Kraken | OSRS Index

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.

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		Magic (100% prayer penetration)
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
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Combat stats


255	1	1	1	1	1

Aggressive stats


+0	+0	+0	+0	+0	+0

Melee defence


+0		+0		+0

Magic defence


+130			No elemental weakness

Ranged defence


+300		+300		+300

Immunities

Poison		0% resistance
Venom		Converts to poison
Cannons		Immune
Thralls		Not immune

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Advanced data

Monster ID		496
Link		MOID

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 it, or 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 damaging it, as Ranged^[1] and Melee deal 1/7th of their normal damage. The Kraken 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. Either method will release level 112 Enormous Tentacles.

Both the Kraken and Enormous Tentacles use typeless Magic, and as such Protect from Magic does not provide any degree of damage reduction. The Kraken can hit very hard, but has very poor accuracy, while the tentacles are much more accurate but deal less damage. 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. The boss respawns more slowly in a private instance than the public arena.

Location

Location	Levels	Members	Spawns	Map	League region
Kraken Cove	291		1	Show map	Kandarin✓

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.

Money making

The following money making guide is available for Kraken:

Method	Hourly profit	Skills
Killing the Kraken	817,608	87+ 85+ , , recommended

Drops

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

The average Kraken kill is worth 20,763.25.

The average Kraken kill while on a Konar task is worth 22,511.31.

Weapons and armour

Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
Mystic water staff	1	3/128	24,871	25,500
Rune warhammer	1	2/128	24,528	24,900
Rune longsword	1	2/128	18,821	19,200
Mystic robe top	1	1/128	71,221	72,000
Mystic robe bottom	1	1/128	47,260	48,000
Trident of the seas (full)	1	1/512^[2]	852,910	41,400

Runes

Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
Water rune	400	10/128	2,000	800
Mist rune	100	4/128	9,200	1,200
Chaos rune	200	10/128	21,200	10,800
Death rune	150	10/128	27,750	16,200
Blood rune	60	10/128	22,440	14,400
Soul rune	50	7/128	19,000	9,000

Seeds

Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
Watermelon seed	24	3/128	5,616	792
Torstol seed	2	1/128	30,926	84
Magic seed	1	1/128^[2]	69,558	253

Materials

Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
Seaweed	125 (noted)	3/128	625	125
Battlestaff	10 (noted)	4/128	71,800	42,000
Unpowered orb	50 (noted)	2/128	3,050	3,000
Diamond	8 (noted)	1/128	13,208	9,600
Oak plank	60 (noted)	3/128	24,540	9,000
Runite bar	2	1/128	24,530	6,000
Raw shark	50 (noted)	2/128	35,900	5,100
Raw monkfish	100 (noted)	2/128	11,700	13,800
Grimy snapdragon	6 (noted)	2/128	43,308	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	5,265	510
Pirate boots	1	4/128	1,265	210
Sanfew serum(4)	2	4/128	37,104	360
Edible seaweed	5	3/128	55	5
Harpoon	1	1/128	133	3
Bucket	1	1/128	8	1
Crystal key	1	1/128	20,319	90
Rusty sword	1	1.75/128	Not sold	0
Antidote++(4)	2 (noted)	2/128	18,098	432
Dragonstone ring	1	1/128^[2]	10,263	10,575
Kraken tentacle	1	1/400^[2]	208,376	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]}	228	15
Uncut emerald	1	1/512; 1/260^{[d 2]}	473	30
Uncut ruby	1	1/1,024; 1/520^{[d 2]}	1,087	60
Chaos talisman	1	1/2,730.67; 1/1,386.67^{[d 2]}^{[d 3]}	236	2
Nature talisman	1	1/2,730.67; 1/1,386.67^{[d 2]}^{[d 3]}	268	2
Uncut diamond	1	1/4,096; 1/2,080^{[d 2]}	2,439	120
Rune javelin	5	1/8,192; 1/4,160^{[d 2]}	675	1,200
Loop half of key	1	1/8,192; 1/4,160^{[d 2]}	9,756	60
Tooth half of key	1	1/8,192; 1/4,160^{[d 2]}	9,887	60
Rune spear	1	1/131,072; 1/7,800^{[d 2]}^{[d 4]}	11,599	12,480
Shield left half	1	1/262,144; 1/15,600^{[d 2]}^{[d 4]}	65,355	66,000
Dragon spear	1	1/349,525.33; 1/20,800^{[d 2]}^{[d 4]}	38,438	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 player is located (map); typically, a nature talisman will drop above ground level and a chaos talisman will drop underground.
^ ^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	1	1/49^{[d 1]}	Not sold	N/A
Clue scroll (elite)	1	1/500^{[d 2]}^{[d 3]}^[2]	Not sold	12
Jar of dirt	1	1/1,000^[2]	41,886	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.
^ Clue scrolls will drop as scroll boxes after the completion of X Marks the Spot.

