Great White Sharks can be quite tough in Old School RuneScape (OSRS), especially if you’re planning on farming them.
Besides their toughness, they’re also the only source of the extremely rare Broken Dragon Hook. This item is required for the best salvaging hook upgrade, but it’s going to require a lot of shark kills to get!
In this guide, we’ll tell you how to easily combat and farm Great White Sharks.
How to Combat and Farm Great White Sharks | OSRS
Preparation and Basics
First off, let’s talk about the mechanics and basics of sailing combat here. The first thing is that you’ll want to avoid using any expensive ranged ammo types when fighting at sea. That’s no different when dealing with Great White Sharks.
The reason for that is that there’s a massive penalty to your ranged weapons’ damage while Sailing. You’ll only do about 25% of your full damage, so it would be wasteful to use more expensive ammo.
This somewhat extends to your Cannons as well. Sure, using more expensive cannonballs does increase your Max Hit drastically, as we covered in our guide on how to deal more damage with cannons.
However, if you’re planning to farm the Great White Sharks, you’re better off sticking to Bronze Cannonballs. They are much cheaper than the rarer ones, so you can buy loads for pretty cheap and their damage is serviceable enough!
On the other hand, make sure to get the best possible Keel and Hull upgrades via ship customization. They will raise your ship’s Hit Points and Armour, which will be crucial for surviving against Great White Sharks.
This is important to offset the lower Max Hit potential of using cheaper cannonballs. Slightly longer fights means you need to be tankier!
Similarly, it’s also highly recommended to bring as many Repair Kits as you can. You’ll need them to repair your ship and heal, after all.
Lastly, it’s also highly recommended to have two crewmates with high Privateering assigned to your cannons. Have them handle the cannons so that you’re free to use ranged weapons for some extra DPS, however small.
Recommended Farming Spot and Method
With those basics laid down, there’s one spot we recommend for killing and farming Great White Sharks easily. It’s southwest of the Lunar Isle, as shown on the map above.
If you have access to Tile Markers, such as by using the RuneLite client, here are the markers for this farming spot. They tell you how to position your boat to farm the Great White Sharks in the area.
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Remember, you can import Tile Markers by copying them and then right-clicking on your minimap. Then, just select “Import Ground Markers.”
If you do use the Tile Markers, the most important part is to align your boat with them. Mainly, you want to align the bowsprit to be exactly in the center.
Aligning yourself properly here will allow both of your cannons to fire forward, hitting the sharks without needing to do any tricks! This drastically increases your damage output and makes the farm easier.
What’s more, if you’re positioned like the example above, this also works as a safespot for your character. The sharks can still damage your boat, but not you directly!
This positioning trick should work when fighting Great White Sharks at any spot, not just this farming spot. You just have to align your bowsprit with the center of the shark’s tiles.
By doing this, you can quite easily and safely farm Great White Sharks for hours. You just need to make sure to have plenty of cannonballs and Repair Kits and you’re set!
So, there you have it, that’s our guide on how to easily combat and farm Great White Sharks in OSRS. We hope this helps you get that ultra-rare Broken Dragon Hook!
