Kraken

WhirlpoolKraken
Whirlpool
Released	10 April 2014 (Update)
Members	Yes
Combat level	N/A
Size	5x5
Examine	Something big lurking beneath the water.
Combat info
XP bonus	+0%
Max hit	28
Aggressive	No
Poisonous	No
Attack style	Typeless Magic
Attack speed	4 ticks (2.4 seconds)
Respawn time	10 - 14 ticks (6.0 - 8.4 seconds)
Slayer info
Slayer level	87
Slayer XP	255 xp
Category	Cave Kraken, Bosses
Assigned by	File:Konar chathead.png
Combat stats
Aggressive stats
Melee defence
Magic defence
+130	No elemental weakness
Ranged defence
Immunities
Poison	Not immune
Venom	Converts to poison
Cannons	Immune
Thralls	Not immune
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Advanced data
Monster ID	496

You have the option to create a private instance for this fight.

On death, all unprotected items will be moved to a grave outside the instance. Any items left on the ground will be lost.

This article has a strategy guide.

All information on mechanics and strategy will be on this page.

The Kraken is a stronger and larger version of the cave kraken. It requires level 87 Slayer to kill and cannot be boosted. Located at the Kraken Cove, it can only be attacked if the player has cave krakens as a Slayer task, which also requires level 50 Magic. Alongside its non-boss variants, it is the only monster that drops the trident of the seas and Kraken tentacle.

Like its smaller brethren, the Kraken is submerged underwater. Magic is the only reliable way of dealing damage to it, as Ranged deals 1/7th of its normal damage^[1], and it cannot be reached with Melee weapons. To start the fight, players can use a fishing explosive on the large whirlpool. Otherwise, the four whirlpools around must first be disturbed; when all four whirlpools are disturbed, the larger one can be disturbed, which will result in the Kraken waking up. Both methods will release level 112 Enormous Tentacles, which attack with Magic.

Both the Kraken and its tentacles attack with magic; the Kraken can hit very hard, but has very poor accuracy, while the tentacles are much more accurate but deal less damage. The Kraken and its tentacles use Typeless Magic, and as such Protect from Magic does not provide any degree of damage reduction. The Kraken's projectile resembles Fire Wave.

Players can create a Kraken instance for 25,000 coins. This fee can be deducted directly from the bank; players do not need to carry coins on them to create the instance.

Location

Levels

Members

Spawns

Map

League region

Kraken Cove

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The fairy ring code AKQ will bring the players just east of the Cove.
Using a Piscatoris teleport scroll, or either the Western banner 3 or 4 to teleport the Piscatoris Fishing Colony, and running south-west.

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Drops

Drop rates estimated based on 437,585 samples from the Drop Rate Project, unless otherwise cited.

Weapons and armour

Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
Mystic water staff	1	3/128	25,139	25,500
Rune warhammer	1	2/128	24,767	24,900
Rune longsword	1	2/128	18,666	19,200
Mystic robe top	1	1/128	71,420	72,000
Mystic robe bottom	1	1/128	47,481	48,000
Trident of the seas (full)	1	1/512^[2]	819,507	41,400

Runes

Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
Water rune	400	10/128	2,000	800
Mist rune	100	4/128	11,700	1,200
Chaos rune	250	10/128	25,500	13,500
Death rune	150	10/128	24,000	16,200
Blood rune	60	10/128	12,840	14,400
Soul rune	50	7/128	8,650	9,000

Seeds

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
Watermelon seed.png: Kraken drops Watermelon seed with rarity 3/128 in quantity 24	Watermelon seed	24	3/128	816	792
Torstol seed.png: Kraken drops Torstol seed with rarity 1/128 in quantity 2	Torstol seed	2	1/128	12,762	84
Magic seed.png: Kraken drops Magic seed with rarity 1/128 in quantity 1	Magic seed	1	1/128^[2]	97,288	253

Materials

Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
Seaweed	125 (noted)	3/128	1,625	125
Battlestaff	10 (noted)	4/128	83,090	42,000
Unpowered orb	50 (noted)	2/128	4,200	3,000
Diamond	8 (noted)	1/128	14,104	9,600
Oak plank	60 (noted)	3/128	33,780	9,000
Runite bar	2	1/128	24,934	6,000
Raw shark	50 (noted)	2/128	31,150	5,100
Raw monkfish	100 (noted)	2/128	19,900	13,800
Grimy snapdragon	6 (noted)	2/128	49,686	72