Combat Achievements

There are 5 Combat Achievement tasks (totalling 18 points) available for the Kraken.

Name	Description	Type	Tier	Comp%
Krakan't Hurt Me	Kill the Kraken 25 times in a private instance without leaving the room.	Stamina	Hard (3 pts)	25.1%
Kraken Adept	Kill the Kraken 20 times.	Kill Count	Hard (3 pts)	31%
Unnecessary Optimisation	Kill the Kraken after killing all four tentacles.	Mechanical	Hard (3 pts)	22%
Ten-tacles	Kill the Kraken 50 times in a private instance without leaving the room.	Stamina	Elite (4 pts)	21.5%
One Hundred Tentacles	Kill the Kraken 100 times in a private instance without leaving the room.	Stamina	Master (5 pts)	16.7%

Changes

Date	Changes
23 November 2023 (Update)	Fixed a bug with Thralls which means you can now use them at the Kraken.
14 July 2021 (Update \| poll)	Fishing explosives can now be used to instantly awaken the Kraken.
23 July 2020 (Update)	The Kraken will now correctly attack the player it is engaged in combat with.
24 September 2015 (Update)	The Kraken whirlpool can no longer be damaged by poison.
25 June 2015 (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.
19 March 2015 (Update \| poll)	It is now possible to open an instanced Kraken cave.
17 July 2014 (Update \| poll)	Players can now receive a pet version of this boss after defeating it.
22 May 2014 (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.
24 April 2014 (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 and the jar of dirt 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, 2023, 2024, and 2025 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]
- Because of this bug, the Kraken's intended Defence level of 150 and Magic level of 390 were both set to 1.
The Kraken was inspired by fan concepts^[5]^[6]^[7] appearing on the official Old School Community Blog.^[8]^[9] One entry from the blog was republished in the first and only edition of the Old School Community Magazine.^[10] The original blog post detailed a three-stage battle where the Kraken would first be fought from a boat, then retreat underwater where players would don fish bowl helmets and diving apparatuses to destroy the portal it tries to escape into, and finally players would take on the Kraken directly to kill it. Ultimately, a much simpler version of the encounter was implemented.

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.
^ "DevBlog: What shall we do next". Old School RuneScape News. Jagex. 9 August 2013. Archived from the original. "Some of the ideas about a Kraken were really fun to read."
^ "Dev Blog: Player made content". Old School RuneScape News. Jagex. 18 October 2013. Archived from the original. "We have seen loads of really good concepts already from players, such as the Kraken"
^ "Dev Blog: 2014". Old School RuneScape News. Jagex. 7 January 2014. Archived from the original. "There are numerous ideas that you have put forward to us already such as the Kraken boss"
^ Capt McGee. The Kraken - OSRS Boss.. 27 July 2013. Retrieved 9 February 2026.
^ Capt McGee. Some Kraken Photos. 3 November 2013. Retrieved 9 February 2026.
^ Old School Community Magazine. 28 July 2013. Archived from the original on 6 December 2022.

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