Black Knight
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Black Knight | |||||||||||
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Release | 4 January 2001 (Update) | ||||||||||
Members | No | ||||||||||
Examine | |||||||||||
A dark-hearted knight. | |||||||||||
Combat info | |||||||||||
Level | LP | ![]() | ![]() | ||||||||
30 | 1,100 | 48.9 | 16.1 | ||||||||
Equipment XP (2H/MH & Armour/OH) | |||||||||||
2 / 1 / 0 | |||||||||||
Aggressive | Poisonous | ||||||||||
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Offensive | |||||||||||
Max hit | |||||||||||
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110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
Style | Rate | ||||||||||
![]() | 5 ticks (3.0s) | ||||||||||
Combat levels | |||||||||||
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22 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
Accuracy | |||||||||||
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341 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
Abilities used | |||||||||||
None | |||||||||||
Defensive | |||||||||||
Armour | ![]() | Weakness | Susceptible | ||||||||
341 | 22 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||||||
Affinities | |||||||||||
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90 | 55 | 45 | 65 | ||||||||
Immunities | |||||||||||
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Not immune | Not immune | Not immune | Not immune | ||||||||
Advanced data | |||||||||||
NPC ID | 178 | ||||||||||
Links | bestiary • MRND | ||||||||||
FAQ • doc |
Black Knights are medium level humans found mainly in and around their fortress. They are central to the Black Knights' Fortress. Black Knights are some of the oldest non-player characters in RuneScape. When the game was first released, Black Knights were the strongest foes in RuneScape at level 46. There were only three Black Knights in RuneScape at that time.
They can be killed to increase a player's White knight rank after completing the Wanted! quest. This allows greater access to the White Knight Master Armoury run by Sir Vyvin. The Black Knight location within Taverley Dungeon is ideal for gaining these kills.
An easy method of killing them in F2P and P2P is to kill them near the Black Knights' Fortress, using a fast and high-hitting weapon, and good melee armour, or use magic and take cover at one of the safespots. When at low life points, you can go to the Monastery and be healed by the monks, then go back. If you have 43 prayer you can also use protect from melee when at low life points, and heal and recharge at the Monastery.
Contents
Locations[edit | edit source]
Location | Levels | Members | Spawns | Map |
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Black Knight's Base | 33 | ![]() | 42 | Maplink |
Taverley Dungeon | 33 | ![]() | 2 | Maplink |
Black Knights' Fortress ground floor[UK]1st floor[US] | 33 | ![]() | 10 | Maplink |
Black Knights' Fortress 1st floor[UK]2nd floor[US] | 33 | ![]() | 20 | Maplink |
Black Knights' Fortress 2nd floor[UK]3rd floor[US] | 33 | ![]() | 5 | Maplink |
Black Knights' Fortress roof | 33 | ![]() | 14 | Maplink |
Black Knights' Fortress security rooms | 33 | ![]() | 4 | Maplink |
Lava Maze | 30 | ![]() | 10 | Maplink |
Heart of Gielinor | 108 | ![]() | 16 | Maplink |
North of Varrock | 33 | ![]() | 2 | Maplink |
Jolly Boar Inn | 33 | ![]() | 1 | Maplink |
Daemonheim | 33 | ![]() | 6 | Maplink |
Drops[edit | edit source]
100% drops[edit | edit source]
Item | ![]() |
Quantity | Rarity | GE price | High Alch | |
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![]() | Bones | ![]() | 1 | Always | 291 | 0 |
Charms
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94% | 3% | 1% | 0.6–0.8% | 0.6–0.8% |
Represents a 90% confidence range based on a sample of 16,186 kills. 1 item is dropped at a time. Add data to the log (requires JavaScript). |
Main drops[edit | edit source]
Item | ![]() |
Quantity | Rarity[d 1] | GE price | High Alch | |
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![]() | Grimy guam | ![]() | 1 | 2/128 | 447 | 18 |
![]() | Grimy marrentill (m) | ![]() | 1 | 2/128 | 7,122 | 0 |
![]() | Grimy tarromin | ![]() | 1 | 1/128 | 163 | 0 |
![]() | Grimy harralander (m) | ![]() | 1 | 1/128 | 718 | 0 |
![]() | Grimy ranarr (m) | ![]() | 1 | 1/256 | 3,445 | 0 |
![]() | Grimy irit (m) | ![]() | 1 | 1/256 | 3,456 | 0 |
![]() | Grimy avantoe (m) | ![]() | 1 | 1/256 | 1,074 | 0 |
![]() | Grimy kwuarm (m) | ![]() | 1 | 1/512 | 12,033 | 0 |
![]() | Grimy cadantine (m) | ![]() | 1 | 1/512 | 5,444 | 0 |
![]() | Grimy lantadyme (m) | ![]() | 1 | 1/512 | 8,810 | 0 |
![]() | Grimy dwarf weed (m) | ![]() | 1 | 1/512 | 17,647 | 0 |
![]() | Mind rune | ![]() | 2; 9 | 1/256 | 34-153 | 6-27 |
![]() | Body rune | ![]() | 9 | 3/128 | 216 | 27 |
![]() | Chaos rune | ![]() | 4; 6 | 4/128 | 772-1,158 | 112-168 |
![]() | Death rune | ![]() | 2 | 2/128 | 556 | 124 |
![]() | Earth rune | ![]() | 10 | 3/128 | 180 | 30 |
![]() | Law rune | ![]() | 3; 4 | 2/128 | 1,158-1,544 | 225-300 |
![]() | Cosmic rune | ![]() | 7 | 1/128 | 2,163 | 322 |
![]() | Potato seed (m) | ![]() | 4 | 6/128 | 1,288 | 16 |
![]() | Onion seed (m) | ![]() | 4 | 5/128 | 1,188 | 24 |
