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Melee Magic Ranged

Kalphite King

Also called	KK
Release date	14 January 2013 (Update)
Members?	Yes
Combat level	230
XP per kill	37301 (and 12309.3 experience)
Slayer level	1
Slayer XP	16,664 (counts for 2 kalphites)
Assigned by	Mazchna or Achtryn, Chaeldar, Sumona, Duradel or Lapalok, Kuradal
Always drops	Damaged chitin
Examine text	This mighty kalphite is even more powerful than the queen.
Combat stats LP Max hit 240,000 24,060 Attack Defence Ranged Magic 85 85 85 85 Other Immune to Poison? Immune to Stun? No No Attack Speed Speed 6 (Interval: 2.4 seconds) Aggressive? Poisonous? Yes No Attack style Weakness Melee Fire spells

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Kalphite King

Also called	KK
Release date	14 January 2013 (Update)
Members?	Yes
Combat level	230
XP per kill	26462.2 (and 8732.5 experience)
Slayer level	1
Slayer XP	16,664 (counts for 2 kalphites)
Assigned by	Mazchna or Achtryn, Chaeldar, Sumona, Duradel or Lapalok, Kuradal
Always drops	Damaged chitin
Examine text	This mighty kalphite is even more powerful than the queen.
Combat stats LP Max hit 240,000 5100 Attack Defence Ranged Magic 85 85 85 85 Other Immune to Poison? Immune to Stun? No Yes Attack Speed Speed 6 (Interval: 2.4 seconds) Aggressive? Poisonous? Yes No Attack style Weakness Magic Arrows

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Kalphite King

Also called	KK
Release date	14 January 2013 (Update)
Members?	Yes
Combat level	230
XP per kill	26462.2 (and 8732.5 experience)
Slayer level	1
Slayer XP	14,332.5 (counts for 2 kalphites)
Assigned by	Mazchna or Achtryn, Chaeldar, Sumona, Duradel or Lapalok, Kuradal
Always drops	Damaged chitin
Examine text	This mighty kalphite is even more powerful than the queen.
Combat stats LP Max hit 240,000 24,060 Attack Defence Ranged Magic 85 85 85 85 Other Immune to Poison? Immune to Stun? No Yes Attack Speed Speed 6 (Interval: 2.4 seconds) Aggressive? Poisonous? Yes No Attack style Weakness Ranged Stab

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The Kalphite King, dubbed the "Toughest Boss in Runescape history", is a boss monster who can be found in the Exiled Kalphite Hive. At a combat level of 230, it is currently the strongest monster in RuneScape aside from Dungeoneering bosses. 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 offhand versions.

The fight with the Kalphite King is a challenge that requires players to be adept with the ability bar system and changes with the introduction of the Evolution of Combat.

As well as being able to use all three attack styles, it has a special attack that causes a player to turn green, which if the player’s team members do not activate the Defence ability Provoke in time, will be hit for more than 24,000 damage, always resulting in a one-hit kill. When the teammates provoke they will take the damage as if they were green, the only way to avoid this is to provoke the king then quickly use the Resonance, Barricade (ability) or Immortality abilities. The only way to avoid this is being saved with Provoke by your teammates.

The Kalphite King is also able to summon marauders. These monsters don't have to be killed in order to kill the king. The drops from these marauders are slightly different, with players receiving supplies like Prayer potions, Super restores and Sharks which can help with the kill.

The Kalphite King will not allow the use of Dwarf multicannons to be set up, however Dreadnips and Dominion mines appear to be able to be used. The latter does not do any damage.

Getting thereEdit

The Exiled Kalphite Hive is located south of the Jaldraocht Pyramid in the Kharidian Desert. The easiest way of getting there is via the Bandit Camp Lodestone and run south. Alternatively, players can use the magic carpet to travel to Menaphos, and simply run north from there. A third option is to use a Pharaoh's Sceptre to teleport to the pyramid and run a short distance south.

