Moss Guardian

Moss Guardian
Released								7 February 2005 (Update)
Members								Yes
Combat level								84
Size								2x2
Examine								Bigger than your average moss giant.
Combat info
XP bonus								-97.5%
Max hit								14
Aggressive								Yes
Poisonous								No
Attack style								Crush, Magical melee
Attack speed								6 ticks (3.6 seconds)
Respawn time								10 ticks (6 seconds)
Combat stats
120				60				60				60				1				1
Aggressive stats
+66				+62				+0				+0				+0				+0
Melee defence
+0								+0								+0
Magic defence
+0												No elemental weakness
Ranged defence
+0								+0								+0
Immunities
Poison								0% resistance
Venom								0% resistance
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Advanced data
Monster ID								891
Link								MOID

Moss Guardians are the guardian spirits of Glarial's Tomb, and are significantly larger and stronger than ordinary moss giants. They are encountered during the Waterfall Quest when the player enters the tomb to obtain Glarial's amulet, and must later be killed during the Roving Elves quest to obtain the consecration seed. They can only be fought unarmed, as it is impossible to take weapons, armour, ammunition or runes into the tomb.

They cause a magical splashing effect when they attack. Their attacks first roll against the player's Melee defence to do melee damage. If that accuracy roll fails, it rolls against the player's Magic defence to do magical damage.^[1] Players can use Protect from Melee to avoid damage from their successful melee attacks, but damage from their magic attacks will still bypass Protect from Magic.

After completion of the Roving Elves quest, a variant of Moss Guardians can be fought in the Nightmare Zone. Players do not need to be unarmed to attack it there.

v t e Giants
Monsters	Hill Giant (Giants' Plateau, Kourend, Varlamore) Moss giant Ice giant Cyclops Fire giant
Bosses	Giant Champion Obor Bryophyta Eldric the Ice King Branda the Fire Queen
Quest monsters	Moss Guardian Black Knight Titan Glod
Other	Cloud Titan Giant (Surprise Exam) Kovac

v t e Roving Elves
NPCs	Islwyn Eluned Glarial Moss Guardian
Items	Key Glarial's pebble Consecration seed
Rewards	Crystal bow Crystal shield
Locations	Isafdar Glarial's Tomb Waterfall Dungeon
Related	Quick guide Transcript Crystal growth