Mercenary axeman best in slot

1 · Magic · 12.061 DPS · 110 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).
Mercenary axeman(1)Combat 131 · 110 hp
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Best style vs this target: magic (12.061 DPS).
Rune pouch · Greater thrall
1051
DPS12.061incl. thralls +0.625
Max hit70
Accuracy97.98%
Time to kill9.1s
Attack styleMagic
Buffs: Saturated heartAuguryThralls
Approx. buy cost: 1.30b(+ untradeables)
weapon
Tumeken's shadow
832.50m
head
Ancestral hat
48.10m
body
Ancestral robe top
96.76m
legs
Ancestral robe bottom
67.33m
hands
Confliction gauntlets
69.80m
feet
Avernic treads (et)
160.41m
cape
Imbued guthix cape
untradeable
neck
Occult necklace
361.8k
ring
Magus ring
23.24m
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 Mercenary axeman · at 99 stats with the buffs above
StyleDPSMax hitAccuracyTime to killWeaponBuy cost
Magicbest12.0617097.98%9.1sTumeken's shadow1.30b
Melee10.315880.1%10.7sInquisitor's mace1.02b
Ranged9.7422975.27%11.3sSpine591.76m
Full drop table and combat stats on the Mercenary axeman bestiary page. Roll its loot in the Mercenary axeman loot simulator.

Best in slot gear for Mercenary axeman

The highest-DPS setup against Mercenary axeman (1) in Old School RuneScape is magic, built around the Tumeken's shadow, at 12.061 damage per second - about 9 seconds a kill. That beats the best melee setup by 17%. The tradeable pieces come to roughly 1.3b 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.

Mercenary axeman gear - frequently asked questions

What is the best gear for Mercenary axeman in OSRS?

Magic is the highest-DPS style against Mercenary axeman, with the Tumeken's shadow as the weapon. The full loadout is above, slot by slot, with live Grand Exchange prices totalling about 1.3b gp.

What combat style should I use against Mercenary axeman?

Magic 12.061 DPS, Melee 10.31 DPS, Ranged 9.742 DPS - so magic wins by 17%. Reach and mechanics still matter: a style listed here may not be usable on every phase.

How long does it take to kill Mercenary axeman?

About 9 seconds per kill with the best-in-slot loadout at 99 stats, from Mercenary axeman's 110 hitpoints and the sustained damage of that setup. No spec cycles or prayer switching are modelled.