Kalphite Guardian

Kalphite Guardians are found in the Kalphite Hive south-west of Shantay Pass, near the entrance to and inside the Kalphite Queen's room.

Strengths and weaknesses
Kalphite Guardians can be very dangerous for lower levels. They can hit for up to 124 life points in melee often. Furthermore, any attack that successfully inflicts damage will poison you, starting at 68 life points. Using Protect from Melee to absorb the damage does not prevent them from inflicting poison against you. Kalphite Guardians can be safely ranged from a couple locations (safe spots), however they are fairly strong against ranged attacks. A somewhat common tactic is to poison them with a dragon dagger (p++) then back up and range. Kalphites are most vulnerable to crush attacks, however most players still prefer to use abyssal whip or dragon scimitar for training. Keris is also highly effective for training against Kalphites and so is Guthan's Barrows set. Korasi's Sword is also a highly effective way to kill all kinds of Kalphites.



Effective Killing
Kalphite Guardians can be easily killed by using any halberd (preferably dragon). You can stand behind the square of staligmites, in the south-west corner of the room with the tunnel is leading down to the Kalphite Queen. This room has two Kalphite Guardians in it. By taking several (super) antipoison, you can cure yourself if you are ever poisoned, and by taking any food, you can heal if you are ever hit. Remember, as with all other poisonous monsters, Kalphite Guardians can inflict poison through prayer. Strength potions and Attack potions are useful (combat potions as an alternative). It is also useful to take a shield and weapon, such as the keris, and attack the guardians every now and then. This allows you to kill them slightly faster, while also having the option to continue halberding them while you regain hitpoints. If you plan on ranging Kalphite Guardians, a 60+ Range level is recommended as well as using a Rune crossbow with Mithril or higher bolts.

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Trivia

 * When the Anti-poison totem was first released, there was a glitch where the Kalphite Guardians were still able to poison you. This has since been fixed.