Black Knight

This article is about common Black Knights. For the Black Knight that appears during the Wanted! quest, see Black Knight (Wanted!). For the Black knight found in the Port Sarim Jail, see Black knight (Port Sarim Jail).

Black Knight
Released										4 January 2001 (Update)
Members										No
Combat level										33
Size										1x1
Examine										A dark-hearted knight.
Combat info
Max hit										4
Aggressive										Varies
Poisonous										No
Attack style										Slash
Attack speed
Respawn time										25 ticks (15 seconds)
Slayer info
Slayer level										None
Slayer XP										42 xp
Category										Black Knights
Assigned by
Combat stats
42					25					25					25					1					1
Aggressive stats
+18					+16					+0					+0					+0					+0
Defensive stats
+73						+76						+70						-11						+72
Immunities
Poison										Not immune
Venom										Not immune
Cannons										Not immune
Thralls										Not immune
Advanced data
Monster ID										516,517,4331

Black Knights, also known as the Kinshra, are human warriors found mainly in their fortress and stronghold. They are central to the Black Knights' Fortress quest.

Once Wanted! has been completed, Black Knights can be slain in order to raise the player's White Knight rank. As their rank gets higher, they can purchase more white equipment. Even though the quest, as well as White Knight armour, are only for members, non-members are able to increase their rank.

Locations

Location	Levels	Members	Spawns	Map
North-east of Bone Yard (Wilderness)	33		7	Maplink
South of Draynor Village Bank	33		1	Maplink
North of Varrock	33		2	Maplink
Jolly Boar Inn	33		1	Maplink
Black Knights' Fortress (ground floor[UK]1st floor[US])	33		9	Maplink
Lava Maze (Wilderness)	33		9	Maplink
Black Knights' Fortress (1st floor[UK]2nd floor[US])	33		4	Maplink
Black Knights' Fortress (2nd floor[UK]3rd floor[US])	33		3	Maplink
Taverley Dungeon	33		43	Maplink

• Viyeldi caves (Possible encounter when smashing barrels)

Drops

The following drop rates are provided by Jagex, unless otherwise specified.

The average Black Knight kill is worth 197.8.

100%

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Bones	1	Always	71	0

Weapons and armour

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Iron sword	1	4/128	62	54
	Iron full helm	1	2/128	108	92
	Steel mace	1	1/128	71	135

Runes and ammunition

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Mithril arrow	3	4/128	9	57
	Body rune	9	3/128	36	9
	Chaos rune	6	3/128	438	324
	Earth rune	10	3/128	40	20
	Death rune	2	2/128	372	216
	Law rune	3	2/128	426	432
	Cosmic rune	7	1/128	1,064	210
	Mind rune	2	1/128	4	2

Herbs

There is a 3/128 chance of rolling the herb drop table.

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Grimy guam leaf(m)	1	1/170.7	63	7
	Grimy marrentill(m)	1	1/227.6	20	8
	Grimy tarromin(m)	1	1/303.4	134	9
	Grimy harralander(m)	1	1/390.1	719	9
	Grimy ranarr weed(m)	1	1/496.5	9,197	18
	Grimy irit leaf(m)	1	1/682.7	734	10
	Grimy avantoe(m)	1	1/910.2	1,682	10
	Grimy kwuarm(m)	1	1/1,092.3	1,498	12
	Grimy cadantine(m)	1	1/1,365.3	1,586	13
	Grimy lantadyme(m)	1	1/1,820.4	1,496	13
	Grimy dwarf weed(m)	1	1/1,820.4	868	14

Seeds

There is a 18/128 chance of rolling the general seed drop table.

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Potato seed(m)	4	1/19	4	4
	Onion seed(m)	4	1/25	4	4
	Cabbage seed(m)	4	1/38	4	4
	Tomato seed(m)	3	1/77	3	6
	Sweetcorn seed(m)	3	1/155	12	12
	Strawberry seed(m)	2	1/311	10	20
	Watermelon seed(m)	2	1/651	34	66
	Snape grass seed(m)	2	1/896	5,424	112

Materials

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Steel bar	1	6/128	437	60
	Tin ore	1	1/128	63	1
	Pot of flour	1	1/128	123	6

Coins

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Coins	35	21/128	35	35
	Coins(f)	5	18/128	5	5
	Coins	6	11/128	6	6
	Coins	58	10/128	58	58
	Coins	12	9/128	12	12
	Coins(f)	10	3/128	10	10
	Coins	80	2/128	80	80
	Coins	1	1/128; Always	1	1
	Coins	13	1/128	13	13

Other

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Nothing	N/A	2/128	N/A	N/A
	Bread	1	1/128	123	7

Gem drop table

There is a 3/128 chance of rolling the gem drop table.

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Nothing	N/A	1/85.49; Never	N/A	N/A
	Uncut sapphire	1	1/170.67; 1/86.67	363	15
	Uncut emerald	1	1/341.33; 1/173.33	557	30
	Uncut ruby	1	1/682.67; 1/346.67	1,194	60
	Chaos talisman(m)	1	1/1,820.44; 1/924.44	100	2
	Nature talisman(m)	1	1/1,820.44; 1/924.44	165	2
	Uncut diamond	1	1/2,730.67; 1/1,386.67	2,846	120
	Loop half of key(m)	1	1/5,461.33; 1/2,773.33	9,430	60
	Tooth half of key(m)	1	1/5,461.33; 1/2,773.33	10,962	60
	Rune javelin(m)	5	1/5,461.33; 1/2,773.33	880	1,200
	Rune spear(m)	1	1/87,381.33; 1/5,200	11,854	12,480
	Shield left half(m)	1	1/174,762.67; 1/10,400	65,090	66,000
	Dragon spear(m)	1	1/233,016.89; 1/13,866.67	37,650	37,440

Tertiary

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Looting bag(m)	1	1/9	Not sold	N/A

Wilderness Slayer tertiary

The following drops are only accessible while on a Slayer task given by Krystilia.

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Larran's key	1	1/762	Not sold	54
	Slayer's enchantment	1	1/287	1,887	720

Changes

Date	Changes
30 April 2020 (update)	Krystilia can now assign bloodvelds, hill giants, moss giants, black knights, pirates and zombies as a Slayer task.

Gallery (historical)

RuneScape 2 Beta	March-May 2004 – 24 July 2007	24 July 2007 – present

Trivia

• Black Knights are some of the oldest non-player characters in RuneScape. When the game was first released, Black Knights were the strongest foes at level 46, and only three of them existed.
• Killing the Black knight found in the Port Sarim Jail will not contribute to the player's White Knight rank.
• Despite only being useful for members, free-to-play players can increase their White Knight rank if they have Wanted! completed.
• Ironically enough, despite the fact that the Black Knights appear to wear Black equipment, they are incapable of dropping it.

Predecessor	Title	Successor
None	Strongest monster in RuneScape	Moss giant