Narwhal best in slot gear setup
Best-in-slot gear
| weapon | 620.00m | |
| head | 17.74m | |
| body | 91.00m | |
| legs | 70.00m | |
| hands | 74.00m | |
| feet | 148.66m | |
| cape | untradeable | |
| neck | 155.89m | |
| ring | 36.65m | |
| ammo | 1,148 |
Special attacks Spec: Rosewood blowpipe +0.15 DPS · Opener: Dorgeshuun crossbow (+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.
Rosewood blowpipe · 25% energy avg 25 a spec (max 56), 98.84% to hit · 100.2 per full bar +0.15 DPS
Dragon knife · 25% energy avg 24.2 a spec (max 54), 98.89% to hit · 96.9 per full bar +0.14 DPS
Toxic blowpipe · 50% energy avg 23.2 a spec (max 49), 94.78% to hit · 46.5 per full bar +0.06 DPS
Zaryte crossbow · 75% energy avg 46.5 a spec (max 72), 96.89% to hit · 62 per full bar +0.04 DPS
With the top one: 13.39 DPS over a trip (from 13.236).
Defence opener
Landed at the start of a kill from a full bar; this gear then hits a weaker target.
Dorgeshuun crossbow × 1 100% to land · 13.525 DPS if all land 13.525 (+2.2%)
Accursed sceptre × 1 99.19% to land, with a second try if it misses (the drain doesn't stack) · 13.362 DPS once it lands 13.362 (+1%)
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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 Narwhal Ranged 13.236 · Magic 11.617 · Melee 8.899
| Style | DPS | Max hit | Accuracy | Time to kill | Weapon | Buy cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rangedbest | 13.236 | 39 | 92.03% | 14.1s | Ascension crossbows | 1.21b |
| Magic | 11.617 | 70 | 99.53% | 16.1s | Tumeken's shadow | 1.09b |
| Melee | 8.899 | 57 | 93.62% | 21.0s | Tecu salamander | 713.21m |
Narwhal ranged gear setups: top 5
| # | Weapon | DPS | vs best | Max hit | Accuracy | Gear | Buy cost | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ascension crossbows Rapid | 13.236 | - | 39 | 92.03% | | 1.21b+ | |
| 2 | Toxic blowpipe Rapid | 12.338 | -6.8% | 33 | 89.57% |  | 593.94m+ | |
| 3 | Rosewood blowpipe Rapid | 10.436 | -21.2% | 28 | 89.23% |  | 593.94m+ | |
| 4 | Blisterwood stake Rapid | 9.748 | -26.4% | 26 | 89.73% |   | 608.01m+ | |
| 5 | Hunters' sunlight crossbow Rapid | 9.681 | -26.9% | 38 | 91.59% |       | 355.28m+ |
Narwhal magic gear setups: top 5
| # | Weapon | DPS | vs best | Max hit | Accuracy | Gear | Buy cost | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tumeken's shadow Accurate | 11.617 | - | 70 | 99.53% |           | 1.09b+ | |
| 2 | Eye of Ayak Accurate | 11.556 | -0.5% | 42 | 98.94% |   | 446.44m+ | |
| 3 | Sanguinesti staff Accurate | 10.97 | -5.6% | 58 | 98.92% |  | 423.53m+ | |
| 4 | Trident of the Swamp Accurate | 9.695 | -16.5% | 47 | 98.92% |  | 412.59m+ | |
| 5 | Harmonised Nightmare staff Casts Fire Surge with Sunfire runes | 9.26 | -20.3% | 42 | 98.78% |    | 406.76m+ |
Narwhal melee gear setups: top 5
| # | Weapon | DPS | vs best | Max hit | Accuracy | Gear | Buy cost | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tecu salamander Slash · Aggressive | 8.899 | - | 57 | 93.62% |          | 713.21m+ | |
| 2 | Black salamander Slash · Aggressive | 7.991 | -10.2% | 51 | 93.94% |     | 605.89m+ | |
| 3 | Red salamander Slash · Aggressive | 7.114 | -20.1% | 46 | 92.7% |   | 628.89m+ | |
| 4 | Orange salamander Slash · Aggressive | 6.323 | -28.9% | 41 | 92.43% |   | 605.89m+ | |
| 5 | Swamp lizard Slash · Aggressive | 5.942 | -33.2% | 39 | 91.3% |   | 628.89m+ |
Narwhal gear setup: best in slot for every style
The highest-DPS setup against Narwhal in Old School RuneScape is ranged, built around the Ascension crossbows, at 13.236 damage per second - about 14 seconds a kill. That beats the best magic setup by 14%. The tradeable pieces come to roughly 1.21b gp, plus untradeables. You fight it from your boat, where melee weapons can't attack: only ranged, magic and a salamander set to Scorch reach it. Its attacks hit the boat, so protection prayers don't block them. This is fought from a sailing boat, where no thrall can be raised, so none is counted. 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.
Narwhal gear - frequently asked questions
What are the best alternatives to the Ascension crossbows against Narwhal?
In ranged, the next best setups are built around the Toxic blowpipe (12.338 DPS), the Rosewood blowpipe (10.436 DPS) and the Blisterwood stake (9.748 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 Narwhal in OSRS?
Ranged is the highest-DPS style against Narwhal, with the Ascension crossbows as the weapon. The full loadout is above, slot by slot, with live Grand Exchange prices totalling about 1.21b gp.
What combat style should I use against Narwhal?
Ranged 13.236 DPS, Magic 11.617 DPS, Melee 8.899 DPS - so ranged wins by 14%. Reach and mechanics still matter: a style listed here may not be usable on every phase.
How long does it take to kill Narwhal?
About 14 seconds per kill with the best-in-slot loadout at 99 stats, from Narwhal's 187 hitpoints and the sustained damage of that setup. No spec cycles or prayer switching are modelled.
What is the best ranged setup for Narwhal?
Ascension crossbows, with Masori mask (f), Masori body (f) and Masori chaps (f): 13.236 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 magic setup for Narwhal?
Tumeken's shadow, with Ancestral hat, Ancestral robe top and Ancestral robe bottom: 11.617 DPS (max hit 70). The rest of the slots, the next best magic setups and the special attack to bring are above.
What is the best melee setup for Narwhal?
Tecu salamander, with Torva full helm, Torva platebody and Torva platelegs: 8.899 DPS (max hit 57). The rest of the slots, the next best melee setups and the special attack to bring are above.
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Game data on this page comes from the OSRS Wiki: Narwhal, 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).