Other

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Coins	10,000–19,999	15/128	10,000–19,999	10,000–19,999
	Shark	5	7/128	4,375	510
	Pirate boots	1	4/128	1,023	210
Sanfew serum(4).png: Kraken drops Sanfew serum(4) with rarity 4/128 in quantity 2	Sanfew serum(4)	2	4/128	35,534	360
	Edible seaweed	5	3/128	155	5
	Harpoon	1	1/128	95	3
	Bucket	1	1/128	7	1
	Crystal key	1	1/128	25,297	90
	Rusty sword	1	1.75/128	Not sold	0
Antidote++(4).png: Kraken drops Antidote++(4) with rarity 2/128 in quantity 2 (noted)	Antidote++(4)	2 (noted)	2/128	11,956	432
	Dragonstone ring	1	1/128^[2]	11,850	10,575
	Kraken tentacle	1	1/400^[2]	534,888	50,004

Gem drop table

There is a 2/128 chance of rolling the gem drop table.

Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
Nothing	N/A	1/128.23; Never^{[d 1]}	N/A	N/A
Uncut sapphire	1	1/256; 1/130^{[d 2]}	238	15
Uncut emerald	1	1/512; 1/260^{[d 2]}	463	30
Uncut ruby	1	1/1,024; 1/520^{[d 2]}	988	60
Chaos talisman	1	1/2,730.67; 1/1,386.67^{[d 2]}^{[d 3]}	309	2
Nature talisman	1	1/2,730.67; 1/1,386.67^{[d 2]}^{[d 3]}	328	2
Uncut diamond	1	1/4,096; 1/2,080^{[d 2]}	2,142	120
Loop half of key	1	1/8,192; 1/4,160^{[d 2]}	11,919	60
Tooth half of key	1	1/8,192; 1/4,160^{[d 2]}	11,925	60
Rune javelin	5	1/8,192; 1/4,160^{[d 2]}	950	1,200
Rune spear	1	1/131,072; 1/7,800^{[d 2]}^{[d 4]}	11,871	12,480
Shield left half	1	1/262,144; 1/15,600^{[d 2]}^{[d 4]}	65,394	66,000
Dragon spear	1	1/349,525.33; 1/20,800^{[d 2]}^{[d 4]}	38,854	37,440

^ The "nothing" drop is removed while wearing a ring of wealth.
^ ^2.00 ^2.01 ^2.02 ^2.03 ^2.04 ^2.05 ^2.06 ^2.07 ^2.08 ^2.09 ^2.10 ^2.11 The drop rate is increased while wearing a ring of wealth due to the "nothing" drop being removed.
^ ^3.0 ^3.1 The talisman dropped depends on where the monster is located: monsters above ground level drop the nature talisman, and monsters below ground level drop the chaos talisman.
^ ^4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 Only dropped if Legends' Quest has been finished; if not, a talisman is dropped instead.

Tertiary

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
Brimstone key.png: Kraken drops Brimstone key with rarity 1/49 in quantity 1	Brimstone key	1	1/49^{[d 1]}	Not sold	N/A
	Clue scroll (elite)	1	1/500^{[d 2]}^[2]	Not sold	12
	Jar of dirt	1	1/1,000^[2]	25,373	0
	Pet kraken	1	1/3,000^[3]	Not sold	N/A

^ Brimstone keys are only dropped if killed on a Slayer task given by Konar quo Maten.
^ The elite clue scroll drop rate increases to 1/475 after unlocking the elite Combat Achievements rewards tier.

Combat Achievements

There are 0 Combat Achievement tasks (totalling 0 points) available for the Kraken.

