Kalphite shell is a basic item used as a crafting material. It can be processed from kalphite shell fragments with acrid adhesive at the tannery.
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Kalphite Shell
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This item is not sold in any shops.
Journal
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Journal.
Ah, very good: you have cottoned onto something that mainland Gielinor has failed to understand. The way to make armour as strong as a kalphite's exoskeleton is not to hammer it into shapes that are suitable for humans. The carapace is too resistant, and you will get an armour that is ill-fitting for the human form. There will be plenty of gaps for someone to slip a Keris into.
What you need to do is break the shell into its component fragments. You need to make a kind of kalphite mosaic, then adhere it with something acrid to make it into an armour. That's how you become as hardy as a kalphite.
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This information is based on the changelogs of the game.
Kalphite Queen
Kalphite Soldier
Kalphite Guardian
Artisan
Kalphite Shell Fragments
Acrid Adhesive
Adamant Dagger
Kalphite Carapace Chest
Kalphite Carapace Helmet
Kalphite Carapace Legs
Scorch Leather