The Kalphite Queen (Kalphiscarabeinae Pasha), also called the KQ, is the 12th highest level monster in all of RuneScape, and is the 11th highest level monster that is neither quest or minigame related. The Kalphite Queen, along with Dust devils and Smoke devils, is most famous for dropping the Dragon chainbody armour.
The Kalphite Queen is one of the toughest monsters in RuneScape. She can inflict large amounts of damage with her Ranged and Magic attacks as they always result in a successful hit.[1] It is recommended for players to only bring items into the lair they are willing to lose.
Location
To get to the Kalphite Lair, you must enter the desert. The easiest way to do this is from the Shantay Pass.
The Shantay Pass is located south of Al Kharid. To go through the Pass, you will need to buy a Shantay pass from the nearby Shantay for a small fee (5 coins).
The entrance is due west of the Shantay Pass, and is really a short run. If you are lucky and fast, the heat of the desert will not affect you. You will require a rope to enter the dungeon, which will be used in the process.
Alternatively, those with access to Dorgesh-Kaan will be able to find a tunnel in the Dorgesh-Kaan South Dungeon that leads through to the Kalphite Lair, emerging near the Kalphite Soldiers.
Lastly, use of the Fairy Rings is a quick way to get to the lair. This is especially helpful for ironman accounts, where one could use an Ardougne cloak 1 or higher to teleport to the monastery, recharge their Prayer, and run east to the fairy ring near the Tower of Life. The fairy ring code for the Kalphite Lair is: BIQ.
Please note: Without the completion of the Elite Desert Diaries, players must bring two ropes (1 if entering from Dorgesh-Kaan), as the ropes are consumed with use.
Two forms
The Kalphite Queen has a combat level of 333. Each form has 255 Hitpoints, and her Ranged and Magic attacks have 100% accuracy. She transforms into two varieties of bug. In her first form, the Kalphite Queen is an immense scarab beetle; in her second form, she is a giant wasp.
As a beetle, she activates prayers preventing normal damage by Magic and Ranged attacks. As a wasp, she uses the Protect from Melee prayer. She varies her attack among Melee, Magic, and Ranged attacks. Challengers must prepare beforehand for these changes, or must be able to adapt styles. It should be noted that the second form is much more difficult to defeat than the first form.
Her Ranged attacks consists of her shooting barbed spines from her abdomen, inflicting up to 31 damage. If there are players close to the person being targeted with this attack they will also be hit, to avoid this players can stand on opposite sides of the Kalphite Queen. Her Magic attack hits up to 31 damage and bounces from player to player. Her Melee attack can also hit 31 damage, but is much less accurate than the Magic and Ranged attacks.
When doing Kalphite Queen as a team, it is best to use Protect from Magic and stand on opposite sides of the queen.
Strategies
Drops
- The player will always receive two items from the Kalphite Queen's drop table: One from the regular drop table, and one from the Consumables table.