![]() | Cabbage seed (m) | ![]() | 4 | 3/128 | 1,224 | 60 |
![]() | Tomato seed (m) | ![]() | 3 | 2/128 | 834 | 6 |
![]() | Sweetcorn seed (m) | ![]() | 3 | 1/128 | 1,185 | 12 |
![]() | Strawberry seed (m) | ![]() | 2; 3 | 1/256 | 962-1,443 | 20-30 |
![]() | Watermelon seed (m) | ![]() | 2 | 1/512 | 4,838 | 66 |
![]() | Tiny spiky iron salvage | ![]() | 1 | 4/128 | 143 | 65 |
![]() | Small plated iron salvage | ![]() | 1 | 2/128 | 499 | 130 |
![]() | Tiny blunt steel salvage | ![]() | 1 | 1/128 | 644 | 240 |
![]() | Mithril arrow | ![]() | 3 | 4/128 | 66 | 135 |
![]() | Black full helm | ![]() | 1 | 2/128 | 2,994 | 823 |
![]() | Black 2h sword | ![]() | 1 | 2/128 | 4,475 | 1,152 |
![]() | Black sword | ![]() | 1 | 2/128 | 3,773 | 374 |
![]() | Off-hand black sword | ![]() | 1 | 1/128 | 2,225 | 374 |
![]() | Black gauntlets | ![]() | 1 | 1/128 | 4,225 | 1,200 |
![]() | Black platebody | ![]() | 1 | 2/128 | 3,548 | 2,304 |
![]() | Black platelegs | ![]() | 1 | 2/128 | 3,140 | 1,152 |
![]() | Coins | ![]() | 1–80 | 53/128 | 1-80 | 1-80 |
![]() | Coal stone spirit | ![]() | 1 | 6/128 | 27 | Not alchemisable |
![]() | Pot of flour | ![]() | 1 | 1/128 | 182 | 8 |
![]() | Tin stone spirit | ![]() | 1 | 1/128 | 210 | Not alchemisable |
![]() | Bread | ![]() | 1 | 1/128 | 200 | 14 |
![]() | Rare drop table | ![]() | 1 | Very rare | Not sold | Not alchemisable |
- ^ Estimated based on 26,757 kills from the RuneMetrics drop logging project.
Tertiary drops[edit | edit source]
Item | ![]() |
Quantity | Rarity | GE price | High Alch | |
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![]() | Spirit sapphire (m) | ![]() | 1 | 5/2000 | Not sold | Not alchemisable |
![]() | Spirit emerald (m) | ![]() | 1 | 3/2000 | Not sold | Not alchemisable |
![]() | Spirit ruby (m) | ![]() | 1 | 2/2000 | Not sold | Not alchemisable |
![]() | Starved ancient effigy (m) | ![]() | 1 | Very rare | Not sold | Not alchemisable |
Rare drop table[edit | edit source]
- This monster has access to the rare drop table.
Luck-enhancing items such as a ring of Wealth or luck of the Dwarves are not required to access the table.
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Universal drops[edit | edit source]
- Universal drops are dropped by nearly every monster outside of Daemonheim.
- These items are dropped alongside main drops.
Item | ![]() |
Quantity | Rarity | GE price | High Alch | |
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![]() | Key token | ![]() | 1 | Rare | Not sold | Not alchemisable |
![]() | Mimic kill token (m) | ![]() | 1 | Very rare | 20,230 | Not alchemisable |
Update history[edit | edit source]
- patch 1 April 2009 (Update):
- All black knights will now correctly update the Falador Achievement Diary task (It's Nothing Personal).
Trivia[edit | edit source]
- Ironically in Armies Of Gielinor they appear on Zaros' side as some of his units, this suggests the black knights may have once served Zaros and split up. Some remaining loyal to Zaros and some joining Zamorak.
- It was once possible to imitate a Black Knight by equipping a set of black armour, substituting the helmet with a heraldic helmet, the boots with mime boots or vyrewatch shoes, and using black gloves, black gauntlets or gloves of silence.
- In RuneScape, Black Knights use black longswords and have red plumes. However, in the RuneScape-based FunOrb game 'Armies of Gielinor', they wield black two handed swords and have different coloured plumes. In Armies of Gielinor, their boots seem to be black snakeskin boots.
- Black Knights used to drop a pile of flour on the ground. This could only be picked up if a player had a pot in their inventory, resulting in the usual Pot of Flour.
- The longsword graphic update has changed the colouring on their swords to look like the new Black Longswords.
- Black Knights are among the few NPCs to have more than one capital letter in their name. If Jagex had followed their common name structure, "Black Knight" would look like "Black knight".
- The Black Knight in Port Sarim jail has a lowercased k in 'knight.' He is also the only black knight not wielding a sword.
- It is said that in the RuneScape Official Handbook, Black Knights weigh over 300 pounds and also says that the 300 pounds is almost all muscle. This is most likely hyperbole.
- All Black Knights and Elite Black Knights received a graphical update when the quest "The Death of Chivalry" was released.
- Along with the aforementioned update, Black Knights use the updated animations that were released with the Evolution of Combat, including entering a combat stance when under attack. They still use the pre-EoC (and current Legacy) death animation, however.
- After the graphical update, there are now male and female black knights.
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- Bestiary
- Combat level 30 monsters
- Combat level 33 monsters
- F2P bestiary
- Weak to water spells
- Susceptible to inquisitor staff
- RuneMetrics supported drop table
- Monsters with access to the rare drop table
- Effigy dropping monsters
- Kinshra
- Black Knights' Fortress (quest)
- Wanted!
- Sliske's Endgame
- Evil Dave's Big Day Out
- Pages with maps