Kalphite King

For the achievement, see Kalphite King (achievement).

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Kalphite King
Release			14 January 2013 (Update)
Members			Yes
Examine
This mighty kalphite is even more powerful than the queen.
Combat info
Level			LP			XP			XP
2500			260,000			26,462.2			8,732.5
Equipment XP (2H/MH & Armour/OH)
1587 / 1058 / 529
Aggressive						Poisonous
Slayer
Level			XP			Category
1			3963			Kalphite
Assigned by
Offensive
Max hit
2560			0			0			2500
Style						Rate
						6 ticks (3.6s)
Combat levels
90				90				90
Accuracy
2343				2343				2343
Abilities used
Defensive
Armour				Weakness			Susceptible
2178		85
Affinities
65			40			30			50
Immunities
Not immune			Not immune			Not immune			Not immune
Advanced data
NPC ID				16697
Links				bestiary • MRND
FAQ • doc

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6 ticks (3.6s)

5 ticks (3.0s)

5 ticks (3.0s)

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The Kalphite King, formerly dubbed the "Toughest Boss in RuneScape history", is a boss monster who can be found in the Exiled Kalphite Hive.

The Kalphite King was first mentioned at RuneFest 2011 in Mod Mark's RuneScape 2012 speech. The Kalphite King is the only monster in the game that can drop the Drygore longsword, mace and rapier, along with their off-hand versions, which are powerful tier 90 melee weapons. It also drops the perfect chitin, which can be combined with an off-hand drygore weapon, off-hand ascension crossbow or seismic singularity to create the tier 90 set of defenders.

On release, the fight with the Kalphite King and his summoned marauders was a challenge that required players to be adept with the action bar system and changes with the introduction of the Evolution of Combat.

The Kalphite King will not allow dwarf multicannons to be set up. Dreadnips and dominion mines can be used, although the latter does not have any effect on him.

Obtaining all unique drops will unlock the [Name] the Kingslayer title.

Getting there

The Exiled Kalphite Hive is located south of the Jaldraocht Pyramid in the Kharidian Desert. The easiest way of getting there is running north from Menaphos or using Portmaster Kags (Jaldraocht option) by Menaphos tablet who will deliver the player via boat directly behind the Jaldraocht Pyramid at the Exiled Kalphite Hive. Players can also use the Desert Bandit Camp lodestone and simply run south from there. A third option is to use a pharaoh's sceptre to teleport to the pyramid and run a short distance south.

The entrance to the Kalphite King's Chamber.

Upon first entering the hive, there will be a blocked tunnel that can be cleared to create a shortcut (requiring level 23 Agility). This tunnel only needs to be cleared once. Click on the entrance near the tunnel, after which you can make or join a player's instance.

After a player enters the lair, the King will spawn and the fight will begin.

A player fighting against the Kalphite King.

Strategies

Main article: Kalphite King/Strategies

Drops

100% drop

	Item		Quantity	Rarity	GE price	High Alch
	Damaged chitin (m)		1	Always	0	0

Charms

Nothing	1	1	1	1
34–38%	7–9%	4–6%	29–33%	19–22%
Represents a 90% confidence range based on a sample of 1,536 kills. 20 items are dropped at a time. Add data to the log (requires JavaScript).

Main drop

The Kalphite King's drops are fairly unique compared to other monsters - rather than dropping one large amount, it drops smaller quantities which are then multiplied accordingly upon being rolled. In free-for-all groups, the whole drop goes to the player who dealt the most damage. In LootShare and CoinShare, the drops are split accordingly based on LootShare potential. For clarity, the whole drop (multipliers included) are listed on the table below rather than individual groups.

Drop multipliers:

• Sharks - 10 (5 base)
• Super restore - 10 (4 base)
• Earth talisman - 10 (5 base)
• Onyx bolts (e) - 5 (40 base)
• Black dragonhide - 5 (20 base)
• Banite stone spirit - ?
• Herbs - 5 (6 base)
• Tree seeds - 5 (1 palm tree/magic, 2 yew seeds base)
• Herb seeds - 5 (2 seeds base)
• Inert adrenaline crystals - 5 (2 base)
• Coins - 4 (10,000 - 20,000 base)

The average value of a drygore weapon is 46,016,253 coins. With the drop rate of drygore weaponry being 1/43, each kill is worth 1,078,506 coins excluding normal and rare drop table drops.

