Kalphite King - Revamped

[Cwazy Casper]

So, after a while, and tweaking some set ups, here is what myself and my team have found to be an optimal set up. Fair warning, this does not come cheap, but the drops will more than make it back for you :D There are 3 diffferent stages, which are indicated by the kings wings. Be sure to protect against these styles.

 

The King: Lets get you prepared.

 

Melee - As shown by ORANGE wings. There are 3 attacks, as follows.

1: Standard attack,This attack has a bleeding attack similar to Slaughter, dealing 3x damage when moving. This is possibly one of the most dangerous attacks as even with Protection prayers, players will find themselves being hit for 2000+ damage.

2: The King charges for a few seconds and then rushes forward, pushing everyone in the way into the wall. This attack, though melee, occurs in the melee and ranging phases. You can avoid this by simply running out of his path.

3: The king stomps and produces a shock wave. Players within the melee range will be hit and pushed back. In addition, their defence level will be reduced by a small amount

 

RANGE - As shown by GREEN wings. There are once again, 3 attacks, as follows.

1: The king will fire an attack that looks like KQ's ranged attack. This attack will cause a damage over time effect similar to the Fragmentation Shot ability, including taking 3x damage when moving. This attack is usually used together with the Stun Darts.

2: The king will fire stun darts at a group of players, which will have a chance to stun them. These stuns can last up to 20 seconds, and can prove fatal if the king switches phases.

3: The king fires an incendiary shot to everyone in range, which will explode after a few seconds that will hit for a massive damage of around 1000-3000 lp. This attack also drains your prayer. It can be blocked with barricade

 

MAGE - As shown by BLUE wings. There are only 2 atacks in this phase.

1: Blue Orbs, The king will shoot numerous blue energy circles to everyone in range for up to 3000 damage and possibly a stun. However, the circles will target on the ground instead of the player, so players can avoid damage by moving away before the circle lands.

2: Green Orbs, The king will launch some greenish-yellow circles at the players' squares that slowly levitate and explode. The circles will hit multiple players in range which can also stun them. This attack could be very fatal if the player is hit by multiple circles. If stunned, use freedom and run to evade these.

 

ONE HIT K.O- Here he aims for a player, and spits a ball of green gloop at them. This freezes them, and resets cooldown timer for freedom. If not prevented via a team mate, the king will one hit you. The way to save yourself from death, is have a teammte use the Provoke ability, followed by Resonance / Immortality / Barricade.

 

Digging - At random points, he will dig hiself into the ground, briefly disappearing from the battle. At this time, he is burrowing under the person who was tanking. Keep moving (preferably to an area clear of marauders), else if he re-surfaces, and you are on top of him, you can be hit for 1500 lp upwards.

 

Marauders - He also spawns Exiled Maruaders. This is unavoidable, who will hit you with magic attacks. When they spawn underneath you, you will be hit for roughly 500 lp per one that spawned underneath you.

 

Red Aura - The king will sometimes be engulfed inside a red aura, when this happens, any damage he deals will heal him. If he kills someone during this, it will heal him by 24000 lp. Just keep the pressure up, and stay alive.

 

GREEN AURA - The king will also sometimes engulf hiself in a green aura, during this time, any incoming damage will heal him, much like the Siphon stage of Nex's Blood phase. Simply stop attacking til the aura has gone.

 

Auras last between 5-10 seconds, but he may sometimes spam these auras. Keep your eyes out for them

 

Each phase is fairly easy, but is difficult to the unaware player. Be sure to watch the kings wings for your prayers, keep your health reletivly high, and keep up the damage. He may be the only boss to use ultimate attacks on you, but these can be avoided. Any damage over time abilities, you can stop by using the ability, freedom.

 

Gear, Abilities and Roles: Tanker.

 

Tankers role is simple, keep your team alive!!! Usually you have 2 tankers, one to take the damage, and one to provoke when the time is right (Followed by resonance, or the other life saving abilities, like immortality or barricade, which will block ALL incoming damage for ten seconds.) This is possible with only one tank, and get the attackers to tank the hits.

