Penance Healer best in slot gear setup

Wave 1 · Ranged · 15.088 DPS · 27 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).
Penance Healer (Wave 1)Combat 0 · 27 hp
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Best style vs this target: ranged (15.088 DPS).
DPS15.088incl. thralls +0.625
Max hit42
Accuracy97.84%
Time to kill1.8s
Buy cost1.02b+
Attack styleRanged · Rapid
Attack style: Ranged · Rapid
Void ranger helmBlessed Dizana's quiverNecklace of ruptureOnyx ascension bolts (e)Ascension crossbowsElite void top
Elite void robeVoid knight glovesAvernic treads (max)Venator ring
Rune pouch · Greater thrall
1051
Book of the Dead · needed to raise the thrall
Buffs: Divine ranging / bastionRigourThralls
Auto-applied: Elite Void
weapon684.00m
headuntradeable
bodyuntradeable
legsuntradeable
handsuntradeable
feet147.62m
capeuntradeable
neck155.24m
ring35.96m
ammo8,974
Tap a piece for what it adds and what else could go there.

Penance Healer combat stats

27 hp · lowest def: every style alike · no elemental weakness

Guide on the OSRS Wiki ↗
Weaknesses
Lowest defence
Every style alike (+0)
Elemental
No elemental weakness
Combat levels
Hitpoints
27
Attack
9
Strength
8
Defence
9
Ranged
1
Magic
1
Defence bonuses
Stab
+0
Slash
+0
Crush
+0
Magic
+0
Ranged
+0
Attacks
Max hit
0 (Does not attack)
Attack speed
Does not attack
Attacks with
Poison
Aggressive
Yes
Type
Attributes
None
Size
1 by 1 tile
Immunities
Poison
Not immune
Venom
Immune

Not listed: cannon, thralls, burn and freeze.

My Setups →
Special attacks Spec: Rosewood blowpipe +0.18 DPS · Opener: Bandos godsword (+1.1%)
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 28.3 a spec (max 58), 99.94% to hit · 113.4 per full bar +0.18 DPS
  • Dragon knife · 25% energy avg 27.4 a spec (max 56), 99.94% to hit · 109.6 per full bar +0.17 DPS
  • Toxic blowpipe · 50% energy avg 25.2 a spec (max 51), 98.82% to hit · 50.4 per full bar +0.07 DPS
  • Zaryte crossbow · 75% energy avg 49.6 a spec (max 76), 99.25% to hit · 66.2 per full bar +0.04 DPS

With the top one: 15.27 DPS over a trip (from 15.088).

Defence opener

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

  • Bandos godsword × 2 99.26% to land the first, 99.63% the last · 15.248 DPS if all land 15.248 (+1.1%)
  • Bone dagger × 1 100% to land · 15.248 DPS if all land 15.248 (+1.1%)
  • Dorgeshuun crossbow × 1 100% to land · 15.248 DPS if all land 15.248 (+1.1%)
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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 Penance Healer Ranged 15.088 · Melee 13.762 · Magic 12.255
StyleDPSMax hitAccuracyTime to killWeaponBuy cost
Rangedbest15.0884297.84%1.8sAscension crossbows1.02b
Melee13.7628098.5%2.0sSoulreaper axe1.09b
Magic12.2557099.64%2.2sTumeken's shadow1.08b
At 99 stats with the best buffs for each style.

Penance Healer 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 Rapid15.088-4297.84%1.02b+
DPS calc
2Toxic blowpipe Rapid14.481-4.0%3497.64%338.82m+
DPS calc
3Rosewood blowpipe Rapid12.435-17.6%2997.52%338.82m+
DPS calc
4Ironwood blowpipe Rapid11.208-25.7%2697.41%338.82m+
DPS calc
5Hunters' sunlight crossbow Rapid11.028-26.9%3898.42%352.57m+
DPS calc

Penance Healer 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 · Aggressive13.762-8098.5%1.09b+
DPS calc
2Inquisitor's mace Crush · Aggressive12.952-5.9%6098.56%1.09b+
DPS calc
3Ghrazi rapier Stab · Aggressive12.736-7.5%5998.47%758.02m+
DPS calc
4Blade of Saeldor Slash · Aggressive12.735-7.5%5998.47%741.49m+
DPS calc
5Obligator Crush · Smash12.696-7.7%4498.66%4.64b+
DPS calc

Penance Healer 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
1Tumeken's shadow Accurate12.255-7099.64%1.08b+
DPS calc
2Eye of Ayak Accurate12.21-0.4%4299.19%444.22m+
DPS calc
3Sanguinesti staff Accurate11.623-5.2%5899.18%421.18m+
DPS calc
4Trident of the Swamp Accurate10.345-15.6%4799.18%410.27m+
DPS calc
5Trident of the Seas Accurate9.516-22.4%4399.14%408.26m+
DPS calc
Full drop table and combat stats on the Penance Healer bestiary page. Roll its loot in the Penance Healer loot simulator.

Penance Healer gear setup: best in slot for every style

The highest-DPS setup against Penance Healer (Wave 1) in Old School RuneScape is ranged, built around the Ascension crossbows, at 15.088 damage per second - about 2 seconds a kill. That beats the best melee setup by 10%. The tradeable pieces come to roughly 1.02b 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.

Penance Healer (Wave 1) has 27 hitpoints, and its lowest defence bonus is every style alike (+0). It has no elemental weakness. It is immune to venom.

Penance Healer gear - frequently asked questions

What are the best alternatives to the Ascension crossbows against Penance Healer?

In ranged, the next best setups are built around the Toxic blowpipe (14.481 DPS), the Rosewood blowpipe (12.435 DPS) and the Ironwood blowpipe (11.208 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 Penance Healer in OSRS?

Ranged is the highest-DPS style against Penance Healer, with the Ascension crossbows as the weapon. The full loadout is above, slot by slot, with live Grand Exchange prices totalling about 1.02b gp.

What combat style should I use against Penance Healer?

Ranged 15.088 DPS, Melee 13.762 DPS, Magic 12.255 DPS - so ranged wins by 10%. Reach and mechanics still matter: a style listed here may not be usable on every phase.

How long does it take to kill Penance Healer?

About 2 seconds per kill with the best-in-slot loadout at 99 stats, from Penance Healer (Wave 1)'s 27 hitpoints and the sustained damage of that setup. No spec cycles or prayer switching are modelled.

What is the best ranged setup for Penance Healer?

Ascension crossbows, with Void ranger helm, Elite void top and Elite void robe: 15.088 DPS (max hit 42). 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 Penance Healer?

Soulreaper axe, with Torva full helm, Torva platebody and Torva platelegs: 13.762 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 Penance Healer?

Tumeken's shadow, with Ancestral hat, Ancestral robe top and Ancestral robe bottom: 12.255 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: Penance Healer, 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).