The Mimic — best gear and DPS

Gear

Best in slot

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

Magic

Best here

11.25DPS 20s

Max hit70

Accuracy96.4%

Speed5t / 3.0s

StyleMagic

Tumeken's shadow · Holy blessing

Melee

9.36DPS 25s

Max hit48

Accuracy66.6%

Speed5t / 3.0s

StyleSlash

Scythe of vitur · Holy blessing

Ranged

8.96DPS 26s

Max hit70

Accuracy76.6%

Speed5t / 3.0s

StyleRapid

Twisted bow · Seeking dragon arrow

Alternatives

Other options by slot

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

head

Ancestral hat47.6M 11.25

Virtus mask 4.5M −1.4%

3rd Age mage hat 15.6M −2.9%

Ahrim's hood 374K −2.9%

cape

Imbued saradomin capeuntradeable 11.25

Imbued zamorak cape untradeable −0.0%

Imbued guthix cape untradeable −0.0%

Saradomin cape untradeable −2.9%

neck

Occult necklace436K 11.25

Occult necklace (or) 2.7M −0.0%

3rd Age amulet 43.0M −8.5%

Amulet of air 460K −8.6%

ammo

Broad bolts54 11.25

Amethyst broad bolts 198 −0.0%

Holy blessing 2K −0.0%

Unholy blessing 12K −0.0%

weapon

Tumeken's shadow791.7M 11.25

Blue moon spear 363K −46.1%

Toktz-mej-tal 498K −58.5%

body

Ancestral robe top96.6M 11.25

Virtus robe top 32.0M −1.4%

Ahrim's robetop 1.4M −2.9%

Blue moon chestplate 1.4M −2.9%

legs

Ancestral robe bottom69.5M 11.25

Virtus robe bottom 22.5M −1.4%

Ahrim's robeskirt 1.5M −2.9%

Blue moon tassets 3.8M −2.9%

hands

Confliction gauntlets63.6M 11.25

Tormented bracelet 20.2M −3.0%

Barrows gloves untradeable −11.7%

Dragon gloves untradeable −11.7%

feet

Avernic treads (max)205.0M 11.25

Avernic treads (et) untradeable −0.0%

Avernic treads 142.8M −1.4%

Avernic treads (pr) untradeable −1.4%

ring

Magus ring22.9M 11.25

Seers ring (i) 867K −2.9%

Brimstone ring 1.9M −2.9%

Seers ring 867K −3.0%

The fight

Mechanics

Turn on Protect from Melee before you enter and leave it on.

It throws six sweets (three purple, one red, one blue, one green) for about 10 each if you don't dodge, so keep moving. The coloured ones spawn a Third Age warrior, mage and ranger, which you ignore because they drop nothing. Its stomp lands on your tile and ramps up each tick to a cap of 6, so step away to reset it.

Which style: Magic is its weakness, but any style works with dragon claws.

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

What to bring

Inventory

The OSRS Wiki's own “Magic” setup for The Mimic, slot for slot.

Voidwaker Its special attack always hits, for 50-150% of your melee max

Torva full helm Melee gear to swap into

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

Prayer potion(4) Restores prayer points

Amulet of rancour Melee gear to swap into

Infernal cape Melee gear to swap into

Anglerfish×4 Heals up to 22, and can take you past your maximum

Torva platebody Melee gear to swap into

Torva platelegs Melee gear to swap into

Ferocious gloves Melee gear to swap into

Ultor ring Melee gear to swap into

Teleport to house (tablet) Takes you home when the trip is done

Saturated heart Boosts Magic by 4 + 10% for five minutes

Watson teleport Takes you to Watson's house

Mimic Shown to the strange casket, it starts the fight

OSRS Wiki

The wiki's own setups

Equipment and inventory as the OSRS Wiki's strategy page lists them, 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 “Magic” gear, so that card shows only its equipment.