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SMW Subobject for AirborneCombat level: 333NPC ID: 965, 4304, 6501Is variant of: Kalphite Queen
SMW Subobject for CrawlingCombat level: 333NPC ID: 963, 4303, 6500Is variant of: Kalphite Queen
The Kalphite Queen (Kalphiscarabeinae pasha), also called the KQ, is the strongest of the Kalphites. The Kalphite Queen, along with dust devils and smoke devils, is notable 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 bring an emergency teleport such as an Ectophial or teleport tablet, or only bring items into the lair they are willing to lose.
The Kalphite Queen resides in her lair south-west of the Shantay Pass. If you are lucky and fast, you can run from the Shantay Pass to the Kalphite Lair fast enough so that the desert heat does not affect you. Alternatively, the fairy ring BIQ can take you to right outside the Lair entrance. You will require a rope to enter the dungeon, which will be used in the process. A second rope is required to reach the lower level where Kalphite Queen resides. Completion of Desert Diary removes the need to bring ropes each time.
In addition, those with access to Dorgesh-Kaan can find a tunnel in the Dorgesh-Kaan South Dungeon that leads through to the Kalphite Lair, emerging near the Kalphite Soldiers.
A player fights the airborne form of the Kalphite Queen.
The Kalphite Queen has a combat level of 333. Each form has 255 Hitpoints, and her Ranged and Magic attacks have 100% accuracy. She may also use a decently accurate melee attack. The Queen has two forms: in the first, she is an immense scarab beetle, and in her second, a giant wasp. She switches forms only after the first has been fully defeated.
As a beetle, she is extremely resistant to Magic and Ranged attacks, as indicated by her overhead prayers. As a wasp, she is resistant to Melee attacks. Therefore, players should be prepared to use both Melee and Ranged or Magic.
Each of her attacks have a max hit of 31. Her Ranged attacks consists of her shooting barbed spines from her abdomen. Her Ranged attacks will drain 1 prayer point. When wearing a spectral spirit shield, there is a 50% chance a Range attack will drain a prayer point. 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 bounces from player to player. Her Melee attack can also hit high, but is much less accurate than the Magic and Ranged attacks.
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.
Drop rates estimated based on 27,711 kills from the Old School RuneScape Wiki drop log project, unless otherwise cited.
The average Kalphite Queen kill is worth 67,979.
| Item |
Quantity |
Rarity |
Price |
High Alch |
 | Battlestaff | 10 (noted) | 5/128 | 82,020 | 42,000 |
 | Rune chainbody | 1 | 4.5/128 | 29,592 | 30,000 |
 | Red d'hide body | 1 | 4/128 | 6,186 | 6,738 |
 | Rune knife(p++) | 25 | 4/128 | 12,250 | 2,475 |
 | Lava battlestaff | 1 | 2/128 | 9,574 | 10,200 |
| Item |
Quantity |
Rarity |
Price |
High Alch |
 | Wine of zamorak | 60 (noted) | 10/128[3] | 114,480 | 0 |
 | Potato cactus | 100 (noted) | 8/128 | 82,200 | 0 |
 | Coins | 15,000–20,000 | 5/128 | 15,000-20,000 | 15,000-20,000 |
 | Grapes | 100 (noted) | 5/128 | 11,100 | 0 |
 | Runite bar | 3 (noted) | 5/128 | 37,374 | 9,000 |
 | Weapon poison(++) | 5 (noted) | 5/128 | 25,485 | 1,295 |
 | Bucket of sand | 100 (noted) | 4/128 | 4,900 | 100 |
 | Gold ore | 250 (noted) | 4/128 | 88,000 | 22,500 |
 | Magic logs | 60 (noted) | 4/128 | 64,080 | 11,520 |
 | Cactus spine | 10 (noted) | 3/128 | 11,850 | 0 |
There is a 1/128 chance of rolling the rare drop table.
| Item |
Quantity |
Rarity |
Price |
High Alch |
 | Coins | 3,000 | 1/780.19 | 3,000 | 3,000 |
 | Loop half of key | 1 | 1/812.85; 1/806.79[d 1] | 13,749 | 60 |
 | Tooth half of key | 1 | 1/812.85; 1/806.79[d 1] | 11,798 | 60 |
 | Uncut sapphire | 1 | 1/3,276.8; 1/1,664[d 1] | 676 | 15 |
| Runite bar | 1 | 1/3,276.8 | 12,458 | 3,000 |
 | Nature rune | 67 | 1/5,461.33 | 14,271 | 7,236 |
 | Rune 2h sword | 1 | 1/5,461.33 | 37,952 | 38,400 |
 | Rune battleaxe | 1 | 1/5,461.33 | 24,571 | 24,960 |
 | Uncut emerald | 1 | 1/6,553.6; 1/3,328[d 1] | 855 | 30 |
 | Law rune | 45 | 1/8,192 | 9,315 | 6,480 |
 | Death rune | 45 | 1/8,192 | 9,585 | 4,860 |
 | Steel arrow | 150 | 1/8,192 | 4,950 | 1,050 |
 | Rune arrow | 42 | 1/8,192 | 3,864 | 10,080 |
 | Adamant javelin | 20 | 1/8,192 | 1,260 | 1,920 |
 | Rune sq shield | 1 | 1/8,192 | 22,617 | 23,040 |
 | Dragonstone | 1 | 1/8,192 | 12,025 | 6,000 |
 | Silver ore | 100 (noted) | 1/8,192 | 7,600 | 4,500 |
 | Uncut ruby | 1 | 1/13,107.2; 1/6,656[d 1] | 1,442 | 60 |
 | Rune kiteshield | 1 | 1/16,384 | 32,154 | 32,640 |
 | Dragon med helm | 1 | 1/16,384 | 59,042 | 60,000 |
 | Rune spear | 1 | 1/17,296.1; 1/2,006.83[d 1][d 2] | 11,948 | 12,480 |
 | Shield left half | 1 | 1/34,592.2; 1/4,013.67[d 1][d 2] | 65,468 | 66,000 |
 | Unknown talisman | 1 | 1/34,952.53[d 1] | Not sold | N/A |
 | Dragon spear | 1 | 1/46,122.93; 1/5,351.56[d 1][d 2] | 37,843 | 37,440 |
 | Uncut diamond | 1 | 1/52,428.8; 1/26,624[d 1] | 3,055 | 120 |
 | Rune javelin | 5 | 1/104,857.6; 1/53,248[d 1] | 825 | 1,200 |
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.
- ↑ Players will receive a Kq head (tattered) only on their 256th Kalphite Queen kill, or the first kill after its release if their kill count is above 256.
- ↑ Only dropped if killed on a slayer assignment given by Konar quo Maten.
- The Kalphite Queen was previously the only known entity able to use simultaneous overhead protection prayers.
- 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 the second form stays alive for a long period of time, 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, akin to Vet'ion.
- If stat-draining special attacks are used on her first form, the stat reductions will carry over to the second form.[6]
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