Dagannoth Kings/Strategies

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The Dagannoth Kings are considered one of the best bosses to do for money. They can drop Dragon axes, Berserker rings, Archers' rings, Warrior rings and Seers' rings relatively often. Their bones also fetch a very nice price on the market.

The Kings

The Kings reside on the sixth floor (the deepest) in Waterbirth Island Dungeon.

• Dagannoth Prime: The Dagannoth King who uses magical attacks. Whenever he is attacking, Protect from Magic must be on at all costs as Prime can hit up to 50 damage and easily kill a player in two hits. Prime is weak to ranged attacks.
• Dagannoth Rex: The Dagannoth King who uses melee attacks. He is extremely easy to deal with, as he can be either binded or lured to the edges of the islet where he can get stuck easily.
• Dagannoth Supreme: The Dagannoth King who uses ranged attacks. Supreme is also easy to deal with, hitting harder than Rex but lower than Prime. Supreme's attacks can hit multiple players if they are facing his direction.
• Spinolyps inhabit the moat surrounding the Dagannoth Kings' island. They are generally weak and have 75 Hitpoints. They do not hit very high compared to the Kings or very accurately, but their ranged attacks poison you, and their magic attacks drain one prayer point if they hit. The poison damage starts at 6, so it is worth bringing Antidote++ potions. They can be used to heal with the use of Guthan's set or Saradomin godsword while waiting for the Kings to respawn.

Dagannoth Prime	Dagannoth Rex	Dagannoth Supreme
Uses Magical Attacks.	Uses Melee Attacks.	Uses Ranged Attacks.

Suggested skills

• 80+ 
• 80+ 
• 75+ 
• 80+ 
• 70+  (80+ Recommended)
• 80+ 
• 45+  (Mystic Might,70+ Piety)

Equipment

Prayer bonus is essential for Dagannoth Kings, and everyone's setup differs to a slight degree. It is best to try out DKS with another person and low risk. Once you are comfortable with the Kings, you will be able to modify your setup to your own style.

• Magic (Rex only)
• Tribrid (All Kings)

This setup is used by people who solo Dagannoth Rex. It is mostly used because Rex is the easiest out of all the Kings as it can be safespotted, as well as the chance of receiving the berserker ring.

Using Guthan's armour set is highly recommended for very long trips; however, the Saradomin godsword and blood spells are better there because of the random effect of healing Guthan's set provides and the fact that Spinolyps may not always be within melee range.

If using Flames of Zamorak, a Staff of the dead combined with the Charge spell and Zamorak cape should be used for the best damage available for the spell. If using Claws of Guthix, a Void knight mace should be used as it can autocast the spell. Use the Guthix cape with the Charge spell for 50% increased damage.

Luring Rex to a safe spot.

The most difficult part is the entry. Rex killers want to make it around to the east side without getting noticed by the other kings. Also, they can enlist the help of a suicider, which is a friend who carries some spare food and potions to trade over at a safe area (e.g. the safe peeking spot or behind the ladder at rock lobsters) and will incur aggro so that the Rex killer can make it to the east side.

As always, the player needs to have Protect from Magic on when going down, and immediately go back up if drawing attention from the other kings if not using a suicider. Once the kings are away from the ladder, the player needs to quickly head east while hugging the coastline. When luring Rex, players should take care not to go past the rocks on the map nor lure him if Prime is nearby, or they risk attracting attention from the other kings.

Recommended equipment for Magic (Rex only)

Slot	Item (most effective → least effective)
	Slayer helmet (i) /  Black mask (i) (both on task)	Serpentine helm	Verac's helm	Guthan's helm	Torag's helm
	Occult necklace	Amulet of fury	Amulet of the damned	Amulet of glory	God stole
	God cape	Ardougne cloak 4	Fire cape	Cape of Accomplishment	Cape of Accomplishment
	Torag's platebody /  Dharok's platebody	Guthan's platebody	Verac's brassard	Bandos chestplate	Dragon chainbody
	Verac's plateskirt	Guthan's chainskirt	Torag's platelegs	Bandos tassets	Dragon platelegs /  Dragon plateskirt
	Trident of the swamp /  Trident of the seas	Toxic staff of the dead	Void knight mace	Iban's staff (u)	Slayer's staff
	Elysian spirit shield	Spectral spirit shield	Blessed spirit shield	Dragonfire ward	Crystal shield (i)
	Barrows gloves	Dragon gloves	Rune gloves	Adamant gloves	Combat bracelet
	Holy sandals	Eternal boots	Infinity boots	Wizard boots	Mystic boots
	Ring of the gods (i) /  Ring of suffering (i)	Ring of the gods /  Ring of suffering	Explorer's ring	Seers ring (i)	Seers ring

