Strategies for Kalphite Queen

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This article is a strategy guide for Kalphite Queen. Information on mechanics, setups, and tactics is on this page.

This guide has strategies for both the regular Kalphite Queen and Exiled Kalphite Queen. The fight against both bosses is the same, but the Exiled Kalphite Queen is slightly higher levelled.

Recommended levels and equipment

Requirements

2 Ropes

You need to bring 2 Ropes the first time you want to access this boss dungeon. They are consumed and permanently allows future access without ropes.

Level recommendations

75+ combat

It is recommended to have at least level 75+ in your chosen combat style (Attack & Strength, Ranged or Magic).

75+ Defence

It is recommended to have at least level 75+ Defence.

43+ Prayer

At least 43 is recommended to use protection prayers against this boss' attacks.

Gameplay

Magic protection

If you deal low damage use protect from magic or deflect magic.

Soul Split

If you deal high damage, you can use soul split during the fight instead of protection prayers.

Equipment recommendations

Multiple weaknesses

This involves fighting against multiple weaknesses. Refer to the page below for details.

Hybrid armour

Use hybrid armour like Warpriest, Akrisae or Sliske anima core as you need to switch between 2 combat styles for this fight.

Tier 70+ weaponry

Use tier 70 weaponry or better
(see recommendations).

Super potions

Use the best combat potion that you have to increase your hit chance and damage. At least super potions are recommended.

Ranged and magic immune in first phase

During phase 1 the boss is fully immune to ranged and magic damage, so you need to use melee weaponry in the first phase.

Melee immune in second phase

During phase 2 the boss is fully immune to melee damage, so you need to carry a magic weapon or ranged weapon switch.

Optional boosts

Damage-boosting familiar

Use a damage-boosting familiar to increase your damage: Ripper demon, Kal'gerion demon, Blood reaver, or Steel titan.

Slayer helmet

This boss counts as a slayer task for 'kalphites'. The slayer helmet provides additional damage and accuracy if you are on task.

Poisonable

This boss is poisonable, and cinderbane gloves and weapon poisons deal additional damage.

Terrasaur susceptibility

The terrasaur maul deals +12.5% ability damage and has a flat +10% hitchance when used against this boss.

Seren godbow susceptibility

The Seren godbow's special attack is very strong against this target with all combat styles as it is a 5x5+ target.

Keris susceptibility

If you are low level, use Keris as your melee main-hand weapon. It boosts hit chance by +15% and does 33.3% more damage against this boss. With Hard Desert achievements completed, it boosts hit chance by +25%.

Presets

• Example gear:
  • Warpriest hybrid armour which requires 25 /50 /75 and is a free drop from the God Wars Dungeon.
  • Bandos godsword requires 75 and costs 1,013,368.
  • Royal crossbow requires 80 and costs 365,080.

• Optional boosts:
  • Illuminated Book of War is a free quest reward from Horror from the Deep and One Piercing Note.
  • Obsidian cape is a decent all-style cape costing 418,104.
  • Amulet of fury is a decent all-style amulet costing 1,088,856.
  • Ring of Fortune is a decent all-style ring costing 1,105,507.

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• Example gear:
  • Warpriest hybrid armour which requires 25 /50 /75 and is a free drop from the God Wars Dungeon.
  • Bandos godsword requires 75 and costs 1,013,368.
  • Staff of light requires 75 and costs 2,538,768.

• Optional boosts:
  • Illuminated Book of War is a free quest reward from Horror from the Deep and One Piercing Note.
  • Obsidian cape is a decent all-style cape costing 418,104.
  • Amulet of fury is a decent all-style amulet costing 1,088,856.
  • Ring of Fortune is a decent all-style ring costing 1,105,507.

Strategy

The Kalphite Queen transforms into her second form

The Kalphite Queen uses three attacks:

• Bite a basic melee attack.
• Lightning a magic attack which has 100% accuracy and will always hit regardless of the player's armour rating.
• Spines a ranged attack that drains prayer points by 10 and which has 100% accuracy and will always hit regardless of the player's armour rating.

The ranged and magic attacks can hit multiple players, if they are positioned close to each other.

The fight has two phases. In the first phase the queen uses the Protect from Magic and Protect from Missiles: the prayers provide her with complete immunity against Magic and Ranged attacks. During the first phase attack the queen with melee.

Upon depletion of her first form's health, the queen will shed her carapace and reveal her second, flying form. In this form she uses Protect from Melee for complete protection from melee attacks. Switch to ranged or mage once she changes form.

During the fight aggressive kalphite workers will be spawned if she is near the cocoons around the edges of the chamber. Once the queen is killed all workers in the chamber will die.

In a fight with the Exiled Kalphite Queen two exiled kalphite guardians and two exiled kalphite marauders will also continually spawn and attack the player if in a regular encounter. In an instanced encounter the additional monsters will stop respawning after one or two spawns.

If you are experiencing difficulty with the additional damage dealt by spawned kalphites then you can attempt to block them behind the queen by moving around her.