Temple Guardian

Temple Guardian
Released								29 June 2004 (Update)
Members								Yes
Combat level								30
Size								2x2
Examine								Looks like a big ugly dog.
Combat info
XP bonus								+0%
Max hit								3
Aggressive								No
Poisonous								No
Attack style								Stab
Attack speed								4 ticks (2.4 seconds)
Slayer info
Slayer level								None
Slayer XP								45 xp
Category								Dogs
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Combat stats
45				20				20				20				1				1
Aggressive stats
+0				+0				+0				+0				+0				+0
Melee defence
+0								+0								+0
Magic defence
+0												No elemental weakness
Ranged defence
+0								+0								+0
Immunities
Poison								Not immune
Venom								Not immune
Cannons								Immune
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Advanced data
Monster ID								7620
Link								MOID

The Temple Guardian (also known as Spots) is a dog-like monster that dwells in the entrance of the underground passageway to Canifis.

Players are required to kill the Temple Guardian in the Priest in Peril quest. Attempting to attack the monster outside of the quest will result in the message You have no reason to attack a helpless dog!

Magic or a cannon cannot be used to kill it; attacking it with magic will result in the message Your spells do not seem to affect it.

The temple guardian will not respawn after being killed.

It can be killed without gaining combat experience using Saradomin brews and rings of recoil, though at least 1 damage must be dealt by the player for the kill to count.

It is considered a dog in regards to slayer tasks.

Location

Location	Levels	Members	Spawns	Map	League region
Under Paterdomus (Priest in Peril)	30		1	Show map	Morytania✓

Changes

Date	Changes
9 March 2023 (Update)	The NPC's name was changed from Temple guardian to Temple Guardian.
13 December 2022 (Update)	Poison dynamite will now work on the temple guardian.

Trivia

• If a player tries to attack the Temple Guardian after the quest Priest in Peril, the player will receive the message "I'd better not make the King mad at me again!". This refers to what happened during the aforementioned quest.
• Dark beasts used to look like a dark-brown version of the Temple Guardian.
• According to King Roald III of Misthalin in issue 23 of the Postbag from the Hedge, the Temple Guardian's nickname is 'Spots', and claims "he's a pedigree light beast - or er, was it dark beast".