Moss giant best in slot gear setup

Level 42 · Ranged · 15.784 DPS · 60 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).
Moss giant (Level 42)Combat 42 · 60 hp · weak to fire
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Best style vs this target: ranged (15.784 DPS).
DPS15.784incl. thralls +0.625
Max hit44
Accuracy97.08%
Time to kill3.8s
Buy cost1.26b+
Attack styleRanged · Rapid
Attack style: Ranged · Rapid
Slayer helmet (i)Blessed Dizana's quiverNecklace of ruptureOnyx ascension bolts (e)Ascension crossbowsMasori body (f)
Masori chaps (f)Zaryte vambracesAvernic treads (max)Venator ring
Rune pouch · Greater thrall
1051
Book of the Dead · needed to raise the thrall
Buffs: Divine ranging / bastionRigourThrallsSlayer helm (on task)
Auto-applied: Slayer helm (i) (on task)
weapon680.00m
head894.6k
body90.51m
legs69.54m
hands74.52m
feet150.00m
capeuntradeable
neck153.78m
ring36.52m
ammo8,900
Tap a piece for what it adds and what else could go there.
My Setups →
Special attacks Spec: Dragon knife +0.20 DPS · Opener: Bandos godsword (+2.2%)
Spec weapon to bring

Switched in with this gear. Energy comes back 10% every 30 seconds, plus a surge potion dose every five minutes.

  • Dragon knife · 25% energy avg 30.1 a spec (max 62), 99.9% to hit · 120.4 per full bar +0.20 DPS
  • Rosewood blowpipe · 25% energy avg 30.1 a spec (max 62), 99.9% to hit · 120.3 per full bar +0.20 DPS
  • Toxic blowpipe · 50% energy avg 26.6 a spec (max 54), 98.46% to hit · 53.2 per full bar +0.07 DPS
  • Webweaver bow · 50% energy avg 31.8 a spec (max 64), 100% to hit · 63.7 per full bar +0.04 DPS

With the top one: 15.98 DPS over a trip (from 15.784).

Defence opener

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

  • Bandos godsword × 2 98.62% to land the first, 99.68% the last · 16.134 DPS if all land 16.134 (+2.2%)
  • Bone dagger × 1 100% to land · 16.006 DPS if all land 16.006 (+1.4%)
  • Dorgeshuun crossbow × 1 100% to land · 15.994 DPS if all land 15.994 (+1.3%)
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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 Moss giant Ranged 15.784 · Melee 15.049 · Magic 13.877
StyleDPSMax hitAccuracyTime to killWeaponBuy cost
Rangedbest15.7844497.08%3.8sAscension crossbows1.26b
Melee15.0498997.21%4.0sSoulreaper axe909.73m
Magic13.8776299.42%4.3sHarmonised Nightmare staff372.85m
At 99 stats with the best buffs for each style.

Moss giant 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 Rapid15.784-4497.08%1.26b+
DPS calc
2Toxic blowpipe Rapid15.184-3.8%3696.92%575.78m+
DPS calc
3Rosewood blowpipe Rapid13.155-16.7%3196.81%575.77m+
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4Ironwood blowpipe Rapid11.938-24.4%2896.73%575.77m+
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5Hunters' sunlight crossbow Rapid11.759-25.5%4197.65%589.59m+
DPS calc

Moss giant 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 · Aggressive15.049-8997.21%909.73m+
DPS calc
2Scythe of Vitur Slash · Aggressive14.884-1.1%8897.11%1.69b+
DPS calc
3Inquisitor's mace Crush · Aggressive14.216-5.5%6797.33%915.31m+
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4Ghrazi rapier Stab · Aggressive13.992-7.0%6697.17%584.20m+
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5Blade of Saeldor Slash · Aggressive13.99-7.0%6697.16%567.93m+
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Moss giant 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 runes13.877-6299.42%372.85m+
DPS calc
2Eye of Ayak Accurate13.598-2.0%4799.28%413.29m+
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3Tumeken's shadow Accurate13.089-5.7%7599.68%1.05b+
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4Sanguinesti staff Accurate12.874-7.2%6499.27%389.64m+
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5Kodai wand Casts Fire Surge with Sunfire runes11.105-20.0%6299.45%425.91m+
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Full drop table and combat stats on the Moss giant bestiary page. Roll its loot in the Moss giant loot simulator.

Moss giant gear setup: best in slot for every style

The highest-DPS setup against Moss giant (Level 42) in Old School RuneScape is ranged, built around the Ascension crossbows, at 15.784 damage per second - about 4 seconds a kill. That beats the best melee setup by 5%. The tradeable pieces come to roughly 1.26b 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.

Moss giant gear - frequently asked questions

What are the best alternatives to the Ascension crossbows against Moss giant?

In ranged, the next best setups are built around the Toxic blowpipe (15.184 DPS), the Rosewood blowpipe (13.155 DPS) and the Ironwood blowpipe (11.938 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 Moss giant in OSRS?

Ranged is the highest-DPS style against Moss giant, with the Ascension crossbows as the weapon. The full loadout is above, slot by slot, with live Grand Exchange prices totalling about 1.26b gp.

What combat style should I use against Moss giant?

Ranged 15.784 DPS, Melee 15.049 DPS, Magic 13.877 DPS - so ranged wins by 5%. Reach and mechanics still matter: a style listed here may not be usable on every phase.

How long does it take to kill Moss giant?

About 4 seconds per kill with the best-in-slot loadout at 99 stats, from Moss giant (Level 42)'s 60 hitpoints and the sustained damage of that setup. No spec cycles or prayer switching are modelled.

What is Moss giant weak to?

Moss giant is weak to fire (50%), which the loadout search already accounts for.

What is the best ranged setup for Moss giant?

Ascension crossbows, with Slayer helmet (i), Masori body (f) and Masori chaps (f): 15.784 DPS (max hit 44). 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 Moss giant?

Soulreaper axe, with Slayer helmet (i), Torva platebody and Torva platelegs: 15.049 DPS (max hit 89). 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 Moss giant?

Harmonised Nightmare staff, casting Fire Surge, with Slayer helmet (i), Ancestral robe top and Ancestral robe bottom: 13.877 DPS (max hit 62). 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: Moss giant, 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).