Kalphite King

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Description: Killing the Kalphite King
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Kalphite King
MeleeMagicRanged

Release		14 January 2013 (Update)
Members		Yes
Actions		Attack, Examine
Race		Kalphite
Examine
This mighty kalphite is even more powerful than the queen.
Combat info
Level		LP		XP			XP
2,500		260,000		26,462.2			8,732.5
Equipment XP (2H/MH & Armour/OH)
1,587 / 1,058 / 529
Aggressive				Poisonous

Slayer
Level		XP		Category
1		3,963		Kalphite
Assigned by

Offensive
Max hit

2,560		0		0			2,500
Style				Rate
				6 ticks (3.6s)
Combat levels

90			90			90
Accuracy

2,343			2,343			2,343
Abilities used

Defensive
Armour			Weakness		Susceptible
2,178	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)

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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[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

Main article: Kalphite King/Strategies

Drops[edit | edit source]

100% drop[edit | edit source]

Charms[edit | edit source]

Nothing	20	20	20	20
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[edit | edit source]

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 36,732,514 coins. With the drop rate of drygore weaponry being 1/43, each kill is worth 860,918 coins excluding normal and rare drop table drops.

Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE Price	High Alch
Inert adrenaline crystal _(m)	10	Uncommon	15,080	24,000
Grimy torstol _(m)	30 (noted)	Uncommon	299,580	0
Grimy dwarf weed _(m)	30 (noted)	Uncommon	387,930	0
Grimy lantadyme _(m)	30 (noted)	Uncommon	367,710	0
Grimy snapdragon _(m)	30 (noted)	Uncommon	52,230	0
Grimy kwuarm _(m)	30 (noted)	Uncommon	110,010	0
Torstol seed _(m)	10	Uncommon	11,870	380
Lantadyme seed _(m)	10	Uncommon	3,350	380
Dwarf weed seed _(m)	10	Uncommon	29,800	380
Snapdragon seed _(m)	10	Uncommon	17,740	380
Magic seed _(m)	5	Uncommon	207,540	1,265
Palm tree seed _(m)	5	Uncommon	25,570	760
Yew seed _(m)	10	Uncommon	37,190	850
Shark _(m)	50	35/128^[1]	61,300	9,000
Banite stone spirit _(m)	20	Uncommon	6,180	Not alchemisable
Onyx bolts (e) _(m)	200	Rare	1,530,200	1,800,000
Black dragonhide	100 (noted)	Uncommon	203,300	4,800
Super restore (4) _(m)	40	Uncommon	161,600	7,200
Earth talisman	50 (noted)	Uncommon	9,250	100
Coins	40,000–80,000	Uncommon	40,000-80,000	40,000-80,000
Drygore rapier _(m)	1	1/256^[1]	36,655,646	500,000
Drygore longsword _(m)	1	1/256^[1]	41,893,887	500,000
Drygore mace _(m)	1	1/256^[1]	36,270,763	500,000
Off-hand drygore longsword _(m)	1	1/256^[1]	41,386,830	300,000
Off-hand drygore rapier _(m)	1	1/256^[1]	32,187,997	300,000
Off-hand drygore mace _(m)	1	1/256^[1]	31,999,963	300,000

Tertiary drop[edit | edit source]

Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE Price	High Alch
Sealed clue scroll (elite) _(m)	1	1/128^{[d 1]}	Not sold	Not alchemisable
Rare drop table	3	1/50^[1]	Not sold	Not alchemisable
Perfect chitin _(m)	1	1/50^{[d 2]}	Not sold	Not alchemisable
Starved ancient effigy _(m)	1	Very rare	Not sold	Not alchemisable
Kalphite claw _(m)	1	Very rare^{[d 3]}	Not sold	Not alchemisable

^ This drop only attempts to roll should you fail to roll a hard clue, should you get this item, there's a 1% chance it'll be upgraded to a sealed clue scroll (master).
^ Requires a tier 80 or higher defender in your inventory or equipped.
^ Has a base drop rate of 1/2,000 with a threshold of 400.

