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For the monster that lives in the Exiled Kalphite Hive, see Exiled kalphite guardian.
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Kalphite guardians are found in the Kalphite Hive south-west of Shantay Pass, near the entrance to and inside the Kalphite Queen's room.

Strengths and weaknesses[]

Kalphite guardians can be very dangerous for lower levels. They can hit accurately for up to 208 life points in melee, with a chance to poison you if they successfully damage you. The poison does 68 damage per hit. It has been confirmed that using Protect from Melee does not reduce the chance of them inflicting poison against you - it only reduces the damage their attacks deal. Kalphite guardians can be safely ranged or maged from a couple locations (safe spots), however they are fairly strong against ranged attacks. Kalphites are most vulnerable to water spells, making training Magic on them highly effective even at low levels, especially if you take advantage of the safe spots. Despite this, most players still prefer to use melee for training. Keris is also highly effective for training against kalphites along with Guthan's set.

Safe Spot at Kalphite Guardians

One of the 3 safe spots at the guardians

Strategies[]

Whilst not the most effective approach, melee is still a popular means of killing these monsters. A good melee weapon such as a godsword or an abyssal whip is recommended, as well as a strength level and attack level of at least 50.

The best way to kill kalphite guardians is to utilise safe spots and fight with magic, preferably water spells (their weakness). By safe-spotting, players can avoid any chance of becoming damaged or poisoned (though they may still become poisoned by a soldier on the way over). A player using their best water spell and a good staff or wand will generally get a much faster kill rate than someone using melee.

Ranged is not recommended, as these monsters have high ranged defence. Nevertheless, if players decide to fight them with ranged, at least 80 Ranged and a strong weapon, such as a crystal bow or black salamander, are musts.

Kalphite guardians have a very fast respawn rate and players should decide if they should kill some more. The only way to solve this is by waiting for them to respawn, which takes a minute or so, or by climbing down to the Queen's chamber, where there are two more kalphite guardians. However, using that spot is HIGHLY dangerous as the Queen can occasionally wander on the other side of the room and begin attacking you, which may result in a very quick death unless players are busy killing her.

The fastest but most expensive way to kill kalphite guardians is use a dwarf multicannon against them, in tandem with the spell Ice barrage. The area unlocked after the Do No Evil quest is good for this. It is a small, open cavern that houses two kalphite guardians and several kalphite soldiers.

Drops[]

Charms[]

No charmGold charmGreen charmCrimson charmBlue charm
64ā€“65%13ā€“14%6ā€“7%7%8ā€“9%
Represents a 90% confidence range based on a sample of 21,002 kills.
1 charm is dropped at a time.
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Main drops[]

