Best-in-slot gear
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1| weapon | 770.00m | |
| head | 894.1k | |
| body | 88.75m | |
| legs | 68.05m | |
| hands | 70.89m | |
| feet | 141.49m | |
| cape | untradeable | |
| neck | 161.00m | |
| ring | 37.19m | |
| ammo | 631 |
Special attacks Spec: Zaryte crossbow +0.36 DPS·Opener: Tonalztics of Ralos (+9.5%)
Spec weapon to bring
Switched in with this gear. Energy comes back 10% every 30 seconds, plus a surge potion dose every five minutes.
Zaryte crossbow · 75% energy avg 99.6 a spec (max 110), 89.87% to hit · 132.8 per full bar +0.36 DPS
Webweaver bow · 50% energy avg 24.7 a spec (max 64), 99.7% to hit · 49.4 per full bar +0.03 DPS
Toxic blowpipe · 50% energy avg 16.7 a spec (max 54), 61.81% to hit · 33.4 per full bar +0.02 DPS
With the top one: 12.72 DPS over a trip (from 12.365).
Defence opener
Landed at the start of a kill from a full bar; this gear then hits a weaker target.
Tonalztics of Ralos × 2 60.62% to land the first of 4 throws, 73.47% the last · 14.189 DPS if all land 13.544 (+9.5%)
Accursed sceptre × 2 68.43% to land the first, 72.87% the last · 12.912 DPS if all land 12.858 (+4%)
Dorgeshuun crossbow × 1 100% to land · 12.693 DPS if all land 12.693 (+2.7%)
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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 Maggot King Ranged 12.365·Magic 11.374
| Style | DPS | Max hit | Accuracy | Time to kill | Weapon | Buy cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rangedbest | 12.365 | 42 | 73.86% | 2m 1s | Ascension crossbows | 1.34b |
| Magic | 11.374 | 71 | 70.9% | 2m 12s | Harmonised Nightmare staff | 358.09m |
Maggot King ranged gear setups: top 5
| # | Weapon | DPS | vs best | Max hit | Accuracy | Gear | Buy cost | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ascension crossbows Rapid | 12.365 | - | 42 | 73.86% | | 1.34b+ | |
| 2 | Zaryte crossbow Rapid | 10.216 | -17.4% | 110 | 80.76% |   | 974.91m+ | |
| 3 | Armadyl crossbow Rapid | 9.946 | -19.6% | 100 | 80.21% |  | 624.20m+ | |
| 4 | Dragon hunter crossbow Rapid | 9.921 | -19.8% | 100 | 79.92% |  | 613.17m+ | |
| 5 | Dragon crossbow Rapid | 9.915 | -19.8% | 100 | 79.86% |  | 584.79m+ |
Maggot King 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 | 11.374 | - | 71 | 70.9% |           | 358.09m+ | |
| 2 | Tumeken's shadow Accurate | 10.353 | -9.0% | 75 | 77.8% |   | 1.03b+ | |
| 3 | Purging staff Casts Fire Surge with Sunfire runes | 9.288 | -18.3% | 70 | 73.33% |  | 358.09m+ | |
| 4 | Kodai wand Casts Fire Surge with Sunfire runes | 9.285 | -18.4% | 71 | 72.35% |  | 413.14m+ | |
| 5 | Toxic staff of the dead Casts Fire Surge with Sunfire runes | 9.24 | -18.8% | 71 | 72% |  | 365.38m+ |
Maggot King gear setup: best in slot for every style
The highest-DPS setup against Maggot King (Far) in Old School RuneScape is ranged, built around the Ascension crossbows, at 12.365 damage per second - about 121 seconds a kill. That beats the best magic setup by 9%. The tradeable pieces come to roughly 1.34b gp, plus untradeables. From the far side of the bone wall the Maggot King can only be hit with ranged or magic. Melee reaches it once it comes to the wall to slam (the Nearby form), from about 65% of its hitpoints down. 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.
Maggot King gear - frequently asked questions
What are the best alternatives to the Ascension crossbows against Maggot King?
In ranged, the next best setups are built around the Zaryte crossbow (10.216 DPS), the Armadyl crossbow (9.946 DPS) and the Dragon hunter crossbow (9.921 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 Maggot King in OSRS?
Ranged is the highest-DPS style against Maggot King, with the Ascension crossbows as the weapon. The full loadout is above, slot by slot, with live Grand Exchange prices totalling about 1.34b gp.
What combat style should I use against Maggot King?
Ranged 12.365 DPS, Magic 11.374 DPS - so ranged 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 Maggot King?
About 121 seconds per kill with the best-in-slot loadout at 99 stats, from Maggot King (Far)'s 1,500 hitpoints and the sustained damage of that setup. No spec cycles or prayer switching are modelled.
What is Maggot King weak to?
Maggot King is weak to fire (80%), which the loadout search already accounts for.
What is the best ranged setup for Maggot King?
Ascension crossbows, with Slayer helmet (i), Masori body (f) and Masori chaps (f): 12.365 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 magic setup for Maggot King?
Harmonised Nightmare staff, casting Fire Surge, with Slayer helmet (i), Ancestral robe top and Ancestral robe bottom: 11.374 DPS (max hit 71). The rest of the slots, the next best magic setups and the special attack to bring are above.
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Game data on this page comes from the OSRS Wiki: Maggot King, 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).