The crimson kisten is a two-handed melee weapon requiring 60 Attack and 85 Strength to wield, hitting with the Spiked combat style at speed 4 (2.4s) for +80 crush and +56 Strength. It's obtained as a rare drop from the Maggot King and is built around its special attack, Brutal Swing, which makes four separate accuracy rolls in a single hit for 70-170% of the player's maximum hit depending on how many rolls succeed. For price, see the live Grand Exchange price & history chart above.
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How to get the crimson kisten
The crimson kisten was added in the Blood Moon Rises update and is obtained as a rare drop from the Maggot King.
It can be wielded by any player with 60 Attack and 85 Strength, occupying the two-handed slot with a +80 crush attack bonus, +56 Strength bonus, and attack speed 4 (2.4 seconds) using the Spiked combat style.
Special attack: Brutal Swing
The crimson kisten's special attack, Brutal Swing, consumes 50% of the player's special attack energy. It makes four separate accuracy rolls in a single hit — if at least one roll succeeds, the attack lands for 70-110% of the player's maximum hit, with each additional successful roll raising both the minimum and maximum of that range by 20%.
- 1 successful roll: 70-110%
- 2 successful rolls: 90-130%
- 3 successful rolls: 110-150%
- 4 successful rolls: 130-170%
Against targets that provide a fixed maximum hit, the special attack always resolves as if all four rolls succeeded.
Is the crimson kisten worth using?
The crimson kisten's special attack rolls its accuracy against crush defence, so it's built to shine against targets that are weak to crush attacks — four separate rolls per activation give it strong average special-attack damage in those matchups. An update after release reclassified the weapon from an axe into a Spiked weapon and moved its special attack's accuracy roll from slash to crush defence.
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Crimson kisten FAQ
What levels are required to wield the crimson kisten?
The crimson kisten requires 60 Attack and 85 Strength to wield.
How do you get the crimson kisten?
It's obtained as a rare drop from the Maggot King.
What is the crimson kisten's special attack?
Its special attack is Brutal Swing, which uses 50% special attack energy and makes four separate accuracy rolls, dealing 70-170% of the player's maximum hit depending on how many rolls succeed.
How much special attack energy does Brutal Swing use?
Brutal Swing consumes 50% of the player's special attack energy per use.
Is the crimson kisten a two-handed weapon?
Yes — the crimson kisten occupies the two-handed weapon slot.
What combat style does the crimson kisten use?
It uses the Spiked combat style, with an attack speed of 4 (2.4 seconds).
How much is the crimson kisten worth?
See the live Grand Exchange price & history chart above.
What changed for the crimson kisten in recent updates?
Since release, the crimson kisten has been reclassified from an axe to a Spiked weapon, had its special attack's accuracy roll switched from slash to crush defence, and had a PvP damage bug fixed. A game message was also added warning of the attack-style changes.
Update history
A chatbox message and a red game message were added upon equipping the weapon, warning that its attack styles have changed.
Part of "The Blood Moon Rises Tweaks & Fixes": the attack animation was updated (the original animation remains for the stab style), the weapon was reclassified from an axe to a Spiked weapon, and its special attack now rolls against crush defence instead of slash defence.
A bug was fixed that caused the crimson kisten to be stronger than intended in PvP.
Source: OSRS Wiki — Crimson kisten (Changes).
