Spined kraken best in slot gear setup
Best-in-slot gear
| weapon | 725.00m | |
| head | 17.93m | |
| body | 89.28m | |
| legs | 68.98m | |
| hands | 73.24m | |
| feet | 149.00m | |
| cape | untradeable | |
| neck | 152.00m | |
| ring | 36.03m | |
| ammo | 1,000 |
Special attacks Spec: Rosewood blowpipe +0.12 DPS · Opener: Tonalztics of Ralos (+9.8%)
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 21.9 a spec (max 56), 95.22% to hit · 87.7 per full bar +0.12 DPS
Dragon knife · 25% energy avg 21.3 a spec (max 54), 95.44% to hit · 85.2 per full bar +0.10 DPS
Toxic blowpipe · 50% energy avg 21.9 a spec (max 49), 89.41% to hit · 43.8 per full bar +0.06 DPS
Zaryte crossbow · 75% energy avg 45.5 a spec (max 72), 94.71% to hit · 60.6 per full bar +0.04 DPS
With the top one: 12.61 DPS over a trip (from 12.49).
Defence opener
Landed at the start of a kill from a full bar; this gear then hits a weaker target.
Tonalztics of Ralos × 2 86.16% to land the first of 4 throws, 91.88% the last · 13.873 DPS if all land 13.716 (+9.8%)
Dorgeshuun crossbow × 1 100% to land · 12.835 DPS if all land 12.835 (+2.8%)
Accursed sceptre × 1 99.86% to land, with a second try if it misses (the drain doesn't stack) · 12.727 DPS once it lands 12.727 (+1.9%)
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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 Spined kraken Ranged 12.49 · Magic 12.073 · Melee 8.642
| Style | DPS | Max hit | Accuracy | Time to kill | Weapon | Buy cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rangedbest | 12.49 | 39 | 86.46% | 14.2s | Ascension crossbows | 1.31b |
| Magic | 12.073 | 58 | 99.86% | 14.7s | Harmonised Nightmare staff | 406.99m |
| Melee | 8.642 | 57 | 90.92% | 20.5s | Tecu salamander | 712.47m |
Spined kraken ranged gear setups: top 5
| # | Weapon | DPS | vs best | Max hit | Accuracy | Gear | Buy cost | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ascension crossbows Rapid | 12.49 | - | 39 | 86.46% | | 1.31b+ | |
| 2 | Toxic blowpipe Rapid | 10.857 | -13.1% | 33 | 78.82% |  | 586.46m+ | |
| 3 | Rosewood blowpipe Rapid | 9.139 | -26.8% | 28 | 78.14% |  | 586.46m+ | |
| 4 | Hunters' sunlight crossbow Rapid | 9.062 | -27.4% | 38 | 85.73% |        | 350.84m+ | |
| 5 | Twisted bow Rapid | 8.768 | -29.8% | 62 | 84.59% |   | 1.80b+ |
Spined kraken magic gear setups: top 5
| # | Weapon | DPS | vs best | Max hit | Accuracy | Gear | Buy cost | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harmonised Nightmare staff Casts Earth Surge | 12.073 | - | 58 | 99.86% |            | 406.99m+ | |
| 2 | Tumeken's shadow Accurate | 11.662 | -3.4% | 70 | 99.92% |   | 1.09b+ | |
| 3 | Eye of Ayak Accurate | 11.658 | -3.4% | 42 | 99.82% |   | 447.74m+ | |
| 4 | Sanguinesti staff Accurate | 11.069 | -8.3% | 58 | 99.81% |  | 423.55m+ | |
| 5 | Kodai wand Casts Earth Surge | 9.659 | -20.0% | 58 | 99.86% |  | 459.99m+ |
Spined kraken melee gear setups: top 5
| # | Weapon | DPS | vs best | Max hit | Accuracy | Gear | Buy cost | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tecu salamander Slash · Aggressive | 8.642 | - | 57 | 90.92% |          | 712.47m+ | |
| 2 | Black salamander Slash · Aggressive | 7.772 | -10.1% | 51 | 91.37% |     | 603.54m+ | |
| 3 | Red salamander Slash · Aggressive | 6.877 | -20.4% | 46 | 89.61% |   | 627.11m+ | |
| 4 | Orange salamander Slash · Aggressive | 6.104 | -29.4% | 41 | 89.23% |   | 603.54m+ | |
| 5 | Swamp lizard Slash · Aggressive | 5.702 | -34.0% | 39 | 87.61% |   | 627.11m+ |
Spined kraken gear setup: best in slot for every style
The highest-DPS setup against Spined kraken in Old School RuneScape is ranged, built around the Ascension crossbows, at 12.49 damage per second - about 14 seconds a kill. That beats the best magic setup by 3%. The tradeable pieces come to roughly 1.31b gp, plus untradeables. You fight it from your boat, where melee weapons can't attack: only ranged, magic and a salamander set to Scorch reach it. Its attacks hit the boat, so protection prayers don't block them. This is fought from a sailing boat, where no thrall can be raised, so none is counted. 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.
Spined kraken gear - frequently asked questions
What are the best alternatives to the Ascension crossbows against Spined kraken?
In ranged, the next best setups are built around the Toxic blowpipe (10.857 DPS), the Rosewood blowpipe (9.139 DPS) and the Hunters' sunlight crossbow (9.062 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 Spined kraken in OSRS?
Ranged is the highest-DPS style against Spined kraken, with the Ascension crossbows as the weapon. The full loadout is above, slot by slot, with live Grand Exchange prices totalling about 1.31b gp.
What combat style should I use against Spined kraken?
Ranged 12.49 DPS, Magic 12.073 DPS, Melee 8.642 DPS - so ranged wins by 3%. Reach and mechanics still matter: a style listed here may not be usable on every phase.
How long does it take to kill Spined kraken?
About 14 seconds per kill with the best-in-slot loadout at 99 stats, from Spined kraken's 177 hitpoints and the sustained damage of that setup. No spec cycles or prayer switching are modelled.
What is Spined kraken weak to?
Spined kraken is weak to earth (50%), which the loadout search already accounts for.
What is the best ranged setup for Spined kraken?
Ascension crossbows, with Masori mask (f), Masori body (f) and Masori chaps (f): 12.49 DPS (max hit 39). 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 Spined kraken?
Harmonised Nightmare staff, casting Earth Surge, with Ancestral hat, Ancestral robe top and Ancestral robe bottom: 12.073 DPS (max hit 58). 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 Spined kraken?
Tecu salamander, with Torva full helm, Torva platebody and Torva platelegs: 8.642 DPS (max hit 57). 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: Spined kraken, 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).