The Kraken

Boss · Native to the Depth

This article is about the creature. For the region, see the Depth.

The Kraken is a boss creature found in the Depth. It has 9,000 hitpoints and hits for up to 120, placing it in the top fifty by hitpoints (#18 of 511).

It drops Anglerfish Rod and 3 other items, and yields 3,400 experience and 3,800 coins on death. As a boss it attacks on the shortened 0.7-second cadence and announces its arrival in the message log.

Combat statistics

HIT POINTS

9,000

DAMAGE

120

DPS

~171

SPEED

11 / 24.2

EXPERIENCE

3,400

COINS

3,800

At 0.7 seconds a swing for 120, sustained contact costs roughly 171 health per second. The charge multiplier takes it from 11 to 24.2 while closing.

Behaviour

Charges

Multiplies its movement speed while closing mid-range distance, then drops back to base speed on contact. Freezing effects are the only reliable brake.

Boss

Attacks on a 0.7-second cadence instead of the standard 1.1, and announces itself in the message log on spawn. One instance may be alive in its region at a time.

Aquatic

Bound to water. Fights at full speed submerged and is slowed badly on land.

Drops

Coins and experience are awarded separately and are not part of the drop table.

Location

The Kraken spawns inside the Depth, a region of radius 20 centred on -210, 60. It occupies slot 3 of 3 on that spawn table, and being a unique boss it clears only 0.5% of rolls — and only when no other instance is alive. It shares the table with 3 other creatures.

Others on this spawn table

• Deep Lurker 260 HP
• Trench Diver 200 HP
• Trench Warden 270 HP

Strategy

• Fight in contact or from well outside its approach band; the middle distance is where it doubles speed.
• Only one may be alive in the region at a time — clear the trash first so nothing adds mid-fight.
• At 120 a hit, two connected swings will end most unarmoured players. Armour matters more than damage here.