Upon first entering the Hive, there will be a blocked tunnel that can be cleared to create a shortcut. This tunnel only needs to be cleared once. When entering the Kalphite King tunnel, five messages will appear that the player can choose from. The first will ask if the player wants to start a new battle or join an existing fight. The second one will ask the player what the maximum number of people can join, ranging from 1 to 20. The third will ask what a minimum combat level must be to join this specific battle. The fourth requires the player to enter an entry key between 1 and 999,999. This is needed for other players to join the player's fight. If entered "0" there will be no entry key. The last one allows the player to choose the spawn rate of the Kalphite King.

After choosing all the options, the player will appear in the lair. After a while, the Kalphite King will appear in the melee form.

StrategiesEdit

Main article: Kalphite King/Strategies

DropsEdit

100%Edit

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE Market Price
	Damaged chitin	1	1 Always	Not sold

CharmsEdit

Charm drop percentages

No charms
34–38%	6–9%	4–6%	29–33%	19–23%

Represents 90% confidence range, based on a sample of 1,435 kills.
20 charms are dropped at a time.

Please add to the log (only if 15 or more creatures killed).

Armour and weaponsEdit

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE Market Price
	Drygore rapier	1	4 Rare	80,981,358
	Drygore longsword	1	4 Rare	88,253,990
	Drygore mace	1	4 Rare	85,798,053
	Off-hand drygore longsword	1	4 Rare	57,777,264
	Off-hand drygore rapier	1	4 Rare	44,047,708
	Off-hand drygore mace	1	4 Rare	26,965,401

Herbs and seedsEdit

Note: All drops are split amongst a selection of players when using coinshare/lootshare. Grimy herbs are split in groups of 6, and herb seeds are split in groups of 2.

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE Market Price
	Grimy torstol	30 (noted)	3 Uncommon	278,760
	Grimy dwarf weed	30 (noted)	3 Uncommon	279,900
	Grimy lantadyme	30 (noted)	3 Uncommon	236,580
	Grimy snapdragon	30 (noted)	3 Uncommon	107,490
	Grimy kwuarm	30 (noted)	3 Uncommon	64,440
	Torstol seed	10	3 Uncommon	502,680
	Lantadyme seed	10	3 Uncommon	248,030
	Dwarf weed seed	10	3 Uncommon	405,320
	Snapdragon seed	10	3 Uncommon	21,270
	Magic seed	5	3 Uncommon	824,050
	Palm tree seed	5	3 Uncommon	529,330
	Yew seed	10	3 Uncommon	601,550

OthersEdit

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE Market Price
	Shark	50	2 Common	41,250
	Rune bar	40 (noted)	3 Uncommon	522,760
	Onyx bolts (e)	200	3 Uncommon	1,767,400
	Black dragonhide	100 (noted)	3 Uncommon	469,500
	Super restore (4)	40	3 Uncommon	76,240
	Earth talisman	50 (noted)	4 Rare	38,050
	Clue scroll (elite)	1	4 Rare	Not sold
	Starved ancient effigy	1	5 Very rare	Not sold

 

Rare drop table dropsEdit

Items are taken from the rare drop table in sets of 3. Getting a drop from the rare drop table is Uncommon.

This monster drops items from the rare drop table.
The ring of wealth improves the chances if equipped but is not required to access the table.

