Skeleton (Wrath Altar) best in slot gear setup

Ranged · 14.822 DPS · 60 hp
Discord

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 (Wrath Altar)Combat 35 · 60 hp
Levels
Boosts
Potion
Prayer
Buffs
Your gear
Sign in and sync your bank with the RuneLite plugin.
Best style vs this target: ranged (14.822 DPS).
DPS14.822incl. thralls +0.625
Max hit42
Accuracy96.04%
Time to kill4.0s
Buy cost1.13b+
Attack styleRanged · Rapid
Attack style: Ranged · Rapid
Void ranger helmBlessed Dizana's quiverNecklace of ruptureOnyx ascension bolts (e)Ascension crossbowsElite void top
Elite void robeVoid knight glovesAvernic treads (max)Venator ring
Rune pouch · Greater thrall
1051
Buffs: Divine ranging / bastionRigourThralls
Auto-applied: Elite Void
weapon794.00m
headuntradeable
bodyuntradeable
legsuntradeable
handsuntradeable
feet139.90m
capeuntradeable
neck159.57m
ring37.75m
ammo8,980
Tap a piece for what it adds and what else could go there.
My Setups →
Special attacks Spec: Rosewood blowpipe +0.18 DPS·Opener: Bandos godsword (+2.9%)
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 27.7 a spec (max 58), 99.79% to hit · 111 per full bar +0.18 DPS
  • Dragon knife · 25% energy avg 26.8 a spec (max 56), 99.81% to hit · 107.4 per full bar +0.16 DPS
  • Toxic blowpipe · 50% energy avg 25 a spec (max 51), 97.84% to hit · 49.9 per full bar +0.07 DPS
  • Zaryte crossbow · 75% energy avg 49.3 a spec (max 76), 98.63% to hit · 65.8 per full bar +0.04 DPS

With the top one: 15.00 DPS over a trip (from 14.822).

Defence opener

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

  • Bandos godsword × 2 98.64% to land the first, 99.63% the last · 15.248 DPS if all land 15.248 (+2.9%)
  • Bone dagger × 1 100% to land · 15.141 DPS if all land 15.141 (+2.2%)
  • Dorgeshuun crossbow × 1 100% to land · 15.123 DPS if all land 15.123 (+2%)
Setups players use for Skeleton (Wrath Altar) none shared yet

No one has shared a setup for Skeleton (Wrath Altar) yet. Save one from this page or your game, then press Share on it in My Setups.

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 (Wrath Altar) Ranged 14.822·Melee 13.596·Magic 12.255
StyleDPSMax hitAccuracyTime to killWeaponBuy cost
Rangedbest14.8224296.04%4.0sAscension crossbows1.13b
Melee13.5968097.25%4.4sSoulreaper axe1.07b
Magic12.2557099.64%4.9sTumeken's shadow1.06b
At 99 stats with the best buffs for each style.

Skeleton (Wrath Altar) ranged gear setups: top 5

One per weapon, the rest of the gear searched around it; outlined pieces differ from #1.
#WeaponDPSvs bestMax hitAccuracyGearBuy cost
1Ascension crossbows Rapid14.822-4296.04%1.13b+
DPS calc
2Toxic blowpipe Rapid14.203-4.2%3495.68%337.22m+
DPS calc
3Rosewood blowpipe Rapid12.185-17.8%2995.45%337.22m+
DPS calc
4Ironwood blowpipe Rapid10.975-26.0%2695.26%337.22m+
DPS calc
5Hunters' sunlight crossbow Rapid10.889-26.5%3897.1%353.15m+
DPS calc

Skeleton (Wrath Altar) melee gear setups: top 5

One per weapon, the rest of the gear searched around it; outlined pieces differ from #1.
#WeaponDPSvs bestMax hitAccuracyGearBuy cost
1Soulreaper axe Slash · Aggressive13.596-8097.25%1.07b+
DPS calc
2Scythe of Vitur Slash · Aggressive13.434-1.2%7997.15%1.79b+
DPS calc
3Inquisitor's mace Crush · Aggressive12.824-5.7%6097.54%1.12b+
DPS calc
4Ghrazi rapier Stab · Aggressive12.58-7.5%5997.21%736.39m+
DPS calc
5Blade of Saeldor Slash · Aggressive12.579-7.5%5997.19%718.96m+
DPS calc

Skeleton (Wrath Altar) magic gear setups: top 5

One per weapon, the rest of the gear searched around it; outlined pieces differ from #1.
#WeaponDPSvs bestMax hitAccuracyGearBuy cost
1Tumeken's shadow Accurate12.255-7099.64%1.06b+
DPS calc
2Eye of Ayak Accurate12.21-0.4%4299.19%420.74m+
DPS calc
3Sanguinesti staff Accurate11.623-5.2%5899.18%402.77m+
DPS calc
4Trident of the Swamp Accurate10.345-15.6%4799.18%391.35m+
DPS calc
5Trident of the Seas Accurate9.516-22.4%4399.14%389.56m+
DPS calc
Full drop table and combat stats on the Skeleton (Wrath Altar) bestiary page. Roll its loot in the Skeleton (Wrath Altar) loot simulator.

Skeleton (Wrath Altar) gear setup: best in slot for every style

The highest-DPS setup against Skeleton (Wrath Altar) in Old School RuneScape is ranged, built around the Ascension crossbows, at 14.822 damage per second - about 4 seconds a kill. That beats the best melee setup by 9%. The tradeable pieces come to roughly 1.13b 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 (Wrath Altar) gear - frequently asked questions

What are the best alternatives to the Ascension crossbows against Skeleton (Wrath Altar)?

In ranged, the next best setups are built around the Toxic blowpipe (14.203 DPS), the Rosewood blowpipe (12.185 DPS) and the Ironwood blowpipe (10.975 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 Skeleton (Wrath Altar) in OSRS?

Ranged is the highest-DPS style against Skeleton (Wrath Altar), with the Ascension crossbows as the weapon. The full loadout is above, slot by slot, with live Grand Exchange prices totalling about 1.13b gp.

What combat style should I use against Skeleton (Wrath Altar)?

Ranged 14.822 DPS, Melee 13.596 DPS, Magic 12.255 DPS - so ranged wins by 9%. Reach and mechanics still matter: a style listed here may not be usable on every phase.

How long does it take to kill Skeleton (Wrath Altar)?

About 4 seconds per kill with the best-in-slot loadout at 99 stats, from Skeleton (Wrath Altar)'s 60 hitpoints and the sustained damage of that setup. No spec cycles or prayer switching are modelled.

What is the best ranged setup for Skeleton (Wrath Altar)?

Ascension crossbows, with Void ranger helm, Elite void top and Elite void robe: 14.822 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 Skeleton (Wrath Altar)?

Soulreaper axe, with Torva full helm, Torva platebody and Torva platelegs: 13.596 DPS (max hit 80). 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 (Wrath Altar)?

Tumeken's shadow, with Ancestral hat, Ancestral robe top and Ancestral robe bottom: 12.255 DPS (max hit 70). The rest of the slots, the next best magic setups and the special attack to bring are above.

More boss gear setups

Vorkath·Zulrah·Cerberus·Alchemical Hydra·Vardorvis·Duke Sucellus·The Leviathan·The Whisperer·Phantom Muspah·Nex·Corporeal Beast·General Graardor·K'ril Tsutsaroth·Commander Zilyana·Kree'arra·The Nightmare ·every monster A-Z

Game data on this page comes from the OSRS Wiki: Skeleton (Wrath Altar), 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).