Mercenary mage best in slot gear setup
Best-in-slot gear
10
5
1
| weapon | 670.28m | |
| head | 18.20m | |
| body | 91.00m | |
| legs | 70.93m | |
| hands | 74.67m | |
| feet | 148.00m | |
| cape | untradeable | |
| neck | 155.18m | |
| ring | 36.86m | |
| ammo | 846 |
Mercenary mage combat stats
150 hp · lowest def: light ranged · no elemental weakness
- Lowest defence
- Light ranged (+5)
- Elemental
- No elemental weakness
- Hitpoints
- 150
- Attack
- 40
- Strength
- 40
- Defence
- 90
- Ranged
- 1
- Magic
- 150
- Stab
- +50
- Slash
- +40
- Crush
- +60
- Magic
- +10
- Ranged (light)
- +5
- Ranged (standard)
- +10
- Ranged (heavy)
- +15
- Max hit
- 5
- Attack speed
- 5 ticks (3.0s)
- Attacks with
- Magic
- Aggressive
- No
- Attributes
- None
- Size
- 1 by 1 tile
- Poison
- Not immune
- Venom
- Not immune
- Cannon
- Not immune
- Thralls
- Not immune
Not listed: burn and freeze.
Special attacks Spec: Rosewood blowpipe +0.16 DPS · Opener: Bandos godsword (+7.6%)
Spec weapon to bring
Switched in with this gear. Energy comes back 10% every 30 seconds, plus a surge potion dose every five minutes.
Rosewood blowpipe · 25% energy avg 25.4 a spec (max 56), 99.07% to hit · 101.4 per full bar +0.16 DPS
Dragon knife · 25% energy avg 24.5 a spec (max 54), 99.11% to hit · 98.1 per full bar +0.15 DPS
Toxic blowpipe · 50% energy avg 23.4 a spec (max 49), 95.32% to hit · 46.7 per full bar +0.07 DPS
Zaryte crossbow · 75% energy avg 46.1 a spec (max 72), 96.03% to hit · 61.5 per full bar +0.04 DPS
With the top one: 13.73 DPS over a trip (from 13.567).
Defence opener
Landed at the start of a kill from a full bar; this gear then hits a weaker target.
Bandos godsword × 2 93.38% to land the first, 96.05% the last · 14.654 DPS if all land 14.597 (+7.6%)
Tonalztics of Ralos × 2 91.74% to land the first of 4 throws, 94.14% the last · 14.558 DPS if all land 14.487 (+6.8%)
Elder maul × 2 87.52% to land the first, 91.43% the last · 14.269 DPS if all land 14.207 (+4.7%)
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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 Mercenary mage Ranged 13.567 · Melee 12.176 · Magic 11.532
| Style | DPS | Max hit | Accuracy | Time to kill | Weapon | Buy cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rangedbest | 13.567 | 39 | 89.84% | 11.1s | Ascension crossbows | 1.27b |
| Melee | 12.176 | 80 | 86.61% | 12.3s | Soulreaper axe | 1.08b |
| Magic | 11.532 | 70 | 93.45% | 13.0s | Tumeken's shadow | 1.09b |
Mercenary mage ranged gear setups: top 5
| # | Weapon | DPS | vs best | Max hit | Accuracy | Gear | Buy cost | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ascension crossbows Rapid | 13.567 | - | 39 | 89.84% | | 1.27b+ | |
| 2 | Toxic blowpipe Rapid | 13.11 | -3.4% | 33 | 90.64% |  | 594.84m+ | |
| 3 | Rosewood blowpipe Rapid | 11.19 | -17.5% | 28 | 90.34% |  | 594.84m+ | |
| 4 | Twisted bow Rapid | 10.805 | -20.4% | 67 | 90.92% |       | 1.82b+ | |
| 5 | Blisterwood stake Rapid | 10.488 | -22.7% | 26 | 90.78% |   | 608.37m+ |
Mercenary mage melee gear setups: top 5
| # | Weapon | DPS | vs best | Max hit | Accuracy | Gear | Buy cost | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soulreaper axe Slash · Aggressive | 12.176 | - | 80 | 86.61% |          | 1.08b+ | |
| 2 | Inquisitor's mace Crush · Aggressive | 11.418 | -6.2% | 60 | 86.3% |      | 1.03b+ | |
| 3 | Blade of Saeldor Slash · Aggressive | 11.346 | -6.8% | 59 | 87.17% |   | 650.49m+ | |
| 4 | Obligator Crush · Smash | 11.122 | -8.7% | 44 | 85.79% |  | 4.56b+ | |
| 5 | Ghrazi rapier Stab · Aggressive | 11.088 | -8.9% | 59 | 85.08% |  | 752.07m+ |
Mercenary mage magic gear setups: top 5
| # | Weapon | DPS | vs best | Max hit | Accuracy | Gear | Buy cost | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tumeken's shadow Accurate | 11.532 | - | 70 | 93.45% |          | 1.09b+ | |
| 2 | Eye of Ayak Accurate | 10.747 | -6.8% | 42 | 86.67% |   | 446.87m+ | |
| 3 | Sanguinesti staff Accurate | 10.21 | -11.5% | 58 | 86.43% |  | 422.91m+ | |
| 4 | Trident of the Swamp Accurate | 9.095 | -21.1% | 47 | 86.43% |  | 412.13m+ | |
| 5 | Trident of the Seas Accurate | 8.33 | -27.8% | 43 | 85.92% |  | 410.11m+ |
Mercenary mage gear setup: best in slot for every style
The highest-DPS setup against Mercenary mage in Old School RuneScape is ranged, built around the Ascension crossbows, at 13.567 damage per second - about 11 seconds a kill. That beats the best melee setup by 11%. The tradeable pieces come to roughly 1.27b gp, plus untradeables. Mercenary mage is fought during While Guthix Sleeps, so these setups leave out gear a player can't have yet: the While Guthix Sleeps weapons (Emberlight, the scorching bow and the purging staff). 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.
Mercenary mage has 150 hitpoints, and its lowest defence bonus is light ranged (+5). It has no elemental weakness.
Mercenary mage gear - frequently asked questions
What are the best alternatives to the Ascension crossbows against Mercenary mage?
In ranged, the next best setups are built around the Toxic blowpipe (13.11 DPS), the Rosewood blowpipe (11.19 DPS) and the Twisted bow (10.805 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 Mercenary mage in OSRS?
Ranged is the highest-DPS style against Mercenary mage, with the Ascension crossbows as the weapon. The full loadout is above, slot by slot, with live Grand Exchange prices totalling about 1.27b gp.
What combat style should I use against Mercenary mage?
Ranged 13.567 DPS, Melee 12.176 DPS, Magic 11.532 DPS - so ranged wins by 11%. Reach and mechanics still matter: a style listed here may not be usable on every phase.
How long does it take to kill Mercenary mage?
About 11 seconds per kill with the best-in-slot loadout at 99 stats, from Mercenary mage's 150 hitpoints and the sustained damage of that setup. No spec cycles or prayer switching are modelled.
What is the best ranged setup for Mercenary mage?
Ascension crossbows, with Masori mask (f), Masori body (f) and Masori chaps (f): 13.567 DPS (max hit 39). 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 Mercenary mage?
Soulreaper axe, with Torva full helm, Torva platebody and Torva platelegs: 12.176 DPS (max hit 80). The rest of the slots, the next best melee setups and the special attack to bring are above.
What is the best magic setup for Mercenary mage?
Tumeken's shadow, with Ancestral hat, Ancestral robe top and Ancestral robe bottom: 11.532 DPS (max hit 70). 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: Mercenary mage, 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).