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Hydra

Hydra

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Weak to Ranged Slayer Dragon Weak to earth +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.

Ranged

Best here
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
12.46DPS 24s
Max hit33
Accuracy90.4%
Speed2t / 1.2s
StyleRapid

Toxic blowpipe · Dragon dart

Melee

Oathplate helm
Infernal cape
Amulet of rancour
Holy blessing
Scythe of vitur
Oathplate chest
Oathplate legs
Ferocious gloves
Avernic treads (max)
Bellator ring
10.17DPS 29s
Max hit48
Accuracy72.4%
Speed5t / 3.0s
StyleSlash

Scythe of vitur · Holy blessing

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
8.48DPS 35s
Max hit70
Accuracy72.7%
Speed5t / 3.0s
StyleMagic

Tumeken's shadow · Holy blessing

Alternatives

Other options by slot

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

head Masori mask9.2M 12.46
Masori mask (f) 18.5M −0.0% Armadyl helmet 9.0M −3.1% Crystal helm untradeable −3.1%
cape Blessed dizana's quiveruntradeable 12.46
Dizana's quiver untradeable −0.0% Ava's assembler untradeable −0.4% Mixed hide cape 21K −3.6%
neck Necklace of rupture139.7M 12.46
Necklace of anguish 20.2M −3.2% Necklace of anguish (or) 20.3M −3.2% Necklace of fangs 72K −6.4%
ammo Dragon dart990 12.46
Rune dart 241 −6.0% Amethyst dart 178 −6.0% Ruby dragon bolts (e) 3K −24.1%
weapon Toxic blowpipe9.6M 12.46
Webweaver bow untradeable −28.0% Bow of faerdhinen (c) 107.2M −31.4% Twisted bow 1.4B −38.5%
body Masori body44.3M 12.46
Masori body (f) 80.5M −0.0% Armadyl chestplate 36.0M −3.4% Crystal body untradeable −3.5%
legs Masori chaps29.9M 12.46
Masori chaps (f) 57.3M −0.0% Armadyl chainskirt 26.6M −3.3% Crystal legs untradeable −3.4%
hands Zaryte vambraces72.7M 12.46
Barrows gloves untradeable −3.3% Black d'hide vambraces 3K −3.3% Ranger gloves 270K −3.3%
feet Avernic treads142.8M 12.46
Avernic treads (max) 205.0M −0.0% Avernic treads (pr) untradeable −0.0% Avernic treads (pe) untradeable −0.0%
ring Venator ring46.9M 12.46
Archers ring (i) 2.5M −3.1% Brimstone ring 1.9M −3.3% Archers ring 2.5M −3.3%
The fight

Mechanics

A hydra starts on a random style and swaps between magic and ranged every three attacks, for up to 22.

Its middle head spits poison on three random tiles, a 3x3 splash that then deals 4 every two ticks, or 1-2 if you're poison immune.

Which style: Earth spells, which do 40% extra.

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

What to bring

Inventory

About 15 minutes of kills per trip with the best-in-slot ranged setup: 37 at 24s each. Our suggestion: the OSRS Wiki publishes no inventory for Hydra.

Ranging potion(4) Boosts Ranged by 13
Antidote++(4) Its attacks poison you. A dose stops poison for 12 minutes
Prayer potion(4)×4 Restores prayer, to keep your protection prayer up
Shark×21 Heals 20
Teleport to house (tablet) Takes you home when the trip is done
Loot

What it drops

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

Hydra bones Always
Coins×500–3,500 1/8
Monkfish 1/12
Blood rune×15–45 1/14
Chaos rune×20–50 1/14
Death rune×30–60 1/14
Fire rune×70–90 1/14
Law rune×30–60 1/14
Water rune×70–90 1/14
Super restore(1)×1–2 1/21
Fire battlestaff 1/26
Water battlestaff 1/26
Super combat potion(1) 1/32
Black d'hide chaps 1/43
Rune kiteshield 1/43
Dragon bones×3–5 1/43
Battlestaff×2–3 1/64
Brimstone key 1/65
Rune platebody 1/128
Mystic robe bottom 1/128
Dragon longsword 1/128
Grimy guam leaf×1–3 1/128
Clue scroll (hard) 1/128
Toadflax seed 1/161
Grimy marrentill×1–3 1/171
Grimy avantoe×3 1/192
Grimy tarromin×1–3 1/228
Irit seed 1/236
Grimy ranarr weed×3 1/240
Belladonna seed 1/244
Diamond bolt tips×20 1/256
Ruby bolt tips×20 1/284
Emerald bolt tips×20 1/284
Grimy harralander×1–3 1/293
Grimy snapdragon×3 1/320
Grimy torstol×3 1/320
Poison ivy seed 1/339
Avantoe seed 1/345
Cactus seed 1/363
Dragonstone bolt tips×20 1/366
Grimy ranarr weed×1–3 1/372
Potato cactus seed 1/498
Kwuarm seed 1/506
Grimy irit leaf×1–3 1/512
Uncut sapphire 1/512
Clue scroll (elite) 1/512
Grimy avantoe×1–3 1/683
Snapdragon seed 1/758
Grimy kwuarm×1–3 1/819
Onyx bolt tips×20 1/853
Grimy cadantine×1–3 1/1,024
Uncut emerald 1/1,024
Cadantine seed 1/1,090
Sapphire bolt tips×20 1/1,280
Grimy lantadyme×1–3 1/1,365
Grimy dwarf weed×1–3 1/1,365
Lantadyme seed 1/1,517
Snape grass seed×3 1/1,744
Hydra's eye 1/1,801
Hydra's fang 1/1,801
Hydra's heart 1/1,801
Uncut ruby 1/2,048
Dwarf weed seed 1/2,491
Torstol seed 1/3,876
Hydra tail 1/5,000
Nature talisman 1/5,461
Uncut diamond 1/8,190
Dragon thrownaxe×200–400 1/10,000
Dragon knife×200–400 1/10,000
Rune javelin×5 1/16,393
Loop half of key 1/16,393
Tooth half of key 1/16,393
Rune spear 1/263,158
Shield left half 1/526,316
Dragon spear 1/714,286
Defence

What it defends with

The monster
Hitpoints300
Defence level100
Magic level210
Size 3×3
Melee defence
Stab +160
Slash +160
Crush +160
Ranged and magic defence
Magic +160
Light 0
Standard 0
Heavy 0