Best-in-slot gear
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1| weapon | untradeable | |
| head | 919.0k | |
| body | 86.67m | |
| legs | 58.12m | |
| hands | 51.61m | |
| feet | 139.82m | |
| cape | untradeable | |
| neck | 103.7k | |
| ring | 16.22m | |
| shield | untradeable | |
| ammo | untradeable |
Special attacks Spec: Zorya's tome +0.10 DPS
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 107.5 a spec (max 216), 99.7% to hit · 215 per full bar +0.10 DPS
With the top one: 17.73 DPS over a trip (from 17.629).
Setups players use for The rocks none shared yet
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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 rocks Magic 17.629·Ranged 14.606·Melee 12.705
| Style | DPS | Max hit | Accuracy | Time to kill | Weapon | Buy cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magicbest | 17.629 | 78 | 99.55% | 7.4s | Harmonised Nightmare staff | 353.47m |
| Ranged | 14.606 | 42 | 89.23% | 8.9s | Ascension crossbows | 1.36b |
| Melee | 12.705 | 89 | 81.42% | 10.2s | Soulreaper axe | 931.97m |
The rocks magic gear setups: top 5
| # | Weapon | DPS | vs best | Max hit | Accuracy | Gear | Buy cost | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harmonised Nightmare staff Casts Fire Surge with Sunfire runes | 17.629 | - | 78 | 99.55% | | 353.47m+ | |
| 2 | Kodai wand Casts Fire Surge with Sunfire runes | 14.107 | -20.0% | 78 | 99.58% |  | 407.77m+ | |
| 3 | Toxic staff of the dead Casts Fire Surge with Sunfire runes | 14.106 | -20.0% | 78 | 99.57% |  | 360.77m+ | |
| 4 | Staff of Light Casts Fire Surge with Sunfire runes | 14.104 | -20.0% | 78 | 99.55% |  | 357.36m+ | |
| 5 | Purging staff Casts Fire Surge with Sunfire runes | 13.943 | -20.9% | 77 | 99.59% |  | 353.47m+ |
The rocks ranged gear setups: top 5
| # | Weapon | DPS | vs best | Max hit | Accuracy | Gear | Buy cost | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ascension crossbows Rapid | 14.606 | - | 42 | 89.23% |          | 1.36b+ | |
| 2 | Toxic blowpipe Rapid | 13.938 | -4.6% | 36 | 88.62% |   | 566.81m+ | |
| 3 | Rosewood blowpipe Rapid | 12.046 | -17.5% | 31 | 88.24% |   | 566.81m+ | |
| 4 | Hunters' sunlight crossbow Rapid | 11.037 | -24.4% | 41 | 91.32% |    | 582.70m+ | |
| 5 | Ironwood blowpipe Rapid | 10.91 | -25.3% | 28 | 87.94% |   | 566.81m+ |
The rocks melee gear setups: top 5
| # | Weapon | DPS | vs best | Max hit | Accuracy | Gear | Buy cost | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soulreaper axe Crush · Aggressive | 12.705 | - | 89 | 81.42% |        | 931.97m+ | |
| 2 | Inquisitor's mace Crush · Aggressive | 12.605 | -0.8% | 67 | 85.79% |   | 949.55m+ | |
| 3 | Ghrazi rapier Stab · Aggressive | 12.159 | -4.3% | 66 | 83.84% |    | 569.95m+ | |
| 4 | Obligator Crush · Smash | 12.12 | -4.6% | 49 | 84.39% |  | 4.51b+ | |
| 5 | Osmumten's fang Stab · Aggressive | 11.902 | -6.3% | 60 | 96.66% |  | 566.73m+ |
The rocks gear setup: best in slot for every style
The highest-DPS setup against The rocks in Old School RuneScape is magic, built around the Harmonised Nightmare staff, at 17.629 damage per second - about 7 seconds a kill. That beats the best ranged setup by 21%. The tradeable pieces come to roughly 353.5m 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.
The rocks gear - frequently asked questions
What are the best alternatives to the Harmonised Nightmare staff against The rocks?
In magic, the next best setups are built around the Kodai wand (14.107 DPS), the Toxic staff of the dead (14.106 DPS) and the Staff of Light (14.104 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 rocks in OSRS?
Magic is the highest-DPS style against The rocks, with the Harmonised Nightmare staff as the weapon. The full loadout is above, slot by slot, with live Grand Exchange prices totalling about 353.5m gp.
What combat style should I use against The rocks?
Magic 17.629 DPS, Ranged 14.606 DPS, Melee 12.705 DPS - so magic wins by 21%. Reach and mechanics still matter: a style listed here may not be usable on every phase.
How long does it take to kill The rocks?
About 7 seconds per kill with the best-in-slot loadout at 99 stats, from The rocks's 130 hitpoints and the sustained damage of that setup. No spec cycles or prayer switching are modelled.
What is The rocks weak to?
The rocks is weak to fire (100%), which the loadout search already accounts for.
What is the best magic setup for The rocks?
Harmonised Nightmare staff, casting Fire Surge, with Slayer helmet (i), Ancestral robe top and Ancestral robe bottom: 17.629 DPS (max hit 78). 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 rocks?
Ascension crossbows, with Slayer helmet (i), Masori body (f) and Masori chaps (f): 14.606 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 The rocks?
Soulreaper axe, with Slayer helmet (i), Inquisitor's hauberk and Inquisitor's plateskirt: 12.705 DPS (max hit 89). 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: The rocks, 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).