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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 mini-game 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 being 100% accurate. Despite the Kalphite Queen's 100% accurate hits, she can still hit a 0.[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 2 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 range 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
Weapons
Item Quantity Rarity GE market price 
Lava battlestaff 1 Uncommon 9,454
Rune knife(p++) 25 Rare 7,725
Battlestaff 10 (noted) Rare 81,610
Dragon 2h sword 1 Rare (1/256) 131,761
Armour
Item Quantity Rarity GE market price
Rune chainbody 1 Common 29,475
Red d'hide body 1 Uncommon 5,932
Dragon chainbody 1 Rare (1/128) 375,127
Ammunition
Item Quantity Rarity GE market price
Mithril arrow 500 Common 9,500
Rune arrow 250 Uncommon 17,500
Potions
Item Quantity Rarity GE market price File:Super combat potion (2).png Super combat potion(2) 1 Common 4,885 File:Ranging potion (3).png Ranging potion(3) 1 Common 498 File:Superantipoison (2).png Superantipoison(2) 1 Common 107 File:Saradomin brew (4).png Saradomin brew(4) 1 Uncommon 5,196 File:Super restore (4).png Super restore(4) 1 Uncommon 9,946 File:Prayer potion (4).png Prayer potion(4) 2 Uncommon 20,112 File:Weapon poison (++).png Weapon poison(++) 5 (noted) Uncommon 23,775
Food
Item Quantity Rarity GE market price
Monkfish 3 Common 1,386
Shark 2 Common 1,842
Dark crab 2 Uncommon 2,392
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
Herbs
Item Quantity Rarity GE market price
Toadflax 25 (noted) Uncommon 40,975
Ranarr weed 25 (noted) Uncommon 192,050
Snapdragon 25 (noted) Rare 211,800
Torstol 25 (noted) Rare 209,925
Seeds
Item Quantity Rarity GE market price
Watermelon seed 25 Uncommon 1,775
Torstol seed 2 Uncommon 116,770
Papaya tree seed 2 Rare 7,178
Palm tree seed 2 Rare 79,562
Magic seed 2 Rare 237,862
Runes
Item Quantity Rarity GE market price
Blood rune 100 Common 36,700
Death rune 150 Uncommon 30,450
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
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.
References
- ↑ Mod Ash. "Kalphite Queen accuracy." 2 June 2015. Twitter Forums.
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| King Black Dragon | Strongest monster in RuneScape | TzTok-Jad |
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Larva • Worker • Soldier • Soldier (POH) • Guardian
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