Item Quantity Rarity GE price
Mithril kiteshieldMithril kiteshield1Uncommon3,726
Adamant sq shieldAdamant sq shield1Uncommon5,225
Rune helmRune helm1Uncommon10,533
Rune chainbodyRune chainbody1Uncommon29,002
Rune platebodyRune platebody1Very rare37,480
Rune sq shieldRune sq shield1Very rare22,047
Steel hatchetSteel hatchet1Common3,019
Steel battleaxeSteel battleaxe1Common1,929
Mithril longswordMithril longsword1Common2,508
Mithril swordMithril sword1Common1,534
Adamant daggerAdamant dagger1Uncommon2,686
Adamant scimitarAdamant scimitar1Uncommon4,997
Rune 2h swordRune 2h sword1Very rare36,735
Dragon longswordDragon longsword1Very rare56,212
Rune battleaxeRune battleaxe1Uncommon24,988
Rune daggerRune dagger1Uncommon4,141
Rune swordRune sword1Rare11,135
Air runeAir rune50Uncommon4,500
Blood runeBlood rune7; 12; 13; 19Uncommon4,746ā€“12,882
Fire runeFire rune37Uncommon5,883
Law runeLaw rune3; 16; 45Uncommon1,710ā€“25,650
Death runeDeath rune18; 28; 45Uncommon4,176ā€“10,440
Chaos runeChaos rune10Uncommon1,520
Adamant javelinAdamant javelin1Uncommon65
Cosmic runeCosmic rune2Uncommon824
Rune arrowRune arrow42ā€“150Uncommon6,342ā€“22,650
Grimy guamGrimy guam1Common709
Grimy cadantineGrimy cadantine1Common4,322
Grimy tarrominGrimy tarromin1Common105
Grimy marrentillGrimy marrentill1Common2,307
Grimy harralanderGrimy harralander1Common741
Grimy avantoeGrimy avantoe1Uncommon1,043
Grimy ranarrGrimy ranarr1Uncommon1,860
Grimy iritGrimy irit1Uncommon5,008
Grimy kwuarmGrimy kwuarm2Uncommon23,564
Grimy lantadymeGrimy lantadyme1Uncommon7,551
Grimy dwarf weedGrimy dwarf weed1Rare8,476
Coins 25Coins28Common28
LobsterLobster1; 2Uncommon141ā€“282
Super defence (3)Super defence (3)1Uncommon7,826
Super attack (3)Super attack (3)1Uncommon5,392
Super strength (3)Super strength (3)1Uncommon15,217
Potato cactusPotato cactus2; 4 (noted)Uncommon10,498ā€“20,996

Tertiary drops[]

Item Quantity Rarity GE price
Spirit sapphireSpirit sapphire1RareNot sold
Spirit emeraldSpirit emerald1RareNot sold
Spirit rubySpirit ruby1RareNot sold
Starved ancient effigyStarved ancient effigy1RareNot sold
Court summonsCourt summons1Very rareNot sold

Rare drop table drops[]

