Black Knight

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NormalBlack Knight's Fortress
Aggressive

Black Knight
Released							4 January 2001 (Update)
Members							No
Examine							A sinister looking knight
Combat info
Combat level							46
Max hit							5
Aggression							Attackable
Aggro range							2
Poisonous							No
Combat stats
Hits					Attack					Strength					Defense
42					45					48					50
Experience & Fatigue
Hits					Melee					Ranged					Fatigue
28					84					112					1.49%
Behaviour
Respawn time							100 ticks (64 seconds)
Hits regen							100 ticks (64 seconds)
Wander radius							20 tiles
Movement							Unrestricted
Retreats							Never
Advanced data
Monster ID							66

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Black knights are Zamorakian warriors headquartered at the Black Knights' Fortress. They are involved in several quests, including Black Knights' Fortress and Hero's quest. Their sworn enemy are the White Knights.

There are several non-player characters related to the black knights, such as Lord Darquarius and Iban. The Black Knight titan must be defeated in The Holy Grail quest.

Training

Black knights are commonly used for melee training due to their proximity to an altar inside of the Black Knights' Fortress, allowing the use of prayer. This was particularly popular in free-to-play RuneScape Classic.

Dialogue

This article has an associated transcript page. Click here for the transcript.

Bestiary

This NPC has an associated Library of Varrock Bestiary page. Click here for the transcript.

Locations

Normal

• In and around the ground floor^[UK]1^st floor^[US] of the Black Knights' Fortress (6 spawns).
• 2^nd floor^[UK]3^rd floor^[US] of the Black Knights' Fortress (5 spawns).
• 1^st floor^[UK]2^nd floor^[US] of the Black Knights' Fortress (1 spawn).
• Draynor Village, south of the bank (1 spawn).
• Varrock, in the Jolly Boar Inn (1 spawn).
• Between Varrock and the Wilderness, north of the Varrock Palace (1 spawn).

Aggressive

• South end of the Taverley Dungeon (11 spawns).
• Wilderness, in the Lava Maze (9 spawns).
• West end of the Taverley Dungeon (3 spawns).
• Wilderness, west of the Bone Yard (2 spawns).
• Port Sarim, in the Port Sarim Jail (1 spawn).

Drops

These drop rates are estimated based on a mix of drop logs, videos, and at times, comparison to later code. See the talk page for more details.

100% drop

Item		Quantity	Rarity
	Bones	1	1.000000Always

Weapons and armour

Item		Quantity	Rarity
	Iron Short Sword	1	0.031250Uncommon (~4/128)
	Large Iron Helmet	1	0.015625Uncommon (~2/128)
	Shortbow	1	0.007812Rare (~1/128)
	Steel Mace	1	0.007812Rare (~1/128)

Runes

Item		Quantity	Rarity
	Body-Rune	6	0.023438Uncommon (~3/128)
	Chaos-Rune	4	0.023438Uncommon (~3/128)
	Earth-Rune	7	0.023438Uncommon (~3/128)
	Death-Rune	1	0.015625Uncommon (~2/128)
	Law-Rune	2	0.015625Uncommon (~2/128)
	Cosmic-Rune	1	0.007812Rare (~1/128)
	Mind-Rune	1	0.007812Rare (~1/128)

Herbs

Item		Quantity	Rarity
	Herb (Guam leaf)	1	0.005859Rare (~3/512)
	Herb (Marrentill)	1	0.004395Rare (~9/2,048)
	Herb (Tarromin)	1	0.003296Rare (~27/8,192)
	Herb (Harralander)	1	0.002563Rare (~21/8,192)
	Herb (Ranarr Weed)	1	0.002014Rare (~33/16,384)
	Herb (Irit Leaf)	1	0.001465Rare (~3/2,048)
	Herb (Avantoe)	1	0.001099Rare (~9/8,192)
	Herb (Kwuarm)	1	0.000916Very rare (~15/16,384)
	Herb (Cadantine)	1	0.000732Very rare (~3/4,096)
	Herb (Dwarf Weed)	1	0.000549Very rare (~9/16,384)

Coins

Item		Quantity	Rarity
	Coins	35	0.289062Common (~37/128)
	Coins	12	0.109375Common (~14/128)
	Coins	1	0.093750Common (~12/128)
	Coins	58	0.093750Common (~12/128)
	Coins	6	0.078125Common (~10/128)
	Coins	80	0.015625Uncommon (~2/128)

Other

Item		Quantity	Rarity
	steel bar	1	0.046875Common (~6/128)
	Nothing	N/A	0.039062Uncommon (~5/128)
	bread	1	0.007812Rare (~1/128)
	Flour (heap)	1	0.007812Rare (~1/128)
	tin ore	1	0.007812Rare (~1/128)

Rare drop table

There is a 3/128 chance of rolling the gem drop table.

Item		Quantity	Rarity
	Uncut sapphire	1	0.005859Rare (~1/170.67)
	Uncut emerald	1	0.002930Rare (~1/341.33)
	Uncut ruby	1	0.001465Rare (~1/682.67)
	Uncut diamond	1	0.000366Very rare (~1/2,730.67)
	Half of a key (loop)	1	0.000183Very rare (~1/5,461.33)
	Half of a key (tooth)	1	0.000183Very rare (~1/5,461.33)
	Half Dragon Square Shield (left)	1	0.000004Extremely rare (~1/233,016.89)
	Rune Spear	1	0.000001Extremely rare (~1/699,050.67)

Changes

Date	Changes
23 July 2002 – 15 August 2002	Examine text added.
4 January 2001 (Update)	Added to the game.

Trivia

• They were the strongest monsters in the game before the release of moss giants.
• They can be found inside Strange Barrels.