Best-in-slot gear
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1| weapon | 3.80b | |
| head | 118.00m | |
| body | 131.00m | |
| legs | 131.89m | |
| hands | 8.27m | |
| feet | 139.85m | |
| cape | untradeable | |
| neck | 42.09m | |
| ring | 91.26m | |
| ammo | untradeable |
Special attacks Spec: Crimson kisten +0.26 DPS·Opener: Elder maul (+4.2%)
Spec weapon to bring
Switched in with this gear. Energy comes back 10% every 30 seconds, plus a surge potion dose every five minutes.
Crimson kisten · 50% energy avg 62.9 a spec (max 81), 99.75% to hit · 125.7 per full bar +0.26 DPS
Voidwaker · 50% energy avg 52.5 a spec (max 79), 100% to hit · 105 per full bar +0.17 DPS
Granite maul (ornate handle) · 50% energy avg 20.6 a spec (max 53), 77.66% to hit · 41.2 per full bar +0.17 DPS
Dragon claws · 50% energy avg 47.3 a spec (max 92), 81.21% to hit · 94.7 per full bar +0.13 DPS
With the top one: 14.12 DPS over a trip (from 13.858).
Defence opener
Landed at the start of a kill from a full bar; this gear then hits a weaker target.
Elder maul × 2 85.77% to land the first, 88.45% the last · 14.449 DPS if all land 14.437 (+4.2%)
Dragon warhammer × 2 79.33% to land the first, 83.23% the last · 14.449 DPS if all land 14.424 (+4.1%)
Bandos godsword × 2 75.05% to land the first, 79.75% the last · 14.449 DPS if all land 14.413 (+4%)
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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 The Nightmare Melee 13.858·Magic 5.591·Ranged 4.995
| Style | DPS | Max hit | Accuracy | Time to kill | Weapon | Buy cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meleebest | 13.858 | 61 | 80.87% | 7m 13s | Obligator | 4.46b |
| Magic | 5.591 | 70 | 42.55% | 17m 53s | Tumeken's shadow | 1.06b |
| Ranged | 4.995 | 110 | 24.55% | 20m 1s | Zaryte crossbow | 982.66m |
The Nightmare melee gear setups: top 5
| # | Weapon | DPS | vs best | Max hit | Accuracy | Gear | Buy cost | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Obligator Crush · Thrust | 13.858 | - | 61 | 80.87% | | 4.46b+ | |
| 2 | Scythe of Vitur Crush · Aggressive | 11.485 | -17.1% | 91 | 71.4% |  | 1.76b+ | |
| 3 | Inquisitor's mace Crush · Aggressive | 10.823 | -21.9% | 60 | 81.54% |   | 1.07b+ | |
| 4 | Soulreaper axe Crush · Aggressive | 10.651 | -23.1% | 79 | 76.13% |  | 1.04b+ | |
| 5 | Abyssal bludgeon Crush · Aggressive | 9.741 | -29.7% | 55 | 79.51% |  | 680.42m+ |
The Nightmare magic gear setups: top 5
| # | Weapon | DPS | vs best | Max hit | Accuracy | Gear | Buy cost | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tumeken's shadow Accurate | 5.591 | - | 70 | 42.55% |          | 1.06b+ | |
| 2 | Eye of Ayak Accurate | 3.361 | -39.9% | 42 | 23.43% |   | 417.33m+ | |
| 3 | Sanguinesti staff Accurate | 3.176 | -43.2% | 58 | 23.01% |  | 399.87m+ | |
| 4 | Trident of the Swamp Accurate | 2.88 | -48.5% | 47 | 23.01% |  | 388.32m+ | |
| 5 | Accursed sceptre Accurate | 2.618 | -53.2% | 42 | 22.75% |  | 385.73m+ |
The Nightmare ranged gear setups: top 5
| # | Weapon | DPS | vs best | Max hit | Accuracy | Gear | Buy cost | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zaryte crossbow Rapid | 4.995 | - | 110 | 24.55% |           | 982.66m+ | |
| 2 | Armadyl crossbow Rapid | 4.722 | -5.5% | 100 | 23.87% |  | 632.56m+ | |
| 3 | Dragon hunter crossbow Rapid | 4.695 | -6.0% | 100 | 23.54% |  | 622.06m+ | |
| 4 | Dragon crossbow Rapid | 4.69 | -6.1% | 100 | 23.47% |  | 593.14m+ | |
| 5 | Rune crossbow Rapid | 4.488 | -10.2% | 100 | 23.2% |   | 592.67m+ |
The Nightmare gear setup: best in slot for every style
The highest-DPS setup against The Nightmare in Old School RuneScape is melee, built around the Obligator, at 13.858 damage per second - about 433 seconds a kill. That beats the best magic setup by 148%. The tradeable pieces come to roughly 4.46b gp, plus untradeables. Players never hit the Nightmare's 2,400 hitpoints: they break her shield, 2,000 a phase over three phases for a team of up to five (200 more a phase for each player past five), and the totem blasts do the rest. The kill time here is for those 6,000 points of shield; charging the totems comes on top (magic charges them at double rate). 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.
The Nightmare gear - frequently asked questions
What are the best alternatives to the Obligator against The Nightmare?
In melee, the next best setups are built around the Scythe of Vitur (11.485 DPS), the Inquisitor's mace (10.823 DPS) and the Soulreaper axe (10.651 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 The Nightmare in OSRS?
Melee is the highest-DPS style against The Nightmare, with the Obligator as the weapon. The full loadout is above, slot by slot, with live Grand Exchange prices totalling about 4.46b gp.
What combat style should I use against The Nightmare?
Melee 13.858 DPS, Magic 5.591 DPS, Ranged 4.995 DPS - so melee wins by 148%. Reach and mechanics still matter: a style listed here may not be usable on every phase.
How long does it take to kill The Nightmare?
About 433 seconds per kill with the best-in-slot loadout at 99 stats, from The Nightmare's 6,000 hitpoints and the sustained damage of that setup. No spec cycles or prayer switching are modelled.
What is the best melee setup for The Nightmare?
Obligator, with Inquisitor's great helm, Inquisitor's hauberk and Inquisitor's plateskirt: 13.858 DPS (max hit 61). 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 The Nightmare?
Tumeken's shadow, with Ancestral hat, Ancestral robe top and Ancestral robe bottom: 5.591 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 ranged setup for The Nightmare?
Zaryte crossbow, with Masori mask (f), Masori body (f) and Masori chaps (f): 4.995 DPS (max hit 110). 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: The Nightmare, 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).