Vanguard best in slot

Magic · Magic · 10.499 DPS · 180 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).
Vanguard(Magic)Combat 0 · 180 hp· xerician
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Best style vs this target: magic (10.499 DPS).
Rune pouch · Greater thrall
1051
DPS10.499incl. thralls +0.625
Max hit70
Accuracy84.6%
Time to kill17.1s
Attack styleMagic
Buffs: Saturated heartAuguryThralls
Approx. buy cost: 1.29b(+ untradeables)
weapon
Tumeken's shadow
825.00m
head
Ancestral hat
48.10m
body
Ancestral robe top
96.76m
legs
Ancestral robe bottom
67.33m
hands
Confliction gauntlets
69.79m
feet
Avernic treads (et)
160.41m
cape
Imbued guthix cape
untradeable
neck
Occult necklace
361.8k
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 Vanguard · at 99 stats with the buffs above
StyleDPSMax hitAccuracyTime to killWeaponBuy cost
Magicbest10.4997084.6%17.1sTumeken's shadow1.29b
Ranged9.2314984.23%19.5sBow of faerdhinen423.43m
Melee5.1778432.41%34.8sScythe of vitur1.77b
Full drop table and combat stats on the Vanguard bestiary page. Roll its loot in the Vanguard loot simulator.

Best in slot gear for Vanguard

The highest-DPS setup against Vanguard (Magic) in Old School RuneScape is magic, built around the Tumeken's shadow, at 10.499 damage per second - about 17 seconds a kill. That beats the best ranged setup by 14%. The tradeable pieces come to roughly 1.29b 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.

Vanguard gear - frequently asked questions

What is the best gear for Vanguard in OSRS?

Magic is the highest-DPS style against Vanguard, with the Tumeken's shadow as the weapon. The full loadout is above, slot by slot, with live Grand Exchange prices totalling about 1.29b gp.

What combat style should I use against Vanguard?

Magic 10.499 DPS, Ranged 9.231 DPS, Melee 5.177 DPS - so magic wins by 14%. Reach and mechanics still matter: a style listed here may not be usable on every phase.

How long does it take to kill Vanguard?

About 17 seconds per kill with the best-in-slot loadout at 99 stats, from Vanguard's 180 hitpoints and the sustained damage of that setup. No spec cycles or prayer switching are modelled.