Sand Crab best in slot gear setup
Best-in-slot gear
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| weapon | 725.00m | |
| head | 894.7k | |
| body | 89.12m | |
| legs | 68.98m | |
| hands | 73.85m | |
| feet | 147.29m | |
| cape | untradeable | |
| neck | 155.34m | |
| ring | 35.65m | |
| ammo | 9,139 |
Special attacks Spec: Dragon knife +0.20 DPS
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 30.8 a spec (max 62), 99.99% to hit · 123.3 per full bar +0.20 DPS
Rosewood blowpipe · 25% energy avg 30.8 a spec (max 62), 99.99% to hit · 123.2 per full bar +0.20 DPS
Toxic blowpipe · 50% energy avg 26.9 a spec (max 54), 99.6% to hit · 53.8 per full bar +0.07 DPS
Webweaver bow · 50% energy avg 32.1 a spec (max 64), 100% to hit · 64.3 per full bar +0.04 DPS
With the top one: 16.33 DPS over a trip (from 16.123).
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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 Sand Crab Ranged 16.123 · Melee 15.356 · Magic 13.598
| Style | DPS | Max hit | Accuracy | Time to kill | Weapon | Buy cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rangedbest | 16.123 | 44 | 99.25% | 3.7s | Ascension crossbows | 1.30b |
| Melee | 15.356 | 89 | 99.28% | 3.9s | Soulreaper axe | 914.70m |
| Magic | 13.598 | 47 | 99.28% | 4.4s | Eye of Ayak | 411.46m |
Sand Crab ranged gear setups: top 5
| # | Weapon | DPS | vs best | Max hit | Accuracy | Gear | Buy cost | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ascension crossbows Rapid | 16.123 | - | 44 | 99.25% | | 1.30b+ | |
| 2 | Toxic blowpipe Rapid | 15.528 | -3.7% | 36 | 99.21% |  | 571.12m+ | |
| 3 | Rosewood blowpipe Rapid | 13.462 | -16.5% | 31 | 99.18% |  | 571.12m+ | |
| 4 | Ironwood blowpipe Rapid | 12.222 | -24.2% | 28 | 99.16% |   | 571.12m+ | |
| 5 | Hunters' sunlight crossbow Rapid | 11.958 | -25.8% | 41 | 99.4% |    | 584.92m+ |
Sand Crab melee gear setups: top 5
| # | Weapon | DPS | vs best | Max hit | Accuracy | Gear | Buy cost | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soulreaper axe Slash · Aggressive | 15.356 | - | 89 | 99.28% |         | 914.70m+ | |
| 2 | Inquisitor's mace Crush · Aggressive | 14.488 | -5.7% | 67 | 99.27% |   | 876.94m+ | |
| 3 | Ghrazi rapier Stab · Aggressive | 14.281 | -7.0% | 66 | 99.27% |  | 585.23m+ | |
| 4 | Blade of Saeldor Slash · Aggressive | 14.281 | -7.0% | 66 | 99.27% |  | 568.96m+ | |
| 5 | Obligator Crush · Smash | 14.144 | -7.9% | 49 | 99.24% |  | 4.52b+ |
Sand Crab magic gear setups: top 5
| # | Weapon | DPS | vs best | Max hit | Accuracy | Gear | Buy cost | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eye of Ayak Accurate | 13.598 | - | 47 | 99.28% |          | 411.46m+ | |
| 2 | Tumeken's shadow Accurate | 13.089 | -3.7% | 75 | 99.68% |  | 1.05b+ | |
| 3 | Sanguinesti staff Accurate | 12.874 | -5.3% | 64 | 99.27% |  | 387.28m+ | |
| 4 | Trident of the Swamp Accurate | 11.387 | -16.3% | 52 | 99.27% |  | 376.47m+ | |
| 5 | Harmonised Nightmare staff Casts Earth Surge | 10.764 | -20.8% | 52 | 99.29% |    | 370.74m+ |
Sand Crab gear setup: best in slot for every style
The highest-DPS setup against Sand Crab (Active) in Old School RuneScape is ranged, built around the Ascension crossbows, at 16.123 damage per second - about 4 seconds a kill. That beats the best melee setup by 5%. The tradeable pieces come to roughly 1.3b 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.
Sand Crab gear - frequently asked questions
What are the best alternatives to the Ascension crossbows against Sand Crab?
In ranged, the next best setups are built around the Toxic blowpipe (15.528 DPS), the Rosewood blowpipe (13.462 DPS) and the Ironwood blowpipe (12.222 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 Sand Crab in OSRS?
Ranged is the highest-DPS style against Sand Crab, with the Ascension crossbows as the weapon. The full loadout is above, slot by slot, with live Grand Exchange prices totalling about 1.3b gp.
What combat style should I use against Sand Crab?
Ranged 16.123 DPS, Melee 15.356 DPS, Magic 13.598 DPS - so ranged wins by 5%. Reach and mechanics still matter: a style listed here may not be usable on every phase.
How long does it take to kill Sand Crab?
About 4 seconds per kill with the best-in-slot loadout at 99 stats, from Sand Crab (Active)'s 60 hitpoints and the sustained damage of that setup. No spec cycles or prayer switching are modelled.
What is Sand Crab weak to?
Sand Crab is weak to earth (20%), which the loadout search already accounts for.
What is the best ranged setup for Sand Crab?
Ascension crossbows, with Slayer helmet (i), Masori body (f) and Masori chaps (f): 16.123 DPS (max hit 44). 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 Sand Crab?
Soulreaper axe, with Slayer helmet (i), Torva platebody and Torva platelegs: 15.356 DPS (max hit 89). 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 Sand Crab?
Eye of Ayak, with Slayer helmet (i), Ancestral robe top and Ancestral robe bottom: 13.598 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: Sand Crab, 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).