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Kalphite Lair
Written By Neo Avatars
Special Thanks To Son of Zamorak

The Kalphite Dungeon is used for several reasons, but mainly for Slayer or killing the Kalphite Queen. This dungeon is also the only location in Runescape that you can find a Potato Cactus (a 2nd ingredient used in Herblore to make a Magic Potion). It is located in the desert South of Al Kharid directly West of the Shantay Pass. You need a rope to get down to the first level of the dungeon and another rope to get to the Kalphite Queen's's lair.


Getting There

The lair is located to the west of the Shantay Pass. You don't really need any desert robes, as it's close by.

Map to the kalphite lair

You will find a hole in the ground, which is the entrance to the dungeon. To be able to get down to each of the levels you need to first use a Rope with the tunnel entrance then select to climb down.

Tunnel Entrance

Once inside you can climb out again by selecting to climb the rope.

Climb up rope


Map of the Dungeon

Map of the dungeon 

Inside the Dungeon

(1) Warrior Room

The first attraction of the dungeon is a room filled with level 28 Kalphite Warriors that are killed for Slayer assignments

The kalphite warriors!

(2) Soldier Room

Further on in the dungeon is another room off to the side of the path. This room is full of level 85 Kalphite Soldiers that can poison you. The poison can hit 4 damage. These are popular with people with full Guthan as you can heal more than they hit.

These guys are the kalphite soldiers

(3 & 4) Guardian Rooms

Keeping going and you will come to a place that you can Hally/Range/Mage the level 141 Kalphite Guardians (location 3). To get them to the spot you must go into the next room (location 4) and attack one of the two spawns. Now run back to location 3. If the Kalphite Guardian gets stuck on one of the corners just run into it's path and let it follow you.

A kalphite guardian

In the room with the two Kalphite Guardian spawns there is also the tunnel to get down into the Kalphite Queen's lair. As with entering the dungeon you must first use a rope on the tunnel, then climb down it.

The entrance to the queen's chamber

Kalphite Queen Room

Inside the Kalphite Queen's lair there are two Kalphite Guardians and a number of Kalphite Workers. This is also the home of the level 333 Kalphite Queen that is killed for her Dragon Chain drop. When you enter the room as long as the Queen is on the western side of the dungeon then there is a safe spot standing beside the entrance rope. All the monsters in this room will attack you even if you don't attack them.

Inside the queen's chamber

If you watch the number of Kalphite workers carefully you can tell how long it will be before the Kalphite Queen appears. The more Kalphite Workers there are the longer it will be before the Kalphite Queen appears. If there are about 15 or more Workers then there is over 30 seconds before the Queen will appear. If there are about 7 then you should put on Protect from Magic as the Queen may appear at any moment.

The Queen has two forms. The first being a giant Stag Beetle and the other a Dragonfly. Both forms can hit 25 damage. The first form has a Protect from Mage and Ranged prayer so you must Melee it while the second form has a Protect from Melee prayer so you must Mage or Range it.

If you want you can use Verac's to kill both forms as it hits through the Queen's prayer. With two people wearing Verac each with at least level 95-100 Combat you can kill the Queen in one trip otherwise you will need a group of about 5-8 people minimum with both Melee and Mage/Ranged equipment to even kill her once. When fighting her it is reccomended to use the Protect from Magic prayer.


Inhabitants

Kalphite Queen (Level 333)

Kalphite queenKalphite Queen

Kalphite Guardian (Level 141)

Kalphite Guardian

Kalphite Soldier (Level 85)

Kalphite Soldier

Kalphite Worker (Level 28)

Kalphite Worker


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