Steel dragon (Construction) best in slot gear setup
Best-in-slot gear
| weapon | 676.00m | |
| head | 33.99m | |
| body | 88.88m | |
| legs | 60.43m | |
| hands | 55.46m | |
| feet | 147.62m | |
| cape | untradeable | |
| neck | 239.1k | |
| ring | 17.72m | |
| ammo | untradeable |
Steel dragon (Construction) combat stats
210 hp · lowest def: stab · earth spells +50%
- Lowest defence
- Stab (+20)
- Elemental
- Standard earth spells: +50% accuracy and damage
- Hitpoints
- 210
- Attack
- 215
- Strength
- 215
- Defence
- 215
- Ranged
- 1
- Magic
- 100
- Stab
- +20
- Slash
- +70
- Crush
- +70
- Magic
- +30
- Ranged (light)
- +90
- Ranged (standard)
- +90
- Ranged (heavy)
- +65
- Max hit
- 22 (Melee),50+ (Dragonfire)
- Attack speed
- 4 ticks (2.4s)
- Attacks with
- Slash, Dragonfire
- Aggressive
- Yes
- Attributes
- None
- Size
- 3 by 3 tiles
- Poison
- Not immune
- Venom
- Not immune
Not listed: cannon, thralls, burn and freeze.
Special attacks Spec: Zorya's tome +0.29 DPS · Opener: Eye of Ayak (+1.9%)
Spec weapon to bring
Switched in with this gear. Energy comes back 10% every 30 seconds, plus a surge potion dose every five minutes.
Zorya's tome · 50% energy Estimated avg 92.6 a spec (max 204), 94.59% to hit · 185.3 per full bar +0.29 DPS
Volatile Nightmare staff · 55% energy avg 38.1 a spec (max 84), 90.63% to hit · 69.2 per full bar +0.04 DPS
With the top one: 11.30 DPS over a trip (from 11.006).
Defence opener
Landed at the start of a kill from a full bar; this gear then hits a weaker target.
Eye of Ayak × 2 93.25% to land the first, 95.04% the last · 11.218 DPS if all land 11.214 (+1.9%)
Accursed sceptre × 1 90.86% to land, with a second try if it misses (the drain doesn't stack) · 11.097 DPS once it lands 11.097 (+0.8%)
Seercull × 1 100% to land · 11.079 DPS if all land 11.079 (+0.7%)
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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 Steel dragon (Construction) Magic 11.006 · Melee 9.803 · Ranged 9.27
| Style | DPS | Max hit | Accuracy | Time to kill | Weapon | Buy cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magicbest | 11.006 | 70 | 94.3% | 19.1s | Tumeken's shadow | 1.08b |
| Melee | 9.803 | 87 | 67.4% | 21.4s | Scythe of Vitur | 1.56b |
| Ranged | 9.27 | 39 | 62.45% | 22.7s | Ascension crossbows | 1.27b |
Steel dragon (Construction) magic gear setups: top 5
| # | Weapon | DPS | vs best | Max hit | Accuracy | Gear | Buy cost | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tumeken's shadow Accurate | 11.006 | - | 70 | 94.3% | | 1.08b+ | |
| 2 | Harmonised Nightmare staff Casts Earth Surge | 10.972 | -0.3% | 58 | 90.75% |    | 404.51m+ | |
| 3 | Eye of Ayak Accurate | 10.309 | -6.3% | 42 | 88.26% |  | 444.22m+ | |
| 4 | Sanguinesti staff Accurate | 9.764 | -11.3% | 58 | 88.05% |  | 421.18m+ | |
| 5 | Kodai wand Casts Earth Surge | 8.819 | -19.9% | 58 | 91.18% |  | 457.76m+ |
Steel dragon (Construction) melee gear setups: top 5
| # | Weapon | DPS | vs best | Max hit | Accuracy | Gear | Buy cost | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scythe of Vitur Slash · Aggressive | 9.803 | - | 87 | 67.4% |          | 1.56b+ | |
| 2 | Osmumten's fang Stab · Aggressive | 9.514 | -2.9% | 53 | 92.08% |       | 755.43m+ | |
| 3 | Ghrazi rapier Stab · Aggressive | 9.239 | -5.8% | 59 | 75.12% |  | 758.02m+ | |
| 4 | Obligator Crush · Thrust | 8.883 | -9.4% | 61 | 65.27% |     | 4.64b+ | |
| 5 | Soulreaper axe Slash · Aggressive | 8.661 | -11.6% | 76 | 68.36% |  | 795.39m+ |
Steel dragon (Construction) ranged gear setups: top 5
| # | Weapon | DPS | vs best | Max hit | Accuracy | Gear | Buy cost | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ascension crossbows Rapid | 9.27 | - | 39 | 62.45% |          | 1.27b+ | |
| 2 | Toxic blowpipe Rapid | 7.264 | -21.6% | 33 | 52.74% |   | 588.03m+ | |
| 3 | Hunters' sunlight crossbow Rapid | 6.964 | -24.9% | 36 | 69.54% |    | 601.78m+ | |
| 4 | Zaryte crossbow Rapid | 6.742 | -27.3% | 51 | 72.12% |   | 975.39m+ | |
| 5 | Armadyl crossbow Rapid | 6.592 | -28.9% | 51 | 71.34% |  | 640.47m+ |
Steel dragon (Construction) gear setup: best in slot for every style
The highest-DPS setup against Steel dragon (Construction) in Old School RuneScape is magic, built around the Tumeken's shadow, at 11.006 damage per second - about 19 seconds a kill. That beats the best melee setup by 12%. The tradeable pieces come to roughly 1.08b gp, plus untradeables. No thrall can be raised in a player-owned house, 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.
Steel dragon (Construction) has 210 hitpoints, and its lowest defence bonus is stab (+20). Earth spells from the standard spellbook get 50% more accuracy and damage against it.
Steel dragon (Construction) gear - frequently asked questions
What are the best alternatives to the Tumeken's shadow against Steel dragon (Construction)?
In magic, the next best setups are built around the Harmonised Nightmare staff (10.972 DPS), the Eye of Ayak (10.309 DPS) and the Sanguinesti staff (9.764 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 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 1.08b gp.
What combat style should I use against Steel dragon (Construction)?
Magic 11.006 DPS, Melee 9.803 DPS, Ranged 9.27 DPS - so magic wins by 12%. 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 19 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.
What is the best magic setup for Steel dragon (Construction)?
Tumeken's shadow, with Ancestral hat, Ancestral robe top and Ancestral robe bottom: 11.006 DPS (max hit 70). 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 Steel dragon (Construction)?
Scythe of Vitur, with Oathplate helm, Oathplate chest and Oathplate legs: 9.803 DPS (max hit 87). The rest of the slots, the next best melee setups and the special attack to bring are above.
What is the best ranged setup for Steel dragon (Construction)?
Ascension crossbows, with Masori mask (f), Masori body (f) and Masori chaps (f): 9.27 DPS (max hit 39). The rest of the slots, the next best ranged setups and the special attack to bring are above.
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Game data on this page comes from the OSRS Wiki: Steel dragon (Construction), 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).