Keris partisan

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Keris partisan



Released							27 April 2022 (Update)
Members							Yes
Quest item							No
League region							Desert✓

Properties

Tradeable							No
Equipable							Yes
Stackable							No
Noteable							No
Options							Wield, Drop
Examine							A mystical-feeling polearm.

Values

Value							60,000 coins
Alchemy							Not alchemisable
Weight							2.267 kg

Advanced data

Item ID							25979
Link							MOID

The keris partisan is a one-handed partisan requiring 65 Attack to wield. It is obtained from Maisa as a reward for completing Beneath Cursed Sands. Players may own multiple partisans; additional partisans may be purchased from Selim in Al Kharid for 60,000 coins each. Weapon poisons cannot be applied to the partisan.

The keris partisan retains the effects of the keris, dealing 33%^[1] bonus damage against all kalphites and scabarites, alongside a 1/51 chance of puncturing a hole in their exoskeleton, dealing triple damage. When this special effect occurs, the chatbox will display the message: You slip your weapon through a gap in the creature's chitin, landing a vicious blow. Unlike the keris, however, the partisan provides a secondary crush bonus.

Players can attach one of four jewels, which are obtained as rewards from the Tombs of Amascut, to the keris partisan. Doing so increases the requirement to wield them to 80 Attack, and gives it differing effects within the raid.

The Breach of the Scarab creates the keris partisan of breaching, granting an additional 33% accuracy against all Kalphites and Scabarites (effect persists outside the raid).
The Eye of the Corruptor creates the keris partisan of corruption, granting a special attack that increases DPS.
The Jewel of Amascut creates the keris partisan of amascut, decreasing damage bonus against Kalphites and Scabarites but enhancing base stats.
The Jewel of the Sun creates the keris partisan of the sun, granting two passive effects and a special attack.

Combat stats


Attack bonuses

+58	-2	+57	+2	+0

Defence bonuses


+0	+0	+0	+0	+0

Other bonuses				Slot


+45	+0	+0%	+3	List

	Attack type	Weapon style	Attack speed	Range	Level boost
Stab	Stab	Accurate	4 ticks (2.4s)	1 tile	+3 Attack
Lunge	Stab	Aggressive			+3 Strength
Pound	Crush	Aggressive			+3 Strength
Block	Stab	Defensive			+3 Defence

Products

	Skills	XP	Materials
Keris partisan of amascut	None	None	1 × Keris partisan 1 × Jewel of amascut
Keris partisan of breaching	None	None	1 × Keris partisan 1 × Breach of the scarab
Keris partisan of corruption	None	None	1 × Keris partisan 1 × Eye of the corruptor
Keris partisan of the sun	None	None	1 × Keris partisan 1 × Jewel of the sun

Used in recommended equipment

Rank	Method
4	Kalphite Queen/Strategies (High level melee)
3	Kalphite Queen/Strategies (Flinching)
3	Tombs of Amascut/Strategies (Kephri)
5	Tombs of Amascut/Strategies (Core (Phase 2))

Changes

Date	Changes
25 June 2025 (Update)	The jewel of Amascut has been added to the Tombs of Amascut, which can be attached to the partisan.
20 March 2024 (Update)	Players may no longer attach jewels obtained from the Tombs of Amascut to a wielded keris partisan if they do not have level 80 Attack.
21 September 2022 (Update)	When players deal a critical hit to kalphites and scabarites with the keris partisan, the chat message was updated from "You slip your weapon through a chink in the creature's chitin, landing a vicious blow." to "You slip your weapon through a gap in the creature's chitin, landing a vicious blow."
24 August 2022 (Update)	Players can now attach jewels acquired from the Tombs of Amascut to the partisan. The item's inventory icon has been adjusted slightly.
4 May 2022 (Update)	The keris partisan's slash attack bonus has been decreased from +58 to -2, as it does not have a slash combat style.
Pre-release history: Keris partisan (beta)
20 October 2021 (Update)	The Attack requirement to equip the Keris partisan was decreased from level 80 to 70. The item has been recategorised as a partisan (a new combat style) instead of a spear.
12 - 17 August 2021 (beta)	First present in the Tombs of Amascut: Rewards Beta.

