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Greater demon

Greater demon

115801 000-10 000
Weak to Magic Slayer Demon Weak to water +40%
Use the gear I own Everything below is best in slot at 99s. This finds your best setup from your own bank.
Gear

Best in slot

The best setup using every item in the game, at 99s with potions and the best prayer.

Melee

Best here
Torva full helm
Infernal cape
Amulet of rancour
Holy blessing
Scythe of vitur
Oathplate chest
Oathplate legs
Ferocious gloves
Avernic treads (max)
Ultor ring
13.50DPS 9s
Max hit50
Accuracy92.8%
Speed5t / 3.0s
StyleSlash

Scythe of vitur · Holy blessing

Ranged

Masori mask (f)
Blessed dizana's quiver
Necklace of rupture
Dragon dart
Toxic blowpipe
Masori body (f)
Masori chaps (f)
Zaryte vambraces
Avernic treads (max)
Venator ring
12.70DPS 9s
Max hit33
Accuracy92.2%
Speed2t / 1.2s
StyleRapid

Toxic blowpipe · Dragon dart

Magic

Ancestral hat
Imbued saradomin cape
Occult necklace
Holy blessing
Tumeken's shadow
Ancestral robe top
Ancestral robe bottom
Confliction gauntlets
Avernic treads (max)
Magus ring
11.64DPS 10s
Max hit70
Accuracy99.7%
Speed5t / 3.0s
StyleMagic

Tumeken's shadow · Holy blessing

Alternatives

Other options by slot

The best melee pick for each slot and the next best options. Each percentage is the DPS you lose by swapping in just that item against Greater demon.

head Torva full helm209.5M 13.50
Oathplate helm 82.2M −1.9% Neitiznot faceguard 12.3M −2.1% Inquisitor's great helm 69.0M −2.1%
cape Infernal capeuntradeable 13.50
Fire cape untradeable −2.4% 3rd Age cloak 274.1M −3.5% Cape of skulls 4.4M −3.5%
neck Amulet of rancour49.9M 13.50
Amulet of torture 20.0M −2.4% Amulet of torture (or) 20.2M −2.4% Amulet of fury 2.8M −2.7%
ammo Broad bolts54 13.50
Amethyst broad bolts 198 −0.0% Holy blessing 2K −0.0% Unholy blessing 12K −0.0%
weapon Scythe of vitur1.2B 13.50
Soulreaper axe 413.6M −12.7% Noxious halberd 38.9M −24.2% Saradomin's blessed sword untradeable −24.6%
body Oathplate chest82.8M 13.50
Fighter torso untradeable −0.5% Bandos chestplate 23.2M −0.5% Torva platebody 171.5M −0.5%
legs Oathplate legs82.5M 13.50
Bandos tassets 15.4M −0.4% Torva platelegs 108.6M −0.4% Inquisitor's plateskirt 116.1M −0.4%
hands Ferocious gloves9.0M 13.50
Barrows gloves untradeable −2.3% Dragon gloves untradeable −2.5% Rune gloves untradeable −2.5%
feet Avernic treads (max)205.0M 13.50
Avernic treads (pr) untradeable −0.0% Primordial boots 18.8M −0.1% Avernic treads 142.8M −2.1%
ring Ultor ring111.2M 13.50
Bellator ring 19.6M −1.8% Berserker ring (i) 3.6M −2.3% Brimstone ring 1.9M −3.3%
The fight

Mechanics

Greater demons slash for up to 9 every 4 ticks.

Protect from Melee stops that, and most of their dungeons have safespots.

Which style: Ranged or magic from a safespot. Water spells do 40% extra.

From the OSRS Wiki, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0.

What to bring

Inventory

At 9s a kill with the best-in-slot ranged setup, a trip is more than 40 kills. Our suggestion: the OSRS Wiki publishes no inventory for Greater demon.

Ranging potion(4) Boosts Ranged by 13
Prayer potion(4)×4 Restores prayer, to keep your protection prayer up
Shark×22 Heals 20
Teleport to house (tablet) Takes you home when the trip is done
Also in the wiki's strategy guide
Rune scimitarSilverlight
Loot

What it drops

37 drops, with rates from the OSRS Wiki. Open this boss in the planner for what a kill is worth at today's prices.

Vile ashes×1–2 Always
Looting bag 1/3
Coins×132 1/3
Coins×44 1/4
Coins×220 1/13
Fire rune×75 1/16
Coins×11 1/18
Steel 2h sword 1/32
Ensouled demon head 1/40
Steel axe 1/43
Steel battleaxe 1/43
Chaos rune×15 1/43
Death rune×5 1/43
Tuna 1/43
Gold bar 1/64
Larran's key 1/96
Uncut sapphire 1/102
Brimstone key 1/112
Mithril kiteshield 1/128
Adamant platelegs 1/128
Rune full helm 1/128
Fire rune×37 1/128
Coins×460 1/128
Thread×10 1/128
Clue scroll (hard) 1/128
Uncut emerald 1/205
Slayer's enchantment 1/249
Uncut ruby 1/410
Chaos talisman 1/1,092
Nature talisman 1/1,092
Uncut diamond 1/1,638
Rune javelin×5 1/3,277
Loop half of key 1/3,277
Tooth half of key 1/3,277
Rune spear 1/52,356
Shield left half 1/105,263
Dragon spear 1/138,889
Defence

What it defends with

The monster
Hitpoints115
Defence level80
Magic level1
Size 3×3
Melee defence
Stab 0
Slash 0
Crush 0
Ranged and magic defence
Magic -10
Light 0
Standard 0
Heavy 0
Combat achievements

Combat tasks

2 tasks worth 2 points. Open the planner to track the ones you have done.

All combat tasks
Easy 2 tasks 1 point each
A Greater FoeKill a Greater Demon. Kill Count 1 pt
Not So Great After AllFinish off a Greater Demon with a demonbane weapon. Restriction 1 pt