Har-Aken

Har-Aken, which roughly translates to "Holy/Sacred Kraken", is the final boss of the Fight Kiln minigame -- the hardest combat minigame in all of RuneScape. It is a large monster with tentacles, filling nearly the entire area on wave 37, although its body is never seen. Its tentacles will continuously attack the player, with its head occasionally appearing. Only the head must be killed to defeat Har-Aken. The tentacles respawn rapidly, and will always be present no matter how many are killed. There are no safe spots, as they have been flooded with lava. '''Be aware that during the fight, all melee and ranged damage is halved against Har-Aken (For example, if you were to hit 3500 with Assault, it would hit 1750 instead.) This effectively gives Har-Aken 100,000 life points against ranged and melee, making him a very tedious boss. '''

Har-Aken's 50,000 life points can be imposing, but they can be quickly chipped away by using the right strategies. Always stay in the south-west or south-east corners, since Har-Aken's head never spawns on the north side of the arena! When fighting the head, switch combat styles, and use one threshold ability for each style. A good combo is:

1. Melee Auto-Attack 2. Slice/Punish/Sever 3. Assault 4. Switch to Ranged gear 5. Ranged Auto-Attack 6. Binding Shot 7. Piercing Shot 8. Rapid-Fire 9. Switch to Magic gear 10. Magic Auto-Attack 11. Impact 12. Wrack 13. Asphyxiate

After all of these abilities are used, the head might be submerged under the lava. If this is the case, then move to one of the corners (south-east or south-west), and kill all the tentacles that are attacking you until the head re-appears.

The head should always be considered first priority over everything else. If you see the head, fight it!

Tentacles
Har-Aken has a number of differing tentacles. Both types may attack with melee, but at a distance they will attack with either Ranged or Magic, hitting between 0-260, They are level 154 and have 3800 life points each. The head itself will not attack and will surface without needing to damage any tentacles.

Wear Ganodermic, and use the best dual melee weapons you can, pray range, and take out all the ranged tentacles in the area, you won't need a ranged switch throughout the fight kiln, it is best to use just melee and magic. As soon as the head pops up, switch to your mage loadout and use "asphyxiate, then "wild magic", then any basic abilities you have, DON'T USE ULTIMATES!.

For the ranged tentacles, use melee. Chaotic weapons are ideal, but the tentacles have such a low defence that using a sub-Chaotic weapon will still be effective. Like Binding Shot, melee stun abilities can also prove to be extremely useful, such as "Backhand" or "Kick". Assault is an excellent choice for a threshold ability -- like Rapid Fire, it can kill an entire tentacle.

Strategy
Har'Aken only attacks with his numerous tentacles, and can only be defeated by attacking his head, although, the head isn't always visible. It will rise from the lava for 27 seconds before going back under for 72 seconds. It will never appear on the north side of the arena, but will randomly appear on any of the other three sides. The head has no weakness, but it is advisable to range or mage it. It is also recommended that you stand in a corner of the platform, as there will be less tentacles that are able to attack you. You should also switch corners if you are being hit by both range and magic attack styles.

The use of a divine spirit shield or elysian spirit shield would also be very helpful in absorbing a lot of the Magic hits. Using a magic power-up crystal combined with the use of an Armadyl Battlestaff and Storm of Armadyl kills Har-Aken in about 3 minutes (two appearances of the head). Be aware that using a magic crystal will significantly lower your defence and is not always recommended.

To deal with the inevitable damage, a Pack Yak is recommended to have the most supplies possible by the time wave 37 is reached. A Unicorn Stallion pouch and healing aura scrolls can be useful to have after your beast of burden is emptied, since it is likely to be more valuable than two extra saradomin brew flasks(depending on how early you summon it and how many scrolls you use). High prayer is helpful for protection prayers. Protect/deflect range is recommended.

To have the best chance at getting to the final wave and defeating him, it is best to use all attack styles, and bring the best possible equipment available. It is said that fighting Har-Aken is easier than fighting two TokHaar-Jad, as damage from the tentacles can be mostly avoided with deflect/protect from range on.

The basic method is to avoid damage from the tentacles either through killing them or standing at a distance to them until Har'aken appears, then deal as much damage to the head before it submerges back into the lava. The data below suggests that Har'aken heals lifepoints but it is not known when, how, or at what rate. You will simply need to repeat this method until Har-Aken dies. It does not have any other form of attack, but its true power is the duration of the fight, which can last a large amount of time and consume a large amount of supplies.

Trivia

 * Har-Aken was the fourth strongest monster in RuneScape before the Evolution of Combat update.
 * Har-Aken's Head has a max hit of 15, making it the weakest "monster" in the Fight Kiln.
 * When Har-Aken dives into the lava, a deployed dreadnip will appear to continue attacking the spot where Har-Aken was, although it will inflict no damage.
 * There is currently a glitch where the head moves from the lava. The head can not escape. It is currently unknown how this happens but it seems to happen more often when a dreadnip is used to attack the head.

Har'Aken