OSRS Delve Boss Efficiency Tool by Gecko
This tool helps you find the most time-efficient strategy for farming the Doom of Mokhaiotl (also known as the Delve boss) in Old School RuneScape. It calculates which waves to complete before resetting to maximize your chances of getting rare drops like Mokhaiotl Cloth, Eye of Ayak, Avernic Treads, and the Dom Pet while minimizing time investment.
The calculator considers your complete farming cycle:
The Cycle Time shows the average time per attempt, including wipe recovery. The 50% Time estimates how long you'll need to farm for a 50% chance of getting the drop.
Wipe chances represent the probability of failing a wave (dying, running out of supplies, etc.):
Example: If Wave 5 has a 10% wipe chance and Wave 6 has 15%, attempting waves 1-6 gives you roughly a 23% chance of wiping somewhere during the run.
The calculator compares different stopping points (1-3 waves vs 1-6 waves, etc.) and finds the strategy that gives you the best time-to-drop ratio. Sometimes stopping earlier is more efficient, even if individual waves have better drop rates!
The highlighted row shows the most time-efficient strategy for each item. The "50% Runs" column shows how many farming attempts you need to have a 50% chance of success - lower numbers mean more reliable strategies for getting drops.
The calculator uses an advanced wave-by-wave mathematical model that accounts for drops obtained from any completed wave, even if you wipe on later waves:
where wᵢ = wipe chance at wave i, dᵢ = drop chance at wave i, tᵢ = time for wave i, N = waves attempted
Key Insight: This model correctly accounts for scenarios where you get a drop from wave 8 but wipe on wave 9 - you still keep the drop!
Extend the calculator to include additional waves beyond wave 9. New waves will use the same completion time and wipe chance as wave 9, with identical drop rates.
Reset times/wipes: Returns all values to defaults but keeps current wave count.
Reset waves: Returns to 9 waves total.