Kalphite king guide

[Araxxi 3]

Kalphite King Guide


Strategy:

Kalphite King is a very straight forward boss. You can use any combat style on him, however I personally find range to be the best option due to accuracy VS magic, and you don't get frozen like you do in melee. It is also recommended that you bring a T80 defender/repriser/rebounder for a chance at a perfect chitin drop, which is the item to upgrade your T80 defender into the T90 Kalphite defender.

Kalphite King continually changes forms throughout the fight. You will need to pay close attention to his color so you know what to pray.It is HIGHLY recommended that you bring a steel titan. This will help you take the minions out fairly quickly. The best vampyrism aura you have would also be helpful. A blood necklace (whichever one matches your combat style) is very effective here due to the amount of minion spawns.
Remember to bonfire before attempting Kalphite King.

What to Pray: He will change between three colors. What you pray for each color is as follows:
Blue = Protect from Magic
Yellow = Protect from Melee
Green = Protect from Range
Digging: Occasionally Kalphite King will dig underground. You need to run away when you see his shadow appear underneath you. When he does his dig attack it is a very good time to wipe out any remaining minions that may be alive.
Heal: Occasionally Kalphite King will have a green or red aura around him. This indicates that he is attempting to siphon damage dealt in order to heal himself. This mechanic is fairly hard to avoid, so don't worry if you accidentally heal him a couple of times.
Minions: Kalphite King spawns minions twice during your fight. He first summons them at around 17,000 hitpoints, and the second times is around 7,000 hitpoints. When they are spawned you need to ignore Kalphite King's color and protect from Magic. It is up to you if you want to kill the minions to save yourself some food, or if you want to ignore them for maximum damage on Kalphite King.

Magic Phase

When Kalphite King is blue you will need to use Protect from Magic. He will occasionally throw orbs at you, and around you. Move away from these as fast as possible to avoid taking a lot of damage.During the melee and magic phases Kalphite King uses a charge attack. He will pause for a moment, then charge straight towards you dealing lots of damage. Simply move out of the way to avoid this attack If he charges you while near a wall he will hit you even higher, and the damage with be typeless.

Melee Phase


As stated above under Magic Phase, you need to look out for his charge attack. When he pauses to charge you, simply move out of the way to avoid the attack.
He will occasionally use a swiping attack that will deal 200-400 damage.

Range Phase


During the range phase he will spit a green colored acidic goo at you that will stun you. This is unavoidable, and will damage you for 50% of your total hitpoints

Summary: This guide may make Kalphite King seem a little difficult, but honestly he isn't too bad, and quite a few mess ups are tolerable when fighting Kalphite King. Just be sure to continually attack him, and dodge when necessary and you should be fine. Don't forget to change your prayers when necessary!When he digs, you dodge.
When orbs/spheres appear around you, run away from them.
When he has an aura around him he is trying to heal.
When he is digging and there are minions out, attack the minions.
When he pauses for a moment in magic/melee phases he is about to charge, and will deal more damage if you're against the wall.
When he is in his range phase he will shoot a green acidic goo at you. This is unavoidable and deals 50% damage.
When he turns blue use Protect from Magic.
When he turns yellow use Protect from Melee.
When he turns green use Protect from Range.
That's it! Hopefully this guide helps you earn your way towards your 3 T90 defenders, and some awesome drygore drops!
Author: @E36 / 302