Boss Order Guide
Recommended boss progression for OSRS Ironman accounts, updated for 2026. Includes Moons of Peril, Royal Titans, Sailing content, and all major bosses.
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Early Game
Pre-Bowfa progression. Barrows, Moons of Peril, Royal Titans, and Fight Caves.
Barrows
Excellent early source of runes and magic armour. Twinflame Staff makes this very efficient. Do 50-100 chests for rune supply and Ahrim's pieces.
Dagannoth Rex
Camp Rex only — he has very low Magic defence, so safespotting with Iban's Blast or a powered staff melts him. Imbue the Berserker Ring at Soul Wars or NMZ for +8 strength. Can be done during a Dagannoth Slayer task.
Eclipse Moon
2025+The most-farmed moon for early ironmen. Eclipse Atlatl (1/224) is a two-handed ranged weapon whose max hit scales with your MELEE strength bonus — with full Eclipse armour it gains a burn set effect and carries early PvM and Slayer. Weak to stab; a slow, heavy hitter helps on the clone phase.
Blue Moon
2025+Priority from Moons of Peril. Blue Moon magic armour provides +30 magic attack (body) needed for Royal Titans. Farm full set before moving on.
Blood Moon
2025+The Moons have +500 ranged and magic defence, so melee is the only viable style — Blood Moon is weak to slash. Bring your best slash weapon. Blood Moon melee set has the Bloodrager set effect with Dual Macuahuitl and is strong for Slayer.
Royal Titans
2025+MilestoneDo BEFORE Corrupted Gauntlet. Deadeye (+18% ranged) and Mystic Vigour (+18% magic) are permanent prayer upgrades that help at CG. Crown drops (1/75 each) combine into Twinflame Staff. Wear Blue Moon armour for magic phases. Can be done on a Fire Giant Slayer task.
Amoxliatl
2025+Entry-level boss under the Twilight Temple — attacks with magic - Protect from Magic blocks the initial hit, but the ice-spike follow-up deals typeless damage. Glacial Temotli (1/100) is a two-handed crush weapon that rolls two independent hits. Pendant of Ates (1/25 inert) charges with frozen tears into a six-location Varlamore teleport — a great utility unlock.
TzTok-Jad (Fight Caves)
MilestoneMajor ironman milestone. Practice prayer flicking on Jad. With Deadeye prayer and decent ranged gear this is very achievable.
Mid Game
Corrupted Gauntlet through ToA. Post-Bowfa bosses, GWD, and Slayer bosses.
Corrupted Gauntlet
MilestoneTHE defining mid-game grind. Bowfa + Crystal armour is the strongest ranged setup until Masori. Deadeye prayer from Royal Titans helps significantly here. Expect 100-400+ KC for seeds.
Zulrah
Farm for blowpipe and magic fang. Bowfa makes Zulrah very consistent. Blowpipe is still great for Slayer and specific bosses. Scales + darts needed for charges.
Vorkath
Guaranteed head at 50 KC. Excellent consistent money maker. Bowfa or Fang both work well. One of the best GP/hr bosses for ironmen.
The Hueycoatl
2025+Varlamore's group dragon — up to 20 players, comfortable in small teams. 60% weak to earth spells, and its draconic attribute means dragonbane weapons hit hard. Dragon Hunter Wand (1/105) is the dragonbane powered wand for Vorkath, Hydra, and Olm. Huasca Seeds feed Prayer regeneration potions.
Demonic Gorillas
Need 4 zenyte shards total for all 4 zenyte jewelry pieces. Requires 89-98 Crafting to cut and 93 Magic to enchant. Bowfa + melee switch works well. Expect 300-600 KC per shard.
Phantom Muspah
2025+Bowfa is very effective here. Ancient Sceptre is useful for Ancient Magicks content. Good rune and resource drops.
Kraken
SlayerEasy AFK Slayer boss. Get the tentacle for Abyssal Tentacle upgrade. Trident drops here if you don't have one from cave krakens.
General Graardor (Bandos)
BCP + Tassets are core melee armour. Fang or Bowfa both work. Can solo with good stats. BGS spec is useful for bossing until DWH.
Kree'arra (Armadyl)
Armadyl pieces are needed to fortify Masori armour from ToA. Bowfa with Crystal armour makes this very doable solo. Priority after getting Masori unfortified pieces.
Tombs of Amascut
2025+MilestoneMost ironman-friendly raid with scalable difficulty. Start at entry mode, push to 150+ for uniques. Fang and Lightbearer are the priority drops. Soloable once experienced.
Late Game
DT2 bosses, raids, high Slayer bosses, Yama, and Doom of Mokhaiotl.