A tribrid setup means using Magic, Ranged and Melee all in one per person, it is only recommended for people who are experienced and a minimum of two people generally best with three.

If doing a duo, an alternative to attacking all three kings is to have one person targeting Rex, whilst the other targets Prime and Supreme. The person targeting Rex may help defeat Prime/Supreme if they need help.

A detailed map of the lair and tackling the Kings.

For soloers, enter with Protect from Magic activated, and get Supreme as close to the ladder as possible before killing him with Piety; if Prime is a safe distance away and Supreme is very close to the ladder, you can use Protect from Missiles. This can be done by climbing the ladder up and down until he has been lured. Otherwise, Prime will get on you prompting you to keep Protect from Magic on and tank Supreme's hits, which will drain your supplies. Afterwards, safe-spot and kill Rex, and since Prime will be on you, keep Protect from Magic on. Lastly, go north-east and kill Prime. The optimal spot to kill him is denoted by rocks on the ground in triangle formation.

An alternate strategy for soloers is to follow the same procedure up to Prime (i.e. kill Supreme and then Rex), but get him to as low health as possible, and wait in the east for Rex to respawn. Kill Rex again, finish off Prime, and go kill Supreme.

Recommended equipment for Tribrid (All Kings)

Slot	Item (most effective → least effective)
	Slayer helmet (i) /  Black mask (i) (both on task)	Serpentine helm	Verac's helm	Guthan's helm	Torag's helm
	Amulet of fury	Amulet of glory	Occult necklace	Amulet of the damned	Amulet of power
	Ava's assembler /  Ranging cape	Ava's accumulator	Ardougne cloak 4	Fire cape	God cape
	Guthan's platebody (Melee/Magic) /  Armadyl chestplate (Ranged)	Torag's platebody /  Dharok's platebody (Melee/Magic) /  Karil's leathertop (Ranged)	Verac's brassard (Melee/Magic) /  Blessed body (Ranged)	Bandos chestplate (Melee/Magic) /  Black d'hide body (Ranged)	Dragon chainbody (Melee/Magic)
	Verac's plateskirt	Torag's platelegs /  Dharok's platelegs	Guthan's chainskirt	Bandos tassets	Dragon platelegs /  Dragon plateskirt
	Saradomin godsword (Melee) /  Trident of the swamp /  Trident of the seas (Magic) /  Armadyl crossbow /  Toxic blowpipe (Ranged)	Any other Godsword (Melee) /  Toxic staff of the dead (Magic) /  Rune crossbow (Ranged)	Abyssal tentacle (Melee) /  Void knight mace (Magic) /  Crystal bow (i) (Ranged)	Abyssal whip (Melee) /  Iban's staff (u) (Magic) /  Crystal bow (Ranged)	Toxic staff of the dead /  Guthan's warspear (Melee) /  Slayer's staff (Magic)
	Elysian spirit shield	Spectral spirit shield	Blessed spirit shield	Dragonfire shield	Crystal shield (i)
	None or God blessing if using Blowpipe	Diamond bolts (e)	Broad bolts	Adamant bolts	Emerald bolts (e)
	Barrows gloves	Dragon gloves	Rune gloves	Adamant gloves	Combat bracelet
	Holy sandals	Bandos boots	Eternal boots	Infinity boots	Wizard boots
	Ring of the gods (i) /  Ring of suffering (i)	Ring of the gods /  Ring of suffering	Archers ring (i) /  Seers ring (i) /  Berserker ring (i)	Archers ring /  Seers ring /  Berserker ring	Ring of life
	Saradomin godsword	Crystal halberd	Toxic blowpipe	Dragon halberd	N/A

Inventory

Your inventory should consist of the following:

• Tribrid Example Setup
• Rex Example Setup

Assuming the player wishes to use Guthan's but is wearing other best-in-slot gear instead, Guthan's set would be in the inventory. If any piece of Guthan's is worn, however, then the remaining pieces would be in the player's inventory along with any switching gear the player has chosen.