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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Item Quantity Rarity GE price
Coins 250Coins250ā€“500Common250ā€“500
Uncut sapphireUncut sapphire1Common809
Uncut emeraldUncut emerald1Common2,555
Uncut rubyUncut ruby1Common1,842
Uncut diamondUncut diamond1Common4,843
Uncut diamondUncut diamond45ā€“55 (noted)Rare217,935ā€“266,365
Loop half of a keyLoop half of a key1Common11,053
Tooth half of a keyTooth half of a key1Common11,538
Uncut dragonstoneUncut dragonstone1Uncommon12,077
Uncut dragonstoneUncut dragonstone45ā€“55 (noted)Rare543,465ā€“664,235
Dragon longswordDragon longsword1Common56,212
Dragon spearDragon spear1Rare35,861
BattlestaffBattlestaff180ā€“220 (noted)Rare542,160ā€“662,640
Rune javelinRune javelin5Rare905
Rune platebodyRune platebody1Uncommon37,480
Rune platebodyRune platebody15ā€“25 (noted)Rare562,200ā€“937,000
Shield left halfShield left half1Rare64,399
Dragon helmDragon helm1Uncommon58,601
Rune arrowheadsRune arrowheads113ā€“137Common14,916ā€“18,084
Onyx boltsOnyx bolts135ā€“165Very rare1,003,725ā€“1,226,775
Chaos talismanChaos talisman1Rare1,923
Nature talismanNature talisman1Rare1,473
Water talismanWater talisman65ā€“82 (noted)Rare164,320ā€“207,296
Earth talismanEarth talisman65ā€“82 (noted)Rare12,025ā€“15,170
Fire talismanFire talisman25ā€“35 (noted)Rare5,225ā€“7,315
Raw lobsterRaw lobster135ā€“165 (noted)Common47,655ā€“58,245
Raw sharkRaw shark225ā€“275 (noted)Uncommon321,075ā€“392,425
Big bonesBig bones68ā€“82 (noted)Uncommon13,804ā€“16,646
Dragon bonesDragon bones180ā€“220 (noted)Rare384,480ā€“469,920
CoalCoal200ā€“1,100 (noted)Uncommon22,400ā€“123,200
Gold oreGold ore90ā€“110 (noted)Common52,830ā€“64,570
Adamantite oreAdamantite ore180ā€“220 (noted)Uncommon40,860ā€“49,940
Adamant barAdamant bar14ā€“16 (noted)Common24,654ā€“28,176
Adamant barAdamant bar135ā€“165 (noted)Rare237,735ā€“290,565
Runite oreRunite ore90ā€“110 (noted)Rare127,710ā€“156,090
Rune barRune bar(noted)Common8,955
Rune barRune bar45ā€“55 (noted)Rare134,325ā€“164,175
Grimy torstolGrimy torstol90ā€“110 (noted)Uncommon485,010ā€“592,790
Grimy snapdragonGrimy snapdragon90ā€“110 (noted)Uncommon161,010ā€“196,790
Super restore (4)Super restore (4)45ā€“55 (noted)Uncommon125,910ā€“153,890
Prayer potion (4)Prayer potion (4)45ā€“55 (noted)Uncommon130,950ā€“160,050
Lantadyme seedLantadyme seed14ā€“16Uncommon10,164ā€“11,616
Dwarf weed seedDwarf weed seed14ā€“16Uncommon11,508ā€“13,152
Magic seedMagic seed4Uncommon209,856
Palm tree seedPalm tree seed10Rare396,000
FlaxFlax450ā€“550 (noted)Common43,200ā€“52,800
Molten glassMolten glass45ā€“55 (noted)Common27,585ā€“33,715
Soft claySoft clay450ā€“550 (noted)Uncommon188,550ā€“230,450
Yew logsYew logs68ā€“82 (noted)Uncommon11,356ā€“13,694
Yew logsYew logs675ā€“825 (noted)Rare112,725ā€“137,775
Teak plankTeak plank45ā€“55 (noted)Uncommon16,740ā€“20,460
Mahogany plankMahogany plank270ā€“330 (noted)Rare356,670ā€“435,930
Blurberry SpecialBlurberry Special1Uncommon12,008
Vecna skullVecna skull1Very rare*124,871
Hazelmere's signet ringHazelmere's signet ring1Very rare*1,432,268,388
Brawling gloves (Melee)Brawling gloves (Melee)1Very rareNot sold
Brawling gloves (Magic)Brawling gloves (Magic)1Very rareNot sold
Brawling gloves (Ranged)Brawling gloves (Ranged)1Very rareNot sold
Brawling gloves (Agility)Brawling gloves (Agility)1Very rareNot sold
Brawling gloves (Cooking)Brawling gloves (Cooking)1Very rareNot sold
Brawling gloves (FM)Brawling gloves (FM)1Very rareNot sold
Brawling gloves (Fishing)Brawling gloves (Fishing)1Very rareNot sold
Brawling gloves (Hunter)Brawling gloves (Hunter)1Very rareNot sold
Brawling gloves (Mining)Brawling gloves (Mining)1Very rareNot sold
Brawling gloves (Prayer)Brawling gloves (Prayer)1Very rareNot sold
Brawling gloves (Smithing)Brawling gloves (Smithing)1Very rareNot sold
Brawling gloves (Thieving)Brawling gloves (Thieving)1Very rareNot sold
Brawling gloves (WC)Brawling gloves (WC)1Very rareNot sold
Crystal triskelion fragment 1Crystal triskelion fragment 11Very rareNot sold
Crystal triskelion fragment 2Crystal triskelion fragment 21Very rareNot sold
Crystal triskelion fragment 3Crystal triskelion fragment 31Very rareNot sold

Universal drops[]

Universal drops are dropped by nearly every monster outside of Daemonheim.
These drops are dropped alongside main drops.
Item Quantity Rarity GE price
Key tokenKey token1RareNot sold
Mimic kill tokenMimic kill token1Very rare5,575

Trivia[]

  • When the anti-poison totem was first released, there was a glitch where the kalphite guardians were still able to poison you. This has since been fixed.
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