Name	Description	Type	Tier	Comp%

Changes

Date	Changes
[[{{#explode:23 November 2023\| \|0}} {{#explode:23 November 2023\| \|1}}]] [[{{#explode:23 November 2023\| \|2}}]] (update)	Fixed a bug with Thralls which means you can now use them at the Kraken.
[[{{#explode:14 July 2021\| \|0}} {{#explode:14 July 2021\| \|1}}]] [[{{#explode:14 July 2021\| \|2}}]] (update \| poll)	Fishing explosives can now be used to instantly awaken the Kraken.
[[{{#explode:23 July 2020\| \|0}} {{#explode:23 July 2020\| \|1}}]] [[{{#explode:23 July 2020\| \|2}}]] (update)	The Kraken will now correctly attack the player it is engaged in combat with.
[[{{#explode:24 September 2015\| \|0}} {{#explode:24 September 2015\| \|1}}]] [[{{#explode:24 September 2015\| \|2}}]] (update)	The Kraken whirlpool can no longer be damaged by poison.
[[{{#explode:25 June 2015\| \|0}} {{#explode:25 June 2015\| \|1}}]] [[{{#explode:25 June 2015\| \|2}}]] (update \| poll)	Added a 'peek' option to the entrance of this boss, allowing players to see the number of other players currently in the boss room.
[[{{#explode:19 March 2015\| \|0}} {{#explode:19 March 2015\| \|1}}]] [[{{#explode:19 March 2015\| \|2}}]] (update \| poll)	It is now possible to open an instanced Kraken cave.
[[{{#explode:17 July 2014\| \|0}} {{#explode:17 July 2014\| \|1}}]] [[{{#explode:17 July 2014\| \|2}}]] (update \| poll)	Players can now receive a pet version of this boss after defeating it.
[[{{#explode:22 May 2014\| \|0}} {{#explode:22 May 2014\| \|1}}]] [[{{#explode:22 May 2014\| \|2}}]] (update \| poll)	The Kraken boss now has an 'Attack' option, rather than 'Fight'. Players can now permanently dismiss the warning that is shown before entering the rooms of the Kraken.
[[{{#explode:24 April 2014\| \|0}} {{#explode:24 April 2014\| \|1}}]] [[{{#explode:24 April 2014\| \|2}}]] (update)	Kraken now respawns at the same rate as the thermonuclear smoke devil.

Trivia

The Kraken uses the same in-game model as the Sea Troll Queen from the Swan Song quest, but recoloured. Likewise, its tentacles also use the model of the tentacles encountered in Temple Trekking, also recoloured.
Its examine text, the jar of dirt drop, and the abyssal tentacle are references to Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest and its sequel At World's End.
The Kraken had a festive override wearing a santa hat during the 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023 Christmas events.
The Kraken is a mythological creature originating from Norse folklore.
According to former Old School RuneScape content developer Mod Reach, the Kraken's underwhelming damage output is due to what he described as a game engine bug that, despite his protests, Jagex ultimately decided to adopt as a feature of the boss.^[4]

References

^ Jagex. Mod Ash's Twitter account. 6 September 2023. Archived from the original on 6 September 2023. Mod Ash: "If you rolled 0 damage, it stays as 0. If you rolled >=1 damage, it's divided by 7, with a floor of 1. Accuracy is not affected."
^ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 ^2.5 Envision. "Drop Rates V2." Old School RuneScape Forums.
^ Jagex. Mod JohnC's Twitter account. 15 September 2014. Archived from the original on 15 September 2014. Mod JohnC: "Kraken, Thermy & Penance Queen pet drop rates - DKS for the final reveal next week!"
^ Mod Shauny. "In the Games Industry - An interview with ex-Mod Reach!" (in 2h41m23s). YouTube video. 28 January 2020.

[3] The "nothing" drop is removed while wearing a ring of wealth.

[row-4] 2.00 ^2.01 ^2.02 ^2.03 ^2.04 ^2.05 ^2.06 ^2.07 ^2.08 ^2.09 ^2.10 ^2.11 The drop rate is increased while wearing a ring of wealth due to the "nothing" drop being removed.

[rowt-5] 3.0 ^3.1 The talisman dropped depends on where the monster is located: monsters above ground level drop the nature talisman, and monsters below ground level drop the chaos talisman.

[rowm-6] 4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 Only dropped if Legends' Quest has been finished; if not, a talisman is dropped instead.

[7] Brimstone keys are only dropped if killed on a Slayer task given by Konar quo Maten.

[8] The elite clue scroll drop rate increases to 1/475 after unlocking the elite Combat Achievements rewards tier.

[1] Jagex. Mod Ash's Twitter account. 6 September 2023. Archived from the original on 6 September 2023. Mod Ash: "If you rolled 0 damage, it stays as 0. If you rolled >=1 damage, it's divided by 7, with a floor of 1. Accuracy is not affected."

[Drop_Rates_V2-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 ^2.5 Envision. "Drop Rates V2." Old School RuneScape Forums.

[Confirmed_droprates-9] Jagex. Mod JohnC's Twitter account. 15 September 2014. Archived from the original on 15 September 2014. Mod JohnC: "Kraken, Thermy & Penance Queen pet drop rates - DKS for the final reveal next week!"

[10] Mod Shauny. "In the Games Industry - An interview with ex-Mod Reach!" (in 2h41m23s). YouTube video. 28 January 2020.

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v • t • e Kraken Cove
NPCs	Lieve McCracken
Monsters	Cave kraken Enormous Tentacle Kraken Waterfiend
Related	Jar of dirt Kraken tentacle Pet kraken Trident of the seas

Kraken

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