Kalphites come in various combat levels, which is why they can be assigned by all Slayer masters. There are four types: Workers, Soldiers, Guardians, and the Kalphite Queen—all of which count towards Kalphite Slayer tasks. They're great for Slayer XP, especially when using a cannon, as the tasks can be completed quickly. However, the Kalphite Queen can be quite challenging. Check our Kalphite Queen guide for the best strategies to take her down.
All types of the Kalphites can be found in the Kalphite Lair and the Kalphite cave.
Kalphite lair: the fastest way to get here is through the fairy ring BIQ. Alternatively, players can get here after entering the desert located south of Al Kharid through the Shantay pass
Kalphite Cave: the fastest way to get here is with the desert amulet 4 which teleports the player directly there. Alternatively, players can use the amulet of glory to teleport to Al Kharid and then run south
It’s generally not recommended to use magic against Kalphites since it is too expensive and does not give significantly better XP rates than using melee or ranged which are cheaper. Crush is the best style to use since Kalphites have a lower crush defence as shown below. The weakest, the Kalphite worker is on the left, and the strongest, the Kalphite Guardians and Kalphite soldiers, which share the same defensive stats on the right.
Head slot: Slayer helm(i)
Neck slot: Amulet of Rancour
Cape slot: Infernal cape
Body slot: Torva platebody
Leg slot: Torva platelegs
Weapon slot: Inquisitor’s mace
Shield slot: Avernic defender
Ammo slot: Rada’s blessing 4
Glove slot: Ferocious gloves
Boot slot: Primordial boots
Ring slot: Ultor ring
Head slot: Slayer helm
Neck slot: Amulet of Rancour
Cape slot: Fire cape
Body slot: Proselyte hauberk
Leg slot: Proselyte cuisse
Weapon slot: Abyssal whip
Shield slot: Dragon defender
Ammo slot: Rada’s blessing 3
Glove slot: Barrows gloves
Boot slot: Dragon boots
Ring slot: Berserker ring (i)
Head slot: Slayer helm(i)
Neck slot: Necklace of anguish
Cape slot: Ava’s assembler
Body slot: Masori body (f)
Leg slot: Masori chaps (f)
Weapon slot: Toxic blowpipe
Ammo slot: Rada’s blessing 4
Glove slot: Barrows gloves
Boot slot: Pegasian boot
Ring slot: Archer's ring (i)
Head slot: Slayer helm
Neck slot: Amulet of Fury
Cape slot: Ava’s accumulator
Body slot: Saradomin d’hide body
Leg slot: Saradomin chaps
Weapon slot: Toxic blowpipe
Ammo slot: Rada’s blessing 3
Glove slot: Barrows gloves
Boot slot: Saradomin d’hide boots
Ring slot: Archers ring (i)
With Max gear and stats, players can get 27K slayer XP per hour, 32K per hour with piety or 60K XP per hour with a cannon and piety.
The best strategy for killing Kalphites is with a cannon in the Kalphite Cave, Where the Kalphite soldiers are located. They attack with melee and have a max hit of 8. Pray protect from melee, drink a dose of antidote++, set your cannon in the middle of their spawn as shown, and turn on auto-retaliate. The Kalphite soldiers will become aggressive to you, and you should kill them fairly easily, resulting in decent slayer XP rates.
It is recommended to lure the Kalphite soldiers to the Cannon’s double-hit tiles to get better results. Use the cannon layout plugin to see these tiles. The highlighted tiles are the double-hit tiles while using this plugin.
Kalphite has poor drops. The average Kalphite soldier is worth only 224 GP or 964 GP when on Konar task. Here are their drops:
Weapons and armour
Steel full helm, 1 (1/32), Steel axe, 1 (1/32), Steel scimitar, 1 (1/42.67), Mithril chainbody, 1 (1/42.67), Mithril sq shield, 1 (1/128), Adamant med helm, 1 (1/128)
Runes
Fire rune, 60 (1/16), Chaos rune, 12 (1/25.6), Death rune, 3 (1/42.67), Nature rune, 1–4 (1/64), Fire rune, 30 (1/128)
Herbs (1/128 chance of rolling)
Grimy guam leaf, 1 (1/512), Grimy marrentill, 1 (1/682.7), Grimy tarromin, 1 (1/910.2), Grimy harralander, 1 (1/910.2), Grimy ranarr weed, 1 (1/910.2), Grimy irit leaf, 1 (1/2,048), Grimy avantoe, 1 (1/2,731), Grimy kwuarm, 1 (1/3,277), Grimy cadantine, 1 (1/3,409), Grimy lantadyme, 1 (1/5,461), Grimy dwarf weed, 1 (1/5,461)
Coins
120 coins (1/3.2), 40 coins (1/4.414), 200 coins (1/12.8), 10 coins (1/18.29), 450 coins (1/128)
Other
Waterskin(4), 1 (1/42.67)
Gem drop table (4/128 chance of rolling)
Nothing (1/64.12; Never), Uncut sapphire, 1 (1/128; 1/65), Uncut emerald, 1 (1/256; 1/130), Uncut ruby, 1 (1/512; 1/260), Chaos talisman, 1 (1/1,365; 1/693), Nature talisman, 1 (1/1,365; 1/693), Uncut diamond, 1 (1/2,048; 1/1,040), Loop half of key, 1 (1/2,048; 1/1,020), Tooth half of key, 1 (1/2,048; 1/1,080), Rune javelin, 5 (1/4,096; 1/2,080), Rune spear, 1 (1/5,536; 1/3,900), Shield left half, 1 (1/131,072; 1/7,800), Dragon spear, 1 (1/174,763; 1/10,400)
Tertiary
Ensouled kalphite head, 1 (1/90), Brimstone key, 1 (1/145)
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