	Item		Quantity	Rarity	GE price	High Alch
	Inert adrenaline crystal (m)		10	Uncommon	427,150	24,000
	Grimy torstol (m)		30 (noted)	Uncommon	167,490	0
	Grimy dwarf weed (m)		30 (noted)	Uncommon	434,730	0
	Grimy lantadyme (m)		30 (noted)	Uncommon	245,370	0
	Grimy snapdragon (m)		30 (noted)	Uncommon	53,340	0
	Grimy kwuarm (m)		30 (noted)	Uncommon	426,510	0
	Torstol seed (m)		10	Uncommon	7,250	380
	Lantadyme seed (m)		10	Uncommon	3,540	380
	Dwarf weed seed (m)		10	Uncommon	80,060	380
	Snapdragon seed (m)		10	Uncommon	7,060	380
	Magic seed (m)		5	Uncommon	119,770	1,265
	Palm tree seed (m)		5	Uncommon	118,170	760
	Yew seed (m)		10	Uncommon	50,890	850
	Shark (m)		50	35/128	118,300	9,000
	Banite stone spirit (m)		20	Uncommon	91,800	Not alchemisable
	Onyx bolts (e) (m)		200	Rare	1,567,600	1,800,000
	Black dragonhide		100 (noted)	Uncommon	249,300	4,800
	Super restore (4) (m)		40	Uncommon	239,840	7,200
	Earth talisman		50 (noted)	Uncommon	9,000	100
	Coins		40,000–80,000	Uncommon	40,000-80,000	40,000-80,000
	Drygore rapier (m)		1	1/256	35,769,282	500,000
	Drygore longsword (m)		1	1/256	49,954,460	500,000
	Drygore mace (m)		1	1/256	38,611,735	500,000
	Off-hand drygore longsword (m)		1	1/256	56,401,793	300,000
	Off-hand drygore rapier (m)		1	1/256	48,200,484	300,000
	Off-hand drygore mace (m)		1	1/256	47,159,762	300,000

Tertiary drop

	Item		Quantity	Rarity	GE price	High Alch
	Sealed clue scroll (elite) (m)		1	1/128	Not sold	Not alchemisable
	Rare drop table		3	1/50	Not sold	Not alchemisable
	Perfect chitin (m)		1	1/50	Not sold	Not alchemisable
	Starved ancient effigy (m)		1	Very rare	Not sold	Not alchemisable
	Kalphite claw (m)		1	Very rare	Not sold	Not alchemisable

Rare drop table drops

This monster has access to the rare drop table.
Luck-enhancing items are not required to access the table but they will increase the chance of accessing the rare drop table and may also improve the loot received from it.

Rare drop table:

Rare drop table Item Quantity Rarity GE price High alch value Coins 250–500 Common 250-500 250-500 Uncut sapphire 1 Common 821 15 Uncut emerald 1 Common 2,094 30 Uncut ruby 1 Common 1,744 60 Uncut diamond 1 Common 4,236 120 Uncut diamond 45–55 (noted) Rare 190,620-232,980 5,400-6,600 Loop half of a key (m) 1 Common 13,255 0 Tooth half of a key (m) 1 Common 13,197 0 Uncut dragonstone (m) 1 Uncommon 10,000 600 Uncut dragonstone (m) 45–55 (noted) Rare 450,000-550,000 27,000-33,000 Dragon longsword (m) 1 Common 57,689 60,000 Off-hand dragon longsword (m) 1 Common 57,417 60,000 Dragon spear (m) 1 Rare 35,761 37,440 Battlestaff (m) 180–220 (noted) Rare 543,060-663,740 756,000-924,000 Rune javelin 5 Rare 900 1,870 Huge plated rune salvage 1 Uncommon 38,743 40,000 Huge plated rune salvage 18–22 (noted) Rare 697,374-852,346 720,000-880,000 Shield left half (m) 1 Rare 67,074 66,000 Dragon helm (m) 1 Uncommon 58,743 60,000 Rune arrowheads 113–137 Common 17,402-21,098 678-822 Onyx bolts (m) 135–165 Very rare 1,039,635-1,270,665 1,104,165-1,349,535 Water talisman 68–82 (noted) Rare 288,116-347,434 136-164 Earth talisman 68–82 (noted) Rare 12,240-14,760 136-164 Raw lobster 135–165 (noted) Common 49,005-59,895 22,950-28,050 Raw shark (m) 225–275 (noted) Uncommon 458,325-560,175 40,500-49,500 Big bones 68–82 (noted) Uncommon 16,660-20,090 0 Dragon bones 180–220 (noted) Rare 313,740-383,460 0 Drakolith stone spirit (m) 25–35 Uncommon 9,550-13,370 Not alchemisable Necrite stone spirit (m) 2 Common 5,076 Not alchemisable Phasmatite stone spirit (m) 25–30 Uncommon 11,850-14,220 Not alchemisable Phasmatite stone spirit (m) 2 Common 948 Not alchemisable Necrite stone spirit (m) 25–30 Rare 63,450-76,140 Not alchemisable Runite stone spirit 3 Common 4,839 Not alchemisable Orichalcite stone spirit (m) 25–35 Rare 9,700-13,580 Not alchemisable Grimy torstol (m) 90–110 (noted) Uncommon 502,470-614,130 0 Grimy snapdragon (m) 90–110 (noted) Uncommon 160,020-195,580 0 Super restore (4) (m) 45–55 (noted) Uncommon 269,820-329,780 8,100-9,900 Prayer potion (4) 45–55 (noted) Uncommon 335,970-410,630 5,130-6,270 Lantadyme seed (m) 14–16 Uncommon 4,956-5,664 532-608 Dwarf weed seed (m) 14–16 Uncommon 112,084-128,096 532-608 Magic seed (m) 4 Uncommon 95,816 1,012 Palm tree seed (m) 10 Rare 236,340 1,520 Flax 450–550 (noted) Common 75,600-92,400 1,350-1,650 Molten glass (m) 45–55 (noted) Common 21,915-26,785 45-55 Soft clay 450–550 (noted) Uncommon 369,900-452,100 450-550 Yew logs 68–82 (noted) Uncommon 17,544-21,156 6,528-7,872 Yew logs 675–825 (noted) Rare 174,150-212,850 64,800-79,200 Teak plank (m) 45–55 (noted) Uncommon 27,405-33,495 13,500-16,500 Mahogany plank (m) 270–330 (noted) Rare 493,560-603,240 243,000-297,000 Vecna skull (m) 1 Rare 359,523 6,000 Blurberry Special (m) 1 Very rare 14,139 18 Cheese+tom batta (m) 1 Very rare 467 1 Hazelmere's signet ring (m) 1 Very rare 2,120,733,791 300,000 Brawling gloves (Melee) (m) 1 Very rare Not sold Not alchemisable Brawling gloves (Magic) (m) 1 Very rare Not sold Not alchemisable Brawling gloves (Ranged) (m) 1 Very rare Not sold Not alchemisable Brawling gloves (Agility) (m) 1 Very rare Not sold Not alchemisable Brawling gloves (Cooking) (m) 1 Very rare Not sold Not alchemisable Brawling gloves (FM) (m) 1 Very rare Not sold Not alchemisable Brawling gloves (Fishing) (m) 1 Very rare Not sold Not alchemisable Brawling gloves (Hunter) (m) 1 Very rare Not sold Not alchemisable Brawling gloves (Mining) (m) 1 Very rare Not sold Not alchemisable Brawling gloves (Prayer) (m) 1 Very rare Not sold Not alchemisable Brawling gloves (Smithing) (m) 1 Very rare Not sold Not alchemisable Brawling gloves (Thieving) (m) 1 Very rare Not sold Not alchemisable Brawling gloves (WC) (m) 1 Very rare Not sold Not alchemisable Crystal triskelion fragment 1 (m) 1 Very rare Not sold Not alchemisable Crystal triskelion fragment 2 (m) 1 Very rare Not sold Not alchemisable Crystal triskelion fragment 3 (m) 1 Very rare Not sold Not alchemisable

Universal drops

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
	Key token		1	Rare	Not sold	Not alchemisable
	Mimic kill token (m)		1	Very rare	23,923	Not alchemisable