Weapons and armour
Item Quantity Rarity GE market price Rune chainbody 1 Common 29,475 Lava battlestaff 1 Uncommon 9,454 Red d'hide body 1 Uncommon 5,932 Rune knife(p++) 25 Rare 7,725 Battlestaff 10 (noted) Rare 81,610 Dragon chainbody 1 Rare (1/128) 375,127 Dragon 2h sword 1 Rare (1/256) 131,761
Consumables
Item Quantity Rarity GE market price Monkfish 3 Common 1,386 Shark 2 Common 1,842 Super combat potion(2) 1 Common 4,885 Ranging potion(3) 1 Common 498 Superantipoison(2) 1 Common 107 Dark crab 2 Uncommon 2,392 Saradomin brew(4) 1 Uncommon 5,196 Super restore(4) 1 Uncommon 9,946 Prayer potion(4) 2 Uncommon 20,112
Herbs and seeds
Item Quantity Rarity GE market price Grimy toadflax 25 (noted) Uncommon 39,700 Grimy ranarr weed 25 (noted) Uncommon 191,000 Watermelon seed 25 Uncommon 1,775 Torstol seed 2 Uncommon 116,770 Magic seed 2 Uncommon (3/128) 237,862 Grimy snapdragon 25 (noted) Rare 210,125 Grimy torstol 25 (noted) Rare 208,525 Papaya tree seed 2 Rare 7,178 Palm tree seed 2 Rare 79,562
Runes/Ammunition
Item Quantity Rarity GE market price Blood rune 100 Common 36,700 Mithril arrow 500 Common 9,500 Rune arrow 250 Uncommon 17,500 Death rune 150 Uncommon 30,450
Gems
Item Quantity Rarity GE market price Uncut ruby 25 (noted) Uncommon 31,225 Uncut emerald 25 (noted) Uncommon 16,975 Uncut diamond 25 (noted) Uncommon 65,675
Other
Item Quantity Rarity GE market price Wine of zamorak 60 (noted) Common 106,500 Potato cactus 100 (noted) Common 80,800 Coins 15,000–20,000 Uncommon Not sold Ensouled kalphite head 1 Uncommon (1/20) 3,327 Runite bar 3 (noted) Uncommon 37,104 Magic logs 60 (noted) Uncommon 65,400 Grapes 100 (noted) Uncommon 7,300 Bucket of sand 100 (noted) Uncommon 4,700 Cactus spine 10 (noted) Uncommon 12,940 Gold ore 250 (noted) Uncommon 51,500 Weapon poison(++) 5 (noted) Uncommon 23,775 Clue scroll (elite) 1 Rare (1/100) Not sold Kq head 1 Rare (1/128) Not sold Jar of sand 1 Very rare (1/2,000) 751,760 Kalphite princess 1 Very rare (1/3,000) Not sold
Rare drop table
In addition to the drops above, this monster also has access to the rare drop table.
Show/hide rare drop table Item Quantity Rarity GE market price Coins 3,000 Common Not sold Loop half of key 1 Common 10,307 Tooth half of key 1 Common 10,840 Chaos talisman 1 Common 505 Uncut sapphire 1 Common 455 Uncut emerald 1 Uncommon 679 Uncut ruby 1 Uncommon 1,249 Nature talisman 1 Uncommon 744 Steel arrow 150 Uncommon 4,800 Rune arrow 42 Uncommon 2,940 Rune javelin 5 Uncommon 875 Adamant javelin 20 Uncommon 1,220 Runite bar 1 Uncommon 12,368 Nature rune 67 Uncommon 14,539 Law rune 45 Uncommon 7,470 Death rune 45 Uncommon 9,135 Rune battleaxe 1 Uncommon 24,487 Rune 2h sword 1 Uncommon 37,758 Rune sq shield 1 Uncommon 22,459 Silver ore 100 (noted) Uncommon 7,000 Dragonstone 1 Uncommon 11,932 Uncut diamond 1 Rare 2,627 Dragon med helm 1 Rare 58,488 Rune kiteshield 1 Rare 32,015 Rune spear 1 Rare 11,933 Shield left half 1 Rare 65,697 Dragon spear 1 Rare 37,226
Trivia
- The Kalphite Queen's original drops were much worse, similar to the King Black Dragon's before their drop tables were updated due to player feedback.
- Prior to a poll, only the second form counted towards the damage needed to obtain drops after her death. This upset players as crashers would come when a player was on the second form, taking the drop from them with minimal effort. This has since been changed, and now players who did the most damage to both forms will obtain the drop.
- If you spend too much time on the second form, it will revert back to the first form and retain the second form's remaining Hitpoints. When the first form is killed again, a second form with full health will emerge. This is similar to quest bosses disappearing after a certain time.
- When you use defence draining special attacks on her first form, this will also apply on the second form. https://twitter.com/JagexAsh/status/861503532712722432
References
- ↑ Mod Ash. "Kalphite Queen accuracy." 2 June 2015. Twitter Forums.
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