Vardorvis
2025+Easiest DT2 boss. Do this first for Ultor Ring (BIS melee ring, +12 str). The Soulreaper Axe needs one part from EACH of the four DT2 bosses. Fang is very effective here.
The Leviathan
2025+Venator Ring is BIS ranged ring (+10 ranged accuracy). Lower priority than Vardorvis unless you need the ranged ring.
The Whisperer
2025+Hardest DT2 boss. Magus Ring is BIS magic ring (+15 magic attack). Tumeken's Shadow is ideal here.
Duke Sucellus
2025+Bellator Ring is the melee accuracy ring. Lower priority than Ultor Ring for most content. Farm chromium ingots from any DT2 boss for ring creation.
Cerberus
SlayerThree crystals for BIS boots in each style. Primordial is the priority. Must be on a Hellhound or Cerberus task. Can be a very long grind for all 3.
Araxxor
2025+SlayerAraxyte Fang (1/600) combines with the Amulet of Torture into the Amulet of Rancour — BIS melee necklace. Noxious Halberd pieces (1/200 each, no duplicates until you have all three) assemble at 72 Smithing/Crafting into a fast 5-tick halberd that shines on Slayer and at Corp. Task-only boss, like Cerberus.
Alchemical Hydra
SlayerDragon Hunter Lance is BIS against dragons. Ferocious Gloves are BIS melee gloves. Consistent GP and alchs. Very rewarding Slayer boss.
Thermonuclear Smoke Devil
SlayerOccult Necklace (+5% magic damage) is BIS magic necklace. Very easy boss. Usually done passively on Smoke Devil tasks.
Tormented Demons
2025+Burning claws are a strong, cheap spec weapon, and the Tormented synapse builds the Purging staff and emberlight line. Requires gear switches similar to Royal Titans. Post-WGS content. (They do not drop Dragon Claws in OSRS - those are from CoX.)
Nex
Torva is BIS melee armour. Best done in masses (large groups). Zaryte Crossbow enhances enchanted bolt procs. Zaryte Vambraces are BIS ranged gloves.
Chambers of Xeric
MilestoneRigour and Augury prayers are massive upgrades (replace Deadeye/Mystic Vigour). Twisted Bow is the most powerful ranged weapon. Learn in trios, scale down to duos/solos.
Theatre of Blood
Scythe hits 3 times on large monsters - BIS for many bosses. Rapier is BIS melee stab. Sanguinesti heals on hit. Expensive to learn but very rewarding.
Corporeal Beast
Arcane Sigil is needed to fortify Elidinis' Ward from ToA. Solo method involves speccing down stats then killing. Very long grind (1/1,365 for the Arcane Sigil). Only do when you have the Ward drop.
Fortis Colosseum
2025+Extremely challenging wave-based combat. Sol Heredit is the final boss. Requires near-endgame gear and skill. Dizana's Quiver is the BIS ranged cape.
Yama
2025+2025 boss. Oathplate is slash-focused endgame melee armour. Surge potions (25% spec energy per dose) are essential for high-level PvM. Duo recommended. Demonic Tallow drops are common.
Doom of Mokhaiotl
2025+Endgame delve content. Eye of Ayak is the fastest powered staff (3-tick speed, 83 Magic). Avernic Treads are multi-style endgame boots. Scale delve levels for better drop rates (1/2000 → 1/540).
Maggot King
2025+2026 solo instanced boss in Vampyrium, pitched between Phosani's Nightmare and the Inferno. Melee is blocked until ~980 HP remain, so open with ranged or magic (80% fire weakness) and finish in melee. Elder Venator Fang (3/1,000) etches at 84 Crafting onto a Necklace of Anguish to make the Necklace of Rupture. Crimson Kisten (2/1,000) is a strong two-handed crush weapon.
Endgame
The Inferno. The ultimate PvM achievement.
TzKal-Zuk (Inferno)
MilestoneThe hardest PvM challenge in OSRS. BIS melee cape. Requires mastery of prayer flicking, wave management, and the Zuk fight. Tbow or Bowfa + ACB setup.
Notes on boss order
- This order is a recommendation, not a strict requirement. Adjust based on your account and goals.
- Slayer bosses (purple) are done passively during Slayer tasks when you reach the required level.
- DT2 bosses can be done in any order, but Vardorvis first is recommended for the Ultor Ring and Soulreaper Axe.
- Raids (CoX, ToB, ToA) order depends on your team and what drops you need most.
- Rigour and Augury from CoX replace Deadeye and Mystic Vigour from Royal Titans.
