Dark beast

Dark beast

Release date	17 October 2005 (Update)
Members?	Yes
Combat level	182
Life points	2200
Experience for killing	880 (293 Constitution experience)
Slayer level	Level 90
Slayer XP	225.4
Assigned by	Duradel or Lapalok, Kuradal
Aggressive?	Yes
Poisonous?	No
Immune to poison?	No
Attack style	Melee, Magic
Attack speed	AverageInterval: 3.6 seconds
Max hit	174 (Melee), 80 (Magic)
Weakness	slash, stabslash, stabslash, stabslash, stabslash, stabslash, stabslash, stabslash, stab[[]], stabslash, [[]]slash, stabslash, stabSlash, Stab
Always drops	Big bones
Examine text	From a darker dimension.

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Dark beasts are level 182 monsters found in the Mourner Tunnels on the path to the Temple of Light and inside Kuradal's Dungeon. Requiring level 90 Slayer to kill, Dark beasts are the only creatures to drop Dark bows and along with Dragon implings are the only droppers of Death talismans. A dark beast can attack using magic or melee, but it only uses magic if the player initiates combat against the beast or moves away from the beast so that it cannot melee the player. If the beast initiates combat, it only uses melee as long as the player remains in melee range. Since dark beasts are always aggressive regardless of how long the player has been present, players can avoid the magic attacks simply by having Auto Retaliate activated and allowing the dark beasts to initiate combat. This allows players to safely kill dark beasts through use of the Protect from Melee prayer or the Deflect Melee curse. Alternatively, a player can move to a Safe spot and use the Protect from Magic prayer or Deflect Magic curse.

While dark beasts can only be accessed by members, their lower-level revenant counterparts are on both member and free to play worlds.

If assigned as a slayer task, Revenant dark beasts may take their place.

Dark beasts are an often underestimated method of training combat stats. Using prayer prolonging gear, a fast yet powerful weapon, and potions (stat boosting and prayer Potions), players may kill these beasts swiftly, as their defence is only average. The cost of buying the needed potions may be offset by dark bow drops.

Dark beasts have a higher chance to drop Blue charms than most other creatures. The exception being Glacors, which have a 35% chance of dropping Blues, as opposed to 14% for dark beasts, and Tormented Demons, which have a 40% chance of dropping 3 blue charms. However, Glacors and Tormented Demons have more requirements than Dark beasts, making the beasts a better choice for those who do not have any other way of 'farming' blue charms.

Dark Beasts also have a high chance of dropping items from the Rare Drop Table, it is very possible to obtain the high valued rewards even the very rare onyx bolts. Wearing a Ring of Wealth can even further increase your chances.

Locations

• The Mourner Tunnels
• Kuradal's Dungeon

Mourner tunnels

File:TempleOfLight mine.png

A map of the Mourner tunnels, with Dark beast locations marked in yellow.

The dark beasts are in the tunnels between the Mourner headquarters in West Ardougne and the entrance to the Temple of Light.

When entering from the headquarters, the player must wear Mourner gear and have the New Key to enter the tunnels from the Mourner headquarters basement. Mourner gear can be obtained during and after the Mourning's Ends Part I quest, but the player must have started the Mourning's Ends Part II quest to obtain the new key and enter the tunnels.

The new key is easily obtained in the Mourner headquarters and can be readily discarded once in the tunnels to free up an inventory slot. Mourner gear is not well suited for fighting dark beasts, so players prefer to switch to prayer or melee gear once in the tunnels. Mourner gear takes up six inventory slots which could otherwise be used more efficiently. The gear is sufficiently time consuming to obtain, however, so many players prefer not to discard it once in the tunnels. This leads players to seek other routes to the dark beasts.

After Mourning's Ends Part II, players can go to the Death altar via the Abyss and then reach the tunnels by going through the Temple of Light. This method requires the Crystal trinket from the quest to be in inventory to reset the light beam in the temple. This route is somewhat long and dangerous, however, since both the Abyss and the temple have aggressive monsters.