 

Gear: This is what most tankers use. 9 times out of 10, they are maging, so here is a handy set up

 

Helm: Virtus Mask / Ganodermic Visor

Top: Virtus Robe Top / Ganodermic Poncho

Bottoms: Virtus Robe Bottom / Ganodermic Leggings

Gloves: Virtus Gloves or Spellcasters (Remember, virtus has a set effect, this includes the gloves) / Ganodermic Gloves / Barrows Gloves

Boots: Virtus Boots or Ragefire Boots (Same applies to the boots, Virtus Boots required for the set effects) / Ganodermic Boots / Infinity Boots

Shield: FSK / Arcane Spirit Shield / Spectral Spirit Shield / Ward of Subjugation

Wand: Virtus Wand / Ahrims Wand / Master Wand

Amulet: ASN / Saradomins Hiss / Amulet of Fury / Amulet of Glory

Ring: Seers Ring i or Onyx Ring i / Seers Ring/ Ring of Life

Cape: God Cape (or completionist / max cape) / Skill Cape / Cape of Legends.

Inventory: Runes for fire surge, or bloodfire barrage / blitz, 1 overload flask, 1 prayer renewal flask, Healing Aura scrolls (roughly 1k will do), 3 prayer potion flasks, rest in rocktails.

Familiar: Unicorn

 

Here is a picture of an OPTIMAL set up

 

As said previously your main job is to keep your team ALIVE! The attackers are the ones who will be causing the most damage during the battle. When a team mate turns green (As shown by the King rearing back, and spitting a ball at a player) You Provoke, quickly followed by resonance, immortality, or barricade. You will now be tanking til you turn green, and the other tank will do the provoke his self. This will continue between the tanks til the end of the kill. Action Bars will look like this:

 

Gear, Abilities and Roles: Attacker.

 

Attackers role is also simple, you must cause as much damage as possible via melee IN ALL PHASES: This is because, Drygore weaponry causes the king ALOT of damage, and can make kills faster than 5 minutes. Duos have recorded kills with just over 2 minutes by using drygore only. Keep your eyes out for the prayer switches, and keep hitting hard.

 

Gear: This is what ALL attackers wear, as it will help optimise your melee attacks to te full extent of your weaponry.

 

Helm: Torva Full Helm / Void Melee Helm / Bandos Helm

Top: Torva Platebody / Void Top / Bandos Chestplate

Bottoms: Torva Platelegs / Void Bottoms / Bandos Tassets

Gloves: Torva Gloves or Goliaths (Remember, torva has a set effect, this includes the gloves) / Void Gloves / Barrows Gloves / Bandos Gloves

Boots: Torva Boots or Steadfast Boots (Same applies to the boots, Torva Boots required for the set effects) / Bandos Boots / Dragon Boots

Shield Switch (Incase a tank dies): Chaotic Kiteshield / Divine Spirit Shield / Bandos Warshield / Void Deflecter / Blessed Spirit Shield

Mainhand Weapons: Drygore Mace or Longsword or Rapier / Chaotic Maul / Chaotic Rapier

Offhand Weapons: Off-Hand Drygore Mace or Longsword or Rapier / Chaotic Rapier / Dragon Defender

Amulet: Saradmins Whisper / Amulet of Fury / Amulet of Glory

Ring: Warrior i or Onyx Ring i / Warrior Ring/ Ring of Life

Cape: Tokhaar Kal (or completionist / max cape) / Skill Cape / Cape of Legends.

Inventory: 1 summoning flask, 1 adrenaline flask, 1 overload flask, 1 prayer renewal flask, Steel of Legends scrolls or Iron Within scrolls(roughly 1k will do), 3 prayer potion flasks, rest in rocktails.

Familiar: Steel Titan / Iron Titan

 

Here is a picture of an OPTIMAL attacker set up

Please remember, if voiding, you will need 3 pieces, and a helm for the set effects to work.

 

All you do is soul split on melee phase, and protects/deflects on the rest. Spam your titans specs onto the king, as this will make the kill alot faster (recently jagex nerfed titans, so may be better to bring along a uni instead.). Keep vocal to your team if the king is on you at any point, and shout to the tanks as and when to provoke it. Action bars should look like this.

 

So, in summary.

 

The guide should help you know what to wear, what invents, abilities and what to expect. Best of luck once again, and go get that drygore loot :D :D :D

[Fire Essling]

Great job Cwazy(Voider) ^^

[Nico Robin]

Nicely done and thank you for taking the time to do this.

[Cwazy Casper]

A pleasure as always :D

[aerendil]

afaik, most tankers are now torva/bandos melee tankers with drygores, or thats what i've seen... otherwise, good guide.

[Kano]

Great guide, Thanks :)