Skeleton (Ape Atoll) best in slot gear setup

Ranged · 15.26 DPS · 77 hp
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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).
Skeleton (Ape Atoll)Combat 142 · 77 hp· undead· weak to earth
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Best style vs this target: ranged (15.26 DPS).
DPS15.26incl. thralls +0.625
Max hit43
Accuracy91.09%
Time to kill5.0s
Buy cost1.29b+
Attack styleRanged · Rapid
Attack style: Ranged · Rapid
Masori mask (f)Blessed Dizana's quiverSalve amulet(ei)Diamond ascension bolts (e)Ascension crossbowsMasori body (f)
Masori chaps (f)Zaryte vambracesAvernic treads (max)Venator ring
Rune pouch · Greater thrall
1051
Buffs: Divine ranging / bastionRigourThralls
Auto-applied: Salve amulet (ei)
weapon865.00m
head18.32m
body89.18m
legs69.95m
hands68.86m
feet138.18m
capeuntradeable
neckuntradeable
ring36.79m
ammo760
Tap a piece for what it adds and what else could go there.
My Setups →
Special attacks Spec: Rosewood blowpipe +0.17 DPS·Opener: Bandos godsword (+6.3%)
Spec weapon to bring

Switched in with this gear. Energy comes back 10% every 30 seconds, plus a surge potion dose every five minutes.

  • Rosewood blowpipe · 25% energy avg 28 a spec (max 62), 99.05% to hit · 112.1 per full bar +0.17 DPS
  • Dragon knife · 25% energy avg 27.2 a spec (max 60), 99.1% to hit · 108.8 per full bar +0.16 DPS
  • Toxic blowpipe · 50% energy avg 26.2 a spec (max 55), 95.28% to hit · 52.4 per full bar +0.07 DPS
  • Webweaver bow · 50% energy avg 31 a spec (max 64), 100% to hit · 62 per full bar +0.04 DPS

With the top one: 15.43 DPS over a trip (from 15.26).

Defence opener

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

  • Bandos godsword × 2 95.97% to land the first, 97.49% the last · 16.258 DPS if all land 16.225 (+6.3%)
  • Elder maul × 2 92.83% to land the first, 95.12% the last · 15.966 DPS if all land 15.931 (+4.4%)
  • Dragon warhammer × 2 89.08% to land the first, 92.11% the last · 15.888 DPS if all land 15.837 (+3.8%)
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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 Skeleton (Ape Atoll) Ranged 15.26·Melee 14.405·Magic 12.656
StyleDPSMax hitAccuracyTime to killWeaponBuy cost
Rangedbest15.264391.09%5.0sAscension crossbows1.29b
Melee14.4059091.84%5.3sSoulreaper axe924.26m
Magic12.6567596.22%6.1sTumeken's shadow1.01b
At 99 stats with the best buffs for each style.
Full drop table and combat stats on the Skeleton (Ape Atoll) bestiary page. Roll its loot in the Skeleton (Ape Atoll) loot simulator.

Skeleton (Ape Atoll) gear setup: best in slot for every style

The highest-DPS setup against Skeleton (Ape Atoll) in Old School RuneScape is ranged, built around the Ascension crossbows, at 15.26 damage per second - about 5 seconds a kill. That beats the best melee setup by 6%. The tradeable pieces come to roughly 1.29b 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.

Skeleton (Ape Atoll) gear - frequently asked questions

What is the best gear for Skeleton (Ape Atoll) in OSRS?

Ranged is the highest-DPS style against Skeleton (Ape Atoll), with the Ascension crossbows as the weapon. The full loadout is above, slot by slot, with live Grand Exchange prices totalling about 1.29b gp.

What combat style should I use against Skeleton (Ape Atoll)?

Ranged 15.26 DPS, Melee 14.405 DPS, Magic 12.656 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 Skeleton (Ape Atoll)?

About 5 seconds per kill with the best-in-slot loadout at 99 stats, from Skeleton (Ape Atoll)'s 77 hitpoints and the sustained damage of that setup. No spec cycles or prayer switching are modelled.

What is Skeleton (Ape Atoll) weak to?

Skeleton (Ape Atoll) is weak to earth (35%), which the loadout search already accounts for.

What is the best ranged setup for Skeleton (Ape Atoll)?

Ascension crossbows, with Masori mask (f), Masori body (f) and Masori chaps (f): 15.26 DPS (max hit 43). 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 Skeleton (Ape Atoll)?

Soulreaper axe, with Torva full helm, Oathplate chest and Oathplate legs: 14.405 DPS (max hit 90). 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 Skeleton (Ape Atoll)?

Tumeken's shadow, with Slayer helmet (i), Ancestral robe top and Ancestral robe bottom: 12.656 DPS (max hit 75). 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: Skeleton (Ape Atoll), 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).