After the Within The Light quest, players can have Eluned help them add a Temple-of-Light teleport to their Teleport crystals. This teleport is a very fast and safe way to reach an area near the dark beasts and avoids cluttering inventory with Mourner gear, keys, or trinkets.

Kuradal's Dungeon

File:Kuradal dungeon map.png

A map of Kuradal's dungeon.

The release of Kuradal's Dungeon has made it possible to receive dark beasts as a slayer task by players who have not completed Mourning's Ends Part II. The beasts are located in the second to last chamber of the dungeon, immediately before the iron and steel dragons. However, as with all monsters in Kuradal's dungeon, they may only be fought if they have been assigned to do so by Kuradal.

Players with 90 Agility can speed the rate to get to them, however dragonfire protection is needed because of the Iron dragons that block the way.

The entrance to the dungeon is located in the Ancient Cavern. Players may quickly reach this area by using the ferocious ring's teleport to arrive next to Kuradal or by using the fairy ring code BJQ which will take players near the steps leading up to the dungeon entrance.

Strategy and Tactics

“	Dark beasts are large, dog-like predators with massively muscled bodies that protect them from crushing weapons. I've managed to trap a few in the dungeon I'm guarding.	”
	— Kuradal

Drops

100% drop

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE Market Price
	Big bones	1	1 Always	351

Weapons

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE Market Price
	Black 2h sword	1	2 Common	1,044
	Black battleaxe	1	2 Common	592
	Black hatchet	1	3 Uncommon	304
	Rune 2h sword	1	4 Rare	38,245
	Rune battleaxe	1	4 Rare	24,735
	Dark bow	1	4 Rare <ref>Estimated at 1/486 using gathered Adventurer's Log data as of 18 September 2012.</ref>	123,538

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Armour

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE Market Price
	Adamant sq shield	1	2 Common	2,152
	Rune chainbody	1	3 Uncommon	29,853
	Rune full helm	1	4 Rare	20,861
	Rune sq shield	1	5 Very rare	22,884

Runes

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE Market Price
	Chaos rune	10	2 Common	860
	Blood rune	7	2 Common	1,365
	Air rune	47	3 Uncommon	376
	Death rune	3–5	3 Uncommon	555–925
	Law rune	3–45	3 Uncommon	447–6,705

Herbs

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE Market Price
	Grimy guam	1–2	2 Common	521–1,042
	Grimy marrentill	1–2	2 Common	41–82
	Grimy tarromin	1–2	2 Common	56–112
	Grimy harralander	1–2	3 Uncommon	385–770
	Grimy ranarr	1–2	3 Uncommon	3,508–7,016
	Grimy irit	1–2	3 Uncommon	1,496–2,992
	Grimy avantoe	1–2	3 Uncommon	2,877–5,754
	Grimy cadantine	1–2	3 Uncommon	1,336–2,672
	Grimy lantadyme	1–2	3 Uncommon	6,002–12,004
	Grimy kwuarm	1–2	3 Uncommon	2,902–5,804
	Grimy dwarf weed	1–2	3 Uncommon	7,525–15,050

Other

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE Market Price
	Coins	64, 95, 152, 220, 299, 3000	2 Common	Not sold
	Attack potion (3)	1	3 Uncommon	226
	Shark	1–2	3 Uncommon	525–1,050
	Death talisman	1	3 Uncommon	801
	Adamant bar	1	3 Uncommon	2,175
	Ferocious ring	1	4 Rare <ref>Only in Kuradal's dungeon</ref>	Not sold
	Rune bar	1	4 Rare	13,029
	Curved bone	1	4 Rare	Not sold
	Long Bone	1	4 Rare	Not sold
	Spin ticket	1	4 Rare	Not sold
	Court summons	1	5 Very rare	Not sold
	Starved ancient effigy	1	5 Very rare	Not sold

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Rare drop table drops

This monster drops items from the rare drop table.
The ring of wealth improves the chances if equipped but is not required to access the table.

