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Kraken

Kraken

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Weak to Magic Slayer Weak to earth +50%
Use the gear I own Everything below is best in slot at 99s. This finds your best setup from your own bank.
Gear

Best in slot

The best setup using every item in the game, at 99s with potions and the best prayer.

Magic

Best here
Ancestral hat
Imbued saradomin cape
Occult necklace
Holy blessing
Tumeken's shadow
Ancestral robe top
Ancestral robe bottom
Confliction gauntlets
Avernic treads (max)
Magus ring
11.55DPS 22s
Max hit70
Accuracy98.9%
Speed5t / 3.0s
StyleMagic

Tumeken's shadow · Holy blessing

Ranged

Masori mask (f)
Blessed dizana's quiver
Necklace of rupture
Dragon dart
Toxic blowpipe
Masori body (f)
Masori chaps (f)
Zaryte vambraces
Avernic treads (max)
Venator ring
1.70DPS 2m 30s
Max hit4
Accuracy95.0%
Speed2t / 1.2s
StyleRapid

Toxic blowpipe · Dragon dart

Alternatives

Other options by slot

The best magic pick for each slot and the next best options. Each percentage is the DPS you lose by swapping in just that item against Kraken.

head Ancestral hat47.6M 11.55
Virtus mask 4.5M −1.4% 3rd Age mage hat 15.6M −2.9% Ahrim's hood 374K −2.9%
cape Imbued saradomin capeuntradeable 11.55
Imbued zamorak cape untradeable −0.0% Imbued guthix cape untradeable −0.0% Saradomin cape untradeable −2.9%
neck Occult necklace436K 11.55
Occult necklace (or) 2.7M −0.0% 3rd Age amulet 43.0M −8.5% Amulet of air 460K −8.6%
ammo Broad bolts54 11.55
Amethyst broad bolts 198 −0.0% Holy blessing 2K −0.0% Unholy blessing 12K −0.0%
weapon Tumeken's shadow791.7M 11.55
Blue moon spear 363K −37.6% Toktz-mej-tal 498K −39.1%
body Ancestral robe top96.6M 11.55
Virtus robe top 32.0M −1.4% Ahrim's robetop 1.4M −2.9% Blue moon chestplate 1.4M −2.9%
legs Ancestral robe bottom69.5M 11.55
Virtus robe bottom 22.5M −1.4% Ahrim's robeskirt 1.5M −2.9% Blue moon tassets 3.8M −2.9%
hands Confliction gauntlets63.6M 11.55
Tormented bracelet 20.2M −2.9% Barrows gloves untradeable −11.5% Dragon gloves untradeable −11.5%
feet Avernic treads (max)205.0M 11.55
Avernic treads (et) untradeable −0.0% Avernic treads 142.8M −1.4% Avernic treads (pr) untradeable −1.4%
ring Magus ring22.9M 11.55
Seers ring (i) 867K −2.9% Brimstone ring 1.9M −2.9% Seers ring 867K −2.9%
The fight

Mechanics

A fishing explosive on the big whirlpool brings up the kraken and all four tentacles.

Everything there uses a magic-based ranged attack that prayer doesn't block, rolled against your magic defence. The kraken hits up to 28 and each tentacle 2, every 2.4 seconds. It's very unlikely to kill you, but stay above 45 health.

Which style: Magic.

From the OSRS Wiki, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0.

What to bring

Inventory

The OSRS Wiki's own “Magic” setup for Kraken, slot for slot.

Fishing explosive×200 Wakes the Kraken at once, used on its whirlpool
Saturated heart Boosts Magic by 4 + 10% for five minutes
Bracelet of slaughter×2 Some kills do not count towards your task, so it lasts longer
Volatile Nightmare staff Magic weapon to swap to
Elidinis' ward (f) Magic gear to swap into
Prayer potion×9 Restores prayer points
Cooked sunlight antelope×11 Heals 12, then 9 more 4.2 seconds later
Divine rune pouch Holds the runes for your spells in one slot
OSRS Wiki

The wiki's own setups

Equipment and inventory as the OSRS Wiki's strategy page lists them, slot for slot. These are what people actually take; the solved kits above are what the maths prefers. The inventory drawn above is the one with the “Magic” gear, so that card shows only its equipment.

Magic

Equipment
Slayer helmet (i)
Imbued Guthix cape
Occult necklace
Rada's blessing 4
Eye of Ayak
Ancestral robe top
Elidinis' ward (f)
Ancestral robe bottom
Confliction gauntlets
Avernic treads (max)
Magus ring

Required: 87 Slayer · Cave kraken task · 50 Magic · Fishing explosive

Loot

What it drops

52 drops, with rates from the OSRS Wiki. Open this boss in the planner for what a kill is worth at today's prices.

Coins×10,000–19,999 1/9
Water rune×400 1/13
Chaos rune×200 1/13
Death rune×150 1/13
Blood rune×60 1/13
Soul rune×50 1/18
Shark×5 1/18
Mist rune×100 1/32
Battlestaff×10 1/32
Pirate boots 1/32
Sanfew serum(4)×2 1/32
Mystic water staff 1/43
Watermelon seed×24 1/43
Seaweed×125 1/43
Oak plank×60 1/43
Edible seaweed×5 1/43
Brimstone key 1/49
Rune warhammer 1/64
Rune longsword 1/64
Unpowered orb×50 1/64
Raw shark×50 1/64
Raw monkfish×100 1/64
Grimy snapdragon×6 1/64
Antidote++(4)×2 1/64
Rusty sword 1/73
Mystic robe top 1/128
Mystic robe bottom 1/128
Torstol seed×2 1/128
Magic seed 1/128
Diamond×8 1/128
Runite bar×2 1/128
Harpoon 1/128
Bucket 1/128
Crystal key 1/128
Dragonstone ring 1/128
Uncut sapphire 1/256
Kraken tentacle 1/400
Clue scroll (elite) 1/500
Trident of the Seas (full) 1/512
Uncut emerald 1/512
Jar of Dirt 1/1,000
Uncut ruby 1/1,024
Chaos talisman 1/2,731
Nature talisman 1/2,731
Pet Kraken 1/3,000
Uncut diamond 1/4,097
Rune javelin×5 1/8,190
Loop half of key 1/8,190
Tooth half of key 1/8,190
Rune spear 1/131,579
Shield left half 1/263,158
Dragon spear 1/344,828
Defence

What it defends with

The monster
Hitpoints255
Defence level1
Magic level1
Size 4×4
Melee defence
Stab 0
Slash 0
Crush 0
Ranged and magic defence
Magic +130
Light +300
Standard +300
Heavy +300
Combat achievements

Combat tasks

5 tasks worth 18 points. Open the planner to track the ones you have done.

All combat tasks
Hard 3 tasks 3 points each
Kraken AdeptKill the Kraken 20 times. Kill Count 3 pts
Unnecessary OptimisationKill the Kraken after killing all four tentacles. Mechanical 3 pts
Krakan't Hurt MeKill the Kraken 25 times in a private instance without leaving the room. Stamina 3 pts
Elite 1 task 4 points each
Ten-taclesKill the Kraken 50 times in a private instance without leaving the room. Stamina 4 pts
Master 1 task 5 points each
One Hundred TentaclesKill the Kraken 100 times in a private instance without leaving the room. Stamina 5 pts