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Spined kraken



Released		19 November 2025 (Update)
Members		Yes
Combat level		128
Size		3x3
Examine		An invertebrate with a bit of backbone.
League region		N/A

Combat info

Max hit		14
Aggressive		Yes
Poisonous		No
Attack style		Magic
Attack speed		5 ticks (3.0 seconds)

Combat stats


177	1	1	75	135	1

Aggressive stats


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

Melee defence


+0		+0		+0

Magic defence


-63			50% weakness

Ranged defence


+120		+75		+60

Immunities

Poison		0% resistance
Venom		100% resistance
Burn		Immune (strong)

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Advanced data

Monster ID		15208
Link		MOID

Spined kraken



Released								19 November 2025 (Update)
Combat level								128
Members								Yes
Location								Varies
League region								N/A
Options								Harvest
Examine								An invertebrate with a bit of backbone, though that didn't save it.

Advanced data

NPC ID								15209
Link								MOID

Spined krakens are sea krakens that can be found in the Northern Ocean, Sunset Ocean, and Unquiet Ocean. The player may be assigned to kill them as a bounty task starting at 65 Sailing. A guaranteed bounty task can be received from Aldarin.

No type of keel can fully protect against attacks from them.

Locations

Location	Levels	Spawns	Map	League region
Calidum Reach - south-east of Laguna Aurorae	128	11	Show map	N/A
Fremennik Strait - east of the Piscatoris Fishing Colony	128	21	Show map	N/A
Kannski Tides - south-west of the Island of Stone	128	9	Show map	N/A
Sea of Shells - east of the Onyx Crest	128	13	Show map	N/A
Vagabonds Rest - south-east of Port Piscarilius	128	6	Show map	N/A
Wyrm's Waters - east of the Shimmering Atoll	128	12	Show map	N/A

Bounty info

Level	XP	Notice board		Item qty	Item rarity	Map
65	30,965	Aldarin^[a]	Ink sac	5	1/10	Show map
65	30,965	Ardougne	Ink sac	5	1/10	Show map
65	30,965	Etceteria	Ink sac	5	1/10	Show map
65	30,965	Red Rock	Ink sac	5	1/10	Show map
65	30,965	Rellekka	Ink sac	5	1/10	Show map
65	30,965	Port Piscarilius	Tentacle	20	1/2	Show map
67	30,965	Deepfin Point	Tentacle	25	1/2	Show map

^ The task is guaranteed to appear on this notice board.

Drops

Drop rates are estimated based on 42,436 samples from the Drop Rate Project, unless otherwise cited.

The average value of a Spined kraken kill is 5,533.31.

Pre-roll

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Inky paint	1	1/2,500^[1]	1,157,546	1

Runes and ammunition

Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
Water rune	250–400	10/109	1,250–2,000	500–800
Death rune	35–50	10/109	6,475–9,250	3,780–5,400
Blood rune	20–30	8/109	7,480–11,220	4,800–7,200
Adamant cannonball	24–36	4/109	5,208–7,812	2,592–3,888
Rune cannonball	18–24	2/109	12,402–16,536	15,120–20,160

Weapons and armour

Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
Water battlestaff	1	5/109	8,721	9,300
Mystic water staff	1	3/109	24,871	25,500
Air battlestaff	1	3/109	8,685	9,300
Battlestaff	1	2/109	7,180	4,200
Adamant chainbody	1	2/109	2,636	2,880

Seeds

There is an 8/109 chance of rolling the rare seed drop table, and a 1/109 chance of rolling the Sailing hardwood drop table.

Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
Camphor seed	1	15/2,180	3,461	36
Ironwood seed	1	4/2,180	35,190	43
Rosewood seed	1	1/2,180	157,889	48
Toadflax seed	1	1/68.8	979	6
Irit seed	1	1/100.3	72	3
Belladonna seed	1	1/103.9	108	106
Poison ivy seed	1	1/144.2	13	99
Avantoe seed	1	1/147	356	4
Cactus seed	1	1/154.7	48	59
Potato cactus seed	1	1/212.2	9	84
Kwuarm seed	1	1/215.2	2,003	6
Snapdragon seed	1	1/322.9	43,773	36
Cadantine seed	1	1/464.1	5,135	4
Lantadyme seed	1	1/645.7	113	5
Snape grass seed	3	1/742.6	45,303	168
Dwarf weed seed	1	1/1,060.8	690	3
Torstol seed	1	1/1,650.1	15,463	42

Herbs

There is a 8/109 chance of rolling the herb drop table.

Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
Grimy guam leaf	1	1/54.5	189	7
Grimy marrentill	1	1/72.7	185	8
Grimy tarromin	1	1/96.9	120	9
Grimy harralander	1	1/124.6	284	9
Grimy ranarr weed	1	1/158.5	5,262	18
Grimy irit leaf	1	1/218	1,258	10
Grimy avantoe	1	1/290.7	1,341	10
Grimy kwuarm	1	1/348.8	1,814	12
Grimy cadantine	1	1/436	2,076	13
Grimy lantadyme	1	1/581.3	1,232	13
Grimy dwarf weed	1	1/581.3	1,343	14

Other

Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
Raw shark	1	14/109	718	102
Coins	8,000–12,000	8/109	8,000–12,000	8,000–12,000
Teak plank	2–4	8/109	1,478–2,956	600–1,200
Plundered salvage	1	5/109	Not sold	120
Mahogany repair kit	1	1/109	1,106	1,500

Gem drop table

There is a 7/109 chance of rolling the gem drop table.

Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
Nothing	N/A	1/31.2; Never^{[d 1]}	N/A	N/A
Uncut sapphire	1	1/62.29; 1/31.63^{[d 2]}	228	15
Uncut emerald	1	1/124.57; 1/63.26^{[d 2]}	473	30
Uncut ruby	1	1/249.14; 1/126.52^{[d 2]}	1,087	60
Nature talisman	1	1/664.38; 1/337.38^{[d 2]}	268	2
Uncut diamond	1	1/996.57; 1/506.07^{[d 2]}	2,439	120
Rune javelin	5	1/1,993.14; 1/1,012.14^{[d 2]}	675	1,200
Loop half of key	1	1/1,993.14; 1/1,012.14^{[d 2]}	9,756	60
Tooth half of key	1	1/1,993.14; 1/1,012.14^{[d 2]}	9,887	60
Rune spear	1	1/31,890.29; 1/1,897.77^{[d 2]}^{[d 3]}	11,599	12,480
Shield left half	1	1/63,780.57; 1/3,795.54^{[d 2]}^{[d 3]}	65,355	66,000
Dragon spear	1	1/85,040.76; 1/5,060.71^{[d 2]}^{[d 3]}	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 The drop rate is increased while wearing a ring of wealth due to the "nothing" drop being removed.
^ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 Only dropped if Legends' Quest has been finished; if not, a talisman is dropped instead.

Tertiary

Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
Spined kraken ink sac	1	1/10^{[d 1]}	Not sold	N/A
Spined kraken tentacle	1	1/2^{[d 1]}	Not sold	N/A
Clue scroll (hard)	1	Rare^{[d 2]}	Not sold	12

^ ^1.0 ^1.1 Only dropped while on an applicable bounty task.
^ Clue scrolls will drop as scroll boxes after the completion of X Marks the Spot.

Changes

Date	Changes
18 March 2026 (Update)	To compensate for boat combat changes, spined krakens received the following adjustments: Hitpoints increased from 125 to 177. Defence level decreased from 100 to 75. Combat level increased from 121 to 128. Light Ranged defence increased from 50 to 120. Standard Ranged defence increased from 25 to 75. Heavy Ranged defence increased from 50 to 60. The quantity of adamant cannonballs dropped has been increased from 20-30 to 24-36. The quantity of rune cannonballs dropped has been increased from 10-25 to 18-24.
26 November 2025 (Update)	Sea creatures that shouldn’t drop bones (such as sharks, rays, and kraken) no longer do so.

Trivia

A spiny kraken corpse, with substantial injuries, can be charted north-east of the Fortis Colosseum.

References

^ "Sailing XP Review & Further Fixes". Old School RuneScape News. Jagex. 3 December 2025. Archived from the original.

Boat combat

Monsters

Sharks	Bull shark Hammerhead shark Tiger shark Great white shark
Sea mammals	Dolphin Mogre Narwhal Orca
Kraken	Pygmy kraken Spined kraken Armoured kraken Veiled kraken Vampyre kraken
Rays	Eagle ray Butterfly ray Stingray Manta ray
Birds	Tern Osprey Frigatebird Albatross

Cannons

Cannonballs

Standard	Bronze Iron Steel Mithril Granite Adamant Rune Dragon
Chainshot	Bronze Iron Steel Mithril Adamant Rune Dragon ^{(unobtainable)}
Incendiary	Bronze Iron Steel Mithril Adamant Rune Dragon ^{(unobtainable)}

Repair kit

Unique drops

Port tasks

Tasks

Scenery

Crates

Bounty tasks

Sharks	Bull shark jaw liver Hammerhead shark jaw liver Tiger shark jaw liver Great white shark jaw liver
Marine mammals	Mogre mace head Narwhal blubber tusk Orca blubber teeth
Krakens	Pygmy kraken tentacle ink sac Spined kraken tentacle ink sac Armoured kraken tentacle ink sac Veiled kraken tentacle ink sac Vampyre kraken tentacle ink sac
Rays	Eagle ray fin skin Butterfly ray fin skin Stingray fin skin Manta ray fin skin
Birds	Tern feather beak Osprey feather beak Frigatebird feather beak Albatross feather beak

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