The player could choose to either bring Guthan's armour and/or wear it. Otherwise, more food could be brought in lieu of Guthan's.

• Special weapons/switch equipment
• Guthan the Infested's equipment (optional)
• Rune thrownaxe
• Pet rock (only if soloing)
• Stamina potion (optional)
• 1-2 Super combat and Ranging potion(s) (only if tribridding)
• 3-6 pieces of emergency food (and/or Saradomin brews and Super restores on a 3:1 ratio—e.g. 6 brews and 2 restores)
• Anti-poison protection (not needed if bringing Serpentine helm)
• Emergency teleport
• Runes for Blood spells—and Ice spells optional to freeze Rex (Rune pouch recommended)
• Rest of inventory filled with Prayer potions (around 10—give or take)

Alternate inventory

• Special weapon/switch equipment
• Guthan the Infested's equipment (optional)
• Rune thrownaxe
• Pet rock (only if soloing)
• Stamina potion (optional)
• 1-2 Super combat and Ranging potion(s) (only if tribridding)
• 4-8 Prayer potions
• Anti-poison protection (not needed if bringing Serpentine helm)
• Emergency teleport
• Runes for Blood spells—and Ice spells optional to freeze Rex (Rune pouch recommended)
• Rest of inventory filled with sharks or better

Solo Rex inventory

• Saradomin godsword, Guthan the Infested's equipment, or runes for Blood spells
• Imbued heart (optional)
• Rune thrownaxe
• Pet rock (unless using a friend to suicide)
• Stamina potion
• 2-5 Prayer potions
• 4-6 Superantipoisons or Antidote++ (not needed if bringing Serpentine helm, but necessary if bringing Guthan's)
• Emergency teleport
• Runes for spell-casting (i.e. spells you plan on using, such as Blood Barrage/Blitz for example) (Rune pouch recommended)
• Several sharks or better (and/or Saradomin brews and Super restores on a 3:1 ratio—e.g. 6 brews and 2 restores)

Tips and tricks

• Bringing dwarf multicannons with 1-2k cannonballs can increase trips greatly since it will kill off Dagannoth Prime very quickly. Place the cannon on Prime's spawning area, and only load 30 cannonballs when it spawns; do not keep reloading, as it is less effective on Rex and Supreme and will cause them to attack you immediately upon being struck by a cannonball.
• Attune a portal in your house to Waterbirth. This will make travel time significantly easier and will negate the need of having to have your house in Rellekka or have redirecting scrolls for it.
• The suggested food for a trip to the DKS is Super restore potions and Saradomin brew, although for simplicity and cost-effectiveness, sharks and a few Saradomin brews/Super restores for emergency will suffice. Bringing Guthan's set and Saradomin godsword can help reduce the use of food.
• Even if bringing Saradomin brews for food, it still helps to bring a potion to boost your hits. However, it is debatable whether that extra space could be used for another brew instead is more helpful or not in the long run.
• Ice Barrage can be used to freeze Dagannoth Rex, as well as the use of Blood spells can also be used in combination with a Trident of the seas or swamp to heal.
• Antipoisons are important to bring, as anyone going will be poisoned more than in any other boss (because of the Spinolyps residing in the water around the lair). This is not the case if the player wears a Serpentine helm throughout the trip. Sanfew serums are also useful, as they function as both an antipoison and a super restore.
• There is a safe-spot if you jump over the root slightly east of the dagannoth kings' ladder where you can 'peek' to see if there is someone already killing the kings a little past the ladder. You can also hop worlds there.
• Completion of the elite Fremennik Diary is recommended, as the Fremennik sea boots 4 will turn the Dagannoth Kings' bone drops into note form, allowing you to extend profits greatly.
• Usage of blood spells can greatly prolong trips to the DKS as it can provide infinite healing.