire
weaponuntradeable
head889.1k
body87.50m
legs60.00m
hands55.31m
feet149.68m
capeuntradeable
neck101.0k
ring17.17m
shielduntradeable
ammountradeable
Tap a piece for what it adds and what else could go there.

Ice warrior combat stats

59 hp · lowest def: magic · fire spells +100%

Guide on the OSRS Wiki ↗
Weaknesses
Lowest defence
Magic (+10)
Elemental
Standard fire spells: +100% accuracy and damage
Combat levels
Hitpoints
59
Attack
47
Strength
47
Defence
47
Ranged
1
Magic
1
Defence bonuses
Stab
+30
Slash
+40
Crush
+20
Magic
+10
Ranged
+30
Attacks
Max hit
6
Attack speed
4 ticks (2.4s)
Attacks with
Slash
Aggressive
Yes
Type
Attributes
None
Size
1 by 1 tile
Immunities
Poison
Not immune
Venom
Not immune
Cannon
Not immune
Thralls
Not immune

Not listed: burn and freeze.

Slayer
Slayer category
Ice Warriors
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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 107.4 a spec (max 216), 99.65% to hit · 214.8 per full bar +0.10 DPS

With the top one: 17.72 DPS over a trip (from 17.617).

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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 Ice warrior Magic 17.617 · Ranged 15.28 · Melee 14.557
StyleDPSMax hitAccuracyTime to killWeaponBuy cost
Magicbest17.6177899.48%3.3sHarmonised Nightmare staff370.65m
Ranged15.284293.85%3.9sAscension crossbows1.17b
Melee14.5578993.9%4.1sSoulreaper axe824.64m
At 99 stats with the best buffs for each style.

Ice warrior 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
1Harmonised Nightmare staff Casts Fire Surge with Sunfire runes17.617-7899.48%370.65m+
DPS calc
2Kodai wand Casts Fire Surge with Sunfire runes14.097-20.0%7899.51%423.24m+
DPS calc
3Toxic staff of the dead Casts Fire Surge with Sunfire runes14.096-20.0%7899.5%377.93m+
DPS calc
4Staff of Light Casts Fire Surge with Sunfire runes14.094-20.0%7899.49%374.49m+
DPS calc
5Purging staff Casts Fire Surge with Sunfire runes13.934-20.9%7799.53%370.65m+
DPS calc

Ice warrior 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 Rapid15.28-4293.85%1.17b+
DPS calc
2Toxic blowpipe Rapid14.671-4.0%3693.5%577.65m+
DPS calc
3Rosewood blowpipe Rapid12.698-16.9%3193.28%577.65m+
DPS calc
4Ironwood blowpipe Rapid11.515-24.6%2893.11%577.65m+
DPS calc
5Hunters' sunlight crossbow Rapid11.461-25.0%4195.04%591.15m+
DPS calc

Ice warrior 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 · Aggressive14.557-8993.9%824.64m+
DPS calc
2Inquisitor's mace Crush · Aggressive13.934-4.3%6795.31%897.59m+
DPS calc
3Ghrazi rapier Stab · Aggressive13.56-6.8%6694.03%586.36m+
DPS calc
4Obligator Crush · Smash13.545-7.0%4994.85%4.40b+
DPS calc
5Blade of Saeldor Slash · Aggressive13.526-7.1%6693.78%482.72m+
DPS calc
Full drop table and combat stats on the Ice warrior bestiary page. Roll its loot in the Ice warrior loot simulator.

Ice warrior gear setup: best in slot for every style

The highest-DPS setup against Ice warrior (Normal) in Old School RuneScape is magic, built around the Harmonised Nightmare staff, at 17.617 damage per second - about 3 seconds a kill. That beats the best ranged setup by 15%. The tradeable pieces come to roughly 370.6m 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.

Ice warrior (Normal) has 59 hitpoints, and its lowest defence bonus is magic (+10). Fire spells from the standard spellbook get 100% more accuracy and damage against it.

Ice warrior gear - frequently asked questions

What are the best alternatives to the Harmonised Nightmare staff against Ice warrior?

In magic, the next best setups are built around the Kodai wand (14.097 DPS), the Toxic staff of the dead (14.096 DPS) and the Staff of Light (14.094 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 Ice warrior in OSRS?

Magic is the highest-DPS style against Ice warrior, with the Harmonised Nightmare staff as the weapon. The full loadout is above, slot by slot, with live Grand Exchange prices totalling about 370.6m gp.

What combat style should I use against Ice warrior?

Magic 17.617 DPS, Ranged 15.28 DPS, Melee 14.557 DPS - so magic wins by 15%. Reach and mechanics still matter: a style listed here may not be usable on every phase.

How long does it take to kill Ice warrior?

About 3 seconds per kill with the best-in-slot loadout at 99 stats, from Ice warrior (Normal)'s 59 hitpoints and the sustained damage of that setup. No spec cycles or prayer switching are modelled.

What is Ice warrior weak to?

Ice warrior is weak to fire (100%), which the loadout search already accounts for.

What is the best magic setup for Ice warrior?

Harmonised Nightmare staff, casting Fire Surge, with Slayer helmet (i), Ancestral robe top and Ancestral robe bottom: 17.617 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 Ice warrior?

Ascension crossbows, with Slayer helmet (i), Masori body (f) and Masori chaps (f): 15.28 DPS (max hit 42). 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 Ice warrior?

Soulreaper axe, with Slayer helmet (i), Oathplate chest and Torva platelegs: 14.557 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: Ice warrior, 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).