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Waterfiend

Waterfiend

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Weak to Melee Slayer Demon Weak to earth +100%
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.

Magic

Best here
Ancestral hat
Imbued saradomin cape
Amulet of earth
Holy blessing
Harmonised nightmare staff
Ancestral robe top
Tome of earth
Ancestral robe bottom
Confliction gauntlets
Avernic treads (max)
Magus ring
12.42DPS 10s
Max hit68
Accuracy87.6%
Speed4t / 2.4s
StyleMagic

Harmonised nightmare staff · Holy blessing

Melee

Inquisitor's great helm
Infernal cape
Amulet of rancour
Holy blessing
Soulreaper axe
Inquisitor's hauberk
Inquisitor's plateskirt
Ferocious gloves
Avernic treads (max)
Ultor ring
10.88DPS 12s
Max hit77
Accuracy84.8%
Speed5t / 3.0s
StyleCrush

Soulreaper axe · Holy blessing

Ranged

Void ranger helm
Blessed dizana's quiver
Necklace of rupture
Seeking dragon arrow
Scorching bow
Elite void top
Elite void robe
Void knight gloves
Avernic treads (max)
Venator ring
9.90DPS 13s
Max hit59
Accuracy80.3%
Speed4t / 2.4s
StyleRapid

Scorching 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 Waterfiend.

head Ancestral hat47.6M 12.42
Virtus mask 4.5M −0.0% 3rd Age mage hat 15.6M −0.0% Ahrim's hood 374K −0.1%
cape Imbued saradomin capeuntradeable 12.42
Imbued zamorak cape untradeable −0.0% Imbued guthix cape untradeable −0.0% Saradomin cape untradeable −0.3%
neck Amulet of earth500K 12.42
Elemental amulet 1.5M −0.0% Occult necklace 436K −5.8% Occult necklace (or) 2.7M −5.8%
ammo Broad bolts54 12.42
Amethyst broad bolts 198 −0.0% Holy blessing 2K −0.0% Unholy blessing 12K −0.0%
weapon Harmonised nightmare staff494.3M 12.42
Kodai wand 56.3M −19.5% Toxic staff of the dead 7.9M −19.6% Staff of Balance 24.8M −20.0%
body Ancestral robe top96.6M 12.42
Virtus robe top 32.0M −0.0% Ahrim's robetop 1.4M −0.3% Blue moon chestplate 1.4M −0.3%
shield Tome of earthuntradeable 12.42
Elidinis' ward (f) 139.9M −6.5% Arcane spirit shield 133.6M −6.7% Mage's book 4.7M −7.0%
legs Ancestral robe bottom69.5M 12.42
Virtus robe bottom 22.5M −0.0% Ahrim's robeskirt 1.5M −0.2% Blue moon tassets 3.8M −0.2%
hands Confliction gauntlets63.6M 12.42
Tormented bracelet 20.2M −2.3% Barrows gloves untradeable −5.5% Dragon gloves untradeable −5.6%
feet Avernic treads142.8M 12.42
Avernic treads (max) 205.0M −0.0% Avernic treads (pr) untradeable −0.0% Avernic treads (pe) untradeable −0.0%
ring Magus ring22.9M 12.42
Seers ring (i) 867K −0.2% Brimstone ring 1.9M −0.2% Seers ring 867K −0.5%
The fight

Mechanics

Waterfiends use a magic attack and a magic-based ranged attack, up to 11 every 4 ticks.

They resist everything except crush and heavy ranged, and earth spells do double damage.

Which style: Crush or heavy ranged. Earth spells do 100% extra.

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

What to bring

Inventory

At 12s a kill with the best-in-slot melee setup, a trip is more than 40 kills. Our suggestion: the OSRS Wiki publishes no inventory for Waterfiend.

Super combat potion(4) Boosts Attack, Strength and Defence by 19
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
Loot

What it drops

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

Water rune Always
Fiendish ashes Always
Coins×2,000–3,000 1/9
Mithril arrow×90 1/13
Water orb×6–10 1/16
Staff of water 1/21
Water rune×150 1/21
Crystal shard×3–5 1/24
Sapphire bolts×15 1/26
Death rune×23 1/26
Water battlestaff 1/32
Mithril ore×10–20 1/32
Vial of water×40–50 1/32
Water talisman 1/32
Blood rune×17 1/43
Raw lobster×18 1/43
Raw shark×8 1/43
Shark×2 1/43
Watermelon seed×5–15 1/43
Grimy guam leaf 1/57
Adamant chainbody 1/64
Adamant warhammer 1/64
Rune med helm 1/64
Mist rune×25–75 1/64
Mud rune×75–100 1/64
Steam rune×40–60 1/64
Oyster×3 1/64
Seaweed×20–30 1/64
Snape grass×20–30 1/64
Grimy marrentill 1/76
Brimstone key 1/97
Grimy tarromin 1/101
Mystic water staff 1/128
Blue d'hide vambraces 1/128
Rune full helm 1/128
Mithril bar×10–15 1/128
Uncut sapphire×3 1/128
Uncut emerald×3 1/128
Uncut ruby×3 1/128
Uncut diamond×3 1/128
Clue scroll (hard) 1/128
Grimy harralander 1/130
Toadflax seed 1/161
Grimy ranarr weed 1/165
Uncut sapphire 1/171
Grimy irit leaf 1/228
Irit seed 1/236
Belladonna seed 1/244
Grimy avantoe 1/303
Poison ivy seed 1/339
Uncut emerald 1/341
Avantoe seed 1/345
Cactus seed 1/363
Grimy kwuarm 1/364
Grimy cadantine 1/455
Potato cactus seed 1/498
Kwuarm seed 1/506
Grimy lantadyme 1/607
Grimy dwarf weed 1/607
Uncut ruby 1/683
Snapdragon seed 1/758
Cadantine seed 1/1,090
Lantadyme seed 1/1,517
Snape grass seed×3 1/1,744
Chaos talisman 1/1,820
Nature talisman 1/1,820
Dwarf weed seed 1/2,491
Uncut diamond 1/2,731
Mist battlestaff 1/3,000
Torstol seed 1/3,876
Rune javelin×5 1/5,461
Loop half of key 1/5,461
Tooth half of key 1/5,461
Rune spear 1/87,719
Shield left half 1/175,439
Dragon spear 1/232,558
Defence

What it defends with

The monster
Hitpoints128
Defence level128
Magic level105
Size 1×1
Melee defence
Stab +100
Slash +100
Crush +10
Ranged and magic defence
Magic +100
Light +100
Standard +100
Heavy +20