Zombies Champion best in slot gear setup

Ranged · 14.503 DPS · 60 hp
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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).
Zombies ChampionCombat 51 · 60 hp· weak to fire
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Best style vs this target: ranged (14.503 DPS).
DPS14.503incl. thralls +0.625
Max hit42
Accuracy93.88%
Time to kill4.1s
Buy cost1.05b+
Attack styleRanged · Rapid
Attack style: Ranged · Rapid
Void ranger helmBlessed Dizana's quiverNecklace of ruptureOnyx ascension bolts (e)Ascension crossbowsElite void top
Elite void robeVoid knight glovesAvernic treads (max)Venator ring
Rune pouch · Greater thrall
1051
Buffs: Divine ranging / bastionRigourThralls
Auto-applied: Elite Void
weapon719.00m
headuntradeable
bodyuntradeable
legsuntradeable
handsuntradeable
feet140.99m
capeuntradeable
neck157.22m
ring37.50m
ammo8,978
Tap a piece for what it adds and what else could go there.
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Special attacks Spec: Rosewood blowpipe +0.17 DPS·Opener: Bandos godsword (+5.1%)
Spec weapon to bring

Switched in with this gear. Energy comes back 10% every 30 seconds, plus a surge potion dose every five minutes.

  • Rosewood blowpipe · 25% energy avg 27 a spec (max 58), 99.51% to hit · 108.1 per full bar +0.17 DPS
  • Dragon knife · 25% energy avg 26.2 a spec (max 56), 99.54% to hit · 104.7 per full bar +0.16 DPS
  • Toxic blowpipe · 50% energy avg 24.7 a spec (max 51), 96.67% to hit · 49.3 per full bar +0.07 DPS
  • Zaryte crossbow · 75% energy avg 48.9 a spec (max 76), 97.88% to hit · 65.3 per full bar +0.04 DPS

With the top one: 14.68 DPS over a trip (from 14.503).

Defence opener

Landed at the start of a kill from a full bar; this gear then hits a weaker target.

  • Bandos godsword × 2 97.9% to land the first, 99.55% the last · 15.248 DPS if all land 15.246 (+5.1%)
  • Elder maul × 2 96.68% to land the first, 97.59% the last · 14.911 DPS if all land 14.901 (+2.7%)
  • Dragon warhammer × 2 95.05% to land the first, 96.22% the last · 14.875 DPS if all land 14.861 (+2.5%)
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How this is worked out
Every combination of gear you could wear is scored with the same damage maths as the OSRS Wiki's DPS calculator, and the highest sustained DPS wins, with the buffs above applied.
  • 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 Zombies Champion Ranged 14.503·Melee 13.396·Magic 13.043
StyleDPSMax hitAccuracyTime to killWeaponBuy cost
Rangedbest14.5034293.88%4.1sAscension crossbows1.05b
Melee13.3968095.75%4.5sSoulreaper axe1.07b
Magic13.0435899.37%4.6sHarmonised Nightmare staff384.89m
At 99 stats with the best buffs for each style.

Zombies Champion ranged gear setups: top 5

One per weapon, the rest of the gear searched around it; outlined pieces differ from #1.
#WeaponDPSvs bestMax hitAccuracyGearBuy cost
1Ascension crossbows Rapid14.503-4293.88%1.05b+
DPS calc
2Toxic blowpipe Rapid13.869-4.4%3493.33%335.71m+
DPS calc
3Rosewood blowpipe Rapid11.885-18.1%2992.97%335.71m+
DPS calc
4Hunters' sunlight crossbow Rapid10.722-26.1%3895.53%351.04m+
DPS calc
5Ironwood blowpipe Rapid10.694-26.3%2692.68%335.71m+
DPS calc

Zombies Champion melee gear setups: top 5

One per weapon, the rest of the gear searched around it; outlined pieces differ from #1.
#WeaponDPSvs bestMax hitAccuracyGearBuy cost
1Soulreaper axe Slash · Aggressive13.396-8095.75%1.07b+
DPS calc
2Scythe of Vitur Slash · Aggressive13.106-2.2%7895.87%1.71b+
DPS calc
3Inquisitor's mace Crush · Aggressive12.657-5.5%6096.2%1.11b+
DPS calc
4Blade of Saeldor Slash · Aggressive12.423-7.3%5995.93%643.63m+
DPS calc
5Obligator Crush · Smash12.397-7.5%4496.22%4.74b+
DPS calc

Zombies Champion magic gear setups: top 5

One per weapon, the rest of the gear searched around it; outlined pieces differ from #1.
#WeaponDPSvs bestMax hitAccuracyGearBuy cost
1Harmonised Nightmare staff Casts Fire Surge with Sunfire runes13.043-5899.37%384.89m+
DPS calc
2Tumeken's shadow Accurate12.255-6.0%7099.64%1.07b+
DPS calc
3Eye of Ayak Accurate12.21-6.4%4299.19%419.98m+
DPS calc
4Sanguinesti staff Accurate11.623-10.9%5899.18%401.88m+
DPS calc
5Kodai wand Casts Fire Surge with Sunfire runes10.438-20.0%5899.41%437.45m+
DPS calc
Full drop table and combat stats on the Zombies Champion bestiary page. Roll its loot in the Zombies Champion loot simulator.

Zombies Champion gear setup: best in slot for every style

The highest-DPS setup against Zombies Champion in Old School RuneScape is ranged, built around the Ascension crossbows, at 14.503 damage per second - about 4 seconds a kill. That beats the best melee setup by 8%. The tradeable pieces come to roughly 1.05b 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.

Zombies Champion gear - frequently asked questions

What are the best alternatives to the Ascension crossbows against Zombies Champion?

In ranged, the next best setups are built around the Toxic blowpipe (13.869 DPS), the Rosewood blowpipe (11.885 DPS) and the Hunters' sunlight crossbow (10.722 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 Zombies Champion in OSRS?

Ranged is the highest-DPS style against Zombies Champion, with the Ascension crossbows as the weapon. The full loadout is above, slot by slot, with live Grand Exchange prices totalling about 1.05b gp.

What combat style should I use against Zombies Champion?

Ranged 14.503 DPS, Melee 13.396 DPS, Magic 13.043 DPS - so ranged wins by 8%. Reach and mechanics still matter: a style listed here may not be usable on every phase.

How long does it take to kill Zombies Champion?

About 4 seconds per kill with the best-in-slot loadout at 99 stats, from Zombies Champion's 60 hitpoints and the sustained damage of that setup. No spec cycles or prayer switching are modelled.

What is Zombies Champion weak to?

Zombies Champion is weak to fire (50%), which the loadout search already accounts for.

What is the best ranged setup for Zombies Champion?

Ascension crossbows, with Void ranger helm, Elite void top and Elite void robe: 14.503 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 Zombies Champion?

Soulreaper axe, with Torva full helm, Torva platebody and Torva platelegs: 13.396 DPS (max hit 80). 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 Zombies Champion?

Harmonised Nightmare staff, casting Fire Surge, with Ancestral hat, Ancestral robe top and Ancestral robe bottom: 13.043 DPS (max hit 58). The rest of the slots, the next best magic setups and the special attack to bring are above.

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Game data on this page comes from the OSRS Wiki: Zombies Champion, 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).