Phrin Shade best in slot gear setup

Shade · Ranged · 18.486 DPS · 56 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).
Phrin Shade (Shade)Combat 60 · 56 hp · shade, undead, spectral · weak to air
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Best style vs this target: ranged (18.486 DPS).
DPS18.486incl. thralls +0.625
Max hit47
Accuracy94.22%
Time to kill3.0s
Buy cost789.51m+
Attack styleRanged · Rapid
Attack style: Ranged · Rapid
Void ranger helmBlessed Dizana's quiverSalve amulet(ei)Diamond 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 VoidSalve amulet (ei)
weapon610.00m
headuntradeable
bodyuntradeable
legsuntradeable
handsuntradeable
feet144.75m
capeuntradeable
neckuntradeable
ring34.75m
ammo860
Tap a piece for what it adds and what else could go there.

Phrin Shade combat stats

56 hp · lowest def: every style alike · air spells +40%

Guide on the OSRS Wiki ↗
Weaknesses
Lowest defence
Every style alike (+0)
Elemental
Standard air spells: +40% accuracy and damage
Combat levels
Hitpoints
56
Attack
64
Strength
47
Defence
42
Ranged
0
Magic
0
Defence bonuses
Stab
+0
Slash
+0
Crush
+0
Magic
+0
Ranged
+0
Attacks
Max hit
6
Attack speed
4 ticks (2.4s)
Attacks with
Crush
Aggressive
Yes
Type
Attributes
Shade, undead, spectral
Size
1 by 1 tile
Immunities
Poison
Immune
Venom
Immune
Cannon
Not immune
Thralls
Not immune

Not listed: burn and freeze.

Flat armour -3: every melee and ranged hit on it deals 3 more damage.

Slayer
Slayer category
Shades
My Setups →
Special attacks Spec: Dragon knife +0.22 DPS · Opener: Bandos godsword (+4.6%)
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 34.7 a spec (max 68), 99.58% to hit · 138.7 per full bar +0.22 DPS
  • Rosewood blowpipe · 25% energy avg 34.6 a spec (max 68), 99.54% to hit · 138.2 per full bar +0.22 DPS
  • Webweaver bow · 50% energy avg 45.2 a spec (max 80), 100% to hit · 90.3 per full bar +0.11 DPS
  • Toxic blowpipe · 50% energy avg 30.5 a spec (max 60), 96.82% to hit · 61 per full bar +0.08 DPS

With the top one: 18.71 DPS over a trip (from 18.486).

Defence opener

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

  • Bandos godsword × 2 98.05% to land the first, 99.66% the last · 19.329 DPS if all land 19.329 (+4.6%)
  • Elder maul × 2 96.92% to land the first, 97.77% the last · 18.947 DPS if all land 18.938 (+2.4%)
  • Dorgeshuun crossbow × 1 100% to land · 18.927 DPS if all land 18.927 (+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 Phrin Shade Ranged 18.486 · Melee 16.377 · Magic 13.608
StyleDPSMax hitAccuracyTime to killWeaponBuy cost
Rangedbest18.4864794.22%3.0sAscension crossbows789.51m
Melee16.3776495.82%3.4sDual macuahuitl261.25m
Magic13.6084799.35%4.1sEye of Ayak402.96m
At 99 stats with the best buffs for each style.

Phrin Shade 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 Rapid18.486-4794.22%789.51m+
DPS calc
2Toxic blowpipe Rapid17.838-3.5%4095.96%430.47m+
DPS calc
3Rosewood blowpipe Rapid15.424-16.6%3495.83%572.80m+
DPS calc
4Blisterwood stake Rapid14.257-22.9%3196.03%586.28m+
DPS calc
5Ironwood blowpipe Rapid14.214-23.1%3195.73%572.80m+
DPS calc

Phrin Shade 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
1Dual macuahuitl Crush · Aggressive16.377-6495.82%261.25m+
DPS calc
2Soulreaper axe Slash · Aggressive16.159-1.3%9496.06%1.03b+
DPS calc
3Inquisitor's mace Crush · Aggressive15.51-5.3%7196.52%1.01b+
DPS calc
4Obligator Crush · Smash15.367-6.2%5296.42%4.35b+
DPS calc
5Ghrazi rapier Stab · Aggressive15.229-7.0%7095.99%710.79m+
DPS calc

Phrin Shade 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
1Eye of Ayak Accurate13.608-4799.35%402.96m+
DPS calc
2Tumeken's shadow Accurate13.094-3.8%7599.71%1.04b+
DPS calc
3Sanguinesti staff Accurate12.883-5.3%6499.34%380.46m+
DPS calc
4Harmonised Nightmare staff Casts Wind Surge11.821-13.1%5799.48%366.55m+
DPS calc
5Trident of the Swamp Accurate11.396-16.3%5299.35%400.48m+
DPS calc
Full drop table and combat stats on the Phrin Shade bestiary page. Roll its loot in the Phrin Shade loot simulator.

Phrin Shade gear setup: best in slot for every style

The highest-DPS setup against Phrin Shade (Shade) in Old School RuneScape is ranged, built around the Ascension crossbows, at 18.486 damage per second - about 3 seconds a kill. That beats the best melee setup by 13%. The tradeable pieces come to roughly 789.5m 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.

Phrin Shade (Shade) has 56 hitpoints, and its lowest defence bonus is every style alike (+0). Air spells from the standard spellbook get 40% more accuracy and damage against it. It is immune to poison and venom.

Phrin Shade gear - frequently asked questions

What are the best alternatives to the Ascension crossbows against Phrin Shade?

In ranged, the next best setups are built around the Toxic blowpipe (17.838 DPS), the Rosewood blowpipe (15.424 DPS) and the Blisterwood stake (14.257 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 Phrin Shade in OSRS?

Ranged is the highest-DPS style against Phrin Shade, with the Ascension crossbows as the weapon. The full loadout is above, slot by slot, with live Grand Exchange prices totalling about 789.5m gp.

What combat style should I use against Phrin Shade?

Ranged 18.486 DPS, Melee 16.377 DPS, Magic 13.608 DPS - so ranged wins by 13%. Reach and mechanics still matter: a style listed here may not be usable on every phase.

How long does it take to kill Phrin Shade?

About 3 seconds per kill with the best-in-slot loadout at 99 stats, from Phrin Shade (Shade)'s 56 hitpoints and the sustained damage of that setup. No spec cycles or prayer switching are modelled.

What is Phrin Shade weak to?

Phrin Shade is weak to air (40%), which the loadout search already accounts for.

What is the best ranged setup for Phrin Shade?

Ascension crossbows, with Void ranger helm, Elite void top and Elite void robe: 18.486 DPS (max hit 47). 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 Phrin Shade?

Dual macuahuitl, with Blood moon helm, Blood moon chestplate and Blood moon tassets: 16.377 DPS (max hit 64). 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 Phrin Shade?

Eye of Ayak, with Slayer helmet (i), Ancestral robe top and Ancestral robe bottom: 13.608 DPS (max hit 47). 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: Phrin Shade, 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).