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Karambwan paste

Source revision 15349225 · Saved 2026-09-27 · Sources & credits

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Karambwan paste
Released14 September 2004 (Update)
MembersYes
Quest itemTai Bwo Wannai Trio
Properties
TradeableNo
EquipableNo
StackableNo
NoteableNo
OptionsDrop
ExamineFreshly made octopus paste.
Values
Value15 coins
High alch9 coins
Low alch6 coins
Weight0.01 kg
Advanced data
Item ID3152
LinkMOID

Karambwan paste is made by using raw, poison, or cooked karambwan with a pestle and mortar. The paste produced from a poison karambwan can be used to coat spears or hastae—but not daggers or partisans—with karambwan poison. A weapon coated with this poison will have the suffix (kp). Karambwan paste produced by crushing raw or cooked karambwan cannot be used to poison weaponry.

Karambwan poison deals 6 damage every 18 seconds (30 game ticks), which is the same damage as poison(++). If it is not reapplied to the target, the poison deals 1 less damage every 5 hits until the target is no longer poisoned.

Karambwan paste can be removed from a weapon with a cleaning cloth.

Creation

Requirements
Members
Ticks0 (0s)[r 1]
ToolsFacilitiesNone
Materials
ItemQuantityCost
Raw karambwan1263
Total cost263
Karambwan paste1N/A
  1. ^ Auto-crushing karambwan is 0, then 2, then 3 ticks.

Requirements
Members
Ticks0 (0s)[r 1]
ToolsFacilitiesNone
Materials
ItemQuantityCost
Poison karambwan1N/A
Total cost0
Karambwan paste1N/A
  1. ^ Auto-crushing karambwan is 0, then 2, then 3 ticks.

Requirements
Members
Ticks0 (0s)[r 1]
ToolsFacilitiesNone
Materials
ItemQuantityCost
Cooked karambwan1402
Total cost402
Karambwan paste1N/A
  1. ^ Auto-crushing karambwan is 0, then 2, then 3 ticks.

Total Poison damage

Total damage (D) is calculated by the sum of all numbers (n) up to the max hit (M), times the amount of hits per number (H=5).

D(M)=H⋅∑n=1Mn=H⋅12M(M+1)=2.5⋅6(6+1)=105

Uses

Quests

  • Tai bwo wannai trio: 1 × karambwan paste obtained during the quest to give to Tamayu after applying to an iron spear or better

Products

ItemMembersSkillsXPMaterials
Adamant hasta(kp)
Members
  • None
  • None
  • 1 × Adamant hasta
  • 1 × Karambwan paste (poison)
Adamant spear(kp)
Members
  • None
  • None
Black spear(kp)
Members
  • None
  • None
  • 1 × Black spear
  • 1 × Karambwan paste (poison)
Bronze hasta(kp)
Members
  • None
  • None
  • 1 × Bronze hasta
  • 1 × Karambwan paste (poison)
Bronze spear(kp)
Members
  • None
  • None
  • 1 × Bronze spear
  • 1 × Karambwan paste (poison)
Dragon hasta(kp)
Members
  • None
  • None
  • 1 × Dragon hasta
  • 1 × Karambwan paste (poison)
Dragon spear(kp)
Members
  • None
  • None
Iron hasta(kp)
Members
  • None
  • None
  • 1 × Iron hasta
  • 1 × Karambwan paste (poison)
Iron spear(kp)
Members
  • None
  • None
Mithril hasta(kp)
Members
  • None
  • None
  • 1 × Mithril hasta
  • 1 × Karambwan paste (poison)
Mithril spear(kp)
Members
  • None
  • None
Rune hasta(kp)
Members
  • None
  • None
  • 1 × Rune hasta
  • 1 × Karambwan paste (poison)
Rune spear(kp)
Members
  • None
  • None
Steel hasta(kp)
Members
  • None
  • None
  • 1 × Steel hasta
  • 1 × Karambwan paste (poison)
Steel spear(kp)
Members
  • None
  • None

Changes

Date Changes
26 November 2015
(Update)

Spears poisoned with poisoned Karambwan paste will now be converted to the tradeable form and lost on death, and hence can be lost from your bank on Deadman worlds.

Sources & credits

“Karambwan paste” by Old School RuneScape Wiki contributors, revision 15349225. Text adapted under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0; adapted text is shared under the same license. Formatting and navigation changed; Wiki scripts and editing controls omitted. Game imagery © Jagex Ltd. Imported image-file descriptions retain their own credits and licensing statements.

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