Reef snake best in slot

Ranged · 11.596 DPS · 160 hp

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).
Reef snakeCombat 147 · 160 hp
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Best style vs this target: ranged (11.596 DPS).
Rune pouch · Greater thrall
1051
DPS11.596incl. thralls +0.625
Max hit29
Accuracy90.59%
Time to kill13.8s
Attack styleSlash · Rapid
Buffs: Divine ranging / bastionRigourThralls
Approx. buy cost: 588.10m(+ untradeables)
weapon
Spine
untradeable
head
Masori mask (f)
19.13m
body
Masori body (f)
80.86m
legs
Masori chaps (f)
55.09m
hands
Zaryte vambraces
72.42m
feet
Avernic treads (max)
157.67m
cape
Blessed dizana's quiver
untradeable
neck
Necklace of rupture
145.43m
ring
Venator ring
44.92m
shield
Twisted buckler
12.59m
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Assumptions & limitations
Shows the highest sustained single-target DPS gear from the exact engine, with the buffs above applied. It does not model:
  • Attack reach / valid styles - some bosses can't be hit by every style (Zulrah & Kree'arra need halberds for melee), so a listed style may not be usable.
  • Rare bolt/proc reductions - most per-monster caps & reductions ARE modelled (Corp halving, Zulrah's 50 cap, Kraken's 1/7 to non-magic, Ice demon, Duke), but an enchanted-bolt proc against a reducing monster can be slightly overstated. Never the recommended style anyway.
  • Boss phases - multi-phase bosses (Zulrah, Vorkath, Alchemical Hydra) are scored one form at a time.
  • Special attacks, prayer-switching, AoE, or survivability - no spec cycles (DWH/BGS), no protection prayers, no multi-target (chins).
  • Pure DPS, not practicality - reports the literal highest damage-per-second, so a fast-but-impractical weapon (e.g. Karil's crossbow, which degrades to dust) can top the raw numbers.
Salve and Dragon/demon-bane bonuses auto-apply from the target's type; the other buffs are the toggles above.
Every style vs Reef snake · at 99 stats with the buffs above
StyleDPSMax hitAccuracyTime to killWeaponBuy cost
Rangedbest11.5962990.59%13.8sSpine588.10m
Magic11.1357090.05%14.4sTumeken's shadow1.29b
Melee9.9887574.79%16.0sScythe of vitur2.00b
Full drop table and combat stats on the Reef snake bestiary page. Roll its loot in the Reef snake loot simulator.

Best in slot gear for Reef snake

The highest-DPS setup against Reef snake in Old School RuneScape is ranged, built around the Spine, at 11.596 damage per second - about 14 seconds a kill. That beats the best magic setup by 4%. The tradeable pieces come to roughly 588.1m gp, plus untradeables. Every slot is searched against the same combat engine the DPS calculator uses, at 99 stats with the buffs listed below - drop your own levels in to see what actually changes.

Reef snake gear - frequently asked questions

What is the best gear for Reef snake in OSRS?

Ranged is the highest-DPS style against Reef snake, with the Spine as the weapon. The full loadout is above, slot by slot, with live Grand Exchange prices totalling about 588.1m gp.

What combat style should I use against Reef snake?

Ranged 11.596 DPS, Magic 11.135 DPS, Melee 9.988 DPS - so ranged wins by 4%. Reach and mechanics still matter: a style listed here may not be usable on every phase.

How long does it take to kill Reef snake?

About 14 seconds per kill with the best-in-slot loadout at 99 stats, from Reef snake's 160 hitpoints and the sustained damage of that setup. No spec cycles or prayer switching are modelled.