Possessed Priest best in slot gear setup

Ranged · 14.538 DPS · 90 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).
Possessed PriestCombat 91 · 90 hp
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Best style vs this target: ranged (14.538 DPS).
DPS14.538incl. thralls +0.625
Max hit42
Accuracy94.12%
Time to kill6.2s
Buy cost978.96m+
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
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Book of the Dead · needed to raise the thrall
Buffs: Divine ranging / bastionRigourThralls
Auto-applied: Elite Void
weapon638.00m
headuntradeable
bodyuntradeable
legsuntradeable
handsuntradeable
feet149.41m
capeuntradeable
neck154.75m
ring36.80m
ammo9,148
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 (+4.9%)
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 27.1 a spec (max 58), 99.54% to hit · 108.4 per full bar +0.17 DPS
  • Dragon knife · 25% energy avg 26.2 a spec (max 56), 99.58% to hit · 105 per full bar +0.16 DPS
  • Toxic blowpipe · 50% energy avg 24.7 a spec (max 51), 96.8% to hit · 49.4 per full bar +0.07 DPS
  • Zaryte crossbow · 75% energy avg 49 a spec (max 76), 97.96% to hit · 65.3 per full bar +0.04 DPS

With the top one: 14.71 DPS over a trip (from 14.538).

Defence opener

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

  • Bandos godsword × 2 97.98% to land the first, 99.63% the last · 15.248 DPS if all land 15.247 (+4.9%)
  • Tonalztics of Ralos × 2 93.68% to land the first of 4 throws, 94.8% the last · 15.035 DPS if all land 15.006 (+3.2%)
  • Elder maul × 2 92.33% to land the first, 94.52% the last · 14.946 DPS if all land 14.924 (+2.7%)
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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.
Possessed Priest is fought during Icthlarin's Little Helper, so these setups leave out gear a player can't have yet: the While Guthix Sleeps weapons (Emberlight, the scorching bow and the purging staff).
Every style vs Possessed Priest Ranged 14.538 · Melee 13.418 · Magic 12.009
StyleDPSMax hitAccuracyTime to killWeaponBuy cost
Rangedbest14.5384294.12%6.2sAscension crossbows978.96m
Melee13.4188095.92%6.7sSoulreaper axe1.08b
Magic12.0097097.54%7.5sTumeken's shadow1.09b
At 99 stats with the best buffs for each style.

Possessed Priest 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 Rapid14.538-4294.12%978.96m+
DPS calc
2Toxic blowpipe Rapid13.906-4.3%3493.59%340.96m+
DPS calc
3Rosewood blowpipe Rapid11.919-18.0%2993.25%340.96m+
DPS calc
4Hunters' sunlight crossbow Rapid10.741-26.1%3895.7%354.83m+
DPS calc
5Ironwood blowpipe Rapid10.725-26.2%2692.97%340.96m+
DPS calc

Possessed Priest 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 · Aggressive13.418-8095.92%1.08b+
DPS calc
2Blade of Saeldor Slash · Aggressive12.443-7.3%5996.09%659.59m+
DPS calc
3Ghrazi rapier Slash · Aggressive12.342-8.0%5995.27%675.83m+
DPS calc
4Abyssal tentacle Slash · Controlled12.027-10.4%5795.96%659.59m+
DPS calc
5Obligator Crush · Smash11.791-12.1%4491.27%4.63b+
DPS calc

Possessed Priest 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 Accurate12.009-7097.54%1.09b+
DPS calc
2Eye of Ayak Accurate11.682-2.7%4294.67%446.32m+
DPS calc
3Sanguinesti staff Accurate11.113-7.5%5894.57%422.90m+
DPS calc
4Trident of the Swamp Accurate9.893-17.6%4794.57%412.04m+
DPS calc
5Trident of the Seas Accurate9.087-24.3%4394.36%409.99m+
DPS calc
Full drop table and combat stats on the Possessed Priest bestiary page. Roll its loot in the Possessed Priest loot simulator.

Possessed Priest gear setup: best in slot for every style

The highest-DPS setup against Possessed Priest in Old School RuneScape is ranged, built around the Ascension crossbows, at 14.538 damage per second - about 6 seconds a kill. That beats the best melee setup by 8%. The tradeable pieces come to roughly 979m gp, plus untradeables. Possessed Priest is fought during Icthlarin's Little Helper, so these setups leave out gear a player can't have yet: the While Guthix Sleeps weapons (Emberlight, the scorching bow and the purging staff). 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.

Possessed Priest gear - frequently asked questions

What are the best alternatives to the Ascension crossbows against Possessed Priest?

In ranged, the next best setups are built around the Toxic blowpipe (13.906 DPS), the Rosewood blowpipe (11.919 DPS) and the Hunters' sunlight crossbow (10.741 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 Possessed Priest in OSRS?

Ranged is the highest-DPS style against Possessed Priest, with the Ascension crossbows as the weapon. The full loadout is above, slot by slot, with live Grand Exchange prices totalling about 979m gp.

What combat style should I use against Possessed Priest?

Ranged 14.538 DPS, Melee 13.418 DPS, Magic 12.009 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 Possessed Priest?

About 6 seconds per kill with the best-in-slot loadout at 99 stats, from Possessed Priest's 90 hitpoints and the sustained damage of that setup. No spec cycles or prayer switching are modelled.

What is the best ranged setup for Possessed Priest?

Ascension crossbows, with Void ranger helm, Elite void top and Elite void robe: 14.538 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 Possessed Priest?

Soulreaper axe, with Torva full helm, Torva platebody and Torva platelegs: 13.418 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 Possessed Priest?

Tumeken's shadow, with Ancestral hat, Ancestral robe top and Ancestral robe bottom: 12.009 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: Possessed Priest, 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).