Mosquito swarm best in slot gear setup

Level 17 · Ranged · 14.451 DPS · 9 hp
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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).
Mosquito swarm (Level 17)Combat 17 · 9 hp · weak to fire
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Best style vs this target: ranged (14.451 DPS).
DPS14.451incl. thralls +0.625
Max hit40
Accuracy93.52%
Time to kill0.6s
Buy cost958.50m+
Attack styleRanged · Rapid
Attack style: Ranged · Rapid
Void ranger helmBlessed Dizana's quiverNecklace of ruptureDiamond ascension bolts (e)Ascension crossbowsElite void top
Elite void robeVoid knight glovesAvernic treads (max)Venator ring
Rune pouch · Greater thrall
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Book of the Dead · needed to raise the thrall
Buffs: Divine ranging / bastionRigourThralls
Auto-applied: Elite Void
weapon615.89m
headuntradeable
bodyuntradeable
legsuntradeable
handsuntradeable
feet148.51m
capeuntradeable
neck156.97m
ring37.13m
ammo1,095
Tap a piece for what it adds and what else could go there.
My Setups →
Special attacks Spec: Rosewood blowpipe +0.17 DPS · Opener: Bandos godsword (+5.1%)
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 26.9 a spec (max 58), 99.45% to hit · 107.6 per full bar +0.17 DPS
  • Dragon knife · 25% energy avg 26.1 a spec (max 56), 99.49% to hit · 104.2 per full bar +0.16 DPS
  • Toxic blowpipe · 50% energy avg 24.6 a spec (max 51), 96.47% to hit · 49.2 per full bar +0.07 DPS
  • Zaryte crossbow · 75% energy avg 48.9 a spec (max 76), 97.76% to hit · 65.2 per full bar +0.04 DPS

With the top one: 14.62 DPS over a trip (from 14.451).

Defence opener

Landed at the start of a kill from a full bar; this gear then hits a weaker target.

  • Bandos godsword × 2 97.71% to land the first, 99.4% the last · 15.196 DPS if all land 15.194 (+5.1%)
  • Elder maul × 2 96.21% to land the first, 97.26% the last · 14.865 DPS if all land 14.854 (+2.8%)
  • Dragon warhammer × 2 94.36% to land the first, 95.71% the last · 14.816 DPS if all land 14.8 (+2.4%)
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How this is worked out
Every combination of gear you could wear is scored with the same damage maths as the OSRS Wiki's DPS calculator, and the highest sustained DPS wins, with the buffs above applied.
  • 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 Mosquito swarm Ranged 14.451 · Melee 13.344 · Magic 12.623
StyleDPSMax hitAccuracyTime to killWeaponBuy cost
Rangedbest14.4514093.52%0.6sAscension crossbows958.50m
Melee13.3448095.36%0.7sSoulreaper axe1.08b
Magic12.6235699.33%0.7sHarmonised Nightmare staff408.02m
At 99 stats with the best buffs for each style.

Mosquito swarm ranged gear setups: top 5

One per weapon, the rest of the gear searched around it; outlined pieces differ from #1.
#WeaponDPSvs bestMax hitAccuracyGearBuy cost
1Ascension crossbows Rapid14.451-4093.52%958.50m+
DPS calc
2Toxic blowpipe Rapid13.814-4.4%3492.94%342.61m+
DPS calc
3Rosewood blowpipe Rapid11.835-18.1%2992.56%342.61m+
DPS calc
4Hunters' sunlight crossbow Rapid10.694-26.0%3895.26%356.56m+
DPS calc
5Ironwood blowpipe Rapid10.647-26.3%2692.25%342.61m+
DPS calc

Mosquito swarm melee gear setups: top 5

One per weapon, the rest of the gear searched around it; outlined pieces differ from #1.
#WeaponDPSvs bestMax hitAccuracyGearBuy cost
1Soulreaper axe Slash · Aggressive13.344-8095.36%1.08b+
DPS calc
2Inquisitor's mace Crush · Aggressive12.59-5.7%6095.67%1.08b+
DPS calc
3Blade of Saeldor Slash · Aggressive12.377-7.2%5995.56%654.48m+
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4Ghrazi rapier Stab · Aggressive12.344-7.5%5995.29%757.13m+
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5Obligator Crush · Smash12.332-7.6%4495.69%4.68b+
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Mosquito swarm magic gear setups: top 5

One per weapon, the rest of the gear searched around it; outlined pieces differ from #1.
#WeaponDPSvs bestMax hitAccuracyGearBuy cost
1Harmonised Nightmare staff Casts Fire Surge with Sunfire runes12.623-5699.33%408.02m+
DPS calc
2Tumeken's shadow Accurate12.253-2.9%7099.63%1.10b+
DPS calc
3Eye of Ayak Accurate12.207-3.3%4299.17%447.92m+
DPS calc
4Sanguinesti staff Accurate11.621-7.9%5899.15%424.73m+
DPS calc
5Kodai wand Casts Fire Surge with Sunfire runes10.102-20.0%5699.37%461.64m+
DPS calc
Full drop table and combat stats on the Mosquito swarm bestiary page. Roll its loot in the Mosquito swarm loot simulator.

Mosquito swarm gear setup: best in slot for every style

The highest-DPS setup against Mosquito swarm (Level 17) in Old School RuneScape is ranged, built around the Ascension crossbows, at 14.451 damage per second - about 1 seconds a kill. That beats the best melee setup by 8%. The tradeable pieces come to roughly 958.5m gp, plus untradeables. 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.

Mosquito swarm gear - frequently asked questions

What are the best alternatives to the Ascension crossbows against Mosquito swarm?

In ranged, the next best setups are built around the Toxic blowpipe (13.814 DPS), the Rosewood blowpipe (11.835 DPS) and the Hunters' sunlight crossbow (10.694 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 Mosquito swarm in OSRS?

Ranged is the highest-DPS style against Mosquito swarm, with the Ascension crossbows as the weapon. The full loadout is above, slot by slot, with live Grand Exchange prices totalling about 958.5m gp.

What combat style should I use against Mosquito swarm?

Ranged 14.451 DPS, Melee 13.344 DPS, Magic 12.623 DPS - so ranged wins by 8%. Reach and mechanics still matter: a style listed here may not be usable on every phase.

How long does it take to kill Mosquito swarm?

About 1 seconds per kill with the best-in-slot loadout at 99 stats, from Mosquito swarm (Level 17)'s 9 hitpoints and the sustained damage of that setup. No spec cycles or prayer switching are modelled.

What is Mosquito swarm weak to?

Mosquito swarm is weak to fire (45%), which the loadout search already accounts for.

What is the best ranged setup for Mosquito swarm?

Ascension crossbows, with Void ranger helm, Elite void top and Elite void robe: 14.451 DPS (max hit 40). 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 Mosquito swarm?

Soulreaper axe, with Torva full helm, Torva platebody and Torva platelegs: 13.344 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 Mosquito swarm?

Harmonised Nightmare staff, casting Fire Surge, with Ancestral hat, Ancestral robe top and Ancestral robe bottom: 12.623 DPS (max hit 56). 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: Mosquito swarm, 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).