Steel dragon (Construction) best in slot

Magic · 11.631 DPS · 210 hp

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).
Steel dragon (Construction)Combat 246 · 210 hp· weak to earth
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Best style vs this target: magic (11.631 DPS).
Rune pouch · Greater thrall
1051
DPS11.631incl. thralls +0.625
Max hit70
Accuracy94.3%
Time to kill18.1s
Attack styleMagic
Buffs: Saturated heartAuguryThralls
Approx. buy cost: 1.30b(+ untradeables)
weapon
Tumeken's shadow
833.00m
head
Ancestral hat
47.98m
body
Ancestral robe top
96.30m
legs
Ancestral robe bottom
67.25m
hands
Confliction gauntlets
69.00m
feet
Avernic treads (et)
158.00m
cape
Imbued guthix cape
untradeable
neck
Occult necklace
365.6k
ring
Magus ring
23.24m
ammo
Rada's blessing 4
untradeable
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Assumptions & limitations
Shows the highest sustained single-target DPS gear from the exact engine, with the buffs above applied. It does not model:
  • Attack reach / valid styles - some bosses can't be hit by every style (Zulrah & Kree'arra need halberds for melee), so a listed style may not be usable.
  • Rare bolt/proc reductions - most per-monster caps & reductions ARE modelled (Corp halving, Zulrah's 50 cap, Kraken's 1/7 to non-magic, Ice demon, Duke), but an enchanted-bolt proc against a reducing monster can be slightly overstated. Never the recommended style anyway.
  • Boss phases - multi-phase bosses (Zulrah, Vorkath, Alchemical Hydra) are scored one form at a time.
  • Special attacks, prayer-switching, AoE, or survivability - no spec cycles (DWH/BGS), no protection prayers, no multi-target (chins).
  • Pure DPS, not practicality - reports the literal highest damage-per-second, so a fast-but-impractical weapon (e.g. Karil's crossbow, which degrades to dust) can top the raw numbers.
Salve and Dragon/demon-bane bonuses auto-apply from the target's type; the other buffs are the toggles above.
Every style vs Steel dragon (Construction) · at 99 stats with the buffs above
StyleDPSMax hitAccuracyTime to killWeaponBuy cost
Magicbest11.6317094.3%18.1sTumeken's shadow1.30b
Melee9.9078466.08%21.2sScythe of vitur1.76b
Ranged7.9584971.77%26.4sBow of faerdhinen420.27m
Full drop table and combat stats on the Steel dragon (Construction) bestiary page. Roll its loot in the Steel dragon (Construction) loot simulator.

Best in slot gear for Steel dragon (Construction)

The highest-DPS setup against Steel dragon (Construction) in Old School RuneScape is magic, built around the Tumeken's shadow, at 11.631 damage per second - about 18 seconds a kill. That beats the best melee setup by 17%. The tradeable pieces come to roughly 1.3b 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.

Steel dragon (Construction) gear - frequently asked questions

What is the best gear for Steel dragon (Construction) in OSRS?

Magic is the highest-DPS style against Steel dragon (Construction), with the Tumeken's shadow as the weapon. The full loadout is above, slot by slot, with live Grand Exchange prices totalling about 1.3b gp.

What combat style should I use against Steel dragon (Construction)?

Magic 11.631 DPS, Melee 9.907 DPS, Ranged 7.958 DPS - so magic wins by 17%. Reach and mechanics still matter: a style listed here may not be usable on every phase.

How long does it take to kill Steel dragon (Construction)?

About 18 seconds per kill with the best-in-slot loadout at 99 stats, from Steel dragon (Construction)'s 210 hitpoints and the sustained damage of that setup. No spec cycles or prayer switching are modelled.

What is Steel dragon (Construction) weak to?

Steel dragon (Construction) is weak to earth (50%), which the loadout search already accounts for.