Monkey Guard best in slot

Bearded · Melee · 12.669 DPS · 130 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).
Monkey Guard(Bearded)Combat 167 · 130 hp
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Best style vs this target: melee (12.669 DPS).
Rune pouch · Greater thrall
1051
DPS12.669incl. thralls +0.625
Max hit85
Accuracy84.91%
Time to kill10.3s
Attack styleSlash · Aggressive
Buffs: Super / divine combatPietyThrallsSlayer helm (on task)
Auto-applied: Slayer helm (on task)
Approx. buy cost: 1.80b(+ untradeables)
weapon
Scythe of vitur
1.27b
head
Slayer helmet (i)
952.0k
body
Oathplate chest
85.45m
legs
Torva platelegs
109.38m
hands
Ferocious gloves
10.29m
feet
Avernic treads (max)
160.41m
cape
Infernal cape
untradeable
neck
Amulet of rancour
53.25m
ring
Ultor ring
114.19m
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 Monkey Guard · at 99 stats with the buffs above
StyleDPSMax hitAccuracyTime to killWeaponBuy cost
Meleebest12.6698584.91%10.3sScythe of vitur1.80b
Magic12.5777595.58%10.3sTumeken's shadow1.25b
Ranged11.8123283.75%11.0sSpine573.26m
Full drop table and combat stats on the Monkey Guard bestiary page. Roll its loot in the Monkey Guard loot simulator.

Best in slot gear for Monkey Guard

The highest-DPS setup against Monkey Guard (Bearded) in Old School RuneScape is melee, built around the Scythe of vitur, at 12.669 damage per second - about 10 seconds a kill. That beats the best magic setup by 1%. The tradeable pieces come to roughly 1.8b 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.

Monkey Guard gear - frequently asked questions

What is the best gear for Monkey Guard in OSRS?

Melee is the highest-DPS style against Monkey Guard, with the Scythe of vitur as the weapon. The full loadout is above, slot by slot, with live Grand Exchange prices totalling about 1.8b gp.

What combat style should I use against Monkey Guard?

Melee 12.669 DPS, Magic 12.577 DPS, Ranged 11.812 DPS - so melee wins by 1%. Reach and mechanics still matter: a style listed here may not be usable on every phase.

How long does it take to kill Monkey Guard?

About 10 seconds per kill with the best-in-slot loadout at 99 stats, from Monkey Guard's 130 hitpoints and the sustained damage of that setup. No spec cycles or prayer switching are modelled.