Dusk

This article is about the slayer boss. For the mystic robe set, see Mystic robes#Dusk. For the item suffix, see (dusk).

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Dusk
Released										26 October 2017 (Update)
Members										Yes
Combat level										248
Size										4x4
Examine										The Guardian of Dusk, he's alive!
Combat info
XP bonus										+0%
Max hit										15 33 (special attack)
Aggressive										No
Poisonous										No
Attack style										Crush
Attack speed
Slayer info
Slayer level										75
Slayer XP										1,350 xp
Category										Bosses, Gargoyles
Assigned by
Combat stats
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Aggressive stats
+0					+0					+0					+0					+0					+0
Defensive stats
+0						+0						+0						+0						+0
Immunities
Poison										Immune
Venom										Immune
Advanced data
Monster ID										7851,7854,7855,7882,7883,7886

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SMW Subobject for Second formMagic defence bonus: 0Examine: The Guardian of Dusk, he's alive!
The crack of Dusk. (upon death)Immune to venom: ImmuneAttack bonus: 0Magic Damage bonus: 0Ranged Strength bonus: 0Stab defence bonus: 0Uses skill: SlayerDefence level: 150Uses infobox: MonsterNPC ID: 7887, 7888, 7889Crush defence bonus: 0Release date: 26 October 2017Version anchor: Second formRanged level: 250Attack level: 300Combat level: 328Is variant of: DuskMagic attack bonus: 0Slayer experience: 1350Attack style: Crush, RangedImmune to poison: ImmuneSize: 6Slayer level: 75Range defence bonus: 0Hitpoints: 450Slayer category: Bosses, GargoylesMax hit: 26, 65 (special attack)Assigned by: vannaka, chaeldar, konar, nieve, duradelAttack speed: 6Image: File:Dusk (2nd form).pngRange attack bonus: 0Magic level: 250Name: DuskStrength bonus: 0Slash defence bonus: 0Strength level: 250Experience bonus: 0Is members only: true

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Dusk, along with Dawn, are the Grotesque Guardians that require level 75 Slayer to kill. It is the boss version of the gargoyle, found on the Slayer Tower's rooftop. In order to access the roof, players must obtain a brittle key from gargoyles while assigned them for a slayer task. Similar to other slayer bosses, such as Cerberus and the Abyssal Sire, the Grotesque Guardians can only be killed while the player is assigned gargoyles as a slayer task.

To initiate the fight, players must ring the Cloister Bell in the north side of the roof. This will trigger a cutscene in which the Guardians will awaken, and the fight will begin. After reaching a kill count of five, the cutscene may be skipped by right clicking the bell and selecting "Quick-start". Dusk is immune to magic and ranged attacks; only melee attacks will harm it. In addition, if players stand under Dusk in the 2nd or last phase (when they are only fighting Dusk), they will be trampled and receive 30-40 damage.

The fight

Like gargoyles, players must bring a rock hammer, rock thrownhammer or a granite hammer to defeat Dusk.

In the beginning of the fight, players must attack Dawn with ranging or magic attacks (as she cannot be harmed with melee), as Dusk cannot be harmed during this phase of the fight. Once her health has reached half, she will fly away, and players must attack Dusk.

The player is knocked back by Dusk's explosive attack.

During this phase of the fight, Dusk's wings may glow, and will perform an explosive attack. If players do not run away from him when he does so, the player will be dealt 30+ damage and be knocked back. In addition, debris may fall around the roof, which can deal up to 10 damage and stun players for a brief period of time. Once his health has reached half, Dawn will return and perform a lightning special attack with Dusk that has an AoE of 3x3, rapidly dealing up to 5-10 damage per tick.

The player is damaged by the prison of purple flames, healing Dusk.

After defeating Dawn, Dusk will absorb her essence, and initiate the final phase of the fight. Here, he is stronger, can use melee and ranged attacks, and may drag players to a prison of purple flames. Players must escape the prison (by clicking anywhere outside it), or they will be dealt 60+ damage, which heals Dusk.

Mechanics

Dusk attacks with a crush style that rolls against the player's slash defence. If the player uses Protect from Melee, Dusk's damage is reduced by 80%.

Drops

Main article: Grotesque Guardians § Drops

In addition to the 100% drop of granite dust, the player will also have two rolls on the Grotesque Guardians' drop table.

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Trivia

• Originally during the opening cutscene of the fight, Dusk started with a combat level of 285.
• Upon release, Dusk had 600 hitpoints. This was reduced to 450 in an update on 12 July 2018.
  • This changed his combat level from 285 to 246 respectively, and 366 to 328 in the final phase of the fight.