Serpent shaman

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Weak to Melee Challenge

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

12.07DPS 10s

Max hit82

Accuracy88.2%

Speed5t / 3.0s

StyleRapid

Twisted bow · Seeking dragon arrow

Melee

11.30DPS 11s

Max hit77

Accuracy88.0%

Speed5t / 3.0s

StyleSlash

Soulreaper axe · Holy blessing

Magic

10.50DPS 12s

Max hit70

Accuracy89.9%

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 Serpent shaman.

head

Void ranger helmuntradeable 12.07

Masori mask 9.2M −10.2%

Masori mask (f) 18.5M −10.2%

Armadyl helmet 9.0M −12.8%

cape

Blessed dizana's quiveruntradeable 12.07

Dizana's quiver untradeable −0.0%

Ava's assembler untradeable −3.7%

Mixed hide cape 21K −3.9%

neck

Necklace of rupture139.7M 12.07

Necklace of anguish 20.2M −2.7%

Necklace of anguish (or) 20.3M −2.7%

Necklace of fangs 72K −5.3%

ammo

Seeking dragon arrow2K 12.07

Dragon arrow 2K −1.4%

Seeking amethyst arrow 535 −2.4%

Amethyst arrow 129 −3.8%

weapon

Twisted bow1.4B 12.07

3rd Age bow 991.0M −29.2%

Webweaver bow untradeable −29.3%

Bow of faerdhinen (c) 107.2M −30.3%

body

Elite void topuntradeable 12.07

Void knight top untradeable −2.4%

Masori body 44.3M −8.8%

Masori body (f) 80.5M −8.8%

legs

Elite void robeuntradeable 12.07

Void knight robe untradeable −2.4%

Masori chaps 29.9M −9.5%

Masori chaps (f) 57.3M −9.5%

hands

Void knight glovesuntradeable 12.07

Zaryte vambraces 72.7M −9.9%

Barrows gloves untradeable −12.7%

Black d'hide vambraces 3K −12.7%

feet

Avernic treads142.8M 12.07

Avernic treads (max) 205.0M −0.0%

Avernic treads (pr) untradeable −0.0%

Avernic treads (pe) untradeable −0.0%

ring

Venator ring46.9M 12.07

Archers ring (i) 2.5M −2.5%

Brimstone ring 1.9M −2.8%

Archers ring 2.5M −2.8%

The fight

Mechanics

It's aggressive and casts an accurate Water Surge from up to 10 tiles for up to 28 every 5 ticks.

It appears at the start of the first six Fortis Colosseum waves and returns as reinforcements in waves 4, 5, 6, 10 and 11.

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

What to bring

Inventory

The OSRS Wiki's own “Ranged” setup for the Fortis Colosseum, slot for slot.

Eye of Ayak Magic weapon to swap to

Scythe of Vitur Melee weapon to swap to

Infernal cape Melee gear to swap into

Dragon claws Its special attack hits four times in a row

Venator bow Ranged weapon to swap to

Amulet of blood fury Melee gear to swap into

Oathplate chest Melee gear to swap into

Divine rune pouch Holds the runes for your spells in one slot

Saradomin godsword Its special attack heals you and restores prayer

Saradomin brew(4)×6 Heals past your maximum, but lowers your attack stats

Super restore(4)×9 Restores prayer and any stats that have been lowered

Bastion potion(4) Boosts Ranged and Defence

Divine bastion potion(4) Boosts Ranged and Defence, and holds the boost for five minutes

Divine super combat potion(4) Boosts Attack, Strength and Defence, and holds the boost for five minutes

Sanfew serum(4) Restores prayer and stats, and holds poison off

OSRS Wiki

The wiki's own setups

Equipment and inventory as the OSRS Wiki's strategy page lists them for the Fortis Colosseum, slot for slot. These are what people actually take; the solved kits above are what the maths prefers. The inventory drawn above is the one with the “Ranged” gear, so that card shows only its equipment.