Rare drop table drops[edit | edit source]

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	685	15
Uncut emerald	1	Common	584	30
Uncut ruby	1	Common	529	60
Uncut diamond	1	Common	1,118	120
Uncut diamond	45–55 (noted)	Rare	50,310-61,490	5,400-6,600
Uncut dragonstone _(m)	1	Uncommon	5,829	600
Uncut dragonstone _(m)	45–55 (noted)	Rare	262,305-320,595	27,000-33,000
Loop half of a key _(m)	1	Common	11,259	0
Tooth half of a key _(m)	1	Common	11,518	0
Crystal triskelion fragment 1 _(m)	1	Very rare^{[d 1]}	Not sold	Not alchemisable
Crystal triskelion fragment 2 _(m)	1	Very rare^{[d 1]}	Not sold	Not alchemisable
Crystal triskelion fragment 3 _(m)	1	Very rare^{[d 1]}	Not sold	Not alchemisable
Dragon longsword _(m)	1	Common	57,894	60,000
Off-hand dragon longsword _(m)	1	Common	57,670	60,000
Dragon spear _(m)	1	Rare	35,266	37,440
Battlestaff _(m)	180–220 (noted)	Rare	694,080-848,320	756,000-924,000
Rune javelin	5	Rare	920	1,870
Huge plated rune salvage	1	Uncommon	38,554	40,000
Huge plated rune salvage	18–22 (noted)	Rare	693,972-848,188	720,000-880,000
Shield left half _(m)	1	Rare	65,816	66,000
Dragon helm _(m)	1	Uncommon	58,540	60,000
Rune arrowheads	113–137	Common	19,888-24,112	678-822
Onyx bolts _(m)	135–165	Very rare	967,545-1,182,555	1,104,165-1,349,535
Water talisman	68–82 (noted)	Rare	76,364-92,086	136-164
Earth talisman	68–82 (noted)	Rare	12,580-15,170	136-164
Raw lobster	135–165 (noted)	Common	52,920-64,680	22,950-28,050
Raw shark _(m)	225–275 (noted)	Uncommon	313,200-382,800	40,500-49,500
Big bones	68–82 (noted)	Uncommon	17,544-21,156	0
Dragon bones	180–220 (noted)	Rare	352,080-430,320	0
Drakolith stone spirit _(m)	25–35	Uncommon	4,925-6,895	Not alchemisable
Necrite stone spirit _(m)	2	Common	1,436	Not alchemisable
Phasmatite stone spirit _(m)	25–30	Uncommon	8,275-9,930	Not alchemisable
Phasmatite stone spirit _(m)	2	Common	662	Not alchemisable
Necrite stone spirit _(m)	25–30	Rare	17,950-21,540	Not alchemisable
Runite stone spirit	3	Common	6,438	Not alchemisable
Orichalcite stone spirit _(m)	25–35	Rare	4,675-6,545	Not alchemisable
Lantadyme seed _(m)	14–16	Uncommon	4,690-5,360	532-608
Dwarf weed seed _(m)	14–16	Uncommon	41,720-47,680	532-608
Magic seed _(m)	4	Uncommon	166,032	1,012
Palm tree seed _(m)	10	Rare	51,140	1,520
Grimy torstol _(m)	90–110 (noted)	Uncommon	898,740-1,098,460	0
Grimy snapdragon _(m)	90–110 (noted)	Uncommon	156,690-191,510	0
Super restore (4) _(m)	45–55 (noted)	Uncommon	181,800-222,200	8,100-9,900
Prayer potion (4)	45–55 (noted)	Uncommon	462,195-564,905	5,130-6,270
Flax	450–550 (noted)	Common	50,850-62,150	1,350-1,650
Molten glass _(m)	45–55 (noted)	Common	29,025-35,475	45-55
Soft clay	450–550 (noted)	Uncommon	467,550-571,450	450-550
Yew logs	68–82 (noted)	Uncommon	23,120-27,880	6,528-7,872
Yew logs	675–825 (noted)	Rare	229,500-280,500	64,800-79,200
Teak plank _(m)	45–55 (noted)	Uncommon	23,085-28,215	13,500-16,500
Mahogany plank _(m)	270–330 (noted)	Rare	492,480-601,920	243,000-297,000
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
Vecna skull _(m)	1	Very rare^{[d 2]}^{[d 3]}	383,146	6,000
Cheese+tom batta _(m)	1	Very rare^{[d 4]}	519	1
Blurberry Special _(m)	1	Very rare^{[d 5]}	18,291	18
Hazelmere's signet ring _(m)	1	Very rare^{[d 6]}	2,147,483,612	300,000

^ ^a ^b ^c Triskelion fragments are dropped in order.
^ ^a ^b Jagex. Mod Timbo's Twitter account. 19 January 2018. (Archived from the original on 22 January 2019.) Mod Timbo: "1/1280 if you hit the RDT, requires T4 luck to be worn in order to get a hold of it. Of course there are tons of different ways to access the RDT so it changes massively depending on what you're fighting, what you're wearing etc."
^ Vecna skull requires tier 4 luck. Chance is 1/1280 per roll of the rare drop table with the tier 4 luck requirement.^{[d 2]}
^ Cheese+tom batta indicates a roll for Hazelmere's signet ring without tier 4 luck.
^ Blurberry Special indicates a failed 1/10 roll for Hazelmere's signet ring with tier 4 luck.
^ Hazelmere's signet ring requires tier 4 luck. Rarer than the vecna skull.

