Best OSRS Gold Farming Builds and Gear Setups

If you want to maximize your profit in Old School RuneScape, choosing the right builds and gear setups is just as important as OSRS gold picking the right money-making method. High DPS, strong accuracy, proper prayer usage, and efficient gear switches all contribute to higher GP per hour—often doubling or tripling your gold income compared to budget setups.

This comprehensive guide covers the best OSRS gold farming builds across melee, ranged, and magic, along with specific gear setups tailored for PvM, skilling, AFK farming, and bossing. Whether you’re trying to reach your first 100M or push toward billions, these optimized loadouts will help you get there faster.

Best Slayer Builds for Maximum GP

Slayer is one of the most reliable long-term gold farming skills. Profit spikes dramatically at level 87+ when higher-tier monsters become available.

Slayer Build Setup
Melee Slayer Set:

Scythe or Rapier

Slayer Helmet (i)

Torva or Bandos

Berserker Ring (i)

Magic Slayer Set:

Sanguinesti Staff

Occult Necklace

Virtus / Ancestral

Slayer Helmet (i)

Ranged Slayer Set:

Blowpipe

Bowfa (Corrupted)

Masori Armor

Ava’s Assembler

Most Profitable Slayer Tasks:

Nechryaels (herb and rune drops)

Gargoyles (consistent drops, stones speed up kills)

Abyssal Demons (whips and alchs)

Drakes (drake claw drops)

Wyrms / Hydra (Hydra heads, boots, claws)

Black Demons (with Arclight)

Slayer builds scale extremely well with cheap OSRS Accounts gear upgrades, creating reliable long-term profits.