Slayer task/Dark beast

Dark beasts
Requirements
Skills										90
Combat level										90
Other										Started Mourning's End Part II
Task amounts (extended)
Konar										10-15 (110-135)
Nieve										10-20 (110-135)
Duradel										10-20 (110-135)
Mortimer										40-60 (110-135) or 70-140 (140-215)
Advanced data
Icon ID										4005,7250

Dark beasts can be killed with Melee, Magic or Ranged. Melee is the most effective against them and should be used in conjunction with high prayer bonus armour, such as Proselyte armour, for Protect from Melee. To maximize profit, players should bring a herb sack and a gem bag so that they can loot all herbs and gems they receive.

Dark beasts are good point-gaining tasks as they are not assigned in large numbers; even the extension doesn't give as much as other monsters, though this is balanced by their large health pool.

Dark beasts are a unique monster in that they are permanently aggressive towards the player no matter how long they stay there for. They will only use Magic as their first attack if they are attacked by the player first, or if they cannot attack the player with Melee.

Due to their never-ending aggression, they can be safely killed without paying too much attention, apart from night beasts.

The Saradomin godsword is an excellent choice for many Slayer tasks as it can be used to regenerate prayer points. Armour with high prayer bonuses such as sunfire fanatic armour or proselyte armour is recommended to reduce the prayer point drain when fighting dark beasts.

• Saradomin godsword or other spec weapon
• 2-3 (divine) super combat potions, or super attack and super strength potions
• 12-18 prayer potions or super restores
• Rune pouch with runes for High Level Alchemy runes to turn drops into gold coins.
  • Alternatively, can be used to hold chaos, death, and blood rune drops
• Dwarf multicannon and cannonballs
  • Bring 2-3 food as well if using a cannon
• Slayer ring
• Bonecrusher (if not using a bonecrusher necklace)
• Herb sack
• Gem bag or Gem sack
• Seed box
• Holy wrench (if not using a ring of the gods (i) or a Prayer cape, to boost the effects of prayer potions)
• One-click teleport for emergency