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Item		Quantity	Rarity	GE Market Price
	Coins	250; 381; 450; 3,000; 9,000; 12,000	2 Common	Not sold
	Uncut sapphire	1	2 Common	1,082
	Uncut emerald	1	2 Common	1,903
	Uncut ruby	1	2 Common	3,112
	Uncut diamond	1	3 Uncommon	7,034
	Loop half of a key	1	3 Uncommon	11,742
	Tooth half of a key	1	3 Uncommon	19,052
	Uncut dragonstone	1	4 Rare	12,885
	Dragonstone	1	4 Rare	10,585
	Dragon dagger	1	3 Uncommon	16,976
	Rune javelin	5	4 Rare	1,215
	Adamant javelin	20	5 Very rare	1,260
	Rune 2h sword	1	5 Very rare	37,933
	Rune spear	1	5 Very rare	11,988
	Dragon spear	1	5 Very rare	36,917
	Dragon dagger	50 (noted)	5 Very rare	848,800
	Rune sq shield	1	5 Very rare	22,727
	Rune kiteshield	1	5 Very rare	32,404
	Shield left half	1	5 Very rare	65,284
	Dragon helm	1	5 Very rare	59,501
	Adamant bolts	200	3 Uncommon	19,800
	Onyx bolts	150	4 Rare	1,305,000
	Rune arrow	150–200; 500	4 Rare	29,850–199
	Battlestaff	200 (noted)	4 Rare	1,680,000
	Air orb	1,000 (noted)	4 Rare	1,587,000
	Fire orb	1,000 (noted)	4 Rare	1,723,000
	Vecna skull	1	5 Very rare	92,454
	Water talisman	1	3 Uncommon	5,311
	Earth talisman	25–35 (noted)	3 Uncommon	19,025–26,635
	Fire talisman	25–35 (noted)	3 Uncommon	47,950–67,130
	Chaos talisman	1	3 Uncommon	177
	Nature talisman	1	3 Uncommon	193
	Pure essence	500–15,000 (noted)	3 Uncommon	34,000–1,020,000
	Nature rune	47–77	4 Rare	5,452–8,932
	Soul rune	20	4 Rare	2,480
	Law rune	45	4 Rare	8,550
	Death rune	50; 121	4 Rare	167
	Blood rune	50	4 Rare	13,900
	Raw swordfish	125 – 250; 1,000 (noted)	3 Uncommon	36,000–288
	Raw shark	250–500 (noted)	3 Uncommon	257,000–514,000
	Big bones	150 – 500 (noted)	3 Uncommon	67,350–224,500
	Coal	150–7,500 (noted)	3 Uncommon	38,250–1,912,500
	Adamantite ore	150–800 (noted)	3 Uncommon	214,650–1,144,800
	Silver ore	100 (noted)	4 Rare	11,100
	Runite ore	100 (noted)	4 Rare	1,056,000
	Adamant bar	1,000–7,000 (noted)	4 Rare	2,876,000–20,132,000
	Rune bar	1,50,150 (noted)	4 Rare	13,069–1,960,350
	Clean ranarr	33 (noted)	3 Uncommon	75,900
	Clean toadflax	25–250 (noted)	3 Uncommon	88,175–881,750
	Clean snapdragon	30–120 (noted)	3 Uncommon	106,230–424,920
	Clean torstol	10–100 (noted)	3 Uncommon	94,140–941,400
	Saradomin brew (4)	250 (noted)	5 Very rare	64,750
	Watermelon seed	3	3 Uncommon	5,859
	Yew seed	1–50	4 Rare	60,155–3,007,750
	Magic seed	1–6	4 Rare	164,810–988,860
	Palm tree seed	10	4 Rare	1,058,660
	Snapdragon seed	1	4 Rare	2,127
	Torstol seed	1–31	4 Rare	50,268–1,558,308
	Fellstalk seed	2	4 Rare	1,000
	Yew logs	100–20,000 (noted)	4 Rare	53,600–10,720,000

GalleryEdit

Concept art of the Kalphite King.

First announcement of the Kalphite King from Runefest

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TriviaEdit

• The Kalphite King is the first boss to utilise player abilities against people themselves, especially damage-over-time abilities such as Slaughter, Fragmentation Shot, Combust, Incendiary Shot and Quake, along with various stuns. People should take note that these abilities are much stronger than the usable version, apart from Incendiary Shot. This means the Kalphite King has a unique magic ability, stronger than Fire Surge, extremely powerful melee (its Slaughter can hit over 3000 if one moves), but slightly weaker ranged.
• The Kalphite King was heavily patched with the patch notes of 19 June 2013. The King, after the patch notes which affected weapon accuracy, has had his defense lowered drastically so players could hit him more. However, the King is also able to hit much more harder then before on players, and his minions that spawn are stronger and more accurate then before.
• When the Kalphite King was released, the Corporeal Beast's record as the monster with the most expensive drops in RuneScape was shattered. However due to the price decline of the various drygore weapons, the Corporeal Beast has since regained its title as the monster with the most expensive drops.
• The Kalphite King is the only boss whose spawn rate can be customised (fast, average and slow).