Kraken: how to defeat it (Ironman guide)
Slayer boss (87 Slayer, cave kraken task). Magic only: ranged deals 1/7 damage and melee can't reach. No mechanics: wake it with a fishing explosive, ignore the tentacles and cast. Protection prayers do nothing.
⚔ Open in the interactive guide
Kraken
- Tier
- Mid
- Combat level
- 291
- Style
- Magic
- Requirements
- 87 Slayer + Kraken task. 50 Magic. Trident
- Why kill it as an Ironman
- Trident of the seas, Kraken tentacle (Abyssal tentacle), Jar of dirt. AFK and safe.
- Loot
- The live drop table (wiki rates) and the drop simulator are in the app. ⚔ Open in the interactive guide
Mechanics: what hits you and what to pray
Slayer boss (87 Slayer, cave kraken task). Magic only: ranged deals 1/7 damage and melee can't reach. No mechanics: wake it with a fishing explosive, ignore the tentacles and cast. Protection prayers do nothing.
Left icon: what hits you. Right icon: what to pray.
Step by step
- Fairy ring AKQ, west to Kraken Cove and west to the lair. If busy, instance for 25k.
- Auto Retaliate off. Explosive on the big whirlpool: you auto-attack the Kraken when it emerges.
- Trident or powered staff on the Kraken; tank the tentacles.
- Loot (it often drops 5 sharks or 5 seaweed) and repeat until the task is done.
Key gear
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Slayer helmet (i)
Occult necklace
Karil's leathertop
Karil's leatherskirt
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Seers ring (i)Typical inventory
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Fishing explosive x20 · Prayer potion(4) x4 · Cooked karambwan x12 · Rune pouch · Teleport to house (tablet)
Ironman tips
- 💡 Magic robes only if Ancestral or Virtus: ranged armour tanks far better and the bonus isn't worth it.
- 💡 In an instance dropped items last 3 hours: juggle the sharks and seaweed it drops.
- 💡 Prayer is optional (offensive prayers and Preserve). Blood barrage or a Sanguinesti staff make food almost unnecessary.
Wiki images and videos
Tap a video to play it. Source: OSRS Wiki (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0).
Guide summarised from the OSRS Wiki strategies (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0). Icons and images: OSRS Wiki. In the app: live drop table, drop simulator, map and Set builder with this boss as target.