Universal drops[edit | edit source]

Universal drops are dropped by nearly every monster outside of Daemonheim.

These items are dropped alongside main drops.

Achievements[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

Concept art of the Kalphite King.
Kalphite King wearing a Santa hat during Christmas.
Kalphite King wearing a Santa hat during Christmas.
Kalphite King wearing a Santa hat during Christmas.

Update history[edit | edit source]

This information has been compiled as part of the update history project. Some updates may not be included - see here for how to help out!

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[edit | edit source]

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.^[2]
- This had increased to 54,651 by 13 December 2018.^[3]
Prior to an update on 20 August 2018, players had to wait a certain period of time before rejoining an instance they had left. This is no longer the case.

References[edit | edit source]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Mod Timbo. "Revealing Drop Rates." 06 October 2017. Developers' Blogs.
^ Mod Shauny. Top 10 killers per Boss. Reddit. 2 February 2018. (Archived from the original on 25 January 2019.) Mod Shauny: "Here are the top 10 kills for each Boss in RuneScape, be aware that we've not listed display names for privacy purposes however if you wish to brag about one number being yours then we won't stop you!"
^ Mod Shauny. Top 20 Boss Killers by Monster (Data: 13th December 2018). Reddit. 8 January 2019. (Archived from the original on 28 February 2020.) Mod Shauny: "[link to a spreadsheet]"

[2] This drop only attempts to roll should you fail to roll a hard clue, should you get this item, there's a 1% chance it'll be upgraded to a sealed clue scroll (master).

[drop_rates-3] Requires a tier 80 or higher defender in your inventory or equipped.

[4] Has a base drop rate of 1/2,000 with a threshold of 400.

[trisk-5] Triskelion fragments are dropped in order.

[Vecna_drop_rate-6] Jagex. Mod Timbo's Twitter account. 19 January 2018. (Archived from the original on 22 January 2019.) Mod Timbo: "1/1280 if you hit the RDT, requires T4 luck to be worn in order to get a hold of it. Of course there are tons of different ways to access the RDT so it changes massively depending on what you're fighting, what you're wearing etc."

[7] Vecna skull requires tier 4 luck. Chance is 1/1280 per roll of the rare drop table with the tier 4 luck requirement.^{[d 2]}

[8] Cheese+tom batta indicates a roll for Hazelmere's signet ring without tier 4 luck.

[9] Blurberry Special indicates a failed 1/10 roll for Hazelmere's signet ring with tier 4 luck.

[10] Hazelmere's signet ring requires tier 4 luck. Rarer than the vecna skull.

[drop_rates-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Mod Timbo. "Revealing Drop Rates." 06 October 2017. Developers' Blogs.

[11] Mod Shauny. Top 10 killers per Boss. Reddit. 2 February 2018. (Archived from the original on 25 January 2019.) Mod Shauny: "Here are the top 10 kills for each Boss in RuneScape, be aware that we've not listed display names for privacy purposes however if you wish to brag about one number being yours then we won't stop you!"

[12] Mod Shauny. Top 20 Boss Killers by Monster (Data: 13th December 2018). Reddit. 8 January 2019. (Archived from the original on 28 February 2020.) Mod Shauny: "[link to a spreadsheet]"

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v • d • e RS3 Kalphite King
Monsters	Kalphite King Exiled kalphite marauder
Drygore weaponry	Drygore rapier ^(Augmented) Off-hand drygore rapier ^(Augmented) Drygore longsword ^(Augmented) Off-hand drygore longsword ^(Augmented) Drygore mace ^(Augmented) Off-hand drygore mace ^(Augmented)
Defender	Perfect chitin Kalphite defender ^(Augmented) Kalphite rebounder ^(Augmented) Kalphite repriser ^(Augmented)
Pet	Kalphite claw Kalphite Grubling

v • d • e RS3 Kalphites
Standard	Dung Larva Worker Soldier ^(POH) Guardian Queen Spirit
Exiled	Worker Soldier Paragon Guardian Marauder Queen King