Scarab Mage best in slot gear setup
Best-in-slot gear
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| weapon | 620.00m | |
| head | 929.5k | |
| body | 91.00m | |
| legs | 70.00m | |
| hands | 74.00m | |
| feet | 148.74m | |
| cape | untradeable | |
| neck | 155.89m | |
| ring | 36.65m | |
| ammo | 1,148 |
Special attacks Spec: Dragon knife +0.19 DPS · Opener: Bandos godsword (+6%)
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 28.6 a spec (max 62), 99.38% to hit · 114.4 per full bar +0.19 DPS
Rosewood blowpipe · 25% energy avg 28.6 a spec (max 62), 99.35% to hit · 114.2 per full bar +0.19 DPS
Toxic blowpipe · 50% energy avg 26 a spec (max 54), 96.09% to hit · 51.9 per full bar +0.07 DPS
Webweaver bow · 50% energy avg 31.2 a spec (max 64), 100% to hit · 62.4 per full bar +0.04 DPS
With the top one: 15.28 DPS over a trip (from 15.097).
Defence opener
Landed at the start of a kill from a full bar; this gear then hits a weaker target.
Bandos godsword × 2 92.11% to land the first, 95.69% the last · 16.069 DPS if all land 16.009 (+6%)
Elder maul × 2 86.71% to land the first, 90.87% the last · 15.654 DPS if all land 15.602 (+3.3%)
Dragon warhammer × 2 80.21% to land the first, 85.61% the last · 15.588 DPS if all land 15.515 (+2.8%)
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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 Scarab Mage Ranged 15.097 · Melee 13.093 · Magic 13.032
| Style | DPS | Max hit | Accuracy | Time to kill | Weapon | Buy cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rangedbest | 15.097 | 42 | 92.59% | 3.3s | Ascension crossbows | 1.20b |
| Melee | 13.093 | 89 | 84.03% | 3.8s | Soulreaper axe | 823.39m |
| Magic | 13.032 | 62 | 93.36% | 3.8s | Harmonised Nightmare staff | 373.60m |
Scarab Mage ranged gear setups: top 5
| # | Weapon | DPS | vs best | Max hit | Accuracy | Gear | Buy cost | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ascension crossbows Rapid | 15.097 | - | 42 | 92.59% | | 1.20b+ | |
| 2 | Toxic blowpipe Rapid | 14.472 | -4.1% | 36 | 92.18% |  | 577.21m+ | |
| 3 | Rosewood blowpipe Rapid | 12.521 | -17.1% | 31 | 91.91% |  | 577.21m+ | |
| 4 | Ironwood blowpipe Rapid | 11.351 | -24.8% | 28 | 91.71% |   | 577.21m+ | |
| 5 | Hunters' sunlight crossbow Rapid | 11.346 | -24.8% | 41 | 94.03% |    | 591.28m+ |
Scarab Mage melee gear setups: top 5
| # | Weapon | DPS | vs best | Max hit | Accuracy | Gear | Buy cost | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soulreaper axe Slash · Aggressive | 13.093 | - | 89 | 84.03% |         | 823.39m+ | |
| 2 | Ghrazi rapier Stab · Aggressive | 12.776 | -2.4% | 66 | 88.33% |    | 585.94m+ | |
| 3 | Inquisitor's mace Stab · Controlled | 12.574 | -4.0% | 67 | 85.57% |  | 887.42m+ | |
| 4 | Blade of Saeldor Stab · Controlled | 12.426 | -5.1% | 66 | 85.78% |  | 569.42m+ | |
| 5 | Osmumten's fang Stab · Aggressive | 12.088 | -7.7% | 60 | 98.26% |  | 583.47m+ |
Scarab Mage magic gear setups: top 5
| # | Weapon | DPS | vs best | Max hit | Accuracy | Gear | Buy cost | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harmonised Nightmare staff Casts Fire Surge with Sunfire runes | 13.032 | - | 62 | 93.36% |          | 373.60m+ | |
| 2 | Tumeken's shadow Accurate | 12.649 | -2.9% | 75 | 96.16% |   | 1.05b+ | |
| 3 | Eye of Ayak Accurate | 12.635 | -3.0% | 47 | 91.91% |   | 413.29m+ | |
| 4 | Sanguinesti staff Accurate | 11.948 | -8.3% | 64 | 91.76% |  | 390.38m+ | |
| 5 | Kodai wand Casts Fire Surge with Sunfire runes | 10.461 | -19.7% | 62 | 93.68% |  | 427.79m+ |
Scarab Mage gear setup: best in slot for every style
The highest-DPS setup against Scarab Mage (Level 66 (Contact!)) in Old School RuneScape is ranged, built around the Ascension crossbows, at 15.097 damage per second - about 3 seconds a kill. That beats the best melee setup by 15%. The tradeable pieces come to roughly 1.2b gp, plus untradeables. Scarab Mage is fought during Contact!, so these setups leave out gear a player can't have yet: the Keris partisan and the keris. 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.
Scarab Mage gear - frequently asked questions
What are the best alternatives to the Ascension crossbows against Scarab Mage?
In ranged, the next best setups are built around the Toxic blowpipe (14.472 DPS), the Rosewood blowpipe (12.521 DPS) and the Ironwood blowpipe (11.351 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 Scarab Mage in OSRS?
Ranged is the highest-DPS style against Scarab Mage, with the Ascension crossbows as the weapon. The full loadout is above, slot by slot, with live Grand Exchange prices totalling about 1.2b gp.
What combat style should I use against Scarab Mage?
Ranged 15.097 DPS, Melee 13.093 DPS, Magic 13.032 DPS - so ranged wins by 15%. Reach and mechanics still matter: a style listed here may not be usable on every phase.
How long does it take to kill Scarab Mage?
About 3 seconds per kill with the best-in-slot loadout at 99 stats, from Scarab Mage (Level 66 (Contact!))'s 50 hitpoints and the sustained damage of that setup. No spec cycles or prayer switching are modelled.
What is Scarab Mage weak to?
Scarab Mage is weak to fire (50%), which the loadout search already accounts for.
What is the best ranged setup for Scarab Mage?
Ascension crossbows, with Slayer helmet (i), Masori body (f) and Masori chaps (f): 15.097 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 Scarab Mage?
Soulreaper axe, with Slayer helmet (i), Oathplate chest and Torva platelegs: 13.093 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 Scarab Mage?
Harmonised Nightmare staff, casting Fire Surge, with Slayer helmet (i), Ancestral robe top and Ancestral robe bottom: 13.032 DPS (max hit 62). 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: Scarab Mage, 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).