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Item Quantity Rarity GE Market Price Coins 250; 381; 450; 3,000; 9,000; 12,000 2 Common Not sold Uncut sapphire 1 2 Common 810 Uncut emerald 1 2 Common 1,295 Uncut ruby 1 2 Common 2,613 Loop half of a key 1 3 Uncommon 9,402 Tooth half of a key 1 3 Uncommon 12,758 Uncut diamond 1 3 Uncommon 9,520 Uncut dragonstone 1 4 Rare 13,572 Dragonstone 1 4 Rare 10,393 Dragon dagger 1 2 Common 17,356 Rune javelin 5 4 Rare 1,285 Adamant javelin 20 5 Very rare 800 Rune spear 1 5 Very rare 12,130 Dragon spear 1 5 Very rare 40,021 Dragon dagger 50 (noted) 5 Very rare 867,800 Rune kiteshield 1 5 Very rare 34,977 Shield left half 1 5 Very rare 65,553 Dragon helm 1 5 Very rare 60,107 Adamant bolts 200 3 Uncommon 31,600 Rune arrow 150–200, 500 4 Rare 28,500–95,000 Onyx bolts 150 4 Rare 1,315,350 Battlestaff 200 (noted) 4 Rare 1,612,200 Air orb 1000 (noted) 4 Rare 1,216,000 Fire orb 1000 (noted) 4 Rare 1,406,000 Vecna skull 1 5 Very rare 457,724 Water talisman 1 3 Uncommon 4,485 Earth talisman 25–35 (noted) 3 Uncommon 20,650–28,910 Fire talisman 25–35 (noted) 3 Uncommon 48,450–67,830 Chaos talisman 1 3 Uncommon 137 Nature talisman 1 3 Uncommon 165 Pure essence 500–15000 (noted) 3 Uncommon 53,500–1,605,000 Template:ExchangeItemNat Nature rune 47–77 4 Rare – Soul rune 20 4 Rare 6,360 Death rune 50, 121 4 Rare 9,250–22,385 Blood rune 50 4 Rare 9,750 Raw swordfish 125 – 250, 1000 (noted) 3 Uncommon 37,875–303,000 Raw shark 250–500 (noted) 3 Uncommon 129,750–259,500 Big bones 150 – 500 (noted) 3 Uncommon 52,650–175,500 Coal 150–7500 (noted) 3 Uncommon 39,450–1,972,500 Adamantite ore 150–800 (noted) 3 Uncommon 248,250–1,324,000 Silver ore 100 (noted) 4 Rare 9,200 Adamant bar 1000–7000 (noted) 4 Rare 2,175,000–15,225,000 Runite ore 100 (noted) 4 Rare 1,067,100 Rune bar 1,50,150 (noted) 4 Rare 13,029–1,954,350 Clean ranarr 33 (noted) 3 Uncommon 115,665 Clean toadflax 25–250 (noted) 3 Uncommon 69,100–691,000 Clean snapdragon 30–120 (noted) 3 Uncommon 168,210–672,840 Clean torstol 10–100 (noted) 3 Uncommon 277,960–2,779,600 Saradomin brew (4) 250 (noted) 5 Very rare 854,750 Watermelon seed 3 3 Uncommon 5,583 Yew seed 1–50 4 Rare 84,903–4,245,150 Magic seed 1–6 4 Rare 294,483–1,766,898 Palm tree seed 10 4 Rare 1,219,220 Snapdragon seed 1 4 Rare 26,078 Torstol seed 1–31 4 Rare 274,040–8,495,240 Fellstalk seed 2 4 Rare 2,052 Yew logs 100–20000 (noted) 4 Rare 49,400–9,880,000

Trivia

• Dark beasts were involved in the God Wars, as evidenced by the Revenant dark beasts that are located in the Forinthry Dungeon.
• Dark beasts used to drop normal bones. As of the 11th of April 2012, this is no longer the case. An update caused Dark Beasts to drop big bones instead. This also gave them a chance to drop long bones and curved bones.
• Sometimes, a Dark beast may attack from a distance, making it look as if you and the beast are attacking the air. This is probably because the beast is attacking too fast to start moving, and may be an oversight from Jagex.

See also

• Dark Bow
• Revenant dark beast