Iron dragon best in slot

Standard · Melee · 13.156 DPS · 165 hp

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).
Iron dragon(Standard)Combat 189 · 165 hp· dragon, fiery· weak to earth
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Best style vs this target: melee (13.156 DPS).
Rune pouch · Greater thrall
1051
DPS13.156incl. thralls +0.625
Max hit68
Accuracy88.42%
Time to kill12.5s
Attack styleStab · Controlled
Buffs: Super / divine combatPietyThrallsSlayer helm (on task)
Auto-applied: Dragon hunterSlayer helm (on task)
Approx. buy cost: 697.35m(+ untradeables)
weapon
Dragon hunter lance
47.38m
head
Slayer helmet (i)
952.0k
body
Torva platebody
175.89m
legs
Torva platelegs
107.76m
hands
Ferocious gloves
10.30m
feet
Avernic treads (max)
157.67m
cape
Infernal cape
untradeable
neck
Amulet of rancour
52.91m
ring
Ultor ring
114.00m
shield
Avernic defender
30.50m
ammo
Rada's blessing 4
untradeable
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Assumptions & limitations
Shows the highest sustained single-target DPS gear from the exact engine, with the buffs above applied. It does not model:
  • Attack reach / valid styles - some bosses can't be hit by every style (Zulrah & Kree'arra need halberds for melee), so a listed style may not be usable.
  • Rare bolt/proc reductions - most per-monster caps & reductions ARE modelled (Corp halving, Zulrah's 50 cap, Kraken's 1/7 to non-magic, Ice demon, Duke), but an enchanted-bolt proc against a reducing monster can be slightly overstated. Never the recommended style anyway.
  • Boss phases - multi-phase bosses (Zulrah, Vorkath, Alchemical Hydra) are scored one form at a time.
  • Special attacks, prayer-switching, AoE, or survivability - no spec cycles (DWH/BGS), no protection prayers, no multi-target (chins).
  • Pure DPS, not practicality - reports the literal highest damage-per-second, so a fast-but-impractical weapon (e.g. Karil's crossbow, which degrades to dust) can top the raw numbers.
Salve and Dragon/demon-bane bonuses auto-apply from the target's type; the other buffs are the toggles above.
Every style vs Iron dragon · at 99 stats with the buffs above
StyleDPSMax hitAccuracyTime to killWeaponBuy cost
Meleebest13.1566888.42%12.5sDragon hunter lance697.35m
Magic12.4937594.91%13.2sTumeken's shadow1.25b
Ranged11.5568091.11%14.3sDragon hunter crossbow599.31m
Full drop table and combat stats on the Iron dragon bestiary page. Roll its loot in the Iron dragon loot simulator.

Best in slot gear for Iron dragon

The highest-DPS setup against Iron dragon (Standard) in Old School RuneScape is melee, built around the Dragon hunter lance, at 13.156 damage per second - about 13 seconds a kill. That beats the best magic setup by 5%. The tradeable pieces come to roughly 697.4m 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.

Iron dragon gear - frequently asked questions

What is the best gear for Iron dragon in OSRS?

Melee is the highest-DPS style against Iron dragon, with the Dragon hunter lance as the weapon. The full loadout is above, slot by slot, with live Grand Exchange prices totalling about 697.4m gp.

What combat style should I use against Iron dragon?

Melee 13.156 DPS, Magic 12.493 DPS, Ranged 11.556 DPS - so melee wins by 5%. Reach and mechanics still matter: a style listed here may not be usable on every phase.

How long does it take to kill Iron dragon?

About 13 seconds per kill with the best-in-slot loadout at 99 stats, from Iron dragon's 165 hitpoints and the sustained damage of that setup. No spec cycles or prayer switching are modelled.

What is Iron dragon weak to?

Iron dragon is weak to earth (50%), which the loadout search already accounts for.