Gallery (historical)



27 April 2022 ⁠– 24 August 2022	24 August 2022 ⁠– present

References

^ Jagex. Mod Ash's Twitter account. 31 October 2022. Archived from the original on 4 August 2023. Mod Ash: "[Is the keris partisan bonus damage against Kalphites/Scabarites 33% or 4/3?] 33%."

Stab weapons

Daggers

Standard	Bronze Iron Steel Black White Mithril Adamant Rune Dragon ^(cr)
	Abyssal ^(bh) Bone Dark Glowing Keris Wolfbane

Swords

Standard	Bronze Iron Steel Black White Mithril Adamant Rune Dragon ^(cr)
	Training Wooden Rapier Leaf-bladed Toktz-xil-ak Belle's folly Ghrazi rapier ^(holy) Osmumten's fang ^(or)

Spears

Standard	Bronze Iron Steel Black Mithril Adamant Rune ^(gilded) Dragon ^(cr)
	Bone Guthan's Leaf-bladed Sunspear Vesta's Zamorakian

Hastae

Standard	Bronze Iron Steel Mithril Adamant Rune ^(gilded) Dragon
	Zamorakian Dragon hunter lance

Kitchen weaponry

Other

Cattleprod
Dual sai
Earthbound tecpatl
Keris partisan ^{(Amascut) (breaching) (corruption) (sun)}
Swift blade

v t e Crush weapons
Mace	Bronze Iron Steel Black White Mithril Adamant Rune Dragon ^{(bh) (cr)} Ancient Barronite Bone Tzhaar-ket-em Inquisitor's
Warhammer	Bronze Iron Steel Black White Mithril Adamant Rune Dragon ^(cr) Granite Statius's
Cane	Black Adamant Rune Dragon
Kitchen weaponry	Frying pan Rolling pin Meat tenderiser
Maul	Gadderhammer Hill giant club Granite maul ^{(ornate handle)} Tzhaar-ket-om ^(t) Elder maul ^(or)
Mjolnir	Guthix Saradomin Zamorak
Magic hybrid	Ivandis flail Blisterwood flail Staves ^{(Battle), (Mystic)} Toktz-mej-tal Void knight mace Ahrim's staff Blue moon spear
Other	Abyssal bludgeon Blackjacks Barrelchest anchor ^(bh) Crimson kisten Dual macuahuitl Glacial temotli Keris partisan ^{(Amascut) (breaching) (corruption) (sun)} Sarachnis cudgel Torag's hammers Verac's flail Viggora's chainmace Ursine chainmace

Attribute affinities

Demonbane

Weapons	Silverlight Darklight Arclight Emberlight Burning claws Scorching bow Purging staff Holy water
Spells	Inferior Demonbane Superior Demonbane Dark Demonbane

Dragonbane

Ratbane

Golembane

Vampyre (silver equipment)

Weapons	Wolfbane Silverlight Darklight Arclight Emberlight Rod of ivandis Ivandis flail Blisterwood flail Hallowed flail Sunspear Blisterwood stake
Other	Blessed axe Efaritay's aid Silver bolts Silver sickle Emerald sickle (b) ^(e) Ruby sickle (b) ^(e) Diamond sickle (b) ^(e) Blisterwood sickle ^(e)

Leafbane

Kalphite/Scabarites

Undead

Other

v t e Beneath Cursed Sands
NPCs	Jamila Maisa Menaphite Guard Citizen Mehhar High Priest of Scabaras Zahur Roger High Priest Osman Pharaoh Kemesis Jabari Coenus Selim
Enemies	Head Menaphite Guard Scarab Mage Scarab Swarm Champion of Scabaras ^{(Shadow Rift) (Scarab Swarm)} Menaphite Akh ^{(Menaphite Shadow)}
Items	Message Bottle of 'tonic' Odd spectacles Stone tablet Chest Scarab mould Scarab emblem Baboon emblem Crocodile emblem Human emblem Scarab emblem Rusty key Lily of the elid Cure crate Keris partisan Circlet of water
Locations	Sophanem Necropolis Jaltevas Pyramid Ruins of Ullek Scabaras Dungeon Nardah River Elid
Music	Dunes of Eternity Ruins of Isolation The Forgotten Tomb Thrall of the Devourer The Pharaoh
Related	Quick guide ^{(speedrunning)} Transcript Akhem Amascut Apmeken Crondis Het Into the Tombs Osmumten Scabaras Sethos Tombs of Amascut

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