Waterfiend best in slot

Normal · Melee · 12.781 DPS · 128 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).
Waterfiend(Normal)Combat 115 · 128 hp· demon· weak to earth
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Best style vs this target: melee (12.781 DPS).
Rune pouch · Greater thrall
1051
DPS12.781incl. thralls +0.625
Max hit71
Accuracy82.15%
Time to kill10.0s
Attack styleSlash · Aggressive
Buffs: Super / divine combatPietyThrallsSlayer helm (on task)
Auto-applied: Slayer helm (on task)
Approx. buy cost: 651.68m(+ untradeables)
weapon
Emberlight
untradeable
head
Slayer helmet (i)
952.0k
body
Torva platebody
175.89m
legs
Torva platelegs
107.75m
hands
Ferocious gloves
10.30m
feet
Avernic treads (max)
159.00m
cape
Infernal cape
untradeable
neck
Amulet of rancour
53.10m
ring
Ultor ring
114.19m
shield
Avernic defender
30.50m
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 Waterfiend · at 99 stats with the buffs above
StyleDPSMax hitAccuracyTime to killWeaponBuy cost
Meleebest12.7817182.15%10.0sEmberlight651.68m
Magic11.9697590.72%10.7sTumeken's shadow1.24b
Ranged11.716285.77%10.9sScorching bow558.37m
Full drop table and combat stats on the Waterfiend bestiary page. Roll its loot in the Waterfiend loot simulator.

Best in slot gear for Waterfiend

The highest-DPS setup against Waterfiend (Normal) in Old School RuneScape is melee, built around the Emberlight, at 12.781 damage per second - about 10 seconds a kill. That beats the best magic setup by 7%. The tradeable pieces come to roughly 651.7m 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.

Waterfiend gear - frequently asked questions

What is the best gear for Waterfiend in OSRS?

Melee is the highest-DPS style against Waterfiend, with the Emberlight as the weapon. The full loadout is above, slot by slot, with live Grand Exchange prices totalling about 651.7m gp.

What combat style should I use against Waterfiend?

Melee 12.781 DPS, Magic 11.969 DPS, Ranged 11.71 DPS - so melee wins by 7%. Reach and mechanics still matter: a style listed here may not be usable on every phase.

How long does it take to kill Waterfiend?

About 10 seconds per kill with the best-in-slot loadout at 99 stats, from Waterfiend's 128 hitpoints and the sustained damage of that setup. No spec cycles or prayer switching are modelled.

What is Waterfiend weak to?

Waterfiend is weak to earth (100%), which the loadout search already accounts for.