Maggot King

Should you fight this?

What you get out of Maggot King, so you can decide if it fits your goals right now.

• Elder venator fang upgrades the necklace of anguish into the necklace of rupture — the strongest ranged necklace.
• The Crimson kisten is a powerful two-handed crush weapon with a useful special attack.
• A high-value, repeatable solo boss with strong gp/hr for a maxed account.

Gear setups

Pick the setup that matches your bank. Every upgrade here links back to the Gear hub.

Strategy

1. 1

   No melee until 65%

   The Maggot King can't be attacked with melee until it drops below roughly 980 HP — open with ranged or magic to bring it down.

2. 2

   Switch to melee to finish

   Once it's vulnerable to melee, swap to your strongest crush/slash weapon to end the fight quickly.

Key mechanics

What can kill you at Maggot King, and what to do about it. For the full breakdown, see the OSRS Wiki link below.

• Melee immunity until ~65%

  It can't be meleed above roughly 980 HP — open with ranged or Fire magic (it's 80% weak to Fire) until it becomes vulnerable to melee.

• Three attack styles

  It rotates ranged, magic and melee at varying speeds — watch each attack and flick the matching protection prayer.

• Ur-maggot larvae

  Parasitic larvae spawn during the fight — clear them so they don't chip you down while you burn the boss.

• Bile pools

  Poisonous and sticky bile appears on the floor — step off the affected tiles to avoid steady damage and being slowed.

Notable drops

Item	Rarity	Value
Elder venator fang Unique	1/340	—
Crimson kisten Unique	1/520	47.4m
Clue scroll (elite) Unique	1/40	—
Maggot marquess	1/3500	—

Drop probability by KC

For every Maggot Kingdrop with a fixed rate, see the chance you’ve received at least one copy by your kill count. Sign in with a linked account to use your live KC.

Your Maggot King kill count

Enter your KC to see the chance you’ve seen each drop at least once.

Drop	Rate	Chance by KC
Elder venator fang Unique	1/340	—
Crimson kisten Unique	1/520	—
Clue scroll (elite) Unique	1/40	—
Maggot marquess	1/3500	—

These figures are an independent-roll estimate: they treat every kill as a separate roll at the listed rate ( 1 − (1 − p)^KC). Real drops can involve guaranteed rolls, point/invocation scaling or completion rewards, so the true odds may differ. A probability is never a guarantee — even far above 90%, the drop is never owed to you. Drops without a fixed 1/Nrate show “—”.

Prerequisite quests

Quests that gate access to Maggot King, plus the quest chain each one sits behind.

Progression after this boss

Once Maggot King feels comfortable, these are the natural next steps up in difficulty and payout.

Frequently asked questions