Nearly 20 years old, the Kalphite Queen is one of the oldest bosses in Runescape. But how has she held up as a moneymaker boss? And if you intend on farming here, what do you need to know about the Kalphite Queen fight and her minions? Let's find out.

Skill, Quest, and Achievement Recommendations

There are no complex requirements for fighting the Kalphite Queen, but this is not a fight you want to go into unprepared. Whether you are on a Kalphite task, farming her for GP, or hunting for the Kalphite Queen pet, efficiency is everything in OSRS.

Level 70-80 Combat Stats

Level 70-80 Combat stats will allow you to kill the Kalphite Queen more efficiently. You can kill her with lower stats, but doing so will likely require using the flinch method. That's fine for a couple of kills, but if on Slayer task, hunting the pet, or other rare drops, I'd recommend increasing your levels.

Melee, Ranged, and Prayer are the most critical stats here, but you can also use Magic if you can access Thralls.

Hard/Elite Desert Diary Completion

If on a Kalphite Slayer task or intending to farm the Kalphite Queen in general, I recommend at least completing the Hard Desert Diary. Without the Hard Diary complete, you'll need to bring two ropes to the Kalphite Lair every time. Completing the Hard Diary will make your ropes permanent.

Completing the Elite Diary will give you access to the crevice shortcut at the entrance to the Kalphite Lair and take you to the final antechamber before the Kalphite Queen Lair. You need level 86 Agility to use this shortcut.

Beneath Cursed Sands

Completing Beneath Cursed Sands rewards you with a Keris partisan. The Keris partisan is the best Melee weapon to use against Kalphites. Along with a 33% bonus damage increase, it has a 1/51 chance of doing triple damage to Kalphites.

Tombs of Amascut for Breach of the Scarab

The Keris partisan of breaching is the strongest variant of the Keris partisan. To use it, you must first obtain a Breach of the Scarab jewel from the Tombs of Amascut and attach it to your Keris partisan.

Along with the 33% bonus damage and a chance to deal triple damage, the Keris partisan of breaching also gives you a 33% accuracy increase.

Runelite

If you plan on using the flinch method, I recommend using Runelite for the menu entry swapper ( For customizable left and shift-click) and NPC Highlight plugins. These make the flinch method much easier to pull off.

Fairytale II - Cure a Queen

Completing Fairytale II - Cure a Queen will give you access to the fairy ring network. One fairy ring, code b*i*q, puts you near the Kalphite Lair.

A Kingdom Divided

Completing A Kingdom Divided will reward you with a Book of the Dead. You need to equip the Book of the Dead, have it in your inventory, and be on the Arceuus spellbook to cast Thrall spells. If only using Melee/Ranged, you don't need to do this.

Dragon Defender

The Keris partisan of breaching doesn't have the highest Melee Strength bonus, so combining it with the Dragon Defender will improve its performance significantly.

Gear & Inventory Recommendations

Best-in-slot Melee/Ranged Gear

Use your best-in-slot Melee/Ranged gear for this fight. If on a Slayer task, I recommend bringing a Slayer helmet. The Keris partisan of breaching + Dragon Defender and a toxic blowpipe work wonders here. You can also get away with just using Melee.

The Kalphite Queen does Protect Melee in her second phase, but you can power through it. I recommend prioritizing your Melee Strength over anything else.

Best Food & Karambwans

The Kalphite Queen can hit very hard, even through Protection Prayers. I recommend healing whenever between 40-45 HP. Use your best food available and bring several karambwans in case of a pinch.

Best Potions & Miscellaneous Items

I recommend bringing one divine super combat potion, one divine ranging potion, one anti-venom potion, several Prayer potions (If farming her for an extended period. Otherwise, you can get away with none), and maybe one stamina potion for extended trips. I recommend using your divine potions in your POH and immediately using a rejuvenation pool

to regain your lost HP. As a just-in-case and for quick banking, bring an emergency teleport (Preferably POH teleport).

You need two ropes to get to the Kalphite Queen's Lair. Complete the Hard Desert Diary, so you only need to do this once, giving you two extra inventory slots.

OSRS Kalphite Task

Given the recommendations for fighting the Kalphite Queen and her drop table, I don't recommend fighting the Kalphite Queen if not on Slayer task unless you're hunting the Kalphite princess pet. All Slayer masters except Krystilia can assign Kalphite tasks, and starting with Vannaka, these tasks can exceed 100 kills. They're also common tasks to receive.

You can kill any of the Kalphites for a Kalphite task. Unless you’re hunting for the Kalphite princess pet, the Kq head, or the dragon pickaxe (If an Iron Man), I recommend not killing the Kalphite Queen during Kalphite tasks.

Kalphite Lair OSRS

Before we can fight the Kalphite Queen, we must make our way through the Kalphite Lair first.

The Kalphite Lair is northeast of Bedabin Camp. The fastest way to get there is via the b*i*q fairy ring, then head northwest. Alternatively, you can run west from Shanty Pass.

Once outside the entrance to the Kalphite Lair, use a rope to climb down. When you're inside the Lair, run through the cavern to the northeast antechamber (Unless you've completed the Elite Diary and can use the crevice shortcut). Use Protect from Melee while running through the Kalphite Lair to mitigate damage from the Kalphite Soldiers and Kalphite Guardians.

After reaching the northeast antechamber, use another rope to descend to the lower level of the Kalphite Lair.