Skeletal miner Gear Setup - OSRS Best in Slot

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).

Skeletal minerCombat 42 · 39 hp

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Best style vs this target: ranged (15.656 DPS).

DPS15.656incl. thralls +0.625

Max hit44

Accuracy96.26%

Time to kill2.5s

Buy cost1.18b+

Attack styleRanged · Rapid

Attack style: Ranged · Rapid

Rune pouch · Greater thrall

10

5

1

Book of the Dead · needed to raise the thrall

Buffs: Divine ranging / bastionRigourThrallsSlayer helm (on task)

Auto-applied: Slayer helm (i) (on task)

weapon

Ascension crossbows

607.67m

head

Slayer helmet (i)

894.7k

body

Masori body (f)

89.68m

legs

Masori chaps (f)

68.96m

hands

Zaryte vambraces

73.18m

feet

Avernic treads (max)

148.04m

cape

Blessed Dizana's quiver

untradeable

neck

Necklace of rupture

158.78m

ring

Venator ring

36.16m

ammo

Onyx ascension bolts (e)

8,999

Tap a piece for what it adds and what else could go there.

Skeletal miner combat stats

39 hp · lowest def: crush · no elemental weakness

Guide on the OSRS Wiki ↗

Weaknesses

Lowest defence: Crush (-2)
Elemental: No elemental weakness

Combat levels

Hitpoints: 39
Attack: 35
Strength: 37
Defence: 38
Ranged: 1
Magic: 1

Defence bonuses

Stab: +9
Slash: +11
Crush: -2
Magic: +1
Ranged: +4

Attacks

Max hit: 6
Attack speed: 4 ticks (2.4s)
Attacks with: Stab
Aggressive: Yes

Type

Attributes: None
Size: 1 by 1 tile

Immunities

Poison: Not immune
Venom: Not immune

Not listed: cannon, thralls, burn and freeze.

Slayer

Slayer category: Skeletons

My Setups →

Special attacks Spec: Dragon knife +0.20 DPS · Opener: Bandos godsword (+3%)

Surge potions

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 29.8 a spec (max 62), 99.84% to hit · 119.3 per full bar +0.20 DPS
Rosewood blowpipe · 25% energy avg 29.8 a spec (max 62), 99.83% to hit · 119.2 per full bar +0.20 DPS
Toxic blowpipe · 50% energy avg 26.5 a spec (max 54), 98.03% to hit · 53 per full bar +0.07 DPS
Webweaver bow · 50% energy avg 31.7 a spec (max 64), 100% to hit · 63.4 per full bar +0.04 DPS

With the top one: 15.85 DPS over a trip (from 15.656).

Defence opener

Landed at the start of a kill from a full bar; this gear then hits a weaker target.

Bandos godsword × 2 98.17% to land the first, 99.65% the last · 16.128 DPS if all land 16.128 (+3%)
Elder maul × 2 97.46% to land the first, 98.16% the last · 15.917 DPS if all land 15.912 (+1.6%)
Bone dagger × 1 100% to land · 15.892 DPS if all land 15.892 (+1.5%)

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How this is worked out

Every combination of gear you could wear is scored with the same damage maths as the OSRS Wiki's DPS calculator, and the highest sustained DPS wins, with the buffs above applied.

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 Skeletal miner Ranged 15.656 · Melee 14.914 · Magic 13.597

Style	DPS	Max hit	Accuracy	Time to kill	Weapon	Buy cost
Rangedbest	15.656	44	96.26%	2.5s	Ascension crossbows	1.18b
Melee	14.914	89	96.31%	2.6s	Soulreaper axe	825.45m
Magic	13.597	47	99.27%	2.9s	Eye of Ayak	410.12m

At 99 stats with the best buffs for each style.

Skeletal miner ranged gear setups: top 5

One per weapon, the rest of the gear searched around it; outlined pieces differ from #1.