Achievements

• Best Offence ( 50) – Defeat the Kalphite King after triggering his Immortality and then defeat him again.
• Never Eat Silk Worms ( 40) – Get charged by the Kalphite King to each side of the arena and then defeat him.
• Exiled ( 0) – Obtained a collection of unique drops from the Kalphite King.
• Bug Zapper:
  • Bug Zapper I ( 5) – Defeat the Kalphite King. (X/5)
  • Bug Zapper II ( 5) – Defeat the Kalphite King. (X/10)
  • Bug Zapper III ( 5) – Defeat the Kalphite King. (X/25)
  • Bug Zapper IV ( 5) – Defeat the Kalphite King. (X/50)
  • Bug Zapper V ( 5) – Defeat the Kalphite King. (X/75)
  • Bug Zapper VI ( 5) – Defeat the Kalphite King. (X/100)

Gallery

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  Concept art of the Kalphite King.

Update history

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• patch 11 January 2021 (Update):
  • Various bosses around RuneScape have taken their Santa Hats off for another year.

• patch 1 June 2020 (Update):
  • The Kalphite King's susceptibility to weapons has been fixed - the magic and ranged forms are now susceptible to the hexhunter bow and terrasaur maul respectively. Prior to this patch, these two forms were susceptible to the inquisitor staff.

• patch 4 May 2020 (Update):
  • Runite stone spirits have been replaced by banite stone spirits.

• patch 28 August 2018 (Update):
  • The loot message for the Onyx Bolts bolts drop from Kalphite king has been adjusted to better represent the amount given.

• patch 4 July 2016 (Update):
  • The Kalphite King's incendiary shot ability will now correctly deal damage to players.

• patch 7 December 2015 (Update):
  • Nex and the Kalphite King now have boss health bars, similar to Yakamaru and Araxxi.

• patch 22 July 2014 (Update):
  • There is now a 30 second delay when trying to re-enter the Kalphite King boss room.

• patch 13 May 2013 (Update):
  • Following last week's changes, we've altered the Kalphite King and Queen Black Dragon hit chances to make them slightly easier to hit.

• patch 30 April 2013 (Update):
  • The Kalphite King has had a slight armour adjustment.

• patch 18 February 2013 (Update):
  • Players dying at the Kalphite King should no longer have their Kept on Death interface closed if they died during a certain attack.

• patch 5 February 2013 (Update):
  • An issue with the Kalphite King and his freedom ability has been fixed.

• patch 28 January 2013 (Update):
  • An issue with Kalphite King instancing and group sizes has been fixed.
  • Some changes to the Kalphite Kings behaviour have been made to prevent him being unable to reach a target.
  • Some changes to the Kalphite Kings behaviour have been made to prevent manipulation of his attack cycle in order to avoid more powerful attacks.

• update 14 January 2013 (Update):
  • Added to game.

Trivia

• The Kalphite King is the first monster to use player abilities against players.
• The Kalphite King was heavily patched with the patch notes of 19 June 2013. The accuracy of drygore weaponry was lowered as they hit too frequently even when using the wrong combat style against him. To compensate, his defences were lowered, but he and his minions had increased damage output.
• For a short time after the Kalphite King was released, using binds and stuns constantly prevented the King from changing combat styles, attacking, and summoning marauders. This was quickly fixed in a hidden update.
• With the release of Legacy Mode, the Kalphite King will spawn in any combat style. Prior to this, it always spawned in melee form. The same update also reduced the slayer experience given upon death from 15,853 experience to 3,963.
• The Kalphite King was the first boss to make use of a boss instance system in which the boss would continually spawn until all players left the instance, regardless of how long the instance lasted. It was later changed into the current boss instance system sometime later.
• On 7 December 2015, Kalphite King received a health bar update which now display his current health on the top of the screen similar to the Raids bosses and Araxxor.
• On 12 September 2016 Kalphite King's Stomp attack was changed into regular attacks against players who stand under him. Before this, the Kalphite King would attack players who stood under him for more than 5 seconds with rapid hits of approximately 1,500 damage until they moved out from under him.
• As of 1 February 2018, the highest kill count for this boss was 45,715 kills.
  • This had increased to 54,651 by 13 December 2018.
• Prior to an update on August 20 2018, players had to wait a certain period of time before rejoining an instance they had left. This is no longer the case.