Sand Snake best in slot gear setup
Best-in-slot gear
| weapon | 1.15b | |
| head | 170.28m | |
| body | 155.46m | |
| legs | 93.00m | |
| hands | 8.37m | |
| feet | 148.14m | |
| cape | untradeable | |
| neck | 40.97m | |
| ring | 93.39m |
Sand Snake combat stats
60 hp · lowest def: every style alike · earth spells +40%
- Lowest defence
- Every style alike (+0)
- Elemental
- Standard earth spells: +40% accuracy and damage
- Hitpoints
- 60
- Attack
- 30
- Strength
- 20
- Defence
- 20
- Ranged
- 1
- Magic
- 1
- Stab
- +0
- Slash
- +0
- Crush
- +0
- Magic
- +0
- Ranged
- +0
- Max hit
- 3
- Attack speed
- 4 ticks (2.4s)
- Attacks with
- Crush
- Aggressive
- Yes
- Attributes
- None
- Size
- 3 by 3 tiles
- Poison
- Immune
- Venom
- Immune
Not listed: cannon, thralls, burn and freeze.
Special attacks Spec: Dragon claws +0.29 DPS · Opener: Bandos godsword (+1.8%)
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 claws · 50% energy avg 70.6 a spec (max 93), 100% to hit · 141.2 per full bar +0.29 DPS
Crimson kisten · 50% energy avg 70.3 a spec (max 81), 100% to hit · 140.7 per full bar +0.29 DPS
Burning claws · 35% energy avg 55.3 a spec (max 72), 100% to hit · 158 per full bar +0.23 DPS
Granite maul (ornate handle) · 50% energy avg 26.2 a spec (max 54), 96.93% to hit · 52.4 per full bar +0.22 DPS
With the top one: 15.28 DPS over a trip (from 14.99).
Defence opener
Landed at the start of a kill from a full bar; this gear then hits a weaker target.
Bandos godsword × 2 98.8% to land the first, 99.63% the last · 15.256 DPS if all land 15.256 (+1.8%)
Bone dagger × 1 100% to land · 15.229 DPS if all land 15.229 (+1.6%)
Dorgeshuun crossbow × 1 100% to land · 15.216 DPS if all land 15.216 (+1.5%)
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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 Snake Melee 14.99 · Ranged 14.268 · Magic 11.63
| Style | DPS | Max hit | Accuracy | Time to kill | Weapon | Buy cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meleebest | 14.99 | 92 | 97.49% | 4.0s | Scythe of Vitur | 1.86b |
| Ranged | 14.268 | 42 | 96.52% | 4.2s | Ascension crossbows | 950.48m |
| Magic | 11.63 | 70 | 99.64% | 5.2s | Tumeken's shadow | 1.08b |
Sand Snake melee gear setups: top 5
| # | Weapon | DPS | vs best | Max hit | Accuracy | Gear | Buy cost | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scythe of Vitur Slash · Aggressive | 14.99 | - | 92 | 97.49% | | 1.86b+ | |
| 2 | Obligator Crush · Thrust | 13.318 | -11.2% | 61 | 97.85% |     | 4.54b+ | |
| 3 | Soulreaper axe Slash · Aggressive | 13.015 | -13.2% | 80 | 97.58% |  | 1.08b+ | |
| 4 | Inquisitor's mace Crush · Aggressive | 12.237 | -18.4% | 60 | 97.84% |   | 1.06b+ | |
| 5 | Ghrazi rapier Stab · Aggressive | 11.996 | -20.0% | 59 | 97.54% |  | 754.84m+ |
Sand Snake ranged gear setups: top 5
| # | Weapon | DPS | vs best | Max hit | Accuracy | Gear | Buy cost | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ascension crossbows Rapid | 14.268 | - | 42 | 96.52% |          | 950.48m+ | |
| 2 | Toxic blowpipe Rapid | 13.652 | -4.3% | 34 | 96.21% |   | 342.57m+ | |
| 3 | Rosewood blowpipe Rapid | 11.627 | -18.5% | 29 | 96% |   | 342.57m+ | |
| 4 | Ironwood blowpipe Rapid | 10.412 | -27.0% | 26 | 95.84% |   | 342.57m+ | |
| 5 | Hunters' sunlight crossbow Rapid | 10.301 | -27.8% | 38 | 97.46% |    | 355.96m+ |
Sand Snake magic gear setups: top 5
| # | Weapon | DPS | vs best | Max hit | Accuracy | Gear | Buy cost | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tumeken's shadow Accurate | 11.63 | - | 70 | 99.64% |          | 1.08b+ | |
| 2 | Eye of Ayak Accurate | 11.585 | -0.4% | 42 | 99.19% |   | 442.62m+ | |
| 3 | Harmonised Nightmare staff Casts Earth Surge | 11.389 | -2.1% | 55 | 99.33% |    | 402.64m+ | |
| 4 | Sanguinesti staff Accurate | 10.998 | -5.4% | 58 | 99.18% |  | 419.02m+ | |
| 5 | Trident of the Swamp Accurate | 9.72 | -16.4% | 47 | 99.18% |  | 408.36m+ |
Sand Snake gear setup: best in slot for every style
The highest-DPS setup against Sand Snake in Old School RuneScape is melee, built around the Scythe of Vitur, at 14.99 damage per second - about 4 seconds a kill. That beats the best ranged setup by 5%. The tradeable pieces come to roughly 1.86b gp, plus untradeables. This fight is part of The Depths of Despair, which has to be done before A Kingdom Divided, and the thralls, Mark of Darkness and the stronger Arceuus spells (Superior and Dark Demonbane, Skeletal and Undead Grasp) only unlock once A Kingdom Divided is done, so none of them is counted. 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 Snake has 60 hitpoints, and its lowest defence bonus is every style alike (+0). Earth spells from the standard spellbook get 40% more accuracy and damage against it. It is immune to poison and venom.
Sand Snake gear - frequently asked questions
What are the best alternatives to the Scythe of Vitur against Sand Snake?
In melee, the next best setups are built around the Obligator (13.318 DPS), the Soulreaper axe (13.015 DPS) and the Inquisitor's mace (12.237 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 Snake in OSRS?
Melee is the highest-DPS style against Sand Snake, with the Scythe of Vitur as the weapon. The full loadout is above, slot by slot, with live Grand Exchange prices totalling about 1.86b gp.
What combat style should I use against Sand Snake?
Melee 14.99 DPS, Ranged 14.268 DPS, Magic 11.63 DPS - so melee 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 Snake?
About 4 seconds per kill with the best-in-slot loadout at 99 stats, from Sand Snake's 60 hitpoints and the sustained damage of that setup. No spec cycles or prayer switching are modelled.
What is Sand Snake weak to?
Sand Snake is weak to earth (40%), which the loadout search already accounts for.
What is the best melee setup for Sand Snake?
Scythe of Vitur, with Torva full helm, Torva platebody and Torva platelegs: 14.99 DPS (max hit 92). The rest of the slots, the next best melee setups and the special attack to bring are above.
What is the best ranged setup for Sand Snake?
Ascension crossbows, with Void ranger helm, Elite void top and Elite void robe: 14.268 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 magic setup for Sand Snake?
Tumeken's shadow, with Ancestral hat, Ancestral robe top and Ancestral robe bottom: 11.63 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: Sand Snake, 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).