Grotesque Guardians
Dusk & Dawn duo
A two-gargoyle Slayer boss atop the Slayer Tower. Dawn heals Dusk, so you must manage both — rewarding granite gear and a tourmaline core.
Profit
1.3m/hr
~50k / kill
Kills / hr
26
Experienced
Combat lvl
90+
Recommended
Hitpoints
3,600
Max hit
28
Unprotected
Should you fight this?
What you get out of Grotesque Guardians, so you can decide if it fits your goals right now.
- Granite maul upgrade (with clamp) and granite gloves/ring.
- Black tourmaline core makes the best-in-slot ranged boots.
- Repeatable on gargoyle tasks with a brittle key.
- A step up in mechanics before harder Slayer bosses.
Gear setups
Pick the setup that matches your bank. Every upgrade here links back to the Gear hub.
- Weapon
- Toxic blowpipe / bow
- Head
- Slayer helmet (i)
- Body
- Armadyl / masori body
- Legs
- Armadyl / masori chaps
- Ring
- Archers ring (i)
Upgrade paths for this fight
Strategy
- 1
Manage the duo
Dawn heals Dusk if left alive, so damage them evenly and kill both close together to avoid resets.
- 2
Dodge the specials
Watch for the prayer-disabling orb, falling rocks and the lightning phase — step out of the marked tiles.
- 3
Final Dusk phase
Once Dawn dies, Dusk flies and rains rocks; keep moving and burst it down under Protect from Missiles.
Notable drops
| Item | Rarity | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Black tourmaline core Unique | 1/1000 | 900k |
| Granite gloves Unique | 1/500 | 220k |
| Granite ring | 1/500 | 180k |
| Granite hammer Unique | 1/750 | 320k |
| Granite dust | Common | 30k |
| Noon pet | 1/3000 | — |