Best-in-slot gear
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1| weapon | 765.00m | |
| head | 893.2k | |
| body | 87.00m | |
| legs | 67.48m | |
| hands | 70.13m | |
| feet | 140.99m | |
| cape | untradeable | |
| neck | 159.08m | |
| ring | 37.02m | |
| ammo | 628 |
Special attacks Spec: Dragon knife +0.08 DPS·Opener: Elder maul (+17.1%)
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 19.6 a spec (max 66), 83.36% to hit · 78.3 per full bar +0.08 DPS
Toxic blowpipe · 50% energy avg 23.9 a spec (max 60), 79.77% to hit · 47.9 per full bar +0.07 DPS
Rosewood blowpipe · 25% energy avg 19.2 a spec (max 66), 82.51% to hit · 76.9 per full bar +0.07 DPS
Zaryte crossbow · 75% energy avg 48.7 a spec (max 84), 88.47% to hit · 64.9 per full bar +0.06 DPS
With the top one: 13.14 DPS over a trip (from 13.058).
Defence opener
Landed at the start of a kill from a full bar; this gear then hits a weaker target.
Elder maul × 2 79.46% to land the first, 86.27% the last · 15.682 DPS if all land 15.291 (+17.1%)
Dragon warhammer × 2 70% to land the first, 78.57% the last · 15.388 DPS if all land 14.834 (+13.6%)
Bandos godsword × 2 76.78% to land the first, 82.11% the last · 15.241 DPS if all land 14.782 (+13.2%)
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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 Skeletal Mystic Ranged 13.058·Magic 12.361·Melee 11.885
| Style | DPS | Max hit | Accuracy | Time to kill | Weapon | Buy cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rangedbest | 13.058 | 47 | 70.25% | 12.3s | Ascension crossbows | 1.33b |
| Magic | 12.361 | 82 | 85.85% | 12.9s | Tumeken's shadow | 1.03b |
| Melee | 11.885 | 58 | 72.35% | 13.5s | Obligator | 4.22b |
Skeletal Mystic ranged gear setups: top 5
| # | Weapon | DPS | vs best | Max hit | Accuracy | Gear | Buy cost | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ascension crossbows Rapid | 13.058 | - | 47 | 70.25% | | 1.33b+ | |
| 2 | Toxic blowpipe Rapid | 10.559 | -19.1% | 40 | 59.53% |  | 562.59m+ | |
| 3 | Bow of Faerdhinen Rapid | 10.157 | -22.2% | 60 | 76.21% |      | 248.14m+ | |
| 4 | Hunters' sunlight crossbow Rapid | 9.95 | -23.8% | 44 | 76.21% |     | 436.95m+ | |
| 5 | Twisted bow Rapid | 9.471 | -27.5% | 74 | 71.57% |   | 2.03b+ |
Skeletal Mystic magic gear setups: top 5
| # | Weapon | DPS | vs best | Max hit | Accuracy | Gear | Buy cost | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tumeken's shadow Accurate | 12.361 | - | 82 | 85.85% |          | 1.03b+ | |
| 2 | Eye of Ayak Accurate | 11.016 | -10.9% | 51 | 73.29% |    | 420.00m+ | |
| 3 | Sanguinesti staff Accurate | 10.21 | -17.4% | 68 | 72.76% |  | 401.68m+ | |
| 4 | Trident of the Swamp Accurate | 9.271 | -25.0% | 57 | 72.76% |  | 390.28m+ | |
| 5 | Trident of the Seas Accurate | 8.392 | -32.1% | 52 | 71.64% |  | 388.43m+ |
Skeletal Mystic melee gear setups: top 5
| # | Weapon | DPS | vs best | Max hit | Accuracy | Gear | Buy cost | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Obligator Crush · Thrust | 11.885 | - | 58 | 72.35% |        | 4.22b+ | |
| 2 | Inquisitor's mace Crush · Aggressive | 11.022 | -7.3% | 68 | 73.36% |   | 948.70m+ | |
| 3 | Soulreaper axe Crush · Aggressive | 10.402 | -12.5% | 90 | 65.17% |  | 926.59m+ | |
| 4 | Abyssal bludgeon Crush · Aggressive | 9.737 | -18.1% | 63 | 69.39% |   | 627.48m+ | |
| 5 | Saradomin's blessed sword Crush · Aggressive | 9.18 | -22.8% | 64 | 64.13% |  | 543.30m+ |
Skeletal Mystic gear setup: best in slot for every style
The highest-DPS setup against Skeletal Mystic (Normal) in Old School RuneScape is ranged, built around the Ascension crossbows, at 13.058 damage per second - about 12 seconds a kill. That beats the best magic setup by 6%. The tradeable pieces come to roughly 1.33b 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.
Skeletal Mystic gear - frequently asked questions
What are the best alternatives to the Ascension crossbows against Skeletal Mystic?
In ranged, the next best setups are built around the Toxic blowpipe (10.559 DPS), the Bow of Faerdhinen (10.157 DPS) and the Hunters' sunlight crossbow (9.95 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 Mystic in OSRS?
Ranged is the highest-DPS style against Skeletal Mystic, with the Ascension crossbows as the weapon. The full loadout is above, slot by slot, with live Grand Exchange prices totalling about 1.33b gp.
What combat style should I use against Skeletal Mystic?
Ranged 13.058 DPS, Magic 12.361 DPS, Melee 11.885 DPS - so ranged wins by 6%. Reach and mechanics still matter: a style listed here may not be usable on every phase.
How long does it take to kill Skeletal Mystic?
About 12 seconds per kill with the best-in-slot loadout at 99 stats, from Skeletal Mystic (Normal)'s 160 hitpoints and the sustained damage of that setup. No spec cycles or prayer switching are modelled.
What is the best ranged setup for Skeletal Mystic?
Ascension crossbows, with Slayer helmet (i), Masori body (f) and Masori chaps (f): 13.058 DPS (max hit 47). 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 Skeletal Mystic?
Tumeken's shadow, with Slayer helmet (i), Ancestral robe top and Ancestral robe bottom: 12.361 DPS (max hit 82). The rest of the slots, the next best magic setups and the special attack to bring are above.
What is the best melee setup for Skeletal Mystic?
Obligator, with Slayer helmet (i), Inquisitor's hauberk and Inquisitor's plateskirt: 11.885 DPS (max hit 58). The rest of the slots, the next best melee setups and the special attack to bring are above.
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Game data on this page comes from the OSRS Wiki: Skeletal Mystic, 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).