Tortoise best in slot

No riders · Melee · 14.128 DPS · 100 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).
Tortoise(No riders)Combat 79 · 100 hp· weak to earth
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Best style vs this target: melee (14.128 DPS).
Rune pouch · Greater thrall
1051
DPS14.128incl. thralls +0.625
Max hit87
Accuracy92.84%
Time to kill7.1s
Attack styleSlash · Aggressive
Buffs: Super / divine combatPietyThralls
Approx. buy cost: 2.00b(+ untradeables)
weapon
Scythe of vitur
1.27b
head
Torva full helm
216.75m
body
Oathplate chest
87.09m
legs
Oathplate legs
86.95m
hands
Ferocious gloves
10.10m
feet
Avernic treads (max)
157.67m
cape
Infernal cape
untradeable
neck
Amulet of rancour
53.00m
ring
Ultor ring
114.00m
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 Tortoise · at 99 stats with the buffs above
StyleDPSMax hitAccuracyTime to killWeaponBuy cost
Meleebest14.1288792.84%7.1sScythe of vitur2.00b
Magic12.2557099.64%8.2sTumeken's shadow1.29b
Ranged11.8052992.31%8.5sSpine587.37m
Full drop table and combat stats on the Tortoise bestiary page. Roll its loot in the Tortoise loot simulator.

Best in slot gear for Tortoise

The highest-DPS setup against Tortoise (No riders) in Old School RuneScape is melee, built around the Scythe of vitur, at 14.128 damage per second - about 7 seconds a kill. That beats the best magic setup by 15%. The tradeable pieces come to roughly 2b 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.

Tortoise gear - frequently asked questions

What is the best gear for Tortoise in OSRS?

Melee is the highest-DPS style against Tortoise, with the Scythe of vitur as the weapon. The full loadout is above, slot by slot, with live Grand Exchange prices totalling about 2b gp.

What combat style should I use against Tortoise?

Melee 14.128 DPS, Magic 12.255 DPS, Ranged 11.805 DPS - so melee wins by 15%. Reach and mechanics still matter: a style listed here may not be usable on every phase.

How long does it take to kill Tortoise?

About 7 seconds per kill with the best-in-slot loadout at 99 stats, from Tortoise's 100 hitpoints and the sustained damage of that setup. No spec cycles or prayer switching are modelled.

What is Tortoise weak to?

Tortoise is weak to earth (20%), which the loadout search already accounts for.