#	Weapon	DPS	vs best	Max hit	Accuracy	Buy cost
1	Ascension crossbows Rapid	15.656	-	44	96.26%	1.18b+	DPS calc
2	Toxic blowpipe Rapid	15.054	-3.8%	36	96.05%	575.69m+	DPS calc
3	Rosewood blowpipe Rapid	13.04	-16.7%	31	95.92%	575.69m+	DPS calc
4	Ironwood blowpipe Rapid	11.831	-24.4%	28	95.82%	575.69m+	DPS calc
5	Hunters' sunlight crossbow Rapid	11.684	-25.4%	41	96.99%	589.09m+	DPS calc

Skeletal miner melee gear setups: top 5

One per weapon, the rest of the gear searched around it; outlined pieces differ from #1.

#	Weapon	DPS	vs best	Max hit	Accuracy	Buy cost
1	Soulreaper axe Slash · Aggressive	14.914	-	89	96.31%	825.45m+	DPS calc
2	Inquisitor's mace Crush · Aggressive	14.161	-5.0%	67	96.93%	852.41m+	DPS calc
3	Blade of Saeldor Slash · Aggressive	13.863	-7.0%	66	96.23%	482.15m+	DPS calc
4	Ghrazi rapier Stab · Aggressive	13.846	-7.2%	66	96.11%	585.87m+	DPS calc
5	Obligator Crush · Smash	13.812	-7.4%	49	96.81%	4.42b+	DPS calc

Skeletal miner magic gear setups: top 5

One per weapon, the rest of the gear searched around it; outlined pieces differ from #1.

#	Weapon	DPS	vs best	Max hit	Accuracy	Buy cost
1	Eye of Ayak Accurate	13.597	-	47	99.27%	410.12m+	DPS calc
2	Tumeken's shadow Accurate	13.089	-3.7%	75	99.68%	1.05b+	DPS calc
3	Sanguinesti staff Accurate	12.873	-5.3%	64	99.26%	386.13m+	DPS calc
4	Trident of the Swamp Accurate	11.386	-16.3%	52	99.26%	375.47m+	DPS calc
5	Trident of the Seas Accurate	10.556	-22.4%	48	99.23%	373.49m+	DPS calc

Full drop table and combat stats on the Skeletal miner bestiary page. Roll its loot in the Skeletal miner loot simulator.

Skeletal miner gear setup: best in slot for every style

The highest-DPS setup against Skeletal miner in Old School RuneScape is ranged, built around the Ascension crossbows, at 15.656 damage per second - about 3 seconds a kill. That beats the best melee setup by 5%. The tradeable pieces come to roughly 1.18b 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.

Skeletal miner has 39 hitpoints, and its lowest defence bonus is crush (-2). It has no elemental weakness.

Skeletal miner gear - frequently asked questions

What are the best alternatives to the Ascension crossbows against Skeletal miner?

In ranged, the next best setups are built around the Toxic blowpipe (15.054 DPS), the Rosewood blowpipe (13.04 DPS) and the Ironwood blowpipe (11.831 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 Skeletal miner in OSRS?

Ranged is the highest-DPS style against Skeletal miner, with the Ascension crossbows as the weapon. The full loadout is above, slot by slot, with live Grand Exchange prices totalling about 1.18b gp.

What combat style should I use against Skeletal miner?

Ranged 15.656 DPS, Melee 14.914 DPS, Magic 13.597 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 Skeletal miner?

About 3 seconds per kill with the best-in-slot loadout at 99 stats, from Skeletal miner's 39 hitpoints and the sustained damage of that setup. No spec cycles or prayer switching are modelled.

What is the best ranged setup for Skeletal miner?

Ascension crossbows, with Slayer helmet (i), Masori body (f) and Masori chaps (f): 15.656 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 Skeletal miner?

Soulreaper axe, with Slayer helmet (i), Oathplate chest and Torva platelegs: 14.914 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 Skeletal miner?

Eye of Ayak, with Slayer helmet (i), Ancestral robe top and Ancestral robe bottom: 13.597 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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