Kraken

WhirlpoolKraken
Kraken
Released	10 April 2014 (Update)
Members	Yes
Combat level	127
Always drops	None
Examine
	We'll fight, until world's end.
Combat info
Hitpoints	0
Max hit	28
Aggressive	No
Poison	No
Weakness	Magic
Attack style	Typeless Magic
Slayer info
Slayer level	87
Slayer XP	255
Category	Boss, Cave kraken
Assigned by
Combat stats
Aggressive stats
Defensive stats
Other bonuses
Attack speed

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The Kraken is a stronger and larger version of the cave kraken. It requires level 87 Slayer to kill. Located at the Kraken Cove, it can only be attacked if the player has cave krakens as a Slayer assignment, which also requires level 50 Magic. In addition to its non-boss variants, it is the only monster that drops the Trident of the seas and Kraken tentacle.

Players must disturb the four smaller whirlpools before they can successfully release the Kraken.

Like its smaller brethren, the Kraken is submerged underwater. To start the fight, the four whirlpools around it must be disturbed; this will release a level 112 Enormous Tentacle, which attacks with Magic. When all four whirlpools are disturbed, the larger one can be disturbed, which will result in the Kraken popping out. Both the Kraken and its tentacles attack with magic; the Kraken can hit very hard, but often misses, while the tentacles are much more accurate but deal less damage. The Kraken and its tentacles use Typeless Magic and as such Protect from Magic does not prevent or reduce any damage they deal to the player (nor does it reduce their accuracy). The Kraken's projectile resembles Fire Wave.

Players can create a Kraken instance for 25,000 coins. The player does not need to carry coins on them to create the instance. The player does need to be careful in the instance though, as it only holds one player (the creator), and any items you drop will be permanently lost upon exiting, including those if you die or disconnect. Also if you log out after paying the coins, you will be kicked out of the boss room and will have to pay again. Items intentionally dropped on the floor within the Kraken boss instance will remain on the floor for 30 minutes; however, items are still lost on death. Items dropped in the regular cave will disappear as normal.

Drops[edit | edit source]

Drop rates estimated based on 437,585 kills from the Old School RuneScape Wiki drop log project, unless otherwise cited.

An average Kraken kill is worth 23,252.

Unique[edit | edit source]

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Kraken tentacle	1	1/400^[1]	503,390	50,004
	Trident of the seas (full)	1	1/512^[1]	977,357	41,400

Weapons and Armour[edit | edit source]

Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
Pirate boots	1	4/128	418	210
Mystic water staff	1	3/128	25,289	25,500
Rune warhammer	1	2/128	24,743	24,900
Rune longsword	1	2/128	18,763	19,200
Mystic robe top	1	1/128	71,587	72,000
Mystic robe bottom	1	1/128	47,930	48,000

Runes[edit | edit source]

Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
Water rune	400	10/128	2,000	800
Mist rune	100	4/128	10,200	1,200
Chaos rune	250	10/128	24,500	13,500
Death rune	150	10/128	34,200	16,200
Blood rune	60	10/128	20,940	14,400
Soul rune	50	7/128	7,300	9,000

Seeds[edit | edit source]

Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
Watermelon seed	24	3/128	1,776	792
Torstol seed	2	1/128	96,644	84
Magic seed	1	1/128^[1]	129,773	253

Materials[edit | edit source]

Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
Seaweed	125 (noted)	3/128	5,750	125
Battlestaff	10 (noted)	4/128	82,740	42,000
Unpowered orb	50 (noted)	2/128	3,850	3,000
Diamond	8 (noted)	1/128	15,800	9,600
Oak plank	60 (noted)	3/128	24,060	9,000
Runite bar	2	1/128	24,882	6,000
Raw shark	50 (noted)	2/128	33,750	5,100
Raw monkfish	100 (noted)	2/128	28,700	13,800
Grimy snapdragon	6 (noted)	2/128	46,596	72

Other[edit | edit source]

Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
Coins	10,000–19,999	15/128	10,000-19,999	10,000-19,999
Shark	5	7/128	3,910	510
Edible seaweed	5	3/128	160	5
Harpoon	1	1/128	100	3
Bucket	1	1/128	6	1
Sanfew serum(4)	2	4/128	43,628	360
Crystal key	1	1/128	22,579	90
Rusty sword	1	1.75/128	Not sold	0
Antidote++(4)	2 (noted)	2/128	822	432
Dragonstone ring	1	1/128^[1]	12,178	10,575

Gem drop table[edit | edit source]

There is a 2/128 chance of rolling the gem drop table.

Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
Uncut sapphire	1	1/256; 1/130^{[d 1]}	670	15
Uncut emerald	1	1/512; 1/260^{[d 1]}	811	30
Uncut ruby	1	1/1,024; 1/520^{[d 1]}	1,449	60
Chaos talisman	1	1/2,730.67; 1/1,386.67^{[d 1]}^{[d 2]}	372	2
Nature talisman	1	1/2,730.67; 1/1,386.67^{[d 1]}^{[d 2]}	629	2
Uncut diamond	1	1/4,096; 1/2,080^{[d 1]}	3,019	120
Loop half of key	1	1/8,192; 1/4,160^{[d 1]}	11,065	60
Tooth half of key	1	1/8,192; 1/4,160^{[d 1]}	11,073	60
Rune javelin	1	1/8,192; 1/4,160^{[d 1]}	167	240
Rune spear	1	1/131,072; 1/7,800^{[d 1]}^{[d 3]}	12,057	12,480
Shield left half	1	1/262,144; 1/15,600^{[d 1]}^{[d 3]}	65,781	66,000
Dragon spear	1	1/349,525.33; 1/20,800^{[d 1]}^{[d 3]}	37,513	37,440

↑ ^1.00 ^1.01 ^1.02 ^1.03 ^1.04 ^1.05 ^1.06 ^1.07 ^1.08 ^1.09 ^1.10 ^1.11 The drop rate of this item is increased when wearing a Ring of wealth.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 The dropped talisman depends on the location where you kill this monster.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 The Rune spear, Shield left half and Dragon spear will only be dropped if Legend's Quest has been started, or else a talisman will be dropped as a replacement.

Tertiary[edit | edit source]

Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
Brimstone key	1	1/61.8^{[d 1]}^[2]	Not sold	N/A
Clue scroll (elite)	1	1/500^[1]	Not sold	12
Jar of dirt	1	1/1,000^[1]	8,325	0
Pet kraken	1	1/3,000^[3]	Not sold	N/A

↑ Only dropped if killed on a slayer assignment given by Konar quo Maten.

Trivia[edit | edit source]

Its examine text is a reference to Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest and its sequel At World's End, as well as the jar of dirt drop, and the abyssal tentacle.
Upon release, the Kraken did not have an option to create an instance. This was added on an update on 19 March 2015.
It uses the same in-game model as the Sea Troll Queen from the Swan Song quest, but recoloured.
Starting from the 2016 Christmas event, the Kraken, along with its pet counterpart, can be seen wearing a Santa hat throughout the duration of the yearly event.
The Kraken, along with the Thermonuclear smoke devil, are the only Slayer bosses that can be fought with another player.

References[edit | edit source]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 Envision. "Drop Rates V2." RuneScape Forums.
↑ Jagex. Mod Kieren's Twitter account. 16 January 2019. Mod Kieren: "It follows a curve up until level 100 then scales linearly between those 2 values upto level 350 combat. Creatures over thsi^[sic] will cap at 1/50. [1]"
↑ Jagex. Mod JohnC's Twitter account. 15 Sep 2014. (Archived from the original on 15 Sep 2014.) Mod JohnC: "Kraken, Thermy & Penance Queen pet drop rates - DKS for the final reveal next week!"

[row-2] 1.00 ^1.01 ^1.02 ^1.03 ^1.04 ^1.05 ^1.06 ^1.07 ^1.08 ^1.09 ^1.10 ^1.11 The drop rate of this item is increased when wearing a Ring of wealth.

[rowt-3] 2.0 ^2.1 The dropped talisman depends on the location where you kill this monster.

[rowm-4] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 The Rune spear, Shield left half and Dragon spear will only be dropped if Legend's Quest has been started, or else a talisman will be dropped as a replacement.

[5] Only dropped if killed on a slayer assignment given by Konar quo Maten.

[Drop_Rates_V2-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 Envision. "Drop Rates V2." RuneScape Forums.

[6] Jagex. Mod Kieren's Twitter account. 16 January 2019. Mod Kieren: "It follows a curve up until level 100 then scales linearly between those 2 values upto level 350 combat. Creatures over thsi^[sic] will cap at 1/50. [1]"

[Confirmed_droprates-7] Jagex. Mod JohnC's Twitter account. 15 Sep 2014. (Archived from the original on 15 Sep 2014.) Mod JohnC: "Kraken, Thermy & Penance Queen pet drop rates - DKS for the final reveal next week!"

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Drops[edit | edit source]

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Weapons and Armour[edit | edit source]

Runes[edit | edit source]

Seeds[edit | edit source]

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Gem drop table[edit | edit source]

Tertiary[edit | edit source]

Trivia[edit | edit source]

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