Lava dragon best in slot

Magic · 13.04 DPS · 230 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).
Lava dragonCombat 252 · 230 hp· dragon, fiery· weak to water
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Best style vs this target: magic (13.04 DPS).
Rune pouch · Greater thrall
1051
DPS13.04incl. thralls +0.625
Max hit75
Accuracy99.28%
Time to kill17.6s
Attack styleMagic
Buffs: Saturated heartAuguryThrallsSlayer helm (on task)
Auto-applied: Slayer helm (on task)
Approx. buy cost: 1.25b(+ untradeables)
weapon
Tumeken's shadow
833.00m
head
Slayer helmet (i)
952.0k
body
Ancestral robe top
96.16m
legs
Ancestral robe bottom
66.20m
hands
Confliction gauntlets
69.92m
feet
Avernic treads (et)
157.67m
cape
Imbued guthix cape
untradeable
neck
Occult necklace
364.6k
ring
Magus ring
22.90m
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 Lava dragon · at 99 stats with the buffs above
StyleDPSMax hitAccuracyTime to killWeaponBuy cost
Magicbest13.047599.28%17.6sTumeken's shadow1.25b
Melee11.9636880%19.2sDragon hunter lance697.35m
Ranged11.0998086.71%20.7sDragon hunter crossbow599.31m
Full drop table and combat stats on the Lava dragon bestiary page. Roll its loot in the Lava dragon loot simulator.

Best in slot gear for Lava dragon

The highest-DPS setup against Lava dragon in Old School RuneScape is magic, built around the Tumeken's shadow, at 13.04 damage per second - about 18 seconds a kill. That beats the best melee setup by 9%. The tradeable pieces come to roughly 1.25b 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.

Lava dragon gear - frequently asked questions

What is the best gear for Lava dragon in OSRS?

Magic is the highest-DPS style against Lava dragon, with the Tumeken's shadow as the weapon. The full loadout is above, slot by slot, with live Grand Exchange prices totalling about 1.25b gp.

What combat style should I use against Lava dragon?

Magic 13.04 DPS, Melee 11.963 DPS, Ranged 11.099 DPS - so magic wins by 9%. Reach and mechanics still matter: a style listed here may not be usable on every phase.

How long does it take to kill Lava dragon?

About 18 seconds per kill with the best-in-slot loadout at 99 stats, from Lava dragon's 230 hitpoints and the sustained damage of that setup. No spec cycles or prayer switching are modelled.

What is Lava dragon weak to?

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