Sand Crab best in slot

Active · Melee · 14.083 DPS · 60 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).
Sand Crab(Active)Combat 15 · 60 hp· weak to earth
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Best style vs this target: melee (14.083 DPS).
Rune pouch · Greater thrall
1051
DPS14.083incl. thralls +0.625
Max hit65
Accuracy99.33%
Time to kill4.3s
Attack styleCrush · Aggressive
Buffs: Super / divine combatPietyThrallsSlayer helm (on task)
Auto-applied: Slayer helm (on task)
Approx. buy cost: 935.39m(+ untradeables)
weapon
Inquisitor's mace
309.29m
head
Slayer helmet (i)
952.0k
body
Inquisitor's hauberk
128.19m
legs
Inquisitor's plateskirt
131.58m
hands
Ferocious gloves
10.30m
feet
Avernic treads (max)
157.67m
cape
Infernal cape
untradeable
neck
Amulet of rancour
52.91m
ring
Ultor ring
114.00m
shield
Avernic defender
30.50m
ammo
Rada's blessing 4
untradeable
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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 Sand Crab · at 99 stats with the buffs above
StyleDPSMax hitAccuracyTime to killWeaponBuy cost
Meleebest14.0836599.33%4.3sInquisitor's mace935.39m
Ranged13.8793299.22%4.3sSpine569.92m
Magic13.0897599.68%4.6sTumeken's shadow1.25b
Full drop table and combat stats on the Sand Crab bestiary page. Roll its loot in the Sand Crab loot simulator.

Best in slot gear for Sand Crab

The highest-DPS setup against Sand Crab (Active) in Old School RuneScape is melee, built around the Inquisitor's mace, at 14.083 damage per second - about 4 seconds a kill. That beats the best ranged setup by 1%. The tradeable pieces come to roughly 935.4m 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.

Sand Crab gear - frequently asked questions

What is the best gear for Sand Crab in OSRS?

Melee is the highest-DPS style against Sand Crab, with the Inquisitor's mace as the weapon. The full loadout is above, slot by slot, with live Grand Exchange prices totalling about 935.4m gp.

What combat style should I use against Sand Crab?

Melee 14.083 DPS, Ranged 13.879 DPS, Magic 13.089 DPS - so melee wins by 1%. 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'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.